RIB TIP TUESDAY

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

Power ranking

#1686

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1552

peak 1552 · rated over 14 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-07-26

latest 2017-07-21

Best ToY finish

#470

Master 2014

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

2 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 14 contests

Avg finish

top 41%

overall standings

Best overall

677.6112 / 720

Master · Route 66 Smoke Out (TEAMS AND JUDGES FULL)

Perfect 180s

Current form

659.40 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 653.63 (+5.77)

Walk rate

86%

contests with a top-10 call

Top-10 streak

best run (overall)

Best single call

177.1428

Pork · Route 66 Smoke Out (TEAMS AND JUDGES FULL)

Consistency

±14.25

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork Ribs

avg 167.16 · weakest Brisket (157.59)

Road miles

1,707

mi across 14 mapped stops · furthest 275 mi

Schedule strength

27%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1537)

Master avg

653.63 / 720

14 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (6 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

86% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 12 of 14 contests

A top-10 category call in 86% of their 14 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

677.6112 career-best overall

94.1% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 677.6112 at Route 66 Smoke Out (TEAMS AND JUDGES FULL) — 94.1% of a perfect 720.

Master
2015-05-01

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

One2BBQ has finished one call ahead of RIB TIP TUESDAY 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

The weak link

−9.6 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 9.57 points below their pork ribs, and turns into a call 7% of the time against 57%.

Brisket avg 157.59
Pork Ribs avg 167.16
1 calls in 14 entries

A strong matchup

6–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 86% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of MEATSMACK in 6 of their 7 shared contests.

The metronome

±1.98% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.98% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 90.8% of a perfect score
14 contests

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The nearest teams in the power rankings, with a different reason on each card — six teams on one rating are rarely on it for the same reason. Rating decides who makes the list; where teams tie on it, the ones this team has actually cooked against come first, then teams at a similar point in their own career. KCBS doesn’t publish where a team is from, so nothing here is inferred from geography.

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

BOSS HAWG BBQ

#1684 of the rated field

1552 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 50
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 20%
Peak: 1597

2–6 in 8 shared contests (25% to RIB TIP TUESDAY)

These two have cooked 8 of the same contests — BOSS HAWG BBQ ahead 6–2 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.

rated over 49 contests
last seen 2022-05-06

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PLUMB CRAZY Q

#1683 of the rated field

1552 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 47%
Peak: 1552

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 15 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 15 contests
last seen 2018-08-17

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GETTA QUE

#1691 of the rated field

1552 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 33%
Peak: 1555

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 12 contests to 14, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 12 contests
last seen 2019-05-04

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Redneck Grillers

#1690 of the rated field

1552 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 17
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 47%
Peak: 1585

No shared contest yet.

17 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 47% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 17 contests
last seen 2026-05-08

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Last Best BBQ

#1693 of the rated field

1552 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 40%
Peak: 1552

No shared contest yet.

They turned up 10 years after RIB TIP TUESDAY did, first appearing in 2023.

rated over 10 contests
last seen 2026-08-28

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LEGION OF QUE

#1694 of the rated field

1552 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 30%
Peak: 1552

No shared contest yet.

Level with RIB TIP TUESDAY on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 10 contests
last seen 2019-09-20

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
QUAU	11	1	10	9%	⚔ compare
ALL IN QUE	11	1	10	9%	⚔ compare
CLUCK , OINK & MOO BARBECUE	10	6	4	60%	⚔ compare
Its 5 Oclock Somewhere	10	2	8	20%	⚔ compare
One2BBQ	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
SMOKY LINCS	9	5	4	56%	⚔ compare
FIDDLIN' FATBACK	8	5	3	63%	⚔ compare
BOSS HAWG BBQ	8	2	6	25%	⚔ compare
GILLY'S BBQ	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
MEATSMACK	7	6	1	86%	⚔ compare
JUGS BBQ	7	2	5	29%	⚔ compare
THE CHILLY WATER SMOKERS	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
CAPTAIN RON'S BREW-N-QUE	6	4	2	67%	⚔ compare
NUTHATCH HILL BBQ CO.	6	4	2	67%	⚔ compare
All Pork'd Up	6	3	3	50%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	14	4	0	173.1428	142.7656	164.16	top 45%
Pork Ribs	14	8	1	176.0228	159.9656	167.16	top 29%
Pork	14	6	1	177.1428	145.0856	164.71	top 39%
Brisket	14	1	0	168.0000	149.6684	157.59	top 61%

“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	11	top 39%
IN	1	top 81%
WI	1	top 8%
MO	1	top 63%

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	3	0	top 47%
Large (40+)	11	0	top 40%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Up In Smoke On The Square	3	17	0	top 48%	2015-06-05
Morton BBQ Throwdown	2	19	0	top 59%	2014-07-25

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

On the trail 4 yrs 2013-07-26 → 2017-07-21

Busiest season 2014 7 contests

Contests a season 2.8 across 5 seasons in the data

Cooks most in IL 11 of 14 contests · 4 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 11 2 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 14 entries · 0 wins · 4 calls

Strongest meat Pork Ribs averages 167.16 · weakest Brisket (157.59)

Walk rate 86% a top-10 call in 12 of 14 contests

Overall top-10 rate 21% 3 of 14 contests

Best top-10 run 2 straight contests

Master average 653.63 out of 720 · 14 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 343 372–232 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 1,707 14 mapped stops · furthest 275 mi

