Gourmet Rednecks

At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)

Power ranking

#3532

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1492

peak 1504 · rated over 10 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-11-15

latest 2025-01-24

Best ToY finish

#2576

Master 2014

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

2 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 15 contests

Avg finish

top 59%

overall standings

Best overall

663.3828 / 720

Master · When Pigs Fly South

Perfect 180s

Current form

515.43 ▼

last 5 Backyard vs avg 534.46 (-19.02)

Walk rate

27%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

176.0000

Pork · When Pigs Fly South

Consistency

±150.35

std dev of Backyard overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork Ribs

avg 162.53 · weakest Brisket (154.41)

Road miles

mi across 15 mapped stops

Schedule strength

27%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1537)

Purse competed for

$125K

listed at 5 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

GCs in 6 state-championship entries

Master avg

637.31 / 720

4 Master contests · 0 GCs

Backyard avg

534.46 / 360

6 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.

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Storylines (9 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.

High-water mark

663.3828 career-best overall

92.1% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 663.3828 at When Pigs Fly South — 92.1% of a perfect 720.

Master
2016-12-02

A tough matchup

7–0 behind in the head-to-head

HOT WACHULA'S ahead in 100% of their meetings

HOT WACHULA'S has come out ahead in 7 of their 7 shared contests.

The weak link

−8.1 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 8.12 points below their pork ribs, and turns into a call 10% of the time against 10%.

Brisket avg 154.41
Pork Ribs avg 162.53
1 calls in 10 entries

A strong matchup

6–2 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 75% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of GOOD AS ANY BBQ in 6 of their 8 shared contests.

The comeback

2 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 2 years, then back at Lakeland Pig Festival (2022-01-28).

last seen 2020-01-24
back 2022-01-28

Pork Ribs nemesis

5 of 8 shared pork ribs entries lost

SWAMP BOYS ahead 63% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, SWAMP BOYS has out-cooked them in 5 of 8 shared pork ribs entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

Two Crackers Cooking has landed one call behind them 2 times.

Boom or bust

±43.71% swing around their own average

Their overall swings ±43.71% 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 124.5% of a perfect score
best 182.7%

A standing appointment

4 years running at one contest

They've cooked Lakeland Pig Festival every year from 2022 to 2025 — the contest they never miss.

6 visits in all
best finish 17th

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128 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.

Ring Of Fire

#3518 of the rated field

1493 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 13%
Peak: 1501

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to Gourmet Rednecks)

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Gourmet Rednecks has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 6 contests
last seen 2025-07-18

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RUMPLEPIGSKIN BBQ

#3548 of the rated field

1492 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1504

No shared contest yet.

Fewer contests behind them than Gourmet Rednecks has cooked, 10 to 15, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

rated over 10 contests
last seen 2026-07-11

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SMOKE JUMPERS BBQ

#3515 of the rated field

1493 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1493

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 10 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 10 contests
last seen 2026-06-05

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Scott’s Smoke Shack BBQ

#3544 of the rated field

1492 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 10%
Peak: 1510

No shared contest yet.

They turned up 9 years after Gourmet Rednecks did, first appearing in 2022.

rated over 10 contests
last seen 2025-06-20

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BROTHA K'S BOARBECUE

#3547 of the rated field

1492 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 33%
Peak: 1516

No shared contest yet.

Level with Gourmet Rednecks on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 9 contests
last seen 2023-04-28

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RJ'S BOW TIE BARBECUE

#3546 of the rated field

1492 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 11%
Peak: 1512

No shared contest yet.

Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 6 years before Gourmet Rednecks's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 9 contests

⚔ Head-to-head

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
The Rusty Pig	9	3	6	33%	⚔ compare
GOOD AS ANY BBQ	8	6	2	75%	⚔ compare
Sons of Hamarchy	8	4	4	50%	⚔ compare
92 BB Crew	8	4	4	50%	⚔ compare
SWAMP BOYS	8	2	6	25%	⚔ compare
Accutech BBQ	7	3	4	43%	⚔ compare
Evans Ranch BBQ	7	3	4	43%	⚔ compare
Smokin' Hooligans	7	2	5	29%	⚔ compare
Barely Sober BBQ	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
HOT WACHULA'S	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN ACES BBQ - FL	6	5	1	83%	⚔ compare
Porkganic BBQ	6	5	1	83%	⚔ compare
Joe Bears BBQ	6	4	2	67%	⚔ compare
Two Crackers Cooking	6	4	2	67%	⚔ compare
Burning Bush BBQ	6	3	3	50%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	10	0	0	169.6800	150.2172	160.54	top 57%
Pork Ribs	10	1	0	171.4172	155.3944	162.53	top 54%
Pork	10	2	1	176.0000	147.9084	161.58	top 49%
Brisket	10	1	1	170.2856	140.5488	154.41	top 63%

“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 contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	2	0	top 54%
Large (40+)	8	0	top 61%

Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Lakeland Pig Festival	6	17	top 56%	2025-01-24
When Pigs Fly South	2	17	top 63%	2016-12-02
When Pigs Fly South	2	21	top 65%	2015-11-06

The story so far (18 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 11.2 yrs 2013-11-15 → 2025-01-24

