State champions
1
state championship won
They've taken 1 state championship from 2 entries at contests carrying the title.
- 2 state-championship entries
Rub'em Right BBQ
Rub'em Right BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 8 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2025. They have won 1 Grand Championship, at the Smokin For Garrett (2019). They are ranked #3895 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “Rub Em' Right BBQ” and “Rubem Right BBQ”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1485
peak 1502 · rated over 8 contests
Contests
8
in the data
First seen
Apr 5, 2013
latest Sep 12, 2025 · 12.4 years on the trail
Grand champs
1
0 reserve · wins it all 13% of the time
Category wins
1
3 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
13% of 8 contests
Avg finish
top 62%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
638.76 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 634.63 (+4.14)
Walk rate
25%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±16.42
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 163.63 · weakest Chicken (157.28)
Road miles
101
across 8 mapped stops
Schedule strength
34%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1546)
Purse competed for
$21K
listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
1 🏅
won from 2 state-championship entries
Master avg
634.63 / 720
7 Master contests · 0 GCs
Backyard (3-meat) avg
510.86 / 540
1 Backyard (3-meat) contest · 1 GC
These overall scores sit on different scales (Master out of 720, Backyard (3-meat) out of 540), 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 Rub'em Right BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
148 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3,877 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1505
1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to Rub'em Right BBQ)
2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Rub'em Right BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#3,912 of the rated field
- Contests
- 12
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 8%
- Peak
- 1485
2–0 in 2 shared contests (100% to Rub'em Right BBQ)
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 12 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-head#3,904 of the rated field
- Contests
- 14
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 7%
- Peak
- 1510
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to Rub'em Right BBQ)
Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 7 years before Rub'em Right BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-head#3,919 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1485
Careers of much the same size, 9 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,909 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1503
Level with Rub'em Right BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#3,903 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1505
Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 6 years before Rub'em Right BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BIG RACK SMOKERS | 7 | 4 | 3 | 57% | ⚔ compare |
| Z SMOKE | 7 | 2 | 5 | 29% | ⚔ compare |
| SCUFFLETOWN SMOKERS | 7 | 1 | 5 | 14% | ⚔ compare |
| Hickory Pit Stop | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| HOBBIE BAR-B-Q | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| One2BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| THUNDER HOG BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN T'S | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SON SEEKERS BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| RURAL ROUTE BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| EAT MOR BUTT BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 170.8572 | 146.2400 | 157.28 | top 68% |
| Pork Ribs | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 173.7256 | 146.8572 | 158.84 | top 61% |
| Pork | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 176 | 150.8684 | 163.63 | top 48% |
| Brisket | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.9998 | 155.9428 | 159.32 | top 60% |
“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 | 1 | top 63% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 60% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smokin For Garrett | 2 | 1 | 1 | top 36% | Oct 23, 2020 |
| Wabash Ribberfest BBQ Championship (TEAMS AND JUDGES FULL) | 2 | 23 | 0 | top 78% | Apr 28, 2017 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2013
2 contests
Contests a season
1.1
across 7 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
IN
4 of 8 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
6
2 of them more than once
First title
Apr 26, 2019
Smokin For Garrett
Opponents faced
202
finished ahead 119 times, behind 197
Longest layoff
4.9 yrs
Oct 23, 2020 → Sep 12, 2025
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20251 milestone
- Most recent contest Smoke on the Ohio
20201 milestone
- Career-best overall score654.2516 Smokin For Garrett
20196 milestones
- First category win (Pork Ribs) Smokin For Garrett
- First overall top-10 Smokin For Garrett
- First overall podium Smokin For Garrett
- First Grand Championship Smokin For Garrett
- First state championship Smokin For Garrett
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score510.8572 Smokin For Garrett
20152 milestones
- First call Wabash Ribber Fest
- Career-best single call (Pork)176 Wabash Ribber Fest
20132 milestones
- First tracked contest 1st Annual Parkinson's Smoke Out
- Peak power rating (1502) 1st Annual Parkinson's Smoke Out
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +18.5 | Smokin For Garrett | Apr 26, 2019 |
| +1.7 | 1st Annual Parkinson's Smoke Out | Apr 5, 2013 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -10.4 | Wabash Ribber Fest Barbecue Championship | Apr 26, 2013 |
| -6.3 | Smokin For Garrett | Oct 23, 2020 |
| -6.1 | Wabash Ribberfest BBQ Championship | Apr 22, 2016 |
| -5.5 | Wabash Ribberfest BBQ Championship (TEAMS AND JUDGES FULL) | Apr 28, 2017 |
| -4.4 | Smoke on the Ohio | Sep 12, 2025 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 74% | 90.3% | 90.3% |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 68% | 90.9% | 90.9% |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100% | top 4% | 94.6% | 94.6% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 79% | 89.1% | 89.1% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 77% | 84.8% | 84.8% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 65% | 88.5% | 88.5% |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 65% | 88.7% | 86.7% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 12, 2025 | Smoke on the Ohio 🏅 Mt. Vernon, IN | 20 / 27 (650.1028) | 18 (163.9428) | 20 (162.2516) | 14 (167.9656) | 18 (155.9428) |
| Oct 23, 2020 | Smokin For Garrett Boonville, IN | 28 / 41 (654.2516) | 15 (168.0344) | 28 (161.1428) | 30 (163.3828) | 29 (161.6916) |
| Apr 26, 2019 | Smokin For Garrett 🏅 Boonville, IN | 1 / 26 (510.8572) | 2 (170.8572) | 1 (173.7256) | 4 (166.2744) | — |
| Apr 28, 2017 | Wabash Ribberfest BBQ Championship (TEAMS AND JUDGES FULL) Mt.Carmel, IL | 23 / 29 (641.5656) | 22 (161.1200) | 20 (159.9544) | 19 (162.8456) | 25 (157.6456) |
| Apr 22, 2016 | Wabash Ribberfest BBQ Championship Mt. Carmel, IL | 23 / 30 (610.7540) | 27 (146.2400) | 20 (154.2400) | 23 (150.8684) | 13 (159.4056) |
| Apr 24, 2015 | Wabash Ribber Fest Mt. Carmel, IL | 30 / 46 (637.1316) | 42 (152.0228) | 40 (148.5372) | 3 (176) | 28 (160.5716) |
| Apr 26, 2013 | Wabash Ribber Fest Barbecue Championship Mt. Carmel, IL | 30 / 36 (609.7146) | 32 (148.0002) | 31 (146.8572) | 18 (158.8572) | 22 (156) |
| Apr 5, 2013 | 1st Annual Parkinson's Smoke Out Evansville, IN | 23 / 50 (638.8564) | 45 (147.9998) | 17 (163.9998) | 23 (162.8570) | 15 (163.9998) |