RUBBED RITE BBQ

RUBBED RITE BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 8 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2018. Their best overall finish is 7th of 14 at the Sky's the Limit BBQ Classic (2014). They are ranked #2953 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#2,953

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1507

peak 1508 · rated over 8 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Jul 26, 2013

latest Jun 23, 2018 · 4.9 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#879

Master 2014 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

25% of 8 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 56%

overall standings

Best overall

783.2796 / 900

Master · Dodge City Days Barbeque Cook-off

Perfect 180s

Current form

661.17 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 662.56 (-1.39)

Walk rate

75%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

173.1200

Pork · Sky's The Limit BBQ Classic Part Two

Consistency

±6.45

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 165.98 · weakest Pork Ribs (163.90)

Road miles

1,458

across 8 mapped stops · furthest 1,280 mi

Schedule strength

42%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1555)

Master avg

662.56 / 720

7 Master contests · 0 GCs

Master (5-meat) avg

783.28 / 900

1 Master (5-meat) contest · 0 GCs

These overall scores sit on different scales (Master out of 720, Master (5-meat) out of 900), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.

Storylines (7 found in their record)

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

They almost always walk

75% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 6 of 8 contests

A top-10 category call in 75% of their 8 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

A tough matchup

6–0 behind in the head-to-head

CLARK CREW BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

CLARK CREW BBQ has come out ahead in 6 of their 6 shared contests.

A strong matchup

3–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 75% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Outlaw BBQ in 3 of their 4 shared contests.

The comeback

1.9 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 1.9 years, then back at Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle (Jun 23, 2018).

last seen Jul 29, 2016
back Jun 23, 2018

Pork nemesis

5 of 6 shared pork entries lost

CLARK CREW BBQ ahead 83% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, CLARK CREW BBQ has out-cooked them in 5 of 6 shared pork entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

Smok'n Louie has landed one call behind them 2 times.

The metronome

±1.85% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.85% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 91.4% of a perfect score
8 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	#2175 (75 pts)	#2124 (100 pts)	#1818 (130 pts)	#2326 (60 pts)	#2345 (60 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#1928 (100 pts)	#2209 (60 pts)	#2002 (95 pts)	#1647 (145 pts)	#1970 (105 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#879 (379 pts)	#1124 (294 pts)	#864 (424 pts)	#803 (464 pts)	#879 (389 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#1391 (168 pts)	#1131 (263 pts)	#1539 (158 pts)	#1361 (193 pts)	#1331 (198 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to RUBBED RITE BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.

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

BBQ Aloha

#2,944 of the rated field

1507 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 50%
Peak: 1507

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 8 contests
last seen Sep 25, 2026
on a 4-contest top-10 run

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3 Idiots & A Smoker

#2,937 of the rated field

1507 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 13%
Peak: 1507

Careers of much the same size, 8 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 8 contests
last seen Sep 11, 2026

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Bad company cookers

#2,942 of the rated field

1507 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 27%
Peak: 1509

15 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 27% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 8 contests
last seen Jun 12, 2026

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Burning Bush BBQ

#2,956 of the rated field

1507 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 25%
Peak: 1509

They turned up 6 years after RUBBED RITE BBQ did, first appearing in 2019.

rated over 8 contests
last seen Apr 25, 2026

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BURNING COAL BBQ

#2,959 of the rated field

1507 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 33%
Peak: 1508

Level with RUBBED RITE BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 9 contests
last seen Jun 17, 2023

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BIG DADDY DAN'S BBQ

#2,960 of the rated field

1507 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1508

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 9 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 9 contests
last seen Jun 9, 2023

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
CLARK CREW BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
SMELL WHATS COOKIN	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
WILDCATTERS Q CREW	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
Smoke-A-Holics	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	8	3	169.7028	157.1200	163.99	top 62%
Pork Ribs	8	2	172.5600	147.9428	163.90	top 57%
Pork	8	4	173.1200	151.9312	165.98	top 49%
Brisket	8	4	169.7372	157.1428	164.20	top 52%

