RUBBED RAW

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

Power ranking

#5234

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1457

peak 1457 · rated over 16 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-04-12

latest 2022-04-08

Best ToY finish

#1954

Master 2018

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

2 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 16 contests

Avg finish

top 70%

overall standings

Best overall

678.8576 / 720

Master · Smoke in the Spring (WFC Quilfyer)

Perfect 180s

Current form

647.21 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 632.07 (+15.13)

Walk rate

13%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

176.5600

Chicken · Smoke in the Spring (WFC Quilfyer)

Consistency

±48.41

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 164.52 · weakest Brisket (156.01)

Road miles

2,002

mi across 16 mapped stops · furthest 782 mi

Schedule strength

50%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1564)

Purse competed for

$46K

listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

GCs in 4 state-championship entries

Master avg

632.07 / 720

16 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.

High-water mark

678.8576 career-best overall

94.3% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 678.8576 at Smoke in the Spring (WFC Quilfyer) — 94.3% of a perfect 720.

Master
2017-04-07

Their season

2016 their best year

2016 was the year it came together: 3 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 54%.

3 contests
0 overall top-10s
0 category wins
average top 54%

A tough matchup

10–1 behind in the head-to-head

Lazy Butt BBQ ahead in 91% of their meetings

Lazy Butt BBQ has come out ahead in 10 of their 11 shared contests.

The weak link

−8.5 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 8.51 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 13%.

Brisket avg 156.01
Chicken avg 164.52
0 calls in 15 entries

A strong matchup

6–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 86% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of R U Rdy 4 BBQ in 6 of their 7 shared contests.

The comeback

1.6 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 1.6 years, then back at Smoke in the Spring (2020-10-30).

last seen 2019-04-12
back 2020-10-30

Chicken nemesis

9 of 10 shared chicken entries lost

CLARK CREW BBQ ahead 90% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, CLARK CREW BBQ has out-cooked them in 9 of 10 shared chicken entries.

A standing appointment

4 years running at one contest

They've cooked Smoke in the Spring every year from 2015 to 2018 — the contest they never miss.

8 visits in all
best finish 26th

Teams like this (closest power rating)

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

HOWE ABOUT THAT BBQ

#5242 of the rated field

1457 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1457

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to RUBBED RAW)

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team RUBBED RAW has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 7 contests
last seen 2019-10-11

⚔ Head-to-head

K CASS BBQ

#5222 of the rated field

1457 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 19
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1503

No shared contest yet.

They've been 1503 at their best, 46 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 19 contests
last seen 2023-08-18

⚔ Head-to-head

180 PROOF BBQ

#5218 of the rated field

1457 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 20
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1457

No shared contest yet.

Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 4 years before RUBBED RAW's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 20 contests

⚔ Head-to-head

Burn Rate!

#5220 of the rated field

1457 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1457

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 12 contests to 16, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 12 contests
last seen 2025-11-05

⚔ Head-to-head

HOG HAVEN BBQ

#5250 of the rated field

1456 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1506

No shared contest yet.

12 contests and no Grand Championship yet.

rated over 12 contests
last seen 2019-10-11

⚔ Head-to-head

Beat The Meat

#5226 of the rated field

1457 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 8%
Peak: 1457

No shared contest yet.

Level with RUBBED RAW on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 12 contests
last seen 2019-06-08

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
Lazy Butt BBQ	11	1	10	9%	⚔ compare
BLUE BUCKET BBQ	11	1	10	9%	⚔ compare
B & C SMOKERS	11	1	10	9%	⚔ compare
DAWGHOUSE BBQ	10	4	6	40%	⚔ compare
INDIGO PIG	10	4	6	40%	⚔ compare
ROCK N BLUES BBQ	10	3	7	30%	⚔ compare
BLACK EYE BBQ	10	2	8	20%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN WILLE'S BARBECUE	10	2	8	20%	⚔ compare
777 BBQ	10	1	9	10%	⚔ compare
CLARK CREW BBQ	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
GRILLIN' BEAVERS	9	1	8	11%	⚔ compare
Fergolicious BBQ	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
GETTIN' SAUCED	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
3 PIGS SMOKIN	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
PORKY MCBEEF AND THE CLUCKERS	8	3	5	38%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	16	2	1	176.5600	147.3712	164.52	top 51%
Pork Ribs	16	1	1	176.0000	145.1430	162.27	top 55%
Pork	16	0	0	166.8916	141.6456	159.02	top 74%
Brisket	15	0	0	168.5716	138.2288	156.01	top 70%

“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
KS	15	0	top 70%
NC	1	0	top 73%

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	1	0	top 36%
Large (40+)	15	0	top 73%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Smoke in the Spring	8	26	0	top 72%	2022-04-08
2015 Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest	3	49	0	top 81%	2015-06-05

The story so far (17 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 9 yrs 2013-04-12 → 2022-04-08

Busiest season 2016 3 contests

Contests a season 1.6 across 10 seasons in the data

Cooks most in KS 15 of 16 contests · 2 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 7 2 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 16 entries · 0 wins · 2 calls

Strongest meat Chicken averages 164.52 · weakest Brisket (156.01)

Walk rate 13% a top-10 call in 2 of 16 contests

Overall top-10 rate 0% 0 of 16 contests

Master average 632.07 out of 720 · 16 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 615 372–923 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 2,002 16 mapped stops · furthest 782 mi

