Rue's BBQ
Rue's BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 2 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record in 2023. Their best overall finish is 27th of 32 at the Dr. George Smith BBQ Brawl (COMPETITORS SERIES) (2023).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1488
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 11 invitational or side-series contest not counted
Contests
2
in the data
First seen
May 12, 2023
latest May 19, 2023
Avg finish
top 91%
overall standings
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 155.42 · weakest Chicken (153.69)
Road miles
47
across 2 mapped stops
Purse competed for
$12K
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 155.4056 | 151.9772 | 153.69 | top 89% |
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 158.8572 | 151.9888 | 155.42 | top 82% |
“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.
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20234 milestones
- First tracked contest Dr. George Smith BBQ Brawl (COMPETITORS SERIES)
- Career-best overall score467.9316 Dr. George Smith BBQ Brawl (COMPETITORS SERIES)
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)158.8572 The High on the Hog Festival (BACKYARD ONLY)
- Most recent contest The High on the Hog Festival (BACKYARD ONLY)
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 19, 2023 | The High on the Hog Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Winchester, TN | 33 / 34 (310.8344) | 34 (151.9772) | 26 (158.8572) | — | — |
| May 12, 2023 | Dr. George Smith BBQ Brawl (COMPETITORS SERIES) unrated Murfreesboro, TN | 27 / 32 (467.9316) | 25 (155.4056) | 28 (151.9888) | — | — |
An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.