REBEL YELL BBQ

REBEL YELL BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 13 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2017. Their best overall finish is 13th of 24 at The Great Adirondack BBQ Festival (2016). They are ranked #4395 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#4,395

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1475

peak 1475 · rated over 13 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

May 25, 2013

latest Jul 7, 2017 · 4.1 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#967

Master 2016 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

0% of 13 contests

Avg finish

top 63%

overall standings

Best overall

643.3140 / 720

Master · Roc City Rib Fest

Perfect 180s

Current form

613.81 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 618.89 (-5.08)

Walk rate

38%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

168.5484

Brisket · Roc City Rib Fest

Consistency

±17.64

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork Ribs

avg 156.41 · weakest Pork (151.00)

Road miles

1,311

across 13 mapped stops · furthest 150 mi

Schedule strength

24%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1533)

Master avg

618.89 / 720

13 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (6 found in their record)

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

A tough matchup

12–0 behind in the head-to-head

SHORTSVILLE SMOKERS ahead in 100% of their meetings

SHORTSVILLE SMOKERS has come out ahead in 12 of their 12 shared contests.

The weak link

−5.4 points behind their best meat

Pork is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 5.41 points below their pork ribs, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 15%.

Pork avg 151.00
Pork Ribs avg 156.41
0 calls in 13 entries

A strong matchup

7–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of BUTTS & LINKS BBQ in 7 of their 7 shared contests.

Pork Ribs nemesis

8 of 12 shared pork ribs entries lost

SMOKIN BOYS AND HOT GRILLS ahead 67% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, SMOKIN BOYS AND HOT GRILLS has out-cooked them in 8 of 12 shared pork ribs entries.

A September team

Top 52% average finish in September

Something about September: average finish in the top 52% across 3 contests, versus top 63% the rest of the year.

3 September contests
top 63% the rest of the year

The metronome

±2.45% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.45% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 86.0% of a perfect score
13 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
2017 ↗	Master	#2212 (60 pts)	#2286 (60 pts)	#2304 (60 pts)	#2260 (60 pts)	#2266 (60 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#967 (339 pts)	#1160 (289 pts)	#817 (484 pts)	#1077 (329 pts)	#985 (354 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#1097 (266 pts)	#1009 (331 pts)	#962 (361 pts)	#1235 (256 pts)	#817 (446 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#1589 (150 pts)	#1666 (150 pts)	#1258 (245 pts)	#1668 (150 pts)	#1405 (205 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#1471 (150 pts)	#1551 (150 pts)	#1571 (150 pts)	#1560 (150 pts)	#1390 (180 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to REBEL YELL BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.

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

J & J Backyard BBQ

#4,407 of the rated field

1475 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 17%
Peak: 1475

3–1 in 4 shared contests (75% to REBEL YELL BBQ)

These two have cooked 4 of the same contests — REBEL YELL BBQ ahead 3–1 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.

rated over 6 contests
last seen Sep 23, 2016

⚔ Head-to-head

INGLORIOUS BASTERS

#4,411 of the rated field

1475 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 8%
Peak: 1502

Careers of much the same size, 12 contests to 13, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 12 contests
last seen Jan 24, 2020

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REDNECK CAVIAR

#4,372 of the rated field

1476 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 17%
Peak: 1476

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 12 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 12 contests
last seen Sep 6, 2019

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Smokin Section

#4,393 of the rated field

1475 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1510

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

rated over 10 contests
last seen May 24, 2025

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HOG HEADS

#4,399 of the rated field

1475 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 10%
Peak: 1475

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

rated over 10 contests
last seen Aug 31, 2019

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BINGE-N-ON BBQ

#4,386 of the rated field

1475 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1475

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 10 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 10 contests
last seen Aug 2, 2019

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
SMOKIN BOYS AND HOT GRILLS	12	1	11	8%	⚔ compare
SHORTSVILLE SMOKERS	12	0	12	0%	⚔ compare
BEHIND BBQ	11	3	8	27%	⚔ compare
BUCKNER BROTHERS BBQ	9	3	6	33%	⚔ compare
KISS MY BBQ	9	2	7	22%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN' AIN'T EASY	9	2	7	22%	⚔ compare
THREE DOGS BBQ	9	1	8	11%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
GOOD SMOKE BBQ	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
Priorville	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
TEAM EATAPEDIA	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
Big Pappa's Smokin' BBQ	8	5	3	63%	⚔ compare
Sweet Heat BBQ	8	4	4	50%	⚔ compare
THE GOOD CUE CREW	8	2	6	25%	⚔ compare
RED VALLEY BBQ	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	13	1	165.7260	146.2284	156.16	top 61%
Pork Ribs	13	2	166.2628	134.8688	156.41	top 49%
Pork	13	0	159.3828	138.8000	151.00	top 74%
Brisket	13	2	168.5484	142.2516	155.32	top 48%

