High-water mark
681.1316
career-best overall
94.6% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 681.1316 at The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship — 94.6% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Jun 21, 2024
Ribs For Her Pleasure
Ribs For Her Pleasure is a competition barbecue team with 25 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2015 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 17th of 172 at The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship (2024). They are ranked #6131 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1426
peak 1426 · rated over 21 contests
Contests
25
in the data
First seen
Jun 26, 2015
latest Sep 25, 2026 · 11.2 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 25 contests
Avg finish
top 72%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
646.27 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 621.43 (+24.84)
Walk rate
20%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±38.54
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 161.94 · weakest Brisket (150.31)
Road miles
12,908
across 25 mapped stops · furthest 1,259 mi
Schedule strength
24%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1532)
Purse competed for
$145K
listed at 13 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 15 state-championship entries
Master avg
621.43 / 720
21 Master contests · 0 GCs
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Ribs For Her Pleasure, each with one reason worth a look.
30 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#6,130 of the rated field
- Contests
- 15
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1426
2–2 in 4 shared contests (50% to Ribs For Her Pleasure)
These two have cooked 4 of the same contests — honours even — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.
⚔ Head-to-head#6,126 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1427
2–2 in 4 shared contests (50% to Ribs For Her Pleasure)
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 10 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-head#6,125 of the rated field
- Contests
- 17
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1427
Fewer contests behind them than Ribs For Her Pleasure has cooked, 17 to 25, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.
⚔ Compare careers#6,127 of the rated field
- Contests
- 15
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1427
Their last contest in the data was back in 2023, 3 years before Ribs For Her Pleasure's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#6,128 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1427
They turned up 9 years after Ribs For Her Pleasure did, first appearing in 2024.
⚔ Compare careers#6,134 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1426
Level with Ribs For Her Pleasure 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KC Rib doctor | 15 | 5 | 10 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| This is Nice | 15 | 4 | 11 | 27% | ⚔ compare |
| Velvet Swine | 15 | 3 | 12 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE | 15 | 1 | 14 | 7% | ⚔ compare |
| Hoggy Style BBQ | 15 | 0 | 15 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| RIB I'S | 14 | 4 | 10 | 29% | ⚔ compare |
| POWER I BBQ | 13 | 4 | 9 | 31% | ⚔ compare |
| Big Fork BBQ | 13 | 2 | 11 | 15% | ⚔ compare |
| 913 BBQ | 13 | 1 | 12 | 8% | ⚔ compare |
| HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB | 13 | 1 | 12 | 8% | ⚔ compare |
| DUNN UP BBQ | 12 | 4 | 8 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| No Butts About It | 12 | 2 | 10 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| Broken Bottle BBQ | 12 | 1 | 11 | 8% | ⚔ compare |
| SLAPS BBQ | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| No Clue BBQ | 11 | 9 | 2 | 82% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 173.7600 | 134.7884 | 159.16 | top 59% |
| Pork Ribs | 22 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 177.7372 | 143.9316 | 161.94 | top 54% |
| Pork | 21 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 178.8572 | 116.3200 | 156.96 | top 69% |
| Brisket | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.7144 | 126.7772 | 150.31 | top 76% |
“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) | 3 | 0 | top 86% |
| Large (40+) | 18 | 0 | top 70% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | 6 | 17 | 0 | top 59% | Jun 26, 2026 |
| Shawnee Great Grillers | 4 | 42 | 0 | top 74% | Sep 25, 2026 |
| Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship | 2 | 129 | 0 | top 85% | Jun 24, 2016 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2023
5 contests
Contests a season
2.3
across 11 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
KS
16 of 25 contests · 6 states and provinces in all
Contests visited
12
3 of them more than once
Most-entered meat
Pork Ribs
22 entries · 0 wins · 4 calls
Opponents faced
751
finished ahead 729 times, behind 1,643
Longest layoff
1.7 yrs
Sep 27, 2019 → Jun 25, 2021
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20262 milestones
- 25th tracked contest Shawnee Great Grillers
- Most recent contest Shawnee Great Grillers
20241 milestone
- Career-best overall score681.1316 The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
20231 milestone
- Career-best single call (Pork)178.8572 Shawnee Great Grillers
20221 milestone
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score654.1256 The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
20192 milestones
- 10th tracked contest The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship
