RUB WON OUT

RUB WON OUT is a competition barbecue team with 26 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 2nd of 36 at the Dr.George Smith BBQ Brawl (COMPETITORS SERIES) (), and they have finished Reserve Grand Champion once. They are ranked #2919 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “RUB-WON-OUT”.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#2,919

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1508

peak 1541 · rated over 24 contests1 invitational or side-series contest not counted

Contests

in the data

First seen

Jan 25, 2013

latest Aug 23, 2019 · 6.6 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#827

Master 2013 · every season

Grand champs

1 reserve

Category wins

3 podiums

Overall top-10s

4% of 26 contests

Avg finish

top 53%

overall standings

Best overall

681.6228 / 720

Master · Flames on the Flint

Perfect 180s

Current form

650.41 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 661.87 (-11.46)

Walk rate

58%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

176.5600

Pork · First Tennessee Bank Bluegrass & BBQ (COMPETITOR'S SERIES) (JUDGES FULL)

Consistency

±13.57

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 167.49 · weakest Brisket (163.65)

Road miles

24,862

across 25 mapped stops · furthest 9,639 mi

Schedule strength

47%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1562)

Purse competed for

$11K

listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 1 state-championship entry

Master avg

661.87 / 720

24 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (11 found in their record)

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

The heartbreaker

4.6400 points from the title

Came within 4.6400 points of the Grand Championship at Dr.George Smith BBQ Brawl (COMPETITORS SERIES) ().

Happy hunting ground

Top 20% average finish here

Lakeland Pig Festival is their spot: an average finish in the top 20% across 2 visits.

2 visits
best finish 12th
average top 20%

High-water mark

681.6228 career-best overall

94.7% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 681.6228 at Flames on the Flint — 94.7% of a perfect 720.

Master
Mar 13, 2015

Their season

2013 their best year

2013 was the year it came together: 3 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 28%.

3 contests
0 overall top-10s
0 category wins
average top 28%

A tough matchup

11–0 behind in the head-to-head

Organizer Portal ahead in 100% of their meetings

Organizer Portal has come out ahead in 11 of their 11 shared contests.

A strong matchup

4–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 80% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS in 4 of their 5 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

9 of 11 shared chicken entries lost

Organizer Portal ahead 82% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, Organizer Portal has out-cooked them in 9 of 11 shared chicken entries.

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Announced themselves early

2nd at their very first contest

Finished 2 of 36 at their very first tracked contest, Dr.George Smith BBQ Brawl (COMPETITORS SERIES) ().

36-team field

A March team

Top 44% average finish in March

Something about March: average finish in the top 44% across 3 contests, versus top 53% the rest of the year.

3 March contests
top 53% the rest of the year

The long haul

24,862 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 24,862 miles across 25 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 9,639 miles to Yak Ales Melbourne Barbecue Festival.

25 mapped stops
furthest 9,639 mi

The metronome

±2.06% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.06% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 92.1% of a perfect score
26 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	#1443 (179 pts)	#1734 (134 pts)	#1629 (159 pts)	#1730 (134 pts)	#1337 (224 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#1492 (179 pts)	#1415 (209 pts)	#1278 (249 pts)	#1784 (139 pts)	#1626 (164 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#1154 (245 pts)	#882 (405 pts)	#1214 (255 pts)	#1472 (190 pts)	#1296 (220 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#988 (318 pts)	#865 (418 pts)	#1072 (308 pts)	#1467 (198 pts)	#988 (333 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#827 (369 pts)	#718 (459 pts)	#1136 (264 pts)	#939 (339 pts)	#920 (334 pts)

Overall rank by season

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The teams rated closest to RUB WON OUT, 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.

Hoggy Style

#2,907 of the rated field

1508 power rating

Contests: 27
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 15%
Peak: 1571

They've been 1571 at their best, 63 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 27 contests
last seen Mar 28, 2025

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THE BEARDED ONE BBQ

#2,911 of the rated field

1508 power rating

Contests: 21
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 5%
Peak: 1529

Careers of much the same size, 21 contests to 26, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 21 contests
last seen Oct 22, 2022

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Brisket Bones n Brews

#2,932 of the rated field

1507 power rating

Contests: 21
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 10%
Peak: 1509

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

rated over 20 contests
last seen Jul 17, 2026

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Slapshot BBQ

#2,914 of the rated field

1508 power rating

Contests: 20
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 5%
Peak: 1540

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

rated over 20 contests
last seen May 10, 2019

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JB'S SMOKESHACK

#2,922 of the rated field

1508 power rating

Contests: 20
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 35%
Peak: 1526

Level with RUB WON OUT on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 20 contests
last seen Apr 22, 2017

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JD'S LIPSMAKIN SMOKERS

#2,931 of the rated field

1507 power rating

Contests: 17
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 18%
Peak: 1511

