RACK RUBBERS OF ARKANSAS

RACK RUBBERS OF ARKANSAS is a competition barbecue team with 6 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2017. Their best overall finish is 8th of 16 at the Bryant's Buzzin' BBQ Bash (2015). They are ranked #3768 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#3,768

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1488

peak 1488 · rated over 6 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Mar 28, 2014

latest Oct 6, 2017 · 3.5 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#1591

Master 2015 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

3 podiums

Overall top-10s

17% of 6 contests

Avg finish

top 64%

overall standings

Best overall

659.8516 / 720

Master · Smokin on the Prairie BBQ Cook-off

Perfect 180s

Current form

646.72 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 640.80 (+5.92)

Walk rate

50%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

174.2972

Pork · Go Hog Wild Arkansas BBQ Championship

Consistency

±16.68

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 166.35 · weakest Brisket (155.11)

Road miles

461

across 6 mapped stops · furthest 281 mi

Schedule strength

31%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1542)

Master avg

640.80 / 720

6 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (2 found in their record)

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

A tough matchup

5–0 behind in the head-to-head

BBQR'S DELIGHT ahead in 100% of their meetings

BBQR'S DELIGHT has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.

The weak link

−11.2 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 11.24 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 17% of the time against 50%.

Brisket avg 155.11
Chicken avg 166.35
1 call in 6 entries

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
2016 ↗	Master	#2163 (77 pts)	#2062 (112 pts)	#2342 (62 pts)	#2230 (77 pts)	#2163 (92 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#1591 (136 pts)	#1337 (216 pts)	#1950 (106 pts)	#2033 (96 pts)	#1725 (126 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#2542 (68 pts)	#2572 (68 pts)	#2580 (68 pts)	#2588 (68 pts)	#2563 (68 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to RACK RUBBERS OF ARKANSAS, each with one reason worth a look.

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

BOTTOMLAND BBQ

#3,756 of the rated field

1488 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1500

0–2 in 2 shared contests (0% to RACK RUBBERS OF ARKANSAS)

2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team RACK RUBBERS OF ARKANSAS has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 6 contests
last seen Apr 28, 2017

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Hillbilly Hot Butts

#3,786 of the rated field

1488 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1504

Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 6 contests
last seen Sep 25, 2026

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VH BBQ Team

#3,779 of the rated field

1488 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 17%
Peak: 1488

They turned up 5 years after RACK RUBBERS OF ARKANSAS did, first appearing in 2019.

rated over 6 contests
last seen Sep 12, 2026

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My Three Sons BBQ

#3,774 of the rated field

1488 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 17%
Peak: 1509

Level with RACK RUBBERS OF ARKANSAS on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 6 contests
last seen Oct 30, 2024

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Get Sauced

#3,752 of the rated field

1488 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1488

Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 6 contests
last seen Mar 29, 2024

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Baloney Joe's

#3,762 of the rated field

1488 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1506

Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 6 contests
last seen Oct 13, 2023

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
BBQR'S DELIGHT	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	6	3	1	2	173.7144	151.3484	166.35	top 41%
Pork Ribs	6	0	0	0	168.5372	147.4060	156.71	top 72%
Pork	6	2	0	1	174.2972	154.2168	162.64	top 55%
Brisket	6	1	0	0	163.4172	144.5144	155.11	top 72%

“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	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	1	top 50%
Medium (20–39)	4	top 65%
Large (40+)	1	top 77%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
AR	5	0	top 62%
OK	1	0	top 77%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Go Hog Wild Arkansas BBQ Championship	2	12	0	top 61%	Oct 6, 2017
Smokin on the Prairie BBQ Cook-off	2	16	0	top 69%	Apr 28, 2017

More numbers

Busiest season 2017 2 contests

Contests a season 1.5 across 4 seasons in the data

Most contests held in AR 5 of 6 contests · 2 states in all

Contests visited 4 2 of them more than once

Opponents faced 121 finished ahead 55 times, behind 105

Longest layoff 1.5 yrs Mar 28, 2014 → Sep 25, 2015

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

20174 milestones

Apr 28 Career-best overall score659.8516 Smokin on the Prairie BBQ Cook-off
Oct 6 First category win (Chicken) Go Hog Wild Arkansas BBQ Championship
Oct 6 Career-best single call (Pork)174.2972 Go Hog Wild Arkansas BBQ Championship
Oct 6 Most recent contest Go Hog Wild Arkansas BBQ Championship

20154 milestones

Sep 25 First call Bryant's Buzzin' BBQ Bash
Sep 25 First overall top-10 Bryant's Buzzin' BBQ Bash
Sep 25 First overall past 90% of a perfect score654.1484 Bryant's Buzzin' BBQ Bash
Sep 25 Peak power rating (1496) Bryant's Buzzin' BBQ Bash

20141 milestone

Mar 28 First tracked contest Firelake BBQ Cook-off

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+4.1	Go Hog Wild Arkansas BBQ Championship	Oct 6, 2017
+2.5	Bryant's Buzzin' BBQ Bash	Sep 25, 2015

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-6.1	Firelake BBQ Cook-off	Mar 28, 2014
-5.9	Smokin on the Prairie BBQ Cook-off	Apr 28, 2017
-5.6	Go Hog Wild Arkansas BBQ Championship	Oct 7, 2016
-1	Smokin on the Prairie BBQ Cook-off	Apr 29, 2016

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)
2017	2	0	1	50%	top 62%	91.6%	91%
2016	2	0	0	50%	top 68%	88.9%	88.1%
2015	1	1	0	100%	top 50%	90.9%	90.9%
2014	1	0	0	0%	top 77%	84.9%	84.9%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Oct 6, 2017	Go Hog Wild Arkansas BBQ Championship Sheridan, AR	12 / 25 (650.7888)	1 (171.4056)	19 (147.4060)	3 (174.2972)	16 (157.6800)
Apr 28, 2017	Smokin on the Prairie BBQ Cook-off Stuttgart, AR	22 / 29 (659.8516)	24 (163.9544)	13 (168.5372)	15 (167.9772)	25 (159.3828)
Oct 7, 2016	Go Hog Wild Arkansas BBQ Championship Sheridan, AR	20 / 27 (628.4000)	13 (163.9428)	23 (151.9316)	20 (155.3712)	17 (157.1544)
Apr 29, 2016	Smokin on the Prairie BBQ Cook-off Stuttgart, AR	16 / 26 (640.4228)	4 (173.7144)	21 (156.5028)	10 (165.6912)	21 (144.5144)
Sep 25, 2015	Bryant's Buzzin' BBQ Bash Bryant, AR	8 / 16 (654.1484)	3 (173.7144)	12 (162.8000)	14 (154.2168)	9 (163.4172)
Mar 28, 2014	Firelake BBQ Cook-off Shawnee, OK	33 / 43 (611.2112)	34 (151.3484)	30 (153.0972)	29 (158.2628)	36 (148.5028)

RACK RUBBERS OF ARKANSAS

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

Master avg

Storylines (2 found in their record)

A tough matchup

The weak link

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)