Rub Me Raw BBQ AR
Rating
1488
peak 1515 · rated over 5 contests
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
2024-03-22
latest 2026-03-13
Best ToY finish
#242
Backyard 2024
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 68%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
655.88
last 4 Master vs avg 655.88 (+0.00)
Walk rate
40%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±9.26
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 165.82 · weakest Brisket (159.53)
Road miles
719
mi across 5 mapped stops · furthest 147 mi
Schedule strength
92%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1604)
Purse competed for
$33K
listed at 5 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 5 state-championship entries
Master avg
655.88 / 720
4 Master contests · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
311.37 / 360
1 Backyard contest · 0 GCs
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
⚔️ A tough matchup
Kermit's Ex has come out ahead in 4 of their 5 shared contests.
🐣 Announced themselves early
Finished 4 of 35 at their very first tracked contest, Kickin' It Route 66 BBQ (Day 1) (2024-03-22).
Teams like this (closest power rating, AR first)
Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kermit's Ex | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 170.8112 | 157.7144 | 162.49 | top 70% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 172.0000 | 151.9772 | 164.21 | top 58% |
| Pork | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 177.7028 | 157.6684 | 165.82 | top 68% |
| Brisket | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168.5372 | 154.2284 | 159.53 | top 82% |
“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 state / province
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| AR | 3 | 0 | top 82% |
| MO | 2 | 0 | top 46% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Arkansas Animal Science Boots, Brews, and BBQ Contest | 2 | 23 | 0 | top 87% | 2026-03-13 |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2025 (2 contests)
- Cooks mostly in AR (3 of 5 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (5 entries)
- Average Master overall score: 655.88 / 720
- Average Backyard overall score: 311.37 / 360
Milestones
- 🚩 2024-03-22 — First tracked contest · Kickin' It Route 66 BBQ (Day 1)
- 📣 2024-03-22 — First call · Kickin' It Route 66 BBQ (Day 1)
- 📈 2024-03-22 — Peak power rating (1515) · Kickin' It Route 66 BBQ (Day 1)
- ⭐ 2025-03-28 — Career-best overall score (671.8512) · Kickin' It Route 66 Barbecue Challenge (Day 1)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +15.4 | Kickin' It Route 66 BBQ (Day 1) | 2024-03-22 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -8 | University of Arkansas Animal Science Boots, Brews, and BBQ Contest | 2026-03-13 |
| -7.8 | Kickin' It Route 66 Barbecue Challenge (Day 1) | 2025-03-28 |
| -7.1 | University of Arkansas Animal Science Boots, Brews, and BBQ Contest | 2025-03-14 |
| -4.6 | Hayden West's Delta Smoke BBQ Contest | 2024-06-07 |
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)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 92% | 90.3% | 90.3% |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 82% | 93.3% | 91.8% |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50% | top 42% | 90.5% | 88.5% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-13 | University of Arkansas Animal Science Boots, Brews, and BBQ Contest 🏅 Fayetteville, AR | 34 / 37 (650.1828) | 35 (157.7144) | 33 (160.5256) | 8 (177.7028) | 35 (154.2400) |
| 2025-03-28 | Kickin' It Route 66 Barbecue Challenge (Day 1) 🏅 St. Robert, MO | 22 / 27 (671.8512) | 19 (170.8112) | 20 (170.2628) | 23 (162.2400) | 19 (168.5372) |
| 2025-03-14 | University of Arkansas Animal Science Boots, Brews, and BBQ Contest 🏅 Fayetteville, AR | 23 / 28 (649.5880) | 22 (165.6912) | 13 (172.0000) | 27 (157.6684) | 24 (154.2284) |
| 2024-06-07 | Hayden West's Delta Smoke BBQ Contest 🏅 Wynne, AR | 24 / 33 (651.8972) | 32 (158.8344) | 23 (166.2628) | 23 (165.6800) | 25 (161.1200) |
| 2024-03-22 | Kickin' It Route 66 BBQ (Day 1) 🏅 St. Robert, MO | 4 / 35 (311.3716) | 3 (159.3944) | 4 (151.9772) | — | — |
Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Master | #894 (60 pts) | #974 (60 pts) | #1013 (60 pts) | #664 (155 pts) | #917 (60 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #835 (130 pts) | #879 (150 pts) | #829 (190 pts) | #994 (115 pts) | #873 (140 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Backyard | #242 (179 pts) | #227 (204 pts) | #252 (179 pts) | — | — |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #1169 (63 pts) | #1512 (58 pts) | #1288 (68 pts) | #1199 (68 pts) | #1480 (58 pts) |