SPICE YOUR LIFE RUB YOUR MEAT

SPICE YOUR LIFE RUB YOUR MEAT is a competition barbecue team with 30 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2021. Their best overall finish is 15th of 18 at the Aksarben Stock Show & Rodeo (2015). They are ranked #6426 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#6,426

of 6,476 rated · rankings

Rating

1379

peak 1379 · rated over 30 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Aug 31, 2013

latest Sep 4, 2021 · 8 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#634

Master 2014 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

0% of 30 contests

Avg finish

top 80%

overall standings

Best overall

658.7772 / 720

Master · BBQ in the Bluffs

Perfect 180s

Current form

622.21 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 622.98 (-0.77)

Walk rate

20%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

171.4172

Pork · BBQ in the Bluffs

Consistency

±27.44

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 160.29 · weakest Brisket (147.69)

Road miles

640

across 30 mapped stops · furthest 128 mi

Schedule strength

55%

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

Purse competed for

$25K

listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 3 state-championship entries

Master avg

622.98 / 720

30 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (8 found in their record)

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

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

BOURBON & BONES has finished one call ahead of SPICE YOUR LIFE RUB YOUR MEAT 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

26–0 behind in the head-to-head

WHEN PIGS DIE ahead in 100% of their meetings

WHEN PIGS DIE has come out ahead in 26 of their 26 shared contests.

The weak link

−12.6 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 12.61 points below their pork, and turns into a call 3% of the time against 13%.

Brisket avg 147.69
Pork avg 160.29
1 call in 30 entries

A strong matchup

5–2 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 71% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of SMITH BBQ CO. in 5 of their 7 shared contests.

The comeback

2 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 2 years, then back at Septemberfest BBQ & Rib-eye Steak cook-off challenge (Sep 4, 2021).

last seen Aug 31, 2019
back Sep 4, 2021

Pork nemesis

20 of 26 shared pork entries lost

WHEN PIGS DIE ahead 77% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, WHEN PIGS DIE has out-cooked them in 20 of 26 shared pork entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

KEV'S CHEW CHEW BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.

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A standing appointment

4 years running at one contest

They've cooked BBQ in the Bluffs every year from 2014 to 2017 — the contest they never miss.

4 visits in all
best finish 22nd

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
2018 ↗	Master	#1954 (60 pts)	#2012 (60 pts)	#1996 (60 pts)	#2030 (60 pts)	#1990 (60 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#1617 (144 pts)	#1707 (139 pts)	#1545 (179 pts)	#1325 (229 pts)	#1965 (114 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#980 (333 pts)	#1126 (298 pts)	#1018 (348 pts)	#781 (503 pts)	#1015 (343 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#819 (415 pts)	#767 (480 pts)	#828 (435 pts)	#748 (500 pts)	#769 (475 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#634 (586 pts)	#702 (541 pts)	#579 (666 pts)	#467 (831 pts)	#645 (576 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#1654 (132 pts)	#1453 (172 pts)	#1731 (132 pts)	#1670 (142 pts)	#1688 (132 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to SPICE YOUR LIFE RUB YOUR MEAT, each with one reason worth a look.

SMOKIN PHATTY'S

#6,423 of the rated field

1381 ▲ 1 power rating

Contests: 25
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1381

2–0 in 2 shared contests (100% to SPICE YOUR LIFE RUB YOUR MEAT)

2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team SPICE YOUR LIFE RUB YOUR MEAT has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 25 contests
last seen Sep 1, 2018

⚔ Head-to-head

PIG IN A PIT

#6,425 of the rated field

1380 ▲ 1 power rating

Contests: 33
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1380

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 33 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 33 contests
last seen Aug 9, 2024

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SQUEELS ON WHEELS

#6,427 of the rated field

1379 ▼ 1 power rating

Contests: 20
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1379

Fewer contests behind them than SPICE YOUR LIFE RUB YOUR MEAT has cooked, 20 to 30, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

rated over 20 contests
last seen Jul 23, 2022

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RIBS BY ANDY

#6,424 of the rated field

1380 ▲ 1 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1380

15 contests and no Grand Championship yet.

