WE RIB U LONG TIME

WE RIB U LONG TIME is a competition barbecue team with 25 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 18th of 65 at the New Jersey State Barbecue Championship (2015). They are ranked #5275 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#5,275

of 6,476 rated · rankings

Rating

1456

peak 1505 · rated over 25 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Sep 21, 2013

latest Jul 12, 2019 · 5.8 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#1064

Master 2014 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

1 podium

Overall top-10s

0% of 25 contests

Avg finish

top 66%

overall standings

Best overall

650.8228 / 720

Master · Que for the Troops

Perfect 180s

Current form

636.79 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 621.54 (+15.26)

Walk rate

28%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

173.1888

Brisket · New Jersey State Barbecue Championship

Consistency

±18.79

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 158.89 · weakest Brisket (150.58)

Road miles

2,646

across 25 mapped stops · furthest 178 mi

Schedule strength

34%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1546)

Purse competed for

$10K

listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 1 state-championship entry

Master avg

621.54 / 720

25 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (9 found in their record)

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

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

HERM'S HOGS has finished one call ahead of WE RIB U LONG TIME 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2015 their best year

2015 was the year it came together: 6 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 56%.

6 contests
0 overall top-10s
0 category wins
average top 56%

A tough matchup

21–0 behind in the head-to-head

Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit ahead in 100% of their meetings

Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit has come out ahead in 21 of their 21 shared contests.

The weak link

−8.3 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 8.31 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 8% of the time against 4%.

Brisket avg 150.58
Chicken avg 158.89
2 calls in 25 entries

A strong matchup

9–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 90% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Fire Ants BBQ in 9 of their 10 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

16 of 21 shared chicken entries lost

Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit ahead 76% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit has out-cooked them in 16 of 21 shared chicken entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

SHADY CREW has landed one call behind them 2 times.

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A July team

Top 41% average finish in July

Something about July: average finish in the top 41% across 5 contests, versus top 66% the rest of the year.

5 July contests
top 66% the rest of the year

A standing appointment

6 years running at one contest

They've cooked Que by the Sea every year from 2013 to 2018 — the contest they never miss.

6 visits in all
best finish 19th

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	#1887 (70 pts)	#1976 (70 pts)	#1575 (120 pts)	#2029 (60 pts)	#2010 (60 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#1189 (205 pts)	#1319 (180 pts)	#1134 (250 pts)	#1011 (300 pts)	#1225 (220 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#1072 (297 pts)	#842 (467 pts)	#1052 (337 pts)	#1090 (322 pts)	#1117 (297 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#1522 (174 pts)	#1497 (189 pts)	#1298 (244 pts)	#1623 (174 pts)	#1399 (214 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#1075 (275 pts)	#1135 (275 pts)	#1176 (265 pts)	#981 (355 pts)	#710 (520 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#1064 (287 pts)	#1152 (283 pts)	#982 (353 pts)	#1364 (223 pts)	#1335 (223 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to WE RIB U LONG TIME, each with one reason worth a look.

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

Papa Wood BBQ

#5,283 of the rated field

1456 power rating

Contests: 17
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 6%
Peak: 1503

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to WE RIB U LONG TIME)

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team WE RIB U LONG TIME has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 17 contests
last seen May 24, 2024

⚔ Head-to-head

HERM'S HOGS

#5,279 of the rated field

1456 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1456

4–6 in 10 shared contests (40% to WE RIB U LONG TIME)

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 14 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 14 contests
last seen May 18, 2018

⚔ Head-to-head

HOOKED ON ONYX COOK TEAM

#5,276 of the rated field

1456 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1456

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to WE RIB U LONG TIME)

Fewer contests behind them than WE RIB U LONG TIME has cooked, 10 to 25, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

rated over 10 contests
last seen Apr 28, 2018

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LAKEVIEW BBQ

#5,277 of the rated field

1456 power rating

Contests: 71
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 13%
Peak: 1519

1–2 in 3 shared contests (33% to WE RIB U LONG TIME)

71 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 13% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 70 contests
last seen Aug 21, 2026

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Smokin Big

#5,288 of the rated field

1456 power rating

Contests: 28
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 4%
Peak: 1456

Level with WE RIB U LONG TIME on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 28 contests
last seen Aug 22, 2025

⚔ Compare careers

Black Sheep BBQ

#5,286 of the rated field

1456 power rating

Contests: 19
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 5%
Peak: 1456

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 19 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 19 contests
last seen May 15, 2026

