RUB YOUR MEAT BBQ

RUB YOUR MEAT BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 28 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2018. Their best overall finish is 3rd of 52 at the City of Show Low's 6th Annual BBQ Throwdown (2018). They are ranked #1366 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#1,366

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1574

peak 1574 · rated over 28 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Jan 25, 2013

latest Sep 28, 2018 · 5.7 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#730

Master 2013 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

8 podiums

Overall top-10s

14% of 28 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 50%

overall standings

Best overall

693.7028 / 720

Master · City of Show Low's 6th Annual BBQ Throwdown

Perfect 180s

1 🔥

Current form

675.33 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 659.07 (+16.26)

Walk rate

79%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

180 🔥

Chicken · Down Town Barbecue Throw down (JUDGES FULL)

Consistency

±17.35

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 167.10 · weakest Brisket (162.77)

Road miles

11,546

across 28 mapped stops · furthest 1,370 mi

Schedule strength

53%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1568)

Master avg

659.07 / 720

28 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (13 found in their record)

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

Perfect scores on the board

1 perfect 180

1 perfect 180 in the data — every judge at the table handing back a nine, all in chicken.

Chicken ×1

On the rise

+47 rating points in a year

Their power rating has climbed 47 points across 6 contests since Sep 29, 2017 — from 1527 up to 1574.

6 contests since Sep 29, 2017
now 1574

They almost always walk

79% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 22 of 28 contests

A top-10 category call in 79% of their 28 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

693.7028 career-best overall

96.3% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 693.7028 at City of Show Low's 6th Annual BBQ Throwdown — 96.3% of a perfect 720.

Master
May 4, 2018

Their season

2018 their best year

2018 was the year it came together: 4 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 26%.

4 contests
2 overall top-10s
0 category wins
average top 26%

A tough matchup

18–2 behind in the head-to-head

Bad Boyz BBQ ahead in 90% of their meetings

Bad Boyz BBQ has come out ahead in 18 of their 20 shared contests.

The weak link

−4.3 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 4.33 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 32% of the time against 18%.

Brisket avg 162.77
Chicken avg 167.10
9 calls in 28 entries

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A strong matchup

8–2 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 80% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Que'd Up in 8 of their 10 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

16 of 20 shared chicken entries lost

Bad Boyz BBQ ahead 80% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, Bad Boyz BBQ has out-cooked them in 16 of 20 shared chicken entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

THUNDERDOME BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.

A May team

Top 26% average finish in May

Something about May: average finish in the top 26% across 3 contests, versus top 50% the rest of the year.

3 May contests
top 50% the rest of the year

The long haul

11,546 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 11,546 miles across 28 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 1,370 miles to World Barbecue Championship.

28 mapped stops
furthest 1,370 mi

The metronome

±2.41% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.41% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 91.5% of a perfect score
28 contests

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
2017 ↗	Master	#1708 (124 pts)	#2050 (99 pts)	#1406 (209 pts)	#2794 (59 pts)	#1730 (134 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#927 (363 pts)	#950 (383 pts)	#745 (538 pts)	#1221 (273 pts)	#754 (513 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#1887 (110 pts)	#1892 (115 pts)	#1977 (100 pts)	#2225 (60 pts)	#1348 (205 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#1052 (294 pts)	#966 (364 pts)	#864 (424 pts)	#1116 (294 pts)	#1206 (254 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#730 (427 pts)	#741 (442 pts)	#674 (492 pts)	#564 (587 pts)	#578 (552 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to RUB YOUR MEAT BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.

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

ShowMeMoSmoke

#1,372 of the rated field

1574 power rating

Contests: 33
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 15%
Peak: 1592

Careers of much the same size, 33 contests to 28, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 30 contests
last seen Sep 30, 2026

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SmoKEN Meatz

#1,373 of the rated field

1574 power rating

Contests: 30
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 33%
Peak: 1574

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 30 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 30 contests
last seen Jun 13, 2026

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MONKEYS' UNCLES BBQ

#1,378 of the rated field

1574 power rating

Contests: 22
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 18%
Peak: 1586

22 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 18% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 22 contests
last seen May 31, 2019

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Go Ham BBQ

#1,376 of the rated field

1574 power rating

Contests: 24
GCs: 5
Top-10s: 38%
Peak: 1594

They turned up 5 years after RUB YOUR MEAT BBQ did, first appearing in 2018.

rated over 20 contests
last seen Nov 5, 2025

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BUCKY'S BADASS BBQ

#1,370 of the rated field

1574 power rating

Contests: 20
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 25%
Peak: 1587

Level with RUB YOUR MEAT BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 20 contests
last seen Aug 14, 2020

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BYG'S BBQ

#1,371 of the rated field

1574 power rating

Contests: 20
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 25%
Peak: 1574

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 18 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 18 contests
last seen Sep 25, 2026

