A tough matchup
5–0
behind in the head-to-head
What the Pork? ahead in 100% of their meetings
What the Pork? has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
Lords Of The Ribs
Lords Of The Ribs is a competition barbecue team with 6 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2018 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 10th of 22 at the Quebec City International BBQ & Music Festival (2018). They are ranked #4051 of 6,477 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1482
peak 1503 · rated over 5 contests
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
Jun 1, 2018
latest Jun 15, 2019 · 1 year on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podium
Overall top-10s
1
17% of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 67%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±19.87
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 156.34 · weakest Chicken (151.06)
Road miles
721
across 6 mapped stops · furthest 159 mi
Schedule strength
20%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1529)
Master avg
614.44 / 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #1095 (227 pts) | #1206 (207 pts) | #937 (322 pts) | #831 (377 pts) | #1059 (262 pts) |
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Lords Of The Ribs, 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.
#4,030 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1482
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,033 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1482
Level with Lords Of The Ribs on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#4,045 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1482
They turned up 5 years after Lords Of The Ribs did, first appearing in 2023.
⚔ Compare careers#4,066 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1482
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,061 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1482
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,057 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1482
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 6, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SHOP BOYS BBQ | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
| Stubborn Grillers | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
| piratesBBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| NORTH POLE BBQ TEAM | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| What the Pork? | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| FAT TIGER BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| WALLY BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.8000 | 145.1084 | 151.06 | top 77% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 169.1428 | 141.7144 | 156.34 | top 48% |
| Pork | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 167.9888 | 140.5372 | 154.96 | top 53% |
| Brisket | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 160.5600 | 145.1084 | 152.09 | 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 78% |
| Medium (20–39) | 3 | 0 | top 66% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 58% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2019
3 contests
Contests a season
2
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
QC
3 of 6 contests · 2 states and provinces in all
Contests visited
5
a different one every time
Opponents faced
67
finished ahead 45 times, behind 80
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20192 milestones
- Career-best overall score636.4912 Capital BBQ Festival
- Most recent contest 514 BBQ
20184 milestones
- First call Quebec City International BBQ & Music Festival
- First overall top-10 Quebec City International BBQ & Music Festival
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)169.1428 Quebec City International BBQ & Music Festival
- Peak power rating (1503) Quebec City International BBQ & Music Festival
20171 milestone
- First tracked contest Wolf BBQ FEst Richmond 2017
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +2.7 | Quebec City International BBQ & Music Festival | Jun 1, 2018 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -9.9 | Quebec City International BBQ & Music Fest | Jun 8, 2019 |
| -7.2 | Wolf BBQ Fest Richmond 2018 | Jun 15, 2018 |
| -3.5 | 514 BBQ | Jun 15, 2019 |
| -0.1 | Capital BBQ Festival | May 25, 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 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67% | top 70% | 88.4% | 86.6% |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50% | top 62% | 86.6% | 83.5% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 15, 2019 | 514 BBQ Saint-Léonard, QC | 16 / 23 (625.6344) | 22 (145.1084) | 15 (153.1200) | 4 (167.9888) | 11 (159.4172) |
| Jun 8, 2019 | Quebec City International BBQ & Music Fest Quebec | 20 / 24 (607.4404) | 23 (147.4516) | 6 (158.2744) | 11 (154.3316) | 21 (147.3828) |
| May 25, 2019 | Capital BBQ Festival Ottawa, ON | 25 / 43 (636.4912) | 20 (162.8000) | 26 (159.4284) | 34 (153.7028) | 22 (160.5600) |
| Jun 15, 2018 | Wolf BBQ Fest Richmond 2018 Richmond, QC | 14 / 18 (579.3144) | 15 (149.0856) | 14 (141.7144) | 16 (140.5372) | 13 (147.9772) |
| Jun 1, 2018 | Quebec City International BBQ & Music Festival Quebec City | 10 / 22 (623.3136) | 14 (150.8340) | 3 (169.1428) | 7 (158.2284) | 16 (145.1084) |
| Jun 16, 2017 | Wolf BBQ FEst Richmond 2017 Richmond, QC | — | — | — | — | — |