REDMULE'S BBQ GA
Rating
1662
peak 1700
Contests
75
in the data
First seen
latest 2024-10-30
Best ToY finish
#878
Master 2024
Grand champs
2
5 reserve
Category wins
23
46 podiums
Overall top-10s
28
of 75 contests
Avg finish
top 38%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
4 🔥
Current form
682.09 ▼
last 5 vs career avg 682.81 (-0.72)
Walk rate
71%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
8
best run (overall)
Consistency
±10.81
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 171.35 · weakest Brisket (169.88)
Road miles
19270
mi across 73 mapped stops · furthest 850 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
Rio Valley Meat BBQ has finished one call ahead of REDMULE'S BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
SMOKIN SKULLIES has landed one call behind them 3 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN has come out ahead in 22 of their 27 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of ELITE BBQ SMOKERS in 23 of their 32 shared contests.
💔 The heartbreaker
Came within 0.0460 points of the Grand Championship at SC - BBQ Shoot Out Day 1 (2021-10-22).
📅 A May team
Something about May: average finish in the top 30% across 5 contests, versus top 38% the rest of the year.
🃏 Against the odds
Their Grand Championship at GA - BBQ Shoot Out Day 2 (2021-05-22) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 22-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN.
Teams like this (closest power rating, GA first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 65 | 25 | 3 | 8 | 180.0000 🔥 | 159.3828 | 171.35 | top 44% |
| Pork Ribs | 71 | 37 | 7 | 16 | 180.0000 🔥 | 157.6684 | 171.26 | top 37% |
| Pork | 64 | 23 | 7 | 14 | 180.0000 🔥 | 158.7768 | 170.39 | top 45% |
| Brisket | 64 | 24 | 6 | 8 | 179.4400 | 155.9656 | 169.88 | top 43% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| GA | 11 | 1 | top 26% |
| SC | 9 | 0 | top 31% |
| NC | 8 | 0 | top 43% |
| KS | 7 | 0 | top 38% |
| IL | 5 | 0 | top 47% |
| TX | 4 | 0 | top 27% |
| OK | 4 | 0 | top 49% |
| WV | 4 | 1 | top 24% |
| IN | 2 | 0 | top 64% |
| VA | 2 | 0 | top 43% |
| AL | 2 | 0 | top 37% |
| TN | 1 | 0 | top 70% |
| AR | 1 | 0 | top 68% |
| OH | 1 | 0 | top 31% |
| MS | 1 | 0 | top 22% |
| FL | 1 | 0 | top 50% |
| MO | 1 | 0 | top 89% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 12 | 1 | top 38% |
| Medium (20–39) | 30 | 1 | top 36% |
| Large (40+) | 22 | 0 | top 41% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2021 (44 contests)
- Cooks mostly in SC (11 of 75 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (71 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: Smokin' on the Buffalo BBQ Brawl - Day 1 (2021-05-14)
- Wins it all in 3% of contests
- All-time average overall score: 682.81
- 4 perfect 180s on the books 🔥
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)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 689.0972 | 683.34 |
| 2023 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 687.9200 | 682.08 |
| 2022 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 682.8004 | 673.71 |
| 2021 | 44 | 2 | 18 | 703.9656 | 685.14 |
