UNCLE POOKIE & THE RIBLETS

UNCLE POOKIE & THE RIBLETS is a competition barbecue team with 21 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2022. Their best overall finish is 9th of 25 at the Roast N Boast (2019). They are ranked #3888 of 6,477 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#3,888

of 6,477 rated · rankings

Rating

1485

peak 1506 · rated over 21 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Apr 4, 2014

latest Apr 1, 2022 · 8 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#530

Master 2020 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

2 podiums

Overall top-10s

10% of 21 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 62%

overall standings

Best overall

687.3024 / 720

Master · Esperanza Bonanza BBQ Blitz

Perfect 180s

Current form

658.70 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 656.14 (+2.56)

Walk rate

24%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

176.5716

Chicken · Roast N Boast

Consistency

±36.99

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 167.56 · weakest Brisket (163.01)

Road miles

1,331

across 21 mapped stops · furthest 212 mi

Schedule strength

57%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1573)

Purse competed for

$79K

listed at 9 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 11 state-championship entries

Master avg

656.14 / 720

21 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (8 found in their record)

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

High-water mark

687.3024 career-best overall

95.5% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 687.3024 at Esperanza Bonanza BBQ Blitz — 95.5% of a perfect 720.

Master
May 10, 2019

Their season

2019 their best year

2019 was the year it came together: 3 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 1 category win, at an average finish in the top 51%.

3 contests
2 overall top-10s
1 category win
average top 51%

A tough matchup

10–0 behind in the head-to-head

Swine Life ahead in 100% of their meetings

Swine Life has come out ahead in 10 of their 10 shared contests.

The weak link

−4.6 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 4.55 points below their pork, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 5%.

Brisket avg 163.01
Pork avg 167.56
0 calls in 21 entries

A strong matchup

5–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of BIG ASS Q MASTERS in 5 of their 5 shared contests.

The comeback

1.8 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 1.8 years, then back at Southaven Springfest (Apr 22, 2016).

last seen Jun 20, 2014
back Apr 22, 2016

Pork nemesis

8 of 9 shared pork entries lost

Organizer Portal ahead 89% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, Organizer Portal has out-cooked them in 8 of 9 shared pork entries.

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A September team

Top 50% average finish in September

Something about September: average finish in the top 50% across 3 contests, versus top 62% the rest of the year.

3 September contests
top 62% the rest of the year

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
2022 ↗	Master	#1260 (73 pts)	#1621 (58 pts)	#1338 (78 pts)	#1038 (123 pts)	#1259 (78 pts)
2021 ↗	Master	#628 (247 pts)	#555 (327 pts)	#629 (277 pts)	#627 (262 pts)	#583 (312 pts)
2020 ↗	Master	#530 (180 pts)	#484 (235 pts)	#419 (290 pts)	#553 (180 pts)	#565 (180 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#845 (340 pts)	#631 (540 pts)	#991 (295 pts)	#899 (340 pts)	#981 (295 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#1005 (279 pts)	#1439 (159 pts)	#751 (479 pts)	#984 (319 pts)	#1121 (254 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#1530 (163 pts)	#1925 (118 pts)	#1370 (218 pts)	#1694 (138 pts)	#1255 (243 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#1993 (91 pts)	#2087 (91 pts)	#2537 (71 pts)	#1984 (111 pts)	#2053 (91 pts)

Overall rank by season

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#3,867 of the rated field

1486 power rating

Contests: 22
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 9%
Peak: 1529

They've been 1529 at their best, 44 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 22 contests
last seen Sep 27, 2023

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Shorthorn BBQ

#3,898 of the rated field

1485 power rating

Contests: 20
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1525

Careers of much the same size, 20 contests to 21, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 20 contests
last seen Sep 22, 2023

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SMOKE 2 PULL

#3,905 of the rated field

1485 power rating

Contests: 25
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 4%
Peak: 1521

Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 4 years before UNCLE POOKIE & THE RIBLETS's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 25 contests

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Good Ol Boys BBQ

#3,865 of the rated field

1486 power rating

Contests: 27
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 15%
Peak: 1486

27 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 15% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 27 contests
last seen Jun 26, 2026

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AXE-MEN BBQ

#3,903 of the rated field

1485 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 7%
Peak: 1510

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2014.

rated over 14 contests
last seen Oct 19, 2018

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REAL SOUTH BBQ

#3,868 of the rated field

1486 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1486

Level with UNCLE POOKIE & THE RIBLETS on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 13 contests
last seen Oct 7, 2022

