Giant slayer
35
teams beaten in one weekend
Took the Grand Championship over a 35-team field at Royal Oak Invitational (COMPETITOR SERIES) (PRIVATE EVENT BY INVITATION).
- Oct 20, 2023
RHETT HUNTER
RHETT HUNTER is a competition barbecue team with 3 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2021 and 2023. They have won 1 Grand Championship, at the Royal Oak Invitational (COMPETITOR SERIES) (PRIVATE EVENT BY INVITATION) (2023).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
Oct 15, 2021
latest Oct 20, 2023 · 2 years on the trail
Grand champs
1
0 reserve
Overall top-10s
2
of 3 contests
Best top-10 run
2
straight overall top-10s, still running
Avg finish
top 15%
overall standings
Best overall
178.8572 / 180
Road miles
3
across 3 mapped stops
Purse competed for
$115K
listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|
“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.
More numbers
Contests a season
1
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
GA
3 of 3 contests
Contests visited
2
a different one every time
First title
Oct 20, 2023
Royal Oak Invitational (COMPETITOR SERIES) (PRIVATE EVENT BY INVITATION)
Opponents faced
102
finished ahead 98 times, behind 16
Longest layoff
2 yrs
Oct 15, 2021 → Oct 20, 2023
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20241 milestone
- Most recent contest Royal Oak Invitational (COMPETITOR SERIES) (PRIVATE EVENT BY INVITATION)
20234 milestones
- First overall podium Royal Oak Invitational (COMPETITOR SERIES) (PRIVATE EVENT BY INVITATION)
- First Grand Championship Royal Oak Invitational (COMPETITOR SERIES) (PRIVATE EVENT BY INVITATION)
- Biggest field won (35 teams) Royal Oak Invitational (COMPETITOR SERIES) (PRIVATE EVENT BY INVITATION)
- Career-best overall score178.8572 Royal Oak Invitational (COMPETITOR SERIES) (PRIVATE EVENT BY INVITATION)
20213 milestones
- First tracked contest Royal Oak Invitational Only (COMPETITOR SERIES)
- First overall top-10 Royal Oak Invitational Only (COMPETITOR SERIES)
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score175.4056 Royal Oak Invitational Only (COMPETITOR SERIES)
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 17, 2024 | Royal Oak Invitational (COMPETITOR SERIES) (PRIVATE EVENT BY INVITATION) unrated Roswell, GA | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oct 20, 2023 | Royal Oak Invitational (COMPETITOR SERIES) (PRIVATE EVENT BY INVITATION) unrated Roswell, GA | 1 / 35 (178.8572) | — | — | — | — |
| Oct 15, 2021 | Royal Oak Invitational Only (COMPETITOR SERIES) unrated Roswell, GA | 9 / 34 (175.4056) | — | — | — | — |
An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.