RUB SHAKERS QUE

At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)

Power ranking

#4535

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1472

peak 1505 · rated over 7 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-09-13

latest 2025-06-20

Best ToY finish

#1239

Master 2018

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

2 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 7 contests

Avg finish

top 73%

overall standings

Best overall

671.3712 / 720

Master · Atlanta BarB-Que Festival

Perfect 180s

Current form

630.69 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 633.71 (-3.02)

Walk rate

57%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

175.4172

Brisket · Perimeter Community BBQ & Festival

Consistency

±52.88

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Brisket

avg 165.51 · weakest Pork Ribs (145.03)

Road miles

214

mi across 7 mapped stops · furthest 151 mi

Schedule strength

60%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1576)

Purse competed for

$87K

listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

GCs in 3 state-championship entries

Master avg

633.71 / 720

7 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (6 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.

High-water mark

671.3712 career-best overall

93.2% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 671.3712 at Atlanta BarB-Que Festival — 93.2% of a perfect 720.

Master
2015-08-14

A tough matchup

5–0 behind in the head-to-head

YES, DEAR BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

YES, DEAR BBQ has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.

The weak link

−20.5 points behind their best meat

Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 20.48 points below their brisket, and turns into a call 14% of the time against 43%.

Pork Ribs avg 145.03
Brisket avg 165.51
1 calls in 7 entries

A strong matchup

3–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 75% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of RUNWAY SMOKE in 3 of their 4 shared contests.

The comeback

5.6 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 5.6 years, then back at Poosa Q (2024-10-04).

last seen 2019-03-01
back 2024-10-04

A September team

Top 65% average finish in September

Something about September: average finish in the top 65% across 3 contests, versus top 73% the rest of the year.

3 September contests
top 73% the rest of the year

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133 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.

KEY'S Southern Spice

#4525 of the rated field

1472 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1472

0–0 in 1 shared contest (0% to RUB SHAKERS QUE)

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team RUB SHAKERS QUE has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 5 contests
last seen 2026-03-13

⚔ Head-to-head

T-Ray's Rack Rubbers

#4526 of the rated field

1472 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 14%
Peak: 1505

No shared contest yet.

They've been 1505 at their best, 33 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 7 contests
last seen 2026-03-13

⚔ Head-to-head

Bam Bam's BBQ

#4554 of the rated field

1471 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1471

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 7 contests
last seen 2024-10-04

⚔ Head-to-head

Burnt & Ernie

#4521 of the rated field

1472 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1472

No shared contest yet.

They turned up 8 years after RUB SHAKERS QUE did, first appearing in 2021.

rated over 7 contests
last seen 2024-04-05

⚔ Head-to-head

SMOKIN' PIT PATRIOTS

#4541 of the rated field

1472 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1503

No shared contest yet.

Level with RUB SHAKERS QUE on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 7 contests
last seen 2023-09-09

⚔ Head-to-head

Meat Harvest BBQ

#4517 of the rated field

1472 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 14%
Peak: 1472

No shared contest yet.

Their last contest in the data was back in 2022, 3 years before RUB SHAKERS QUE's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 7 contests

⚔ Head-to-head

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
YES, DEAR BBQ	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	7	1	0	172.5600	147.9084	161.99	top 73%
Pork Ribs	7	1	1	175.4056	20.0000	145.03	top 61%
Pork	7	0	0	170.8228	137.5884	161.17	top 68%
Brisket	7	3	1	175.4172	158.2172	165.51	top 53%

“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 state / province

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
GA	5	0	top 64%
AL	2	0	top 96%

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	2	0	top 55%
Large (40+)	5	0	top 81%

Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Poosa Q	2	41	0	top 96%	2025-06-20

The story so far (17 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 11.8 yrs 2013-09-13 → 2025-06-20

Busiest season 2018 2 contests

Contests a season 1.2 across 6 seasons in the data

Cooks most in GA 5 of 7 contests · 2 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 6 1 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 7 entries · 0 wins · 1 calls

Strongest meat Brisket averages 165.51 · weakest Pork Ribs (145.03)

Walk rate 57% a top-10 call in 4 of 7 contests

Overall top-10 rate 0% 0 of 7 contests

Master average 633.71 out of 720 · 7 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 319 77–352 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 214 7 mapped stops · furthest 151 mi

Schedule strength 1576 average field rating faced — tougher than 60% of rated contests

Purse competed for $86,600 listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships 0 from 3 state-championship entries

Longest layoff 5.6 yrs 2019-03-01 → 2024-10-04

Power rating 1472 peak 1505 · #4535 of 6,413 rated

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

2013
Sep 13 First tracked contest Atlanta BarB-Q Festival
Sep 13 First call Atlanta BarB-Q Festival
2015
Aug 14 First overall past 90% of a perfect score671.3712 Atlanta BarB-Que Festival
Aug 14 Career-best overall score671.3712 Atlanta BarB-Que Festival
2018
Sep 7 Career-best single call (Brisket)175.4172 Perimeter Community BBQ & Festival
Sep 21 Peak power rating (1505) Rock'n Ribville
2025
Jun 20 Most recent contest Poosa Q

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+9.2	Atlanta BarB-Que Festival	2015-08-14
+4.5	Perimeter Community BBQ & Festival	2018-09-07
+3	Rock'n Ribville	2018-09-21

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-13.4	Sip & Swine BBQ Festival	2019-03-01
-11.3	Atlanta BarB-Q Festival	2013-09-13
-10.3	Poosa Q	2024-10-04
-10	Poosa Q	2025-06-20

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)

Team of the Year rank by season

Season by season

Season	Contests	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2025	1	0%	top 98%	91%	91%
2024	1	0%	top 95%	89.1%	89.1%
2019	1	0%	top 100%	71.4%	71.4%
2018	2	100%	top 55%	93.2%	93.2%
2015	1	100%	top 25%	93.2%	93.2%
2013	1	100%	top 85%	84.9%	84.9%

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2025-06-20	Poosa Q 🏅 Montgomery, AL	41 / 42 (655.2112)	41 (162.2284)	38 (163.9428)	39 (162.8000)	35 (166.2400)
2024-10-04	Poosa Q 🏅 Montgomery, AL	56 / 59 (641.5316)	56 (161.6800)	59 (157.6916)	58 (159.3600)	50 (162.8000)
2019-03-01	Sip & Swine BBQ Festival 🏅 Lawrenceville, GA	62 / 62 (514.1368)	47 (163.9540)	62 (20.0000)	12 (170.8228)	47 (159.3600)
2018-09-21	Rock'n Ribville Lawrenceville, GA	18 / 33 (671.2800)	9 (172.5600)	14 (171.9656)	15 (168.5372)	24 (158.2172)
2018-09-07	Perimeter Community BBQ & Festival Atlanta, GA	17 / 31 (671.2796)	28 (157.0740)	2 (175.4056)	24 (163.3828)	3 (175.4172)
2015-08-14	Atlanta BarB-Que Festival Atlanta, GA	12 / 48 (671.3712)	18 (168.5372)	15 (166.8572)	22 (165.6912)	10 (170.2856)
2013-09-13	Atlanta BarB-Q Festival Atlanta, GA	35 / 41 (611.1312)	37 (147.9084)	23 (159.3716)	41 (137.5884)	10 (166.2628)

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)

Team of the Year standings (rank per category by season — year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Year	Series	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2019 ↗	Master	#1955 (60 pts)	#2049 (60 pts)	#2026 (60 pts)	#1550 (125 pts)	#2010 (60 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#1239 (189 pts)	#1270 (199 pts)	#905 (369 pts)	#1420 (169 pts)	#1018 (294 pts)