High-water mark
669.2456
career-best overall
93.0% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 669.2456 at McLouth BBQ Blowout 23rd Annual — 93.0% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2014-06-06
Rubbin' Racks & Smokin Butts
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1506
peak 1506 · rated over 5 contests ⓘ
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
2013-09-13
latest 2015-08-28
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 51%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
645.76
last 5 Master vs avg 645.76 (-0.00)
Walk rate
60%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±22.59
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 162.51 · weakest Pork (159.98)
Road miles
172
mi across 5 mapped stops · furthest 39 mi
Schedule strength
12%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1518)
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 1 state-championship entries
Master avg
645.76 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (3 found in this team's record)
Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.
A tough matchup
3–0
behind in the head-to-head
Theslabs.com ahead in 100% of their meetings
Theslabs.com has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
A strong matchup
3–0
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 100% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of DUNN UP BBQ in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The nearest teams in the power rankings, with a different reason on each card — six teams on one rating are rarely on it for the same reason. Rating decides who makes the list; where teams tie on it, the ones this team has actually cooked against come first, then teams at a similar point in their own career. KCBS doesn’t publish where a team is from, so nothing here is inferred from geography.
119 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2955 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1507
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#2967 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1506
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 6 years after Rubbin' Racks & Smokin Butts did, first appearing in 2019.
⚔ Head-to-head#2985 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1513
No shared contest yet.
Level with Rubbin' Racks & Smokin Butts on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#2966 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1506
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#2976 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1506
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#2975 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1511
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-headBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.4056 | 155.3944 | 162.03 | top 55% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 176.6400 | 145.6572 | 161.23 | top 53% |
| Pork | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 169.1544 | 149.6800 | 159.98 | top 55% |
| Brisket | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 171.4056 | 154.8228 | 162.51 | top 41% |
“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 contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 48% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 52% |
The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
2 yrs
2013-09-13 → 2015-08-28
Busiest season
2014
2 contests
Contests a season
1.7
across 3 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
KS
5 of 5 contests
Contests visited
5
0 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
5 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Brisket
averages 162.51 · weakest Pork (159.98)
Walk rate
60%
a top-10 call in 3 of 5 contests
Overall top-10 rate
20%
1 of 5 contests
Master average
645.76
out of 720 · 5 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
198
113–107 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
172
5 mapped stops · furthest 39 mi
Schedule strength
1518
average field rating faced — tougher than 12% of rated contests
State championships
0
from 1 state-championship entries
Power rating
1506
peak 1506 · #2968 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Battle of the Brisket
- 2014
- First call McLouth BBQ Blowout 23rd Annual
- First overall top-10 McLouth BBQ Blowout 23rd Annual
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score669.2456 McLouth BBQ Blowout 23rd Annual
- Career-best overall score669.2456 McLouth BBQ Blowout 23rd Annual
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)176.6400 McLouth BBQ Blowout 23rd Annual
- 2015
- Peak power rating (1506) East Central State BBQ Cook Off Paola Roots Festival
- Most recent contest East Central State BBQ Cook Off Paola Roots Festival
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +13 | McLouth BBQ Blowout 23rd Annual | 2014-06-06 |
| +8.1 | Cookin on the Kaw | 2014-10-10 |
| +2.9 | East Central State BBQ Cook Off Paola Roots Festival | 2015-08-28 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -9.4 | Battle of the Brisket | 2013-09-13 |
| -8.5 | Autumn Blaze BBQ Smoke Off State Championship Contest | 2013-10-18 |
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)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 45% | 90.5% | 90.5% |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 24% | 93% | 92.9% |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 81% | 86.4% | 86% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-08-28 | East Central State BBQ Cook Off Paola Roots Festival Paola, KS | 29 / 65 (651.9316) | 44 (155.3944) | 33 (162.8000) | 10 (169.1544) | 22 (164.5828) |
| 2014-10-10 | Cookin on the Kaw DeSoto, KS | 14 / 46 (669.0512) | 33 (161.1084) | 6 (174.2744) | 28 (162.2628) | 5 (171.4056) |
| 2014-06-06 | McLouth BBQ Blowout 23rd Annual McLouth, KS | 6 / 36 (669.2456) | 17 (161.1428) | 2 (176.6400) | 7 (168.0000) | 14 (163.4628) |
| 2013-10-18 | Autumn Blaze BBQ Smoke Off State Championship Contest 🏅 Garnett, KS | 20 / 25 (622.1372) | 13 (167.4056) | 24 (145.6572) | 22 (150.8000) | 15 (158.2744) |
| 2013-09-13 | Battle of the Brisket Mission, KS | 43 / 53 (616.4228) | 18 (165.1200) | 52 (146.8000) | 48 (149.6800) | 33 (154.8228) |