Ribbin-1-Out AZ
Rating
1480
peak 1515 · rated over 19 contests
Contests
20
in the data
First seen
2024-05-31
latest 2026-05-15
Best ToY finish
#203
Backyard 2024
Grand champs
0
1 reserve
Category wins
1
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
4
of 20 contests
Avg finish
top 65%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
674.95 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 668.15 (+6.80)
Walk rate
55%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±12.56
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 169.14 · weakest Pork Ribs (166.10)
Road miles
5940
mi across 20 mapped stops · furthest 742 mi
Schedule strength
74%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1571)
Purse competed for
$237K
listed at 19 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 18 state-championship entries
Master avg
668.15 / 720
18 Master contests · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
341.10 / 360
1 Backyard contest · 0 GCs
Master and Backyard overall scores sit on different scales (Master is out of 720, Backyard out of 360), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
BLAZIN BARRELS BBQ has finished one call ahead of Ribbin-1-Out 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
⚔️ A tough matchup
LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ has come out ahead in 13 of their 14 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of TCB-Takin Care of BBQ in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
💔 The heartbreaker
Came within 0.5828 points of the Grand Championship at Horsetown Brew n' Que Festival (2024-05-31).
😤 Chicken nemesis
Even in their strongest meat, LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ has out-cooked them in 11 of 14 shared chicken entries.
📅 A January team
Something about January: average finish in the top 48% across 3 contests, versus top 65% the rest of the year.
Teams like this (closest power rating, AZ first)
Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ | 14 | 3 | 11 | 21% | ⚔ compare |
| SoCal Outlaw BBQ | 14 | 3 | 11 | 21% | ⚔ compare |
| LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ | 14 | 1 | 13 | 7% | ⚔ compare |
| Meat Candy Q | 14 | 0 | 13 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Porterhouse BBQ | 12 | 3 | 9 | 25% | ⚔ compare |
| STEVO'S BBQ TEAM | 11 | 3 | 8 | 27% | ⚔ compare |
| Burnin and Lootin | 11 | 1 | 10 | 9% | ⚔ compare |
| Pork Bombin BBQ | 10 | 4 | 6 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| Brinkerhoff BBQ | 10 | 2 | 8 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| POPPA PIG AND PORKCHOP | 10 | 2 | 8 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| WILD WILLY'S SMOKIN HOT BBQ | 9 | 4 | 5 | 44% | ⚔ compare |
| Big Johns BBQ Company | 9 | 4 | 5 | 44% | ⚔ compare |
| LADY OF Q | 9 | 2 | 7 | 22% | ⚔ compare |
| B' Mackin BBQ | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 19 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 176.5600 | 161.6456 | 169.14 | top 56% |
| Pork Ribs | 20 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 174.2744 | 156.5028 | 166.10 | top 65% |
| Pork | 18 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 176.5600 | 149.6684 | 166.44 | top 63% |
| Brisket | 18 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 176.0228 | 155.9200 | 166.98 | top 58% |
“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 | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| AZ | 6 | 0 | top 58% |
| CA | 5 | 0 | top 65% |
| NM | 2 | 0 | top 81% |
| NV | 2 | 0 | top 61% |
| UT | 2 | 0 | top 63% |
| CO | 1 | 0 | top 69% |
| WY | 1 | 0 | top 77% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 3 | 0 | top 76% |
| Medium (20–39) | 11 | 0 | top 67% |
| Large (40+) | 5 | 0 | top 53% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BBQ Jackpot | 2 | 39 | 0 | top 61% | 2025-11-21 |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2025 (7 contests)
- Cooks mostly in AZ (7 of 20 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (20 entries)
- Average Master overall score: 668.15 / 720
- Average Backyard overall score: 341.10 / 360
Milestones
- 🚩 2023-11-03 — First tracked contest · Downtown Mesa BBQ Classic (One Meat Ribs)
- 📣 2023-11-03 — First call · Downtown Mesa BBQ Classic (One Meat Ribs)
- 📈 2024-05-31 — Peak power rating (1515) · Horsetown Brew n' Que Festival
- ⭐ 2025-07-18 — Career-best overall score (691.9544) · Blaze of 47
