High-water mark
686.2284
career-best overall
95.3% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 686.2284 at GMG NorUt State BBQ Championship — 95.3% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2023-06-09
Red Beards BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1482
peak 1515 · rated over 14 contests ⓘ
Contests
14
in the data
First seen
2017-07-21
latest 2025-08-29
Best ToY finish
#504
Master 2025
Grand champs
0
1 reserve
Category wins
1
3 podiums
Overall top-10s
2
of 14 contests
Avg finish
top 63%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
672.57 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 655.92 (+16.66)
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±57.17
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 168.65 · weakest Brisket (164.66)
Road miles
6,961
mi across 14 mapped stops · furthest 1963 mi
Schedule strength
65%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1582)
Purse competed for
$163K
listed at 12 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 13 state-championship entries
Master avg
655.92 / 720
10 Master contests · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
395.89 / 360
4 Backyard contests · 0 GCs
Master and Backyard overall scores sit on different scales (Master is out of 720, Backyard out of 360), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.
This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.
Storylines (10 found in this team's record)
Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.
Their season
2022
their best year
2022 was the year it came together: 4 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 1 category win, at an average finish in the top 42%.
- 4 contests
- 1 overall top-10s
- 1 category wins
- average top 42%
A tough matchup
7–1
behind in the head-to-head
CROOKED PIGS ahead in 88% of their meetings
CROOKED PIGS has come out ahead in 7 of their 8 shared contests.
A strong matchup
3–1
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 75% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of Wild West BBQ in 3 of their 4 shared contests.
The comeback
4.8 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 4.8 years, then back at New Jersey KnoQ-out: Day 2-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (2022-04-23).
- last seen 2017-07-21
- back 2022-04-23
Pork nemesis
7 of 7
shared pork entries lost
SLINGIN MEATS ahead 100% of the time
Even in their strongest meat, SLINGIN MEATS has out-cooked them in 7 of 7 shared pork entries.
Looking over their shoulder
2×
one call behind them
Tuffy's BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.
Boom or bust
±18.30%
swing around their own average
Their overall swings ±18.30% of a perfect score around its own average — when it lands they're dangerous, and when it doesn't the weekend is gone by lunch.
- averages 96.5% of a perfect score
- best 142.0%
A June team
Top 53%
average finish in June
Something about June: average finish in the top 53% across 5 contests, versus top 63% the rest of the year.
- 5 June contests
- top 63% the rest of the year
The long haul
6,961
road miles between contests
Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 6,961 miles across 14 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 1,963 miles to Red White & Que: Day 1 - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES.
- 14 mapped stops
- furthest 1,963 mi
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The nearest teams in the power rankings, with a different reason on each card — six teams on one rating are rarely on it for the same reason. Rating decides who makes the list; where teams tie on it, the ones this team has actually cooked against come first, then teams at a similar point in their own career. KCBS doesn’t publish where a team is from, so nothing here is inferred from geography.
116 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4034 of the rated field
- Contests
- 17
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 12%
- Peak
- 1505
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to Red Beards BBQ)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Red Beards BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#4032 of the rated field
- Contests
- 14
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1505
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 7 years before Red Beards BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-head#4024 of the rated field
- Contests
- 14
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 7%
- Peak
- 1501
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 14 contests to 14, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#4013 of the rated field
- Contests
- 15
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1524
No shared contest yet.
They've been 1524 at their best, 41 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-head#4008 of the rated field
- Contests
- 12
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1513
No shared contest yet.
12 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 33% top-10 finishes rather than wins.
⚔ Head-to-head#4005 of the rated field
- Contests
- 12
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 8%
- Peak
- 1505
No shared contest yet.