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
K & K KOOKERS	10	4	6	40%	⚔ compare
UNCLE FEOL'S TENNESSEE STYLE BBQ	10	2	8	20%	⚔ compare
Swine Life	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
RAZORRACKS	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
BLUE COLLAR BBQ MS	9	2	7	22%	⚔ compare
Organizer Portal	9	1	8	11%	⚔ compare
Q-BONES BBQ	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
HOGG LEGG SMOKERS	8	3	5	38%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN' BUTTS	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
BACON & WHISKEY	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
KILLER HOGS	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
MEMPHIS ORIGINAL BBQ	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
FIRE DANCER BBQ	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
HEAVENLY MANNA BBQ	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	20	2	1	1	176.5716	158.8344	166.80	top 57%
Pork Ribs	21	4	0	1	175.4400	152.5372	166.83	top 53%
Pork	20	1	0	0	171.9656	159.9428	167.56	top 54%
Brisket	21	0	0	0	170.8456	149.6800	163.01	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)	11	0	top 64%
Large (40+)	10	0	top 60%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
MS	10	top 65%
TN	9	top 60%
AR	2	top 58%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Smokin' For Down Syndrome	2	21	top 68%	Apr 1, 2022
Southaven Springfest	2	21	top 65%	Oct 29, 2021
Roast-N-Boast	2	9	top 55%	Oct 9, 2020
International Goat Days Championship BBQ Contest-SMOKIN IN THE GOAT PEN (JUDGES FULL)	2	12	top 41%	Sep 7, 2018
Desoto Shrine Club BBQ Cook off	2	23	top 57%	Jun 15, 2018

More numbers

Busiest season 2021 4 contests

Contests a season 2.6 across 8 seasons in the data

Most contests held in MS 10 of 21 contests · 3 states in all

Contests visited 16 5 of them more than once

Opponents faced 425 finished ahead 312 times, behind 512

Longest layoff 1.8 yrs Jun 20, 2014 → Apr 22, 2016

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

20221 milestone

Apr 1 Most recent contest Smokin' For Down Syndrome

20201 milestone

Jun 19 Peak power rating (1506) Desoto Shrine Club 12th Annual BBQ Cook-Off

20194 milestones

May 10 First overall top-10 Esperanza Bonanza BBQ Blitz
May 10 Career-best overall score687.3024 Esperanza Bonanza BBQ Blitz
Oct 4 First category win (Chicken) Roast N Boast
Oct 4 Career-best single call (Chicken)176.5716 Roast N Boast

20181 milestone

Sep 7 10th tracked contest International Goat Days Championship BBQ Contest-SMOKIN IN THE GOAT PEN (JUDGES FULL)

20171 milestone

Sep 8 First call International Goat Days Championship BBQ Contest-SMOKIN IN THE GOAT PEN

20142 milestones

Apr 4 First tracked contest Fourth Annual Bull Moose
Apr 4 First overall past 90% of a perfect score658.7084 Fourth Annual Bull Moose

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+10.7	Esperanza Bonanza BBQ Blitz	May 10, 2019
+7.3	International Goat Days Championship BBQ Contest-SMOKIN IN THE GOAT PEN (JUDGES FULL)	Sep 7, 2018
+6.4	Roast N Boast	Oct 4, 2019
+5.8	Eighth Annual Bull Moose (JUDGE'S FULL)	Apr 6, 2018
+3.4	International Goat Days Championship BBQ Contest-SMOKIN IN THE GOAT PEN	Sep 8, 2017