| 2020 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 691.9884 | 679.24 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest Kansas City, KS | 122 / 169 (677.5884) | 66 (173.7028) | 155 (164.5372) | 149 (165.0856) | 49 (174.2628) |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest Kansas City, KS | 89 / 444 (689.0972) | 176 (171.4172) | 141 (172.0000) | 94 (173.7028) | 99 (171.9772) |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2023-10-13 | Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (Competitor's Series)(JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) Lynchburg, TN | 57 / 81 (673.0512) | 4 (176.5828) | 78 (157.6684) | 67 (165.6800) | 25 (173.1200) |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest Kansas City, KS | 140 / 487 (682.8112) | 104 (174.2628) | 242 (169.1084) | 226 (168.5828) | 133 (170.8572) |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest Kansas City, KS | 67 / 211 (687.9200) | 133 (169.6684) | 136 (169.1316) | 49 (174.2744) | 35 (174.8456) |
| 2023-09-15 | Saluting with Smoke Single Meat - Rib Burn (ONE MEAT RIBS) Yorkville, IL | — | — | 13 (170.8228) | — | — |
| 2023-09-08 | Navy SEAL Danny Dietz Memorial Classic Cookoff Waller, TX | 10 / 99 (684.5372) | 11 (174.2744) | 42 (168.5600) | 34 (170.2628) | 15 (171.4400) |
| 2022-11-04 | Saluting with Smoke Single Meat Rib Burn (ONE MEAT RIBS) Yorkville, IL | — | — | 5 (174.2628) | — | — |
| 2022-10-21 | Saracen Casino Smoke on the Water Pine Bluff, AR | 32 / 47 (663.8400) | 17 (171.9772) | 36 (162.8116) | 19 (170.2628) | 37 (158.7884) |
| 2022-10-01 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - SIDES Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - INVITATIONAL CONTEST Kansas City, KS | 135 / 249 (679.9200) | 37 (176.0000) | 125 (170.8344) | 225 (162.8228) | 111 (170.2628) |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST Kansas City, KS | 154 / 505 (678.8572) | 68 (174.8572) | 158 (170.8572) | 91 (173.7372) | 369 (159.4056) |
| 2022-06-25 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day Two) Belvidere, IL | 14 / 32 (682.8004) | 2 (177.7372) | 16 (170.8344) | 19 (165.6916) | 17 (168.5372) |
| 2022-06-24 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day One) Belvidere, IL | 25 / 36 (662.1488) | 14 (170.8228) | 24 (165.0972) | 33 (160.5488) | 29 (165.6800) |
| 2022-06-24 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown - One Meat ribs Belvidere, IL | — | — | 5 (173.7028) | — | — |
| 2022-06-18 | Hoosier BBQ Classic Day 2 Franklin, IN | 19 / 27 (673.6800) | 22 (167.4172) | 5 (174.2744) | 13 (169.7028) | 23 (162.2856) |
| 2022-06-17 | Hoosier BBQ Classic Day 1 Franklin, IN | 24 / 42 (674.7200) | 27 (169.6916) | 20 (168.5372) | 31 (164.5256) | 14 (171.9656) |
| 2022-06-17 | Hoosier BBQ Classic (One Meat Ribs) Franklin, IN | — | — | 1 (174.2628) | — | — |
| 2021-11-13 | 3rd Annual KCBS World Invitational - Master Invitational Shawnee, OK | 11 / 92 (697.6800) | 30 (175.4172) | 43 (173.1544) | 3 (178.8572) | 52 (170.2512) |
| 2021-11-11 | 3rd Annual KCBS World Invitational - Open Shawnee, OK | 44 / 111 (682.8344) | 79 (165.7028) | 12 (174.8572) | 12 (175.4400) | 69 (166.8344) |
| 2021-10-30 | Shelby's BBQ Extravaganza Day 2 Shelby, NC | 11 / 27 (690.7884) | 16 (171.9772) | 18 (168.5484) | 10 (174.8572) | 7 (175.4056) |
| 2021-10-29 | Shelby's BBQ Extravaganza Day 1 Shelby, NC | 12 / 33 (679.3368) | 22 (168.5484) | 24 (164.5484) | 4 (176.5600) | 13 (169.6800) |
| 2021-10-23 | SC - BBQ Shoot Out Day 2 Summerville, SC | 9 / 15 (696.5256) | 7 (176.5600) | 7 (176.0344) | 12 (171.9656) | 7 (171.9656) |
| 2021-10-22 | SC - BBQ Shoot Out Day 1 Summerville, SC | 2 / 15 (702.7884) | 3 (176.5600) | 3 (177.7028) | 1 (180.0000) | 12 (168.5256) |
| 2021-10-16 | Zom-B-Q-Rufus Teague Galax, VA | 2 / 15 (689.0400) | 1 (177.7144) | 4 (171.9772) | 13 (169.6684) | 8 (169.6800) |
| 2021-10-15 | Nightmare Before Zom-B-Q-Rufus Teague Galax, VA | 11 / 15 (675.9084) | 13 (166.8228) | 14 (163.4172) | 2 (177.1428) | 7 (168.5256) |
