The heartbreaker
0.5828
points from the title
Came within 0.5828 points of the Grand Championship at Horsetown Brew n' Que Festival (May 31, 2024).
Ribbin-1-Out
Ribbin-1-Out is a competition barbecue team with 20 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2024 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 2nd of 39 at the Horsetown Brew n' Que Festival (2024), and they have finished Reserve Grand Champion once. They are ranked #3438 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1494
peak 1516 · rated over 19 contests
Contests
20
in the data
First seen
May 31, 2024
latest May 15, 2026 · 2 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
1 reserve
Category wins
1
1 podium
Overall top-10s
4
20% 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
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 169.14 · weakest Pork Ribs (166.10)
Road miles
5,940
across 20 mapped stops · furthest 742 mi
Schedule strength
77%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1600)
Purse competed for
$237K
listed at 19 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 18 state-championship entries
Master avg
668.15 / 720
18 Master contests · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
341.10 / 360
1 Backyard contest · 0 GCs
These overall scores sit on different scales (Master out of 720, Backyard out of 360), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.
This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Master | #374 (509 pts) | #407 (519 pts) | #426 (534 pts) | #307 (664 pts) | #360 (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) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Ribbin-1-Out, each with one reason worth a look.
124 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3,441 of the rated field
- Contests
- 19
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 26%
- Peak
- 1546
They've been 1546 at their best, 52 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Compare careers#3,447 of the rated field
- Contests
- 22
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 9%
- Peak
- 1520
Careers of much the same size, 22 contests to 20, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,463 of the rated field
- Contests
- 15
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1501
Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 8 years before Ribbin-1-Out's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#3,431 of the rated field
- Contests
- 14
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1503
14 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 14% top-10 finishes rather than wins.
⚔ Compare careers#3,454 of the rated field
- Contests
- 27
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 11%
- Peak
- 1502
They were already cooking in 2019, 5 years before Ribbin-1-Out's first contest.
⚔ Compare careers#3,444 of the rated field
- Contests
- 13
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1494
Level with Ribbin-1-Out on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar 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 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 176.5600 | 149.6684 | 166.46 | top 62% |
| 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 field size and state
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% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BBQ Jackpot | 2 | 39 | 0 | top 61% | Nov 21, 2025 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2025
7 contests
Contests a season
5
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
AZ
7 of 20 contests · 7 states in all
Contests visited
18
1 of them more than once
Most-entered meat
Pork Ribs
20 entries · 1 win · 5 calls
Opponents faced
280
finished ahead 266 times, behind 412
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20262 milestones
- Career-best single call (Pork)176.5600 BBQ & Brew Festival
- Most recent contest Luna County Heritage Days Festival
