Rural Rumps BBQ IA
Rating
1484
peak 1484
Contests
2
in the data
First seen
2025-07-11
latest 2026-05-01
Best ToY finish
#335
Backyard 2025
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 2 contests
Avg finish
top 83%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 157.97 · weakest Brisket (147.90)
Road miles
167
mi across 2 mapped stops · furthest 84 mi
Teams like this (closest power rating, IA first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 158.2284 | 157.7028 | 157.97 | top 133% |
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.0856 | 146.7428 | 153.91 | top 130% |
| Pork | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 160.5028 | 151.3716 | 155.94 | top 127% |
| Brisket | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 147.8972 | 147.8972 | 147.90 | top 165% |
“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.
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2026 (1 contest)
- Cooks mostly in IA (2 of 2 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (2 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 466.08
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 613.3712 | 613.37 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 318.7884 | 318.79 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-01 | SmokeHouse Barbeque Showdown (OPEN FORMAT) (REGISTRATION FULL) Cambridge, IA | 13 / 17 (613.3712) | 29 (158.2284) | 31 (146.7428) | 27 (160.5028) | 28 (147.8972) |
| 2025-07-11 | Great River Threshers BBQ Contest (BACKYARD ONLY) (Day 1) Miles, IA | 16 / 18 (318.7884) | 17 (157.7028) | 14 (161.0856) | 17 (151.3716) | — |
Team of the Year standings (rank per category by season — year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 ↗ | Backyard | #335 (88 pts) | #345 (83 pts) | #342 (98 pts) | — | — |