High-water mark
689.0512
career-best overall
95.7% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 689.0512 at Sevierville Bloomin' BBQ and Bluegrass Festival — 95.7% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- May 15, 2015
NIBBLE ME THIS
NIBBLE ME THIS is a competition barbecue team with 12 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2018. Their best overall finish is 12th of 44 at the Sevierville Bloomin' BBQ and Bluegrass Festival (2015). They are ranked #3297 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1498
peak 1511 · rated over 12 contests
Contests
12
in the data
First seen
May 30, 2014
latest Aug 10, 2018 · 4.2 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podium
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 12 contests
Avg finish
top 60%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
664.87 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 667.76 (-2.89)
Walk rate
42%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±12.21
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 168.01 · weakest Pork Ribs (165.30)
Road miles
570
across 12 mapped stops · furthest 128 mi
Schedule strength
59%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1575)
Master avg
667.76 / 720
12 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #1500 (125 pts) | #1566 (125 pts) | #1614 (120 pts) | #1412 (170 pts) | #1539 (130 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #1032 (312 pts) | #1077 (322 pts) | #1021 (347 pts) | #1119 (312 pts) | #835 (452 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #859 (390 pts) | #1082 (295 pts) | #853 (420 pts) | #784 (475 pts) | #669 (555 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #2639 (64 pts) | #2654 (64 pts) | #2662 (64 pts) | #2662 (64 pts) | #2651 (64 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to NIBBLE ME THIS, each with one reason worth a look.
106 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3,312 of the rated field
- Contests
- 51
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 16%
- Peak
- 1570
2–2 in 4 shared contests (50% to NIBBLE ME THIS)
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#3,308 of the rated field
- Contests
- 13
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1528
They've been 1528 at their best, 30 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Compare careers#3,286 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1499
Careers of much the same size, 11 contests to 12, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,291 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 18%
- Peak
- 1506
Level with NIBBLE ME THIS on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#3,309 of the rated field
- Contests
- 14
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 7%
- Peak
- 1504
14 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 7% top-10 finishes rather than wins.
⚔ Compare careers#3,293 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1498
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2014.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CONTAGIOUS Q | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| DIRTY OL' BUTT SLAPPERS | 10 | 4 | 6 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| SOGGY BOTTOM SMOKERS | 10 | 2 | 8 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKE ON THIS | 10 | 1 | 9 | 10% | ⚔ compare |
| Under the Radar | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Sons of Smoke | 9 | 4 | 5 | 44% | ⚔ compare |
| CAUGHT BY THE FIRE | 8 | 8 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS | 8 | 5 | 3 | 63% | ⚔ compare |
| RIVER ROAD GRILLBILLIES | 8 | 3 | 5 | 38% | ⚔ compare |
| FIREHOUSE SMOKERS TN | 8 | 2 | 6 | 25% | ⚔ compare |
| PARADISE QUE | 7 | 7 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| KNOXVEGAS BBQ | 7 | 3 | 4 | 43% | ⚔ compare |
| Chairman of the Boar | 7 | 2 | 5 | 29% | ⚔ compare |
| BAR-B-Q 101 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 29% | ⚔ compare |
| MOLLOY'S BBQ | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 174.2628 | 162.2628 | 167.20 | top 65% |
| Pork Ribs | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 174.2628 | 157.1084 | 165.30 | top 60% |
| Pork | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 173.1200 | 159.9428 | 167.25 | top 56% |
