RUB THAT MEAT BBQ

RUB THAT MEAT BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 20 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2015 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 11th of 25 at the Knights of Columbus BBQ Smoke Off (2016). They are ranked #5936 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#5,936

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1438

peak 1438 · rated over 20 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Jun 5, 2015

latest Jun 19, 2026 · 11 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#889

Master 2018 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

0% of 20 contests

Avg finish

top 71%

overall standings

Best overall

663.8624 / 720

Master · Qlathe BBQ Championship

Perfect 180s

Current form

627.79 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 639.40 (-11.61)

Walk rate

30%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

174.2628

Pork Ribs · Qlathe BBQ Championship

Consistency

±13.55

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 163.31 · weakest Brisket (156.79)

Road miles

326

across 20 mapped stops · furthest 60 mi

Schedule strength

55%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1570)

Purse competed for

$32K

listed at 6 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 8 state-championship entries

Master avg

639.40 / 720

20 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (12 found in their record)

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

High-water mark

663.8624 career-best overall

92.2% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 663.8624 at Qlathe BBQ Championship — 92.2% of a perfect 720.

Master
Mar 15, 2019

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

Smoke-A-Holics has finished one call ahead of RUB THAT MEAT BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2016 their best year

2016 was the year it came together: 3 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 55%.

3 contests
0 overall top-10s
0 category wins
average top 55%

A tough matchup

12–0 behind in the head-to-head

SLAPS BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

SLAPS BBQ has come out ahead in 12 of their 12 shared contests.

The weak link

−6.5 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 6.52 points below their pork, and turns into a call 5% of the time against 20%.

Brisket avg 156.79
Pork avg 163.31
1 call in 20 entries

A strong matchup

5–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of A BBQ TEAM - MO in 5 of their 5 shared contests.

The comeback

4 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 4 years, then back at Knights of Columbus BBQ Smoke Off "4 Life" (Jun 16, 2023).

last seen Jun 14, 2019
back Jun 16, 2023

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Pork nemesis

12 of 12 shared pork entries lost

SLAPS BBQ ahead 100% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, SLAPS BBQ has out-cooked them in 12 of 12 shared pork entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

BBQ Bonanza has landed one call behind them 2 times.

A September team

Top 60% average finish in September

Something about September: average finish in the top 60% across 4 contests, versus top 71% the rest of the year.

4 September contests
top 71% the rest of the year

The metronome

±1.88% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.88% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 88.8% of a perfect score
20 contests

A standing appointment

4 years running at one contest

They've cooked Smoke Out Hunger BBQ Challenge every year from 2016 to 2019 — the contest they never miss.

4 visits in all
best finish 28th

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
2026 ↗	Master	#1326 (58 pts)	#1381 (58 pts)	#1421 (58 pts)	#1343 (58 pts)	#1330 (58 pts)
2025 ↗	Master	#1440 (55 pts)	#1476 (55 pts)	#1535 (55 pts)	#1451 (55 pts)	#1190 (60 pts)
2024 ↗	Master	#1464 (59 pts)	#1499 (59 pts)	#1562 (59 pts)	#1218 (64 pts)	#1465 (59 pts)
2023 ↗	Master	#1597 (54 pts)	#1625 (54 pts)	#1721 (54 pts)	#1596 (54 pts)	#1231 (74 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#1055 (240 pts)	#1041 (260 pts)	#788 (410 pts)	#969 (300 pts)	#939 (315 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#889 (342 pts)	#936 (342 pts)	#893 (377 pts)	#828 (412 pts)	#973 (312 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#1284 (209 pts)	#1315 (234 pts)	#1545 (179 pts)	#1119 (309 pts)	#1337 (224 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#1070 (297 pts)	#1269 (252 pts)	#1068 (322 pts)	#1050 (342 pts)	#1306 (237 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#2016 (83 pts)	#1729 (128 pts)	#2737 (58 pts)	#1975 (108 pts)	#2127 (73 pts)

Overall rank by season

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ALL ABOUT THE Q

#5,937 of the rated field

1438 power rating

Contests: 16
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1438

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 16 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 16 contests
last seen Jun 23, 2017

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Brass Monkey BBQ

#5,926 of the rated field

1438 power rating

Contests: 17
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 6%
Peak: 1438

Careers of much the same size, 17 contests to 20, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 15 contests
last seen Aug 15, 2026

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Red and Black BBQ Shack

#5,924 of the rated field

1438 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 21%
Peak: 1503

14 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 21% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 14 contests
last seen Jul 11, 2026

