A tough matchup
8–0
behind in the head-to-head
GETTIN' SAUCED ahead in 100% of their meetings
GETTIN' SAUCED has come out ahead in 8 of their 8 shared contests.
Rhythm & Ribz
Rhythm & Ribz is a competition barbecue team with 8 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2020. Their best overall finish is 36th of 48 at the Smoke on the Trails (2020). They are ranked #4974 of 6,477 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1463
peak 1463 · rated over 8 contests
Contests
8
in the data
First seen
Oct 3, 2013
latest Sep 11, 2020 · 6.9 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podium
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 8 contests
Avg finish
top 72%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
606.52 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 615.23 (-8.71)
Walk rate
13%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±39.84
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 161.48 · weakest Pork Ribs (155.71)
Road miles
42
across 8 mapped stops
Schedule strength
55%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1571)
Purse competed for
$88K
listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 3 state-championship entries
Master avg
615.23 / 720
8 Master contests · 0 GCs
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Rhythm & Ribz, each with one reason worth a look.
143 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4,962 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 13%
- Peak
- 1464
2–0 in 2 shared contests (100% to Rhythm & Ribz)
2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Rhythm & Ribz has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#4,989 of the rated field
- Contests
- 13
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 15%
- Peak
- 1463
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to Rhythm & Ribz)
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 12 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-head#4,956 of the rated field
- Contests
- 14
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 21%
- Peak
- 1516
3–0 in 3 shared contests (100% to Rhythm & Ribz)
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 14 contests to 8.
⚔ Head-to-head#4,992 of the rated field
- Contests
- 14
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1463
2–0 in 2 shared contests (100% to Rhythm & Ribz)
Their last contest in the data was back in 2016, 4 years before Rhythm & Ribz's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-head#4,975 of the rated field
- Contests
- 18
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1513
1–5 in 6 shared contests (17% to Rhythm & Ribz)
18 contests and no Grand Championship yet.
⚔ Head-to-head#4,967 of the rated field
- Contests
- 18
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1525
3–3 in 6 shared contests (50% to Rhythm & Ribz)
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GETTIN' SAUCED | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| OINK, MOO & COCK-A-DOODLE DOO | 7 | 3 | 4 | 43% | ⚔ compare |
| 3 PIGS SMOKIN | 7 | 3 | 4 | 43% | ⚔ compare |
| END OF THE ROAD BBQ | 7 | 2 | 5 | 29% | ⚔ compare |
| LOVE 2 Q | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14% | ⚔ compare |
| Three Brothers Different Mothers | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14% | ⚔ compare |
| ALL FORKED UP FOR Q | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14% | ⚔ compare |
| MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14% | ⚔ compare |
| GETTIN' BASTED | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Sons of a Brisket | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Sublime BBQ | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| 4 LEGS UP BBQ | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SLAUGHTERHOUSE FIVE | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| FOUNTAIN CITY BARBEQUE | 6 | 6 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| Smoke & Beer BBQ | 6 | 6 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.1316 | 147.4172 | 158.62 | top 69% |
| Pork Ribs | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.4172 | 145.0744 | 155.71 | top 74% |
| Pork | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 171.9772 | 148.5256 | 161.48 | top 59% |
| Brisket | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 175.4400 | 144.5144 | 158.89 | top 60% |
“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
More numbers
Busiest season
2020
2 contests
Contests a season
1.1
across 7 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
KS
5 of 8 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
8
a different one every time
Opponents faced
1,621
finished ahead 940 times, behind 2,349
Longest layoff
1.9 yrs
Oct 29, 2016 → Sep 15, 2018
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20203 milestones
- First call 2nd Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship
- Career-best single call (Brisket)175.4400 2nd Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship
- Most recent contest Smoke on the Trails
20143 milestones
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score650.6972 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open
- Career-best overall score650.6972 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open
- Peak power rating (1491) 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open
20131 milestone
- First tracked contest 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +2.6 | 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST | Sep 12, 2019 |
| +0.4 | 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open | Oct 2, 2014 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11.5 | 2nd Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship | Mar 13, 2020 |
| -9.8 | 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open | Oct 3, 2013 |
| -8.1 | 39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) | Sep 15, 2018 |
| -4.4 | 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) | Oct 29, 2016 |
| -3.3 | 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open | Oct 3, 2015 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 88% | 88.9% | 80.3% |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 32% | 29.2% | 29.2% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 88% | 85.9% | 85.9% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 75% | 88.1% | 88.1% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 69% | 88.5% | 88.5% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 56% | 90.4% | 90.4% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 84% | 83.6% | 83.6% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 11, 2020 | Smoke on the Trails 🏅 Gardner, KS | 36 / 48 (639.9088) | 40 (157.1544) | 44 (150.8116) | 31 (165.1200) | 29 (166.8228) |
| Mar 13, 2020 | 2nd Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship 🏅 Olathe, KS | 68 / 68 (516.5488) | 27 (169.1316) | — | 20 (171.9772) | 3 (175.4400) |
| Sep 12, 2019 | 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 150 / 468 (157.6800) | 399 (155.9656) | 326 (161.1088) | 310 (161.7256) | 439 (144.5144) |
| Sep 15, 2018 | 39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS | 409 / 467 (618.6628) | 451 (147.9428) | 371 (158.2400) | 438 (148.5256) | 234 (163.9544) |
| Oct 29, 2016 | 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS | 415 / 557 (634.1600) | 409 (158.2284) | 526 (145.0744) | 169 (168.5600) | 284 (162.2972) |
| Oct 3, 2015 | 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open Kansas City, MO | 416 / 606 (636.9140) | 208 (167.4056) | 510 (152.4800) | 500 (154.1940) | 287 (162.8344) |
| Oct 2, 2014 | 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO | 309 / 552 (650.6972) | 261 (165.6800) | 190 (167.4172) | 161 (168.5372) | 477 (149.0628) |
| Oct 3, 2013 | 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO | 449 / 535 (601.6112) | 482 (147.4172) | 362 (154.8228) | 402 (153.1884) | 446 (146.1828) |