Team of the Year

Team profile

Rudes BBQ

Contests
88
Grand Championships GC
9
Reserve Grand Championships RGC
6
Overall top 10s
45
Average overall score
397.099
Best overall score
701.097
Seasons active
2022–2026
Sanctioning bodies
KCBS

Strengths by category

How often the team finishes where, call by call. “Typical finish” is the average finish as a share of the field — lower is better.

Chicken

Typical finishTop 98%

Entries
74
Firsts
5
Top 10s
40

Ribs

Typical finishTop 69%

Entries
88
Firsts
9
Top 10s
52

Pork

Typical finishTop 100%

Entries
12
Firsts
0
Top 10s
0

Brisket

Typical finishTop 100%

Entries
11
Firsts
0
Top 10s
2

Season by season

Overall results per year: how many contests, how they finished, and how the scores moved.

Contests enteredby how the team finished
Contests by year for Rudes BBQ Stacked bars of overall contests entered each year, 2022 to 2026. Each bar is split into Grand Championships, other top 10 finishes and all other finishes. The busiest year was 2025 with 24 contests. The full numbers are in the table that follows. 0510152025 2022: 3 contests, 1 top 10 3 2022 2023: 9 contests, 6 top 10s 9 2023 2024: 15 contests, 2 Grand Championships, 8 top 10s 15 2024 2025: 24 contests, 4 Grand Championships, 17 top 10s 24 2025 2026: 21 contests, 3 Grand Championships, 13 top 10s 21 2026
Overall contests by year for Rudes BBQ
YearContestsGrand ChampionshipsOverall top 10sAverage overall score
2022301435.951
2023906357.05
20241528386.002
202524417388.316
202621313426.677
Average overall scoreper season
Average overall score by year for Rudes BBQ Line chart of the team’s average overall score in each year it competed. The highest average was 435.951 in 2022. The yearly averages are in the table of the contests chart. 300350400450 2022: average overall score 435.951436.0 2022 2023: average overall score 357.05357.1 2023 2024: average overall score 386.002386.0 2024 2025: average overall score 388.316388.3 2025 2026: average overall score 426.677426.7 2026

Recent results

The latest overall finishes on record, newest first.

  • Official: KCBS has certified these scores.
  1. 2ndRGC

    La Belle MO Show Me BBQ Showdown

    Oct 2, 2026KCBS La Belle, MO 33 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores (first seen Oct 6).KCBS has certified these scores (first seen Oct 6).
    697.086
  2. 38th

    Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard

    Sep 25, 2026KCBS Murphysboro, IL 71 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    687.897
  3. 1stGC

    Paxton Swine n Dine (BACKYARD ONLY)

    Sep 19, 2026KCBS Paxton, IL 18 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    356
  4. 5th

    Smokin Ribs for the Kids (BACKYARD ONLY) (Contest 1)

    Aug 28, 2026KCBS Cherry Valley, IL 24 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    348.537
  5. 6th

    Smokin Ribs for the Kids (BACKYARD ONLY) (Contest 2)

    Aug 28, 2026KCBS Cherry Valley, IL 25 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    346.823
  6. 12th

    Smoke on the Midway (BACKYARD ONLY)

    Aug 22, 2026KCBS Fairbury Fair Grounds 600 S 3rd St Fairbury, IL 16 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    341.68
  7. 3rd

    Smoke N for the Kids (Day 2)

    Aug 15, 2026KCBS IL 19 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    343.943
  8. 1stGC

    Smoke N for the Kids (Day 1)

    Aug 14, 2026KCBS IL 23 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    349.692
  9. 1stGC

    Smokin Downtown (BACKYARD ONLY)

    Aug 8, 2026KCBS Buffalo St. Warsaw, IN 13 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    347.989
  10. 14th

    Great River Threshers BBQ Contest (BACKYARD ONLY) (Day 2)

    Jul 18, 2026KCBS Miles, IA 28 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    340.537
  11. 2ndRGC

    Great River Threshers BBQ Contest (BACKYARD ONLY) (Day 1)

    Jul 17, 2026KCBS Miles, IA 27 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    352.56
  12. 23rd

    Rhythm & BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY)

    Jun 19, 2026KCBS IL 41 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    339.383

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