RED MISTRESS BBQ

At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)

Power ranking

#2149

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1532

peak 1532 · rated over 6 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-05-03

latest 2019-09-27

Best ToY finish

#1471

Master 2013

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

1 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 6 contests

Avg finish

top 33%

overall standings

Best overall

683.4280 / 720

Master · Brew, Blues & Bar-B-Q Cook-Off

Perfect 180s

Current form

657.01 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 661.41 (-4.40)

Walk rate

50%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

174.2744

Chicken · Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship Barbeque

Consistency

±13.62

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 168.08 · weakest Brisket (161.87)

Road miles

mi across 6 mapped stops

Schedule strength

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1507)

Purse competed for

$6K

listed at 1 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

GCs in 3 state-championship entries

Master avg

661.41 / 720

6 Master contests · 1 GC

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Storylines (8 found in this team's record)

Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.

Giant slayer

33 teams beaten in one weekend

Took the Grand Championship over a 33-team field at Brew, Blues & Bar-B-Q Cook-Off.

2013-05-03

Happy hunting ground

1× Grand Championships here

Brew, Blues & Bar-B-Q Cook-Off is their spot: 1 Grand Championship in 2 visits.

2 visits
best finish 1st
average top 17%

High-water mark

683.4280 career-best overall

94.9% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 683.4280 at Brew, Blues & Bar-B-Q Cook-Off — 94.9% of a perfect 720.

Master
2013-05-03

A tough matchup

3–1 behind in the head-to-head

IHC BBQ ahead in 75% of their meetings

IHC BBQ has come out ahead in 3 of their 4 shared contests.

The weak link

−6.2 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 6.21 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 17% of the time against 50%.

Brisket avg 161.87
Chicken avg 168.08
1 calls in 6 entries

A strong matchup

4–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Rub Me Tender Rub Me Sweet in 4 of their 4 shared contests.

The comeback

4.4 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 4.4 years, then back at Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship Barbeque (2018-09-21).

last seen 2014-05-02
back 2018-09-21

Announced themselves early

1st at their very first contest

Finished 1 of 33 at their very first tracked contest, Brew, Blues & Bar-B-Q Cook-Off (2013-05-03).

2013-05-03
33-team field

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

Our Butt's Insured

#2164 of the rated field

1532 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1532

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to RED MISTRESS BBQ)

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team RED MISTRESS BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 6 contests
last seen 2015-04-03

⚔ Head-to-head

ALL SMOKE NO KNICKERS

#2139 of the rated field

1533 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 63%
Peak: 1533

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 8 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 6 contests
last seen 2021-09-04
on a 4-contest top-10 run

⚔ Head-to-head

BLUE COLLAR SMOKERS OF KCMO

#2140 of the rated field

1533 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 14%
Peak: 1533

No shared contest yet.

Their last contest in the data was back in 2016, 3 years before RED MISTRESS BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 7 contests

⚔ Head-to-head

SMOKIN BRETHREN

#2143 of the rated field

1532 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 40%
Peak: 1533

No shared contest yet.

They turned up 6 years after RED MISTRESS BBQ did, first appearing in 2019.

rated over 5 contests
last seen 2024-06-21

⚔ Head-to-head

BENT NAIL BBQ

#2151 of the rated field

1532 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 17%
Peak: 1532

No shared contest yet.

Level with RED MISTRESS BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 5 contests
last seen 2018-08-24

⚔ Head-to-head

PLATTE RIVER BBQ

#2159 of the rated field

1532 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 40%
Peak: 1532

No shared contest yet.

Their last contest in the data was back in 2015, 4 years before RED MISTRESS BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 5 contests

⚔ Head-to-head

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	6	3	0	174.2744	159.4056	168.08	top 34%
Pork Ribs	6	2	1	172.5484	159.9428	166.74	top 34%
Pork	6	1	0	170.8570	157.6572	164.73	top 46%
Brisket	6	1	0	170.8570	154.2284	161.87	top 47%

“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 contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	2	1	top 17%
Large (40+)	4	0	top 41%

Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Brew, Blues & Bar-B-Q Cook-Off	2	1	1	top 17%	2014-05-02
Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship	2	31	0	top 35%	2019-09-27

The story so far (19 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 6.4 yrs 2013-05-03 → 2019-09-27

