TEAM RINE-O

TEAM RINE-O is a competition barbecue team with 22 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 5th of 20 at the Marietta River City BBQ (2016). They are ranked #2373 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#2,373

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1524

peak 1540 · rated over 21 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Jul 12, 2013

latest Oct 4, 2019 · 6.2 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#1893

Master 2013 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

8 podiums

Overall top-10s

23% of 22 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 54%

overall standings

Best overall

692.5372 / 720

Master · Jim Beam BBQ Classic

Perfect 180s

Current form

665.69 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 659.66 (+6.03)

Walk rate

68%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

178.8800

Pork Ribs · Buckeye State BBQ Championship

Consistency

±16.81

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 166.13 · weakest Brisket (162.52)

Road miles

2,423

across 22 mapped stops · furthest 166 mi

Schedule strength

39%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1551)

Purse competed for

$10K

listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 1 state-championship entry

Master avg

659.66 / 720

21 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (10 found in their record)

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

They almost always walk

68% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 15 of 22 contests

A top-10 category call in 68% of their 22 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

692.5372 career-best overall

96.2% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 692.5372 at Jim Beam BBQ Classic — 96.2% of a perfect 720.

Master
Oct 6, 2017

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

ACME BBQ has finished one call ahead of TEAM RINE-O 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2016 their best year

2016 was the year it came together: 5 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 1 category win, at an average finish in the top 41%.

5 contests
2 overall top-10s
1 category win
average top 41%

A tough matchup

13–0 behind in the head-to-head

YELLOW RIVER BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

YELLOW RIVER BBQ has come out ahead in 13 of their 13 shared contests.

A strong matchup

7–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 88% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Bluedog BBQ in 7 of their 8 shared contests.

Pork nemesis

9 of 13 shared pork entries lost

BLUE CHIP BBQ ahead 69% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, BLUE CHIP BBQ has out-cooked them in 9 of 13 shared pork entries.

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Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

BUCKEYE BBQ TROY OH has landed one call behind them 2 times.

The metronome

±2.34% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.34% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 91.6% of a perfect score
22 contests

A standing appointment

5 years running at one contest

They've cooked Jim Beam BBQ Classic every year from 2015 to 2019 — the contest they never miss.

6 visits in all
best finish 6th

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
2019 ↗	Master	#1955 (60 pts)	#2049 (60 pts)	#2026 (60 pts)	#2029 (60 pts)	#2010 (60 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#1893 (90 pts)	#1912 (100 pts)	#2452 (70 pts)	#2584 (60 pts)	#1483 (155 pts)

Overall rank by season

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The teams rated closest to TEAM RINE-O, each with one reason worth a look.

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

Sloppy Hog BBQ

#2,362 of the rated field

1525 power rating

Contests: 22
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 14%
Peak: 1525

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 22 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 22 contests
last seen May 8, 2026

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B-BOYZ BBQ

#2,368 of the rated field

1524 power rating

Contests: 20
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 20%
Peak: 1524

Careers of much the same size, 20 contests to 22, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 20 contests
last seen Oct 19, 2018

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COUNTRY ROADS NE

#2,372 of the rated field

1524 power rating

Contests: 19
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 16%
Peak: 1539

19 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 16% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 19 contests
last seen Aug 5, 2017

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TOO BAD YOU'RE MY COUSIN

#2,369 of the rated field

1524 power rating

Contests: 17
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 6%
Peak: 1535

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

rated over 17 contests
last seen May 25, 2018

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BIG O'S BBQ

#2,371 of the rated field

1524 power rating

Contests: 19
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 26%
Peak: 1550

Level with TEAM RINE-O on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 16 contests
last seen Nov 5, 2025