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit	21	0	21	0%	⚔ compare
SIR-PORK'S-ALOT BBQ	16	6	10	38%	⚔ compare
SHADY CREW	16	4	12	25%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN' TEX BBQ	16	3	13	19%	⚔ compare
SMOKOPOLIS BBQ	16	1	15	6%	⚔ compare
LOCAL SMOKE BBQ	14	3	11	21%	⚔ compare
ROCKIN ROBYNS BBQ	14	1	13	7%	⚔ compare
Hot Rod's BBQ	13	7	6	54%	⚔ compare
LO' -N- SLO' BBQ	13	0	13	0%	⚔ compare
HERDER HERDER BBQ	12	7	5	58%	⚔ compare
BEERBEQUE	12	1	11	8%	⚔ compare
BRISKET BURNERS	12	1	11	8%	⚔ compare
3 EYZ BBQ	12	0	12	0%	⚔ compare
Dr. Pearl's Medicinal Smoke BBQ Team	12	0	12	0%	⚔ compare
THE BBQ GURU	12	0	12	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	25	1	0	170.8572	145.1200	158.89	top 57%
Pork Ribs	25	2	0	169.6912	138.7544	158.20	top 51%
Pork	25	2	0	170.2856	141.1312	153.87	top 72%
Brisket	25	2	1	173.1888	131.3600	150.58	top 63%

“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)	4	0	top 88%
Large (40+)	21	0	top 62%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
NJ	13	top 57%
PA	8	top 78%
MD	3	top 85%
DE	1	top 32%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Que by the Sea	6	19	top 69%	Sep 22, 2018
New Jersey State Barbecue Championship	5	18	top 41%	Jul 12, 2019
Interstate BBQ Festival	2	48	top 85%	Apr 20, 2018
Que for the Troops	2	39	top 76%	Jun 2, 2017
DO AC Smokin' Hot Atlantic City BBQ Championship	2	32	top 61%	Oct 3, 2014

More numbers

Busiest season 2017 6 contests

Contests a season 3.6 across 7 seasons in the data

Most contests held in NJ 13 of 25 contests · 4 states in all

Contests visited 13 5 of them more than once

Opponents faced 492 finished ahead 518 times, behind 845

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

20192 milestones

Jul 12 25th tracked contest New Jersey State Barbecue Championship
Jul 12 Most recent contest New Jersey State Barbecue Championship

20154 milestones

Jun 5 First overall past 90% of a perfect score650.8228 Que for the Troops
Jun 5 Career-best overall score650.8228 Que for the Troops
Jul 10 Career-best single call (Brisket)173.1888 New Jersey State Barbecue Championship
Aug 21 10th tracked contest Sam's Club National BBQ Tour

20133 milestones

Sep 21 First tracked contest Que by the Sea
Sep 21 First call Que by the Sea
Sep 21 Peak power rating (1505) Que by the Sea

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+9.8	New Jersey State Barbecue Championship	Jul 14, 2018
+9.1	New Jersey State Barbecue Championship	Jul 10, 2015
+9	Triple Threat BBQ Beer and Music Festival	Apr 10, 2015
+8	New Jersey State Barbecue Championship	Jul 12, 2019
+4.7	Que by the Sea	Sep 21, 2013

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-11.3	Que for the Troops	Jun 6, 2014
-11.1	6th Annual Southern York County BBQ Cook-off	Sep 5, 2014
-10.1	Interstate BBQ Festival	Apr 14, 2017
-9	Pit at the Park	Aug 4, 2017
-6.7	Que by the Sea	Sep 20, 2014

