CASE OF RIBS

CASE OF RIBS is a competition barbecue team with 47 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2022. Their best overall finish is 4th of 30 at the Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (2016). They are ranked #2245 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#2,245

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1530

peak 1561 · rated over 47 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Jun 15, 2013

latest Apr 29, 2022 · 8.9 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#398

Master 2015 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

7 podiums

Overall top-10s

11% of 47 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 54%

overall standings

Best overall

680 / 720

Master · Mankato Cookout (Day 1)

Perfect 180s

Current form

657.72

last 5 Master vs avg 657.25 (+0.47)

Walk rate

70%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

178.8572

Pork · Bend of the River CookOut

Consistency

±13.95

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 166.65 · weakest Pork Ribs (160.97)

Road miles

4,988

across 47 mapped stops · furthest 273 mi

Schedule strength

61%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1577)

Purse competed for

$8,540

listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 1 state-championship entry

Master avg

657.25 / 720

47 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (13 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

They almost always walk

70% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 33 of 47 contests

A top-10 category call in 70% of their 47 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

680.0000 career-best overall

94.4% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 680.0000 at Mankato Cookout (Day 1) — 94.4% of a perfect 720.

Master
Jun 8, 2018

The one to beat

3× one call ahead of them

MONKEYS' UNCLES BBQ has finished one call ahead of CASE OF RIBS 3 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2013 their best year

2013 was the year it came together: 3 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 35%.

3 contests
1 overall top-10
0 category wins
average top 35%

A tough matchup

37–3 behind in the head-to-head

SHIGGIN & GRINNIN ahead in 93% of their meetings

SHIGGIN & GRINNIN has come out ahead in 37 of their 40 shared contests.

The weak link

−5.7 points behind their best meat

Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 5.68 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 4% of the time against 28%.

Pork Ribs avg 160.97
Chicken avg 166.65
2 calls in 47 entries

A strong matchup

14–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of 3 THIRDS BBQ in 14 of their 14 shared contests.

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The comeback

3.7 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 3.7 years, then back at Masters in May (Apr 29, 2022).

last seen Aug 24, 2018
back Apr 29, 2022

Chicken nemesis

26 of 40 shared chicken entries lost

SHIGGIN & GRINNIN ahead 65% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, SHIGGIN & GRINNIN has out-cooked them in 26 of 40 shared chicken entries.

Looking over their shoulder

3× one call behind them

ACES HIGH BBQ has landed one call behind them 3 times.

A July team

Top 35% average finish in July

Something about July: average finish in the top 35% across 5 contests, versus top 54% the rest of the year.

5 July contests
top 54% the rest of the year

The long haul

4,988 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 4,988 miles across 47 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 273 miles to Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay.

47 mapped stops
furthest 273 mi

The metronome

±1.94% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.94% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 91.3% of a perfect score
47 contests

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	#440 (901 pts)	#267 (1,231 pts)	#632 (646 pts)	#398 (986 pts)	#305 (1,161 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#398 (942 pts)	#364 (1,007 pts)	#433 (867 pts)	#434 (872 pts)	#286 (1,192 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#784 (435 pts)	#675 (560 pts)	#871 (420 pts)	#624 (615 pts)	#705 (525 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#1346 (179 pts)	#747 (439 pts)	#1210 (244 pts)	#1696 (139 pts)	#1421 (174 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to CASE OF RIBS, each with one reason worth a look.

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

BEACH BUMS BBQ

#2,249 of the rated field

1530 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 40%
Peak: 1530

0–2 in 2 shared contests (0% to CASE OF RIBS)

2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team CASE OF RIBS has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 5 contests
last seen May 16, 2014

⚔ Head-to-head

Lucky Shoes BBQ

#2,253 of the rated field

1529 power rating

Contests: 31
GCs: 3
Top-10s: 29%
Peak: 1537

Fewer contests behind them than CASE OF RIBS has cooked, 31 to 47, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

rated over 29 contests
last seen May 8, 2026

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HOLLYWOOD N SWINE

#2,233 of the rated field

1530 power rating

Contests: 18
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 22%
Peak: 1544

Their last contest in the data was back in 2015, 7 years before CASE OF RIBS's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 18 contests

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SUGARFIRE SMOKEHOUSE

#2,244 of the rated field

1530 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 20%
Peak: 1530

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 14 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 14 contests
last seen Sep 16, 2021

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EADS DOWNHOME

#2,234 of the rated field

1530 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 36%
Peak: 1536

14 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 36% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 14 contests
last seen Jul 6, 2018

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BR.BQ

#2,228 of the rated field

1530 power rating

Contests: 16
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 38%
Peak: 1541

Level with CASE OF RIBS on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 14 contests
last seen Jul 2, 2016