Fewer contests behind them than RUB WON OUT has cooked, 17 to 26, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

rated over 17 contests
last seen Jul 28, 2017

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
Organizer Portal	11	0	11	0%	⚔ compare
WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS	10	1	9	10%	⚔ compare
SMOKE ON THIS	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
Under the Radar	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
DIRTY OL' BUTT SLAPPERS	7	2	5	29%	⚔ compare
THE ALGOOD BAR-B-Q PIT CREW	7	2	5	29%	⚔ compare
ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
SOGGY BOTTOM SMOKERS	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
KILLER HOGS	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS	5	4	1	80%	⚔ compare
BIG ORANGE SMOKERS	5	4	1	80%	⚔ compare
RT QUE KUSINE	5	4	1	80%	⚔ compare
Q SMOKE	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
CAMP-BELL BBQ	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	26	8	0	2	176.5600	152.4912	167.49	top 52%
Pork Ribs	26	6	0	0	174.2744	155.4056	167.28	top 46%
Pork	25	2	1	1	176.5600	154.2516	164.27	top 63%
Brisket	24	2	0	0	174.2856	153.6456	163.65	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)	15	0	top 60%
Large (40+)	10	0	top 43%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
TN	12	top 55%
GA	3	top 66%
MS	3	top 37%
KY	2	top 73%
FL	2	top 20%
IN	1	top 52%
WV	1	top 88%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Lakeland Pig Festival	2	12	0	top 20%	Jan 30, 2015

More numbers

Busiest season 2015 9 contests

Contests a season 3.3 across 8 seasons in the data

Most contests held in TN 13 of 26 contests · 7 states in all

Contests visited 24 1 of them more than once

Opponents faced 718 finished ahead 572 times, behind 507

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

20191 milestone

Aug 23 Most recent contest Great Americana BBQ Festival

20181 milestone

Aug 24 25th tracked contest Great American BBQ Festival (JUDGES FULL)

20172 milestones

Feb 4 First category win (Pork) Yak Ales Melbourne Barbecue Festival
Sep 22 Career-best single call (Pork)176.5600 First Tennessee Bank Bluegrass & BBQ (COMPETITOR'S SERIES) (JUDGES FULL)

20153 milestones

Jan 30 Peak power rating (1541) Lakeland Pig Festival
Feb 6 10th tracked contest Brasstown Valley's BBQ Throwdown - GBC Qualifier (TEAM SPOTS AVAILABLE --- JUDGES FULL)
Mar 13 Career-best overall score681.6228 Flames on the Flint

—6 milestones

First tracked contest Dr.George Smith BBQ Brawl (COMPETITORS SERIES)
First call Dr.George Smith BBQ Brawl (COMPETITORS SERIES)
First overall top-10 Dr.George Smith BBQ Brawl (COMPETITORS SERIES)
First overall podium Dr.George Smith BBQ Brawl (COMPETITORS SERIES)
First Reserve Championship Dr.George Smith BBQ Brawl (COMPETITORS SERIES)
First overall past 90% of a perfect score521.6572 Dr.George Smith BBQ Brawl (COMPETITORS SERIES)

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+11.9	Don't Be Cruel BBQ Duel Benefiting Link Centre	Mar 14, 2014
+10.8	Lakeland Pig Festival	Jan 25, 2013
+9.5	Lakeland Pig Festival	Jan 30, 2015
+7.9	Stand By Your Grill	Aug 16, 2013
+7.5	Tony Stone-Cookeville Cook-off	Sep 8, 2017

