BELLY RUB'N BBQ

BELLY RUB'N BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 14 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2017. Their best overall finish is 8th of 36 at the National Western BBQ Throwdown (2016). They are ranked #1931 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#1,931

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1542

peak 1545 · rated over 14 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

May 16, 2014

latest Apr 14, 2017 · 2.9 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#664

Master 2016 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

3 podiums

Overall top-10s

29% of 14 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 48%

overall standings

Best overall

668.4688 / 720

Master · Arvada on Tap - A Craft Beer & BBQ Fest

Perfect 180s

Current form

654.27

last 5 Master vs avg 654.53 (-0.27)

Walk rate

64%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

176.5600

Pork Ribs · National Western BBQ Throwdown

Consistency

±12.64

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork Ribs

avg 164.51 · weakest Brisket (162.98)

Road miles

2,202

across 14 mapped stops · furthest 843 mi

Schedule strength

51%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1565)

Master avg

654.53 / 720

14 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (8 found in their record)

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

They almost always walk

64% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 9 of 14 contests

A top-10 category call in 64% of their 14 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

668.4688 career-best overall

92.8% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 668.4688 at Arvada on Tap - A Craft Beer & BBQ Fest — 92.8% of a perfect 720.

Master
Jul 24, 2015

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

WE'RE BURNIN DAYLIGHT BBQ has finished one call ahead of BELLY RUB'N BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

12–0 behind in the head-to-head

Backdraft BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

Backdraft BBQ has come out ahead in 12 of their 12 shared contests.

A strong matchup

8–3 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 73% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of BRACKEN RACKS BBQ in 8 of their 11 shared contests.

Pork Ribs nemesis

8 of 12 shared pork ribs entries lost

Backdraft BBQ ahead 67% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, Backdraft BBQ has out-cooked them in 8 of 12 shared pork ribs entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

GRILLIN' BEAVERS has landed one call behind them 2 times.

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The metronome

±1.76% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.76% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 90.9% of a perfect score
14 contests

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
2017 ↗	Master	#1516 (165 pts)	#1945 (115 pts)	#1559 (175 pts)	#1462 (185 pts)	#1325 (225 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#664 (580 pts)	#797 (490 pts)	#610 (670 pts)	#627 (640 pts)	#735 (530 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#678 (533 pts)	#533 (733 pts)	#651 (598 pts)	#819 (443 pts)	#665 (563 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to BELLY RUB'N BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.

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

SMOKING BAD

#1,936 of the rated field

1541 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 20%
Peak: 1543

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 15 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 15 contests
last seen Sep 18, 2020

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Bottle Hill BBQ

#1,926 of the rated field

1542 power rating

Contests: 19
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 58%
Peak: 1553

Careers of much the same size, 19 contests to 14, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 19 contests
last seen Sep 11, 2026

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BERGISCHE ROSTAROMEN

#1,935 of the rated field

1541 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 40%
Peak: 1559

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

rated over 10 contests
last seen Oct 2, 2021

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HOT SAUCE HOPPE'S BBQ

#1,922 of the rated field

1542 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 20%
Peak: 1544

Level with BELLY RUB'N BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 10 contests
last seen Jun 14, 2019

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FIRE PIGS BBQ

#1,933 of the rated field

1542 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 10%
Peak: 1542

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 10 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 10 contests
last seen Mar 23, 2019

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QUE BIZ

#1,932 of the rated field

1542 power rating

Contests: 21
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 33%
Peak: 1566

21 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 33% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 20 contests
last seen Jun 22, 2019

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
BURNIN BOBS BUTTS N BONES	12	4	8	33%	⚔ compare
Backdraft BBQ	12	0	12	0%	⚔ compare
BRACKEN RACKS BBQ	11	8	3	73%	⚔ compare
Lost Weekend Grill	10	8	2	80%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN TIMBERS BBQ	10	7	3	70%	⚔ compare
CRAZY COYOTE	10	4	6	40%	⚔ compare
JO-BAWB'S BBQ	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
GRILLIN' BEAVERS	9	6	3	67%	⚔ compare
WE'RE BURNIN DAYLIGHT BBQ	9	5	4	56%	⚔ compare
WILD HOGS BBQ	9	2	7	22%	⚔ compare
Big Daddy's Backyard BBQ	8	6	2	75%	⚔ compare
ROCKET BOYS PYRO BBQ	8	5	3	63%	⚔ compare
BURNTOUT BBQ CO	8	3	5	38%	⚔ compare
STARS AND STRIPES BBQ	8	2	6	25%	⚔ compare
SHB Customs	7	5	2	71%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	14	4	1	175.4172	150.8000	163.85	top 54%
Pork Ribs	14	3	1	176.5600	157.6572	164.51	top 44%
Pork	14	2	1	170.2972	153.6228	163.19	top 52%
Brisket	14	3	0	169.6800	151.9200	162.98	top 48%

“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)	10	0	top 46%
Large (40+)	4	0	top 54%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
CO	13	0	top 47%
CA	1	0	top 55%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
National Western BBQ Throwdown	3	8	0	top 42%	Jan 6, 2017
Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	2	20	0	top 67%	Apr 14, 2017

