High-water mark
666.8568
career-best overall
92.6% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 666.8568 at Rock'n Freedom — 92.6% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Jun 20, 2013
BIBS N' RIBS
BIBS N' RIBS is a competition barbecue team with 7 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2018. Their best overall finish is 21st of 50 at the Hammond Blues and BBQ (2013). They are ranked #2884 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1509
peak 1511 · rated over 7 contests
Contests
7
in the data
First seen
Mar 22, 2013
latest Sep 15, 2018 · 5.5 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 7 contests
Avg finish
top 52%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
650.32 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 654.47 (-4.15)
Walk rate
57%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±18.23
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 169.30 · weakest Pork Ribs (160.65)
Road miles
1,931
across 7 mapped stops · furthest 599 mi
Schedule strength
39%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1551)
Master avg
654.47 / 720
7 Master contests · 0 GCs
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to BIBS N' RIBS, each with one reason worth a look.
99 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2,883 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1521
2–1 in 3 shared contests (67% to BIBS N' RIBS)
These two have cooked 3 of the same contests — BIBS N' RIBS ahead 2–1 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.
⚔ Head-to-head#2,888 of the rated field
- Contests
- 91
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 26%
- Peak
- 1629
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to BIBS N' RIBS)
They've been 1629 at their best, 120 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-head#2,886 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 29%
- Peak
- 1521
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#2,873 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 25%
- Peak
- 1518
Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 8 contests, alongside a 25% overall top-10 rate.
⚔ Compare careers#2,887 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1509
Their last contest in the data was back in 2014, 4 years before BIBS N' RIBS's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#2,897 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1508
They turned up 10 years after BIBS N' RIBS did, first appearing in 2023.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HABITUAL SMOKERS | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14% | ⚔ compare |
| THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14% | ⚔ compare |
| PELLET ENVY | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKERS WILD | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| QUAU | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| LOTTA BULL BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| GETTIN' BASTED | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| OLD STYLE BBQ | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| COUNTY LINE SMOKERS | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| BURNT FINGER BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| THE SMOKING HILLS | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| BUTCHER BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| CAVEMAN CUISINE | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN O BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.8456 | 154.1940 | 162.34 | top 61% |
| Pork Ribs | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 173.1544 | 145.0972 | 160.65 | top 57% |
| Pork | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 179.4400 | 152 | 169.30 | top 28% |
| Brisket | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 175.4286 | 153.6800 | 162.18 | top 54% |
“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
2013
3 contests
Contests a season
1.4
across 5 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
MO
4 of 7 contests · 3 states in all
Contests visited
7
a different one every time
Opponents faced
1,337
finished ahead 1,108 times, behind 1,202
Longest layoff
2.5 yrs
Mar 25, 2016 → Sep 15, 2018
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20181 milestone
- Most recent contest 39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)
20151 milestone
- Peak power rating (1511) 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open
20141 milestone
- Career-best single call (Pork)179.4400 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open
20135 milestones
- First tracked contest Hammond Blues and BBQ
- First call Hammond Blues and BBQ
- First category win (Brisket) Hammond Blues and BBQ
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score662.8570 Hammond Blues and BBQ
- Career-best overall score666.8568 Rock'n Freedom
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +6.2 | 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open | Oct 3, 2015 |
| +6.2 | 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open | Oct 2, 2014 |
| +3.5 | Rock'n Freedom | Jun 20, 2013 |
| +3.3 | Hammond Blues and BBQ | Mar 22, 2013 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -8.2 | 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open | Oct 3, 2013 |
| -2 | Hamond BBQ | Mar 25, 2016 |
| -0.4 | 39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) | Sep 15, 2018 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 60% | 90.8% | 90.8% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 69% | 92.1% | 92.1% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 37% | 91.8% | 91.8% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 37% | 92% | 92% |
| 2013 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 67% | top 55% | 92.6% | 89.8% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 15, 2018 | 39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS | 281 / 467 (653.6800) | 410 (155.4056) | 208 (166.8916) | 127 (169.6800) | 278 (161.7028) |
| Mar 25, 2016 | Hamond BBQ Hammond, LA | 40 / 58 (663.2796) | 56 (154.1940) | 8 (173.1544) | 2 (176.5828) | 51 (159.3484) |
| Oct 3, 2015 | 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open Kansas City, MO | 225 / 606 (661.1088) | 120 (170.8456) | 405 (159.4288) | 50 (173.7144) | 394 (157.1200) |
| Oct 2, 2014 | 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO | 203 / 552 (662.7544) | 250 (166.2400) | 442 (154.8344) | 4 (179.4400) | 275 (162.2400) |
| Oct 3, 2013 | 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO | 417 / 535 (610.7544) | 291 (159.9772) | 463 (145.0972) | 423 (152) | 345 (153.6800) |
| Jun 20, 2013 | Rock'n Freedom Seymour, MO | 22 / 50 (666.8568) | 35 (163.4284) | 7 (173.1428) | 28 (164.5714) | 25 (165.7142) |
| Mar 22, 2013 | Hammond Blues and BBQ Hammond, LA | 21 / 50 (662.8570) | 25 (166.2856) | 45 (152) | 10 (169.1428) | 1 (175.4286) |