CASE OF RIBS

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

Power ranking

#2224

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1529

peak 1561 · rated over 47 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-06-15

latest 2022-04-29

Best ToY finish

#398

Master 2015

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

7 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 47 contests

Avg finish

top 54%

overall standings

Best overall

680.0000 / 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

Top-10 streak

best run (overall)

Best single call

178.8572

Pork · Bend of the River CookOut

Consistency

±13.95

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 166.65 · weakest Pork Ribs (160.97)

Road miles

4,988

mi across 47 mapped stops · furthest 273 mi

Schedule strength

61%

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

Purse competed for

$9K

listed at 1 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

GCs in 1 state-championship entries

Master avg

657.25 / 720

47 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (13 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

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
2018-06-08

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-10s
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.

The comeback

3.7 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 3.7 years, then back at Masters in May (2022-04-29).

last seen 2018-08-24
back 2022-04-29

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

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The nearest teams in the power rankings, with a different reason on each card — six teams on one rating are rarely on it for the same reason. Rating decides who makes the list; where teams tie on it, the ones this team has actually cooked against come first, then teams at a similar point in their own career. KCBS doesn’t publish where a team is from, so nothing here is inferred from geography.

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

RACK 'N BUTT BBQ

#2230 of the rated field

1529 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1529

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to CASE OF RIBS)

One contest 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 8 contests
last seen 2016-09-09

⚔ Head-to-head

BEACH BUMS BBQ

#2220 of the rated field

1530 ▲ 0 power rating

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

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

Their last contest in the data was back in 2014, 8 years before CASE OF RIBS's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 5 contests

⚔ Head-to-head

Lucky Shoes BBQ

#2223 of the rated field

1529 ▼ 0 power rating

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

No shared contest yet.

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 2026-05-08

⚔ Head-to-head

Smokin Aces

#2232 of the rated field

1529 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 90
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 31%
Peak: 1639

No shared contest yet.

They've been 1639 at their best, 110 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 89 contests
last seen 2024-05-25

⚔ Head-to-head

S&S Pit Crew

#2231 of the rated field

1529 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 24
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 13%
Peak: 1535

No shared contest yet.

24 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 13% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 19 contests
last seen 2026-08-21

⚔ Head-to-head

HOLLYWOOD N SWINE

#2213 of the rated field

1530 ▲ 0 power rating

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

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 18 contests
last seen 2015-03-13

⚔ Head-to-head

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 state / province

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

By contest size

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

Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Smokin In Steele	4	14	top 52%	2018-06-01
Minnesota in May	3	11	top 35%	2018-05-11
Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	3	4	top 27%	2016-07-22
*Mankato Cookout (Day 2)	2	23	top 56%	2018-06-09
*The Masters In May (DAY 2)	2	45	top 84%	2018-05-05
Fire on Ice Barbecue World Championship	2	22	top 52%	2018-03-02
Bend of the River CookOut	2	12	top 38%	2015-06-12

The story so far (18 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 8.9 yrs 2013-06-15 → 2022-04-29

Busiest season 2015 10 contests

Contests a season 6.7 across 7 seasons in the data

Cooks most in MN 35 of 47 contests · 3 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 36 7 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 47 entries · 0 wins · 13 calls

Strongest meat Chicken averages 166.65 · weakest Pork Ribs (160.97)

Walk rate 70% a top-10 call in 33 of 47 contests

Overall top-10 rate 11% 5 of 47 contests

Best top-10 run 2 straight contests

Master average 657.25 out of 720 · 47 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 596 1,006–1,081 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 4,988 47 mapped stops · furthest 273 mi

Schedule strength 1577 average field rating faced — tougher than 61% of rated contests

Purse competed for $8,540 listed at 1 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships 0 from 1 state-championship entries

Longest layoff 3.7 yrs 2018-08-24 → 2022-04-29

Power rating 1529 peak 1561 · #2224 of 6,413 rated

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

2013
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
2014
Jun 27 Career-best single call (Pork)178.8572 Bend of the River CookOut
2015
Apr 24 10th tracked contest Central Iowa Expo BBQ
2016
Aug 12 25th tracked contest Lake Minnetonka BBQ & Beer Fest (Teams spots Full)
Aug 26 Peak power rating (1561) 9th Annual Big Island BBQ
2017
Mar 3 First category win (Pork) Fire on Ice Barbecue World Championship
2018
Jun 8 Career-best overall score680.0000 *Mankato Cookout (Day 1)
2022
Apr 29 Most recent contest Masters in May