rated over 15 contests
last seen Jun 26, 2026

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SMOKIN JERKS

#6,422 of the rated field

1381 ▲ 2 power rating

Contests: 27
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1381

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

rated over 27 contests
last seen Aug 23, 2019

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PARTY PIGS BBQ

#6,428 of the rated field

1378 ▼ 2 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1378

Their last contest in the data was back in 2017, 4 years before SPICE YOUR LIFE RUB YOUR MEAT's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 15 contests

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
WHEN PIGS DIE	26	0	26	0%	⚔ compare
HELPING U BBQ	24	2	22	8%	⚔ compare
PORKY BUTTS BBQ	22	0	22	0%	⚔ compare
KEV'S CHEW CHEW BBQ	21	4	17	19%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN' LEFTY'S BBQ	21	1	20	5%	⚔ compare
PORK PATROL BBQ	20	0	20	0%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN DINGER - THE PROFESSOR OF HOGOLOGY	19	0	19	0%	⚔ compare
PARROTHEAD SMOKERS	18	0	18	0%	⚔ compare
SPITFIRE	17	0	17	0%	⚔ compare
TATTOO BOB'S BAR-B-Q	17	0	17	0%	⚔ compare
YOU GONNA LIKE IT	16	3	13	19%	⚔ compare
WOODWARD BARBEQUE	15	0	15	0%	⚔ compare
ELWOOD BBQ	14	4	10	29%	⚔ compare
HOT GRILL ON GRILL ACTION	14	0	14	0%	⚔ compare
LEEPS BBQ	13	0	13	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	30	1	166.8800	142.8000	158.23	top 75%
Pork Ribs	30	1	167.4400	142.8228	156.77	top 75%
Pork	30	4	171.4172	146.2056	160.29	top 64%
Brisket	30	1	167.4400	20	147.69	top 80%

“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)	1	top 83%
Medium (20–39)	20	top 82%
Large (40+)	9	top 75%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
NE	24	0	top 78%
IA	6	0	top 88%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
BBQ in the Bluffs	4	22	top 85%	May 12, 2017
Septemberfest BBQ & Rib-eye Steak Cookoff Challenge	3	22	top 86%	Sep 1, 2018
RiverFest Red White and Que	3	23	top 66%	Jul 15, 2016
Septemberfest BBQ & Rib-eye Steak cook-off challenge	2	22	top 89%	Sep 4, 2021
Q for a Cause	2	31	top 97%	Apr 26, 2019
Septemberfest BBQ & Rib-Eye Steak Cookoff Challenge	2	25	top 93%	Sep 5, 2015
Ak-Sar-Ben's River City Rodeo & Stock Show	2	21	top 68%	Sep 26, 2014

More numbers

Busiest season 2014 9 contests

Contests a season 3.8 across 8 seasons in the data

Most contests held in NE 24 of 30 contests · 2 states in all

Contests visited 19 7 of them more than once

Opponents faced 374 finished ahead 220 times, behind 839

Longest layoff 2 yrs Aug 31, 2019 → Sep 4, 2021

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

20211 milestone

Sep 4 Most recent contest Septemberfest BBQ & Rib-eye Steak cook-off challenge

20173 milestones

May 12 Career-best overall score658.7772 BBQ in the Bluffs
May 12 Career-best single call (Pork)171.4172 BBQ in the Bluffs
Sep 2 25th tracked contest Septemberfest BBQ & Rib-eye Steak Cookoff Challenge

20143 milestones

May 30 First call 3rd Annual Valley Veterans Barbecue Competition
Jun 27 First overall past 90% of a perfect score649.7260 2nd Annual Ribstock MBA BBQ Festival
Aug 30 10th tracked contest Septemberfest BBQ & Rib-Eye Steak Cookoff Challenge

20132 milestones

Aug 31 First tracked contest Septemberfest BBQ & Ribeye Steak Cookoff Challenge
Aug 31 Peak power rating (1489) Septemberfest BBQ & Ribeye Steak Cookoff Challenge

