High-water mark
667.4172
career-best overall
92.7% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 667.4172 at Hot Pursuit BBQ Cookoff — 92.7% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Jul 24, 2015
RIBEYE REPUBLIC
RIBEYE REPUBLIC is a competition barbecue team with 7 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2015 and 2016. Their best overall finish is 15th of 32 at the Hot Pursuit BBQ Cookoff (2015). They are ranked #3514 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1493
peak 1493 · rated over 7 contests
Contests
7
in the data
First seen
Mar 27, 2015
latest Jul 2, 2016 · 1.3 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podium
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 7 contests
Avg finish
top 64%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
650.91 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 647.77 (+3.14)
Walk rate
29%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±14.56
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 164.56 · weakest Brisket (156.05)
Road miles
904
across 7 mapped stops · furthest 295 mi
Schedule strength
62%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1578)
Master avg
647.77 / 720
7 Master contests · 0 GCs
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to RIBEYE REPUBLIC, each with one reason worth a look.
135 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3,531 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1502
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to RIBEYE REPUBLIC)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team RIBEYE REPUBLIC has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#3,516 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1502
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,521 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1493
Level with RIBEYE REPUBLIC on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#3,508 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1516
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,537 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1513
Careers of much the same size, 8 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,523 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 13%
- Peak
- 1493
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INDIAN TERRITORY SMOKE | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| MOOCHEWSOOEY | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| BUTCHER BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Three Hog Night Smokers | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| BUFFALO'S BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| BIG BUTTS NEED RUBBIN TOO | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| OKIEQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| TNK BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| UNCLE BC'S | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| CLARK CREW BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.1428 | 159.3944 | 164.56 | top 59% |
| Pork Ribs | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 174.2972 | 156.0116 | 164.25 | top 51% |
| Pork | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 176.5600 | 148 | 162.92 | top 57% |
| Brisket | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.9544 | 145.1316 | 156.05 | 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.
By field size and state
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 68% |
| Large (40+) | 5 | 0 | top 63% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firelake BBQ Cook Off | 2 | 39 | 0 | top 69% | Mar 25, 2016 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2015
4 contests
Contests a season
3.5
across 2 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
OK
6 of 7 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
6
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
247
finished ahead 135 times, behind 223
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20162 milestones
- Peak power rating (1499) Mocklahoma Ribs & Roll BBQ Championship
- Most recent contest Hot Pursuit BBQ
20155 milestones
- First tracked contest Firelake BBQ Cook Off
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score650.2628 Firelake BBQ Cook Off
- First call Hot Pursuit BBQ Cookoff
- Career-best overall score667.4172 Hot Pursuit BBQ Cookoff
- Career-best single call (Pork)176.5600 BBQ and Fly In on the River
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +5.8 | Hot Pursuit BBQ Cookoff | Jul 24, 2015 |
| +0.8 | Mocklahoma Ribs & Roll BBQ Championship | Jun 10, 2016 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -6.6 | Hot Pursuit BBQ | Jul 2, 2016 |
| -5.4 | Firelake BBQ Cook Off | Mar 27, 2015 |
| -1.2 | Bixby BBQ'N Blues Festival | May 1, 2015 |
| -0.3 | Firelake BBQ Cook Off | Mar 25, 2016 |
| -0.3 | BBQ and Fly In on the River | Aug 14, 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 70% | 92.1% | 89.7% |
| 2015 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 60% | 92.7% | 90.2% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 2, 2016 | Hot Pursuit BBQ Shawnee, OK | 24 / 27 (625.0748) | 22 (159.3944) | 22 (158.2860) | 18 (162.2628) | 23 (145.1316) |
| Jun 10, 2016 | Mocklahoma Ribs & Roll BBQ Championship Okmulgee, OK | 24 / 41 (649.0852) | 28 (161.6456) | 26 (161.1656) | 18 (164.5484) | 20 (161.7256) |
| Mar 25, 2016 | Firelake BBQ Cook Off Shawnee, OK | 41 / 66 (663.3256) | 30 (169.1428) | 12 (174.2972) | 52 (160.5028) | 52 (159.3828) |
| Aug 14, 2015 | BBQ and Fly In on the River Excelsior Springs, MO | 40 / 67 (649.6344) | 24 (167.4400) | 52 (156.0116) | 3 (176.5600) | 53 (149.6228) |
| Jul 24, 2015 | Hot Pursuit BBQ Cookoff Shawnee, OK | 15 / 32 (667.4172) | 27 (162.8456) | 6 (173.1772) | 12 (167.4400) | 16 (163.9544) |
| May 1, 2015 | Bixby BBQ'N Blues Festival Bixby, OK | 48 / 81 (629.6000) | 27 (167.4056) | 49 (156.5144) | 70 (148) | 40 (157.6800) |
| Mar 27, 2015 | Firelake BBQ Cook Off Shawnee, OK | 39 / 52 (650.2628) | 35 (164.0228) | 18 (170.2744) | 42 (161.1428) | 46 (154.8228) |