A tough matchup
4–0
behind in the head-to-head
PUREBBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
PUREBBQ has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
RIBTIDE BBQ
RIBTIDE BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2018 and 2021. Their best overall finish is 10th of 16 at the Gruenenwalds BBQ Battle (2021). They are ranked #3933 of 6,477 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1485
peak 1485 · rated over 5 contests
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
Jun 30, 2018
latest Oct 2, 2021 · 3.3 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podium
Overall top-10s
1
20% of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 68%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
40%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±11.04
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 161.58 · weakest Brisket (153.80)
Road miles
509
across 5 mapped stops
Schedule strength
33%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1545)
Master avg
624.69 / 720
5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #995 (116 pts) | #733 (216 pts) | #1179 (96 pts) | #880 (146 pts) | #1075 (106 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #1226 (180 pts) | #1244 (195 pts) | #1046 (270 pts) | #1453 (145 pts) | #1536 (120 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #1701 (115 pts) | #1418 (165 pts) | #1746 (115 pts) | #1569 (125 pts) | #1462 (155 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to RIBTIDE BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
156 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3,943 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1484
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to RIBTIDE BBQ)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team RIBTIDE BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#3,940 of the rated field
- Contests
- 13
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 46%
- Peak
- 1521
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to RIBTIDE BBQ)
They've been 1521 at their best, 36 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-head#3,924 of the rated field
- Contests
- 49
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 12%
- Peak
- 1520
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to RIBTIDE BBQ)
49 contests to 5: their number has had years to settle where RIBTIDE BBQ's is still finding its level.
⚔ Head-to-head#3,917 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1502
They turned up 6 years after RIBTIDE BBQ did, first appearing in 2024.
⚔ Compare careers#3,915 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1485
Level with RIBTIDE BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#3,945 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1484
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SLOWJOE BBQ SWEDEN | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 170.2856 | 148.5028 | 161.58 | top 48% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 164.5488 | 140.4800 | 154.03 | top 66% |
| Pork | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 162.3088 | 149.1200 | 155.29 | top 67% |
| Brisket | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.8456 | 147.3944 | 153.80 | top 66% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 63% |
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 63% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 77% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BBQ an der Burg 2019 | 2 | 13 | 0 | top 63% | Jul 6, 2019 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2019
2 contests
Contests a season
1.7
across 3 seasons in the data
Contests visited
4
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
123
finished ahead 63 times, behind 142
Longest layoff
2.2 yrs
Jul 6, 2019 → Oct 2, 2021
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20213 milestones
- First overall top-10 Gruenenwalds BBQ Battle
- Career-best single call (Chicken)170.2856 Gruenenwalds BBQ Battle
- Most recent contest Gruenenwalds BBQ Battle
20192 milestones
- First call BBQ an der Burg 2019
- Career-best overall score639.3148 BBQ an der Burg 2019
20182 milestones
- First tracked contest BBQ an der Burg 2018
- Peak power rating (1488) BBQ an der Burg 2018
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +8.1 | BBQ an der Burg 2019 | Jul 6, 2019 |
| +0.4 | Gruenenwalds BBQ Battle | Oct 2, 2021 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12.1 | BBQ an der Burg 2018 | Jun 30, 2018 |
| -7.7 | Tony Stone BBQ Competition | Jun 8, 2019 |
| -4.2 | 5th Ruhrpott BBQ 2018 | Sep 22, 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 63% | 88.3% | 88.3% |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 60% | 88.8% | 87.4% |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 80% | 85.8% | 85.3% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2021 | Gruenenwalds BBQ Battle Bremen | 10 / 16 (635.9432) | 3 (170.2856) | 14 (151.3944) | 7 (162.3088) | 12 (151.9544) |
| Jul 6, 2019 | BBQ an der Burg 2019 Geestland | 13 / 36 (639.3148) | 10 (165.0972) | 4 (164.5488) | 20 (158.2628) | 26 (151.4060) |
| Jun 8, 2019 | Tony Stone BBQ Competition Hoofddorp | 46 / 55 (619.8972) | 33 (162.8344) | 32 (160.5484) | 51 (149.1200) | 48 (147.3944) |
| Sep 22, 2018 | 5th Ruhrpott BBQ 2018 Waltrop | 51 / 73 (617.6228) | 62 (148.5028) | 52 (153.1544) | 49 (153.1200) | 23 (162.8456) |
| Jun 30, 2018 | BBQ an der Burg 2018 Geestland | 27 / 30 (610.6744) | 15 (161.1772) | 30 (140.4800) | 23 (153.6228) | 19 (155.3944) |