Rubicon BBQ
Rubicon BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 1 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contest on record in 2025. Their best overall finish is 36th of 38 at the Vine St BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) (2025).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1486
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 1
Contests
1
in the data
First seen
Sep 5, 2025
their only contest in the data
Avg finish
top 95%
overall standings
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 146.80 · weakest Pork Ribs (139.95)
Purse competed for
$540
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 146.8000 | 146.8000 | 146.80 | top 89% |
| Pork Ribs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 139.9544 | 139.9544 | 139.95 | top 97% |
“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.
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5, 2025 | Vine St BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) Park Ridge, IL | 36 / 38 (286.7544) | 34 (146.8000) | 37 (139.9544) | — | — |