More numbers

Busiest season 2015 6 contests

Contests a season 3.5 across 4 seasons in the data

Most contests held in CO 13 of 14 contests · 2 states in all

Contests visited 11 2 of them more than once

Opponents faced 240 finished ahead 265 times, behind 236

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

20172 milestones

Jan 6 Peak power rating (1545) National Western BBQ Throwdown
Apr 14 Most recent contest Sam's Club National BBQ Tour

20162 milestones

Jan 8 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)176.5600 National Western BBQ Throwdown
Jun 17 10th tracked contest 23rd Annual Colorado BBQ Challenge

20154 milestones

Jan 9 First overall past 90% of a perfect score656.4228 National Western BBQ Throwdown
Apr 17 First call Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
Jul 24 First overall top-10 Arvada on Tap - A Craft Beer & BBQ Fest
Jul 24 Career-best overall score668.4688 Arvada on Tap - A Craft Beer & BBQ Fest

20141 milestone

May 16 First tracked contest Bakersfield's Biggest, Baddest BBQ Championship

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+11.5	National Western BBQ Throwdown	Jan 8, 2016
+10	Wild West BBQ Cook Off	May 13, 2016
+8.6	Conifer Mountain BBQ Challenge	Aug 14, 2015
+8.2	Arvada on Tap - A Craft Beer & BBQ Fest	Jul 24, 2015
+4.9	Smokin' Brew BBQ	Sep 5, 2015

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-4.1	23rd Annual Colorado BBQ Challenge	Jun 17, 2016
-3.5	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	Apr 14, 2017
-2.1	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	Apr 17, 2015
-1.9	Wild West BBQ	May 8, 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	Top-10s	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2017	2	0	50%	top 60%	90.4%	90.1%
2016	5	2	80%	top 41%	92.8%	91.8%
2015	6	2	67%	top 48%	92.8%	91.1%
2014	1	0	0%	top 55%	87.2%	87.2%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Apr 14, 2017	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Fort Collins, CO	20 / 30 (646.6972)	27 (155.9772)	13 (166.8344)	18 (163.3828)	20 (160.5028)
Jan 6, 2017	National Western BBQ Throwdown Denver, CO	20 / 38 (650.7316)	31 (158.8116)	27 (157.6916)	18 (165.7028)	9 (168.5256)
Jul 29, 2016	SanLuis Valley Beat The Heat Brew BBQ & Chili Challenge Alamosa, CO	14 / 27 (665.6344)	11 (169.7028)	20 (163.3944)	10 (170.2972)	13 (162.2400)
Jul 22, 2016	Arvada On-Tap A Craft Beer and BBQ Fest Arvada, CO	14 / 35 (667.9544)	9 (170.2972)	5 (171.4172)	13 (167.4056)	27 (158.8344)
Jun 17, 2016	23rd Annual Colorado BBQ Challenge Frisco, CO	38 / 58 (640.3084)	45 (157.0628)	22 (166.2400)	48 (153.6228)	26 (163.3828)
May 13, 2016	Wild West BBQ Cook Off Lamar, CO	9 / 33 (661.5888)	16 (167.3944)	22 (159.9888)	17 (164.5256)	4 (169.6800)
Jan 8, 2016	National Western BBQ Throwdown Denver, CO	8 / 36 (668.4684)	27 (158.8112)	2 (176.5600)	3 (170.2744)	19 (162.8228)
Sep 5, 2015	Smokin' Brew BBQ Parker, CO	20 / 49 (663.8972)	10 (173.1544)	19 (163.9772)	37 (157.0972)	13 (169.6684)
Aug 14, 2015	Conifer Mountain BBQ Challenge Conifer, CO	9 / 31 (662.1832)	4 (172.0116)	14 (161.0972)	16 (162.2516)	9 (166.8228)
Jul 24, 2015	Arvada on Tap - A Craft Beer & BBQ Fest Arvada, CO	9 / 26 (668.4688)	3 (175.4172)	14 (161.7144)	17 (163.9544)	11 (167.3828)
May 8, 2015	Wild West BBQ Lamar, CO	17 / 26 (645.1088)	13 (166.3200)	18 (157.6572)	19 (157.7028)	12 (163.4288)
Apr 17, 2015	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Fort Collins, CO	20 / 30 (638.1256)	26 (150.8000)	4 (170.2972)	14 (162.2284)	23 (154.8000)
Jan 9, 2015	National Western BBQ Throwdown Denver, CO	21 / 40 (656.4228)	24 (164.5256)	14 (168.5372)	26 (161.6800)	22 (161.6800)
May 16, 2014	Bakersfield's Biggest, Baddest BBQ Championship Bakersfield, CA	31 / 56 (627.8856)	42 (153.6800)	25 (157.7028)	17 (164.5828)	39 (151.9200)

BELLY RUB'N BBQ

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

Master avg

Storylines (8 found in their record)

They almost always walk

High-water mark

The one to beat

A tough matchup

A strong matchup

Pork Ribs nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

The metronome

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)