High-water mark
682.7888
career-best overall
94.8% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 682.7888 at International Goat Days Championship BBQ Contest-SMOKIN IN THE GOAT PEN — 94.8% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Sep 8, 2017
RIB-KA-TEERS
RIB-KA-TEERS is a competition barbecue team with 7 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2015 and 2018. Their best overall finish is 11th of 42 at the International Goat Days Championship BBQ Contest-SMOKIN IN THE GOAT PEN (2017). They are ranked #2534 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1519
peak 1519 · rated over 7 contests
Contests
7
in the data
First seen
Sep 11, 2015
latest Sep 21, 2018 · 3 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
3 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 7 contests
Avg finish
top 50%
overall standings
Best overall
682.7888 / 720
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
668.69 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 666.34 (+2.35)
Walk rate
86%
contests with a top-10 call
Best single call
175.4172
Consistency
±10.85
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 171.08 · weakest Pork (164.70)
Road miles
227
across 7 mapped stops · furthest 169 mi
Schedule strength
48%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1563)
Master avg
666.34 / 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)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #1248 (233 pts) | #1437 (203 pts) | #1503 (188 pts) | #949 (398 pts) | #907 (393 pts) |
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to RIB-KA-TEERS, each with one reason worth a look.
82 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2,525 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 43%
- Peak
- 1523
Their last contest in the data was back in 2015, 3 years before RIB-KA-TEERS's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#2,550 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1528
Careers of much the same size, 8 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#2,542 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 22%
- Peak
- 1521
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#2,528 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 11%
- Peak
- 1519
Level with RIB-KA-TEERS on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#2,522 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1520
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#2,548 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 30%
- Peak
- 1529
They turned up 7 years after RIB-KA-TEERS did, first appearing in 2022.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KILLER HOGS | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| AUTO"BE"GRILLIN | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| HEAVENLY MANNA BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| Swine Life | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 175.4172 | 155.3600 | 164.87 | top 62% |
| Pork Ribs | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 174.8688 | 156.5372 | 165.70 | top 52% |
| Pork | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 174.2628 | 155.4172 | 164.70 | top 55% |
| Brisket | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 175.4172 | 163.9428 | 171.08 | top 31% |
“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) | 4 | 0 | top 54% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 45% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| International Goat Days Championship BBQ Contest-SMOKIN IN THE GOAT PEN (JUDGES FULL) | 2 | 11 | 0 | top 38% | Sep 7, 2018 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2016
3 contests
Contests a season
1.8
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
TN
4 of 7 contests · 3 states in all
Contests visited
6
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
179
finished ahead 137 times, behind 121
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20182 milestones
- Peak power rating (1519) Murphysboro BBQ Cookoff
- Most recent contest Murphysboro BBQ Cookoff
20172 milestones
- Career-best overall score682.7888 International Goat Days Championship BBQ Contest-SMOKIN IN THE GOAT PEN
- Career-best single call (Chicken)175.4172 International Goat Days Championship BBQ Contest-SMOKIN IN THE GOAT PEN
20153 milestones
- First tracked contest International Goat Days Championship BBQ
- First call International Goat Days Championship BBQ
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score666.7888 International Goat Days Championship BBQ
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +10 | International Goat Days Championship BBQ Contest-SMOKIN IN THE GOAT PEN | Sep 8, 2017 |
| +8.2 | Murphysboro BBQ Cookoff | Sep 21, 2018 |
| +4.9 | International Goat Days Championship BBQ | Sep 11, 2015 |
| +1.6 | International Goat Days Championship BBQ Contest-SMOKIN IN THE GOAT PEN (JUDGES FULL) | Sep 7, 2018 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -4.2 | Southaven Springfest | Apr 22, 2016 |
| -0.7 | International Goat Days Championship BBQ | Sep 9, 2016 |
| -0.6 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | May 20, 2016 |
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 | 50% | top 44% | 94.5% | 93% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 26% | 94.8% | 94.8% |
| 2016 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 66% | 92.7% | 91.5% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 39% | 92.6% | 92.6% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 21, 2018 | Murphysboro BBQ Cookoff Murphysboro, IL | 22 / 59 (680.5372) | 18 (172) | 11 (174.2972) | 45 (161.6572) | 14 (172.5828) |
| Sep 7, 2018 | International Goat Days Championship BBQ Contest-SMOKIN IN THE GOAT PEN (JUDGES FULL) Millington, TN | 17 / 34 (658.1484) | 30 (157.1200) | 7 (171.9772) | 28 (158.2056) | 10 (170.8456) |
| Sep 8, 2017 | International Goat Days Championship BBQ Contest-SMOKIN IN THE GOAT PEN Millington, TN | 11 / 42 (682.7888) | 3 (175.4172) | 29 (159.4060) | 9 (173.7028) | 9 (174.2628) |
| Sep 9, 2016 | International Goat Days Championship BBQ Millington, TN | 17 / 29 (654.7088) | 20 (165.1088) | 22 (156.5372) | 14 (165.6800) | 8 (167.3828) |
| May 20, 2016 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Southhaven, MS | 20 / 29 (667.2912) | 23 (165.6684) | 24 (163.4172) | 3 (174.2628) | 24 (163.9428) |
| Apr 22, 2016 | Southaven Springfest Southaven, MS | 29 / 41 (654.1372) | 39 (155.3600) | 36 (159.3828) | 30 (163.9772) | 5 (175.4172) |
| Sep 11, 2015 | International Goat Days Championship BBQ Millington, TN | 12 / 31 (666.7888) | 19 (163.3828) | 2 (174.8688) | 23 (155.4172) | 6 (173.1200) |