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Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
SHIGGIN & GRINNIN	40	3	37	8%	⚔ compare
CROIX VALLEY SAUCES	34	10	24	29%	⚔ compare
Hogline	33	3	30	9%	⚔ compare
TRUE SMOKE BBQ	29	6	23	21%	⚔ compare
SPITFIRE	29	4	25	14%	⚔ compare
CITY SLICKERS BBQ	27	5	22	19%	⚔ compare
LUCKY'S Q	27	1	26	4%	⚔ compare
LUCKY 19 SAUCE COMPANY	26	4	22	15%	⚔ compare
NECTAR OF THE HOGS	25	6	19	24%	⚔ compare
ACES HIGH BBQ	24	9	15	38%	⚔ compare
MYASSIS SMOKIN	23	16	7	70%	⚔ compare
GRUMPY OLD MEN BBQ	22	15	7	68%	⚔ compare
QUETOPIA	22	5	17	23%	⚔ compare
Totally Sauced	22	4	18	18%	⚔ compare
BIG CITY BBQ	19	12	7	63%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	47	13	0	2	176.5716	139.3256	166.65	top 47%
Pork Ribs	47	2	0	0	172.0228	142.8344	160.97	top 62%
Pork	47	11	1	4	178.8572	150.8228	165.15	top 50%
Brisket	47	14	0	1	175.4400	145.0860	164.48	top 45%

“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	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	1	top 84%
Medium (20–39)	16	top 52%
Large (40+)	30	top 54%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
MN	35	top 48%
WI	10	top 66%
IA	2	top 91%

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Smokin In Steele	4	14	top 52%	Jun 1, 2018
Minnesota in May	3	11	top 35%	May 11, 2018
Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	3	4	top 27%	Jul 22, 2016
Mankato Cookout (Day 2)	2	23	top 56%	Jun 9, 2018
The Masters In May (DAY 2)	2	45	top 84%	May 5, 2018
Fire on Ice Barbecue World Championship	2	22	top 52%	Mar 2, 2018
Bend of the River CookOut	2	12	top 38%	Jun 12, 2015

More numbers

Busiest season 2015 10 contests

Contests a season 6.7 across 7 seasons in the data

Most contests held in MN 35 of 47 contests · 3 states in all

Contests visited 36 7 of them more than once

Opponents faced 591 finished ahead 1,006 times, behind 1,081

Longest layoff 3.7 yrs Aug 24, 2018 → Apr 29, 2022

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

20221 milestone

Apr 29 Most recent contest Masters in May

20181 milestone

Jun 8 Career-best overall score680 Mankato Cookout (Day 1)

20171 milestone

Mar 3 First category win (Pork) Fire on Ice Barbecue World Championship

20162 milestones

Aug 12 25th tracked contest Lake Minnetonka BBQ & Beer Fest (Teams spots Full)
Aug 26 Peak power rating (1561) 9th Annual Big Island BBQ

20151 milestone

Apr 24 10th tracked contest Central Iowa Expo BBQ

20141 milestone

Jun 27 Career-best single call (Pork)178.8572 Bend of the River CookOut

20134 milestones

Jun 15 First tracked contest Treasure Island International BBQ Championship
Jun 15 First call Treasure Island International BBQ Championship
Jun 15 First overall past 90% of a perfect score667.4286 Treasure Island International BBQ Championship
Aug 23 First overall top-10 6th Annual Big Island BBQ

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+13.8	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	Jul 22, 2016
+12.2	Rotary Rockn Ribs	Jun 23, 2017
+12.1	6th Annual Big Island BBQ	Aug 23, 2013
+11.6	Lake Minnetonka BBQ & Beer Fest (Teams spots Full)	Aug 12, 2016
+11.3	Minnesota in May	May 15, 2015

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-11.9	Central Iowa Expo BBQ	Apr 24, 2015
-8.8	WinnaVegas Rib Master Classic	Oct 11, 2014
-8.8	Wisconsin Colorfest & BBQ Bash	Oct 6, 2017
-8.4	Mankato Cookout Day 1 and (BACKYARD)	Jun 9, 2017
-7	11th Annual Big Island BBQ	Aug 24, 2018

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	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2022	1	0	0	100%	top 74%	89.6%	89.6%
2018	9	0	0	22%	top 63%	94.4%	91.2%
2017	9	1	1	89%	top 58%	93.6%	91%
2016	9	2	0	89%	top 53%	94%	91.7%
2015	10	1	0	60%	top 46%	93.4%	91.4%
2014	6	0	0	83%	top 52%	92.5%	90.5%
2013	3	1	0	100%	top 35%	94%	93.1%

