RUSTY'S SMOKE BBQ ON
Rating
1548
peak 1602 · rated over 31 contests
Best runs
5
straight top-10s
Contests
32
in the data
First seen
2019-05-25
latest 2026-06-19
Best ToY finish
#193
Master 2018
Grand champs
1
2 reserve
Category wins
7
21 podiums
Overall top-10s
15
of 32 contests
Avg finish
top 45%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
675.17 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 661.80 (+13.37)
Walk rate
81%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
5
best run (overall)
Consistency
±14.88
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 167.22 · weakest Brisket (164.53)
Road miles
23405
mi across 32 mapped stops · furthest 1694 mi
Schedule strength
41%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1536)
Purse competed for
$63K
listed at 9 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 8 state-championship entries
Master avg
661.80 / 720
31 Master contests · 1 GC
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
MEAN MOE'S BBQ has finished one call ahead of RUSTY'S SMOKE BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
BBQ WorX has landed one call behind them 2 times.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of BBQ Blokes in 9 of their 10 shared contests.
😤 Pork Ribs nemesis
Even in their strongest meat, MEAN MOE'S BBQ has out-cooked them in 9 of 14 shared pork ribs entries.
📅 A September team
Something about September: average finish in the top 27% across 5 contests, versus top 45% the rest of the year.
🔁 The comeback
Off the trail for 1.7 years, then back at Smoke, Wind & Fire (2021-07-10).
Teams like this (closest power rating, ON first)
Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MEAN MOE'S BBQ | 14 | 1 | 13 | 7% | ⚔ compare |
| HASHTAG BBQ | 11 | 7 | 4 | 64% | ⚔ compare |
| BBQ Blokes | 10 | 9 | 1 | 90% | ⚔ compare |
| BBQ WorX | 9 | 6 | 3 | 67% | ⚔ compare |
| Rub Sweat and Beers | 8 | 2 | 6 | 25% | ⚔ compare |
| Grillin' & Chillin' Pitmasters | 7 | 5 | 2 | 71% | ⚔ compare |
| What For BBQ | 7 | 5 | 2 | 71% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN BOYS AND HOT GRILLS | 7 | 5 | 2 | 71% | ⚔ compare |
| CycloneBBQ | 7 | 4 | 3 | 57% | ⚔ compare |
| WINE COUNTRY BARBECUE | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| BEHIND BBQ | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| SMELLAQUE | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 32 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 176.0116 | 151.9428 | 165.82 | top 50% |
| Pork Ribs | 33 | 17 | 2 | 8 | 178.8800 | 155.9772 | 167.22 | top 44% |
| Pork | 32 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 179.4400 | 151.9656 | 164.73 | top 55% |
| Brisket | 31 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 177.7028 | 153.6916 | 164.53 | 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 state / province
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| ON | 10 | 1 | top 40% |
| QC | 2 | 0 | top 40% |
| VA | 2 | 0 | top 88% |
| PA | 2 | 0 | top 93% |
| NY | 2 | 0 | top 24% |
| NB | 1 | 0 | top 40% |
| TN | 1 | 0 | top 74% |
| AL | 1 | 0 | top 3% |
| OK | 1 | 0 | top 90% |
| MS | 1 | 0 | top 58% |
| AR | 1 | 0 | top 60% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 9 | 1 | top 39% |
| Medium (20–39) | 16 | 0 | top 51% |
| Large (40+) | 6 | 0 | top 39% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JACK9 Memorial BBQ Competition | 2 | 15 | 0 | top 74% | 2026-05-23 |
| Smoke on the Mountain | 2 | 28 | 0 | top 88% | 2025-07-25 |
| York County BBQ Festival (Day 2) | 2 | 19 | 0 | top 93% | 2024-06-29 |
| Jack 9 Memorial | 2 | 4 | 0 | top 23% | 2024-05-25 |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2019 (7 contests)
- Cooks mostly in ON (10 of 32 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (33 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: Stuttering John's Smokehouse BBQ Competition (2023-06-17)
- Wins it all in 3% of contests