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-10.5	Hog Wild BBQ Contest	Mar 16, 2018
-9	Esperanza Bonanza	Oct 22, 2021
-9	9th Annual Bull Moose	Apr 5, 2019
-7.5	Roast-N-Boast	Oct 9, 2020
-4.9	The Desoto Shrine Club 6th Annual 2014 BBQ Cook Off	Jun 20, 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	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2022	1	0	0	0%	top 75%	89.8%	89.8%
2021	4	0	0	0%	top 68%	93.4%	91.9%
2020	3	0	0	33%	top 67%	92.8%	92.4%
2019	3	2	1	67%	top 51%	95.5%	92.7%
2018	4	0	0	25%	top 58%	93.2%	87.2%
2017	3	0	0	33%	top 56%	93.2%	93%
2016	1	0	0	0%	top 73%	90.7%	90.7%
2014	2	0	0	0%	top 64%	91.5%	91.4%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Apr 1, 2022	Smokin' For Down Syndrome 🏅 Collierville, TN	21 / 28 (646.6628)	24 (159.9428)	20 (160.5144)	11 (171.9656)	20 (154.2400)
Oct 29, 2021	Southaven Springfest 🏅 Southaven, MS	24 / 36 (655.8172)	28 (162.8116)	31 (159.9544)	27 (165.0856)	18 (167.9656)
Oct 22, 2021	Esperanza Bonanza 🏅 Marion, AR	23 / 27 (656.4344)	21 (160.5372)	25 (161.0972)	19 (166.8228)	17 (167.9772)
Apr 9, 2021	Smokin' For Down Syndrome (Formally Bull Moose) 🏅 Collierville, TN	27 / 44 (662.1712)	22 (168.5600)	16 (169.7028)	36 (159.9428)	24 (163.9656)
Mar 19, 2021	Smoke on The Shores BBQ Championship 🏅 Lebanon, TN	34 / 57 (672.4228)	13 (173.1316)	38 (165.0856)	31 (167.3828)	32 (166.8228)
Oct 9, 2020	Roast-N-Boast 🏅 Columbus, MS	27 / 36 (660.3996)	14 (172.5484)	24 (165.6800)	25 (166.8228)	32 (155.3484)
Sep 25, 2020	TN River BBQ Battle & Music Fest 🏅 Savannah, TN	32 / 47 (668.4572)	34 (165.1200)	21 (170.8572)	26 (169.6800)	35 (162.8000)
Jun 19, 2020	Desoto Shrine Club 12th Annual BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Hernando, MS	27 / 47 (666.7200)	31 (167.4172)	9 (175.4172)	—	34 (158.8000)
Oct 4, 2019	Roast N Boast 🏅 Columbus, MS	9 / 25 (682.7660)	1 (176.5716)	10 (171.9772)	10 (169.1200)	15 (165.0972)
May 10, 2019	Esperanza Bonanza BBQ Blitz 🏅 Marion, AR	9 / 30 (687.3024)	7 (174.8456)	14 (169.6800)	11 (171.9656)	11 (170.8112)
Apr 5, 2019	9th Annual Bull Moose 🏅 Millington, TN	22 / 25 (631.2456)	14 (163.9428)	23 (152.5372)	17 (165.0856)	21 (149.6800)
Sep 7, 2018	International Goat Days Championship BBQ Contest-SMOKIN IN THE GOAT PEN (JUDGES FULL) Millington, TN	12 / 34 (671.3600)	17 (167.3828)	11 (169.6800)	18 (164.5600)	11 (169.7372)
Jun 15, 2018	Desoto Shrine Club BBQ Cook off Hernado, MS	26 / 45 (668.9824)	12 (173.1084)	32 (163.3940)	19 (169.6800)	31 (162.8000)
Apr 6, 2018	Eighth Annual Bull Moose (JUDGE'S FULL) Somerville, TN	18 / 40 (670.7428)	26 (163.9428)	3 (175.4400)	16 (166.8228)	24 (164.5372)
Mar 16, 2018	Hog Wild BBQ Contest Corinth, MS	34 / 36 (499.2912)	—	14 (167.3828)	13 (170.8228)	30 (161.0856)
Sep 8, 2017	International Goat Days Championship BBQ Contest-SMOKIN IN THE GOAT PEN Millington, TN	20 / 42 (667.8628)	30 (163.3828)	9 (172)	29 (163.9428)	14 (168.5372)
Jun 16, 2017	Desoto Shrine Club BBQ Cook off Nesbit, MS	23 / 41 (670.7312)	27 (168.5372)	22 (167.9656)	21 (169.6684)	24 (164.5600)
Apr 28, 2017	Southaven Springfest Southaven, MS	21 / 33 (669.6340)	25 (166.2628)	22 (166.8228)	21 (165.7028)	11 (170.8456)
Apr 22, 2016	Southaven Springfest Southaven, MS	30 / 41 (653.0744)	37 (158.8344)	16 (170.2972)	16 (169.1200)	37 (154.8228)
Jun 20, 2014	The Desoto Shrine Club 6th Annual 2014 BBQ Cook Off Hernando, MS	34 / 49 (658.1488)	30 (165.1200)	21 (166.8228)	25 (168.5372)	43 (157.6688)
Apr 4, 2014	Fourth Annual Bull Moose Somerville, TN	18 / 31 (658.7084)	18 (163.9772)	22 (161.1200)	14 (168.5140)	18 (165.0972)

UNCLE POOKIE & THE RIBLETS

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Best top-10 run

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 (8 found in their record)

High-water mark

Their season

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

The comeback

Pork nemesis

A September team

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 — 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)