A tough matchup
3–0
behind in the head-to-head
JACK'S OLD SOUTH ahead in 100% of their meetings
JACK'S OLD SOUTH has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
Rib Ticklers
Rib Ticklers is a competition barbecue team with 10 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 14th of 39 at the Hermann BBQ & Brats Festival (2013). They are ranked #5173 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1459
peak 1506 · rated over 7 contests
Contests
10
in the data
First seen
Sep 27, 2013
latest Jul 26, 2019 · 5.8 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podium
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 10 contests
Avg finish
top 77%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
623.39 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 629.48 (-6.08)
Walk rate
30%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±22.00
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 164.65 · weakest Brisket (149.60)
Road miles
3,563
across 10 mapped stops · furthest 644 mi
Schedule strength
25%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1535)
Purse competed for
$5,275
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 1 state-championship entry
Master avg
629.48 / 720
6 Master contests · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
310.24 / 360
1 Backyard contest · 0 GCs
These overall scores sit on different scales (Master out of 720, Backyard out of 360), 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.
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Rib Ticklers, each with one reason worth a look.
121 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5,185 of the rated field
- Contests
- 34
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1501
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to Rib Ticklers)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Rib Ticklers has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#5,161 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1459
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 10, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#5,176 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1459
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Compare careers#5,180 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 13%
- Peak
- 1516
They've been 1516 at their best, 58 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Compare careers#5,155 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1502
Level with Rib Ticklers on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#5,184 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1459
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 10, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careersBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 170.8684 | 154.8456 | 164.65 | top 51% |
| Pork Ribs | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 172.5600 | 148.5144 | 158.85 | top 67% |
| Pork | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 173.7028 | 141.1656 | 154.16 | top 76% |
| Brisket | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164.6172 | 137.6344 | 149.60 | top 74% |
“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) | 5 | 0 | top 84% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 58% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2015
3 contests
Contests a season
2
across 5 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
AL
4 of 10 contests · 5 states in all
Contests visited
7
a different one every time
Opponents faced
729
finished ahead 226 times, behind 531
Longest layoff
3 yrs
Jul 29, 2016 → Jul 26, 2019
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20192 milestones
- 10th tracked contest Cotton Pickin BBQ Cook-Off
- Most recent contest Cotton Pickin BBQ Cook-Off
20136 milestones
- First tracked contest Hermann BBQ & Brats Festival
- First call Hermann BBQ & Brats Festival
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score659.8856 Hermann BBQ & Brats Festival
- Career-best overall score659.8856 Hermann BBQ & Brats Festival
- Career-best single call (Pork)173.7028 Hermann BBQ & Brats Festival
- Peak power rating (1506) Hermann BBQ & Brats Festival
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +5.5 | Hermann BBQ & Brats Festival | Sep 27, 2013 |
| +3.8 | National Capital Barbecue Battle | Jun 27, 2015 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -13.2 | Downtown BBQ Showdown | Oct 9, 2015 |
| -12.9 | Downtown BBQ Showdown | Oct 3, 2014 |
| -10.2 | Fire Ant Festival BBQ Bash (SBBQA) | Mar 28, 2014 |
| -9.1 | Cotton Pickin BBQ Cook-Off | Jul 26, 2019 |
| -5.1 | 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open | Oct 3, 2013 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 104% | 86.2% | 86.2% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2015 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67% | top 74% | 90.6% | 87.2% |
| 2014 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 91% | 88.2% | 85.9% |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 52% | 91.7% | 89.2% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 26, 2019 | Cotton Pickin BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Hartselle, AL | 28 / 27 (310.2400) | 22 (161.7028) | 32 (148.5372) | — | — |
| Jul 29, 2016 | Cotton Pickin BBQ Cook-Off Hartselle, AL | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oct 9, 2015 | Downtown BBQ Showdown Hattiesburg, MS | 26 / 26 (604.0344) | 6 (170.8684) | 25 (152.0460) | 26 (141.1656) | 26 (139.9544) |
| Jun 27, 2015 | National Capital Barbecue Battle Washington, DC | 20 / 42 (652.0572) | 25 (159.4744) | 7 (172.5600) | 30 (155.4056) | 18 (164.6172) |
| May 15, 2015 | Cotton Pickin' BBQ Cookoff Hartselle, AL | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oct 3, 2014 | Downtown BBQ Showdown Hattiesburg, MS | 25 / 27 (601.7372) | 24 (154.8456) | 21 (156.0460) | 27 (146.8112) | 25 (144.0344) |
| Sep 19, 2014 | 20th Annual Decatur Jaycee's Riverfest Decatur, AL | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mar 28, 2014 | Fire Ant Festival BBQ Bash (SBBQA) Ashburn, GA | 31 / 35 (634.7432) | 19 (168.5600) | 17 (167.4288) | 31 (161.1200) | 33 (137.6344) |
| Oct 3, 2013 | 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO | 367 / 535 (624.4000) | 140 (166.8228) | 443 (148.5144) | 482 (146.7656) | 184 (162.2972) |
| Sep 27, 2013 | Hermann BBQ & Brats Festival Hermann, MO | 14 / 39 (659.8856) | 9 (170.2744) | 11 (166.8228) | 3 (173.7028) | 31 (149.0856) |