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Apr 29, 2022	Masters in May 🏅 Bancroft, WI	32 / 43 (644.9828)	5 (173.1428)	19 (166.2284)	34 (160.5256)	39 (145.0860)
Aug 24, 2018	11th Annual Big Island BBQ Alberta Lea, MN	38 / 49 (639.3028)	38 (162.2400)	27 (163.9772)	43 (150.8228)	25 (162.2628)
Jun 22, 2018	Rotary Rockn Ribs LaCrosse, WI	30 / 41 (649.4968)	19 (168.5256)	38 (151.3484)	17 (164.5372)	21 (165.0856)
Jun 9, 2018	Mankato Cookout (Day 2) Mankato, MN	25 / 42 (674.8228)	25 (171.4172)	39 (157.1200)	8 (174.3200)	12 (171.9656)
Jun 8, 2018	Mankato Cookout (Day 1) Mankato, MN	23 / 44 (680)	15 (170.8344)	14 (172.0228)	36 (164.5600)	15 (172.5828)
Jun 1, 2018	Smokin In Steele Owatonna, MN	30 / 45 (651.3488)	33 (159.3944)	12 (167.4172)	19 (166.2744)	28 (158.2628)
May 11, 2018	Minnesota in May Falcon Heights, MN	23 / 70 (669.1084)	11 (173.1428)	37 (163.3944)	40 (164.5484)	14 (168.0228)
May 5, 2018	The Masters In May (DAY 2) Appleton, WI	46 / 54 (639.3028)	29 (166.2856)	48 (155.3944)	34 (161.1200)	44 (156.5028)
May 4, 2018	The Masters In May ( DAY 1) Appleton, WI	45 / 54 (637.6000)	41 (161.6800)	34 (160.5600)	31 (161.7028)	46 (153.6572)
Mar 2, 2018	Fire on Ice Barbecue World Championship Onamia, MN	22 / 57 (667.9200)	36 (163.3944)	28 (164.5600)	26 (167.9656)	9 (172)
Oct 6, 2017	Wisconsin Colorfest & BBQ Bash Turtle Lake, WI	16 / 19 (640.4344)	16 (158.2516)	17 (157.7028)	16 (157.6572)	10 (166.8228)
Aug 25, 2017	10th Annual Big Island BBQ Albert Lea, MN	36 / 56 (644.4800)	49 (156.5256)	48 (154.2516)	36 (160.5372)	7 (173.1656)
Jul 21, 2017	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Eagan, MN	14 / 30 (665.0972)	20 (165.1200)	18 (161.6916)	2 (177.7372)	20 (160.5484)
Jun 23, 2017	Rotary Rockn Ribs LaCrosse, WI	6 / 37 (674.2744)	13 (168.5600)	19 (161.1200)	2 (172.0344)	5 (172.5600)
Jun 10, 2017	Mankato Cookout Day 2 Mankato, MN	24 / 33 (659.8396)	31 (155.8968)	15 (169.1200)	8 (173.1200)	24 (161.7028)
Jun 9, 2017	Mankato Cookout Day 1 and (BACKYARD) Mankato, MN	31 / 35 (644.4916)	8 (173.1544)	32 (156.5372)	30 (160.5600)	32 (154.2400)
Jun 2, 2017	Smokin In Steele Owatonna, MN	14 / 46 (672.5144)	10 (172.5600)	22 (163.3944)	19 (167.9772)	15 (168.5828)
May 12, 2017	Minnesota in May Falcon Heights, MN	39 / 71 (646.3084)	34 (162.2628)	58 (155.9656)	52 (158.3200)	12 (169.7600)
Mar 3, 2017	Fire on Ice Barbecue World Championship Onamia, MN	31 / 47 (648.4344)	19 (166.8572)	36 (157.7028)	1 (175.4400)	39 (148.4344)
Sep 16, 2016	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) Madison, WI	22 / 30 (675.9200)	8 (174.2972)	29 (159.9656)	6 (175.4172)	21 (166.2400)
Sep 2, 2016	6th Annual Smokin' In the Bogs Warrens, WI	21 / 32 (637.0288)	8 (167.9656)	30 (142.8344)	18 (161.6572)	11 (164.5716)
Aug 26, 2016	9th Annual Big Island BBQ Albert Lea, MN	22 / 48 (663.8860)	25 (168.5372)	35 (158.2516)	6 (173.7144)	25 (163.3828)
Aug 12, 2016	Lake Minnetonka BBQ & Beer Fest (Teams spots Full) Tonka Bay, MN	6 / 35 (676.5260)	13 (170.2628)	23 (165.1544)	4 (173.1316)	12 (167.9772)
Jul 22, 2016	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Woodbury, MN	4 / 30 (674.8344)	3 (174.8572)	11 (166.8572)	21 (162.8228)	3 (170.2972)
Jun 17, 2016	Treasure Island BBQ/ Steak Food Fest Red Wing, MN	12 / 34 (657.6572)	7 (169.7372)	20 (160.5716)	25 (158.8000)	5 (168.5484)
Jun 11, 2016	Mankato Cookout Day 2 and ( Back Yard) Mankato, MN	25 / 32 (659.4064)	4 (176.5716)	27 (162.2632)	19 (165.1544)	27 (155.4172)
