The one to beat
2×
one call ahead of them
SPICE YOUR LIFE RUB YOUR MEAT has finished one call ahead of RIBS N WHISKEY NEB 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
RIBS N WHISKEY NEB
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1435
peak 1435 · rated over 7 contests ⓘ
Contests
7
in the data
First seen
2013-03-22
latest 2019-04-26
Best ToY finish
#1275
Master 2015
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 7 contests
Avg finish
top 90%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
613.93 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 610.26 (+3.66)
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±16.47
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 158.60 · weakest Brisket (147.23)
Road miles
519
mi across 7 mapped stops · furthest 115 mi
Schedule strength
43%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1556)
Purse competed for
$10K
listed at 1 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 1 state-championship entries
Master avg
610.26 / 720
7 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (4 found in this team's record)
Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.
A tough matchup
6–0
behind in the head-to-head
WHEN PIGS DIE ahead in 100% of their meetings
WHEN PIGS DIE has come out ahead in 6 of their 6 shared contests.
The weak link
−11.4
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 11.36 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 0%.
- Brisket avg 147.23
- Chicken avg 158.60
- 0 calls in 7 entries
The comeback
2.6 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 2.6 years, then back at Q for a Cause (2018-04-20).
- last seen 2015-09-25
- back 2018-04-20
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The nearest teams in the power rankings, with a different reason on each card — six teams on one rating are rarely on it for the same reason. Rating decides who makes the list; where teams tie on it, the ones this team has actually cooked against come first, then teams at a similar point in their own career. KCBS doesn’t publish where a team is from, so nothing here is inferred from geography.
55 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5930 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1436
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#5938 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1435
No shared contest yet.
Level with RIBS N WHISKEY NEB on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#5932 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1436
No shared contest yet.
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-head#5943 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1435
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 8 years after RIBS N WHISKEY NEB did, first appearing in 2021.
⚔ Head-to-head#5935 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1435
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#5940 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1435
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WHEN PIGS DIE | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| PHAT JACKS BBQ NE | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN' LEFTY'S BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| HELPING U BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168.0116 | 154.8572 | 158.60 | top 74% |
| Pork Ribs | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.1428 | 146.2172 | 153.85 | top 81% |
| Pork | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 159.3712 | 139.9998 | 150.59 | top 90% |
| Brisket | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 155.4056 | 129.7144 | 147.23 | top 89% |
“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 contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 94% |
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 92% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 88% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q for a Cause | 2 | 32 | 0 | top 100% | 2019-04-26 |
The story so far (17 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
6.1 yrs
2013-03-22 → 2019-04-26
Busiest season
2015
3 contests
Contests a season
1.8
across 4 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
NE
7 of 7 contests
Contests visited
6
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
7 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 158.60 · weakest Brisket (147.23)
Walk rate
0%
a top-10 call in 0 of 7 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 7 contests
Master average
610.26
out of 720 · 7 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
163
27–211 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
519
7 mapped stops · furthest 115 mi
Schedule strength
1556
average field rating faced — tougher than 43% of rated contests
Purse competed for
$10,000
listed at 1 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0
from 1 state-championship entries
Longest layoff
2.6 yrs
2015-09-25 → 2018-04-20
Power rating
1435
peak 1435 · #5937 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Heatin' Up the Bricks
- Peak power rating (1484) Heatin' Up the Bricks
- 2015
- Career-best overall score633.6572 RiverFest Red White and Que
- Career-best single call (Chicken)168.0116 RiverFest Red White and Que
- 2019
- Most recent contest Q for a Cause
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -15.8 | Heatin' Up the Bricks | 2013-03-22 |
| -10.8 | Aksarben Stock Show & Rodeo | 2015-09-25 |
| -9.9 | Q for a Cause | 2018-04-20 |
| -9.1 | Q for a Cause | 2019-04-26 |
| -7.8 | BBQ on the Bricks | 2015-09-18 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 100% | 83.9% | 83.9% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 100% | 83% | 83% |
| 2015 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 83% | 88% | 86.5% |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 90% | 86.4% | 83.5% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-04-26 | Q for a Cause 🏅 Papillion, NE | 32 / 32 (604.3428) | 29 (157.0972) | 30 (148.5028) | 30 (159.3712) | 32 (139.3716) |
| 2018-04-20 | Q for a Cause Papillion, NE | 41 / 41 (597.5196) | 36 (155.9656) | 41 (146.2172) | 39 (147.3712) | 38 (147.9656) |
| 2015-09-25 | Aksarben Stock Show & Rodeo Omaha, NE | 17 / 18 (618.1712) | 17 (158.2856) | 13 (160.5256) | 18 (145.6800) | 17 (153.6800) |
| 2015-09-18 | BBQ on the Bricks Kearney, NE | 21 / 25 (615.9540) | 19 (155.9656) | 21 (150.2856) | 19 (154.2972) | 20 (155.4056) |
| 2015-07-17 | RiverFest Red White and Que Bellevue, NE | 32 / 45 (633.6572) | 14 (168.0116) | 26 (161.1428) | 38 (153.6912) | 37 (150.8116) |
| 2013-08-09 | Cass County Weeping Water, NE | 35 / 44 (622.2056) | 29 (160.0000) | 32 (154.8344) | 35 (153.6912) | 32 (153.6800) |
| 2013-03-22 | Heatin' Up the Bricks Kearney, NE | 40 / 40 (580.0004) | 28 (154.8572) | 34 (155.4290) | 40 (139.9998) | 39 (129.7144) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #2493 (57 pts) | #2508 (57 pts) | #2507 (57 pts) | #2503 (57 pts) | #2494 (57 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #1275 (213 pts) | #1127 (278 pts) | #1305 (233 pts) | #1382 (218 pts) | #1303 (218 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #2498 (65 pts) | #2538 (65 pts) | #2533 (65 pts) | #2536 (65 pts) | #2535 (65 pts) |