High-water mark
686.2400
career-best overall
95.3% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 686.2400 at Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship — 95.3% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Aug 15, 2025
Red Iron BBQ
Red Iron BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2022 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 14th of 55 at the Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship (2025). They are ranked #2655 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1515
peak 1515 · rated over 5 contests
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
Aug 19, 2022
latest Aug 21, 2026 · 4 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 48%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
60%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±21.08
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 171.87 · weakest Chicken (162.93)
Road miles
1,545
across 5 mapped stops · furthest 772 mi
Schedule strength
42%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1555)
Purse competed for
$59K
listed at 5 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 5 state-championship entries
Master avg
669.07 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #748 (175 pts) | #960 (120 pts) | #733 (245 pts) | #619 (270 pts) | #820 (160 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #1067 (110 pts) | #1319 (60 pts) | #797 (235 pts) | #1159 (95 pts) | #840 (175 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #1309 (60 pts) | #1341 (60 pts) | #1404 (60 pts) | #1348 (60 pts) | #1333 (60 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Red Iron BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
88 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2,648 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 50%
- Peak
- 1515
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#2,662 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 40%
- Peak
- 1519
Level with Red Iron BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#2,652 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1518
Their last contest in the data was back in 2022, 4 years before Red Iron BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#2,653 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1515
They were already cooking in 2013, 9 years before Red Iron BBQ's first contest.
⚔ Compare careers#2,661 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1514
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#2,659 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1527
Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 6 contests, alongside a 17% overall top-10 rate.
⚔ Compare careersBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.3944 | 157.1088 | 162.93 | top 66% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 178.8572 | 161.6800 | 171.87 | top 32% |
| Pork | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 176.5828 | 156.5600 | 168.12 | top 41% |
| Brisket | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 176.5716 | 150.8344 | 166.16 | top 47% |
“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 field size and state
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship | 2 | 14 | 0 | top 33% | Aug 21, 2026 |
More numbers
Contests a season
1
across 5 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
TX
4 of 5 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
4
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
233
finished ahead 139 times, behind 143
Longest layoff
1.3 yrs
Aug 18, 2023 → Dec 6, 2024
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20263 milestones
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)178.8572 Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship
- Peak power rating (1515) Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship
- Most recent contest Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship
20251 milestone
- Career-best overall score686.2400 Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship
20232 milestones
- First call Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championships
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score682.8576 Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championships
20221 milestone
- First tracked contest Raider Red Meat BBQ & Ribeye Championships
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +10.1 | Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship | Aug 15, 2025 |
| +7.7 | Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championships | Aug 18, 2023 |
| +5 | Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship | Aug 21, 2026 |
| +0.2 | Raider Red Meat BBQ & Ribeye Championships | Aug 19, 2022 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -8.3 | BBQ Jackpot | Dec 6, 2024 |
Scores over time (% of a perfect score — tap a meat to add it)
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
How entries end (by meat)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 41% | 95.3% | 95.3% |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 25% | 95.3% | 95.3% |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 89% | 91.3% | 91.3% |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 31% | 94.8% | 94.8% |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 54% | 87.9% | 87.9% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 21, 2026 | Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship 🏅 Lubbock, TX | 21 / 51 (686.1940) | 40 (163.3712) | 2 (178.8572) | 8 (176.5828) | 28 (167.3828) |
| Aug 15, 2025 | Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship 🏅 Lubbock, TX | 14 / 55 (686.2400) | 37 (162.8228) | 5 (176.5600) | 4 (176.5600) | 17 (170.2972) |
| Dec 6, 2024 | BBQ Jackpot 🏅 Las Vegas, NV | 66 / 74 (657.0404) | 44 (167.3944) | 62 (163.3944) | 63 (160.5600) | 51 (165.6916) |
| Aug 18, 2023 | Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championships 🏅 Lubbock, TX | 15 / 48 (682.8576) | 38 (157.1088) | 3 (178.8572) | 18 (170.3200) | 6 (176.5716) |
| Aug 19, 2022 | Raider Red Meat BBQ & Ribeye Championships 🏅 Lubbock, TX | 32 / 59 (633.0288) | 27 (163.9544) | 35 (161.6800) | 35 (156.5600) | 41 (150.8344) |