A tough matchup
3–0
behind in the head-to-head
RIBLIFE ahead in 100% of their meetings
RIBLIFE has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
Colonel Rusty's BBQ
Colonel Rusty's BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 3 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2022 and 2023. Their best overall finish is 7th of 13 at the Christmas on the River State Bar B Q Championship (2022).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1508
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 3
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
Dec 1, 2022
latest Apr 7, 2023
Overall top-10s
1
of 3 contests
Avg finish
top 56%
overall standings
Walk rate
67%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 164.91 · weakest Pork (159.37)
Road miles
415
across 3 mapped stops · furthest 136 mi
Schedule strength
44%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1557)
Purse competed for
$19K
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
Backyard avg
333.91 / 360
2 Backyard contests · 0 GCs
Backyard (3-meat) avg
476.37 / 540
1 Backyard (3-meat) contest · 0 GCs
These overall scores sit on different scales (Backyard out of 360, Backyard (3-meat) out of 540), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.
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 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 173.1084 | 150.7540 | 163.37 | top 63% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 166.2400 | 162.8000 | 164.91 | top 62% |
| Pork | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 159.3712 | 159.3712 | 159.37 | top 58% |
“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.
More numbers
Busiest season
2023
2 contests
Contests a season
1.5
across 2 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
AL
3 of 3 contests
Contests visited
3
a different one every time
Opponents faced
131
finished ahead 73 times, behind 73
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20233 milestones
- Career-best overall score476.3652 Foley BBQ & Blues Cook-Off (BACKYARD ONLY)
- Peak power rating (1508) Smoke on the Falls
- Most recent contest Smoke on the Falls
20225 milestones
- First tracked contest Christmas on the River State Bar B Q Championship
- First call Christmas on the River State Bar B Q Championship
- First overall top-10 Christmas on the River State Bar B Q Championship
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score335.9084 Christmas on the River State Bar B Q Championship
- Career-best single call (Chicken)173.1084 Christmas on the River State Bar B Q Championship
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 7, 2023 | Smoke on the Falls 🏅 Gadsden, AL | 24 / 39 (331.9200) | 30 (166.2400) | 25 (165.6800) | — | — |
| Mar 10, 2023 | Foley BBQ & Blues Cook-Off (BACKYARD ONLY) Foley, AL | 16 / 31 (476.3652) | 23 (150.7540) | 9 (166.2400) | 18 (159.3712) | — |
| Dec 1, 2022 | Christmas on the River State Bar B Q Championship 🏅 Demopolis, AL | 7 / 13 (335.9084) | 5 (173.1084) | 12 (162.8000) | — | — |