ODB's Ribticklin BBQ

ODB's Ribticklin BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 10 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2015 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 27th of 30 at the America's Finest BBQ State Championship (JUDGES FULL) (2019). They are ranked #5995 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “ODB’s Ribticklin BBQ”.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#5,995

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1435

peak 1435 · rated over 10 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Feb 20, 2015

latest Sep 13, 2019 · 4.6 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#1617

Master 2019 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

0% of 10 contests

Avg finish

top 81%

overall standings

Best overall

666.8344 / 720

Master · Horse Town Brew n Que Festival

Perfect 180s

Current form

624.09 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 632.89 (-8.80)

Walk rate

20%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

176.0116

Chicken · 7th Annual Vista BBQ Classic

Consistency

±19.54

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork Ribs

avg 163.20 · weakest Brisket (153.47)

Road miles

786

across 10 mapped stops · furthest 197 mi

Schedule strength

44%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1558)

Purse competed for

$28K

listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 3 state-championship entries

Master avg

632.89 / 720

10 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (6 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

High-water mark

666.8344 career-best overall

92.6% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 666.8344 at Horse Town Brew n Que Festival — 92.6% of a perfect 720.

Master
May 29, 2015

Their season

2015 their best year

2015 was the year it came together: 4 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 70%.

4 contests
0 overall top-10s
0 category wins
average top 70%

A tough matchup

8–0 behind in the head-to-head

Meat Candy Q ahead in 100% of their meetings

Meat Candy Q has come out ahead in 8 of their 8 shared contests.

The weak link

−9.7 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 9.73 points below their pork ribs, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 10%.

Brisket avg 153.47
Pork Ribs avg 163.20
0 calls in 10 entries

A strong matchup

4–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of COTO PITMASTERS in 4 of their 4 shared contests.

Pork Ribs nemesis

6 of 8 shared pork ribs entries lost

Meat Candy Q ahead 75% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, Meat Candy Q has out-cooked them in 6 of 8 shared pork ribs entries.

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Year	Series	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2019 ↗	Master	#1617 (115 pts)	#1702 (115 pts)	#1399 (155 pts)	#1689 (115 pts)	#1664 (115 pts)

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to ODB's Ribticklin BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.

50 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.

Vegan Tears BBQ

#5,990 of the rated field

1435 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 18%
Peak: 1435

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 11 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 11 contests
last seen Nov 21, 2025

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Bayshore BBQ

#5,998 of the rated field

1434 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1434

Careers of much the same size, 9 contests to 10, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 9 contests
last seen Jul 14, 2023

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Disco Balls

#5,992 of the rated field

1435 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1435

12 contests and no Grand Championship yet.

rated over 12 contests
last seen Apr 22, 2022

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Shelby Smokers

#5,997 of the rated field

1434 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1434

Level with ODB's Ribticklin BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 8 contests
last seen Jul 26, 2024

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Big BarQ BBQ

#5,996 of the rated field

1435 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1435

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 8 contests
last seen Sep 17, 2022

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Stink-Eye BBQ

#5,999 of the rated field

1434 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1434

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 8 contests
last seen Oct 4, 2019

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Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
Meat Candy Q	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
LADY OF Q	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
JET COATINGS - MONKEY STYLE	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
Smokin it Up BBQ	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
TEAM WOODSHED	7	2	5	29%	⚔ compare
SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
Burnin and Lootin	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
COOL GRILLING	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
NOTHING COMPARES 2 Q	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
DAD'S CHILLIN' AND GRILLIN' BBQ	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
Porterhouse BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN' HART'S	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
MOSSY ROCK BBQ	5	3	2	60%	⚔ compare
FU MAN QUE CREW	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
BIG RED BBQ	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	10	1	176.0116	144.0228	160.75	top 71%
Pork Ribs	10	1	174.2972	150.2516	163.20	top 59%
Pork	10	0	168.5600	149.0740	155.47	top 84%
Brisket	10	0	172.0116	142.7884	153.47	top 78%

“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 90%
Large (40+)	9	0	top 80%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
CA	9	0	top 80%
AZ	1	0	top 94%

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
America's Finest BBQ State Championship (JUDGES FULL)	2	27	0	top 90%	Sep 13, 2019
Horse Town Brew B Que Festival	2	47	0	top 82%	Jun 1, 2018