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+13.7	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	2016-07-22
+12.2	*Rotary Rockn Ribs	2017-06-23
+12.1	6th Annual Big Island BBQ	2013-08-23
+11.5	Lake Minnetonka BBQ & Beer Fest (Teams spots Full)	2016-08-12
+11.3	Minnesota in May	2015-05-15

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-11.9	Central Iowa Expo BBQ	2015-04-24
-8.9	WinnaVegas Rib Master Classic	2014-10-11
-8.8	*Wisconsin Colorfest & BBQ Bash	2017-10-06
-8.4	*Mankato Cookout Day 1 and (BACKYARD)	2017-06-09
-7	11th Annual Big Island BBQ	2018-08-24

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	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
2022-04-29	Masters in May 🏅 Bancroft, WI	32 / 43 (644.9828)	5 (173.1428)	19 (166.2284)	34 (160.5256)	39 (145.0860)
2018-08-24	11th Annual Big Island BBQ Alberta Lea, MN	38 / 49 (639.3028)	38 (162.2400)	27 (163.9772)	43 (150.8228)	25 (162.2628)
2018-06-22	*Rotary Rockn Ribs LaCrosse, WI	30 / 41 (649.4968)	19 (168.5256)	38 (151.3484)	17 (164.5372)	21 (165.0856)
2018-06-09	*Mankato Cookout (Day 2) Mankato, MN	25 / 42 (674.8228)	25 (171.4172)	39 (157.1200)	8 (174.3200)	12 (171.9656)
2018-06-08	*Mankato Cookout (Day 1) Mankato, MN	23 / 44 (680.0000)	15 (170.8344)	14 (172.0228)	36 (164.5600)	15 (172.5828)
2018-06-01	Smokin In Steele Owatonna, MN	30 / 45 (651.3488)	33 (159.3944)	12 (167.4172)	19 (166.2744)	28 (158.2628)
2018-05-11	Minnesota in May Falcon Heights, MN	23 / 70 (669.1084)	11 (173.1428)	37 (163.3944)	40 (164.5484)	14 (168.0228)
2018-05-05	*The Masters In May (DAY 2) Appleton, WI	46 / 54 (639.3028)	29 (166.2856)	48 (155.3944)	34 (161.1200)	44 (156.5028)
2018-05-04	*The Masters In May ( DAY 1) Appleton, WI	45 / 54 (637.6000)	41 (161.6800)	34 (160.5600)	31 (161.7028)	46 (153.6572)
2018-03-02	Fire on Ice Barbecue World Championship Onamia, MN	22 / 57 (667.9200)	36 (163.3944)	28 (164.5600)	26 (167.9656)	9 (172.0000)
2017-10-06	*Wisconsin Colorfest & BBQ Bash Turtle Lake, WI	16 / 19 (640.4344)	16 (158.2516)	17 (157.7028)	16 (157.6572)	10 (166.8228)
2017-08-25	10th Annual Big Island BBQ Albert Lea, MN	36 / 56 (644.4800)	49 (156.5256)	48 (154.2516)	36 (160.5372)	7 (173.1656)
2017-07-21	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Eagan, MN	14 / 30 (665.0972)	20 (165.1200)	18 (161.6916)	2 (177.7372)	20 (160.5484)
2017-06-23	*Rotary Rockn Ribs LaCrosse, WI	6 / 37 (674.2744)	13 (168.5600)	19 (161.1200)	2 (172.0344)	5 (172.5600)
2017-06-10	*Mankato Cookout Day 2 Mankato, MN	24 / 33 (659.8396)	31 (155.8968)	15 (169.1200)	8 (173.1200)	24 (161.7028)
2017-06-09	*Mankato Cookout Day 1 and (BACKYARD) Mankato, MN	31 / 35 (644.4916)	8 (173.1544)	32 (156.5372)	30 (160.5600)	32 (154.2400)
2017-06-02	Smokin In Steele Owatonna, MN	14 / 46 (672.5144)	10 (172.5600)	22 (163.3944)	19 (167.9772)	15 (168.5828)
2017-05-12	Minnesota in May Falcon Heights, MN	39 / 71 (646.3084)	34 (162.2628)	58 (155.9656)	52 (158.3200)	12 (169.7600)
2017-03-03	Fire on Ice Barbecue World Championship Onamia, MN	31 / 47 (648.4344)	19 (166.8572)	36 (157.7028)	1 (175.4400)	39 (148.4344)
2016-09-16	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)
2016-09-02	6th Annual Smokin' In the Bogs Warrens, WI	21 / 32 (637.0288)	8 (167.9656)	30 (142.8344)	18 (161.6572)	11 (164.5716)