- Average Master overall score: 661.80 / 720
Milestones
- 🚩 2019-05-25 — First tracked contest · Capital BBQ Festival
- 📣 2019-05-25 — First call · Capital BBQ Festival
- 🏆 2023-06-17 — First Grand Championship · Stuttering John's Smokehouse BBQ Competition
- 📈 2024-05-25 — Peak power rating (1602) · Jack 9 Memorial
- 🎖️ 2025-05-24 — 25th tracked contest · Jack9 Memorial BBQ Competition
- ⭐ 2025-08-08 — Career-best overall score (694.2516) · Smoke in the Orchard, Powered by Sunpoke
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +18.1 | 4th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN | 2022-11-11 |
| +13.2 | Monterrey BBQ Fest | 2022-09-30 |
| +13.1 | Stuttering John's Smokehouse BBQ Competition | 2023-06-17 |
| +12.3 | Oinktoberfest | 2019-09-21 |
| +11.6 | Atlantic Canada Championship BBQ Festival | 2022-08-13 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -14.8 | JACK9 Memorial BBQ Competition | 2026-05-23 |
| -13.2 | York County BBQ Festival (Day 2) | 2024-06-29 |
| -13.2 | Smoke on the Mountain | 2024-07-26 |
| -12.5 | York County BBQ Festival (Day 1) | 2024-06-28 |
| -11.6 | Smoke on the Mountain | 2025-07-25 |
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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 100% | top 54% | 95.8% | 92.8% |
| 2025 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 100% | top 56% | 96.4% | 93.6% |
| 2024 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 25% | top 73% | 93.1% | 90.7% |
| 2023 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 80% | top 31% | 93.3% | 92% |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 67% | top 10% | 94.5% | 92.3% |
| 2021 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 80% | top 59% | 92% | 90.6% |
| 2019 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 100% | top 35% | 94.2% | 91.6% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-19 | New Lowell True North BBQ Bash New Lowell, ON | 4 / 16 (689.7372) | 13 (163.4400) | 1 (178.8800) | 1 (179.4400) | 11 (167.9772) |
| 2026-05-29 | La Classique - L'Entrepot de Viandes Montreal, QC | 11 / 24 (667.9540) | 15 (166.2628) | 2 (173.1200) | 20 (161.1428) | 13 (167.4284) |
| 2026-05-23 | JACK9 Memorial BBQ Competition La Salette, ON | 18 / 20 (646.2972) | 6 (174.8800) | 19 (160.5716) | 19 (151.9656) | 17 (158.8800) |
| 2025-09-27 | Spencerville Smoke Ring Spencerville, K0E 1X0 | 6 / 14 (686.8000) | 11 (167.9772) | 1 (178.8572) | 11 (166.8228) | 4 (173.1428) |
| 2025-08-23 | Rock N Hogs BBQ Battle London, ON | 11 / 22 (685.0400) | 18 (167.3944) | 10 (171.9772) | 9 (173.1084) | 8 (172.5600) |
| 2025-08-08 | Smoke in the Orchard, Powered by Sunpoke Keswick, NB | 6 / 15 (694.2516) | 7 (174.8572) | 4 (175.4172) | 5 (174.2972) | 8 (169.6800) |
| 2025-07-25 | Smoke on the Mountain 🏅 Galax, VA | 33 / 37 (658.7772) | 3 (176.0116) | 22 (166.8800) | 35 (161.0856) | 35 (154.8000) |
| 2025-05-24 | Jack9 Memorial BBQ Competition La Salette, ON | 15 / 26 (643.9428) | 19 (158.2744) | 20 (155.9772) | 5 (168.5484) | 14 (161.1428) |
| 2024-07-26 | Smoke on the Mountain 🏅 Galax, VA | 28 / 32 (653.5432) | 16 (169.6800) | 29 (159.3944) | 27 (163.9660) | 27 (160.5028) |
| 2024-06-29 | York County BBQ Festival (Day 2) 🏅 Delta, PA | 19 / 19 (646.0912) | 19 (151.9428) | 19 (159.3484) | 14 (168.5256) | 13 (166.2744) |
| 2024-06-28 | York County BBQ Festival (Day 1) 🏅 Delta, PA | 25 / 29 (642.5824) | 29 (157.0628) | 20 (168.5256) | 24 (160.4912) | 26 (156.5028) |
| 2024-05-25 | Jack 9 Memorial La Salette, ON | 4 / 20 (670.1600) | 3 (170.8456) | 3 (171.9772) | 15 (161.0856) | 4 (166.2516) |
| 2023-10-13 | Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (Competitor's Series)(JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) Lynchburg, TN | 60 / 81 (671.3488) | 67 (163.9772) | 61 (167.3944) | 38 (170.2856) | 42 (169.6916) |
| 2023-09-29 | Monterrey BBQ Fest Santiago, N.L., | 3 / 22 (645.6576) | 9 (158.2288) | 4 (168.0228) | 5 (165.7028) | 9 (153.7032) |
