Their season
2014
their best year
2014 was the year it came together: 3 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 1 category win, at an average finish in the top 45%.
- 3 contests
- 0 overall top-10s
- 1 category win
- average top 45%
TEAM BIB'S
TEAM BIB'S is a competition barbecue team with 6 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2016. Their best overall finish is 18th of 48 at the Peak City Pig Fest (2014). They are ranked #3252 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1499
peak 1513 · rated over 6 contests
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
Apr 26, 2013
latest Jul 22, 2016 · 3.2 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
1 podium
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 55%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
650.25 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 649.68 (+0.57)
Walk rate
33%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±5.06
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 164.26 · weakest Chicken (160.26)
Road miles
426
across 6 mapped stops · furthest 143 mi
Schedule strength
27%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1536)
Master avg
649.68 / 720
6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #2274 (60 pts) | #1883 (120 pts) | #2349 (60 pts) | #2326 (60 pts) | #2345 (60 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #2158 (60 pts) | #2209 (60 pts) | #2209 (60 pts) | #2225 (60 pts) | #2214 (60 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #1429 (188 pts) | #1731 (148 pts) | #1299 (233 pts) | #954 (373 pts) | #1357 (218 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #1970 (75 pts) | #2073 (75 pts) | #2043 (75 pts) | #2080 (75 pts) | #1803 (115 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to TEAM BIB'S, each with one reason worth a look.
115 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3,242 of the rated field
- Contests
- 12
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 25%
- Peak
- 1516
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 12 contests to 6.
⚔ Compare careers#3,246 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1501
They turned up 5 years after TEAM BIB'S did, first appearing in 2018.
⚔ Compare careers#3,238 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1512
Level with TEAM BIB'S on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#3,244 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1500
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,240 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1505
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,239 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1500
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Killer B's BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 171.9656 | 153.6228 | 160.26 | top 67% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 169.1200 | 157.1426 | 162.25 | top 52% |
| Pork | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 176 | 160.5372 | 164.26 | top 55% |
| Brisket | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.8228 | 151.9200 | 162.92 | top 47% |
“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) | 1 | 0 | top 60% |
| Large (40+) | 5 | 0 | top 54% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BBQ Capital Cook-Off | 2 | 28 | 0 | top 57% | Apr 24, 2015 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2014
3 contests
Contests a season
1.5
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
NC
5 of 6 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
5
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
209
finished ahead 150 times, behind 169
Longest layoff
1.2 yrs
Apr 24, 2015 → Jul 22, 2016
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20162 milestones
- Career-best overall score655.8284 WNC BBQ Festival-
- Most recent contest WNC BBQ Festival-
20145 milestones
- First call BBQ Capital Cookoff
- First category win (Pork) BBQ Capital Cookoff
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score652.4228 BBQ Capital Cookoff
- Career-best single call (Pork)176 BBQ Capital Cookoff
- Peak power rating (1513) Peak City Pig Fest
20131 milestone
- First tracked contest BBQ Capital Cook-Off
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +4.9 | Peak City Pig Fest | Jun 20, 2014 |
| +4.8 | BBQ Capital Cookoff | Apr 25, 2014 |
| +3.7 | BBQ Capital Cook-Off | Apr 26, 2013 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -6.1 | BBQ Capital Cook-Off | Apr 24, 2015 |
| -5.8 | WNC BBQ Festival- | Jul 22, 2016 |
| -2.3 | Fiddle-N-Pig Shindig | Sep 19, 2014 |
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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 80% | 91.1% | 91.1% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 75% | 89.1% | 89.1% |
| 2014 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 67% | top 45% | 90.9% | 90.5% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 39% | 89.8% | 89.8% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 22, 2016 | WNC BBQ Festival- Maggie Valley, NC | 39 / 49 (655.8284) | 13 (171.9656) | 43 (157.6456) | 43 (160.5372) | 33 (165.6800) |
| Apr 24, 2015 | BBQ Capital Cook-Off Lexington, NC | 45 / 60 (641.5660) | 58 (153.6688) | 42 (159.9544) | 37 (164.5256) | 28 (163.4172) |
| Sep 19, 2014 | Fiddle-N-Pig Shindig Fort Mill, SC | 21 / 35 (646.6856) | 31 (153.6228) | 13 (167.4056) | 23 (160.5372) | 15 (165.1200) |
| Jun 20, 2014 | Peak City Pig Fest Apex, NC | 18 / 48 (654.7312) | 43 (157.1428) | 9 (169.1200) | 27 (161.6456) | 11 (166.8228) |
| Apr 25, 2014 | BBQ Capital Cookoff Lexington, NC | 24 / 62 (652.4228) | 35 (162.2744) | 25 (162.2284) | 1 (176) | 50 (151.9200) |
| Apr 26, 2013 | BBQ Capital Cook-Off Lexington, NC | 28 / 71 (646.8566) | 30 (162.8570) | 40 (157.1426) | 42 (162.2854) | 17 (164.5716) |