Busiest season 2016 2 contests

Contests a season 1.3 across 12 seasons in the data

Cooks most in FL 15 of 15 contests

Contests visited 3 3 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 10 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls

Strongest meat Pork Ribs averages 162.53 · weakest Brisket (154.41)

Walk rate 27% a top-10 call in 4 of 15 contests

Overall top-10 rate 0% 0 of 15 contests

Master average 637.31 out of 720 · 4 contests · 0 GCs

Backyard average 534.46 out of 360 · 6 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 419 347–434 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 29 15 mapped stops

Schedule strength 1537 average field rating faced — tougher than 27% of rated contests

Purse competed for $124,960 listed at 5 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships 0 from 6 state-championship entries

Longest layoff 2 yrs 2020-01-24 → 2022-01-28

Power rating 1492 peak 1504 · #3532 of 6,413 rated

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

2013
Nov 15 First tracked contest When Pigs Fly South
2016
Dec 2 First call When Pigs Fly South
Dec 2 First overall past 90% of a perfect score663.3828 When Pigs Fly South
Dec 2 Career-best overall score663.3828 When Pigs Fly South
Dec 2 Career-best single call (Pork)176.0000 When Pigs Fly South
2019
Jan 25 10th tracked contest Lakeland Pig Festival
2024
Jan 26 Peak power rating (1504) Lakeland Pig Festival
2025
Jan 24 Most recent contest Lakeland Pig Festival

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+8.7	Lakeland Pig Festival	2022-01-28
+4.4	Lakeland Pig Festival	2023-01-27
+2.9	When Pigs Fly South	2016-12-02
+2	Lakeland Pig Festival	2020-01-24
+0.6	Lakeland Pig Festival	2024-01-26

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-11.4	Lakeland Pig Festival	2025-01-24
-7.3	When Pigs Fly South	2014-11-07
-5.4	When Pigs Fly South	2013-11-15
-1.6	When Pigs Fly South	2015-11-06
-0.6	Lakeland Pig Festival	2019-01-25

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)

Season by season

Season	Contests	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2025	1	0%	top 105%	88.4%	88.4%
2024	1	0%	top 54%	90.6%	90.6%
2023	1	100%	top 45%	182.7%	182.7%
2022	1	100%	top 28%	177.9%	177.9%
2020	1	100%	top 47%	176.3%	176.3%
2019	1	0%	top 57%	174.9%	174.9%
2018	1	0%	—	—	—
2017	1	0%	—	—	—
2016	2	50%	top 47%	92.1%	92.1%
2015	2	0%	top 60%	87.5%	87.5%
2014	2	0%	top 79%	87%	87%
2013	1	0%	top 69%	87.4%	87.4%

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2025-01-24	Lakeland Pig Festival 🏅 Lakeland, FL	42 / 40 (318.2056)	36 (161.7028)	46 (156.5028)	26 (165.1316)	38 (154.2288)
2024-01-26	Lakeland Pig Festival 🏅 Lakeland, FL	33 / 61 (326.1944)	11 (169.6800)	50 (156.5144)	11 (170.2628)	52 (145.0744)
2023-01-27	Lakeland Pig Festival 🏅 Lakeland, FL	23 / 51 (657.6000)	28 (162.8228)	15 (171.4172)	8 (170.8800)	43 (152.4800)
2022-01-28	Lakeland Pig Festival 🏅 Lakeland, FL	17 / 60 (640.4916)	17 (162.8572)	6 (169.7028)	33 (153.1200)	20 (154.8116)
2020-01-24	Lakeland Pig Festival 🏅 Lakeland, FL	25 / 53 (634.6628)	42 (150.2172)	14 (166.2516)	40 (147.9084)	3 (170.2856)
2019-01-25	Lakeland Pig Festival 🏅 Lakeland, FL	33 / 58 (629.5776)	22 (164.5372)	37 (155.3944)	35 (153.0972)	24 (156.5488)
2018-01-26	Lakeland Pig Festival Lakeland, FL	—	—	—	—	—
2017-01-27	Lakeland Pig Festival Lakeland, FL	—	—	—	—	—
2016-12-02	When Pigs Fly South Lakeland, FL	17 / 36 (663.3828)	22 (162.2856)	17 (166.2628)	2 (176.0000)	24 (158.8344)
2016-01-29	Lakeland Pig Festival Lakeland, FL	—	—	—	—	—
2015-11-06	When Pigs Fly South Lakeland, FL	21 / 35 (630.1600)	20 (158.2856)	22 (157.6688)	16 (159.9656)	24 (154.2400)
2015-01-30	Lakeland Pig Festival Lakeland, FL	—	—	—	—	—
2014-11-07	When Pigs Fly South Lakeland, FL	33 / 42 (626.1484)	32 (155.3368)	15 (167.4056)	27 (162.8572)	39 (140.5488)
2014-01-23	The Tiger Town Pig Festival Lakeland, FL	—	—	—	—	—
2013-11-15	When Pigs Fly South Lakeland, FL	34 / 49 (629.5544)	31 (157.6916)	33 (158.2172)	40 (156.5600)	30 (157.0856)

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
2014 ↗	Master	#2576 (67 pts)	#2594 (67 pts)	#1929 (117 pts)	#2618 (67 pts)	#2589 (67 pts)