Busiest season 2013 3 contests · 1 GC

Contests a season 1.5 across 4 seasons in the data

Cooks most in KS 6 of 6 contests

Contests visited 4 2 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 6 entries · 0 wins · 3 calls

Strongest meat Chicken averages 168.08 · weakest Brisket (161.87)

Walk rate 50% a top-10 call in 3 of 6 contests

Overall top-10 rate 33% 2 of 6 contests

Wins it all 17% 1 Grand Championship · 0 reserve

First title 2013-05-03 Brew, Blues & Bar-B-Q Cook-Off

Master average 661.41 out of 720 · 6 contests · 1 GC

Opponents faced 301 293–155 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 74 6 mapped stops

Schedule strength 1507 average field rating faced — tougher than 5% of rated contests

Purse competed for $6,175 listed at 1 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships 0 from 3 state-championship entries

Longest layoff 4.4 yrs 2014-05-02 → 2018-09-21

Power rating 1532 peak 1532 · #2149 of 6,413 rated

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

2013
May 3 First tracked contest Brew, Blues & Bar-B-Q Cook-Off
May 3 First call Brew, Blues & Bar-B-Q Cook-Off
May 3 First overall top-10 Brew, Blues & Bar-B-Q Cook-Off
May 3 First overall podium Brew, Blues & Bar-B-Q Cook-Off
May 3 First Grand Championship Brew, Blues & Bar-B-Q Cook-Off
May 3 First overall past 90% of a perfect score683.4280 Brew, Blues & Bar-B-Q Cook-Off
May 3 Biggest field won (33 teams) Brew, Blues & Bar-B-Q Cook-Off
May 3 Career-best overall score683.4280 Brew, Blues & Bar-B-Q Cook-Off
2018
Sep 21 Career-best single call (Chicken)174.2744 Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship Barbeque
2019
Sep 27 Peak power rating (1532) Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship
Sep 27 Most recent contest Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+16.1	Brew, Blues & Bar-B-Q Cook-Off	2013-05-03
+8.3	Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship Barbeque	2018-09-21
+7.3	Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship	2013-09-27
+6.5	Brew, Blues & Bar-B-Q Cook-Off	2014-05-02
+1.8	Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship	2019-09-27

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-7.8	Wheels 'N' Squeels BBQ Challenge	2013-08-01

Category scores over time

Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)

Where they finish (overall)

Best vs average (by meat)

How entries end (by meat)

Team of the Year rank by season

Season by season

Season	Contests	GCs	Top-10s	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2019	1	0	0	0%	top 42%	91.2%	91.2%
2018	1	0	0	100%	top 22%	92.8%	92.8%
2014	1	0	1	100%	top 31%	92.8%	92.8%
2013	3	1	1	33%	top 34%	94.9%	91.5%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2019-09-27	Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship 🏅 Shawnee, KS	43 / 102 (656.4340)	18 (172.0000)	13 (172.5484)	78 (157.6572)	75 (154.2284)
2018-09-21	Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship Barbeque 🏅 Shawnee, KS	24 / 107 (667.8740)	9 (174.2744)	71 (160.5256)	50 (165.1084)	31 (167.9656)
2014-05-02	Brew, Blues & Bar-B-Q Cook-Off Lansing, KS	8 / 26 (667.8628)	5 (170.8228)	3 (170.8228)	13 (163.9772)	13 (162.2400)
2013-09-27	Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship 🏅 Shawnee, KS	31 / 114 (652.4800)	63 (159.9656)	29 (166.8800)	45 (163.9544)	39 (161.6800)
2013-08-01	Wheels 'N' Squeels BBQ Challenge Olathe, KS	54 / 74 (640.4112)	59 (159.4056)	50 (159.9428)	35 (166.8228)	59 (154.2400)
2013-05-03	Brew, Blues & Bar-B-Q Cook-Off Lansing, KS	1 / 33 (683.4280)	7 (171.9998)	6 (169.7142)	6 (170.8570)	6 (170.8570)

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

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

Year	Series	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2014 ↗	Master	#1672 (146 pts)	#1553 (176 pts)	#1325 (226 pts)	#1984 (111 pts)	#1956 (111 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#1471 (150 pts)	#1551 (150 pts)	#1571 (150 pts)	#1560 (150 pts)	#1506 (150 pts)