Rub Em' Right BBQ IN
Rating
1502
peak 1515 · rated over 3 contests
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
2019-04-26
latest 2025-09-12
Grand champs
1
0 reserve
Category wins
1
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
of 3 contests
Avg finish
top 49%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
33%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 167.61 · weakest Brisket (158.82)
Road miles
35
mi across 3 mapped stops
Schedule strength
42%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1537)
Purse competed for
$21K
listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
1 🏅
GCs in 2 state-championship entries
Master avg
652.18 / 720
2 Master contests · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
510.86 / 360
1 Backyard contest · 1 GC
Master and Backyard overall scores sit on different scales (Master is out of 720, Backyard out of 360), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
LOADED-N-ROLLIN BBQ has finished one call ahead of Rub Em' Right BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
🐣 Announced themselves early
Finished 1 of 26 at their very first tracked contest, Smokin For Garrett (2019-04-26).
🔁 The comeback
Off the trail for 4.9 years, then back at Smoke on the Ohio (2025-09-12).
Teams like this (closest power rating, IN first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 170.8572 | 163.9428 | 167.61 | top 37% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 173.7256 | 161.1428 | 165.71 | top 49% |
| Pork | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 167.9656 | 163.3828 | 165.87 | top 47% |
| Brisket | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.6916 | 155.9428 | 158.82 | top 69% |
“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 contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 1 | top 39% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 68% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smokin For Garrett | 2 | 1 | 1 | top 36% | 2020-10-23 |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2025 (1 contest)
- Cooks mostly in IN (3 of 3 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (3 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: Smokin For Garrett (2019-04-26)
- Wins it all in 33% of contests
- Average Master overall score: 652.18 / 720
- Average Backyard overall score: 510.86 / 360
Milestones
- 🚩 2019-04-26 — First tracked contest · Smokin For Garrett
- 📣 2019-04-26 — First call · Smokin For Garrett
- 🏆 2019-04-26 — First Grand Championship · Smokin For Garrett
- 📈 2019-04-26 — Peak power rating (1515) · Smokin For Garrett
- ⭐ 2020-10-23 — Career-best overall score (654.2516) · Smokin For Garrett
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +15.4 | Smokin For Garrett | 2019-04-26 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -8.2 | Smokin For Garrett | 2020-10-23 |
| -5.3 | Smoke on the Ohio | 2025-09-12 |
Category scores over time
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 74% | 90.3% | 90.3% |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 68% | 90.9% | 90.9% |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100% | top 4% | 141.9% | 141.9% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-12 | Smoke on the Ohio 🏅 Mt. Vernon, IN | 20 / 27 (650.1028) | 18 (163.9428) | 20 (162.2516) | 14 (167.9656) | 18 (155.9428) |
| 2020-10-23 | Smokin For Garrett Boonville, IN | 28 / 41 (654.2516) | 15 (168.0344) | 28 (161.1428) | 30 (163.3828) | 29 (161.6916) |
| 2019-04-26 | Smokin For Garrett 🏅 Boonville, IN | 1 / 26 (510.8572) | 2 (170.8572) | 1 (173.7256) | 4 (166.2744) | — |