Schedule strength 1537 average field rating faced — tougher than 27% of rated contests

Longest layoff 1.1 yrs 2015-06-05 → 2016-07-22

Power rating 1552 peak 1552 · #1686 of 6,413 rated

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

2013
Jul 26 First tracked contest Morton BBQ Throwdown (TEAMS & JUDGES FULL - May email to be put on waitlist)
Jul 26 First call Morton BBQ Throwdown (TEAMS & JUDGES FULL - May email to be put on waitlist)
Oct 11 First overall past 90% of a perfect score658.1140 Central Illinois Bragging Rights
2014
May 2 First overall top-10 The Masters in May
Aug 22 10th tracked contest Up In Smoke On The Square
2015
May 1 Career-best overall score677.6112 Route 66 Smoke Out (TEAMS AND JUDGES FULL)
May 1 Career-best single call (Pork)177.1428 Route 66 Smoke Out (TEAMS AND JUDGES FULL)
2017
Jul 21 Peak power rating (1552) *Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown (JUDGES FULL)
Jul 21 Most recent contest *Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown (JUDGES FULL)

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+14.5	The Masters in May	2014-05-02
+11.3	Smoke on the Prairie	2014-06-13
+9.8	Wabash Ribberfest Barbecue Championship	2014-04-25
+9.5	Route 66 Smoke Out (TEAMS AND JUDGES FULL)	2015-05-01
+9.1	Central Illinois Bragging Rights	2013-10-11

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-8.9	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	2014-06-27
-8	Morton BBQ Throwdown	2014-07-25
-2.8	6th Annual Main Street BBQ & Bluesfest	2014-04-11
-2	Up In Smoke on the Square	2013-08-23

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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2017	1	0	100%	top 33%	90%	90%
2016	1	0	100%	top 38%	92.4%	92.4%
2015	2	1	100%	top 31%	94.1%	92.3%
2014	7	2	71%	top 45%	92.9%	90.5%
2013	3	0	100%	top 43%	91.4%	90.2%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2017-07-21	*Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown (JUDGES FULL) Peoria, IL	16 / 48 (647.8280)	31 (159.3484)	20 (159.9656)	4 (169.1084)	19 (159.4056)
2016-07-22	Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown (Formerly Morton BBQ Throwdown) Peoria, IL	14 / 37 (664.9828)	21 (163.3828)	16 (164.5256)	4 (170.8344)	14 (166.2400)
2015-06-05	Up In Smoke On The Square Lincoln, IL	17 / 40 (651.8284)	4 (173.1428)	13 (167.9772)	26 (160.5140)	33 (150.1944)
2015-05-01	Route 66 Smoke Out (TEAMS AND JUDGES FULL) Dwight, IL	8 / 40 (677.6112)	16 (167.9656)	10 (171.4172)	2 (177.1428)	24 (161.0856)
2014-08-22	Up In Smoke On The Square Lincoln, IL	21 / 50 (654.7316)	13 (167.9772)	30 (161.1200)	20 (165.1200)	27 (160.5144)
2014-07-25	Morton BBQ Throwdown Morton, IL	36 / 48 (625.5084)	36 (157.6572)	24 (162.2516)	38 (155.3484)	42 (150.2512)
2014-06-27	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Indianapolis, IN	21 / 26 (630.6280)	24 (142.7656)	9 (165.1084)	6 (168.5256)	21 (154.2284)
2014-06-13	Smoke on the Prairie Brimfield, IL	6 / 28 (668.5140)	8 (170.2628)	7 (167.9884)	14 (162.2628)	9 (168.0000)
2014-05-02	The Masters in May Fremont, WI	5 / 62 (664.5140)	23 (163.4056)	8 (169.1428)	6 (170.2628)	19 (161.7028)
2014-04-25	Wabash Ribberfest Barbecue Championship Mt. Carmel, IL	12 / 50 (668.9940)	6 (171.9656)	5 (171.4056)	25 (163.3828)	29 (162.2400)
2014-04-11	6th Annual Main Street BBQ & Bluesfest Washington, MO	29 / 46 (646.7884)	9 (171.4056)	9 (169.7144)	38 (156.0000)	40 (149.6684)
2013-10-11	Central Illinois Bragging Rights Arthur, IL	14 / 53 (658.1140)	26 (165.0740)	5 (169.6916)	11 (167.4284)	30 (155.9200)
2013-08-23	Up In Smoke on the Square Lincoln, IL	28 / 46 (644.5028)	41 (155.3600)	20 (163.9772)	4 (174.8800)	39 (150.2856)
2013-07-26	Morton BBQ Throwdown (TEAMS & JUDGES FULL - May email to be put on waitlist) Morton, IL	19 / 45 (646.2628)	12 (168.5716)	2 (176.0228)	40 (145.0856)	26 (156.5828)

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	#1951 (105 pts)	#2286 (60 pts)	#2155 (85 pts)	#1376 (210 pts)	#2079 (90 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#1965 (115 pts)	#2228 (80 pts)	#2109 (105 pts)	#1453 (210 pts)	#2015 (115 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#1128 (255 pts)	#1042 (315 pts)	#1214 (255 pts)	#1048 (320 pts)	#1728 (125 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#470 (818 pts)	#449 (843 pts)	#386 (973 pts)	#495 (783 pts)	#606 (608 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#955 (301 pts)	#1086 (281 pts)	#586 (566 pts)	#770 (436 pts)	#1266 (216 pts)