High-water mark
339.4516
career-best overall
94.3% of a perfect 360
Their best day on record: 339.4516 at Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) — 94.3% of a perfect 360.
- Backyard
- Jun 12, 2026
Ribs For Your Pleasure
Ribs For Your Pleasure is a competition barbecue team with 19 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2019 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 12th of 14 at the Chippewa Valley Ribfest (BACKYARD ONLY) (2026). They are ranked #4904 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1465
peak 1503 · rated over 13 contests
Contests
19
in the data
First seen
Mar 8, 2019
latest Aug 28, 2026 · 7.5 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
3 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 19 contests
Avg finish
top 78%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
327.35 ▲
last 5 Backyard vs avg 315.85 (+11.50)
Walk rate
26%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±44.83
spread of their Backyard overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 164.85 · weakest Pork Ribs (164.32)
Road miles
5,116
across 19 mapped stops · furthest 1,927 mi
Schedule strength
53%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1568)
Purse competed for
$59K
listed at 12 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 5 state-championship entries
Backyard avg
315.85 / 360
13 Backyard contests · 0 GCs
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 ↗ | Backyard | #105 (435 pts) | #77 (660 pts) | #132 (398 pts) | — | — |
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Ribs For Your Pleasure, each with one reason worth a look.
141 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4,890 of the rated field
- Contests
- 14
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 7%
- Peak
- 1465
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 14 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#4,916 of the rated field
- Contests
- 14
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 7%
- Peak
- 1509
Their last contest in the data was back in 2017, 9 years before Ribs For Your Pleasure's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#4,910 of the rated field
- Contests
- 12
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1464
Fewer contests behind them than Ribs For Your Pleasure has cooked, 12 to 19, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.
⚔ Compare careers#4,924 of the rated field
- Contests
- 15
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1510
15 contests and no Grand Championship yet.
⚔ Compare careers#4,908 of the rated field
- Contests
- 15
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 7%
- Peak
- 1465
They were already cooking in 2013, 6 years before Ribs For Your Pleasure's first contest.
⚔ Compare careers#4,889 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 27%
- Peak
- 1520
Level with Ribs For Your 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ole Mae I BBQ | 8 | 5 | 3 | 63% | ⚔ compare |
| Skinny Pig BBQ | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14% | ⚔ compare |
| Big Bear BBQ | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14% | ⚔ compare |
| Rudes BBQ | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| All Smoked Up BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Big Ten Bones | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| DAWGS BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| FENDER BENDER BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKEY GQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Kick Ash BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| RIBLIFE | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| LEE LA Q | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| PUCKDADDY'S KILLER Q | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Hickory Hangover | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| REDBONES BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 13 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 177.7028 | 154.8116 | 164.85 | top 70% |
| Pork Ribs | 13 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 176 | 152.5028 | 164.32 | top 61% |
“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 86% |
| Medium (20–39) | 10 | 0 | top 80% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 60% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smokin Ribs for the Kids (BACKYARD ONLY) (Contest 1) | 2 | 16 | 0 | top 73% | Aug 28, 2026 |
| Great River Threshers BBQ Contest (BACKYARD ONLY) (Day 2) | 2 | 20 | 0 | top 78% | Jul 18, 2026 |
| Smoke on the Falls | 2 | 37 | 0 | top 148% | Sep 18, 2020 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2026
