Rubbed The Wrong Way
Rubbed The Wrong Way is a competition barbecue team with 2 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2025 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 2nd of 9 at the IBEW So Cal BBQ & Chili Cook-Off (COMPETITOR SERIES) (2026), and they have finished Reserve Grand Champion once.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1512
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 11 invitational or side-series contest not counted
Contests
2
in the data
First seen
Jun 20, 2025
latest Jul 17, 2026 · 1.1 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
1 reserve
Category wins
1
3 podiums
Overall top-10s
2
of 2 contests
Best top-10 run
2
straight overall top-10s, still running
Avg finish
top 34%
overall standings
Walk rate
100%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 167.98 · weakest Pork Ribs (150.28)
Road miles
74
across 2 mapped stops · furthest 37 mi
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 166.2512 | 163.4056 | 164.83 | top 31% |
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 154.9032 | 145.6572 | 150.28 | top 94% |
| Pork | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 170.8228 | 165.1428 | 167.98 | top 29% |
| Brisket | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 164.0116 | 149.6688 | 156.84 | top 43% |
“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
Opponents faced
20
finished ahead 15 times, behind 7
Longest layoff
1.1 yrs
Jun 20, 2025 → Jul 17, 2026
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20266 milestones
- First category win (Pork) IBEW So Cal BBQ & Chili Cook-Off (COMPETITOR SERIES)
- First overall podium IBEW So Cal BBQ & Chili Cook-Off (COMPETITOR SERIES)
- First Reserve Championship IBEW So Cal BBQ & Chili Cook-Off (COMPETITOR SERIES)
- Career-best overall score641.6460 IBEW So Cal BBQ & Chili Cook-Off (COMPETITOR SERIES)
- Career-best single call (Pork)170.8228 IBEW So Cal BBQ & Chili Cook-Off (COMPETITOR SERIES)
- Most recent contest IBEW So Cal BBQ & Chili Cook-Off (COMPETITOR SERIES)
20253 milestones
- First tracked contest IBEW So Cal BBQ & Chili Cook-Off (COMPETITOR SERIES)
- First call IBEW So Cal BBQ & Chili Cook-Off (COMPETITOR SERIES)
- First overall top-10 IBEW So Cal BBQ & Chili Cook-Off (COMPETITOR SERIES)
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 17, 2026 | IBEW So Cal BBQ & Chili Cook-Off (COMPETITOR SERIES) Santa Ana, CA | 2 / 9 (641.6460) | 2 (166.2512) | 8 (154.9032) | 1 (170.8228) | 6 (149.6688) |
| Jun 20, 2025 | IBEW So Cal BBQ & Chili Cook-Off (COMPETITOR SERIES) unrated San Diego, CA | 7 / 15 (638.2172) | 6 (163.4056) | 15 (145.6572) | 7 (165.1428) | 3 (164.0116) |
An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.