MADE WITH RUB

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

Power ranking

#1612

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1557

peak 1557 · rated over 11 contests ⓘ

Best runs

straight top-10s

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-05-10

latest 2016-10-14

Best ToY finish

#528

Master 2014

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

4 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 11 contests

Avg finish

top 40%

overall standings

Best overall

677.1544 / 720

Master · Bates County Barbecue State Championship & Festival

Perfect 180s

Current form

669.60 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 667.91 (+1.69)

Walk rate

91%

contests with a top-10 call

Top-10 streak

best run (overall)

Best single call

176.5828

Pork Ribs · CASA's Grab, Root and Growl BBQ Competition

Consistency

±8.29

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork Ribs

avg 168.39 · weakest Brisket (165.43)

Road miles

1,758

mi across 11 mapped stops · furthest 279 mi

Schedule strength

45%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1559)

State championships

0 🏅

GCs in 1 state-championship entries

Master avg

667.91 / 720

11 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (5 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

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.

High-water mark

677.1544 career-best overall

94.0% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 677.1544 at Bates County Barbecue State Championship & Festival — 94.0% of a perfect 720.

Master
2014-09-05

A tough matchup

7–0 behind in the head-to-head

THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ has come out ahead in 7 of their 7 shared contests.

A strong matchup

4–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of PIGHEADED IRISHMAN B-B-Q in 4 of their 4 shared contests.

The metronome

±1.15% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.15% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 92.8% of a perfect score
11 contests

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

Mountain Smoke BBQ

#1604 of the rated field

1557 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 55%
Peak: 1557

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 11 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 11 contests
last seen 2026-08-28
on a 5-contest top-10 run

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PS I LOVE YOU BBQ

#1602 of the rated field

1557 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 25%
Peak: 1557

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 12 contests to 11, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 11 contests
last seen 2026-04-10

⚔ Head-to-head

73-BBQ

#1608 of the rated field

1557 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 54%
Peak: 1559

No shared contest yet.

Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 13 contests, alongside a 54% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 12 contests
last seen 2026-06-06

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BBQ HIGHLANDER

#1609 of the rated field

1557 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 62%
Peak: 1557

No shared contest yet.

4 straight overall top-10s says this rating is a moving target.

rated over 12 contests
last seen 2019-09-21

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VOGT'S BBQ

#1614 of the rated field

1557 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 31%
Peak: 1557

No shared contest yet.

Level with MADE WITH RUB on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 13 contests
last seen 2019-06-07

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ROGUE CAVEMAN Q

#1618 of the rated field

1557 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 56%
Peak: 1558

No shared contest yet.

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.

rated over 9 contests
last seen 2016-05-28

⚔ Head-to-head

Familiar 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	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	11	2	0	174.8456	161.0856	167.09	top 46%
Pork Ribs	11	6	3	176.5828	157.0628	168.39	top 35%
Pork	11	4	0	174.2744	157.6684	166.99	top 44%
Brisket	11	4	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 state / province

Where	Contests	Avg finish
OK	7	top 46%
KS	3	top 34%
MO	1	top 16%

By contest size

Field	Contests	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	1	top 32%
Medium (20–39)	8	top 42%
Large (40+)	2	top 36%

The story so far (17 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 3.4 yrs 2013-05-10 → 2016-10-14

Busiest season 2014 5 contests

Contests a season 2.8 across 4 seasons in the data

Cooks most in OK 7 of 11 contests · 3 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 11 0 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 11 entries · 0 wins · 2 calls

Strongest meat Pork Ribs averages 168.39 · weakest Brisket (165.43)

Walk rate 91% a top-10 call in 10 of 11 contests

Overall top-10 rate 45% 5 of 11 contests

Best top-10 run 4 straight contests

Master average 667.91 out of 720 · 11 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 250 208–125 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 1,758 11 mapped stops · furthest 279 mi

Schedule strength 1559 average field rating faced — tougher than 45% of rated contests

State championships 0 from 1 state-championship entries

Longest layoff 1.2 yrs 2015-08-07 → 2016-10-14

Power rating 1557 peak 1557 · #1612 of 6,413 rated

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

2013
May 10 First tracked contest Boots & BBQ Festival
May 10 First call Boots & BBQ Festival
May 10 First overall past 90% of a perfect score665.1428 Boots & BBQ Festival
Aug 9 First overall top-10 CASA's Grab, Root and Growl BBQ Competition
Aug 9 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)176.5828 CASA's Grab, Root and Growl BBQ Competition
2014
Sep 5 Career-best overall score677.1544 Bates County Barbecue State Championship & Festival
2015
Aug 7 10th tracked contest CASA's Grab, Root and Growl BBQ
2016
Oct 14 Peak power rating (1557) Balloons Blues and Barbeque
Oct 14 Most recent contest Balloons Blues and Barbeque

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+12.6	Bates County Barbecue State Championship & Festival	2014-09-05
+11.8	Brew, Blues & Bar-B-Q Cook-Off	2014-05-02
+8.3	CASA's Big BBQ Bash	2014-10-17
+8.3	Balloons Blues and Barbeque	2016-10-14
+7.4	CASA's Grab, Root and Growl BBQ Competition	2013-08-09

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-2.3	CASA's Grab, Root and Growl BBQ	2015-08-07

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)
2016	1	0	100%	top 38%	93.6%	93.6%
2015	3	0	100%	top 52%	93.6%	92.5%
2014	5	4	80%	top 33%	94%	92.8%
2013	2	1	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
2016-10-14	Balloons Blues and Barbeque Parsons, KS	15 / 39 (674.1828)	19 (168.5256)	25 (165.0972)	16 (166.8572)	5 (173.7028)
2015-08-07	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)
2015-06-05	Okfuskee Firefighters Wildfire Cookoff Okemah, OK	16 / 30 (670.7428)	19 (162.8228)	13 (166.2400)	6 (174.2744)	12 (167.4056)
2015-04-24	Morris Twister Days BBQ Competition Morris, OK	13 / 31 (673.6228)	16 (169.7028)	17 (164.5372)	7 (171.4172)	11 (167.9656)
2014-10-17	CASA's Big BBQ Bash Lawton, OK	6 / 19 (675.9316)	11 (166.2400)	6 (169.6916)	11 (167.9772)	2 (172.0228)
2014-09-05	Bates County Barbecue State Championship & Festival 🏅 Butler, MO	7 / 43 (677.1544)	9 (169.1084)	3 (175.4516)	17 (164.0000)	7 (168.5944)
2014-07-25	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)
2014-05-02	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)
2014-03-28	Firelake BBQ Cook-off Shawnee, OK	24 / 43 (650.6972)	18 (166.8344)	13 (164.5488)	30 (157.6684)	22 (161.6456)
2013-08-09	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)
2013-05-10	Boots & BBQ Festival Claremore, OK	15 / 36 (665.1428)	17 (167.4286)	8 (169.1430)	20 (162.8570)	14 (165.7142)

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
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)