High-water mark
673.1544
career-best overall
93.5% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 673.1544 at The War of Barbeque — 93.5% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Jun 14, 2025
RUMABRONZE
RUMABRONZE is a competition barbecue team with 25 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2021 and 2025. Their best overall finish is 8th of 15 at The War of Barbeque (2023). They finished #784 in the 2025 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1481
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 4
Contests
25
in the data
First seen
Sep 25, 2021
latest Jun 14, 2025 · 3.7 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
3 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
4% of 25 contests
Avg finish
top 73%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
52%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±10.62
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 165.24 · weakest Pork (163.27)
Road miles
1,765
across 25 mapped stops · furthest 340 mi
Schedule strength
33%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1544)
Master avg
658.81 / 720
4 Master contests · 0 GCs
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 | — | #528 (374 pts) | #476 (461 pts) | — | — |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #784 (155 pts) | #444 (520 pts) | #492 (463 pts) | #754 (190 pts) | #589 (285 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | — | #864 (161 pts) | #385 (622 pts) | — | — |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | — | — | #883 (193 pts) | — | — |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #1072 (101 pts) | #954 (126 pts) | #931 (146 pts) | #1141 (91 pts) | #1124 (91 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to RUMABRONZE, each with one reason worth a look.
RUMABRONZE has 4 rated contests, short of the five a power ranking needs, so its rating is still close to the 1500 every team starts on and 136 rated teams sit within a point of it.
#4,120 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1481
Fewer contests behind them than RUMABRONZE has cooked, 5 to 25, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.
⚔ Compare careers#4,103 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1501
Level with RUMABRONZE on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#4,126 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1480
They were already cooking in 2015, 6 years before RUMABRONZE's first contest.
⚔ Compare careers#4,105 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1481
Fewer contests behind them than RUMABRONZE has cooked, 5 to 25, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.
⚔ Compare careers#4,112 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1481
Fewer contests behind them than RUMABRONZE has cooked, 5 to 25, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.
⚔ Compare careers#4,099 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1502
Fewer contests behind them than RUMABRONZE has cooked, 5 to 25, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.
⚔ Compare careersBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 13 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 172.5828 | 149.0628 | 164.29 | top 65% |
| Pork Ribs | 16 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 175.4172 | 148.5372 | 165.24 | top 55% |
| Pork | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 171.9656 | 154.2516 | 163.27 | top 73% |
| Brisket | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 173.1428 | 153.0628 | 163.41 | top 56% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 2 | 0 | top 67% |
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 79% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2026
8 contests
Contests a season
5
across 5 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
GG
2 of 25 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
4
a different one every time
Most-entered meat
Pork Ribs
16 entries · 0 wins · 8 calls
Opponents faced
56
finished ahead 21 times, behind 56
Longest layoff
1.8 yrs
Sep 25, 2021 → Jul 1, 2023
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20262 milestones
- 25th tracked contest Fossalta is on Fire BBQ Competition (ONE MEAT CHICKEN)
- Most recent contest Fossalta is on Fire BBQ Competition (ONE MEAT CHICKEN)
20252 milestones