| 2023-08-04 | La Classique BBQ Labonte Sainte-Perpetue, QC | 11 / 33 (650.7540) | 12 (161.7028) | 12 (162.2744) | 8 (165.1428) | 15 (161.6340) |
| 2023-06-17 | Stuttering John's Smokehouse BBQ Competition Seagrave, ON | 1 / 15 (671.8624) | 7 (160.5140) | 2 (171.4056) | 5 (165.6800) | 1 (174.2628) |
| 2023-05-27 | Jack 9 Memorial La Salette, ON | 5 / 19 (671.3600) | 2 (172.5716) | 13 (162.8000) | 12 (161.7028) | 1 (174.2856) |
| 2022-11-11 | 4th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN Gadsden, AL | 3 / 91 (175.4056) | 57 (169.6916) | 59 (167.3944) | 53 (168.5372) | 63 (166.2284) |
| 2022-09-30 | Monterrey BBQ Fest San Pedro Garza Garcia, | 2 / 25 (648.5256) | 4 (165.7144) | 3 (169.6800) | 12 (153.0512) | 3 (160.0800) |
| 2022-08-13 | Atlantic Canada Championship BBQ Festival Nova Scotia, B0W 1M0 | 2 / 11 (680.4800) | 4 (169.1316) | 2 (174.2972) | 2 (169.6684) | 3 (167.3828) |
| 2021-11-11 | 3rd Annual KCBS World Invitational - Open Shawnee, OK | 100 / 111 (651.8628) | 105 (157.6916) | 74 (166.8228) | 54 (171.4056) | 104 (155.9428) |
| 2021-11-11 | 3rd Annual KCBS World Invitational - Ancillary Shawnee, OK | — | — | — | 3 (178.8572) | — |
| 2021-10-29 | Southaven Springfest 🏅 Southaven, MS | 21 / 36 (662.6972) | 26 (165.1088) | 20 (167.9772) | 6 (175.4172) | 33 (154.1940) |
| 2021-09-11 | Jack 9 Memorial Delhi, ON | 10 / 16 (646.7200) | 1 (174.2628) | 9 (164.5256) | 14 (154.2400) | 10 (153.6916) |
| 2021-07-10 | Smoke, Wind & Fire Lethbridge, T1J4R3 | 4 / 16 (647.3712) | 11 (160.5716) | 4 (164.5484) | 7 (161.0740) | 6 (161.1772) |
| 2019-10-11 | BBQ & Blues on the Levee 🏅 Helena, AR | 12 / 20 (678.1484) | 17 (165.6684) | 8 (168.5372) | 11 (166.2400) | 4 (177.7028) |
| 2019-09-21 | Oinktoberfest 🏅 Clarence, NY | 3 / 43 (665.7028) | 6 (164.5600) | 5 (171.4172) | 24 (161.1200) | 8 (169.7028) |
| 2019-08-23 | Summer Daze BBQ Classic Niagara Falls, ON | 8 / 23 (652.4112) | 20 (154.2056) | 7 (166.2400) | 17 (156.5256) | 1 (175.4400) |
| 2019-07-20 | Ribs and Rhythm & Blues 🏅 Auburn, NY | 14 / 34 (659.3376) | 13 (167.9772) | 21 (164.0116) | 20 (160.5144) | 6 (166.8344) |
| 2019-06-21 | Ayr Charity BBQ Ayr Ontario, N0B 1E0 | 9 / 23 (659.9316) | 3 (173.1772) | 3 (174.2744) | 21 (154.7772) | 15 (157.7028) |
| 2019-06-15 | Porkapalooza BBQ Festival Edmonton, T6E 5K1 | 14 / 44 (646.2056) | 9 (167.4284) | 13 (165.1200) | 28 (155.9428) | 22 (157.7144) |
| 2019-05-25 | Capital BBQ Festival Ottawa, ON | 12 / 43 (660.5028) | 4 (170.8800) | 29 (156.5600) | 14 (165.0972) | 9 (167.9656) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Master | #384 (390 pts) | #458 (360 pts) | #321 (590 pts) | #373 (415 pts) | #477 (305 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #367 (587 pts) | #354 (652 pts) | #359 (727 pts) | #349 (642 pts) | #358 (632 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #494 (380 pts) | #474 (450 pts) | #534 (430 pts) | #593 (310 pts) | #504 (410 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #250 (844 pts) | #326 (704 pts) | #353 (724 pts) | #322 (659 pts) | #259 (834 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #402 (546 pts) | #500 (446 pts) | #479 (521 pts) | #522 (411 pts) | #463 (496 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #468 (387 pts) | #447 (437 pts) | #499 (402 pts) | #451 (417 pts) | #556 (332 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #387 (845 pts) | #327 (955 pts) | #406 (835 pts) | #583 (595 pts) | #274 (1115 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #193 (1449 pts) | #219 (1285 pts) | #142 (1544 pts) | #140 (1543 pts) | #174 (1492 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #241 (1349 pts) | #149 (1599 pts) | #201 (1436 pts) | #323 (1111 pts) | #214 (1406 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #1105 (282 pts) | #1107 (307 pts) | #968 (377 pts) | #920 (417 pts) | #835 (452 pts) |