They almost always walk
91%
of contests with a top-10 call
A call in 10 of 11 contests
A top-10 category call in 91% of their 11 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.
MADE WITH RUB
MADE WITH RUB is a competition barbecue team with 11 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2016. Their best overall finish is 4th of 26 at the Brew, Blues & Bar-B-Q Cook-Off (2014). They are ranked #1606 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1558
peak 1558 · rated over 11 contests
Contests
11
in the data
First seen
May 10, 2013
latest Oct 14, 2016 · 3.4 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
4 podiums
Overall top-10s
5
45% of 11 contests
Best top-10 run
4
straight overall top-10s
Avg finish
top 40%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
669.60 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 667.91 (+1.69)
Walk rate
91%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±8.29
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 168.39 · weakest Brisket (165.43)
Road miles
1,758
across 11 mapped stops · furthest 279 mi
Schedule strength
46%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1559)
State championships
0 🏅
won from 1 state-championship entry
Master avg
667.91 / 720
11 Master contests · 0 GCs
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #1997 (110 pts) | #2178 (90 pts) | #2349 (60 pts) | #2090 (105 pts) | #1484 (185 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #1319 (196 pts) | #1213 (251 pts) | #1437 (186 pts) | #1267 (246 pts) | #1243 (236 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #528 (727 pts) | #651 (582 pts) | #415 (942 pts) | #627 (612 pts) | #486 (772 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #1135 (241 pts) | #1233 (226 pts) | #837 (386 pts) | #1303 (206 pts) | #1302 (206 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to MADE WITH RUB, each with one reason worth a look.
50 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#1,599 of the rated field
- Contests
- 14
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 7%
- Peak
- 1558
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to MADE WITH RUB)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team MADE WITH RUB has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#1,614 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 55%
- Peak
- 1557
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 11 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#1,611 of the rated field
- Contests
- 12
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 25%
- Peak
- 1557
Careers of much the same size, 12 contests to 11, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#1,605 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 64%
- Peak
- 1573
Their last contest in the data was back in 2013, 3 years before MADE WITH RUB's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#1,612 of the rated field
- Contests
- 13
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 54%
- Peak
- 1559
Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 13 contests, alongside a 54% overall top-10 rate.
⚔ Compare careers#1,618 of the rated field
- Contests
- 13
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 31%
- Peak
- 1557
Level with MADE WITH RUB 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INDIAN TERRITORY SMOKE | 7 | 3 | 4 | 43% | ⚔ compare |
| THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| IRON WHEEL COOKERS | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| BUTCHER BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| LITTLE PIG TOWN BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 174.8456 | 161.0856 | 167.09 | top 46% |
| Pork Ribs | 11 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 176.5828 | 157.0628 | 168.39 | top 35% |
| Pork | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 174.2744 | 157.6684 | 166.99 | top 44% |
| Brisket | 11 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 173.7028 | 154.8228 | 165.43 | top 36% |
“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) | 1 | 0 | top 32% |
| Medium (20–39) | 8 | 0 | top 42% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 36% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2014
5 contests
Contests a season
2.8
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
OK
7 of 11 contests · 3 states in all
Contests visited
11
a different one every time
Opponents faced
249
finished ahead 208 times, behind 125
Longest layoff
1.2 yrs
Aug 7, 2015 → Oct 14, 2016
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20162 milestones
- Peak power rating (1558) Balloons Blues and Barbeque
- Most recent contest Balloons Blues and Barbeque
20151 milestone
- 10th tracked contest CASA's Grab, Root and Growl BBQ
20141 milestone
- Career-best overall score677.1544 Bates County Barbecue State Championship & Festival
20135 milestones
- First tracked contest Boots & BBQ Festival
- First call Boots & BBQ Festival
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score665.1428 Boots & BBQ Festival
- First overall top-10 CASA's Grab, Root and Growl BBQ Competition
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)176.5828 CASA's Grab, Root and Growl BBQ Competition
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +12.6 | Bates County Barbecue State Championship & Festival | Sep 5, 2014 |
| +11.8 | Brew, Blues & Bar-B-Q Cook-Off | May 2, 2014 |
| +8.6 | CASA's Big BBQ Bash | Oct 17, 2014 |
| +8.3 | Balloons Blues and Barbeque | Oct 14, 2016 |
| +7.4 | CASA's Grab, Root and Growl BBQ Competition | Aug 9, 2013 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -2.3 | CASA's Grab, Root and Growl BBQ | Aug 7, 2015 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 38% | 93.6% | 93.6% |
| 2015 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 52% | 93.6% | 92.5% |
| 2014 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 80% | top 33% | 94% | 92.8% |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 38% | 92.9% | 92.6% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 14, 2016 | Balloons Blues and Barbeque Parsons, KS | 15 / 39 (674.1828) | 19 (168.5256) | 25 (165.0972) | 16 (166.8572) | 5 (173.7028) |
| Aug 7, 2015 | CASA's Grab, Root and Growl BBQ Woodward, OK | 16 / 26 (653.5424) | 6 (174.8456) | 21 (157.0628) | 20 (161.0856) | 12 (160.5484) |
| Jun 5, 2015 | Okfuskee Firefighters Wildfire Cookoff Okemah, OK | 16 / 30 (670.7428) | 19 (162.8228) | 13 (166.2400) | 6 (174.2744) | 12 (167.4056) |
| Apr 24, 2015 | Morris Twister Days BBQ Competition Morris, OK | 13 / 31 (673.6228) | 16 (169.7028) | 17 (164.5372) | 7 (171.4172) | 11 (167.9656) |
| Oct 17, 2014 | CASA's Big BBQ Bash Lawton, OK | 6 / 19 (675.9316) | 11 (166.2400) | 6 (169.6916) | 11 (167.9772) | 2 (172.0228) |
| Sep 5, 2014 | Bates County Barbecue State Championship & Festival 🏅 Butler, MO | 7 / 43 (677.1544) | 9 (169.1084) | 3 (175.4516) | 17 (164) | 7 (168.5944) |
| Jul 25, 2014 | Smokin' Hot Cars & BBQ at the Allen County Fair Iola, KS | 10 / 21 (666.1600) | 13 (163.3828) | 6 (173.1200) | 10 (167.9772) | 11 (161.6800) |
| May 2, 2014 | Brew, Blues & Bar-B-Q Cook-Off Lansing, KS | 4 / 26 (671.3140) | 14 (161.0856) | 2 (170.8456) | 4 (173.7028) | 7 (165.6800) |
| Mar 28, 2014 | Firelake BBQ Cook-off Shawnee, OK | 24 / 43 (650.6972) | 18 (166.8344) | 13 (164.5488) | 30 (157.6684) | 22 (161.6456) |
| Aug 9, 2013 | CASA's Grab, Root and Growl BBQ Competition Woodward, OK | 10 / 30 (668.5256) | 11 (168.0116) | 3 (176.5828) | 12 (169.1084) | 18 (154.8228) |
| May 10, 2013 | Boots & BBQ Festival Claremore, OK | 15 / 36 (665.1428) | 17 (167.4286) | 8 (169.1430) | 20 (162.8570) | 14 (165.7142) |