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Smokey and the Brisket

#2,359 of the rated field

1525 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 7%
Peak: 1529

Fewer contests behind them than TEAM RINE-O has cooked, 15 to 22, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

rated over 15 contests
last seen Aug 22, 2025

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
SLIPPERY PETE'S BBQ	13	1	12	8%	⚔ compare
YELLOW RIVER BBQ	13	0	13	0%	⚔ compare
BARK BROTHERS BBQ	12	6	6	50%	⚔ compare
HISTORIC BBQ	12	2	10	17%	⚔ compare
WeQ4U	12	2	10	17%	⚔ compare
BLUE CHIP BBQ	12	1	11	8%	⚔ compare
HUG HOGS	10	4	6	40%	⚔ compare
SUCKA BONE BBQ TEAM	10	2	8	20%	⚔ compare
GREY STREET BBQ	10	1	9	10%	⚔ compare
ACME BBQ	9	5	4	56%	⚔ compare
BRUTUS AND COMPANY	9	3	6	33%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN' 4-PLAY BBQ	9	3	6	33%	⚔ compare
Pappy Q	9	3	6	33%	⚔ compare
Velvet Smoke	9	1	8	11%	⚔ compare
Smitty's Real Pit BBQ	9	1	8	11%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	22	7	0	0	176.5600	152.5372	165.79	top 53%
Pork Ribs	21	7	2	4	178.8800	145.0516	165.55	top 47%
Pork	22	6	1	3	177.1428	150.8000	166.13	top 48%
Brisket	21	5	0	1	176.5600	142.8344	162.52	top 58%

“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 50%
Medium (20–39)	9	top 48%
Large (40+)	11	top 59%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
OH	12	top 51%
KY	6	top 61%
IN	3	top 55%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Jim Beam BBQ Classic	6	6	top 61%	Oct 4, 2019
Marietta River City BBQ	2	5	top 38%	Jun 9, 2017
Ohio Smoked Meat & BBQ Festival	2	18	top 51%	Oct 14, 2016
Buckeye State BBQ Championship	2	6	top 37%	May 15, 2015

More numbers

Busiest season 2016 5 contests

Contests a season 3.1 across 7 seasons in the data

Most contests held in OH 12 of 22 contests · 3 states in all

Contests visited 13 4 of them more than once

Opponents faced 330 finished ahead 378 times, behind 441

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

20191 milestone

Oct 4 Most recent contest Jim Beam BBQ Classic

20172 milestones

Oct 6 Career-best overall score692.5372 Jim Beam BBQ Classic
Oct 6 Peak power rating (1540) Jim Beam BBQ Classic

20154 milestones

May 15 First category win (Pork Ribs) Buckeye State BBQ Championship
May 15 First overall top-10 Buckeye State BBQ Championship
May 15 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)178.8800 Buckeye State BBQ Championship
Jun 12 10th tracked contest Smokin' On The River

20133 milestones

Jul 12 First tracked contest Ohio Veterans Barbeque Cook-off
Jul 12 First call Ohio Veterans Barbeque Cook-off
Oct 4 First overall past 90% of a perfect score654.7776 Jim Beam BBQ Classic

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+15.4	Jim Beam BBQ Classic	Oct 6, 2017
+13.7	Buckeye State BBQ Championship	May 15, 2015
+10.8	Marietta River City BBQ	Jun 10, 2016
+10.6	Ohio Veterans Barbecue Cook-Off	Jul 8, 2016
+4.3	Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festisval	Aug 19, 2016

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-8.4	Ohio Veteran Battle of the Barbecue	Sep 27, 2013
-8.3	Jim Beam BBQ Classic	Oct 5, 2018
-7.2	Jim Beam BBQ Classic	Oct 4, 2019
-6	Smokin' On The River	Jun 13, 2014
-5.2	9th Ohio Veterans BBQ Cookoff	Jul 10, 2015