More numbers

Busiest season 2015 4 contests

Contests a season 2 across 5 seasons in the data

Most contests held in CA 9 of 10 contests · 2 states in all

Contests visited 8 2 of them more than once

Opponents faced 276 finished ahead 115 times, behind 423

Longest layoff 1.3 yrs Feb 19, 2016 → Jun 2, 2017

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

20192 milestones

Sep 13 10th tracked contest America's Finest BBQ State Championship (JUDGES FULL)
Sep 13 Most recent contest America's Finest BBQ State Championship (JUDGES FULL)

20156 milestones

Feb 20 First tracked contest The Pig (Guinea Pig) Competitor's Series
May 29 First overall past 90% of a perfect score666.8344 Horse Town Brew n Que Festival
May 29 Career-best overall score666.8344 Horse Town Brew n Que Festival
May 29 Peak power rating (1490) Horse Town Brew n Que Festival
Jul 24 First call 7th Annual Vista BBQ Classic
Jul 24 Career-best single call (Chicken)176.0116 7th Annual Vista BBQ Classic

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+1.7	Horse Town Brew n Que Festival	May 29, 2015

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-11.9	The Pig (Guinea Pig) Competitor's Series	Feb 20, 2015
-10.2	The Pig (Guinea Pig)	Feb 19, 2016
-9.5	America's Finest BBQ State Championship	Sep 14, 2018
-8.2	Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge	Jan 18, 2019
-8.1	America's Finest BBQ State Championship (JUDGES FULL)	Sep 13, 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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2019	2	0%	top 92%	85.3%	85.1%
2018	2	0%	top 86%	89.4%	87.3%
2017	1	100%	top 82%	88.5%	88.5%
2016	1	0%	top 96%	86.7%	86.7%
2015	4	25%	top 70%	92.6%	89.7%

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Sep 13, 2019	America's Finest BBQ State Championship (JUDGES FULL) 🏅 San Diego, CA	27 / 30 (614.2628)	26 (154.8800)	17 (166.2972)	27 (150.2628)	29 (142.8228)
Jan 18, 2019	Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge 🏅 Bullhead City, AZ	59 / 63 (611.3256)	32 (168.0228)	59 (150.2516)	61 (150.2628)	58 (142.7884)
Sep 14, 2018	America's Finest BBQ State Championship 🏅 San Diego, CA	36 / 40 (613.7144)	39 (144.0228)	27 (159.4172)	32 (156.5372)	33 (153.7372)
Jun 1, 2018	Horse Town Brew B Que Festival Norco, CA	47 / 57 (643.9768)	29 (169.2000)	39 (164.5828)	54 (149.0740)	38 (161.1200)
Jun 2, 2017	Horse Town Brew B Que Festival ( Judges Full) Norco, CA	47 / 57 (637.1544)	45 (164.5828)	5 (174.2972)	55 (151.4516)	50 (146.8228)
Feb 19, 2016	The Pig (Guinea Pig) Indio, CA	46 / 48 (624.5488)	47 (155.4172)	47 (151.9772)	41 (159.4400)	39 (157.7144)
Oct 2, 2015	City of Dana Point State BBQ Championship Dana Point, CA	51 / 75 (650.3316)	67 (155.9772)	33 (167.4400)	30 (168.5600)	50 (158.3544)
Jul 24, 2015	7th Annual Vista BBQ Classic Vista, CA	35 / 54 (655.4060)	6 (176.0116)	12 (174.2972)	46 (157.1544)	46 (147.9428)
May 29, 2015	Horse Town Brew n Que Festival Norco, CA	39 / 75 (666.8344)	44 (165.7256)	31 (169.7144)	62 (159.3828)	27 (172.0116)
Feb 20, 2015	The Pig (Guinea Pig) Competitor's Series Rancho Mirage, CA	46 / 49 (611.3260)	44 (153.6572)	44 (153.6916)	43 (152.6056)	42 (151.3716)

ODB's Ribticklin BBQ

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (6 found in their record)

High-water mark

Their season

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

Pork Ribs nemesis

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Teams like this (closest power rating)

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

By meat

By field size and state

By contest size

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

More numbers

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

📉 Toughest weekends

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

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)