A tough matchup
4–0
behind in the head-to-head
Theslabs.com ahead in 100% of their meetings
Theslabs.com has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
RUBBIN RACKS & SMOKIN BUTTS
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1489
peak 1489 · rated over 5 contests ⓘ
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
2014-06-06
latest 2016-06-03
Best ToY finish
#1582
Master 2014
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 62%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
637.82
last 5 Master vs avg 637.82 (+0.00)
Walk rate
40%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±11.59
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 162.40 · weakest Pork Ribs (156.88)
Road miles
92
mi across 5 mapped stops · furthest 41 mi
Schedule strength
24%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1533)
Master avg
637.82 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (2 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.
The weak link
−5.5
points behind their best meat
Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 5.52 points below their pork, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 20%.
- Pork Ribs avg 156.88
- Pork avg 162.40
- 0 calls in 5 entries
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.
151 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3687 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 13%
- Peak
- 1489
0–2 in 2 shared contests (0% to RUBBIN RACKS & SMOKIN BUTTS)
2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team RUBBIN RACKS & SMOKIN BUTTS has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#3689 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1502
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to RUBBIN RACKS & SMOKIN BUTTS)
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 8 contests to 5.
⚔ Head-to-head#3712 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1504
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 9 years after RUBBIN RACKS & SMOKIN BUTTS did, first appearing in 2023.
⚔ Head-to-head#3666 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 40%
- Peak
- 1504
No shared contest yet.
Level with RUBBIN RACKS & SMOKIN BUTTS on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#3698 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1500
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#3697 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1489
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-headBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 173.1200 | 150.2284 | 161.44 | top 56% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.2628 | 152.4800 | 156.88 | top 69% |
| Pork | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 169.7372 | 145.6456 | 162.40 | top 44% |
| Brisket | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.2512 | 131.9200 | 157.11 | top 54% |
“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 state / province
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| KS | 3 | 0 | top 57% |
| MO | 2 | 0 | top 70% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 61% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 62% |
The story so far (14 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
2 yrs
2014-06-06 → 2016-06-03
Busiest season
2015
2 contests
Contests a season
1.7
across 3 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
KS
3 of 5 contests · 2 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
5
0 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
5 entries · 0 wins · 1 calls
Strongest meat
Pork
averages 162.40 · weakest Pork Ribs (156.88)
Walk rate
40%
a top-10 call in 2 of 5 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 5 contests
Master average
637.82
out of 720 · 5 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
207
103–171 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
92
5 mapped stops · furthest 41 mi
Schedule strength
1533
average field rating faced — tougher than 24% of rated contests
Power rating
1489
peak 1489 · #3693 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2014
- First tracked contest McLouth BBQ Blowout 23rd Annual
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score655.2908 Balloons & BBQ Festival at Kansas Speedway
- Career-best overall score655.2908 Balloons & BBQ Festival at Kansas Speedway
- Peak power rating (1500) Balloons & BBQ Festival at Kansas Speedway
- 2015
- First call Sertoma 48 BBQ
- Career-best single call (Chicken)173.1200 Smokin' on the Summit
- 2016
- Most recent contest Smokin' on the Summit BBQ
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +2.4 | Balloons & BBQ Festival at Kansas Speedway | 2014-08-08 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -7.2 | Smokin' on the Summit BBQ | 2016-06-03 |
| -3.3 | Smokin' on the Summit | 2015-06-05 |
| -2.5 | McLouth BBQ Blowout 23rd Annual | 2014-06-06 |
| -0.4 | Sertoma 48 BBQ | 2015-05-08 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 76% | 87.4% | 87.4% |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 61% | 90% | 88.5% |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 56% | 91% | 89.3% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-06-03 | Smokin' on the Summit BBQ Lee's Summit, MO | 51 / 67 (628.9944) | 23 (168.5256) | 57 (154.8688) | 67 (145.6456) | 36 (159.9544) |
| 2015-06-05 | Smokin' on the Summit Lee's Summit, MO | 50 / 78 (626.1372) | 8 (173.1200) | 40 (157.6572) | 33 (163.4400) | 77 (131.9200) |
| 2015-05-08 | Sertoma 48 BBQ Lawrence, KS | 26 / 45 (647.9316) | 26 (162.2744) | 37 (152.4800) | 8 (169.7372) | 16 (163.4400) |
| 2014-08-08 | Balloons & BBQ Festival at Kansas Speedway Kansas City, KS | 27 / 53 (655.2908) | 48 (153.0740) | 24 (166.2628) | 13 (169.7028) | 23 (166.2512) |
| 2014-06-06 | McLouth BBQ Blowout 23rd Annual McLouth, KS | 22 / 36 (630.7652) | 31 (150.2284) | 29 (153.1084) | 13 (163.4512) | 13 (163.9772) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #1676 (120 pts) | #1341 (215 pts) | #1776 (120 pts) | #1387 (215 pts) | #1534 (165 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #1582 (151 pts) | #1827 (136 pts) | #1761 (141 pts) | #1240 (256 pts) | #1402 (206 pts) |