REBEL YELL BBQ

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

Power ranking

#3799

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1487

peak 1487 · rated over 13 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-05-25

latest 2017-07-07

Best ToY finish

#967

Master 2016

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 13 contests

Avg finish

top 59%

overall standings

Best overall

643.3140 / 720

Master · Roc City Rib Fest

Perfect 180s

Current form

618.30 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 619.71 (-1.41)

Walk rate

38%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

168.5484

Brisket · Roc City Rib Fest

Consistency

±17.25

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork Ribs

avg 156.41 · weakest Pork (151.00)

Road miles

1,311

mi across 13 mapped stops · furthest 150 mi

Schedule strength

23%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1532)

Master avg

619.71 / 720

13 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (5 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.

A tough matchup

11–1 behind in the head-to-head

SHORTSVILLE SMOKERS ahead in 92% of their meetings

SHORTSVILLE SMOKERS has come out ahead in 11 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.

The metronome

±2.40% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.40% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 86.1% of a perfect score
13 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.

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

Smoldering Ash Holes

#3785 of the rated field

1487 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 14%
Peak: 1510

1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to REBEL YELL BBQ)

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

rated over 7 contests
last seen 2019-05-25

⚔ Head-to-head

TENNESSEE RIVER PORKERS

#3812 of the rated field

1487 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 15%
Peak: 1507

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 13 contests
last seen 2015-10-16

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First Start/ Big B's BBQ

#3786 of the rated field

1487 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 14%
Peak: 1487

No shared contest yet.

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 2019-08-23

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BUTT RUBBIN BBQ

#3794 of the rated field

1487 ▲ 0 power rating

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

No shared contest yet.

12 contests and no Grand Championship yet.

rated over 12 contests
last seen 2019-09-20

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CHUBBY'S BBQ

#3791 of the rated field

1487 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 18%
Peak: 1504

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 10 contests
last seen 2022-11-18

⚔ Head-to-head

DAY-LICIOUS BBQ

#3814 of the rated field

1487 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 10%
Peak: 1487

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 10 contests
last seen 2019-08-09

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
SMOKIN BOYS AND HOT GRILLS	12	2	10	17%	⚔ compare
SHORTSVILLE SMOKERS	12	1	11	8%	⚔ compare
BEHIND BBQ	11	4	7	36%	⚔ compare
BUCKNER BROTHERS BBQ	9	4	5	44%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN' AIN'T EASY	9	3	6	33%	⚔ compare
KISS MY BBQ	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
Rogue Hog BBQ	8	1	7	13%	⚔ 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 contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	4	0	top 49%
Large (40+)	9	0	top 63%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
I love Barbecue & Music Festival	3	4	top 58%	2017-07-07
Oinktoberfest	3	23	top 52%	2015-09-19
Roc City Rib Fest	2	36	top 77%	2016-05-28
Roc City Rib Fest	2	32	top 48%	2015-05-23

The story so far (14 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 4.1 yrs 2013-05-25 → 2017-07-07

Busiest season 2016 4 contests

Contests a season 2.6 across 5 seasons in the data

Cooks most in NY 13 of 13 contests

Contests visited 7 4 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 13 entries · 0 wins · 1 calls

Strongest meat Pork Ribs averages 156.41 · weakest Pork (151.00)

Walk rate 38% a top-10 call in 5 of 13 contests

Overall top-10 rate 8% 1 of 13 contests

Master average 619.71 out of 720 · 13 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 252 267–382 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 1,311 13 mapped stops · furthest 150 mi

Schedule strength 1532 average field rating faced — tougher than 23% of rated contests

Power rating 1487 peak 1487 · #3799 of 6,413 rated

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

2013
May 25 First tracked contest Roc City Rib Fest
2015
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
2016
May 28 10th tracked contest Roc City Rib Fest
Jul 2 First overall top-10 I love Barbecue & Music Festival
Jul 29 Peak power rating (1498) The Great Adirondack BBQ Festival
2017
Jul 7 Most recent contest I love Barbecue & Music Festival

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+10.9	I love Barbecue & Music Festival	2016-07-02
+5.7	Roc City Rib Fest	2014-05-24
+3.3	Oinktoberfest	2015-09-19
+2.6	The Great Adirondack BBQ Festival	2016-07-29
+2	Oinktoberfest	2014-09-20

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-10.7	I love Barbecue & Music Festival	2017-07-07
-9.8	Roc City Rib Fest	2013-05-25
-4.5	Roc City Rib Fest	2016-05-28
-4.4	Oinktoberfest	2013-09-20
-3.9	Crossborder Blues, Brews & Que	2015-06-19

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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2017	1	0	0%	top 93%	81.3%	81.3%
2016	4	1	50%	top 50%	88.5%	87.1%
2015	4	0	75%	top 59%	89.3%	87.1%
2014	2	0	0%	top 42%	88.5%	87.9%
2013	2	0	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
2017-07-07	I love Barbecue & Music Festival Lake Placid, NY	37 / 40 (585.0284)	28 (154.2972)	36 (144.5028)	37 (143.9768)	34 (142.2516)
2016-07-29	The Great Adirondack BBQ Festival Old Forge, NY	13 / 24 (634.0796)	13 (162.2400)	8 (161.0856)	15 (159.3828)	13 (151.3712)
2016-07-02	I love Barbecue & Music Festival Lake Placid, NY	4 / 28 (630.3312)	24 (146.2284)	5 (163.9772)	19 (149.6800)	23 (145.1428)
2016-05-28	Roc City Rib Fest Rochester, NY	36 / 50 (637.0176)	26 (165.7260)	31 (162.2516)	43 (157.0856)	39 (151.9544)
2016-05-20	Salt City BBQ Festival Syracuse, NY	19 / 32 (607.9088)	24 (146.2400)	16 (153.0972)	19 (150.2744)	12 (158.2972)
2015-09-19	Oinktoberfest Clarence, NY	23 / 52 (633.5768)	26 (158.8228)	16 (164.5484)	26 (157.6684)	27 (152.5372)
2015-07-03	I Love Barbecue & Music Festival Lake Placid, NY	21 / 31 (611.8860)	9 (162.2744)	27 (146.8000)	21 (152.0116)	19 (150.8000)
2015-06-19	Crossborder Blues, Brews & Que Wilson, NY	31 / 47 (619.9084)	23 (159.4172)	21 (158.7884)	41 (138.8000)	10 (162.9028)
2015-05-23	Roc City Rib Fest Rochester, NY	34 / 57 (643.3140)	51 (152.5600)	13 (166.2628)	46 (155.9428)	7 (168.5484)
2014-09-20	Oinktoberfest Clarence, NY	31 / 66 (628.4572)	32 (158.2972)	17 (163.3944)	42 (152.5256)	31 (154.2400)
2014-05-24	Roc City Rib Fest Rochester, NY	32 / 86 (637.0740)	47 (159.3940)	14 (165.7372)	77 (145.0856)	14 (166.8572)
2013-09-20	Oinktoberfest Clarence, NY	47 / 71 (608.5828)	46 (153.7028)	63 (134.8688)	46 (155.9884)	19 (164.0228)
2013-05-25	Roc City Rib Fest Rochester, NY	65 / 80 (593.7142)	61 (150.8568)	55 (148.0006)	69 (144.5712)	39 (150.2856)

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
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)