| Brisket | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 176.5600 | 155.9200 | 168.01 | top 46% |
“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) | 8 | 0 | top 64% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 53% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show | 2 | 34 | 0 | top 84% | Aug 10, 2018 |
| Blount County BBQ Bash | 2 | 18 | 0 | top 57% | Jun 22, 2018 |
| Bar-B-Cure | 2 | 15 | 0 | top 59% | Nov 18, 2016 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2016
4 contests
Contests a season
3
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
TN
10 of 12 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
9
3 of them more than once
Opponents faced
230
finished ahead 187 times, behind 269
Longest layoff
1.6 yrs
Nov 18, 2016 → Jun 22, 2018
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20181 milestone
- Most recent contest Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show
20163 milestones
- Peak power rating (1511) Bloomin' BBQ & Bluegrass
- Career-best single call (Brisket)176.5600 Smokin' In McMinnville
- 10th tracked contest Bar-B-Cure
20152 milestones
- First call Sevierville Bloomin' BBQ and Bluegrass Festival
- Career-best overall score689.0512 Sevierville Bloomin' BBQ and Bluegrass Festival
20142 milestones
- First tracked contest The Rotary Club of West Knoxville - Rocky Top Hummin' & Strummin' BBQ Cook-Off
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score657.0284 The Rotary Club of West Knoxville - Rocky Top Hummin' & Strummin' BBQ Cook-Off
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +10.3 | Sevierville Bloomin' BBQ and Bluegrass Festival | May 15, 2015 |
| +6.3 | Bar-B-Cure | Nov 20, 2015 |
| +3.8 | Bloomin' BBQ & Bluegrass | May 20, 2016 |
| +3.4 | Blount County BBQ Bash | Jun 26, 2015 |
| +2.7 | Smokin' In McMinnville | Aug 12, 2016 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -8.4 | Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show | Aug 8, 2014 |
| -6.2 | Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show | Aug 10, 2018 |
| -5 | Bar-B-Cure | Nov 18, 2016 |
| -4.1 | Big BBQ Bash | Jun 24, 2016 |
| -3.2 | The Rotary Club of Bearden - Que Fest | May 29, 2015 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 74% | 91.4% | 90.9% |
| 2016 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 75% | top 62% | 94.7% | 93.6% |
| 2015 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 46% | 95.7% | 93.9% |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 73% | 91.3% | 90.6% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 10, 2018 | Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show Franklin, NC | 41 / 51 (651.2800) | 41 (162.2628) | 26 (167.4172) | 25 (165.6800) | 42 (155.9200) |
| Jun 22, 2018 | Blount County BBQ Bash Maryville, TN | 24 / 36 (658.1256) | 24 (163.9656) | 27 (159.9544) | 15 (170.2628) | 23 (163.9428) |
| Nov 18, 2016 | Bar-B-Cure Knoxville, TN | 22 / 29 (667.8628) | 15 (171.9656) | 25 (161.6916) | 27 (161.0856) | 8 (173.1200) |
| Aug 12, 2016 | Smokin' In McMinnville McMinnville, TN | 18 / 32 (682.1368) | 26 (167.3828) | 12 (171.9656) | 25 (166.2284) | 9 (176.5600) |
| Jun 24, 2016 | Big BBQ Bash Maryville, TN | 22 / 31 (664.9596) | 21 (169.6684) | 14 (170.8228) | 31 (159.9428) | 23 (164.5256) |
| May 20, 2016 | Bloomin' BBQ & Bluegrass Sevierville, TN | 21 / 46 (680.4572) | 20 (170.8344) | 31 (165.0972) | 9 (173.1200) | 18 (171.4056) |
| Nov 20, 2015 | Bar-B-Cure Knoxville, TN | 15 / 35 (674.1140) | 24 (166.2284) | 16 (166.2400) | 6 (173.1200) | 13 (168.5256) |
| Jun 26, 2015 | Blount County BBQ Bash Maryville, TN | 18 / 38 (666.1484) | 25 (166.2400) | 31 (158.2284) | 11 (170.8228) | 12 (170.8572) |
| May 29, 2015 | The Rotary Club of Bearden - Que Fest Knoxville, TN | 26 / 39 (674.1372) | 15 (174.2628) | 21 (168.5372) | 33 (163.9428) | 22 (167.3944) |
| May 15, 2015 | Sevierville Bloomin' BBQ and Bluegrass Festival Sevierville, TN | 12 / 44 (689.0512) | 30 (167.3828) | 6 (174.2628) | 15 (171.4056) | 3 (176) |
| Aug 8, 2014 | Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show Frankllin, NC | 34 / 39 (647.8744) | 30 (163.4172) | 27 (162.2400) | 37 (160.5372) | 27 (161.6800) |
| May 30, 2014 | The Rotary Club of West Knoxville - Rocky Top Hummin' & Strummin' BBQ Cook-Off Knoxville, TN | 28 / 48 (657.0284) | 34 (162.8456) | 44 (157.1084) | 12 (170.8344) | 18 (166.2400) |