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	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2019	1	0	0	0%	top 83%	89.7%	89.7%
2018	2	0	0	50%	top 86%	91%	91%
2017	2	2	0	100%	top 32%	96.2%	94.5%
2016	5	2	1	60%	top 41%	94.8%	93.7%
2015	4	1	2	100%	top 49%	95.5%	92.4%
2014	4	0	0	50%	top 65%	90.2%	88.8%
2013	4	0	0	75%	top 62%	91.3%	90.3%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Oct 4, 2019	Jim Beam BBQ Classic 🏅 Springfield, KY	35 / 42 (646.1028)	33 (163.3828)	28 (163.9428)	28 (162.2744)	37 (156.5028)
Oct 5, 2018	Jim Beam BBQ Classic Springfield, KY	36 / 42 (655.2340)	35 (162.2400)	33 (161.0856)	18 (168.5140)	29 (163.3944)
Jun 1, 2018	Friends Of OBR Pitmaster Challenge (COMPETITOR'S SERIES) Louisville, KY	—	8 (168)	—	4 (170.8456)	—
Oct 6, 2017	Jim Beam BBQ Classic Springfield, KY	6 / 44 (692.5372)	8 (176.5600)	5 (175.4172)	14 (172.5600)	23 (168)
Jun 9, 2017	Marietta River City BBQ Marietta, OH	8 / 16 (668.4688)	5 (167.9772)	14 (153.0972)	4 (170.8344)	2 (176.5600)
Oct 14, 2016	Ohio Smoked Meat & BBQ Festival Nelsonville, OH	18 / 37 (666.0912)	9 (171.9656)	21 (162.8000)	17 (166.2400)	19 (165.0856)
Sep 30, 2016	Jim Beam BBQ Classic Springfield, KY	26 / 43 (671.3028)	17 (172.5600)	26 (167.3944)	28 (165.1200)	27 (166.2284)
Aug 19, 2016	Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festisval Madison, IN	27 / 63 (670.1140)	19 (170.8344)	44 (161.0856)	27 (168.5256)	25 (169.6684)
Jul 8, 2016	Ohio Veterans Barbecue Cook-Off Kettering, OH	9 / 34 (682.1828)	10 (171.9656)	9 (173.1200)	26 (162.8344)	4 (174.2628)
Jun 10, 2016	Marietta River City BBQ Marietta, OH	5 / 20 (682.7772)	15 (162.8228)	2 (176.5716)	1 (176)	10 (167.3828)
Oct 2, 2015	Jim Beam BBQ Classic Springfield, KY	27 / 45 (662.6968)	30 (167.3712)	28 (164.5372)	41 (157.6800)	9 (173.1084)
Jul 10, 2015	9th Ohio Veterans BBQ Cookoff Kettering, OH	28 / 39 (649.0284)	26 (167.9540)	29 (161.0972)	2 (177.1428)	39 (142.8344)
Jun 12, 2015	Smokin' On The River Jeffersonville, IN	27 / 59 (661.0632)	39 (159.9544)	1 (176.5716)	24 (168)	43 (156.5372)
May 15, 2015	Buckeye State BBQ Championship West Chester, OH	6 / 36 (687.9428)	10 (172.5600)	1 (178.8800)	8 (171.4056)	21 (165.0972)
Oct 17, 2014	Ohio Smoked Meat & BBQ Festival Nelsonville, OH	19 / 36 (649.5656)	28 (155.3828)	2 (175.4172)	28 (161.1200)	24 (157.6456)
Jul 11, 2014	8th Annual Ohio Veterans BBQ Cookoff Kettering, OH	31 / 42 (634.1600)	29 (161.0972)	36 (153.7028)	22 (163.4172)	32 (155.9428)
Jun 13, 2014	Smokin' On The River Jeffersonville, IN	39 / 52 (635.8632)	47 (152.5372)	11 (167.9772)	26 (163.3944)	43 (151.9544)
May 16, 2014	Buckeye State BBQ Championship West Chester, OH	22 / 38 (638.0916)	25 (156.5028)	34 (145.0516)	3 (172.5716)	18 (163.9656)
Oct 18, 2013	Ohio Smoke Meat Festival Nelsonville, OH	19 / 35 (657.0972)	17 (165.0972)	23 (162.2972)	27 (159.4056)	8 (170.2972)
Oct 4, 2013	Jim Beam BBQ Classic Springfield, KY	26 / 41 (654.7776)	27 (164.0116)	27 (163.9888)	30 (159.3944)	17 (167.3828)
Sep 27, 2013	Ohio Veteran Battle of the Barbecue Xenia, OH	28 / 35 (641.5772)	17 (166.2512)	4 (170.2744)	34 (150.8000)	32 (154.2516)
Jul 12, 2013	Ohio Veterans Barbeque Cook-off Kettering, OH	20 / 41 (646.2176)	6 (170.2744)	13 (162.2744)	13 (166.8572)	39 (146.8116)

TEAM RINE-O

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Best top-10 run

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 (10 found in their record)

They almost always walk

High-water mark

The one to beat

Their season

A tough matchup

A strong matchup

Pork nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

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

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 — 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)