| 2021-10-08 | The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival Lyons, GA | 7 / 26 (681.0284) | 9 (173.1200) | 9 (171.4056) | 3 (174.8572) | 20 (161.6456) |
| 2021-10-01 | Squealin on the Square Laurens, SC | 2 / 17 (693.6456) | 4 (174.2628) | 6 (172.5600) | 2 (176.5600) | 6 (170.2628) |
| 2021-09-24 | BBQ Boogie & Blues Calhoun, GA | 2 / 27 (696.4912) | 4 (175.4056) | 2 (178.2972) | 16 (167.3828) | 5 (175.4056) |
| 2021-09-04 | Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que Day 2 Augusta, GA | 4 / 43 (702.8000) | 7 (177.7028) | 1 (180.0000) | 8 (174.2744) | 26 (170.8228) |
| 2021-09-03 | Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que Day 1 Augusta, GA | 12 / 37 (690.2056) | 8 (175.4056) | 11 (173.1544) | 32 (166.2400) | 5 (175.4056) |
| 2021-08-27 | Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Myrtle Beach Travel Park Myrtle Beach, SC | 5 / 22 (686.2060) | 10 (169.1200) | 16 (166.2516) | 1 (175.4172) | 1 (175.4172) |
| 2021-08-20 | Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - BARRGH-B-Q on the Beach Pirateland Myrtle Beach, SC | 2 / 26 (703.9656) | 1 (180.0000) | 3 (177.7028) | 17 (169.7028) | 1 (176.5600) |
| 2021-08-13 | Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ Huntsville, AL | 17 / 49 (680.4800) | 22 (169.6800) | 26 (166.8228) | 4 (176.0000) | 24 (167.9772) |
| 2021-08-06 | Swine At the Shrine Savannah, GA | 4 / 25 (695.9200) | 4 (176.5600) | 4 (176.5716) | 20 (165.0856) | 5 (177.7028) |
| 2021-07-30 | GBC Summer Showdown Cumming, GA | 4 / 39 (687.8856) | 18 (170.8228) | 6 (174.2628) | 2 (176.5600) | 16 (166.2400) |
| 2021-07-23 | Bone Suckin Sauce Peak City Pig Fest Apex, NC | 6 / 30 (686.1944) | 2 (177.7144) | 17 (164.5372) | 12 (167.3828) | 1 (176.5600) |
| 2021-07-17 | Country Roads BBQ Clash Day 2 Morgantown, WV | 5 / 15 (688.5372) | 3 (177.1428) | 9 (167.9888) | 9 (170.8572) | 3 (172.5484) |
| 2021-07-16 | Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Zooland Asheboro, NC | 11 / 19 (678.1600) | 6 (173.1084) | 7 (171.4288) | 12 (166.2400) | 11 (167.3828) |
| 2021-07-09 | Harvest On the Fire At the Winery Marshall, IL | 26 / 38 (655.8860) | 31 (162.8344) | 30 (161.6572) | 25 (165.1200) | 21 (166.2744) |
| 2021-06-26 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day Two) Belvidere, IL | 15 / 43 (678.1944) | 38 (163.9656) | 7 (173.1316) | 10 (171.9772) | 14 (169.1200) |
| 2021-06-25 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day one) Belvidere, IL | 10 / 49 (676.5260) | 34 (162.2400) | 6 (172.0344) | 18 (169.6916) | 8 (172.5600) |
| 2021-06-18 | Almost Heaven BBQ Bash Roanoke, WV | 5 / 28 (693.7032) | 7 (174.8572) | 11 (172.5832) | 8 (174.2628) | 8 (172.0000) |
| 2021-06-11 | Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Roebuck Roebuck, SC | 7 / 28 (694.2172) | 3 (177.7028) | 11 (169.6800) | 6 (173.7028) | 9 (173.1316) |
| 2021-06-04 | GrillBillies BBQ Shootout Wendell, NC | 6 / 18 (680.4572) | 9 (170.8228) | 9 (170.2744) | 2 (176.5716) | 11 (162.7884) |
| 2021-05-22 | GA - BBQ Shoot Out Day 2 Evans, GA | 1 / 21 (700.4912) | 8 (174.2628) | 6 (175.4056) | 1 (176.5600) | 7 (174.2628) |
| 2021-05-21 | GA - BBQ Shoot Out Day 1 Evans, GA | 7 / 21 (685.0628) | 12 (171.4172) | 1 (175.4288) | 20 (158.7768) | 1 (179.4400) |
| 2021-05-15 | Smokin' on the Buffalo BBQ Brawl - Day 2 Mannington, WV | 6 / 15 (685.1660) | 7 (167.4400) | 3 (174.2860) | 1 (177.1428) | 9 (166.2972) |
| 2021-05-14 | Smokin' on the Buffalo BBQ Brawl - Day 1 Mannington, WV | 1 / 18 (696.5600) | 5 (172.5828) | 1 (176.0116) | 1 (176.0000) | 7 (171.9656) |
