High-water mark
670.2172
career-best overall
93.1% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 670.2172 at Sevierville Bloomin' BBQ and Bluegrass Festival — 93.1% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- May 15, 2015
Carolina Rib King
Carolina Rib King is a competition barbecue team with 8 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 26th of 44 at the Sevierville Bloomin' BBQ and Bluegrass Festival (2015). They are ranked #5048 of 6,485 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1462
peak 1462 · rated over 7 contests
Contests
8
in the data
First seen
May 17, 2013
latest May 15, 2026 · 13 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 8 contests
Avg finish
top 77%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
580.67 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 600.71 (-20.04)
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±115.39
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 164.34 · weakest Pork Ribs (141.69)
Road miles
75
across 8 mapped stops
Schedule strength
51%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1565)
Purse competed for
$32K
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 2 state-championship entries
Master avg
600.71 / 720
7 Master contests · 0 GCs
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Carolina Rib King, each with one reason worth a look.
127 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5,040 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1462
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#5,053 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1504
They've been 1504 at their best, 42 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Compare careers#5,036 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1501
Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 7 years before Carolina Rib King's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#5,039 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1462
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Compare careers#5,044 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1462
Level with Carolina Rib King on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#5,063 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1461
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14% | ⚔ compare |
| JERRY'S TENDER BUTT BBQ | 6 | 5 | 1 | 83% | ⚔ compare |
| GRILLIN' GANGSTERS | 6 | 4 | 2 | 67% | ⚔ compare |
| CRITTER COOKER'S | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| Sons of Smoke | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| SOGGY BOTTOM SMOKERS | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| BLUE CHIP BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| CONTAGIOUS Q | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| ROCKY TOP BARBEQUE | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKE ON THIS | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SAUCED! BBQ TEAM | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Cookin Possums | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| PARADISE QUE | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| CAUGHT BY THE FIRE | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| FIREHOUSE SMOKERS TN | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164.5716 | 146.2854 | 158.76 | top 83% |
| Pork Ribs | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.2628 | 20 | 141.69 | top 67% |
| Pork | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.8456 | 157.0628 | 164.34 | top 64% |
| Brisket | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.2744 | 143.9200 | 159.40 | top 72% |
“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 97% |
| Large (40+) | 6 | 0 | top 74% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bloomin' BBQ & Bluegrass | 3 | 28 | 0 | top 70% | May 17, 2019 |
| Bloomin' BBQ & Bluegrass | 2 | 39 | 0 | top 88% | May 20, 2016 |
More numbers
Contests a season
1
across 8 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
TN
8 of 8 contests
Contests visited
4
2 of them more than once
Opponents faced
155
finished ahead 77 times, behind 234
Longest layoff
7 yrs
May 17, 2019 → May 15, 2026
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20261 milestone
- Most recent contest Bloomin' BBQ Music & Food Festival
20151 milestone
- Career-best overall score670.2172 Sevierville Bloomin' BBQ and Bluegrass Festival
20143 milestones
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score666.7884 Bloomin' BBQ & Bluegrass
- Career-best single call (Pork)170.8456 Bloomin' BBQ & Bluegrass
- Peak power rating (1493) Bloomin' BBQ & Bluegrass
20131 milestone
- First tracked contest Bloomin' BBQ & Bluegrass
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +2.5 | Bloomin' BBQ & Bluegrass | May 16, 2014 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11.2 | Bloomin' BBQ & Bluegrass | May 20, 2016 |
| -9.8 | Bloomin' BBQ & Bluegrass | May 17, 2013 |
| -9.3 | Bloomin' BBQ Music & Food Festival | May 15, 2026 |
| -5.6 | Bloomin' BBQ & Bluegrass | May 17, 2019 |
| -4.9 | Bloomin' BBQ & Bluegrass | May 19, 2017 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 97% | 44.5% | 44.5% |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 81% | 87% | 87% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 78% | 90% | 90% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 93% | 88.7% | 88.7% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 59% | 93.1% | 93.1% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 50% | 92.6% | 92.6% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 83% | 88.2% | 88.2% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 15, 2026 | Bloomin' BBQ Music & Food Festival 🏅 Sevierville, TN | 32 / 33 (320.4688) | 29 (156.5488) | 32 (20) | — | 32 (143.9200) |
| May 17, 2019 | Bloomin' BBQ & Bluegrass 🏅 Sevierville, TN | 35 / 43 (626.1716) | 32 (162.2860) | 41 (146.8228) | 34 (157.0628) | 27 (160) |
| May 18, 2018 | Bloomin' BBQ & Bluegrass Sevierville, TN | — | — | — | — | — |
| May 19, 2017 | Bloomin' BBQ & Bluegrass Sevierville, TN | 38 / 49 (647.8400) | 37 (162.2744) | 28 (164.5372) | 43 (159.3828) | 39 (161.6456) |
| May 20, 2016 | Bloomin' BBQ & Bluegrass Sevierville, TN | 43 / 46 (638.6396) | 43 (155.3712) | 42 (156.5028) | 38 (163.3712) | 31 (163.3944) |
| May 15, 2015 | Sevierville Bloomin' BBQ and Bluegrass Festival Sevierville, TN | 26 / 44 (670.2172) | 34 (164.5716) | 19 (170.2628) | 24 (169.1084) | 30 (166.2744) |
| May 16, 2014 | Bloomin' BBQ & Bluegrass Sevierville, TN | 28 / 56 (666.7884) | 39 (163.9884) | 17 (169.1200) | 13 (170.8456) | 33 (162.8344) |
| May 17, 2013 | Bloomin' BBQ & Bluegrass Sevierville, TN | 39 / 47 (634.8570) | 47 (146.2854) | 26 (164.5716) | 28 (166.2856) | 34 (157.7144) |