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+7.9	5th Annual Valley Veteran's BBQ Competition	May 20, 2016
+5.9	Ak-Sar-Ben's River City Rodeo & Stock Show	Sep 26, 2014
+5.6	BBQ in the Bluffs	May 12, 2017
+3.6	RiverFest Red White and Que	Jul 17, 2015
+3.3	2nd Annual Ribstock MBA BBQ Festival	Jun 27, 2014

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-12.8	BBQ in the Bluffs	May 9, 2014
-11.4	Septemberfest BBQ & Ribeye Steak Cookoff Challenge	Aug 31, 2013
-11.3	Ak-Sar-Ben's River City Rodeo & Stock Show	Sep 27, 2013
-9.9	Septemberfest BBQ & Rib-Eye Steak Cookoff Challenge	Sep 5, 2015
-9.8	BBQ in the Bluffs	May 13, 2016

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — 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)
2021	1	0%	top 88%	87.3%	87.3%
2019	2	0%	top 93%	87%	86.3%
2018	2	0%	top 91%	87.4%	86.1%
2017	2	0%	top 66%	91.5%	90.1%
2016	6	17%	top 84%	90.8%	84.1%
2015	6	33%	top 78%	89.1%	87%
2014	9	33%	top 73%	90.2%	87.2%
2013	2	0%	top 91%	87.1%	85.9%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Sep 4, 2021	Septemberfest BBQ & Rib-eye Steak cook-off challenge 🏅 Omaha, NE	22 / 25 (628.8800)	22 (160.5256)	23 (154.2056)	19 (163.9544)	24 (150.1944)
Aug 31, 2019	Septemberfest BBQ & Rib-eye Steak cook-off challenge 🏅 Omaha, NE	25 / 28 (616.3772)	23 (157.6916)	25 (158.2400)	28 (146.2056)	24 (154.2400)
Apr 26, 2019	Q for a Cause 🏅 Papillion, NE	31 / 32 (626.1376)	25 (161.6800)	28 (156.5488)	31 (158.8000)	30 (149.1088)
Sep 1, 2018	Septemberfest BBQ & Rib-eye Steak Cookoff Challenge Omaha, NE	29 / 34 (629.6116)	16 (166.3088)	19 (162.2400)	30 (154.2400)	32 (146.8228)
Apr 20, 2018	Q for a Cause Papillion, NE	40 / 41 (610.0456)	32 (161.6800)	37 (155.4172)	40 (147.3484)	40 (145.6000)
Sep 2, 2017	Septemberfest BBQ & Rib-eye Steak Cookoff Challenge Omaha, NE	22 / 29 (638.1144)	20 (161.1200)	12 (163.9428)	16 (162.8344)	27 (150.2172)
May 12, 2017	BBQ in the Bluffs Council Bluffs, IA	22 / 39 (658.7772)	27 (163.4516)	26 (163.4056)	11 (171.4172)	26 (160.5028)
Sep 3, 2016	Septemberfest BBQ & Rib-eye Steak Cookoff Challenge Omaha, NE	43 / 45 (626.6972)	44 (150.1828)	38 (155.4172)	28 (162.8572)	36 (158.2400)
Aug 5, 2016	24th Annual State BBQ Championship of Nebraska Omaha, NE	65 / 70 (595.7712)	50 (159.4172)	57 (153.6456)	67 (146.7884)	68 (135.9200)
Jul 15, 2016	RiverFest Red White and Que Bellevue, NE	36 / 45 (621.4972)	36 (153.6344)	36 (154.2056)	11 (168)	41 (145.6572)
Jul 1, 2016	Back to Mayberry BBQ Whiting, IA	33 / 35 (633.6688)	34 (153.6916)	31 (160.0116)	32 (161.7372)	31 (158.2284)
May 20, 2016	5th Annual Valley Veteran's BBQ Competition Valley, NE	18 / 42 (653.6000)	35 (156.5372)	16 (165.7144)	13 (168.5256)	16 (162.8228)
May 13, 2016	BBQ in the Bluffs Council Bluffs, IA	33 / 33 (503.3032)	30 (156.5144)	24 (160.5144)	10 (166.2744)	33 (20)