| 2021-05-07 | Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Franklin Franklin, NC | 11 / 17 (679.3144) | 11 (169.1200) | 1 (173.1316) | 11 (168.5372) | 14 (168.5256) |
| 2021-05-01 | Almost Heaven Rib Fest - One Meat Rib Contest B Buckhannon, WV | — | — | 5 (165.6800) | — | — |
| 2021-05-01 | Almost Heaven Rib Fest - One Meat Rib Contest A Buckhannon, WV | — | — | 9 (165.0972) | — | — |
| 2021-04-23 | Marietta River City BBQ Marietta, OH | 9 / 29 (678.8000) | 15 (165.1200) | 3 (174.8456) | 6 (171.4172) | 16 (167.4172) |
| 2021-04-16 | Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Pine Ridge Roebuck, SC | 9 / 27 (689.0856) | 19 (170.2512) | 2 (176.5828) | 17 (167.9656) | 8 (174.2860) |
| 2021-04-09 | Smoke on the Falls Gadsden, AL | 15 / 38 (672.4800) | 32 (160.5256) | 7 (171.9772) | 26 (162.2744) | 1 (177.7028) |
| 2021-03-19 | Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Dorchester Shrine Club Summerville, SC | 11 / 26 (683.3600) | 11 (173.1200) | 3 (176.0116) | 11 (169.6800) | 22 (164.5484) |
| 2021-03-12 | Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Pirateland Myrtle Beach, SC | 25 / 39 (670.1372) | 30 (162.8000) | 2 (178.2972) | 20 (168.5372) | 31 (160.5028) |
| 2021-03-05 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival Lawrenceville, GA | 43 / 81 (664.4112) | 54 (164.5256) | 52 (163.9428) | 56 (164.5256) | 21 (171.4172) |
| 2021-02-20 | NC - BBQ Shoot Out Day 2 Raleigh, NC | 13 / 21 (679.8856) | 13 (173.7028) | 4 (173.7028) | 17 (166.2400) | 13 (166.2400) |
| 2021-02-19 | NC - BBQ Shoot Out Day 1 Raleigh, NC | 6 / 21 (686.1940) | 8 (175.4056) | 1 (176.5828) | 20 (159.9428) | 2 (174.2628) |
| 2021-02-05 | Brasstown Valley BBQ Throwdown (TEAMS & JUDGES FULL) Young Harris, GA | 12 / 31 (679.3028) | 23 (167.3828) | 15 (170.2744) | 21 (163.9428) | 1 (177.7028) |
| 2021-01-29 | Humble BBQ Cook Off Humble, TX | 20 / 113 (660.3996) | 44 (159.3828) | 19 (168.5256) | 21 (167.4056) | 16 (165.0856) |
| 2020-11-21 | McGregor Lions Club Barrels & BBQ (Day 2) Waco, TX | 12 / 25 (683.3600) | 19 (170.8572) | 18 (167.4172) | 2 (177.7028) | 16 (167.3828) |
| 2020-11-20 | McGregor Lions Club Barrels & BBQ (Day 1) Waco, TX | 8 / 26 (687.3828) | 6 (173.7372) | 6 (173.7260) | 19 (167.3712) | 7 (172.5484) |
| 2020-10-30 | Smoke in the Spring Osage City, KS | 28 / 93 (681.1200) | 41 (170.2856) | 24 (171.9884) | 60 (166.2744) | 19 (172.5716) |
| 2020-10-09 | Roast-N-Boast Columbus, MS | 8 / 36 (691.9884) | 20 (168.0116) | 9 (174.2856) | 1 (177.7028) | 13 (171.9884) |
| 2020-10-02 | Bonifay All American Smoker Competition Bonifay, FL | 9 / 18 (681.6688) | 11 (171.4288) | 1 (176.0344) | 15 (165.6800) | 12 (168.5256) |
| 2020-09-19 | The Oklahoma Grand BBQ Championship Day 2 Shawnee, OK | 47 / 56 (668.4684) | 22 (173.1428) | 39 (167.3828) | 23 (171.9772) | 54 (155.9656) |
| 2020-09-18 | The Oklahoma Grand BBQ Championship Day 1 Shawnee, OK | 33 / 56 (673.0168) | 45 (165.0856) | 13 (173.7028) | 46 (164.5256) | 30 (169.7028) |
| 2020-09-05 | Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival Augusta, GA | 29 / 54 (689.0400) | 46 (169.6684) | 40 (168.5488) | 1 (180.0000) | 27 (170.8228) |
| 2020-08-28 | Nevada Chamber Low and Slow Barbecue cook off Nevada, MO | 33 / 37 (657.0744) | 36 (160.5600) | 19 (170.2744) | 31 (167.4172) | 34 (158.8228) |
| BARRGH-B-Q on the Beach Pirateland - One Meat Chicken Challenge Myrtle Beach, SC | — | 1 (177.7028) | — | — | — | |
| BARRGH-B-Q on the Beach Pirateland - One Meat Ribs Challenge Myrtle Beach, SC | — | — | 3 (172.5944) | — | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #878 (120 pts) | #977 (120 pts) | #1021 (120 pts) | #938 (120 pts) | #922 (120 pts) |