BELLY RUB'N BBQ

At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)

Power ranking

#1915

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1542

peak 1545 · rated over 14 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2014-05-16

latest 2017-04-14

Best ToY finish

#664

Master 2016

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

3 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 14 contests

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

Top-10 streak

best run (overall)

Best single call

176.5600

Pork Ribs · National Western BBQ Throwdown

Consistency

±12.64

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork Ribs

avg 164.51 · weakest Brisket (162.98)

Road miles

2,202

mi 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

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Storylines (8 found in this team's record)

Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.

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
2015-07-24

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.

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

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The nearest teams in the power rankings, with a different reason on each card — six teams on one rating are rarely on it for the same reason. Rating decides who makes the list; where teams tie on it, the ones this team has actually cooked against come first, then teams at a similar point in their own career. KCBS doesn’t publish where a team is from, so nothing here is inferred from geography.

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

PORKARITAVILLE

#1919 of the rated field

1542 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 40%
Peak: 1544

No shared contest yet.

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 2017-09-15

⚔ Head-to-head

Slingin Pig Meat

#1918 of the rated field

1542 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 19
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 42%
Peak: 1550

No shared contest yet.

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 2025-09-20

⚔ Head-to-head

BERGISCHE ROSTAROMEN

#1916 of the rated field

1542 ▼ 0 power rating

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

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 10 contests
last seen 2021-10-02

⚔ Head-to-head

HOT SAUCE HOPPE'S BBQ

#1910 of the rated field

1542 ▲ 0 power rating

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

No shared contest yet.

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 2019-06-14

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FIRE PIGS BBQ

#1921 of the rated field

1541 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 10%
Peak: 1541

No shared contest yet.

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 2019-03-23

⚔ Head-to-head

CAMP BACON BBQ

#1920 of the rated field

1542 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 24
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 8%
Peak: 1545

No shared contest yet.

24 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 8% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 24 contests
last seen 2019-08-23

⚔ Head-to-head

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 state / province

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

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	10	0	top 46%
Large (40+)	4	0	top 54%

Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
National Western BBQ Throwdown	3	8	0	top 42%	2017-01-06
Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	2	20	0	top 67%	2017-04-14

The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 2.9 yrs 2014-05-16 → 2017-04-14

Busiest season 2015 6 contests

Contests a season 3.5 across 4 seasons in the data

Cooks most in CO 13 of 14 contests · 2 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 11 2 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 14 entries · 0 wins · 4 calls

Strongest meat Pork Ribs averages 164.51 · weakest Brisket (162.98)

Walk rate 64% a top-10 call in 9 of 14 contests

Overall top-10 rate 29% 4 of 14 contests

Best top-10 run 2 straight contests

Master average 654.53 out of 720 · 14 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 241 265–236 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 2,202 14 mapped stops · furthest 843 mi

Schedule strength 1565 average field rating faced — tougher than 51% of rated contests

Power rating 1542 peak 1545 · #1915 of 6,413 rated

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

2014
May 16 First tracked contest Bakersfield's Biggest, Baddest BBQ Championship
2015
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
2016
Jan 8 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)176.5600 National Western BBQ Throwdown
Jun 17 10th tracked contest 23rd Annual Colorado BBQ Challenge
2017
Jan 6 Peak power rating (1545) National Western BBQ Throwdown
Apr 14 Most recent contest Sam's Club National BBQ Tour

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+11.5	National Western BBQ Throwdown	2016-01-08
+9.9	Wild West BBQ Cook Off	2016-05-13
+8.6	Conifer Mountain BBQ Challenge	2015-08-14
+8.2	Arvada on Tap - A Craft Beer & BBQ Fest	2015-07-24
+4.9	Smokin' Brew BBQ	2015-09-05

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-4.1	23rd Annual Colorado BBQ Challenge	2016-06-17
-3.5	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	2017-04-14
-2.1	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	2015-04-17
-1.9	Wild West BBQ	2015-05-08

Category scores over time

Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)

Where they finish (overall)

Best vs average (by meat)

How entries end (by meat)

Team of the Year rank by season

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
2017-04-14	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)
2017-01-06	National Western BBQ Throwdown Denver, CO	20 / 38 (650.7316)	31 (158.8116)	27 (157.6916)	18 (165.7028)	9 (168.5256)
2016-07-29	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)
2016-07-22	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)
2016-06-17	23rd Annual Colorado BBQ Challenge Frisco, CO	38 / 58 (640.3084)	45 (157.0628)	22 (166.2400)	48 (153.6228)	26 (163.3828)
2016-05-13	Wild West BBQ Cook Off Lamar, CO	9 / 33 (661.5888)	16 (167.3944)	22 (159.9888)	17 (164.5256)	4 (169.6800)
2016-01-08	National Western BBQ Throwdown Denver, CO	8 / 36 (668.4684)	27 (158.8112)	2 (176.5600)	3 (170.2744)	19 (162.8228)
2015-09-05	Smokin' Brew BBQ Parker, CO	20 / 49 (663.8972)	10 (173.1544)	19 (163.9772)	37 (157.0972)	13 (169.6684)
2015-08-14	Conifer Mountain BBQ Challenge Conifer, CO	9 / 31 (662.1832)	4 (172.0116)	14 (161.0972)	16 (162.2516)	9 (166.8228)
2015-07-24	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)
2015-05-08	Wild West BBQ Lamar, CO	17 / 26 (645.1088)	13 (166.3200)	18 (157.6572)	19 (157.7028)	12 (163.4288)
2015-04-17	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)
2015-01-09	National Western BBQ Throwdown Denver, CO	21 / 40 (656.4228)	24 (164.5256)	14 (168.5372)	26 (161.6800)	22 (161.6800)
2014-05-16	Bakersfield's Biggest, Baddest BBQ Championship Bakersfield, CA	31 / 56 (627.8856)	42 (153.6800)	25 (157.7028)	17 (164.5828)	39 (151.9200)

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)

Team of the Year standings (rank per category by season — 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)