They almost always walk
63%
of contests with a top-10 call
A call in 5 of 8 contests
A top-10 category call in 63% of their 8 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.
Texas Rebel SmokeHouse
Texas Rebel SmokeHouse is a competition barbecue team with 8 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2021 and 2023. Their best overall finish is 3rd of 43 at the Raider Red Meat BBQ & Ribeye Championship (2021). They are ranked #1854 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “Texas Rebel Smoke house”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1545
peak 1545 · rated over 7 contests1 invitational or side-series contest not counted
Contests
8
in the data
First seen
Apr 9, 2021
latest Aug 18, 2023 · 2.4 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podium
Overall top-10s
2
25% of 8 contests
Best top-10 run
2
straight overall top-10s
Avg finish
top 41%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
676.31 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 675.04 (+1.26)
Walk rate
63%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±9.93
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 170.29 · weakest Brisket (164.56)
Road miles
1,178
across 8 mapped stops · furthest 535 mi
Schedule strength
57%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1573)
Purse competed for
$150K
listed at 8 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 7 state-championship entries
Master avg
675.04 / 720
8 Master contests · 0 GCs
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #321 (603 pts) | #397 (508 pts) | #347 (588 pts) | #367 (553 pts) | #374 (543 pts) |
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Texas Rebel SmokeHouse, each with one reason worth a look.
78 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#1,857 of the rated field
- Contests
- 21
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 29%
- Peak
- 1554
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to Texas Rebel SmokeHouse)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Texas Rebel SmokeHouse has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#1,851 of the rated field
- Contests
- 26
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 31%
- Peak
- 1545
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to Texas Rebel SmokeHouse)
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 26 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-head#1,853 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 57%
- Peak
- 1545
Their last contest in the data was back in 2020, 3 years before Texas Rebel SmokeHouse's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#1,844 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 70%
- Peak
- 1545
Careers of much the same size, 10 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#1,859 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 50%
- Peak
- 1548
They were already cooking in 2013, 8 years before Texas Rebel SmokeHouse's first contest.
⚔ Compare careers#1,848 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 50%
- Peak
- 1545
Level with Texas Rebel SmokeHouse on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smoking OCD | 8 | 3 | 5 | 38% | ⚔ compare |
| LA PASADITA | 7 | 3 | 4 | 43% | ⚔ compare |
| TEXAS OIL DUST | 7 | 2 | 5 | 29% | ⚔ compare |
| Rollin' Smoke BBQ Texas | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14% | ⚔ compare |
| Chingon BBQ | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| Royal Schmidt's BBQ competition team | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| DOUBLE BARREL BBQ - OK | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| CHICKEN FRIED BBQ | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| LC BBQ | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| Rio Valley Meat BBQ | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| Texas Smoke Whisperer | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 173.7028 | 164.5600 | 170.06 | top 39% |
| Pork Ribs | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 173.7256 | 167.3944 | 170.14 | top 38% |
| Pork | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 174.8572 | 162.3200 | 170.29 | top 37% |
| Brisket | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 174.2972 | 150.8228 | 164.56 | top 46% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 61% |
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 41% |
| Large (40+) | 5 | 0 | top 37% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Marley's Go Big or Go Home BBQ Bash (DAY 2) | 2 | 6 | 0 | top 41% | May 15, 2021 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2021
6 contests
Contests a season
2.7
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
TX
6 of 8 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
7
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
593
finished ahead 350 times, behind 525
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20232 milestones
- Peak power rating (1545) Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championships
- Most recent contest Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championships
20217 milestones
- First tracked contest High Plains Wine, Brews & BBQ Cook Off
- First call High Plains Wine, Brews & BBQ Cook Off
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score670.8684 High Plains Wine, Brews & BBQ Cook Off
- First overall top-10 Mark Marley's Go Big or Go Home BBQ Bash (DAY 2)
- First overall podium Raider Red Meat BBQ & Ribeye Championship
- Career-best overall score686.2744 Raider Red Meat BBQ & Ribeye Championship
- Career-best single call (Pork)174.8572 Raider Red Meat BBQ & Ribeye Championship
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +16.6 | Raider Red Meat BBQ & Ribeye Championship | Aug 20, 2021 |
| +13.7 | Mark Marley's Go Big or Go Home BBQ Bash (DAY 2) | May 15, 2021 |
| +10.5 | Raider Red Meat BBQ & Ribeye Championships | Aug 19, 2022 |
| +6.6 | Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championships | Aug 18, 2023 |
| +0.9 | High Plains Wine, Brews & BBQ Cook Off | Apr 9, 2021 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -1.8 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST | Sep 16, 2021 |
| -1.3 | Mark Marley's Go Big or Go Home BBQ Bash (DAY 1) | May 14, 2021 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 29% | 95.3% | 95.3% |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 19% | 94.7% | 94.7% |
| 2021 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 67% | top 47% | 95.3% | 93.3% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 18, 2023 | Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championships 🏅 Lubbock, TX | 14 / 48 (686.2172) | 13 (171.9772) | 20 (169.1316) | 15 (172) | 11 (173.1084) |
| Aug 19, 2022 | Raider Red Meat BBQ & Ribeye Championships 🏅 Lubbock, TX | 11 / 59 (681.6916) | 20 (167.9772) | 10 (173.1428) | 5 (173.7144) | 16 (166.8572) |
| Sep 16, 2021 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 180 / 467 (667.9772) | 93 (172) | 211 (167.3944) | 297 (162.3200) | 193 (166.2628) |
| Sep 16, 2021 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-INVITATIONAL CONTEST 🏅 unrated Kansas City, KS | 168 / 185 (659.3712) | 105 (169.7028) | 124 (168) | 81 (170.8456) | 183 (150.8228) |
| Aug 20, 2021 | Raider Red Meat BBQ & Ribeye Championship 🏅 Lubbock, TX | 3 / 43 (686.2744) | 7 (170.8572) | 7 (173.1200) | 5 (174.8572) | 13 (167.4400) |
| May 15, 2021 | Mark Marley's Go Big or Go Home BBQ Bash (DAY 2) 🏅 Plainview, TX | 6 / 22 (683.3944) | 10 (173.7028) | 15 (167.4172) | 12 (167.9772) | 2 (174.2972) |
| May 14, 2021 | Mark Marley's Go Big or Go Home BBQ Bash (DAY 1) 🏅 Plainview, TX | 18 / 33 (664.5368) | 14 (169.7256) | 10 (169.1544) | 17 (166.2856) | 21 (159.3712) |
| Apr 9, 2021 | High Plains Wine, Brews & BBQ Cook Off Lubbock, TX | 11 / 18 (670.8684) | 12 (164.5600) | 4 (173.7256) | 6 (174.2972) | 14 (158.2856) |
An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.