BUBBA JOE'S BBQ

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

Power ranking

#2822

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1510

peak 1530 · rated over 7 contests ⓘ

Best runs

straight top-10s

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-03-29

latest 2015-04-24

Best ToY finish

#744

Master 2013

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

2 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 8 contests

Avg finish

top 44%

overall standings

Best overall

673.0512 / 720

Master · Murphysboro Barbecue Cook-off

Perfect 180s

Current form

630.67 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 641.45 (-10.78)

Walk rate

100%

contests with a top-10 call

Top-10 streak

best run (overall)

Best single call

175.4400

Chicken · Wabash Ribber Fest

Consistency

±43.24

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 170.36 · weakest Brisket (147.42)

Road miles

409

mi across 8 mapped stops · furthest 88 mi

Schedule strength

17%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1524)

Master avg

641.45 / 720

8 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (7 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

100% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 8 of 8 contests

A top-10 category call in 100% of their 8 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

673.0512 career-best overall

93.5% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 673.0512 at Murphysboro Barbecue Cook-off — 93.5% of a perfect 720.

Master
2013-09-19

Their season

2013 their best year

2013 was the year it came together: 5 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 26%.

5 contests
3 overall top-10s
0 category wins
average top 26%

A tough matchup

7–0 behind in the head-to-head

One2BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

One2BBQ has come out ahead in 7 of their 7 shared contests.

The weak link

−22.9 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 22.93 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 38% of the time against 75%.

Brisket avg 147.42
Chicken avg 170.36
3 calls in 8 entries

Chicken nemesis

5 of 7 shared chicken entries lost

One2BBQ ahead 71% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, One2BBQ has out-cooked them in 5 of 7 shared chicken entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

THE FLYING BURRITOS has landed one call behind them 2 times.

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

Outer Limits BBQ

#2811 of the rated field

1510 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 14%
Peak: 1513

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to BUBBA JOE'S BBQ)

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team BUBBA JOE'S BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 7 contests
last seen 2015-07-31

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BBQwithDREW

#2810 of the rated field

1510 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 29%
Peak: 1521

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 7 contests
last seen 2024-08-02

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SMOKIN WINE-O'S

#2826 of the rated field

1510 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 25%
Peak: 1517

No shared contest yet.

They turned up 5 years after BUBBA JOE'S BBQ did, first appearing in 2018.

rated over 7 contests
last seen 2022-07-22

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The 4th Little Pig

#2818 of the rated field

1510 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 29%
Peak: 1510

No shared contest yet.

Level with BUBBA JOE'S BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 7 contests
last seen 2022-04-08

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SWEDISH PIG

#2828 of the rated field

1510 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 29%
Peak: 1514

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 7 contests
last seen 2015-08-28

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HIGH PLAINS SMOKERS

#2827 of the rated field

1510 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 29%
Peak: 1513

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 7 contests
last seen 2014-09-19

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
RURAL ROUTE BBQ	7	4	3	57%	⚔ compare
One2BBQ	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
Its 5 Oclock Somewhere	6	3	3	50%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN T'S	6	3	3	50%	⚔ compare
THE FLYING BURRITOS	5	4	1	80%	⚔ compare
HOBBIE BAR-B-Q	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
BIG JT'S SMOKIN BBQ	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
GILLY'S BBQ	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
SON SEEKERS BBQ	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	8	6	0	175.4400	161.7140	170.36	top 20%
Pork Ribs	8	1	0	166.2860	142.2400	157.55	top 61%
Pork	8	5	2	175.4172	152.4912	166.13	top 38%
Brisket	8	3	0	170.8570	20.0000	147.42	top 41%

“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
IL	6	top 41%
IN	1	top 59%
KY	1	top 48%

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	3	0	top 20%
Large (40+)	5	0	top 58%

