RED BROTHERS BBQ

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

Power ranking

#2994

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1506

peak 1519 · rated over 18 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-05-25

latest 2018-04-20

Best ToY finish

#654

Master 2016

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

4 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 18 contests

Avg finish

top 57%

overall standings

Best overall

672.4912 / 720

Master · Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional)

Perfect 180s

Current form

643.44 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 638.19 (+5.24)

Walk rate

67%

contests with a top-10 call

Top-10 streak

best run (overall)

Best single call

174.2856

Chicken · The Ironman

Consistency

±16.67

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 164.21 · weakest Pork Ribs (156.60)

Road miles

2,551

mi across 18 mapped stops · furthest 466 mi

Schedule strength

44%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1557)

Master avg

638.19 / 720

18 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (10 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.

They almost always walk

67% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 12 of 18 contests

A top-10 category call in 67% of their 18 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

672.4912 career-best overall

93.4% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 672.4912 at Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) — 93.4% of a perfect 720.

Master
2016-08-26

A tough matchup

14–1 behind in the head-to-head

CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ ahead in 93% of their meetings

CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ has come out ahead in 14 of their 15 shared contests.

The weak link

−7.6 points behind their best meat

Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 7.62 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 6% of the time against 44%.

Pork Ribs avg 156.60
Chicken avg 164.21
1 calls in 18 entries

A strong matchup

6–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 86% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of BENTWOOD SMOKERS in 6 of their 7 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

9 of 15 shared chicken entries lost

CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ ahead 60% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ has out-cooked them in 9 of 15 shared chicken entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

RED VALLEY BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.

A June team

Top 47% average finish in June

Something about June: average finish in the top 47% across 4 contests, versus top 57% the rest of the year.

4 June contests
top 57% the rest of the year

The metronome

±2.32% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.32% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 88.6% of a perfect score
18 contests

A standing appointment

4 years running at one contest

They've cooked The Ironman every year from 2015 to 2018 — the contest they never miss.

4 visits in all
best finish 16th

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The nearest teams in the power rankings, with a different reason on each card — six teams on one rating are rarely on it for the same reason. Rating decides who makes the list; where teams tie on it, the ones this team has actually cooked against come first, then teams at a similar point in their own career. KCBS doesn’t publish where a team is from, so nothing here is inferred from geography.

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

BAD COMPANY BBQ

#2987 of the rated field

1506 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1511

2–1 in 3 shared contests (67% to RED BROTHERS BBQ)

These two have cooked 3 of the same contests — RED BROTHERS BBQ ahead 2–1 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.

rated over 9 contests
last seen 2023-04-07

⚔ Head-to-head

Click & Q

#2991 of the rated field

1506 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 19
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 58%
Peak: 1512

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 19 contests to 18, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 19 contests
last seen 2026-08-29
on a 6-contest top-10 run

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THE FLYING BURRITOS

#2986 of the rated field

1506 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 17
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 12%
Peak: 1531

No shared contest yet.

17 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 12% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 17 contests
last seen 2026-08-21

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Smokin' Bones Barbecue

#2989 of the rated field

1506 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 17
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 18%
Peak: 1506

No shared contest yet.

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 2023-08-25

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SadieQ

#2984 of the rated field

1506 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 40%
Peak: 1521

No shared contest yet.

They turned up 12 years after RED BROTHERS BBQ did, first appearing in 2025.

rated over 15 contests
last seen 2026-07-10

⚔ Head-to-head

DOCTOR CUE NC

#2998 of the rated field

1505 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 22
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 9%
Peak: 1520

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 22 contests
last seen 2023-10-13

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ	15	1	14	7%	⚔ compare
3 EYZ BBQ	11	0	11	0%	⚔ compare
BAR-B-QUE MAYHAM	10	4	6	40%	⚔ compare
4:20 Q	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
LO' -N- SLO' BBQ	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
ROCKIN ROBYNS BBQ	8	2	6	25%	⚔ compare
DRILLING & GRILLING	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
270 SMOKERS	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
BENTWOOD SMOKERS	7	6	1	86%	⚔ compare
Brown Liquor BBQ	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
RED VALLEY BBQ	6	3	3	50%	⚔ compare
The Inked Pig	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
POKE N SMOKE	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	18	8	3	174.2856	150.2628	164.21	top 41%
Pork Ribs	18	1	0	164.5372	141.7140	156.60	top 62%
Pork	18	3	1	172.5600	148.5714	160.23	top 54%
Brisket	18	4	0	172.0228	142.8572	157.15	top 55%

“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	Avg finish
MD	7	top 69%
PA	6	top 48%
VA	3	top 42%
SC	1	top 73%
NY	1	top 64%

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	10	0	top 61%
Large (40+)	8	0	top 52%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
The Ironman	4	16	0	top 43%	2018-04-06
Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	2	9	0	top 57%	2017-06-09

The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 4.9 yrs 2013-05-25 → 2018-04-20

Busiest season 2016 6 contests

Contests a season 3 across 6 seasons in the data

Cooks most in MD 7 of 18 contests · 5 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 14 2 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 18 entries · 0 wins · 8 calls

Strongest meat Chicken averages 164.21 · weakest Pork Ribs (156.60)

Walk rate 67% a top-10 call in 12 of 18 contests

Overall top-10 rate 17% 3 of 18 contests

Best top-10 run 2 straight contests

Master average 638.19 out of 720 · 18 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 362 318–389 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 2,551 18 mapped stops · furthest 466 mi

Schedule strength 1557 average field rating faced — tougher than 44% of rated contests

