A tough matchup
7–0
behind in the head-to-head
Sublime BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
Sublime BBQ has come out ahead in 7 of their 7 shared contests.
I.B.M.
I.B.M. is a competition barbecue team with 8 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 34th of 46 at the Border War Barbeque (2017). They are ranked #4371 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1476
peak 1476 · rated over 8 contests
Contests
8
in the data
First seen
Jun 27, 2014
latest Oct 11, 2019 · 5.3 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 8 contests
Avg finish
top 66%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
636.00 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 630.28 (+5.73)
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±12.35
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 161.50 · weakest Pork (154.77)
Road miles
106
across 8 mapped stops
Schedule strength
35%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1547)
Purse competed for
$10K
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 5 state-championship entries
Master avg
630.28 / 720
8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #1955 (60 pts) | #2049 (60 pts) | #2026 (60 pts) | #2029 (60 pts) | #2010 (60 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #1722 (120 pts) | #1802 (120 pts) | #1822 (120 pts) | #1773 (125 pts) | #1583 (165 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #1775 (120 pts) | #1883 (120 pts) | #1884 (120 pts) | #1872 (120 pts) | #1839 (120 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #2158 (60 pts) | #2209 (60 pts) | #2209 (60 pts) | #2225 (60 pts) | #2214 (60 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #2084 (75 pts) | #2167 (75 pts) | #2161 (75 pts) | #2172 (75 pts) | #2148 (75 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to I.B.M., each with one reason worth a look.
147 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4,382 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1475
2–2 in 4 shared contests (50% to I.B.M.)
These two have cooked 4 of the same contests — honours even — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.
⚔ Head-to-head#4,381 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1505
0–2 in 2 shared contests (0% to I.B.M.)
They've been 1505 at their best, 30 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-head#4,367 of the rated field
- Contests
- 17
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 12%
- Peak
- 1514
1–4 in 5 shared contests (20% to I.B.M.)
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 17 contests to 8.
⚔ Head-to-head#4,346 of the rated field
- Contests
- 21
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 5%
- Peak
- 1505
1–4 in 5 shared contests (20% to I.B.M.)
21 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 5% top-10 finishes rather than wins.
⚔ Head-to-head#4,390 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 25%
- Peak
- 1475
They turned up 11 years after I.B.M. did, first appearing in 2025.
⚔ Compare careers#4,340 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 38%
- Peak
- 1511
Level with I.B.M. on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KC Rib doctor | 7 | 5 | 2 | 71% | ⚔ compare |
| DUNN UP BBQ | 7 | 4 | 3 | 57% | ⚔ compare |
| Griswold Grillers | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14% | ⚔ compare |
| Sublime BBQ | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| HIGH i QUE | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| HAROLD'S HOT MEAT SMOKERS | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Smokin on Cloud 9 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SOCIAL SMOKERS BBQ SQUAD | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Four Men and A Pig | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| 913 BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Every Man A Smoker | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| Brewski and Barbeque | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| BITE MY BUTT BBQ | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| Fire in the Hole | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168.5716 | 151.4400 | 161.50 | top 57% |
| Pork Ribs | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.4400 | 147.3828 | 156.18 | top 69% |
| Pork | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.9656 | 136.5368 | 154.77 | top 70% |
| Brisket | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.2628 | 144.5144 | 157.82 | top 55% |
“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.
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship | 3 | 100 | 0 | top 66% | Jun 24, 2016 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2017
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 6 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
KS
8 of 8 contests
Contests visited
6
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
418
finished ahead 427 times, behind 637
Longest layoff
1.3 yrs
Jun 22, 2018 → Oct 11, 2019
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20191 milestone
- Most recent contest Cookin on the Kaw BBQ Contest (JUDGES FULL)
20173 milestones
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score652.4912 Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship
- Career-best overall score652.4912 Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship
- Career-best single call (Brisket)170.2628 Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship
20142 milestones
- First tracked contest Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
- Peak power rating (1494) Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +10.4 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship | Jun 23, 2017 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -9 | Cookin on the Kaw BBQ Contest (JUDGES FULL) | Oct 11, 2019 |
| -6.7 | Cookin on the Kaw | Oct 7, 2016 |
| -6.5 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | Jun 26, 2015 |
| -6 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | Jun 27, 2014 |
| -3.3 | Border War Barbeque | Oct 27, 2017 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 88% | 86.5% | 86.5% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 62% | 86.9% | 86.9% |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 48% | 90.6% | 90.2% |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 71% | 87.9% | 87.6% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 73% | 86% | 86% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 70% | 85.3% | 85.3% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 11, 2019 | Cookin on the Kaw BBQ Contest (JUDGES FULL) 🏅 DeSoto, KS | 45 / 51 (622.7544) | 33 (166.2856) | 49 (148.4916) | 41 (156) | 44 (151.9772) |
| Jun 22, 2018 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle Lenexa, KS | 114 / 185 (625.6456) | 119 (156.0116) | 126 (155.4284) | 109 (157.0856) | 97 (157.1200) |
| Oct 27, 2017 | Border War Barbeque Osawatomie, KS | 34 / 46 (646.1256) | 39 (160.5256) | 36 (159.3944) | 24 (167.9656) | 32 (158.2400) |
| Jun 23, 2017 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 40 / 184 (652.4912) | 28 (168.5716) | 140 (151.9312) | 78 (161.7256) | 16 (170.2628) |
| Oct 7, 2016 | Cookin on the Kaw DeSoto, KS | 49 / 56 (633.0056) | 47 (160) | 44 (159.9884) | 44 (160.5372) | 48 (152.4800) |
| Jun 24, 2016 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 100 / 183 (629.1084) | 49 (164.6172) | 63 (163.4172) | 179 (136.5368) | 49 (164.5372) |
| Jun 26, 2015 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 133 / 183 (618.8680) | 150 (151.4400) | 62 (163.4400) | 175 (140.5368) | 50 (163.4512) |
| Jun 27, 2014 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 128 / 184 (614.2288) | 56 (164.5716) | 152 (147.3828) | 95 (157.7600) | 152 (144.5144) |