High-water mark
682.2400
career-best overall
94.8% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 682.2400 at The Rotary Club of West Knoxville - Rocky Top Hummin' & Strummin' BBQ Cook-Off — 94.8% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- May 30, 2014
BUBBY'S BBQ
BUBBY'S BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 6 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2016. Their best overall finish is 9th of 27 at the Barbourville BBQ Festival (2014). They are ranked #2343 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1525
peak 1530 · rated over 6 contests
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
Mar 28, 2014
latest Jun 17, 2016 · 2.2 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
2
33% of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 43%
overall standings
Best overall
682.2400 / 720
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
671.93 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 667.92 (+4.00)
Walk rate
67%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±11.69
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 170.07 · weakest Pork (163.98)
Road miles
743
across 6 mapped stops · furthest 189 mi
Schedule strength
37%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1549)
Master avg
667.92 / 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #656 (564 pts) | #751 (499 pts) | #639 (599 pts) | #827 (444 pts) | #577 (639 pts) |
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to BUBBY'S BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
75 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2,333 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1526
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#2,355 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1525
Level with BUBBY'S BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#2,344 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 43%
- Peak
- 1543
They turned up 5 years after BUBBY'S BBQ did, first appearing in 2019.
⚔ Compare careers#2,353 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1525
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#2,350 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 43%
- Peak
- 1525
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#2,340 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 57%
- Peak
- 1525
Their last contest in the data was back in 2013, 3 years before BUBBY'S BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careersBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 175.4056 | 166.2512 | 170.07 | top 39% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 174.8688 | 161.0972 | 165.89 | top 46% |
| Pork | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.1200 | 159.4172 | 163.98 | top 62% |
| Brisket | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 173.1084 | 155.9432 | 167.98 | top 33% |
“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) | 2 | 0 | top 53% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 38% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2014
5 contests
Contests a season
3
across 2 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
KY
3 of 6 contests · 4 states in all
Contests visited
6
a different one every time
Opponents faced
203
finished ahead 151 times, behind 106
Longest layoff
1.9 yrs
Jul 11, 2014 → Jun 17, 2016
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20162 milestones
- Career-best single call (Chicken)175.4056 Barbourville BBQ Cookoff & Festival
- Most recent contest Barbourville BBQ Cookoff & Festival
20146 milestones
- First tracked contest Grills Gone Wild BBQ Festival
- First call The Rotary Club of West Knoxville - Rocky Top Hummin' & Strummin' BBQ Cook-Off
- First overall top-10 The Rotary Club of West Knoxville - Rocky Top Hummin' & Strummin' BBQ Cook-Off
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score682.2400 The Rotary Club of West Knoxville - Rocky Top Hummin' & Strummin' BBQ Cook-Off
- Career-best overall score682.2400 The Rotary Club of West Knoxville - Rocky Top Hummin' & Strummin' BBQ Cook-Off
- Peak power rating (1530) 8th Annual Ohio Veterans BBQ Cookoff
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +11.2 | The Rotary Club of West Knoxville - Rocky Top Hummin' & Strummin' BBQ Cook-Off | May 30, 2014 |
| +8.9 | Barbourville BBQ Festival | Jun 20, 2014 |
| +8.1 | 8th Annual Ohio Veterans BBQ Cookoff | Jul 11, 2014 |
| +2.3 | Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival | Jun 13, 2014 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -4.6 | Barbourville BBQ Cookoff & Festival | Jun 17, 2016 |
| -0.7 | Grills Gone Wild BBQ Festival | Mar 28, 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 | 100% | top 72% | 92.5% | 92.5% |
| 2014 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 60% | top 37% | 94.8% | 92.8% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 17, 2016 | Barbourville BBQ Cookoff & Festival Barbourville, KY | 23 / 32 (666.2172) | 9 (175.4056) | 27 (161.0972) | 30 (159.4172) | 8 (170.2972) |
| Jul 11, 2014 | 8th Annual Ohio Veterans BBQ Cookoff Kettering, OH | 12 / 42 (665.6228) | 10 (170.2628) | 19 (163.3944) | 14 (168.5600) | 19 (163.4056) |
| Jun 20, 2014 | Barbourville BBQ Festival Barbourville, KY | 9 / 27 (681.6688) | 11 (171.9656) | 5 (174.8688) | 21 (162.2744) | 7 (172.5600) |
| Jun 13, 2014 | Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival Tryon, NC | 34 / 73 (663.8856) | 30 (167.9656) | 46 (161.1088) | 50 (161.7028) | 12 (173.1084) |
| May 30, 2014 | The Rotary Club of West Knoxville - Rocky Top Hummin' & Strummin' BBQ Cook-Off Knoxville, TN | 10 / 48 (682.2400) | 24 (168.5828) | 9 (171.9772) | 18 (169.1200) | 7 (172.5600) |
| Mar 28, 2014 | Grills Gone Wild BBQ Festival London, KY | 24 / 42 (647.8972) | 22 (166.2512) | 20 (162.8800) | 25 (162.8228) | 29 (155.9432) |