RED BROTHERS BBQ

RED BROTHERS BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 18 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2018. Their best overall finish is 9th of 29 at the Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (2016). They are ranked #2991 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#2,991

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1506

peak 1519 · rated over 18 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

May 25, 2013

latest Apr 20, 2018 · 4.9 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#654

Master 2016 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

4 podiums

Overall top-10s

17% of 18 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

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

Best single call

174.2856

Chicken · The Ironman

Consistency

±16.67

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 164.21 · weakest Pork Ribs (156.60)

Road miles

2,551

across 18 mapped stops · furthest 466 mi

Schedule strength

45%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1558)

Master avg

638.19 / 720

18 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (10 found in their record)

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

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
Aug 26, 2016

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 call 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.

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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

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
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 (1,099 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)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to RED BROTHERS BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.

114 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

#2,996 of the rated field

1506 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 Apr 7, 2023

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THE FLYING BURRITOS

#3,005 of the rated field

1506 power rating

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

Careers of much the same size, 17 contests to 18, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 17 contests
last seen Aug 21, 2026

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Smokin' Bones Barbecue

#3,006 of the rated field

1506 power rating

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

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 Aug 25, 2023

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DAT'S BBQ

#3,001 of the rated field

1506 power rating

Contests: 22
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 14%
Peak: 1506

22 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 14% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 22 contests
last seen Sep 11, 2026

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Mad Eddies BBQ

#3,000 of the rated field

1506 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 15%
Peak: 1524

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.

rated over 13 contests
last seen Jun 16, 2023

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VanHoozen BBQ

#2,992 of the rated field

1506 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 25%
Peak: 1509

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

rated over 12 contests
last seen Oct 2, 2026

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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 field size and state

By contest size

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

By state / province (where the contests were held)

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

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
The Ironman	4	16	0	top 43%	Apr 6, 2018
Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	2	9	0	top 57%	Jun 9, 2017

More numbers

Busiest season 2016 6 contests

Contests a season 3 across 6 seasons in the data

Most contests held in MD 7 of 18 contests · 5 states in all

Contests visited 14 2 of them more than once

Opponents faced 361 finished ahead 318 times, behind 389

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

20181 milestone

Apr 20 Most recent contest Interstate BBQ Festival

20171 milestone

Mar 31 Peak power rating (1519) The Ironman

20163 milestones

Apr 1 Career-best single call (Chicken)174.2856 The Ironman
Apr 15 10th tracked contest Interstate BBQ Festival
Aug 26 Career-best overall score672.4912 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional)

20151 milestone

Apr 3 First overall past 90% of a perfect score649.1200 The Ironman

20133 milestones

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

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+9.6	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	Jun 10, 2016
+9.1	The Ironman	Apr 1, 2016
+8.1	Covington Cork & Pork Festival	Jun 24, 2016
+7	The Ironman	Apr 3, 2015
+6.9	Smokin' on the Track BBQ	Sep 20, 2013

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-9.6	Beltway BBQ Showdown	May 31, 2013
-6.8	The Memorial Day Pignic	May 25, 2013
-6.3	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	Jun 9, 2017
-4.6	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	Aug 28, 2015
-4.4	Interstate BBQ Festival	Apr 20, 2018

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)
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
Apr 20, 2018	Interstate BBQ Festival Hagerstown, MD	50 / 67 (641.6572)	46 (160.5600)	60 (150.8228)	25 (165.7144)	30 (164.5600)
Apr 6, 2018	The Ironman Greencastle, PA	39 / 60 (631.2684)	37 (159.9772)	50 (150.7884)	36 (158.8228)	31 (161.6800)
Jun 9, 2017	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Harrisburg, PA	24 / 29 (631.8968)	25 (158.2856)	25 (152.5028)	24 (154.2400)	9 (166.8684)
Mar 31, 2017	The Ironman Greencastle, PA	25 / 59 (639.8624)	18 (164.0228)	27 (160.5484)	40 (155.3484)	28 (159.9428)
Aug 26, 2016	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)
Aug 12, 2016	Salamanca Rock'in Ribfest Salamanca, NY	18 / 28 (642.1256)	15 (161.1084)	17 (160.5256)	25 (150.2172)	5 (170.2744)
Jun 24, 2016	Covington Cork & Pork Festival Covington, VA	10 / 27 (660.5028)	4 (171.4056)	12 (164.5372)	11 (167.4516)	19 (157.1084)
Jun 10, 2016	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Harrisburg, PA	9 / 29 (658.7312)	9 (167.4056)	13 (160.5144)	11 (166.8456)	8 (163.9656)
Apr 15, 2016	Interstate BBQ Festival Hagerstown, MD	31 / 41 (633.5768)	3 (173.7372)	34 (152.5256)	28 (159.9428)	38 (147.3712)
Apr 1, 2016	The Ironman Greencastle, PA	16 / 54 (656.4452)	2 (174.2856)	33 (158.2400)	34 (157.6684)	15 (166.2512)
Aug 28, 2015	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Laurel, MD	22 / 29 (617.5772)	27 (150.2628)	19 (158.8116)	19 (155.9656)	19 (152.5372)
Apr 3, 2015	The Ironman Shady Grove, PA	17 / 48 (649.1200)	7 (170.8456)	33 (150.8572)	8 (172.5600)	31 (154.8572)
May 9, 2014	Pork In The Park BBQ Festival Salisbury, MD	25 / 43 (616.4452)	10 (165.1428)	14 (157.0740)	30 (150.8228)	32 (143.4056)
Sep 20, 2013	Smokin' on the Track BBQ Shenandoah, VA	9 / 26 (642.1940)	2 (167.4056)	12 (160.5256)	2 (169.1544)	23 (145.1084)
Jul 26, 2013	Bluemont BBQ Bash & Blackberry Bonanza Bluemont, VA	18 / 33 (630.7544)	23 (154.8572)	7 (162.2400)	17 (158.2972)	18 (155.3600)
Jun 14, 2013	Central MD Swinetastic BBQ Festival Frederick, MD	24 / 63 (638.2850)	11 (167.4284)	54 (141.7140)	7 (168.5712)	24 (160.5714)
May 31, 2013	Beltway BBQ Showdown Ft. Washington, MD	21 / 25 (613.7134)	19 (156.5712)	17 (157.7142)	17 (155.4284)	22 (143.9996)
May 25, 2013	The Memorial Day Pignic Fort Ritchie, MD	28 / 38 (610.8572)	20 (158.2854)	15 (161.1432)	29 (148.5714)	28 (142.8572)

RED BROTHERS BBQ

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Best top-10 run

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Master avg

Storylines (10 found in their record)

They almost always walk

High-water mark

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

Chicken nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

A June team

The metronome

A standing appointment

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)