- 10th tracked contest BBQ Expo Master's Challenge
- Career-best overall score673.1544 The War of Barbeque
20241 milestone
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)175.4172 Wild West Fest on Fire (ONE MEAT RIBS)
20233 milestones
- First overall top-10 The War of Barbeque
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score660.6972 The War of Barbeque
- Peak power rating (1495) The War of Barbeque
20212 milestones
- First tracked contest FO.G & SMOKE
- First call FO.G & SMOKE
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +2.3 | The War of Barbeque | Jul 1, 2023 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -8.6 | The War of Barbeque | Jun 14, 2025 |
| -7.5 | FO.G & SMOKE | Sep 25, 2021 |
| -5.4 | BBQ Expo Master's Challenge | Mar 29, 2025 |
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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | — | — | — |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 79% | 93.5% | 92.4% |
| 2024 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33% | — | — | — |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 53% | 91.8% | 91.8% |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 81% | 89.3% | 89.3% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 17, 2026 | Fossalta is on Fire BBQ Competition (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Fossalta di Piave | — | 11 (166.2628) | — | — | — |
| Oct 17, 2026 | Fossalta is on Fire BBQ Competition (ONE MEAT RIBS) Fossalta di Piave | — | — | 21 (162.8572) | — | — |
| Jun 20, 2026 | The War of Barbeque (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Peschiera del Garda | — | 19 (162.8684) | — | — | — |
| Jun 20, 2026 | The War of Barbeque (ONE MEAT RIBS) Peschiera del Garda | — | — | 23 (148.5372) | — | — |
| May 23, 2026 | BBQ Knife Clash (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Romano Di Lombardia, GG | — | 8 (155.9084) | — | — | — |
| May 23, 2026 | BBQ Knife Clash (ONE MEAT RIBS) Romano Di Lombardia, GG | — | — | 4 (169.6916) | — | — |
| May 3, 2026 | Grill Contest Rivergaro (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Rivergaro, PZ | — | 5 (172.0116) | — | — | — |
| May 3, 2026 | Grill Contest Rivergaro (ONE MEAT RIBS) Rivergaro, PZ | — | — | 3 (174.2628) | — | — |
| Oct 18, 2025 | Fossalta is on Fire BBQ Competition (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Fossalta di Piave | — | 10 (165.6684) | — | — | — |
| Oct 18, 2025 | Fossalta is on Fire BBQ Competition (ONE MEAT RIBS) Fossalta di Piave | — | — | 7 (166.8228) | — | — |
| Aug 9, 2025 | Wild West Fest on Fire (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Medvode | — | 18 (163.3828) | — | — | — |
| Aug 9, 2025 | Wild West Fest on Fire (ONE MEAT RIBS) Medvode | — | — | 18 (162.8000) | — | — |
| Jun 14, 2025 | The War of Barbeque Peschiera del Garda | 17 / 20 (673.1544) | 16 (165.7372) | 18 (162.3088) | 10 (171.9656) | 5 (173.1428) |
| Jun 14, 2025 | The War of Barbeque (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Peschiera del Garda | — | 6 (172.5828) | — | — | — |
| Jun 14, 2025 | The War of Barbeque (ONE MEAT RIBS) Peschiera del Garda | — | — | 15 (165.1428) | — | — |
| Mar 29, 2025 | BBQ Expo Master's Challenge Brescia | 22 / 30 (658.1256) | 22 (166.2740) | 27 (159.3600) | 22 (165.0972) | 13 (167.3944) |
| Aug 10, 2024 | Wild West Fest on Fire (ONE MEAT RIBS) Medvode | — | — | 2 (175.4172) | — | — |
| Jun 15, 2024 | The War of Barbeque (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Peschiera del Garda | — | 22 (149.0628) | — | — | — |
| Jun 15, 2024 | The War of Barbeque (ONE MEAT RIBS) Peschiera del Garda | — | — | 17 (160.5600) | — | — |
| May 18, 2024 | Muehlviertler BBQ Festival (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Freistadt | — | 15 (159.4056) | — | — | — |
| Apr 6, 2024 | "Smokin' Ribs Showdown" (ONE MEAT RIBS) #1 Brescia | — | — | 3 (174.2972) | — | — |
| Apr 6, 2024 | "Smokin' Ribs Showdown" (ONE MEAT RIBS) #2 Brescia | — | — | 23 (153.1316) | — | — |
| Oct 7, 2023 | Country Road & BBQ Contest (ONE MEAT RIBS) Cartigliano | — | — | 4 (170.2744) | — | — |
| Jul 1, 2023 | The War of Barbeque Isola della Scala (VR) | 8 / 15 (660.6972) | 9 (170.3200) | 6 (168.5944) | 11 (161.7600) | 9 (160.0228) |
| Sep 25, 2021 | FO.G & SMOKE Modena | 13 / 16 (643.2800) | 9 (166.2628) | 7 (169.7028) | 15 (154.2516) | 15 (153.0628) |