High-water mark
685.6112
career-best overall
95.2% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 685.6112 at Ribs on the River — 95.2% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Jun 21, 2019
Two Bubs and a Rub
Two Bubs and a Rub is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2019 and 2020. Their best overall finish is 5th of 26 at the Ribs on the River (2019).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1523
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 31 invitational or side-series contest not counted
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
Jun 21, 2019
latest Jun 19, 2020 · 1 year on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
25% of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 35%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
25%
contests with a top-10 call
Best single call
176.5600
Consistency
±5.52
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 173.13 · weakest Pork Ribs (166.97)
Road miles
675
across 4 mapped stops · furthest 471 mi
Schedule strength
75%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1595)
Purse competed for
$122K
listed at 4 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 3 state-championship entries
Master avg
678.50 / 720
4 Master contests · 0 GCs
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 176.5600 | 162.2400 | 168.26 | top 46% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 170.8228 | 162.2400 | 166.97 | top 46% |
| Pork | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 175.4288 | 169.6684 | 173.13 | top 20% |
| Brisket | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 173.1200 | 167.4172 | 170.13 | top 37% |
“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
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 19% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 40% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2019
3 contests
Contests a season
2
across 2 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
KS
2 of 4 contests · 3 states in all
Contests visited
4
a different one every time
Opponents faced
543
finished ahead 335 times, behind 363
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20202 milestones
- Peak power rating (1523) Covid-Que Relief (Day 1)
- Most recent contest Covid-Que Relief (Day 1)
20196 milestones
- First tracked contest Ribs on the River
- First call Ribs on the River
- First overall top-10 Ribs on the River
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score685.6112 Ribs on the River
- Career-best overall score685.6112 Ribs on the River
- Career-best single call (Chicken)176.5600 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- INVITATIONAL CONTEST
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +11.7 | Covid-Que Relief (Day 1) | Jun 19, 2020 |
| +10.2 | Ribs on the River | Jun 21, 2019 |
| +0.9 | 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST | Sep 12, 2019 |
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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 29% | 93.8% | 93.8% |
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 33% | top 36% | 95.2% | 94.4% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 19, 2020 | Covid-Que Relief (Day 1) Franklin, IN | 20 / 69 (675.4284) | 40 (165.7028) | 19 (168.5600) | 13 (172.5828) | 24 (168.5828) |
| Sep 12, 2019 | 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 154 / 468 (671.3028) | 304 (162.2400) | 210 (166.2744) | 139 (169.6684) | 69 (173.1200) |
| Sep 12, 2019 | 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- INVITATIONAL CONTEST 🏅 unrated Kansas City, KS | 77 / 135 (681.6460) | 17 (176.5600) | 115 (162.2400) | 17 (175.4288) | 103 (167.4172) |
| Jun 21, 2019 | Ribs on the River 🏅 Louisiana, MO | 5 / 26 (685.6112) | 13 (168.5256) | 7 (170.8228) | 5 (174.8572) | 6 (171.4056) |
An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.