Sep 25, 2015	Aksarben Stock Show & Rodeo Omaha, NE	15 / 18 (639.9432)	15 (159.3828)	18 (148.5488)	7 (164.5716)	9 (167.4400)
Sep 5, 2015	Septemberfest BBQ & Rib-Eye Steak Cookoff Challenge Omaha, NE	31 / 31 (611.3144)	31 (154.8800)	29 (154.2400)	27 (158.8344)	30 (143.3600)
Aug 14, 2015	23rd Annual State BBQ Championship of Nebraska Omaha, NE	34 / 42 (634.1600)	31 (158.2628)	33 (158.2284)	19 (166.2972)	37 (151.3716)
Jul 17, 2015	RiverFest Red White and Que Bellevue, NE	24 / 45 (641.6344)	24 (161.7028)	11 (167.4400)	21 (165.0972)	40 (147.3944)
May 29, 2015	4th Annual Valley Veterans BBQ Competition Valley, NE	19 / 28 (623.2224)	8 (166.8456)	27 (147.3828)	24 (150.2056)	13 (158.7884)
May 8, 2015	BBQ in the Bluffs Council Bluffs, IA	28 / 33 (608.4120)	33 (142.8000)	27 (153.6916)	23 (160.5488)	27 (151.3716)
Sep 26, 2014	Ak-Sar-Ben's River City Rodeo & Stock Show Omaha, NE	21 / 47 (649.6456)	26 (162.8572)	33 (156.5828)	14 (166.8228)	17 (163.3828)
Aug 30, 2014	Septemberfest BBQ & Rib-Eye Steak Cookoff Challenge Omaha, NE	25 / 29 (627.9772)	26 (154.8572)	17 (161.1772)	20 (161.1428)	24 (150.8000)
Aug 15, 2014	22nd Annual State Barbeque Championship of Nebraska LaPlatte, NE	26 / 38 (638.8112)	25 (159.4056)	35 (151.4056)	9 (169.1428)	25 (158.8572)
Aug 8, 2014	Cass County Weeping Water, NE	31 / 35 (602.0460)	31 (149.0972)	22 (154.8000)	30 (153.6228)	31 (144.5260)
Jul 25, 2014	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Des Moines, IA	27 / 29 (615.8512)	27 (154.2856)	28 (158.2172)	28 (153.0856)	25 (150.2628)
Jul 18, 2014	RiverFest Red White and Que Bellevue, NE	23 / 35 (637.0396)	27 (152.5484)	10 (166.2972)	21 (164.5140)	23 (153.6800)
Jun 27, 2014	2nd Annual Ribstock MBA BBQ Festival Omaha, NE	15 / 30 (649.7260)	14 (166.8572)	16 (161.0972)	15 (164.6172)	18 (157.1544)
May 30, 2014	3rd Annual Valley Veterans Barbecue Competition Valley, NE	18 / 30 (635.3596)	22 (158.3084)	18 (156.5600)	5 (168.5256)	22 (151.9656)
May 9, 2014	BBQ in the Bluffs Council Bluffs, IA	33 / 33 (594.1712)	30 (151.3828)	32 (145.1428)	28 (150.2628)	33 (147.3828)
Sep 27, 2013	Ak-Sar-Ben's River City Rodeo & Stock Show Omaha, NE	51 / 56 (610.7088)	19 (166.8800)	55 (142.8228)	50 (150.2172)	42 (150.7888)
Aug 31, 2013	Septemberfest BBQ & Ribeye Steak Cookoff Challenge Omaha, NE	29 / 32 (626.7656)	23 (164)	28 (155.9428)	23 (162.2856)	32 (144.5372)

SPICE YOUR LIFE RUB YOUR MEAT

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 (8 found in their record)

The one to beat

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

The comeback

Pork nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

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

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, averaged over 5 contests — 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)