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — 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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2019	1	0%	top 36%	90%	90%
2018	3	33%	top 61%	89.3%	88%
2017	6	17%	top 76%	88.1%	86%
2016	3	0%	top 73%	85.5%	85.1%
2015	6	50%	top 56%	90.4%	88.3%
2014	4	25%	top 77%	86.6%	83.5%
2013	2	50%	top 56%	85.2%	84.2%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Jul 12, 2019	New Jersey State Barbecue Championship 🏅 North Wildwood, NJ	23 / 64 (647.9888)	23 (165.6916)	13 (164.5716)	33 (162.2972)	38 (155.4284)
Sep 22, 2018	Que by the Sea Seaside Heights, NJ	35 / 43 (619.2232)	32 (157.0972)	42 (138.7544)	9 (166.8344)	23 (156.5372)
Jul 14, 2018	New Jersey State Barbecue Championship North Wildwood, NJ	20 / 64 (639.3600)	40 (153.6688)	21 (161.6684)	18 (164.5828)	19 (159.4400)
Apr 20, 2018	Interstate BBQ Festival Hagerstown, MD	48 / 67 (643.2452)	47 (160.5372)	15 (169.6912)	61 (153.6112)	44 (159.4056)
Sep 22, 2017	Que by the Sea Seaside Heights, NJ	26 / 43 (634.1484)	23 (164.5600)	25 (159.9428)	29 (156)	28 (153.6456)
Aug 4, 2017	Pit at the Park Macungie, PA	30 / 32 (614.1256)	5 (170.8572)	28 (150.8000)	29 (152.5256)	31 (139.9428)
Jul 7, 2017	New Jersey State Barbecue Championship North Wildwood, NJ	38 / 67 (615.9544)	48 (151.9660)	17 (159.4400)	20 (161.7256)	48 (142.8228)
Jun 2, 2017	Que for the Troops Levittown, PA	39 / 63 (629.6224)	18 (166.2628)	27 (162.2284)	52 (150.8456)	48 (150.2856)
May 19, 2017	Twin Valley Fire and Smoke Morgantown, PA	45 / 53 (633.0056)	24 (167.3828)	47 (155.4172)	41 (157.1200)	43 (153.0856)
Apr 14, 2017	Interstate BBQ Festival Hagerstown, MD	57 / 58 (590.0800)	55 (148.5256)	47 (157.0972)	53 (153.0972)	56 (131.3600)
Sep 17, 2016	Que by the Sea Seaside Heights, NJ	35 / 44 (609.0516)	31 (155.4172)	12 (164.5944)	35 (153.6572)	40 (135.3828)
Aug 5, 2016	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Laurel, MD	25 / 29 (613.5312)	22 (160.5716)	24 (157.1084)	27 (147.3484)	23 (148.5028)
Jul 8, 2016	New Jersey State Barbecue Championship North Wildwood, NJ	34 / 65 (615.9428)	35 (155.4172)	37 (154.3200)	58 (144.5028)	19 (161.7028)
Oct 2, 2015	Keystone Classic Barbeque Harrisburg, PA	32 / 57 (642.8344)	38 (159.4172)	20 (163.4744)	45 (152.5028)	11 (167.4400)
Sep 19, 2015	Que by the Sea Seaside Heights, NJ	31 / 41 (613.6228)	22 (157.7144)	30 (152.5828)	34 (151.4056)	23 (151.9200)
Aug 21, 2015	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Harrisburg, PA	24 / 30 (615.8972)	17 (162.2972)	27 (148.5256)	28 (150.2516)	17 (154.8228)
Jul 10, 2015	New Jersey State Barbecue Championship North Wildwood, NJ	18 / 65 (646.9376)	21 (163.4288)	44 (153.1772)	34 (157.1428)	2 (173.1888)
Jun 5, 2015	Que for the Troops Levittown, PA	34 / 54 (650.8228)	40 (159.4400)	11 (167.4172)	44 (154.2284)	9 (169.7372)
Apr 10, 2015	Triple Threat BBQ Beer and Music Festival Harrington, DE	32 / 99 (645.6456)	32 (164.5600)	53 (157.6800)	6 (170.2856)	64 (153.1200)
Oct 3, 2014	DO AC Smokin' Hot Atlantic City BBQ Championship Atlantic City, NJ	32 / 65 (623.4284)	13 (164.6172)	20 (162.2628)	56 (150.8456)	44 (145.7028)
Sep 20, 2014	Que by the Sea Seaside Heights, NJ	38 / 48 (602.3084)	41 (148.0456)	10 (162.2856)	40 (149.6800)	40 (142.2972)
Sep 5, 2014	6th Annual Southern York County BBQ Cook-off York, PA	36 / 39 (592.9368)	28 (156.5256)	28 (154.2400)	36 (148.5256)	39 (133.6456)
Jun 6, 2014	Que for the Troops Levittown, PA	58 / 65 (586.1940)	56 (149.0972)	19 (159.4056)	62 (141.1312)	60 (136.5600)
Oct 5, 2013	DO AC Smokin' Hot Atlantic City BBQ Championship Atlantic City, NJ	62 / 85 (598.7660)	22 (164.0116)	39 (154.2972)	63 (147.9428)	80 (132.5144)
Sep 21, 2013	Que by the Sea Seaside Heights, NJ	19 / 49 (613.7716)	39 (145.1200)	5 (164.0116)	34 (148.5828)	16 (156.0572)

WE RIB U LONG TIME

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

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 (9 found in their record)

The one to beat

Their season

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

Chicken nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

A July team

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, averaged over 5 contests — 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)