RUB WON OUT

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

Power ranking

#2927

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1507

peak 1540 · rated over 23 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-01-25

latest 2019-08-23

Best ToY finish

#827

Master 2013

Grand champs

1 reserve

Category wins

3 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 25 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 661.83 (-11.42)

Walk rate

60%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

176.5600

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

Consistency

±13.86

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork Ribs

avg 167.57 · weakest Brisket (163.53)

Road miles

24,787

mi across 24 mapped stops · furthest 9629 mi

Schedule strength

48%

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

Purse competed for

$11K

listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

GCs in 1 state-championship entries

Master avg

661.83 / 720

23 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (13 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.

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%

They almost always walk

60% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 15 of 25 contests

A top-10 category call in 60% of their 25 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

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
2015-03-13

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.

The weak link

−4.0 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 4.04 points below their pork ribs, and turns into a call 9% of the time against 24%.

Brisket avg 163.53
Pork Ribs avg 167.57
2 calls in 23 entries

A strong matchup

4–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

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

Pork Ribs nemesis

11 of 11 shared pork ribs entries lost

Organizer Portal ahead 100% of the time

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

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

24,787 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 24,787 miles across 24 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 9,629 miles to Yak Ales Melbourne Barbecue Festival.

24 mapped stops
furthest 9,629 mi

The metronome

±1.92% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.92% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 91.9% of a perfect score
25 contests

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

SWINEHOLIO

#2943 of the rated field

1507 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1510

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to RUB WON OUT)

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team RUB WON OUT has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 5 contests
last seen 2015-06-05

⚔ Head-to-head

BBQ Bonanza

#2921 of the rated field

1507 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 21
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 10%
Peak: 1526

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 21 contests to 25, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 21 contests
last seen 2024-04-05

⚔ Head-to-head

Brisket Bones n Brews

#2917 of the rated field

1507 ▲ 0 power rating

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

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 20 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 20 contests
last seen 2026-07-17

⚔ Head-to-head

At Ease

#2910 of the rated field

1507 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 27
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 4%
Peak: 1507

No shared contest yet.

27 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 4% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 27 contests
last seen 2026-08-28

⚔ Head-to-head

JOHNSON'S BREW N BBQ

#2922 of the rated field

1507 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 19
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 5%
Peak: 1514

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 18 contests
last seen 2020-04-06

⚔ Head-to-head

ELI'S PIT CREW

#2942 of the rated field

1507 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 18
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 17%
Peak: 1509

No shared contest yet.

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 2018-09-28

⚔ Head-to-head

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	9	1	8	11%	⚔ compare
SMOKE ON THIS	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
THE ALGOOD BAR-B-Q PIT CREW	7	2	5	29%	⚔ compare
ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
Under the Radar	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
DIRTY OL' BUTT SLAPPERS	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
KILLER HOGS	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
BIG ORANGE SMOKERS	5	4	1	80%	⚔ compare
RT QUE KUSINE	5	4	1	80%	⚔ compare
CAMP-BELL BBQ	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
Big B BBQ Company	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
SOGGY BOTTOM SMOKERS	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
JIGGY PIGGY	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	25	8	0	2	176.5600	152.4912	167.34	top 53%
Pork Ribs	25	6	0	0	174.2744	155.4056	167.57	top 44%
Pork	24	2	1	1	176.5600	154.2516	164.24	top 63%
Brisket	23	2	0	0	174.2856	153.6456	163.53	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 state / province

Where	Contests	Avg finish
TN	11	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%

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	15	0	top 60%
Large (40+)	9	0	top 43%

Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Lakeland Pig Festival	2	12	0	top 20%	2015-01-30

The story so far (16 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 6.6 yrs 2013-01-25 → 2019-08-23

Busiest season 2015 9 contests

Contests a season 3.1 across 8 seasons in the data

Cooks most in TN 12 of 25 contests · 7 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 23 1 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 25 entries · 0 wins · 8 calls

Strongest meat Pork Ribs averages 167.57 · weakest Brisket (163.53)

Walk rate 60% a top-10 call in 15 of 25 contests

Overall top-10 rate 4% 1 of 25 contests

Master average 661.83 out of 720 · 23 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 697 547–485 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 24,787 24 mapped stops · furthest 9,629 mi

Schedule strength 1562 average field rating faced — tougher than 48% of rated contests

Purse competed for $11,350 listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships 0 from 1 state-championship entries

Power rating 1507 peak 1540 · #2927 of 6,413 rated

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

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)
2013
Jan 25 First overall past 90% of a perfect score656.5714 Lakeland Pig Festival
2015
Jan 30 Peak power rating (1540) Lakeland Pig Festival
Mar 6 10th tracked contest "Come to Compete, Come to Learn" NBBQA Championship
Mar 13 Career-best overall score681.6228 Flames on the Flint
2017
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)
2019
Aug 23 25th tracked contest Great Americana BBQ Festival
Aug 23 Most recent contest Great Americana BBQ Festival

