Deans Rockn Rednecks

Deans Rockn Rednecks is a competition barbecue team with 18 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2017 and 2023. Their best overall finish is 7th of 31 at the Smoke in the Park (2021). They are ranked #4556 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “DEAN'S ROCK'N REDNECKS”.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#4,556

of 6,476 rated · rankings

Rating

1472

peak 1503 · rated over 18 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Mar 31, 2017

latest Jul 29, 2023 · 6.3 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#374

Master 2021 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

1 podium

Overall top-10s

11% of 18 contests

Avg finish

top 62%

overall standings

Best overall

678.2400 / 720

Master · Smoke in the Park

Perfect 180s

Current form

665.37 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 656.87 (+8.49)

Walk rate

39%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

177.7144

Brisket · York County BBQ Festival

Consistency

±18.30

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Brisket

avg 167.12 · weakest Pork (160.06)

Road miles

779

across 18 mapped stops · furthest 153 mi

Schedule strength

59%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1575)

Purse competed for

$113K

listed at 13 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 13 state-championship entries

Master avg

656.87 / 720

18 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (8 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

High-water mark

678.2400 career-best overall

94.2% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 678.2400 at Smoke in the Park — 94.2% of a perfect 720.

Master
Sep 24, 2021

Their season

2022 their best year

2022 was the year it came together: 4 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 52%.

4 contests
1 overall top-10
0 category wins
average top 52%

A tough matchup

13–1 behind in the head-to-head

Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit ahead in 93% of their meetings

Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit has come out ahead in 13 of their 14 shared contests.

The weak link

−7.1 points behind their best meat

Pork is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 7.06 points below their brisket, and turns into a call 11% of the time against 28%.

Pork avg 160.06
Brisket avg 167.12
2 calls in 18 entries

A strong matchup

7–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Cobia Smoke in 7 of their 7 shared contests.

The comeback

2.8 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 2.8 years, then back at Interstate BBQ Festival - Day 1 (Apr 16, 2021).

last seen Jun 29, 2018
back Apr 16, 2021

Brisket nemesis

9 of 14 shared brisket entries lost

Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit ahead 64% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit has out-cooked them in 9 of 14 shared brisket entries.

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Looking over their shoulder

3× one call behind them

CHUNKY BBQ has landed one call behind them 3 times.

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
2023 ↗	Master	#567 (305 pts)	#517 (390 pts)	#590 (370 pts)	#517 (390 pts)	#414 (490 pts)
2022 ↗	Master	#542 (369 pts)	#646 (304 pts)	#604 (369 pts)	#579 (349 pts)	#384 (619 pts)
2021 ↗	Master	#374 (510 pts)	#380 (525 pts)	#365 (565 pts)	#445 (425 pts)	#343 (595 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to Deans Rockn Rednecks, each with one reason worth a look.

140 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.

OLD SCHOOL BBQ ARIZONA

#4,570 of the rated field

1472 power rating

Contests: 17
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 6%
Peak: 1472

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 17 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 17 contests
last seen Dec 27, 2019

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The Meat Rubbers BBQ

#4,544 of the rated field

1472 power rating

Contests: 16
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 13%
Peak: 1472

Careers of much the same size, 16 contests to 18, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 16 contests
last seen Jul 20, 2023

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Can't Beat Our Meat

#4,567 of the rated field

1472 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 7%
Peak: 1518

15 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 7% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 15 contests
last seen Jun 26, 2026

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QUE ON THE HOOCH

#4,579 of the rated field

1471 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 7%
Peak: 1471

Their last contest in the data was back in 2015, 8 years before Deans Rockn Rednecks's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 15 contests

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MESS-IN-A ROUND BBQ

#4,552 of the rated field

1472 power rating

Contests: 23
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 4%
Peak: 1472

Level with Deans Rockn Rednecks on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 22 contests
last seen Mar 20, 2026

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Smoke on the Water BBQ

#4,537 of the rated field

1472 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 9%
Peak: 1472

They turned up 8 years after Deans Rockn Rednecks did, first appearing in 2025.