Schedule strength 1564 average field rating faced — tougher than 50% of rated contests

Purse competed for $45,875 listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships 0 from 4 state-championship entries

Longest layoff 1.6 yrs 2019-04-12 → 2020-10-30

Power rating 1457 peak 1457 · #5234 of 6,413 rated

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

2013
Apr 12 First tracked contest Smoke In The Spring
Apr 12 Peak power rating (1492) Smoke In The Spring
2016
Sep 16 First call Battle of the Brisket
Sep 16 First overall past 90% of a perfect score657.6228 Battle of the Brisket
2017
Apr 7 10th tracked contest Smoke in the Spring (WFC Quilfyer)
Apr 7 Career-best overall score678.8576 Smoke in the Spring (WFC Quilfyer)
Apr 7 Career-best single call (Chicken)176.5600 Smoke in the Spring (WFC Quilfyer)
2022
Apr 8 Most recent contest Smoke in the Spring

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+12.3	Smoke in the Spring (WFC Quilfyer)	2017-04-07
+7.7	Battle of the Brisket	2016-09-16
+3.1	Smoke in the Spring	2016-04-08
+1.5	*Smoke On the Trails	2017-09-29

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-12.4	Smoke in the Spring	2015-04-10
-10.6	Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest	2014-06-06
-8	Smoke In The Spring	2013-04-12
-7.5	Smoke in the Spring	2021-04-09
-7.4	Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest	2013-06-07

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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2022	1	0%	top 83%	89.9%	89.9%
2021	1	0%	top 86%	89.8%	89.8%
2020	1	0%	top 87%	88.9%	88.9%
2019	1	0%	top 68%	90.5%	90.5%
2018	1	0%	top 65%	90.3%	90.3%
2017	2	50%	top 42%	94.3%	92.1%
2016	3	33%	top 54%	91.3%	90.3%
2015	2	0%	top 88%	87.3%	75%
2014	2	0%	top 82%	89.2%	87.6%
2013	2	0%	top 76%	87.5%	87.4%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2022-04-08	Smoke in the Spring 🏅 Osage City, KS	78 / 94 (647.2688)	31 (172.5600)	90 (151.9428)	68 (165.6800)	79 (157.0860)
2021-04-09	Smoke in the Spring 🏅 Osage City, KS	90 / 105 (646.7772)	87 (161.1428)	12 (176.0000)	84 (161.6800)	97 (147.9544)
2020-10-30	Smoke in the Spring 🏅 Osage City, KS	81 / 93 (639.8628)	61 (166.2628)	86 (155.9884)	75 (162.2400)	82 (155.3716)
2019-04-12	Smoke In the Springs 🏅 Osage City, KS	71 / 104 (651.9084)	26 (172.0000)	90 (157.6684)	89 (157.7028)	58 (164.5372)
2018-04-06	Smoke in the Spring Osage City, KS	67 / 103 (650.2172)	71 (163.3944)	27 (170.2856)	60 (163.4172)	86 (153.1200)
2017-09-29	*Smoke On the Trails Gardner, KS	37 / 64 (647.9084)	20 (169.6800)	49 (155.3828)	53 (155.9656)	26 (166.8800)
2017-04-07	Smoke in the Spring (WFC Quilfyer) Osage City, KS	26 / 100 (678.8576)	2 (176.5600)	24 (171.4288)	66 (162.2972)	31 (168.5716)
2016-09-16	Battle of the Brisket Mission, KS	12 / 33 (657.6228)	7 (169.1316)	3 (176.0000)	26 (155.3712)	15 (157.1200)
2016-06-03	Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest Mayetta, KS	39 / 55 (646.8916)	15 (169.7372)	24 (164.0228)	28 (166.8916)	50 (146.2400)
2016-04-08	Smoke in the Spring Osage City, KS	60 / 109 (645.6456)	78 (157.1312)	22 (169.7028)	40 (166.8572)	82 (151.9544)
2015-06-05	2015 Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest Mayetta, KS	49 / 64 (628.4912)	61 (150.8228)	33 (161.7028)	51 (156.0000)	33 (159.9656)
2015-04-10	Smoke in the Spring Osage City, KS	97 / 97 (451.8740)	94 (147.3712)	44 (162.8572)	97 (141.6456)	—
2014-06-13	Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival Tryon, NC	53 / 73 (642.2168)	39 (164.5484)	32 (165.1428)	63 (154.2856)	51 (158.2400)
2014-06-06	Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest Mayetta, KS	49 / 54 (619.3600)	29 (164.5484)	39 (158.2628)	43 (158.3200)	52 (138.2288)
2013-06-07	Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest Mayetta, KS	52 / 69 (629.7142)	35 (161.1428)	56 (154.8570)	48 (157.7142)	50 (156.0002)
2013-04-12	Smoke In The Spring Osage City, KS	54 / 71 (628.5718)	22 (166.2858)	70 (145.1430)	49 (158.2858)	48 (158.8572)

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
2018 ↗	Master	#1954 (60 pts)	#2012 (60 pts)	#1996 (60 pts)	#2030 (60 pts)	#1990 (60 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#2212 (60 pts)	#2118 (85 pts)	#2304 (60 pts)	#2260 (60 pts)	#2266 (60 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#2274 (60 pts)	#2070 (110 pts)	#2319 (65 pts)	#2326 (60 pts)	#2345 (60 pts)