Red Beards BBQ ID
Rating
1474
peak 1474
Contests
9
in the data
First seen
2023-06-09
latest 2025-08-29
Best ToY finish
#504
Master 2025
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
of 9 contests
Avg finish
top 70%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
672.57 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 655.72 (+16.85)
Walk rate
44%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±60.26
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 171.20 · weakest Brisket (164.23)
Road miles
2992
mi across 9 mapped stops · furthest 674 mi
Storylines
👀 Looking over their shoulder
Tuffy's BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
CROOKED PIGS has come out ahead in 7 of their 8 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of Wild West BBQ in 3 of their 4 shared contests.
📅 A June team
Something about June: average finish in the top 54% across 4 contests, versus top 70% the rest of the year.
Teams like this (closest power rating, ID first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 174.2744 | 164.5600 | 169.05 | top 68% |
| Pork Ribs | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 178.8572 | 162.8344 | 171.20 | top 51% |
| Pork | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 173.7028 | 166.2516 | 170.27 | top 60% |
| Brisket | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 172.5828 | 149.6916 | 164.23 | top 67% |
“Calls” = top-10 category finishes (getting called to the stage). Scores here are the final weighted totals KCBS publishes; per-criterion appearance/taste/tenderness marks aren’t in the public results feed.
By state / province
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| ID | 3 | 0 | top 56% |
| UT | 3 | 0 | top 70% |
| OR | 2 | 0 | top 77% |
| WA | 1 | 0 | top 100% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 63% |
| Medium (20–39) | 8 | 0 | top 71% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2025 (5 contests)
- Cooks mostly in ID (3 of 9 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (9 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 655.72
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 683.9088 | 672.57 |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 683.9084 | 682.79 |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 686.2284 | 586.53 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-29 | Meat & Tater BBQ Fest Meridian, ID | 27 / 39 (677.0628) | 30 (168.5256) | 32 (162.8344) | 13 (173.7028) | 13 (172.0000) |
| 2025-07-18 | Blaze of 47 Salt Lake City, UT | 25 / 26 (669.0400) | 23 (164.5600) | 9 (174.8572) | 22 (169.6684) | 25 (159.9544) |
| 2025-06-27 | Smoke-N-Wings Blackfoot, ID | 16 / 32 (683.9088) | 16 (168.5256) | 8 (175.4172) | 16 (171.4288) | 23 (168.5372) |
| 2025-05-31 | The Santiam Smoke Show (Day 2) Sweet Home, OR | 28 / 28 (659.2684) | 21 (169.1200) | 24 (166.8228) | 20 (169.7028) | 28 (153.6228) |
| 2025-05-30 | The Santiam Smoke Show (Day 1) Sweet Home, OR | 16 / 30 (673.5772) | 21 (167.3944) | 18 (169.1200) | 14 (169.6800) | 16 (167.3828) |
| 2024-06-28 | Smoke-N-Wings Blackfoot, ID | 14 / 28 (681.6688) | 16 (169.7028) | 10 (173.1316) | 20 (166.2516) | 6 (172.5828) |
| 2024-06-21 | Pitmaster's NorUt State BBQ Championship Ogden, UT | 15 / 29 (683.9084) | 15 (174.2744) | 20 (168.5256) | 11 (173.1084) | 14 (168.0000) |
| 2023-08-19 | DuPont-Hudson's Bay BBQ Competition DuPont, WA | 30 / 30 (486.8228) | 19 (168.5256) | — | 18 (168.6056) | 30 (149.6916) |
| 2023-06-09 | GMG NorUt State BBQ Championship Ogden, UT | 10 / 16 (686.2284) | 12 (170.8456) | 2 (178.8572) | 14 (170.2628) | 13 (166.2628) |
Team of the Year standings (rank per category by season — year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #504 (366 pts) | #549 (371 pts) | #469 (496 pts) | #442 (476 pts) | #500 (391 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #705 (212 pts) | #771 (202 pts) | #802 (207 pts) | #762 (202 pts) | #640 (277 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #801 (171 pts) | #811 (191 pts) | #787 (241 pts) | #788 (186 pts) | #894 (156 pts) |