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Backwoods Grillin'

#5,941 of the rated field

1437 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1437

Their last contest in the data was back in 2017, 9 years before RUB THAT MEAT BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 14 contests

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LTS BBQ

#5,940 of the rated field

1437 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1437

Level with RUB THAT MEAT BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 13 contests
last seen Jul 16, 2021

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HERE COME THE JUDGE BBQ TEAM

#5,938 of the rated field

1438 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1438

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 13 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 13 contests
last seen Oct 5, 2018

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
3 PIGS SMOKIN	12	1	11	8%	⚔ compare
SLAPS BBQ	12	0	12	0%	⚔ compare
PORKY MCBEEF AND THE CLUCKERS	11	0	11	0%	⚔ compare
HIGH i QUE	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
2 DRUNK 2 QUE	9	1	8	11%	⚔ compare
RJ'S BACKYARD COOKERS	8	2	6	25%	⚔ compare
913 BBQ	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
MAN MEAT BBQ	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
Fergolicious BBQ	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
Buds Boys BBQ	7	4	3	57%	⚔ compare
AMERICAN FIRE BBQ	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
JOUSTING PIGS BBQ 2.0	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
BBQ Bonanza	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
Fat&Dumb BBQ	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	20	0	169.1544	145.0628	159.37	top 72%
Pork Ribs	20	3	174.2628	147.3600	159.92	top 69%
Pork	20	4	170.2628	149.0972	163.31	top 58%
Brisket	20	1	167.9656	147.3828	156.79	top 70%

“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)	13	0	top 73%
Large (40+)	7	0	top 69%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Knights of Columbus BBQ Smoke Off "4 Life"	4	19	top 72%	Jun 16, 2023
Smoke Out Hunger BBQ Challenge	4	28	top 79%	Jun 7, 2019
Smoke On the Trails	2	42	top 64%	Sep 28, 2018

More numbers

Busiest season 2018 5 contests

Contests a season 2.2 across 9 seasons in the data

Most contests held in KS 20 of 20 contests

Contests visited 13 3 of them more than once

Opponents faced 443 finished ahead 248 times, behind 582

Longest layoff 4 yrs Jun 14, 2019 → Jun 16, 2023

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

20261 milestone

Jun 19 Most recent contest 12th Annual K of C BBQ Smoke Off 4-Life

20192 milestones

Mar 15 Career-best overall score663.8624 Qlathe BBQ Championship
Mar 15 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)174.2628 Qlathe BBQ Championship

20181 milestone

Jun 15 10th tracked contest Knights Of Columbus BBQ Smoke Off 4 Life

20162 milestones

Jun 17 First call Knights of Columbus BBQ Smoke Off
Sep 16 Peak power rating (1499) Battle of the Brisket

20152 milestones

Jun 5 First tracked contest McLouth BBQ Blowout 24th Annual (JUDGES FULL)
Jun 5 First overall past 90% of a perfect score651.8968 McLouth BBQ Blowout 24th Annual (JUDGES FULL)

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+6.5	Qlathe BBQ Championship	Mar 15, 2019
+4.9	Battle of the Brisket	Sep 16, 2016
+4	Knights of Columbus BBQ Smoke Off	Jun 17, 2016
+0.7	Knights Of Columbus BBQ Smoke Off 4 Life (JUDGES FULL)	Jun 16, 2017
+0.1	Smoke On the Trails	Sep 28, 2018

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-10.2	12th Annual K of C BBQ Smoke Off 4-Life	Jun 19, 2026
-8.7	10th Annual K of C BBQ Smoke Off 4-Life	Jun 14, 2024
-8.5	11th Annual K of C BBQ Smoke Off 4-Life	Jun 13, 2025
-8.3	Knights of Columbus BBQ Smoke Off "4 Life"	Jun 16, 2023
-7.8	Smoke Out Hunger BBQ Challenge	Jun 10, 2016