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-13.9	Lewisburg Rotary Club BBQ CookOff	May 22, 2015
-8.9	"Come to Compete, Come to Learn" NBBQA Championship	Mar 6, 2015
-8.7	Brasstown Valley Resort BBQ Throwdown (Teams & Judges Full)	Feb 3, 2017
-8.7	Almost Heaven BBQ Bash	Jun 19, 2015
-7	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	Jun 20, 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)
—	1	1	0	100%	top 6%	96.6%	96.6%
2019	1	0	0	0%	top 72%	90.1%	90.1%
2018	1	0	0	0%	top 75%	89.8%	89.8%
2017	4	0	1	75%	top 55%	93.7%	90.6%
2016	3	0	0	67%	top 55%	94.1%	93%
2015	9	0	0	44%	top 65%	94.7%	91.9%
2014	4	0	0	75%	top 45%	94.6%	92.6%
2013	3	0	0	67%	top 28%	93.9%	92.7%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Aug 23, 2019	Great Americana BBQ Festival 🏅 Franklin, TN	28 / 39 (648.3996)	28 (164.5484)	17 (169.1200)	33 (161.0856)	31 (153.6456)
Aug 24, 2018	Great American BBQ Festival (JUDGES FULL) Franklin, TN	27 / 36 (646.7656)	27 (162.2744)	19 (167.9656)	32 (156.5256)	27 (160)
Sep 22, 2017	First Tennessee Bank Bluegrass & BBQ (COMPETITOR'S SERIES) (JUDGES FULL) Columbia, TN	—	19 (162.2284)	12 (169.6800)	4 (176.5600)	—
Sep 8, 2017	Tony Stone-Cookeville Cook-off Cookeville, TN	13 / 34 (674.7084)	22 (167.9656)	17 (167.3828)	22 (167.3828)	7 (171.9772)
Feb 4, 2017	Yak Ales Melbourne Barbecue Festival Melbourne	15 / 43 (640.0228)	30 (154.3088)	22 (155.4056)	1 (173.2000)	21 (157.1084)
Feb 3, 2017	Brasstown Valley Resort BBQ Throwdown (Teams & Judges Full) Young Harris, GA	38 / 41 (642.1372)	39 (159.3828)	30 (163.9772)	39 (156.5144)	29 (162.2628)
Sep 9, 2016	The Tony Stone Cookeville Cookoff Cookeville, TN	15 / 30 (677.6460)	10 (172.5600)	6 (174.2744)	25 (162.8344)	17 (167.9772)
Aug 26, 2016	Franklin BBQ Festival Presented By Franklin Noon Rotary Club Franklin, TN	13 / 31 (664.5256)	22 (162.2284)	4 (173.1544)	17 (163.4056)	13 (165.7372)
May 20, 2016	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Southhaven, MS	21 / 29 (666.6740)	20 (169.1200)	20 (166.2284)	19 (166.2400)	22 (165.0856)
Nov 20, 2015	Bar-B-Cure Knoxville, TN	22 / 35 (656.4228)	6 (174.2628)	21 (163.9428)	28 (160.5600)	24 (157.6572)
Jul 17, 2015	Wine, Brew & Bar-B-Que Too! New Palestine, IN	23 / 44 (674.7656)	30 (166.8228)	26 (167.4172)	20 (170.2628)	14 (170.2628)
Jun 19, 2015	Almost Heaven BBQ Bash Buckhannon, WV	36 / 41 (642.1940)	38 (152.4912)	16 (170.8572)	30 (162.2628)	30 (156.5828)
Jun 5, 2015	Bourbon City BBQ Festival Bardstown, KY	24 / 34 (662.7540)	8 (173.1200)	6 (173.1428)	31 (159.3940)	29 (157.0972)
May 22, 2015	Lewisburg Rotary Club BBQ CookOff Lewisburg, TN	27 / 28 (645.0972)	18 (168.5600)	25 (161.1428)	28 (157.0972)	27 (158.2972)
Mar 13, 2015	Flames on the Flint Bainbridge, GA	26 / 72 (681.6228)	48 (167.9772)	27 (170.8228)	26 (170.8228)	20 (172)
Mar 6, 2015	"Come to Compete, Come to Learn" NBBQA Championship Nashville, TN	21 / 25 (661.5768)	18 (169.1084)	17 (166.8228)	21 (163.9656)	20 (161.6800)
Feb 6, 2015	Brasstown Valley's BBQ Throwdown - GBC Qualifier (TEAM SPOTS AVAILABLE --- JUDGES FULL) Young Harris, GA	24 / 35 (657.6344)	27 (164)	4 (173.7372)	28 (161.0972)	26 (158.8000)
Jan 30, 2015	Lakeland Pig Festival Lakeland, FL	14 / 62 (672.5828)	2 (176.0228)	16 (166.8572)	29 (165.7256)	30 (163.9772)
Oct 17, 2014	Mid-South Barbecue Festival Mount Pleasant, TN	16 / 35 (678.8000)	21 (169.1200)	9 (172.5600)	23 (166.2972)	13 (170.8228)
Jun 20, 2014	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Lexington, KY	21 / 28 (643.2912)	7 (171.4056)	18 (162.8112)	27 (154.2516)	22 (154.8228)
May 30, 2014	The Rotary Club of West Knoxville - Rocky Top Hummin' & Strummin' BBQ Cook-Off Knoxville, TN	23 / 48 (662.7424)	14 (171.4056)	40 (159.9656)	29 (165.1200)	17 (166.2512)
Mar 14, 2014	Don't Be Cruel BBQ Duel Benefiting Link Centre Tupelo, MS	12 / 95 (681.1084)	7 (176.5600)	26 (167.9656)	55 (164)	11 (172.5828)
Aug 16, 2013	Stand By Your Grill Fulton, MS	17 / 62 (675.9312)	34 (166.8228)	40 (163.4172)	12 (171.4056)	10 (174.2856)
Jun 21, 2013	Queen City Cook-Off Clarksville, TN	15 / 39 (670.8570)	16 (169.1428)	15 (167.4286)	22 (166.2856)	17 (168)
Jan 25, 2013	Lakeland Pig Festival Lakeland, FL	12 / 70 (656.5714)	2 (171.4286)	26 (160)	16 (164.5712)	24 (160.5716)
—	Dr.George Smith BBQ Brawl (COMPETITORS SERIES) unrated Murfreesboro, TN	2 / 36 (521.6572)	5 (171.9772)	5 (173.1200)	—	—

An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.

RUB WON OUT

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (11 found in their record)

The heartbreaker

Happy hunting ground

High-water mark

Their season

A tough matchup

A strong matchup

Chicken nemesis

Announced themselves early

A March 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)