Level with Red Beards BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SinBin BBQ | 8 | 2 | 6 | 25% | ⚔ compare |
| CROOKED PIGS | 8 | 1 | 7 | 13% | ⚔ compare |
| 1 Bite BBQ | 7 | 3 | 4 | 43% | ⚔ compare |
| SLINGIN MEATS | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14% | ⚔ compare |
| Tuffy's BBQ | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| Bourbon & Blues BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| Small Axe BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 14 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 176.5600 | 148.5140 | 165.85 | top 60% |
| Pork Ribs | 13 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 178.8572 | 137.0400 | 165.42 | top 52% |
| Pork | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 173.7028 | 153.6688 | 168.65 | top 58% |
| Brisket | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 172.5828 | 149.6916 | 164.66 | top 65% |
“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% |
| NJ | 2 | 0 | top 56% |
| GA | 2 | 0 | top 29% |
| WA | 1 | 0 | top 100% |
| IN | 1 | 0 | top 84% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 63% |
| Medium (20–39) | 12 | 0 | top 66% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 32% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke-N-Wings | 2 | 14 | 0 | top 50% | 2025-06-27 |
| The Santiam Smoke Show (Day 2) | 2 | 16 | 0 | top 77% | 2025-05-31 |
The story so far (18 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
8.1 yrs
2017-07-21 → 2025-08-29
Busiest season
2025
5 contests
Contests a season
2.8
across 5 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
ID
3 of 14 contests · 7 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
12
2 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
14 entries · 1 win · 2 calls
Strongest meat
Pork
averages 168.65 · weakest Brisket (164.66)
Walk rate
50%
a top-10 call in 7 of 14 contests
Overall top-10 rate
14%
2 of 14 contests
Master average
655.92
out of 720 · 10 contests · 0 GCs
Backyard average
395.89
out of 360 · 4 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
312
185–286 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
6,961
14 mapped stops · furthest 1,963 mi
Schedule strength
1582
average field rating faced — tougher than 65% of rated contests
Purse competed for
$162,700
listed at 12 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0
from 13 state-championship entries
Longest layoff
4.8 yrs
2017-07-21 → 2022-04-23
Power rating
1482
peak 1515 · #4014 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2017
- First tracked contest Smoke on the Square
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score657.6688 Smoke on the Square
- 2022
- First call New Jersey KnoQ-out: Day 2-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES
- First category win (Chicken) BBQ Boogie & Blues
- First overall top-10 BBQ Boogie & Blues
- First overall podium BBQ Boogie & Blues
- First Reserve Championship BBQ Boogie & Blues
- Peak power rating (1515) BBQ Boogie & Blues
- 2023
- Career-best overall score686.2284 GMG NorUt State BBQ Championship
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)178.8572 GMG NorUt State BBQ Championship
- 2025
- 10th tracked contest The Santiam Smoke Show (Day 1)
- Most recent contest Meat & Tater BBQ Fest
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +16.6 | BBQ Boogie & Blues | 2022-04-29 |
| +5.5 | Smoke-N-Wings | 2024-06-28 |
| +4.7 | New Jersey KnoQ-out: Day 2-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES | 2022-04-23 |
| +4.1 | Pitmaster's NorUt State BBQ Championship | 2024-06-21 |
| +3.9 | Smoke-N-Wings | 2025-06-27 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -15.1 | DuPont-Hudson's Bay BBQ Competition | 2023-08-19 |
| -11.7 | The Santiam Smoke Show (Day 2) | 2025-05-31 |
| -10 | Blaze of 47 | 2025-07-18 |
| -9.3 | Red White & Que: Day 1 - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES | 2022-10-21 |
| -6 | Smoke on the Square | 2017-07-21 |
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
How entries end (by meat)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40% | top 74% | 95% | 93.4% |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 51% | 95% | 94.8% |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50% | top 81% | 95.3% | 81.5% |
| 2022 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 75% | top 42% | 142% | 110% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 84% | 91.3% | 91.3% |
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) |
| 2022-10-21 | Red White & Que: Day 1 - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Jackson, NJ | 23 / 29 (287.8400) | 23 (150.8000) | 24 (137.0400) | — | — |
| 2022-06-03 | Honeybee BBQ Competition 🏅 Lafayette, GA | 13 / 25 (476.9716) | 7 (163.9428) | 14 (159.3600) | 16 (153.6688) | — |
| 2022-04-29 | BBQ Boogie & Blues 🏅 Calhoun, GA | 2 / 37 (511.3600) | 1 (176.5600) | 10 (162.8000) | 3 (172.0000) | — |
| 2022-04-23 | New Jersey KnoQ-out: Day 2-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Blairstown, NJ | 13 / 41 (307.3712) | 13 (148.5140) | 10 (158.8572) | — | — |
| 2017-07-21 | Smoke on the Square Vernon, IN | 21 / 25 (657.6688) | 21 (160.5600) | 20 (162.8460) | 20 (165.7028) | 12 (168.5600) |
Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)
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) |