“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)	2	top 58%
Medium (20–39)	4	top 52%
Large (40+)	2	top 60%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
KS	7	0	top 55%
DC	1	0	top 62%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Dodge City Days Barbeque Cook-Off	3	12	0	top 49%	Jul 24, 2015
Sky's the Limit BBQ Classic	2	7	0	top 56%	Sep 5, 2014

More numbers

Busiest season 2014 3 contests

Contests a season 1.6 across 5 seasons in the data

Most contests held in KS 7 of 8 contests · 2 states in all

Contests visited 5 2 of them more than once

Opponents faced 158 finished ahead 109 times, behind 129

Longest layoff 1.9 yrs Jul 29, 2016 → Jun 23, 2018

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

20181 milestone

Jun 23 Most recent contest Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle

20151 milestone

Jul 24 Peak power rating (1508) Dodge City Days Barbeque Cook-Off

20142 milestones

Sep 5 First overall top-10 Sky's the Limit BBQ Classic
Sep 6 Career-best single call (Pork)173.1200 Sky's The Limit BBQ Classic Part Two

20134 milestones

Jul 26 First tracked contest Dodge City Days Barbeque Cook-off
Jul 26 First call Dodge City Days Barbeque Cook-off
Jul 26 Career-best overall score783.2796 Dodge City Days Barbeque Cook-off
Sep 7 First overall past 90% of a perfect score665.1772 Sky's the Limit BBQ Classic

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+5.3	Dodge City Days Barbeque Cook-Off	Jul 25, 2014
+4.2	Sky's the Limit BBQ Classic	Sep 5, 2014
+2.3	Dodge City Days Barbeque Cook-Off	Jul 24, 2015
+0.1	Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle	Jun 23, 2018

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-2	Sky's The Limit BBQ Classic Part Two	Sep 6, 2014
-1.2	The Dodge City Days Smokin Saddles BBQ Contest	Jul 29, 2016
-0.9	Dodge City Days Barbeque Cook-off	Jul 26, 2013
-0.8	Sky's the Limit BBQ Classic	Sep 7, 2013

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	Top-10s	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2018	1	0	0%	top 62%	90.5%	90.5%
2016	1	0	0%	top 59%	91.7%	91.7%
2015	1	0	100%	top 49%	91.1%	91.1%
2014	3	2	100%	top 52%	93.3%	92.8%
2013	2	0	100%	top 59%	92.4%	89.7%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Jun 23, 2018	Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle Washington, DC	26 / 42 (651.8628)	21 (165.7028)	28 (162.2516)	24 (162.2400)	25 (161.6684)
Jul 29, 2016	The Dodge City Days Smokin Saddles BBQ Contest Dodge City, KS	22 / 37 (659.8860)	17 (166.8228)	11 (172.0116)	29 (161.0972)	25 (159.9544)
Jul 24, 2015	Dodge City Days Barbeque Cook-Off Dodge City, KS	17 / 35 (655.9888)	31 (157.1200)	18 (163.4172)	9 (171.4744)	16 (163.9772)
Sep 6, 2014	Sky's The Limit BBQ Classic Part Two Garden City, KS	10 / 15 (666.1712)	10 (167.4056)	13 (159.3712)	4 (173.1200)	8 (166.2744)
Sep 5, 2014	Sky's the Limit BBQ Classic Garden City, KS	7 / 14 (671.9316)	9 (168.0116)	6 (169.6800)	8 (167.3828)	9 (166.8572)
Jul 25, 2014	Dodge City Days Barbeque Cook-Off Dodge City, KS	12 / 30 (666.8688)	26 (157.1200)	6 (172.5600)	9 (169.1772)	10 (168.0116)
Sep 7, 2013	Sky's the Limit BBQ Classic Garden City, KS	16 / 26 (665.1772)	22 (160)	18 (164)	11 (171.4400)	10 (169.7372)
Jul 26, 2013	Dodge City Days Barbeque Cook-off Dodge City, KS	27 / 47 (783.2796)	5 (169.7028)	41 (147.9428)	36 (151.9312)	25 (157.1428)

RUBBED RITE BBQ

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

Master avg

Master (5-meat) avg

Storylines (7 found in their record)

They almost always walk

A tough matchup

A strong matchup

The comeback

Pork nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

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 — 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)