Giant slayer
54
teams beaten in one weekend
Took the Grand Championship over a 54-team field at The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ.
- May 3, 2019
Uncle Redstone
Uncle Redstone is a competition barbecue team with 13 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2019 and 2024. They have won 1 Grand Championship, at The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ (2019). They are ranked #2659 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1514
peak 1527 · rated over 6 contests
Contests
13
in the data
First seen
May 3, 2019
latest Oct 18, 2024 · 5.5 years on the trail
Grand champs
1
0 reserve · wins it all 8% of the time
Category wins
0
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
8% of 13 contests
Avg finish
top 52%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
323.35 ▼
last 5 Backyard vs avg 326.52 (-3.17)
Walk rate
31%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±12.49
spread of their Backyard overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 163.74 · weakest Pork Ribs (162.67)
Road miles
98
across 13 mapped stops
Schedule strength
17%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1524)
Purse competed for
$42K
listed at 5 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
1 🏅
won from 3 state-championship entries
Backyard avg
326.52 / 360
6 Backyard contests · 1 GC
This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Uncle Redstone, each with one reason worth a look.
97 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2,657 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1515
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to Uncle Redstone)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Uncle Redstone has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#2,661 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1514
Fewer contests behind them than Uncle Redstone has cooked, 6 to 13, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.
⚔ Compare careers#2,658 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1515
Level with Uncle Redstone on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#2,655 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1515
Fewer contests behind them than Uncle Redstone has cooked, 5 to 13, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.
⚔ Compare careers#2,662 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 40%
- Peak
- 1519
Fewer contests behind them than Uncle Redstone has cooked, 5 to 13, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.
⚔ Compare careers#2,670 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1514
Fewer contests behind them than Uncle Redstone has cooked, 5 to 13, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hickory Hangover | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| Boob-B-Q | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| Boss Hawgs | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| Boar on the Floor | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
| Sweaty Pig | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
| Gustoso BBQ | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| BUTSY-Q | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| SportsPage Smokers | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| Happy Grillmore | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| Los Diablos | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 172 | 153.6340 | 163.74 | top 47% |
| Pork Ribs | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 172.6060 | 147.9428 | 162.67 | top 53% |
“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
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 93% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 1 | top 32% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ | 2 | 12 | 0 | top 81% | Sep 8, 2022 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2019
2 contests · 1 GC
Contests a season
1.2
across 11 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
AL
13 of 13 contests
Contests visited
5
1 of them more than once
First title
May 3, 2019
The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ
Opponents faced
278
finished ahead 270 times, behind 164
Longest layoff
2.2 yrs
Jun 7, 2019 → Aug 13, 2021
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20241 milestone
- Most recent contest WhistleStop BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY)
20212 milestones
- 10th tracked contest Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ
- Peak power rating (1527) Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ
20198 milestones
- First overall top-10 The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ
- First overall podium The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ
- First Grand Championship The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ
- First state championship The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score342.3888 The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ
- Biggest field won (54 teams) The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ
- Career-best overall score342.3888 The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)172.6060 The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ
20132 milestones
- First tracked contest I Grill Because I CARE (Competitor's Series)
- First call I Grill Because I CARE (Competitor's Series)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +16.8 | The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ | May 3, 2019 |
| +9.4 | Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ | Aug 13, 2021 |
| +1.2 | The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY) | Oct 20, 2023 |
| +0.8 | Reelin N Smokin Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY) | Jun 7, 2019 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12.8 | Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ | Sep 8, 2022 |
| -0.9 | WhistleStop BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) | Oct 18, 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 54% | 91.7% | 91.7% |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 48% | 90.9% | 90.9% |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 137% | 83.8% | 83.8% |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 24% | 90.1% | 90.1% |
| 2019 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 25% | 95.1% | 93.8% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | — | — | — |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 18, 2024 | WhistleStop BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Huntsville, AL | 27 / 50 (330.2056) | 27 (164.5372) | 27 (165.6684) | — | — |
| Oct 20, 2023 | The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY) Huntsville, AL | 24 / 50 (327.3828) | 7 (172) | 41 (155.3828) | — | — |
| Sep 8, 2022 | Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ 🏅 Huntsville, AL | 48 / 35 (301.5768) | 41 (153.6340) | 49 (147.9428) | — | — |
| Aug 13, 2021 | Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ 🏅 Huntsville, AL | 12 / 49 (324.4912) | 18 (161.6684) | 11 (162.8228) | — | — |
| Jun 7, 2019 | Reelin N Smokin Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY) Huntsville, AL | 12 / 25 (333.0740) | 12 (164.5140) | 9 (168.5600) | — | — |
| May 3, 2019 | The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ 🏅 Huntsville, AL | 1 / 54 (342.3888) | 3 (169.7828) | 3 (172.6060) | — | — |
| May 4, 2018 | The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ Huntsville, AL | — | — | — | — | — |
| May 5, 2017 | The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ Huntsville, AL | — | — | — | — | — |
| May 6, 2016 | The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ Huntsville, AL | — | — | — | — | — |
| May 1, 2015 | The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ Huntsville, AL | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sep 19, 2014 | 20th Annual Decatur Jaycee's Riverfest Decatur, AL | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sep 13, 2013 | Decatur Jaycees 19th Annual Riverfest Decatur, AL | — | — | — | — | — |
| Aug 17, 2013 | I Grill Because I CARE (Competitor's Series) New Hope, AL | — | 13 (160.0228) | 8 (165.7256) | — | — |