The comeback
9.1 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 9.1 years, then back at Kora Kares for Kids (Aug 16, 2025).
- last seen Jul 29, 2016
- back Aug 16, 2025
Ruckin Fidiculous
Ruckin Fidiculous is a competition barbecue team with 3 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2015 and 2025. Their best overall finish is 19th of 20 at the 2016 Gilroy Garli-Que BBQ Challenge (2016). They finished #2158 in the 2015 Master Series Team of the Year standings. Also listed in KCBS results as “RUCKIN' FIDICULOUS”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1473
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 3
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
Sep 18, 2015
latest Aug 16, 2025 · 9.9 years on the trail
Avg finish
top 85%
overall standings
Walk rate
33%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±8.95
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 158.47 · weakest Brisket (145.66)
Road miles
2,777
across 3 mapped stops · furthest 2,641 mi
Schedule strength
35%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1547)
Purse competed for
$7,300
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
Master avg
610.75 / 720
3 Master contests · 0 GCs
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.8344 | 147.4284 | 155.99 | top 80% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 168.6172 | 153.1544 | 158.47 | top 69% |
| Pork | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 154.2400 | 146.8116 | 150.63 | top 87% |
| Brisket | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 148.4800 | 144.0116 | 145.66 | top 92% |
“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.
More numbers
Contests a season
1
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
CA
2 of 3 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
3
a different one every time
Opponents faced
94
finished ahead 20 times, behind 86
Longest layoff
9.1 yrs
Jul 29, 2016 → Aug 16, 2025
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20251 milestone
- Most recent contest Kora Kares for Kids
20155 milestones
- First tracked contest Smoke on the River
- First call Smoke on the River
- Career-best overall score621.1660 Smoke on the River
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)168.6172 Smoke on the River
- Peak power rating (1498) Smoke on the River
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 16, 2025 | Kora Kares for Kids 🏅 Hiram, ME | 40 / 40 (611.7716) | 32 (162.8344) | 39 (153.6456) | 39 (146.8116) | 40 (148.4800) |
| Jul 29, 2016 | 2016 Gilroy Garli-Que BBQ Challenge Gilroy, CA | 19 / 20 (599.3256) | 20 (147.4284) | 19 (153.1544) | 17 (154.2400) | 19 (144.5028) |
| Sep 18, 2015 | Smoke on the River Sacramento, CA | 30 / 49 (621.1660) | 29 (157.7028) | 7 (168.6172) | 39 (150.8344) | 39 (144.0116) |