“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
Medium (20–39)	4	0	top 62%
Large (40+)	9	0	top 63%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
I love Barbecue & Music Festival	3	19	top 76%	Jul 7, 2017
Oinktoberfest	3	23	top 52%	Sep 19, 2015
Roc City Rib Fest	2	36	top 77%	May 28, 2016
Roc City Rib Fest	2	32	top 48%	May 23, 2015

More numbers

Busiest season 2016 4 contests

Contests a season 2.6 across 5 seasons in the data

Most contests held in NY 13 of 13 contests

Contests visited 7 4 of them more than once

Opponents faced 249 finished ahead 256 times, behind 394

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

20171 milestone

Jul 7 Most recent contest I love Barbecue & Music Festival

20161 milestone

May 28 10th tracked contest Roc City Rib Fest

20153 milestones

May 23 First call Roc City Rib Fest
May 23 Career-best overall score643.3140 Roc City Rib Fest
May 23 Career-best single call (Brisket)168.5484 Roc City Rib Fest

20141 milestone

Sep 20 Peak power rating (1494) Oinktoberfest

20131 milestone

May 25 First tracked contest Roc City Rib Fest

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+5.7	Roc City Rib Fest	May 24, 2014
+3.3	Oinktoberfest	Sep 19, 2015
+3.2	The Great Adirondack BBQ Festival	Jul 29, 2016
+2.2	Oinktoberfest	Sep 20, 2014

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-10.2	I love Barbecue & Music Festival	Jul 7, 2017
-9.8	Roc City Rib Fest	May 25, 2013
-4.5	Roc City Rib Fest	May 28, 2016
-4.3	Oinktoberfest	Sep 20, 2013
-3.9	Crossborder Blues, Brews & Que	Jun 19, 2015

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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2017	1	0%	top 93%	81.3%	81.3%
2016	4	50%	top 63%	88.5%	86.3%
2015	4	75%	top 59%	89.3%	87.1%
2014	2	0%	top 42%	88.5%	87.9%
2013	2	0%	top 74%	84.5%	83.5%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Jul 7, 2017	I love Barbecue & Music Festival Lake Placid, NY	37 / 40 (585.0284)	28 (154.2972)	36 (144.5028)	37 (143.9768)	34 (142.2516)
Jul 29, 2016	The Great Adirondack BBQ Festival Old Forge, NY	13 / 24 (634.0796)	13 (162.2400)	8 (161.0856)	15 (159.3828)	13 (151.3712)
Jul 2, 2016	I love Barbecue & Music Festival Lake Placid, NY	19 / 28 (605.0284)	24 (146.2284)	5 (163.9772)	19 (149.6800)	23 (145.1428)
May 28, 2016	Roc City Rib Fest Rochester, NY	36 / 50 (637.0176)	26 (165.7260)	31 (162.2516)	43 (157.0856)	39 (151.9544)
May 20, 2016	Salt City BBQ Festival Syracuse, NY	19 / 32 (607.9088)	24 (146.2400)	16 (153.0972)	19 (150.2744)	12 (158.2972)
Sep 19, 2015	Oinktoberfest Clarence, NY	23 / 52 (633.5768)	26 (158.8228)	16 (164.5484)	26 (157.6684)	27 (152.5372)
Jul 3, 2015	I Love Barbecue & Music Festival Lake Placid, NY	21 / 31 (611.8860)	9 (162.2744)	27 (146.8000)	21 (152.0116)	19 (150.8000)
Jun 19, 2015	Crossborder Blues, Brews & Que Wilson, NY	31 / 47 (619.9084)	23 (159.4172)	21 (158.7884)	41 (138.8000)	10 (162.9028)
May 23, 2015	Roc City Rib Fest Rochester, NY	34 / 57 (643.3140)	51 (152.5600)	13 (166.2628)	46 (155.9428)	7 (168.5484)
Sep 20, 2014	Oinktoberfest Clarence, NY	31 / 66 (628.4572)	32 (158.2972)	17 (163.3944)	42 (152.5256)	31 (154.2400)
May 24, 2014	Roc City Rib Fest Rochester, NY	32 / 86 (637.0740)	47 (159.3940)	14 (165.7372)	77 (145.0856)	14 (166.8572)
Sep 20, 2013	Oinktoberfest Clarence, NY	47 / 71 (608.5828)	46 (153.7028)	63 (134.8688)	46 (155.9884)	19 (164.0228)
May 25, 2013	Roc City Rib Fest Rochester, NY	65 / 80 (593.7142)	61 (150.8568)	55 (148.0006)	69 (144.5712)	39 (150.2856)

REBEL YELL BBQ

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Master avg

Storylines (6 found in their record)

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

Pork Ribs nemesis

A September team

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

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)