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

On the trail 2.1 yrs 2013-03-29 → 2015-04-24

Busiest season 2013 5 contests

Contests a season 2.7 across 3 seasons in the data

Cooks most in IL 6 of 8 contests · 3 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 8 0 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 8 entries · 0 wins · 6 calls

Strongest meat Chicken averages 170.36 · weakest Brisket (147.42)

Walk rate 100% a top-10 call in 8 of 8 contests

Overall top-10 rate 38% 3 of 8 contests

Best top-10 run 3 straight contests

Master average 641.45 out of 720 · 8 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 227 196–161 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 409 8 mapped stops · furthest 88 mi

Schedule strength 1524 average field rating faced — tougher than 17% of rated contests

Power rating 1510 peak 1530 · #2822 of 6,413 rated

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

2013
Mar 29 First tracked contest Benton KY Kiwanis Barbeque Kook Off
Mar 29 First call Benton KY Kiwanis Barbeque Kook Off
Mar 29 First overall past 90% of a perfect score655.9994 Benton KY Kiwanis Barbeque Kook Off
Apr 26 First overall top-10 Wabash Ribber Fest Barbecue Championship
Sep 19 Career-best overall score673.0512 Murphysboro Barbecue Cook-off
Sep 19 Peak power rating (1530) Murphysboro Barbecue Cook-off
2015
Apr 24 Career-best single call (Chicken)175.4400 Wabash Ribber Fest
Apr 24 Most recent contest Wabash Ribber Fest

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+10.7	Wabash Ribber Fest Barbecue Championship	2013-04-26
+10.1	Murphysboro Barbecue Cook-off	2013-09-19
+8.1	Randolph County Pig Party	2013-05-17
+1.4	Benton KY Kiwanis Barbeque Kook Off	2013-03-29

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-15.9	Wabash Ribberfest Barbecue Championship	2014-04-25
-2.4	2nd Annual Parkinson's Smoke Out	2014-04-03
-1.8	Wabash Ribber Fest	2015-04-24

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)

Season by season

Season	Contests	Top-10s	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2015	1	0	100%	top 61%	88.9%	88.9%
2014	2	0	100%	top 80%	89.7%	81.7%
2013	5	3	100%	top 26%	93.5%	92.1%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2015-04-24	Wabash Ribber Fest Mt. Carmel, IL	28 / 46 (639.9196)	5 (175.4400)	43 (142.2400)	36 (155.9768)	18 (166.2628)
2014-04-25	Wabash Ribberfest Barbecue Championship Mt. Carmel, IL	50 / 50 (530.2632)	12 (168.5600)	15 (166.2860)	4 (175.4172)	50 (20.0000)
2014-04-03	2nd Annual Parkinson's Smoke Out Evansville, IN	38 / 64 (646.1140)	4 (173.7028)	52 (155.9428)	58 (152.4912)	23 (163.9772)
2013-09-19	Murphysboro Barbecue Cook-off Murphysboro, IL	16 / 76 (673.0512)	10 (173.1428)	54 (159.3600)	6 (174.8456)	28 (165.7028)
2013-06-14	Southern Pride Invitational (Competitor's Series) unrated Marion, IL	4 / 29 (663.9996)	7 (168.0000)	4 (165.1428)	3 (173.1428)	15 (157.7140)
2013-05-17	Randolph County Pig Party Steeleville, IL	7 / 25 (654.8566)	13 (161.7140)	14 (159.4286)	5 (166.8570)	5 (166.8570)
2013-04-26	Wabash Ribber Fest Barbecue Championship Mt. Carmel, IL	7 / 36 (667.4278)	5 (169.1426)	21 (157.7140)	3 (172.5714)	9 (167.9998)
2013-03-29	Benton KY Kiwanis Barbeque Kook Off Benton, KY	19 / 40 (655.9994)	6 (173.1426)	33 (154.2856)	33 (157.7142)	9 (170.8570)

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
2013 ↗	Master	#744 (416 pts)	#691 (476 pts)	#1173 (251 pts)	#700 (476 pts)	#691 (471 pts)