Jun 10, 2016	Mankato Cookout Day 1 Mankato, MN	26 / 33 (656.5832)	30 (161.6916)	21 (166.3088)	31 (155.4172)	6 (173.1656)
Jun 3, 2016	Smokin in Steele Owatonna, MN	39 / 53 (639.8856)	19 (167.9656)	50 (146.8572)	44 (156.5028)	11 (168.5600)
Sep 4, 2015	5th Annual Smokin In the Bogs Warrens, WI	14 / 27 (661.6344)	11 (170.2628)	5 (167.4288)	11 (168.5256)	18 (155.4172)
Aug 28, 2015	8th Annual Big Island BBQ Albert Lea, MN	18 / 55 (666.1716)	48 (156.5028)	16 (169.1316)	14 (170.2628)	12 (170.2744)
Aug 21, 2015	Smokefest Marshall, MN	18 / 42 (666.2516)	11 (170.2628)	22 (164.6172)	29 (161.0972)	7 (170.2744)
Aug 7, 2015	Med City BBQ & Musicfest Rochester, MN	23 / 47 (650.7424)	16 (170.8112)	41 (151.9656)	15 (168.0228)	28 (159.9428)
Jul 24, 2015	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Woodbury, MN	9 / 30 (662.7772)	14 (168.5600)	21 (158.8000)	12 (166.8572)	5 (168.5600)
Jul 10, 2015	Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay Green Bay, WI	39 / 80 (649.6572)	44 (161.6800)	48 (159.9772)	45 (160.5600)	18 (167.4400)
Jun 12, 2015	Bend of the River CookOut Mankato, MN	12 / 42 (670.7884)	19 (168.5256)	14 (167.9772)	31 (161.1200)	6 (173.1656)
May 29, 2015	Smokin' in Steel Owatonna, MN	37 / 60 (647.3032)	4 (173.1200)	53 (149.0516)	45 (158.2744)	23 (166.8572)
May 15, 2015	Minnesota in May St. Paul, MN	11 / 60 (672.5716)	26 (164.5600)	21 (166.3088)	16 (168.5600)	6 (173.1428)
Apr 24, 2015	Central Iowa Expo BBQ Boone, IA	41 / 42 (629.5660)	40 (155.3712)	40 (150.2516)	30 (162.8344)	34 (161.1088)
Oct 11, 2014	WinnaVegas Rib Master Classic Sloan, IA	29 / 34 (630.1600)	34 (139.3256)	28 (157.0856)	6 (169.1772)	18 (164.5716)
Aug 22, 2014	Big Island BBQ Albert Lea, MN	24 / 54 (663.3144)	44 (158.8000)	27 (166.2744)	33 (163.9428)	8 (174.2972)
Jul 18, 2014	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Woodbury, MN	11 / 30 (659.9428)	18 (164.5600)	13 (164.5372)	13 (166.3084)	10 (164.5372)
Jun 27, 2014	Bend of the River CookOut Mankato, MN	24 / 50 (658.7428)	39 (162.7884)	34 (159.9772)	2 (178.8572)	39 (157.1200)
May 30, 2014	Smokin in Steele Owatonna, MN	25 / 67 (666.3316)	21 (170.2856)	24 (167.4744)	27 (167.4172)	41 (161.1544)
May 16, 2014	Minnesota in May Falcon Heights, MN	36 / 58 (633.0748)	4 (172.5600)	39 (155.9660)	42 (157.1316)	50 (147.4172)
Sep 13, 2013	KTD Smokin' Gobbler Cook-off Worthington, MN	17 / 39 (666.2856)	3 (176.5600)	9 (170.8572)	34 (153.1084)	18 (165.7600)
Aug 23, 2013	6th Annual Big Island BBQ Albert Lea, MN	8 / 50 (676.5144)	10 (170.8228)	36 (158.2516)	10 (172)	4 (175.4400)
Jun 15, 2013	Treasure Island International BBQ Championship Welch, MN	30 / 68 (667.4286)	5 (176.0002)	21 (170.8572)	34 (165.7142)	51 (154.8570)

CASE OF RIBS

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Best top-10 run

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (13 found in their record)

They almost always walk

High-water mark

The one to beat

Their season

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

The comeback

Chicken nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

A July team

The long haul

The metronome

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

By meat

By field size and state

By contest size

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

More numbers

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

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

📉 Toughest weekends

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

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)