rated over 11 contests
last seen Sep 18, 2026

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Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
SOUTH BOWIE SMOKE	14	7	7	50%	⚔ compare
Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit	14	1	13	7%	⚔ compare
PHILLY BLIND PIG BBQ	12	5	7	42%	⚔ compare
GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ	12	1	11	8%	⚔ compare
OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE	12	0	12	0%	⚔ compare
WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	12	0	12	0%	⚔ compare
Weber's Backyard BBQ	12	0	12	0%	⚔ compare
4 BOXERS Q	11	7	4	64%	⚔ compare
CHUNKY BBQ	11	4	7	36%	⚔ compare
BAR-B-QUE MAYHAM	11	2	9	18%	⚔ compare
DRILLING & GRILLING	11	1	10	9%	⚔ compare
Gold-N-Blue Barbecue	11	0	11	0%	⚔ compare
Top Gun Barbecue	11	0	11	0%	⚔ compare
ALL FIRED UP BBQ	10	3	7	30%	⚔ compare
Kane's BBQ	10	2	8	20%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	18	3	0	176	155.3484	165.68	top 62%
Pork Ribs	18	2	0	171.9772	146.8344	164.01	top 57%
Pork	18	2	0	173.1084	141.7144	160.06	top 71%
Brisket	18	5	1	177.7144	153.6912	167.12	top 44%

“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)	8	0	top 55%
Large (40+)	10	0	top 67%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
PA	11	top 59%
MD	5	top 64%
VA	2	top 72%

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
The Ironman	3	23	top 67%	Apr 7, 2023
Smoke in the Grove (Day 2)	3	30	top 65%	Jul 30, 2022
Smoke on the Rail (Day 2)	2	26	top 61%	Jul 29, 2023
BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard)	2	35	top 72%	Mar 25, 2023
York County BBQ Festival	2	13	top 54%	Jun 17, 2022

More numbers

Busiest season 2021 6 contests

Contests a season 3.6 across 5 seasons in the data

Most contests held in PA 11 of 18 contests · 3 states in all

Contests visited 11 5 of them more than once

Opponents faced 374 finished ahead 339 times, behind 740

Longest layoff 2.8 yrs Jun 29, 2018 → Apr 16, 2021

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

20231 milestone

Jul 29 Most recent contest Smoke on the Rail (Day 2)

20222 milestones

Jun 17 10th tracked contest York County BBQ Festival
Jun 17 Career-best single call (Brisket)177.7144 York County BBQ Festival

20214 milestones

Jul 30 First overall past 90% of a perfect score658.1600 Smoke in the Grove
Aug 27 First call Dirty Boots BBQ and Meat Contest - Day 1
Sep 24 First overall top-10 Smoke in the Park
Sep 24 Career-best overall score678.2400 Smoke in the Park

20172 milestones

Mar 31 First tracked contest The Ironman
Mar 31 Peak power rating (1503) The Ironman

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+13.4	Smoke in the Park	Sep 24, 2021
+10	Maryland State BBQ Bash	Oct 14, 2022
+5.5	Dirty Boots BBQ and Meat Contest - Day 1	Aug 27, 2021
+5.1	York County BBQ Festival	Jun 17, 2022
+2.8	The Ironman	Mar 31, 2017

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-11.2	Interstate BBQ Festival - Day 1	Apr 16, 2021
-10.3	Interstate BBQ Festival - Day 2	Apr 17, 2021
-6.4	Smoke in the Grove (Day 2)	Jul 30, 2022
-6.3	Smoke in the Grove (Day 1)	Jul 29, 2022
-6	The Ironman	Apr 7, 2023

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	Top-10s	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2023	5	0	20%	top 69%	93.6%	92.4%
2022	4	1	75%	top 52%	93.9%	92.6%
2021	6	1	50%	top 61%	94.2%	91.3%
2018	2	0	0%	top 72%	88%	86.8%
2017	1	0	0%	top 49%	88.3%	88.3%