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
Bad Boyz BBQ	20	2	18	10%	⚔ compare
Your Behind BBQ	18	11	7	61%	⚔ compare
LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ	18	2	16	11%	⚔ compare
KNIFE PORK AND SPOON	16	4	12	25%	⚔ compare
BIG POPPA SMOKERS	15	1	14	7%	⚔ compare
MONSOON BBQ	14	8	6	57%	⚔ compare
THE PIT CREW BBQ OF AZ	13	3	10	23%	⚔ compare
COW TIPPIN BBQ	13	3	10	23%	⚔ compare
IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ	13	0	13	0%	⚔ compare
DJS SMOKIN' BBQ	12	8	4	67%	⚔ compare
Karnivorous	11	5	6	45%	⚔ compare
SHIG NINJA BBQ	11	3	8	27%	⚔ compare
TOYS 4 BBQ'N	11	2	9	18%	⚔ compare
Burnin and Lootin	11	1	10	9%	⚔ compare
Que'd Up	10	8	2	80%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	28	5	0	1	180 🔥	154.8228	167.10	top 49%
Pork Ribs	28	7	0	1	176.0116	150.2856	164.65	top 48%
Pork	28	6	0	3	178.2972	139.8856	164.54	top 52%
Brisket	28	9	1	3	176.0228	138.8572	162.77	top 51%

“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	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	1	top 82%
Medium (20–39)	15	top 54%
Large (40+)	12	top 42%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
AZ	17	top 52%
NV	5	top 59%
CA	4	top 31%
AL	1	top 74%
CO	1	top 32%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Del Mar BBQ Championship	2	7	top 46%	Aug 18, 2017
USA Barbecue Championship	2	24	top 70%	Oct 27, 2016
Northern Arizona BBQ Festival	2	10	top 53%	Jun 13, 2014

More numbers

Busiest season 2016 7 contests

Contests a season 4.7 across 6 seasons in the data

Most contests held in AZ 17 of 28 contests · 5 states in all

Contests visited 25 3 of them more than once

Opponents faced 538 finished ahead 627 times, behind 593

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

20185 milestones

Jan 19 25th tracked contest Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge
May 4 First overall podium City of Show Low's 6th Annual BBQ Throwdown
May 4 Career-best overall score693.7028 City of Show Low's 6th Annual BBQ Throwdown
Sep 28 Peak power rating (1574) Mazatzal Grill Masters BBQ competition & Testicle Festival
Sep 28 Most recent contest Mazatzal Grill Masters BBQ competition & Testicle Festival

20171 milestone

Dec 15 First perfect 180 (Chicken) Down Town Barbecue Throw down (JUDGES FULL)

20161 milestone

Feb 19 First category win (Brisket) The Queen Creek BBQ Battle

20141 milestone

Oct 30 10th tracked contest USA Barbecue Championship

20134 milestones

Jan 25 First tracked contest 5th Annual Lake Havasu Music Brews & BBQ Championship
Feb 16 First call Chubby Hubby BBQ Bash
Jun 14 First overall top-10 Northern Arizona BBQ Festival
Jun 14 First overall past 90% of a perfect score659.4282 Northern Arizona BBQ Festival

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+16.5	City of Show Low's 6th Annual BBQ Throwdown	May 4, 2018
+14.7	Del Mar BBQ Championship	Jul 15, 2016
+14.5	Turf & Surf BBQ Championship	Aug 17, 2018
+11.5	Outwest Food Fest BBQ Competiton	Jan 27, 2017
+11	The Guinea Pig (Competitor's Series)	Feb 21, 2014

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-13.2	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	Mar 22, 2013
-9.5	Chubby Hubby BBQ Bash	Feb 16, 2013
-7.2	Del Mar BBQ Championship	Aug 18, 2017
-6.6	AZ Rhythm & Ribs	Sep 5, 2014
-6	Northern Arizona BBQ Festival	Jun 13, 2014