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +15.2 | Horsetown Brew n' Que Festival | 2024-05-31 |
| +13.3 | 10th Annual Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge | 2025-01-17 |
| +11.9 | BBQ & Brew Festival | 2026-02-27 |
| +5.5 | Blaze of 47 | 2025-07-18 |
| +3.4 | BBQ Jackpot | 2024-12-06 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11.8 | The All American Comeback BBQ, Bourbon, & Bands | 2025-05-02 |
| -9.8 | Ignite your Passion | 2024-06-14 |
| -9 | Best in the Southwest | 2025-02-21 |
| -7.9 | 20th Annual Burnt Offerings BBQ Contest | 2024-06-28 |
| -7.5 | Rotary Day at Galway BBQ Competition | 2025-05-16 |
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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 60% | top 58% | 95.4% | 93.7% |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 29% | top 71% | 96.1% | 92.5% |
| 2024 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 71% | top 64% | 94.7% | 92.7% |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | — | — | — |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-15 | Luna County Heritage Days Festival 🏅 Deming, NM | 10 / 16 (663.8056) | 8 (169.6800) | 10 (159.3600) | 5 (173.1200) | 10 (161.6456) |
| 2026-03-27 | Q's & Brews Bighorn BBQ Competition 🏅 Lake Havasu City, AZ | 23 / 33 (675.3140) | 17 (171.9884) | 25 (163.9428) | 13 (172.0000) | 22 (167.3828) |
| 2026-02-27 | BBQ & Brew Festival 🏅 Yuma, AZ | 8 / 25 (686.7312) | 16 (169.6684) | 8 (171.9772) | 4 (176.5600) | 17 (168.5256) |
| 2026-01-30 | The Golden State Battle VIII 🏅 Riverside, CA | 26 / 41 (673.6228) | 23 (171.4400) | 18 (171.4172) | 32 (166.2400) | 29 (164.5256) |
| 2026-01-16 | 11th Annual Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge 🏅 Bullhead City, AZ | 32 / 53 (675.2684) | 41 (166.2284) | 30 (168.5372) | 37 (166.2400) | 10 (174.2628) |
| 2025-11-21 | BBQ Jackpot 🏅 Las Vegas, NV | 63 / 90 (674.1484) | 81 (162.8000) | 55 (168.5372) | 64 (167.9656) | 18 (174.8456) |
| 2025-07-18 | Blaze of 47 🏅 Salt Lake City, UT | 13 / 26 (691.9544) | 15 (172.0000) | 19 (170.8344) | 14 (173.7028) | 8 (175.4172) |
| 2025-05-16 | Rotary Day at Galway BBQ Competition 🏅 Temecula, CA | 17 / 19 (650.6512) | 17 (161.6456) | 18 (165.0972) | 17 (159.9656) | 13 (163.9428) |
| 2025-05-02 | The All American Comeback BBQ, Bourbon, & Bands Ruidoso Downs, NM | 30 / 30 (655.3148) | 23 (169.1316) | 30 (156.5028) | 23 (166.8344) | 26 (162.8460) |
| 2025-03-28 | Q's & Brews 🏅 Lake Havasu, AZ | 20 / 26 (652.3312) | 14 (170.8228) | 13 (167.3828) | 23 (158.2056) | 21 (155.9200) |
| 2025-02-21 | Best in the Southwest 🏅 Yuma, AZ | 27 / 29 (653.0172) | 20 (168.5716) | 26 (162.8000) | 29 (155.9656) | 22 (165.6800) |
| 2025-01-17 | 10th Annual Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge 🏅 Bullhead City, AZ | 9 / 48 (683.9656) | 10 (173.1200) | 39 (161.6800) | 8 (173.1428) | 5 (176.0228) |
| 2024-12-06 | BBQ Jackpot 🏅 Las Vegas, NV | 39 / 74 (677.5656) | 30 (170.8228) | 53 (166.2400) | 10 (176.5600) | 61 (163.9428) |
| 2024-08-09 | Beat the Heat BBQ & Brews 🏅 Alamosa, CO | 20 / 29 (650.6972) | 17 (165.0972) | 21 (162.2400) | 25 (155.9200) | 14 (167.4400) |
| 2024-07-19 | The Blaze of 47 BBQ Cookoff 🏅 Salt Lake City, UT | 12 / 16 (674.1484) | 4 (176.5600) | 16 (163.3828) | 8 (170.8228) | 12 (163.3828) |
| 2024-07-12 | Smoke & Soul Fest 🏅 Casper, WY | 20 / 26 (660.4572) | 9 (172.5600) | 9 (171.9888) | 24 (149.6684) | 16 (166.2400) |
| 2024-06-28 | 20th Annual Burnt Offerings BBQ Contest 🏅 Riverside, CA | 27 / 35 (666.6972) | 19 (170.8228) | 30 (163.3944) | 21 (168.5372) | 26 (163.9428) |
| 2024-06-14 | Ignite your Passion 🏅 Winchester, CA | 20 / 22 (660.9600) | 18 (163.9428) | 20 (162.8000) | 21 (164.5372) | 10 (169.6800) |
| 2024-05-31 | Horsetown Brew n' Que Festival 🏅 Norco, CA | 2 / 39 (341.0972) | 5 (166.8228) | 1 (174.2744) | — | — |
| 2023-11-03 | Downtown Mesa BBQ Classic (One Meat Ribs) Mesa, AZ | — | — | 5 (169.6800) | — | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Master | #310 (509 pts) | #337 (519 pts) | #355 (534 pts) | #241 (664 pts) | #289 (569 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #369 (585 pts) | #367 (630 pts) | #465 (500 pts) | #343 (660 pts) | #337 (690 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Backyard | #203 (234 pts) | #264 (159 pts) | #192 (259 pts) | — | — |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #481 (393 pts) | #389 (593 pts) | #405 (597 pts) | #508 (393 pts) | #441 (493 pts) |