Their season
2013
their best year
2013 was the year it came together: 3 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 65%.
- 3 contests
- 0 overall top-10s
- 0 category wins
- average top 65%
Red Eye BBQ
Red Eye BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 9 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2023. Their best overall finish is 19th of 53 at the Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out (2013). They are ranked #5648 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1447
peak 1447 · rated over 7 contests
Contests
9
in the data
First seen
May 3, 2013
latest Jul 14, 2023 · 10.2 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 9 contests
Avg finish
top 80%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
612.29 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 610.72 (+1.57)
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±24.20
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 156.12 · weakest Brisket (149.86)
Road miles
1,841
across 9 mapped stops · furthest 448 mi
Schedule strength
22%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1530)
Purse competed for
$21K
listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 2 state-championship entries
Master avg
610.72 / 720
6 Master contests · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
306.77 / 360
1 Backyard contest · 0 GCs
These overall scores sit on different scales (Master out of 720, Backyard out of 360), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.
This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Red Eye BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
104 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5,644 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1447
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 9, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#5,627 of the rated field
- Contests
- 13
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 23%
- Peak
- 1448
13 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 23% top-10 finishes rather than wins.
⚔ Compare careers#5,643 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1447
Level with Red Eye BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#5,631 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1448
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Compare careers#5,660 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1447
Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 4 years before Red Eye BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#5,634 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1448
Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 5 years before Red Eye BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careersBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.2628 | 137.6228 | 156.12 | top 69% |
| Pork Ribs | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 160 | 142.2400 | 151.98 | top 78% |
| Pork | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.2400 | 141.0856 | 153.76 | top 76% |
| Brisket | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.8000 | 138.2288 | 149.86 | top 75% |
“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) | 3 | 0 | top 91% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 71% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2013
3 contests
Contests a season
1.5
across 6 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
IL
4 of 9 contests · 4 states in all
Contests visited
7
a different one every time
Opponents faced
298
finished ahead 73 times, behind 259
Longest layoff
4.1 yrs
Jun 7, 2019 → Jul 14, 2023
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20231 milestone
- Most recent contest Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown
20135 milestones
- First tracked contest Apple Blossom Barbecue Contest
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score654.7200 Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out
- Career-best overall score654.7200 Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out
- Career-best single call (Chicken)166.2628 Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out
- Peak power rating (1490) Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +6.5 | Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out | Sep 20, 2013 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12.2 | Smoke on the Water Festival (BACKYARD ONlY) | Apr 26, 2019 |
| -11 | Blues,Brews & Barbecue | Jun 7, 2019 |
| -10.9 | Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown | Jul 14, 2023 |
| -10.5 | Apple Blossom Barbecue Contest | May 3, 2013 |
| -8.6 | Fire on Ice Barbecue World Championship | Mar 4, 2016 |
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 96% | 80.7% | 80.7% |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 92% | 85.2% | 83.6% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 83% | 84.8% | 84.8% |
| 2013 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 65% | 90.9% | 87.2% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 14, 2023 | Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown 🏅 Eureka, IL | 24 / 25 (580.9600) | 25 (137.6228) | 22 (152.5372) | 25 (150.8572) | 25 (139.9428) |
| Jun 7, 2019 | Blues,Brews & Barbecue 🏅 Beardstown, IL | 23 / 25 (590.0688) | 16 (162.2400) | 23 (145.0972) | 25 (144.5028) | 23 (138.2288) |
| Apr 26, 2019 | Smoke on the Water Festival (BACKYARD ONlY) Florence, AL | 41 / 45 (306.7656) | 24 (164.5256) | 44 (142.2400) | 27 (161.1200) | — |
| Jun 8, 2018 | Beardstown Blues,Brews & Barbecue Beardstown, IL | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jun 9, 2017 | Beardstown Blues,Brews & Barbecue Beardstown, IL | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mar 4, 2016 | Fire on Ice Barbecue World Championship Isle, MN | 49 / 59 (610.7084) | 28 (163.9656) | 49 (152.5600) | 59 (141.0856) | 49 (153.0972) |
| Sep 20, 2013 | Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out Kearney, MO | 19 / 53 (654.7200) | 17 (166.2628) | 31 (159.4172) | 16 (166.2400) | 18 (162.8000) |
| Aug 16, 2013 | BBQ and Fly In on the River Excelsior Springs, MO | 50 / 66 (624.9944) | 58 (151.3716) | 38 (160) | 46 (161.1200) | 49 (152.5028) |
| May 3, 2013 | Apple Blossom Barbecue Contest St. Joseph, MO | 33 / 39 (602.8568) | 38 (146.8572) | 28 (152) | 29 (151.4284) | 27 (152.5712) |