High-water mark
678.2860
career-best overall
94.2% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 678.2860 at BBQ Fest Costa Rica 2023 — 94.2% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Apr 15, 2023
BBQ Rebels
BBQ Rebels is a competition barbecue team with 3 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2022 and 2023. Their best overall finish is 2nd of 26 at the BBQ Fest Costa Rica 2023 (2023), and they have finished Reserve Grand Champion once.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1513
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 21 invitational or side-series contest not counted
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
Mar 25, 2022
latest Oct 13, 2023 · 1.6 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
1 reserve
Category wins
0
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
of 3 contests
Avg finish
top 54%
overall standings
Walk rate
67%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±10.31
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 170.86 · weakest Pork Ribs (161.69)
Road miles
1,757
across 3 mapped stops · furthest 1,757 mi
Master avg
665.51 / 720
3 Master contests · 0 GCs
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 171.4172 | 163.9884 | 167.41 | top 51% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.2744 | 160.5372 | 161.69 | top 85% |
| Pork | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 170.2972 | 162.2744 | 165.54 | top 68% |
| Brisket | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 174.9028 | 163.3944 | 170.86 | top 37% |
“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.
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BBQ Fest Costa Rica 2023 | 2 | 2 | 0 | top 34% | Apr 15, 2023 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2023
2 contests
Contests a season
1.5
across 2 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
TN
1 of 3 contests
Contests visited
2
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
120
finished ahead 39 times, behind 93
Longest layoff
1.1 yrs
Mar 25, 2022 → Apr 15, 2023
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20235 milestones
- First overall top-10 BBQ Fest Costa Rica 2023
- First overall podium BBQ Fest Costa Rica 2023
- First Reserve Championship BBQ Fest Costa Rica 2023
- Career-best overall score678.2860 BBQ Fest Costa Rica 2023
- Most recent contest Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (Competitor's Series) (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY)
20224 milestones
- First tracked contest BBQ Fest Costa Rica 2022
- First call BBQ Fest Costa Rica 2022
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score665.2112 BBQ Fest Costa Rica 2022
- Career-best single call (Brisket)174.9028 BBQ Fest Costa Rica 2022
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 13, 2023 | Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (Competitor's Series) (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) unrated Lynchburg, TN | 77 / 81 (653.0404) | 53 (166.8344) | 76 (160.5372) | 76 (162.2744) | 75 (163.3944) |
| Apr 15, 2023 | BBQ Fest Costa Rica 2023 San Jose | 2 / 26 (678.2860) | 9 (171.4172) | 20 (162.2744) | 9 (170.2972) | 2 (174.2972) |
| Mar 25, 2022 | BBQ Fest Costa Rica 2022 San Jose | 17 / 28 (665.2112) | 15 (163.9884) | 24 (162.2628) | 21 (164.0572) | 3 (174.9028) |
An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.