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Jul 29, 2023	Smoke on the Rail (Day 2) 🏅 New Freedom, PA	26 / 40 (673.6228)	8 (176)	26 (165.7028)	35 (161.0972)	9 (170.8228)
Jul 28, 2023	Smoke on the Rail (Day 1) 🏅 New Freedom, PA	29 / 51 (668.4916)	29 (169.1200)	47 (161.1200)	17 (169.6916)	16 (168.5600)
Apr 7, 2023	The Ironman 🏅 Greencastle, PA	23 / 30 (646.6972)	27 (155.3484)	16 (162.2628)	21 (162.2516)	12 (166.8344)
Mar 25, 2023	BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) 🏅 Urbanna, VA	35 / 46 (667.8628)	41 (164.5372)	19 (171.9772)	38 (162.8228)	29 (168.5256)
Mar 24, 2023	BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) 🏅 Urbanna, VA	36 / 53 (670.1604)	31 (168.5372)	47 (163.9544)	18 (171.9888)	32 (165.6800)
Oct 14, 2022	Maryland State BBQ Bash 🏅 Belair, MD	10 / 30 (675.9196)	11 (172)	12 (166.2856)	7 (173.1084)	15 (164.5256)
Jul 30, 2022	Smoke in the Grove (Day 2) 🏅 Spring Grove, PA	30 / 42 (666.1256)	29 (169.1200)	31 (166.2400)	40 (155.3484)	8 (175.4172)
Jul 29, 2022	Smoke in the Grove (Day 1) 🏅 Spring Grove, PA	36 / 54 (654.6628)	44 (162.2400)	37 (162.8116)	40 (159.9312)	12 (169.6800)
Jun 17, 2022	York County BBQ Festival 🏅 Delta, PA	13 / 34 (669.5776)	28 (161.6456)	11 (167.4060)	23 (162.8116)	3 (177.7144)
Sep 24, 2021	Smoke in the Park 🏅 Lemoyne, PA	7 / 31 (678.2400)	6 (174.8572)	6 (168.5600)	25 (160.5600)	4 (174.2628)
Aug 28, 2021	Dirty Boots BBQ and Meat Contest - Day 2 Boonsboro, MD	12 / 20 (674.1944)	10 (171.4172)	9 (170.8456)	15 (165.6800)	15 (166.2516)
Aug 27, 2021	Dirty Boots BBQ and Meat Contest - Day 1 Boonsboro, MD	11 / 24 (665.0744)	12 (168.5488)	19 (155.3828)	7 (170.8572)	5 (170.2856)
Jul 30, 2021	Smoke in the Grove 🏅 Spring Grove, PA	31 / 54 (658.1600)	31 (167.3828)	12 (170.2860)	42 (157.6684)	25 (162.8228)
Apr 17, 2021	Interstate BBQ Festival - Day 2 🏅 Hagerstown, MD	31 / 34 (643.8400)	28 (163.3828)	28 (162.8228)	34 (154.2400)	28 (163.3944)
Apr 16, 2021	Interstate BBQ Festival - Day 1 🏅 Hagerstown, MD	42 / 47 (625.0516)	39 (163.3828)	45 (146.8344)	41 (150.8344)	32 (164)
Jun 29, 2018	York County BBQ Festival Delta, PA	23 / 33 (633.5772)	24 (157.6800)	20 (161.0972)	26 (155.9772)	24 (158.8228)
Apr 6, 2018	The Ironman Greencastle, PA	45 / 60 (617.0400)	38 (159.9428)	28 (161.6916)	56 (141.7144)	44 (153.6912)
Mar 31, 2017	The Ironman Greencastle, PA	29 / 59 (635.4060)	37 (157.1316)	12 (166.8344)	55 (144.5484)	15 (166.8916)

Deans Rockn Rednecks

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (8 found in their record)

High-water mark

Their season

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

The comeback

Brisket nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

By meat

By field size and state

By contest size

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

More numbers

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

📉 Toughest weekends

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

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)