A tough matchup
6–0
behind in the head-to-head
MUTTLEY CREW BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
MUTTLEY CREW BBQ has come out ahead in 6 of their 6 shared contests.
RUBBIN N GRUBBIN
RUBBIN N GRUBBIN is a competition barbecue team with 7 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2017 and 2018. Their best overall finish is 18th of 44 at the Bone Suckin Sauce Peak City Pig Fest (2018). They are ranked #5008 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1463
peak 1463 · rated over 7 contests
Contests
7
in the data
First seen
May 19, 2017
latest Oct 12, 2018 · 1.4 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 7 contests
Avg finish
top 79%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
596.43 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 604.52 (-8.08)
Walk rate
43%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±61.95
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 162.43 · weakest Pork Ribs (152.05)
Road miles
1,424
across 7 mapped stops · furthest 558 mi
Schedule strength
64%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1580)
Master avg
604.52 / 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 RUBBIN N GRUBBIN, each with one reason worth a look.
130 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5,001 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 11%
- Peak
- 1463
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to RUBBIN N GRUBBIN)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team RUBBIN N GRUBBIN has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#4,992 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1463
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#5,029 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1462
Level with RUBBIN N GRUBBIN on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#5,028 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1462
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#5,006 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1463
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#4,990 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1463
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FatHeads bbq | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN SKULLIES | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| REDNECK SCIENTIFIC | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| OLD COLONY SMOKEHOUSE | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| CAROLINA SMOKE | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| HOLY SMOKE BBQ-NC | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| Grillin' Thyme | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 171.9772 | 154.2400 | 162.43 | top 63% |
| Pork Ribs | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 167.4056 | 132.5488 | 152.05 | top 78% |
| Pork | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.1084 | 150.2972 | 158.72 | top 68% |
| Brisket | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 173.1084 | 105.0632 | 153.99 | top 60% |
“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 95% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 57% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down | 2 | 32 | 0 | top 81% | Oct 12, 2018 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2018
4 contests
Contests a season
3.5
across 2 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
NC
6 of 7 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
6
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
169
finished ahead 74 times, behind 220
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20182 milestones
- Career-best overall score656.3996 Bone Suckin Sauce Peak City Pig Fest
- Most recent contest Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down
20175 milestones
- First tracked contest Kings of Q BBQ cook off and Festival
- Peak power rating (1489) Kings of Q BBQ cook off and Festival
- First call Beak Week BBQ Challenge
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score648.4116 Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down
- Career-best single call (Brisket)173.1084 Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +6.9 | Bone Suckin Sauce Peak City Pig Fest | Jun 15, 2018 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11.6 | Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down | Oct 12, 2018 |
| -11.4 | Smoke In the Woods CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES | Jun 23, 2018 |
| -10.8 | Kings of Q BBQ cook off and Festival | May 19, 2017 |
| -9.2 | Beak Week BBQ Challenge | Sep 8, 2017 |
| -1 | Jiggy With the Piggy | May 4, 2018 |
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 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25% | top 76% | 91.2% | 81% |
| 2017 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67% | top 83% | 90.1% | 87.9% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 12, 2018 | Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down Rocky Mount, NC | 38 / 39 (480.4344) | 26 (158.8000) | 29 (154.2516) | — | 11 (167.3828) |
| Jun 23, 2018 | Smoke In the Woods CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES Galway, NY | 23 / 23 (544.0008) | 22 (156.0916) | 23 (132.5488) | 22 (150.2972) | 23 (105.0632) |
| Jun 15, 2018 | Bone Suckin Sauce Peak City Pig Fest Apex, NC | 18 / 44 (656.3996) | 13 (169.1084) | 9 (167.4056) | 14 (165.1084) | 35 (154.7772) |
| May 4, 2018 | Jiggy With the Piggy Kannapolis, NC | 47 / 70 (652.9256) | 38 (168.5372) | 58 (155.3600) | 41 (162.8000) | 38 (166.2284) |
| Oct 13, 2017 | Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down Rocky Mount, NC | 32 / 50 (648.4116) | 37 (158.2744) | 42 (156.5260) | 32 (160.5028) | 8 (173.1084) |
| Sep 8, 2017 | Beak Week BBQ Challenge Goldsboro, NC | 36 / 39 (628.4464) | 10 (171.9772) | 38 (148.5716) | 28 (159.9660) | 38 (147.9316) |
| May 19, 2017 | Kings of Q BBQ cook off and Festival Ayden, NC | 33 / 36 (620.9944) | 35 (154.2400) | 32 (149.6800) | 30 (153.6572) | 15 (163.4172) |