High-water mark
663.9316
career-best overall
92.2% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 663.9316 at Eighth Annual Bull Moose (JUDGE'S FULL) — 92.2% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Apr 6, 2018
RUBBIN THE MONEY MUSCLE BBQ
RUBBIN THE MONEY MUSCLE BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2017 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 18th of 25 at the BBQ & Blues on the Levee (JUDGES FULL) (2018). They finished #1368 in the 2018 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1487
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 4
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
Oct 6, 2017
latest Apr 26, 2019 · 1.6 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 70%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
75%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±13.32
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 168.12 · weakest Pork Ribs (151.94)
Road miles
217
across 4 mapped stops · furthest 85 mi
Schedule strength
46%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1559)
Purse competed for
$15K
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 1 state-championship entry
Master avg
647.12 / 720
4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #1843 (76 pts) | #1851 (91 pts) | #2522 (56 pts) | #1957 (71 pts) | #1718 (106 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #1368 (160 pts) | #1200 (225 pts) | #1614 (120 pts) | #1380 (175 pts) | #1225 (220 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #2852 (55 pts) | #1945 (115 pts) | #2862 (55 pts) | #2851 (55 pts) | #1703 (140 pts) |
Overall rank by season
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 172.5716 | 159.3484 | 166.96 | top 50% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 159.4056 | 142.7656 | 151.94 | top 88% |
| Pork | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.6800 | 149.6800 | 160.10 | top 71% |
| Brisket | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 170.2628 | 166.2744 | 168.12 | top 41% |
“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) | 3 | 0 | top 74% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 55% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BBQ & Blues on the Levee (JUDGES FULL) | 2 | 18 | 0 | top 78% | Oct 5, 2018 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2018
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
AR
2 of 4 contests · 3 states in all
Contests visited
3
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
100
finished ahead 40 times, behind 82
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20191 milestone
- Most recent contest Southaven Springfest
20184 milestones
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score663.9316 Eighth Annual Bull Moose (JUDGE'S FULL)
- Career-best overall score663.9316 Eighth Annual Bull Moose (JUDGE'S FULL)
- Career-best single call (Chicken)172.5716 Eighth Annual Bull Moose (JUDGE'S FULL)
- Peak power rating (1493) Eighth Annual Bull Moose (JUDGE'S FULL)
20172 milestones
- First tracked contest BBQ & Blues on the Levee
- First call BBQ & Blues on the Levee
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +2.2 | Eighth Annual Bull Moose (JUDGE'S FULL) | Apr 6, 2018 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -9.2 | BBQ & Blues on the Levee | Oct 6, 2017 |
| -3.6 | BBQ & Blues on the Levee (JUDGES FULL) | Oct 5, 2018 |
| -2.8 | Southaven Springfest | Apr 26, 2019 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 68% | 91.2% | 91.2% |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 64% | 92.2% | 90.1% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 83% | 88.2% | 88.2% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 26, 2019 | Southaven Springfest 🏅 Southaven, MS | 21 / 31 (656.4000) | 18 (167.3712) | 27 (156.5260) | 22 (162.2400) | 15 (170.2628) |
| Oct 5, 2018 | BBQ & Blues on the Levee (JUDGES FULL) Helena, AR | 18 / 25 (633.4512) | 19 (159.3484) | 23 (142.7656) | 17 (162.7884) | 9 (168.5488) |
| Apr 6, 2018 | Eighth Annual Bull Moose (JUDGE'S FULL) Somerville, TN | 22 / 40 (663.9316) | 9 (172.5716) | 31 (159.4056) | 20 (165.6800) | 20 (166.2744) |
| Oct 6, 2017 | BBQ & Blues on the Levee Helena, AR | 25 / 30 (634.6856) | 13 (168.5600) | 29 (149.0628) | 28 (149.6800) | 9 (167.3828) |