Ribs in Peace NO
Rating
1514
peak 1516
Contests
13
in the data
First seen
2024-05-18
latest 2026-05-09
Best ToY finish
#340
Master 2026
Grand champs
0
1 reserve
Category wins
2
7 podiums
Overall top-10s
6
of 13 contests
Avg finish
top 53%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
2 🔥
Current form
678.50 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 675.62 (+2.88)
Walk rate
100%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
5
best run (overall)
Consistency
±12.63
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 172.09 · weakest Brisket (163.97)
Road miles
1280
mi across 13 mapped stops · furthest 384 mi
Storylines
⚔️ A tough matchup
COOKLOUNGE BBQ has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of BBQ Hot Yard in 4 of their 5 shared contests.
💔 The heartbreaker
Came within 4.6060 points of the Grand Championship at Transylvanian Steak & BBQ Fest (2026-05-09).
📅 A May team
Something about May: average finish in the top 31% across 3 contests, versus top 53% the rest of the year.
Teams like this (closest power rating, NO first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 10 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 180.0000 🔥 | 166.2628 | 172.09 | top 43% |
| Pork Ribs | 11 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 175.4172 | 163.9544 | 168.91 | top 49% |
| Pork | 8 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 180.0000 🔥 | 165.0856 | 170.26 | top 50% |
| Brisket | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 172.5484 | 155.9316 | 163.97 | top 59% |
“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 contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 5 | 0 | top 63% |
| Medium (20–39) | 3 | 0 | top 37% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2024 (6 contests)
- Cooks mostly in NO (1 of 13 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (11 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 675.62
- 2 perfect 180s on the books 🔥
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 697.6340 | 679.00 |
| 2025 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 687.3140 | 678.18 |
| 2024 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 683.4172 | 670.82 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-09 | Transylvanian Steak & BBQ Fest Targu Mures, 540088 | 2 / 7 (697.6340) | 3 (173.1084) | 2 (175.4172) | 1 (180.0000) | 4 (169.1084) |
| 2026-02-28 | Vienna Pet Fair BBQ Contest Vienna, 1030 | 11 / 12 (660.3656) | 8 (168.5256) | 4 (170.8228) | 10 (165.0856) | 12 (155.9316) |
| 2025-10-11 | V. I Love Smoky Exhibition and BBQ Competition Szerencs, 3900 | 12 / 21 (678.1600) | 8 (174.8456) | 18 (163.9544) | 13 (167.3944) | 4 (171.9656) |
| 2025-08-09 | Wild West Fest on Fire Medvode, 1215 | 6 / 20 (687.3140) | 3 (180.0000) | 13 (165.0856) | 10 (169.6800) | 4 (172.5484) |
| 2025-08-09 | Wild West Fest on Fire (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Medvode, 1215 | — | 7 (173.1084) | — | — | — |
| 2025-08-09 | Wild West Fest on Fire (ONE MEAT RIBS) Medvode, 1215 | — | — | 8 (170.8228) | — | — |
| 2025-05-03 | Marchfelder Feuerfest Orth an der Donau, NO | 5 / 12 (669.0512) | 4 (169.1084) | 7 (167.9656) | 2 (175.4172) | 8 (156.5600) |
| 2024-10-19 | Vienna BBQ Days Vienna, 1110 | 9 / 14 (670.2284) | 10 (169.6912) | 9 (169.7028) | 6 (169.1200) | 10 (161.7144) |
| 2024-10-19 | Vienna BBQ Days (ONE MEAT RIBS) Vienna, 1110 | — | — | 9 (166.8344) | — | — |
| 2024-07-20 | Alps BBQ Days Reichenau an der Rax, 2651 | 9 / 10 (658.8000) | 8 (167.4284) | 8 (165.7144) | 8 (166.8228) | 8 (158.8344) |
| 2024-07-20 | Alps BBQ Days (ONE MEAT RIBS) Reichenau an der Rax, 2651 | — | — | 3 (170.8572) | — | — |
| 2024-05-18 | Muehlviertler BBQ Festival Freistadt, Os 4240 | 5 / 22 (683.4172) | 1 (178.8572) | 5 (170.8572) | 11 (168.5828) | 12 (165.1200) |
| 2024-05-18 | Muehlviertler BBQ Festival (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Freistadt, Os 4240 | — | 10 (166.2628) | — | — | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Master | #340 (339 pts) | #376 (339 pts) | #332 (419 pts) | #318 (369 pts) | #388 (284 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #446 (433 pts) | #327 (697 pts) | #489 (467 pts) | #448 (463 pts) | #420 (523 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #464 (416 pts) | #368 (638 pts) | #326 (775 pts) | #502 (401 pts) | #545 (356 pts) |