Red Line BBQ WI
Rating
1480
peak 1480
Contests
11
in the data
First seen
latest 2021-10-16
Best ToY finish
#849
Master 2014
Grand champs
1
0 reserve
Category wins
2
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
2
of 11 contests
Avg finish
top 57%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
397.36 ▼
last 5 vs career avg 492.95 (-95.60)
Walk rate
45%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±155.66
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 163.42 · weakest Brisket (153.29)
Road miles
894
mi across 10 mapped stops · furthest 234 mi
Storylines
⚔️ A tough matchup
BIG "E" BBQ has come out ahead in 7 of their 7 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of ROLL THE BONES BBQ in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
🐣 Announced themselves early
Finished 1 of 19 at their very first tracked contest, Lake Country BBQ Cook-Off (BACKYARD ONLY) ().
Teams like this (closest power rating, WI first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 11 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 176.0572 | 149.0972 | 163.42 | top 48% |
| Pork Ribs | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 169.7256 | 148.5028 | 158.98 | top 56% |
| Pork | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 166.8344 | 147.4172 | 159.39 | top 64% |
| Brisket | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 169.1200 | 133.6344 | 153.29 | top 79% |
“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 state / province
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| WI | 8 | 1 | top 60% |
| IL | 2 | 0 | top 46% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 2 | 1 | top 53% |
| Medium (20–39) | 4 | 0 | top 51% |
| Large (40+) | 5 | 0 | top 64% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2021 (5 contests)
- Cooks mostly in WI (8 of 11 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (11 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: Lake Country BBQ Cook-Off (BACKYARD ONLY) (null)
- Wins it all in 9% of contests
- All-time average overall score: 492.95
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 345.1656 | 345.17 |
| 2021 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 668.5488 | 458.81 |
| 2019 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 651.9660 | 556.65 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-10-16 | Bring'n Home the Bacon II Day 2 (BACKYARD) West Salem, WI | 16 / 36 (331.4516) | 20 (163.4400) | 10 (168.0116) | — | — |
| 2021-10-15 | Bring'n Home the Bacon II Day 1 (BACKYARD) West Salem, WI | 26 / 40 (320.5144) | 14 (165.7028) | 33 (154.8116) | — | — |
| 2021-09-10 | Puckaway Pigfest Montello, WI | 9 / 30 (668.5488) | 1 (176.0572) | 19 (157.0972) | 9 (166.2744) | 8 (169.1200) |
| 2021-06-25 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day one) Belvidere, IL | 11 / 49 (321.0972) | 9 (162.8228) | 13 (158.2744) | — | — |
| 2021-05-01 | Route 66 Smoke Out Dwight, IL | 31 / 44 (652.4572) | 26 (166.8684) | 33 (157.0972) | 16 (166.8344) | 34 (161.6572) |
| 2019-09-06 | Puckaway Pigfest Montello, WI | 28 / 39 (627.2572) | 16 (164.5600) | 23 (158.2400) | 29 (153.6228) | 33 (150.8344) |
| 2019-06-09 | Lake Country BBQ Cook-off(BACKYARD ONLY) | 13 / 22 (302.1600) | 16 (150.2400) | 10 (151.9200) | — | — |
| 2019-05-31 | Blue Hills Bar-B-Q Fest Rice Lake, WI | 19 / 19 (597.5316) | 13 (160.5372) | 13 (155.9428) | 17 (147.4172) | 19 (133.6344) |
| 2019-05-04 | Masters in May Day 2 Bancroft, WI | 26 / 40 (651.9660) | 28 (162.8572) | 16 (169.1544) | 29 (162.2400) | 34 (157.7144) |
| 2019-05-03 | Masters In May Day 1 Bancroft, WI | 41 / 42 (604.3544) | 40 (149.0972) | 41 (148.5028) | 33 (159.9656) | 41 (146.7888) |
| Lake Country BBQ Cook-Off (BACKYARD ONLY) Okauchee, WI | 1 / 19 (345.1656) | 1 (175.4400) | 5 (169.7256) | — | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #1028 (254 pts) | #910 (329 pts) | #919 (339 pts) | #1051 (264 pts) | #1088 (254 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #1452 (136 pts) | #1736 (116 pts) | #1215 (231 pts) | #1746 (116 pts) | #1479 (151 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #849 (399 pts) | #925 (389 pts) | #577 (669 pts) | #827 (444 pts) | #798 (449 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #864 (344 pts) | #942 (339 pts) | #817 (399 pts) | #872 (374 pts) | #920 (334 pts) |