8 contests
Contests a season
2.4
across 8 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
AL
9 of 19 contests · 7 states in all
Contests visited
10
3 of them more than once
Opponents faced
340
finished ahead 179 times, behind 403
Longest layoff
2.9 yrs
Sep 18, 2020 → Aug 4, 2023
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20263 milestones
- Career-best overall score339.4516 Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD)
- Career-best single call (Chicken)177.7028 Smokin Ribs for the Kids (BACKYARD ONLY) (Contest 1)
- Most recent contest Smokin Ribs for the Kids (BACKYARD ONLY) (Contest 1)
20231 milestone
- 10th tracked contest Smoke in the Outfield (BACKYARD) (TEAM REGISTRATION FULL)
20193 milestones
- First call Corums Building Center BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY)
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score333.6684 Corums Building Center BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY)
- Peak power rating (1503) Corums Building Center BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY)
20161 milestone
- First tracked contest 2nd Annual Brew B-Q
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +7 | RiverFest | Sep 13, 2019 |
| +4.6 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | Jun 12, 2026 |
| +3.4 | Corums Building Center BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY) | Mar 8, 2019 |
| +1.3 | BBQ Fest - Chippewa Falls, WI (BACKYARD ONLY) | May 15, 2026 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -14.5 | Smoke on the Falls | Apr 12, 2019 |
| -8.8 | Smoke on the Falls | Sep 18, 2020 |
| -6.6 | Chippewa Valley Ribfest (BACKYARD ONLY) | Aug 7, 2026 |
| -5.7 | Great River Threshers BBQ Contest (BACKYARD ONLY) (Day 2) | Jul 18, 2026 |
| -4.9 | Smokin Ribs for the Kids (BACKYARD ONLY) (Contest 2) | Aug 28, 2026 |
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 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25% | top 71% | 94.3% | 91.2% |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | — | — | — |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 71% | 91.1% | 91.1% |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 132% | 88.9% | 88.9% |
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67% | top 80% | 93.6% | 77.1% |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 28, 2026 | Smokin Ribs for the Kids (BACKYARD ONLY) (Contest 1) Cherry Valley, IL | 16 / 24 (330.2056) | 5 (177.7028) | 22 (152.5028) | — | — |
| Aug 28, 2026 | Smokin Ribs for the Kids (BACKYARD ONLY) (Contest 2) Cherry Valley, IL | 20 / 25 (324.4800) | 20 (158.8000) | 17 (165.6800) | — | — |
| Aug 7, 2026 | Chippewa Valley Ribfest (BACKYARD ONLY) Montevideo, MN | 12 / 14 (323.3944) | 12 (164.5600) | 11 (158.8344) | — | — |
| Jul 18, 2026 | Great River Threshers BBQ Contest (BACKYARD ONLY) (Day 2) Miles, IA | 23 / 28 (328.5028) | 22 (166.2400) | 23 (162.2628) | — | — |
| Jul 17, 2026 | Great River Threshers BBQ Contest (BACKYARD ONLY) (Day 1) Miles, IA | 20 / 27 (330.1712) | 21 (166.2284) | 21 (163.9428) | — | — |
| Jun 13, 2026 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI | 26 / 37 (325.0628) | 24 (165.1200) | 25 (159.9428) | — | — |
| Jun 12, 2026 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI | 20 / 40 (339.4516) | 3 (177.1772) | 33 (162.2744) | — | — |
| May 15, 2026 | BBQ Fest - Chippewa Falls, WI (BACKYARD ONLY) Chippewa Falls, WI | 12 / 21 (324.5028) | 12 (160.5372) | 12 (163.9656) | — | — |
| Aug 23, 2025 | Auburn Rib Cookoff (ONE MEAT RIBS) Auburn, CA | — | — | 2 (173.1428) | — | — |
| Aug 4, 2023 | Smoke in the Outfield (BACKYARD) (TEAM REGISTRATION FULL) Madison, AL | 41 / 58 (327.9428) | 37 (165.7028) | 41 (162.2400) | — | — |
| Sep 18, 2020 | Smoke on the Falls 🏅 Gadsden, AL | 37 / 28 (319.9088) | 42 (154.8116) | 18 (165.0972) | — | — |
| Sep 13, 2019 | RiverFest 🏅 Decatur, AL | 13 / 37 (337.1200) | 21 (161.1200) | 3 (176) | — | — |
| Apr 12, 2019 | Smoke on the Falls 🏅 Gadsden, AL | 49 / 30 (161.6456) | 34 (161.6456) | — | — | — |
| Mar 8, 2019 | Corums Building Center BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY) Harselle, AL | 14 / 34 (333.6684) | 20 (163.4056) | 9 (170.2628) | — | — |
| Sep 14, 2018 | Riverfest BBQ and Music Festival Decatur, AL | — | — | — | — | — |
| Apr 13, 2018 | Smoke on the Falls Gadsden, AL | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jun 9, 2017 | Elkmont Lions Club Smokin Railroad St. BBQ Cook-off (BACKYARD ONLY) Elkmont, AL | — | — | — | — | — |
| May 19, 2017 | Barber Q Battle (PRO/MASTER AND BACKYARD) Birmingham, AL | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nov 11, 2016 | 2nd Annual Brew B-Q Nashville, TN | — | — | — | — | — |