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — 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	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2018	4	2	0	75%	top 26%	96.3%	93.8%
2017	4	0	0	100%	top 51%	94.4%	92.2%
2016	7	1	1	86%	top 51%	95.6%	92.2%
2015	3	0	0	67%	top 47%	93.1%	91.8%
2014	5	0	0	80%	top 57%	93%	90.6%
2013	5	1	0	60%	top 62%	91.6%	89.1%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Sep 28, 2018	Mazatzal Grill Masters BBQ competition & Testicle Festival Payson, AZ	18 / 40 (657.5768)	27 (159.9428)	21 (162.2628)	10 (171.9656)	18 (163.4056)
Aug 17, 2018	Turf & Surf BBQ Championship Del Mar, CA	4 / 51 (679.9084)	9 (172.5484)	32 (161.0856)	2 (178.2972)	13 (167.9772)
May 4, 2018	City of Show Low's 6th Annual BBQ Throwdown Show Low, AZ	3 / 52 (693.7028)	20 (170.8344)	16 (172)	7 (174.8456)	2 (176.0228)
Jan 19, 2018	Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge Bullhead City, AZ	31 / 70 (670.7084)	16 (173.1084)	40 (165.6800)	15 (171.9772)	53 (159.9428)
Dec 15, 2017	Down Town Barbecue Throw down (JUDGES FULL) Las Vegas, NV	12 / 30 (674.7544)	2 (180)	11 (168.5372)	13 (169.1200)	26 (157.0972)
Sep 29, 2017	Rim County BBQ Classic and Testicle Festival Payson, AZ	19 / 36 (664.4680)	20 (162.2284)	24 (162.8684)	14 (169.6800)	10 (169.6912)
Aug 18, 2017	Del Mar BBQ Championship Del Mar, CA	40 / 52 (637.4968)	37 (161.1084)	29 (163.3828)	52 (139.8856)	8 (173.1200)
Jan 27, 2017	Outwest Food Fest BBQ Competiton Quartzsite, AZ	12 / 34 (679.3484)	17 (170.2628)	4 (173.1544)	26 (164.5256)	10 (171.4056)
Dec 9, 2016	Down Town Throw Down Barbecue Championships Las Vegas, NV	19 / 28 (663.8972)	13 (171.9772)	9 (171.4172)	27 (154.8228)	15 (165.6800)
Nov 11, 2016	World Barbecue Championship Orange Beach, AL	66 / 89 (659.8284)	34 (171.9772)	70 (161.6572)	52 (166.2628)	72 (159.9312)
Nov 4, 2016	World BBQ Festival Peoria, AZ	16 / 31 (655.3716)	30 (154.8228)	3 (173.7716)	28 (155.9200)	9 (170.8572)
Oct 27, 2016	USA Barbecue Championship Laughlin, NV	24 / 36 (658.6972)	31 (161.6456)	5 (173.7028)	19 (166.8344)	31 (156.5144)
Jul 15, 2016	Del Mar BBQ Championship Del Mar, CA	7 / 47 (688.5260)	5 (175.4516)	19 (170.2628)	2 (175.4288)	23 (167.3828)
May 6, 2016	4th Annual BBQ Throwdown Show Low, AZ	14 / 39 (669.6116)	12 (171.4172)	8 (173.1544)	23 (163.9428)	24 (161.0972)
Feb 19, 2016	The Queen Creek BBQ Battle Queen Creek, AZ	17 / 37 (649.0400)	20 (164.5600)	33 (152.5144)	29 (158.2284)	1 (173.7372)
Dec 11, 2015	2015 Downtown Barbecue Throwdown Las Vegas, NV	14 / 30 (670.2284)	13 (171.4056)	16 (165.1200)	24 (158.8572)	4 (174.8456)
May 1, 2015	Show Low BBQ Throwdown Show Low, AZ	13 / 35 (666.7888)	23 (165.7256)	23 (161.6572)	17 (165.1088)	2 (174.2972)
Feb 27, 2015	6th Annual Lake Havasu Music Brews & BBQ Championship Lake Havasu City, AZ	47 / 82 (645.0632)	16 (170.2856)	66 (152.5260)	46 (163.4172)	49 (158.8344)
Oct 30, 2014	USA Barbecue Championship Laughlin, NV	58 / 79 (653.6800)	54 (165.1200)	4 (176.0116)	61 (161.1772)	70 (151.3712)
Sep 12, 2014	Colorado Pork & Hops Challenge Grand Junction, CO	15 / 47 (669.5884)	5 (176.5600)	19 (165.1200)	18 (168.5140)	31 (159.3944)
Sep 5, 2014	AZ Rhythm & Ribs Cottonwood, AZ	14 / 17 (652.4344)	15 (160.5256)	14 (158.8116)	11 (166.2400)	12 (166.8572)
Jun 13, 2014	Northern Arizona BBQ Festival Williams, AZ	26 / 35 (634.6856)	27 (162.2284)	17 (161.6800)	10 (167.3828)	34 (143.3944)
Feb 21, 2014	The Guinea Pig (Competitor's Series) Indio, CA	12 / 48 (650.1828)	4 (173.1772)	11 (162.2628)	24 (159.3600)	34 (155.3828)
Oct 18, 2013	A Smokin' Good Time Prescott Valley, AZ	13 / 24 (655.3368)	12 (165.6912)	17 (160.5372)	18 (159.4172)	4 (169.6912)
Jun 14, 2013	Northern Arizona BBQ Festival Williams, AZ	10 / 32 (659.4282)	18 (163.4286)	9 (168.5712)	14 (164.5714)	11 (162.8570)
Mar 22, 2013	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Tucson, AZ	28 / 30 (608.0004)	15 (161.7144)	23 (153.7144)	24 (153.7144)	29 (138.8572)
Feb 16, 2013	Chubby Hubby BBQ Bash Mesa, AZ	25 / 31 (644.5714)	31 (158.8570)	29 (150.2856)	2 (173.1430)	17 (162.2858)
Jan 25, 2013	5th Annual Lake Havasu Music Brews & BBQ Championship Lake Havasu City, AZ	44 / 86 (641.1432)	38 (162.2858)	12 (168.5716)	39 (164.5714)	77 (145.7144)

RUB YOUR MEAT 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 (13 found in their record)

Perfect scores on the board

On the rise

They almost always walk

High-water mark

Their season

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

Chicken nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

A May team

The long haul

The metronome

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, averaged over 5 contests — 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)