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	2014-03-14
+10.8	Lakeland Pig Festival	2013-01-25
+9.5	Lakeland Pig Festival	2015-01-30
+7.9	Stand By Your Grill	2013-08-16
+7.5	Tony Stone-Cookeville Cook-off	2017-09-08

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-13.9	Lewisburg Rotary Club BBQ CookOff	2015-05-22
-8.9	"Come to Compete, Come to Learn" NBBQA Championship	2015-03-06
-8.7	Brasstown Valley Resort BBQ Throwdown(Teams & Judges Full)	2017-02-03
-8.6	Almost Heaven BBQ Bash	2015-06-19
-6.9	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	2014-06-20

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)

Team of the Year rank by season

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%	—	—
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	3	0	0	100%	top 44%	94.6%	92.7%
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
2019-08-23	Great Americana BBQ Festival 🏅 Franklin, TN	28 / 39 (648.3996)	28 (164.5484)	17 (169.1200)	33 (161.0856)	31 (153.6456)
2018-08-24	*Great American BBQ Festival(JUDGES FULL) Franklin, TN	27 / 36 (646.7656)	27 (162.2744)	19 (167.9656)	32 (156.5256)	27 (160.0000)
2017-09-22	First Tennessee Bank Bluegrass & BBQ (COMPETITOR'S SERIES)(JUDGES FULL) Columbia, TN	—	19 (162.2284)	12 (169.6800)	4 (176.5600)	—
2017-09-08	Tony Stone-Cookeville Cook-off Cookeville, TN	13 / 34 (674.7084)	22 (167.9656)	17 (167.3828)	22 (167.3828)	7 (171.9772)
2017-02-04	Yak Ales Melbourne Barbecue Festival Melbourne, 8008	15 / 43 (640.0228)	30 (154.3088)	22 (155.4056)	1 (173.2000)	21 (157.1084)
2017-02-03	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)
2016-09-09	The Tony Stone Cookeville Cookoff Cookeville, TN	15 / 30 (677.6460)	10 (172.5600)	6 (174.2744)	25 (162.8344)	17 (167.9772)
2016-08-26	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)
2016-05-20	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Southhaven, MS	21 / 29 (666.6740)	20 (169.1200)	20 (166.2284)	19 (166.2400)	22 (165.0856)
2015-11-20	Bar-B-Cure Knoxville, TN	22 / 35 (656.4228)	6 (174.2628)	21 (163.9428)	28 (160.5600)	24 (157.6572)
2015-07-17	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)
2015-06-19	Almost Heaven BBQ Bash Buckhannon, WV	36 / 41 (642.1940)	38 (152.4912)	16 (170.8572)	30 (162.2628)	30 (156.5828)
2015-06-05	Bourbon City BBQ Festival Bardstown, KY	24 / 34 (662.7540)	8 (173.1200)	6 (173.1428)	31 (159.3940)	29 (157.0972)
2015-05-22	Lewisburg Rotary Club BBQ CookOff Lewisburg, TN	27 / 28 (645.0972)	18 (168.5600)	25 (161.1428)	28 (157.0972)	27 (158.2972)
2015-03-13	Flames on the Flint Bainbridge, GA	26 / 72 (681.6228)	48 (167.9772)	27 (170.8228)	26 (170.8228)	20 (172.0000)
2015-03-06	"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)
2015-02-06	Brasstown Valley's BBQ Throwdown - GBC Qualifier (TEAM SPOTS AVAILABLE --- JUDGES FULL) Young Harris, GA	24 / 35 (657.6344)	27 (164.0000)	4 (173.7372)	28 (161.0972)	26 (158.8000)
2015-01-30	Lakeland Pig Festival Lakeland, FL	14 / 62 (672.5828)	2 (176.0228)	16 (166.8572)	29 (165.7256)	30 (163.9772)
2014-10-17	Mid-South Barbecue Festival Mount Pleasant, TN	16 / 35 (678.8000)	21 (169.1200)	9 (172.5600)	23 (166.2972)	13 (170.8228)
2014-06-20	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Lexington, KY	21 / 28 (643.2912)	7 (171.4056)	18 (162.8112)	27 (154.2516)	22 (154.8228)
2014-03-14	Don't Be Cruel BBQ Duel Benefiting Link Centre Tupelo, MS	12 / 95 (681.1084)	7 (176.5600)	26 (167.9656)	55 (164.0000)	11 (172.5828)
2013-08-16	Stand By Your Grill Fulton, MS	17 / 62 (675.9312)	34 (166.8228)	40 (163.4172)	12 (171.4056)	10 (174.2856)
2013-06-21	Queen City Cook-Off Clarksville, TN	15 / 39 (670.8570)	16 (169.1428)	15 (167.4286)	22 (166.2856)	17 (168.0000)
2013-01-25	Lakeland Pig Festival Lakeland, FL	12 / 70 (656.5714)	2 (171.4286)	26 (160.0000)	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)	—	—

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
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)