2016-08-26	9th Annual Big Island BBQ Albert Lea, MN	22 / 48 (663.8860)	25 (168.5372)	35 (158.2516)	6 (173.7144)	25 (163.3828)
2016-08-12	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)
2016-07-22	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Woodbury, MN	4 / 30 (674.8344)	3 (174.8572)	11 (166.8572)	21 (162.8228)	3 (170.2972)
2016-06-17	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)
2016-06-11	*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)
2016-06-10	*Mankato Cookout Day 1 Mankato, MN	26 / 33 (656.5832)	30 (161.6916)	21 (166.3088)	31 (155.4172)	6 (173.1656)
2016-06-03	Smokin in Steele Owatonna, MN	39 / 53 (639.8856)	19 (167.9656)	50 (146.8572)	44 (156.5028)	11 (168.5600)
2015-09-04	5th Annual Smokin In the Bogs Warrens, WI	14 / 27 (661.6344)	11 (170.2628)	5 (167.4288)	11 (168.5256)	18 (155.4172)
2015-08-28	8th Annual Big Island BBQ Albert Lea, MN	18 / 55 (666.1716)	48 (156.5028)	16 (169.1316)	14 (170.2628)	12 (170.2744)
2015-08-21	Smokefest Marshall, MN	18 / 42 (666.2516)	11 (170.2628)	22 (164.6172)	29 (161.0972)	7 (170.2744)
2015-08-07	Med City BBQ & Musicfest Rochester, MN	23 / 47 (650.7424)	16 (170.8112)	41 (151.9656)	15 (168.0228)	28 (159.9428)
2015-07-24	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Woodbury, MN	9 / 30 (662.7772)	14 (168.5600)	21 (158.8000)	12 (166.8572)	5 (168.5600)
2015-07-10	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)
2015-06-12	Bend of the River CookOut Mankato, MN	12 / 42 (670.7884)	19 (168.5256)	14 (167.9772)	31 (161.1200)	6 (173.1656)
2015-05-29	Smokin' in Steel Owatonna, MN	37 / 60 (647.3032)	4 (173.1200)	53 (149.0516)	45 (158.2744)	23 (166.8572)
2015-05-15	Minnesota in May St. Paul, MN	11 / 60 (672.5716)	26 (164.5600)	21 (166.3088)	16 (168.5600)	6 (173.1428)
2015-04-24	Central Iowa Expo BBQ Boone, IA	41 / 42 (629.5660)	40 (155.3712)	40 (150.2516)	30 (162.8344)	34 (161.1088)
2014-10-11	WinnaVegas Rib Master Classic Sloan, IA	29 / 34 (630.1600)	34 (139.3256)	28 (157.0856)	6 (169.1772)	18 (164.5716)
2014-08-22	Big Island BBQ Albert Lea, MN	24 / 54 (663.3144)	44 (158.8000)	27 (166.2744)	33 (163.9428)	8 (174.2972)
2014-07-18	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Woodbury, MN	11 / 30 (659.9428)	18 (164.5600)	13 (164.5372)	13 (166.3084)	10 (164.5372)
2014-06-27	Bend of the River CookOut Mankato, MN	24 / 50 (658.7428)	39 (162.7884)	34 (159.9772)	2 (178.8572)	39 (157.1200)
2014-05-30	Smokin in Steele Owatonna, MN	25 / 67 (666.3316)	21 (170.2856)	24 (167.4744)	27 (167.4172)	41 (161.1544)
2014-05-16	Minnesota in May Falcon Heights, MN	36 / 58 (633.0748)	4 (172.5600)	39 (155.9660)	42 (157.1316)	50 (147.4172)
2013-09-13	KTD Smokin' Gobbler Cook-off Worthington, MN	17 / 39 (666.2856)	3 (176.5600)	9 (170.8572)	34 (153.1084)	18 (165.7600)
2013-08-23	6th Annual Big Island BBQ Albert Lea, MN	8 / 50 (676.5144)	10 (170.8228)	36 (158.2516)	10 (172.0000)	4 (175.4400)
2013-06-15	Treasure Island International BBQ Championship Welch, MN	30 / 68 (667.4286)	5 (176.0002)	21 (170.8572)	34 (165.7142)	51 (154.8570)

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	#440 (901 pts)	#267 (1231 pts)	#632 (646 pts)	#398 (986 pts)	#305 (1161 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#398 (942 pts)	#364 (1007 pts)	#433 (867 pts)	#434 (872 pts)	#286 (1192 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)