- First call Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival
20152 milestones
- First tracked contest Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que (GBC Qualifier)
- Peak power rating (1494) Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +17.5 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | Jun 21, 2024 |
| +5.3 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | Jun 26, 2026 |
| +4.8 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | Jun 24, 2022 |
| +3.9 | Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival | Sep 27, 2019 |
| +1.4 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship | Jun 25, 2021 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -14.9 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship | Jun 24, 2016 |
| -10 | Barbeque on the Bow Festival | Sep 2, 2023 |
| -9.5 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship | Jun 23, 2017 |
| -9.5 | Barbeque on the Bow | Sep 3, 2022 |
| -8.8 | Shawnee Great Grillers | Sep 22, 2023 |
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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 56% | 91.1% | 91% |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 76% | 90.8% | 88.9% |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 43% | 94.6% | 91.8% |
| 2023 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20% | top 84% | 88.1% | 82.5% |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 67% | 90.9% | 89.2% |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 57% | 89.1% | 89.1% |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 67% | 89.1% | 87.3% |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 82% | 84.9% | 82.3% |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 85% | 84% | 84% |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 99% | 82.6% | 78.4% |
| 2015 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 69% | 87.9% | 87.1% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 25, 2026 | Shawnee Great Grillers 🏅 Shawnee, KS | 42 / 65 (654.7428) | 13 (173.7600) | 39 (165.0972) | 52 (162.8228) | 58 (153.0628) |
| Jun 26, 2026 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 75 / 157 (655.8628) | 81 (164.5372) | 63 (167.4172) | 99 (162.2628) | 83 (161.6456) |
| Sep 26, 2025 | Shawnee Great Grillers 🏅 Shawnee, KS | 44 / 67 (653.5196) | 63 (153.0740) | 4 (177.7028) | 54 (159.9428) | 38 (162.8000) |
| Jun 27, 2025 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 138 / 159 (626.7772) | 81 (165.7028) | 86 (165.1200) | 154 (149.1200) | 143 (146.8344) |
| Sep 27, 2024 | Shawnee Great Grillers 🏅 Shawnee, KS | 55 / 73 (640.4456) | 61 (159.3600) | 35 (166.2972) | 48 (162.2512) | 61 (152.5372) |
| Jun 21, 2024 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 17 / 172 (681.1316) | 28 (172.5600) | 2 (177.7372) | 78 (165.1200) | 59 (165.7144) |
| Sep 22, 2023 | Shawnee Great Grillers 🏅 Shawnee, KS | 67 / 73 (518.8800) | 40 (165.1428) | 8 (174.8800) | 3 (178.8572) | — |
| Sep 2, 2023 | Barbeque on the Bow Festival Calgary, AB | 36 / 40 (629.1088) | 20 (166.8456) | 36 (151.4516) | 37 (157.7260) | 32 (153.0856) |
| Jun 23, 2023 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 115 / 167 (634.2060) | 43 (168.6060) | 63 (167.3944) | 161 (142.8000) | 113 (155.4056) |
| Jun 3, 2023 | Small Town Smoke Down Bassano, AB | — | — | — | — | — |
| May 20, 2023 | Patio Porkers on Beale (ONE MEAT RIBS) Memphis, TN | — | — | 13 (157.1084) | — | — |
| Sep 3, 2022 | Barbeque on the Bow Calgary, AB | 32 / 36 (630.2284) | 36 (142.2284) | 4 (172) | 21 (162.8800) | 31 (153.1200) |
| Jun 24, 2022 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 75 / 164 (654.1256) | 108 (159.9656) | 70 (164.5372) | 44 (170.2628) | 103 (159.3600) |
| Jun 25, 2021 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 82 / 145 (641.6004) | 28 (167.9772) | 41 (167.4400) | 110 (155.9888) | 114 (150.1944) |
| Sep 27, 2019 | Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival 🏅 Jonesboro, AR | 22 / 43 (641.7260) | 9 (168) | 25 (162.2972) | 25 (162.2628) | 28 (149.1660) |
| Jun 21, 2019 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 150 / 183 (615.9660) | 144 (153.7144) | 126 (154.8344) | 102 (160.6056) | 157 (146.8116) |
| Sep 28, 2018 | Jonesboro Downtown BBQ Festival Jonesboro, AR | 38 / 45 (573.4284) | 41 (134.7884) | 41 (143.9316) | 37 (146.7884) | 32 (147.9200) |
| Jun 22, 2018 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle Lenexa, KS | 148 / 185 (611.3028) | 154 (151.3600) | 118 (156.5372) | 132 (153.1772) | 137 (150.2284) |
| Aug 25, 2017 | Great American BBQ Festival Franklin, TN | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jun 23, 2017 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 157 / 184 (604.5260) | 68 (161.1428) | 127 (155.3944) | 162 (148) | 169 (139.9888) |
| Oct 8, 2016 | Leavenworth Break-out BBQ Levenworth, KS | 22 / 22 (594.7204) | 20 (153.1200) | 17 (161.6688) | 22 (153.1544) | 22 (126.7772) |
| Jun 24, 2016 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 181 / 183 (533.9660) | 183 (136.5144) | 156 (146.8572) | 182 (116.3200) | 170 (134.2744) |
| Aug 11, 2015 | Montana State BBQ Championship at Montana Fair Billings, MT | 17 / 25 (632.6860) | 13 (165.7372) | 23 (149.1316) | 19 (159.4628) | 17 (158.3544) |
| Jun 26, 2015 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 129 / 183 (621.1544) | 110 (158.2628) | 103 (157.7488) | 41 (166.2972) | 171 (138.8456) |
| May 22, 2015 | Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que (GBC Qualifier) Evans, GA | — | — | — | — | — |