A tough matchup
3–0
behind in the head-to-head
SON OF SMOKE ahead in 100% of their meetings
SON OF SMOKE has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
RUBLOVERS
RUBLOVERS is a competition barbecue team with 3 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2015. Their best overall finish is 13th of 49 at the Smoke on the River (2015). They finished #1228 in the 2015 Master Series Team of the Year standings. Also listed in KCBS results as “Rub Lovers”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1507
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 3
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
Sep 13, 2013
latest Oct 2, 2015 · 2.1 years on the trail
Category wins
1
1 podium
Avg finish
top 48%
overall standings
Walk rate
100%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±23.79
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 166.50 · weakest Brisket (149.86)
Road miles
91
across 3 mapped stops · furthest 43 mi
Schedule strength
16%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1523)
Master avg
636.88 / 720
3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #1228 (230 pts) | #1567 (165 pts) | #1192 (260 pts) | #849 (430 pts) | #1576 (155 pts) |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.9772 | 143.9540 | 155.38 | top 67% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 168.5828 | 163.4400 | 166.50 | top 21% |
| Pork | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 174.8456 | 152.0228 | 165.15 | top 34% |
| Brisket | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.0856 | 139.9544 | 149.86 | top 69% |
“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.
More numbers
Busiest season
2015
2 contests
Contests a season
1.5
across 2 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
CA
3 of 3 contests
Contests visited
3
a different one every time
Opponents faced
99
finished ahead 70 times, behind 56
Longest layoff
2 yrs
Sep 13, 2013 → Sep 18, 2015
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20156 milestones
- First category win (Pork) Smoke on the River
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score650.7884 Smoke on the River
- Career-best single call (Pork)174.8456 Smoke on the River
- Career-best overall score656.4684 1st Annual Hot Q's & Cold Brews BBQ Championship
- Peak power rating (1507) 1st Annual Hot Q's & Cold Brews BBQ Championship
- Most recent contest 1st Annual Hot Q's & Cold Brews BBQ Championship
20132 milestones
- First tracked contest RubStock BBQ Championship: A Groovin' Time in the Foothills
- First call RubStock BBQ Championship: A Groovin' Time in the Foothills
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2015 | 1st Annual Hot Q's & Cold Brews BBQ Championship Oroville, CA | 15 / 41 (656.4684) | 31 (158.2172) | 9 (168.5828) | 9 (168.5828) | 18 (161.0856) |
| Sep 18, 2015 | Smoke on the River Sacramento, CA | 13 / 49 (650.7884) | 16 (163.9772) | 14 (163.4400) | 1 (174.8456) | 36 (148.5256) |
| Sep 13, 2013 | RubStock BBQ Championship: A Groovin' Time in the Foothills Cameron Park, CA | 31 / 39 (603.3940) | 36 (143.9540) | 5 (167.4628) | 31 (152.0228) | 35 (139.9544) |