Power rating 1506 peak 1519 · #2994 of 6,413 rated

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

2013
May 25 First tracked contest The Memorial Day Pignic
Jun 14 First call Central MD Swinetastic BBQ Festival
Sep 20 First overall top-10 Smokin' on the Track BBQ
2015
Apr 3 First overall past 90% of a perfect score649.1200 The Ironman
2016
Apr 1 Career-best single call (Chicken)174.2856 The Ironman
Apr 15 10th tracked contest *Interstate BBQ Festival
Jun 24 Peak power rating (1519) Covington Cork & Pork Festival
Aug 26 Career-best overall score672.4912 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional)
2018
Apr 20 Most recent contest *Interstate BBQ Festival

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+9.5	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	2016-06-10
+9.1	The Ironman	2016-04-01
+8.1	Covington Cork & Pork Festival	2016-06-24
+7	The Ironman	2015-04-03
+6.9	Smokin' on the Track BBQ	2013-09-20

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-9.6	Beltway BBQ Showdown	2013-05-31
-6.8	The Memorial Day Pignic	2013-05-25
-6.3	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	2017-06-09
-4.7	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	2015-08-28
-4.5	*Interstate BBQ Festival	2018-04-20

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	Top-10s	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2018	2	0	0%	top 70%	89.1%	88.4%
2017	2	0	50%	top 63%	88.9%	88.3%
2016	6	2	100%	top 52%	93.4%	90.8%
2015	2	0	50%	top 56%	90.2%	88%
2014	1	0	100%	top 58%	85.6%	85.6%
2013	5	1	60%	top 57%	89.2%	87.1%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2018-04-20	*Interstate BBQ Festival Hagerstown, MD	50 / 67 (641.6572)	46 (160.5600)	60 (150.8228)	25 (165.7144)	30 (164.5600)
2018-04-06	The Ironman Greencastle, PA	39 / 60 (631.2684)	37 (159.9772)	50 (150.7884)	36 (158.8228)	31 (161.6800)
2017-06-09	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Harrisburg, PA	24 / 29 (631.8968)	25 (158.2856)	25 (152.5028)	24 (154.2400)	9 (166.8684)
2017-03-31	The Ironman Greencastle, PA	25 / 59 (639.8624)	18 (164.0228)	27 (160.5484)	40 (155.3484)	28 (159.9428)
2016-08-26	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) N. Charleston, SC	22 / 30 (672.4912)	7 (174.2628)	29 (157.6684)	18 (168.5372)	10 (172.0228)
2016-08-12	Salamanca Rock'in Ribfest Salamanca, NY	18 / 28 (642.1256)	15 (161.1084)	17 (160.5256)	25 (150.2172)	5 (170.2744)
2016-06-24	Covington Cork & Pork Festival Covington, VA	10 / 27 (660.5028)	4 (171.4056)	12 (164.5372)	11 (167.4516)	19 (157.1084)
2016-06-10	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Harrisburg, PA	9 / 29 (658.7312)	9 (167.4056)	13 (160.5144)	11 (166.8456)	8 (163.9656)
2016-04-15	*Interstate BBQ Festival Hagerstown, MD	31 / 41 (633.5768)	3 (173.7372)	34 (152.5256)	28 (159.9428)	38 (147.3712)
2016-04-01	The Ironman Greencastle, PA	16 / 54 (656.4452)	2 (174.2856)	33 (158.2400)	34 (157.6684)	15 (166.2512)
2015-08-28	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Laurel, MD	22 / 29 (617.5772)	27 (150.2628)	19 (158.8116)	19 (155.9656)	19 (152.5372)
2015-04-03	The Ironman Shady Grove, PA	17 / 48 (649.1200)	7 (170.8456)	33 (150.8572)	8 (172.5600)	31 (154.8572)
2014-05-09	Pork In The Park BBQ Festival Salisbury, MD	25 / 43 (616.4452)	10 (165.1428)	14 (157.0740)	30 (150.8228)	32 (143.4056)
2013-09-20	Smokin' on the Track BBQ Shenandoah, VA	9 / 26 (642.1940)	2 (167.4056)	12 (160.5256)	2 (169.1544)	23 (145.1084)
2013-07-26	Bluemont BBQ Bash & Blackberry Bonanza Bluemont, VA	18 / 33 (630.7544)	23 (154.8572)	7 (162.2400)	17 (158.2972)	18 (155.3600)
2013-06-14	Central MD Swinetastic BBQ Festival Frederick, MD	24 / 63 (638.2850)	11 (167.4284)	54 (141.7140)	7 (168.5712)	24 (160.5714)
2013-05-31	Beltway BBQ Showdown Ft. Washington, MD	21 / 25 (613.7134)	19 (156.5712)	17 (157.7142)	17 (155.4284)	22 (143.9996)
2013-05-25	The Memorial Day Pignic Fort Ritchie, MD	28 / 38 (610.8572)	20 (158.2854)	15 (161.1432)	29 (148.5714)	28 (142.8572)

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
2018 ↗	Master	#1524 (120 pts)	#1598 (120 pts)	#1614 (120 pts)	#1610 (120 pts)	#1586 (120 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#1860 (119 pts)	#1665 (149 pts)	#1987 (114 pts)	#1908 (119 pts)	#1417 (199 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#654 (589 pts)	#332 (1099 pts)	#798 (499 pts)	#774 (509 pts)	#568 (709 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#1460 (169 pts)	#1334 (219 pts)	#1681 (144 pts)	#1299 (239 pts)	#1640 (144 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#2542 (68 pts)	#1763 (143 pts)	#1889 (123 pts)	#2588 (68 pts)	#2563 (68 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#711 (442 pts)	#513 (632 pts)	#595 (557 pts)	#481 (682 pts)	#867 (362 pts)