20252 milestones
- 10th tracked contest Best in the Southwest
- Career-best overall score691.9544 Blaze of 47
20246 milestones
- First category win (Pork Ribs) Horsetown Brew n' Que Festival
- First overall top-10 Horsetown Brew n' Que Festival
- First overall podium Horsetown Brew n' Que Festival
- First Reserve Championship Horsetown Brew n' Que Festival
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score341.0972 Horsetown Brew n' Que Festival
- Peak power rating (1516) Horsetown Brew n' Que Festival
20232 milestones
- First tracked contest Downtown Mesa BBQ Classic (One Meat Ribs)
- First call Downtown Mesa BBQ Classic (One Meat Ribs)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +15.9 | Horsetown Brew n' Que Festival | May 31, 2024 |
| +13.9 | 10th Annual Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge | Jan 17, 2025 |
| +12.3 | BBQ & Brew Festival | Feb 27, 2026 |
| +5.9 | Blaze of 47 | Jul 18, 2025 |
| +4.2 | BBQ Jackpot | Dec 6, 2024 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11.6 | The All American Comeback BBQ, Bourbon, & Bands | May 2, 2025 |
| -8.3 | Ignite your Passion | Jun 14, 2024 |
| -7.7 | Best in the Southwest | Feb 21, 2025 |
| -7.2 | 20th Annual Burnt Offerings BBQ Contest | Jun 28, 2024 |
| -6.6 | Rotary Day at Galway BBQ Competition | May 16, 2025 |
Scores over time (% of a perfect score — 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 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 15, 2026 | Luna County Heritage Days Festival 🏅 Deming, NM | 10 / 16 (663.8056) | 8 (169.6800) | 10 (159.3600) | 5 (173.1200) | 10 (161.6456) |
| Mar 27, 2026 | Q's & Brews Bighorn BBQ Competition 🏅 Lake Havasu City, AZ | 23 / 33 (675.3140) | 17 (171.9884) | 25 (163.9428) | 13 (172) | 22 (167.3828) |
| Feb 27, 2026 | BBQ & Brew Festival 🏅 Yuma, AZ | 8 / 25 (686.7312) | 16 (169.6684) | 8 (171.9772) | 4 (176.5600) | 17 (168.5256) |
| Jan 30, 2026 | The Golden State Battle VIII 🏅 Riverside, CA | 26 / 41 (673.6228) | 23 (171.4400) | 18 (171.4172) | — | 29 (164.5256) |
| Jan 16, 2026 | 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) |
| Nov 21, 2025 | BBQ Jackpot 🏅 Las Vegas, NV | 63 / 90 (674.1484) | 81 (162.8000) | 55 (168.5372) | 64 (167.9656) | 18 (174.8456) |
| Jul 18, 2025 | Blaze of 47 🏅 Salt Lake City, UT | 13 / 26 (691.9544) | 15 (172) | 19 (170.8344) | 14 (173.7028) | 8 (175.4172) |
| May 16, 2025 | Rotary Day at Galway BBQ Competition 🏅 Temecula, CA | 17 / 19 (650.6512) | 17 (161.6456) | 18 (165.0972) | 17 (159.9656) | 13 (163.9428) |
| May 2, 2025 | 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) |
| Mar 28, 2025 | Q's & Brews 🏅 Lake Havasu, AZ | 20 / 26 (652.3312) | 14 (170.8228) | 13 (167.3828) | 23 (158.2056) | 21 (155.9200) |
| Feb 21, 2025 | Best in the Southwest 🏅 Yuma, AZ | 27 / 29 (653.0172) | 20 (168.5716) | 26 (162.8000) | 29 (155.9656) | 22 (165.6800) |
| Jan 17, 2025 | 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) |
| Dec 6, 2024 | BBQ Jackpot 🏅 Las Vegas, NV | 39 / 74 (677.5656) | 30 (170.8228) | 53 (166.2400) | 10 (176.5600) | 61 (163.9428) |
| Aug 9, 2024 | Beat the Heat BBQ & Brews 🏅 Alamosa, CO | 20 / 29 (650.6972) | 17 (165.0972) | 21 (162.2400) | 25 (155.9200) | 14 (167.4400) |
| Jul 19, 2024 | 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) |
| Jul 12, 2024 | Smoke & Soul Fest 🏅 Casper, WY | 20 / 26 (660.4572) | 9 (172.5600) | 9 (171.9888) | 24 (149.6684) | 16 (166.2400) |
| Jun 28, 2024 | 20th Annual Burnt Offerings BBQ Contest 🏅 Riverside, CA | 27 / 35 (666.6972) | 19 (170.8228) | 30 (163.3944) | 21 (168.5372) | 26 (163.9428) |
| Jun 14, 2024 | Ignite your Passion 🏅 Winchester, CA | 20 / 22 (660.9600) | 18 (163.9428) | 20 (162.8000) | 21 (164.5372) | 10 (169.6800) |
| May 31, 2024 | Horsetown Brew n' Que Festival 🏅 Norco, CA | 2 / 39 (341.0972) | 5 (166.8228) | 1 (174.2744) | — | — |
| Nov 3, 2023 | Downtown Mesa BBQ Classic (One Meat Ribs) Mesa, AZ | — | — | 5 (169.6800) | — | — |