RUBBED RAW

RUBBED RAW is a competition barbecue team with 16 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2022. Their best overall finish is 12th of 33 at the Battle of the Brisket (2016). They are ranked #5272 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#5,272

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1457

peak 1457 · rated over 16 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Apr 12, 2013

latest Apr 8, 2022 · 9 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#1954

Master 2018 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

2 podiums

Overall top-10s

0% 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

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 164.52 · weakest Brisket (156.01)

Road miles

2,002

across 16 mapped stops · furthest 782 mi

Schedule strength

49%

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

Purse competed for

$46K

listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 4 state-championship entries

Master avg

632.07 / 720

16 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (8 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

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
Apr 7, 2017

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 (Oct 30, 2020).

last seen Apr 12, 2019
back Oct 30, 2020

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.

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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

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
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)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to RUBBED RAW, each with one reason worth a look.

128 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

#5,270 of the rated field

1457 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 Oct 11, 2019

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Papa Wood BBQ

#5,290 of the rated field

1456 power rating

Contests: 17
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 6%
Peak: 1503

They've been 1503 at their best, 47 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 17 contests
last seen May 24, 2024

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HERM'S HOGS

#5,285 of the rated field

1456 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1456

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 14 contests

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Moolicious Intentions

#5,282 of the rated field

1456 power rating

Contests: 19
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1513

Careers of much the same size, 19 contests to 16, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 19 contests
last seen Sep 30, 2026

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HILLTOP HOGGERS

#5,256 of the rated field

1457 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1509

13 contests and no Grand Championship yet.

rated over 13 contests
last seen Apr 21, 2023

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SOUTHINURMOUTH

#5,276 of the rated field

1456 power rating

Contests: 22
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 9%
Peak: 1456

They turned up 9 years after RUBBED RAW did, first appearing in 2022.

rated over 21 contests
last seen Sep 30, 2026

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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	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 field size and state

By contest size

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

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
KS	15	0	top 70%
NC	1	0	top 73%

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Smoke in the Spring	8	26	0	top 72%	Apr 8, 2022
2015 Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest	3	49	0	top 81%	Jun 5, 2015

More numbers

Busiest season 2016 3 contests

Contests a season 1.6 across 10 seasons in the data

Most contests held in KS 15 of 16 contests · 2 states in all

Contests visited 7 2 of them more than once

Opponents faced 611 finished ahead 372 times, behind 923

Longest layoff 1.6 yrs Apr 12, 2019 → Oct 30, 2020

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

20221 milestone

Apr 8 Most recent contest Smoke in the Spring

20173 milestones

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)

20162 milestones

Sep 16 First call Battle of the Brisket
Sep 16 First overall past 90% of a perfect score657.6228 Battle of the Brisket

20132 milestones

Apr 12 First tracked contest Smoke In The Spring
Apr 12 Peak power rating (1492) Smoke In The Spring

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+12.2	Smoke in the Spring (WFC Quilfyer)	Apr 7, 2017
+7.7	Battle of the Brisket	Sep 16, 2016
+3	Smoke in the Spring	Apr 8, 2016
+1.5	Smoke On the Trails	Sep 29, 2017
+0.1	Smoke in the Spring	Apr 6, 2018

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-12.4	Smoke in the Spring	Apr 10, 2015
-10.6	Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest	Jun 6, 2014
-8	Smoke In The Spring	Apr 12, 2013
-7.5	Smoke in the Spring	Apr 9, 2021
-7.4	Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest	Jun 7, 2013

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	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
Apr 8, 2022	Smoke in the Spring 🏅 Osage City, KS	78 / 94 (647.2688)	31 (172.5600)	90 (151.9428)	68 (165.6800)	79 (157.0860)
Apr 9, 2021	Smoke in the Spring 🏅 Osage City, KS	90 / 105 (646.7772)	87 (161.1428)	12 (176)	84 (161.6800)	97 (147.9544)
Oct 30, 2020	Smoke in the Spring 🏅 Osage City, KS	81 / 93 (639.8628)	61 (166.2628)	86 (155.9884)	75 (162.2400)	82 (155.3716)
Apr 12, 2019	Smoke In the Springs 🏅 Osage City, KS	71 / 104 (651.9084)	26 (172)	90 (157.6684)	89 (157.7028)	58 (164.5372)
Apr 6, 2018	Smoke in the Spring Osage City, KS	67 / 103 (650.2172)	71 (163.3944)	27 (170.2856)	60 (163.4172)	86 (153.1200)
Sep 29, 2017	Smoke On the Trails Gardner, KS	37 / 64 (647.9084)	20 (169.6800)	49 (155.3828)	53 (155.9656)	26 (166.8800)
Apr 7, 2017	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)
Sep 16, 2016	Battle of the Brisket Mission, KS	12 / 33 (657.6228)	7 (169.1316)	3 (176)	26 (155.3712)	15 (157.1200)
Jun 3, 2016	Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest Mayetta, KS	39 / 55 (646.8916)	15 (169.7372)	24 (164.0228)	28 (166.8916)	50 (146.2400)
Apr 8, 2016	Smoke in the Spring Osage City, KS	60 / 109 (645.6456)	78 (157.1312)	22 (169.7028)	40 (166.8572)	82 (151.9544)
Jun 5, 2015	2015 Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest Mayetta, KS	49 / 64 (628.4912)	61 (150.8228)	33 (161.7028)	51 (156)	33 (159.9656)
Apr 10, 2015	Smoke in the Spring Osage City, KS	97 / 97 (451.8740)	94 (147.3712)	44 (162.8572)	97 (141.6456)	—
Jun 13, 2014	Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival Tryon, NC	53 / 73 (642.2168)	39 (164.5484)	32 (165.1428)	63 (154.2856)	51 (158.2400)
Jun 6, 2014	Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest Mayetta, KS	49 / 54 (619.3600)	29 (164.5484)	39 (158.2628)	43 (158.3200)	52 (138.2288)
Jun 7, 2013	Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest Mayetta, KS	52 / 69 (629.7142)	35 (161.1428)	56 (154.8570)	48 (157.7142)	50 (156.0002)
Apr 12, 2013	Smoke In The Spring Osage City, KS	54 / 71 (628.5718)	22 (166.2858)	70 (145.1430)	49 (158.2858)	48 (158.8572)

RUBBED RAW

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (8 found in their record)

High-water mark

Their season

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

The comeback

Chicken nemesis

A standing appointment

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

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

By meat

By field size and state

By contest size

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

More numbers

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

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

📉 Toughest weekends

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

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

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