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)
2026	1	0%	top 100%	84.4%	84.4%
2025	1	0%	top 93%	87.8%	87.8%
2024	1	0%	top 94%	86.6%	86.6%
2023	1	0%	top 93%	86.7%	86.7%
2019	4	50%	top 64%	92.2%	90.6%
2018	5	20%	top 73%	91%	88.7%
2017	3	33%	top 67%	89.3%	88.5%
2016	3	67%	top 55%	90.8%	89.5%
2015	1	0%	top 61%	90.5%	90.5%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Jun 19, 2026	12th Annual K of C BBQ Smoke Off 4-Life 🏅 Kansas City, KS	33 / 33 (607.8516)	33 (145.0628)	33 (152.5372)	32 (157.0972)	32 (153.1544)
Jun 13, 2025	11th Annual K of C BBQ Smoke Off 4-Life 🏅 Kansas City, KS	28 / 30 (632.5028)	29 (153.7144)	26 (158.2284)	26 (161.7028)	24 (158.8572)
Jun 14, 2024	10th Annual K of C BBQ Smoke Off 4-Life 🏅 Kansas City, KS	32 / 34 (623.2804)	33 (148.5144)	31 (160.0116)	24 (165.1200)	31 (149.6344)
Jun 16, 2023	Knights of Columbus BBQ Smoke Off "4 Life" 🏅 Kansas City, KS	27 / 29 (624.4916)	28 (153.1428)	25 (160.5600)	27 (149.0972)	21 (161.6916)
Jun 14, 2019	Knights Of Columbus BBQ Smoke Off 4 Life 🏅 Kansas City, KS	28 / 38 (650.8232)	21 (165.7716)	29 (162.2516)	17 (166.8456)	31 (155.9544)
Jun 7, 2019	Smoke Out Hunger BBQ Challenge 🏅 Kansas City, KS	33 / 46 (646.1144)	33 (159.9656)	34 (161.0972)	23 (166.8344)	35 (158.2172)
May 3, 2019	Brew, Blue & Bar-B-Q 🏅 Lansing, KS	26 / 37 (648.9488)	34 (158.8116)	10 (167.3944)	35 (155.3600)	10 (167.3828)
Mar 15, 2019	Qlathe BBQ Championship 🏅 Olathe, KS	25 / 64 (663.8624)	38 (164.5256)	8 (174.2628)	23 (168.5140)	49 (156.5600)
Sep 28, 2018	Smoke On the Trails Gardner, KS	42 / 68 (655.3372)	40 (166.8228)	47 (162.8344)	50 (158.2400)	26 (167.4400)
Sep 7, 2018	Hog Wild West BBQ Contest Leavenworth, KS	18 / 25 (631.2804)	20 (158.8000)	17 (157.0860)	10 (166.2972)	20 (149.0972)
Jun 15, 2018	Knights Of Columbus BBQ Smoke Off 4 Life Kansas City, KS	21 / 32 (649.6340)	19 (164.0112)	15 (166.2516)	15 (164.5256)	29 (154.8456)
Jun 8, 2018	Smoke Out Hunger BBQ Challenge Kansas City, KS	39 / 46 (624.4572)	37 (159.3828)	31 (160.0116)	32 (157.6800)	39 (147.3828)
Apr 6, 2018	Smoke in the Spring Osage City, KS	84 / 103 (631.8512)	99 (153.6572)	73 (160.5828)	82 (157.0856)	61 (160.5256)
Sep 29, 2017	Smoke On the Trails Gardner, KS	42 / 64 (643.2796)	39 (161.1084)	58 (147.3600)	28 (166.8456)	24 (167.9656)
Jun 16, 2017	Knights Of Columbus BBQ Smoke Off 4 Life (JUDGES FULL) Kansas City, KS	19 / 34 (639.8860)	15 (161.6800)	30 (151.4060)	10 (167.3828)	17 (159.4172)
Jun 9, 2017	Smoke Out Hunger BBQ Challenge Kansas City, KS	33 / 42 (629.0512)	24 (163.9656)	40 (148.5828)	14 (169.1200)	37 (147.3828)
Sep 16, 2016	Battle of the Brisket Mission, KS	13 / 33 (653.6000)	16 (165.1084)	12 (167.9772)	10 (170.2628)	23 (150.2516)
Jun 17, 2016	Knights of Columbus BBQ Smoke Off Kansas City, KS	11 / 25 (646.8452)	19 (154.8684)	10 (163.4284)	9 (165.7028)	13 (162.8456)
Jun 10, 2016	Smoke Out Hunger BBQ Challenge Kansas City, KS	28 / 34 (633.0172)	23 (159.4288)	22 (160)	22 (165.0856)	31 (148.5028)
Jun 5, 2015	McLouth BBQ Blowout 24th Annual (JUDGES FULL) McLouth, KS	20 / 33 (651.8968)	11 (169.1544)	27 (156.5484)	15 (167.4056)	22 (158.7884)

RUB THAT MEAT 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

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (12 found in their record)

High-water mark

The one to beat

Their season

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

The comeback

Pork nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

A September team

The metronome

A standing appointment

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)