FERNANDO'S RIB COMPANY

FERNANDO'S RIB COMPANY is a competition barbecue team with 14 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2015 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 23rd of 26 at the MN Masters BBQ (2025). They are ranked #5320 of 6,485 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#5,320

of 6,485 rated · rankings

Rating

1455

peak 1455 · rated over 10 contests2 invitational or side-series contests not counted

Contests

in the data

First seen

Jul 17, 2015

latest May 23, 2026 · 10.9 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#814

Master 2026 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

1 podium

Overall top-10s

0% of 14 contests

Avg finish

top 77%

overall standings

Best overall

675.2800 / 720

Master · 8th Annual KCBS World Invitational: Wells Cup, Cocktail Ancillary, Dessert Ancillary (Saturday, May 23, 2026)

Perfect 180s

Current form

652.25 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 645.43 (+6.82)

Walk rate

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

176.5828

Pork Ribs · Original SD BBQ Championships (ONE MEAT RIBS)

Consistency

±13.95

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork Ribs

avg 164.89 · weakest Chicken (158.37)

Road miles

1,851

across 14 mapped stops · furthest 834 mi

Schedule strength

56%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1572)

Purse competed for

$41K

listed at 5 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 4 state-championship entries

Master avg

645.43 / 720

11 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (8 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

High-water mark

675.2800 career-best overall

93.8% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 675.2800 at 8th Annual KCBS World Invitational: Wells Cup, Cocktail Ancillary, Dessert Ancillary (Saturday, May 23, 2026) — 93.8% of a perfect 720.

Master
May 23, 2026

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

Hilltop Smoke Shack has finished one call ahead of FERNANDO'S RIB COMPANY 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

10–0 behind in the head-to-head

SMOKEY AND HIS BANDITS ahead in 100% of their meetings

SMOKEY AND HIS BANDITS has come out ahead in 10 of their 10 shared contests.

The weak link

−6.5 points behind their best meat

Chicken is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 6.51 points below their pork ribs, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 7%.

Chicken avg 158.37
Pork Ribs avg 164.89
0 calls in 11 entries

A strong matchup

4–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 80% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of WHISKEY RIVER BBQ in 4 of their 5 shared contests.

The comeback

4.8 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 4.8 years, then back at Original SD BBQ Championships (ONE MEAT RIBS) (Jun 7, 2024).

last seen Aug 16, 2019
back Jun 7, 2024

Pork Ribs nemesis

9 of 10 shared pork ribs entries lost

SPITFIRE ahead 90% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, SPITFIRE has out-cooked them in 9 of 10 shared pork ribs entries.

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The metronome

±1.94% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.94% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 89.6% of a perfect score
14 contests

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

Year	Series	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2026 ↗	Master	#814 (120 pts)	#882 (120 pts)	#608 (305 pts)	#837 (120 pts)	#794 (140 pts)
2025 ↗	Master	#1143 (61 pts)	#1515 (51 pts)	#1219 (86 pts)	#1055 (101 pts)	#1437 (56 pts)
2024 ↗	Master	#1182 (60 pts)	#1242 (60 pts)	#629 (329 pts)	#1208 (65 pts)	#1204 (60 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#1955 (60 pts)	#2049 (60 pts)	#2026 (60 pts)	#2029 (60 pts)	#2010 (60 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#1954 (60 pts)	#2012 (60 pts)	#1996 (60 pts)	#2030 (60 pts)	#1990 (60 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#2212 (60 pts)	#2286 (60 pts)	#2304 (60 pts)	#2170 (75 pts)	#2109 (85 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#1775 (120 pts)	#1883 (120 pts)	#1765 (140 pts)	#1872 (120 pts)	#1611 (165 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#2158 (60 pts)	#1960 (105 pts)	#1954 (105 pts)	#2225 (60 pts)	#2214 (60 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to FERNANDO'S RIB COMPANY, each with one reason worth a look.

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

Rub N' Sauce

#5,334 of the rated field

1455 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1455

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to FERNANDO'S RIB COMPANY)

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team FERNANDO'S RIB COMPANY has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 6 contests
last seen Jun 7, 2024

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Nutty Cocks BBQ

#5,327 of the rated field

1455 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 9%
Peak: 1455

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 11 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 11 contests
last seen Jun 26, 2026

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Bar B Q Dat

#5,300 of the rated field

1456 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1507

Careers of much the same size, 12 contests to 14, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 12 contests
last seen Jul 11, 2026

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INFINITE SMOKE BBQ

#5,332 of the rated field

1455 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1455

12 contests and no Grand Championship yet.

rated over 12 contests
last seen Apr 17, 2026

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Bourbon Barrel Barbecue

#5,306 of the rated field

1456 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1456

They turned up 9 years after FERNANDO'S RIB COMPANY did, first appearing in 2024.

rated over 8 contests
last seen Sep 25, 2026

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RUBBING BUTTS BBQ

#5,323 of the rated field

1455 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 11%
Peak: 1518

Their last contest in the data was back in 2021, 5 years before FERNANDO'S RIB COMPANY's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 8 contests

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
SMOKEY AND HIS BANDITS	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
SPITFIRE	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
PARROTHEAD SMOKERS	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
RUB MY RACK	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
SIN CIRCLE BBQ	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
RICHIE Z's	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
LUCKY 19 SAUCE COMPANY	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
SHIGGIN & GRINNIN	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
Backroads BBQ	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
LAST CALL HEROES BBQ	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
ROLLIN' SMOKE BBQ SD	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
Borgy the BBQ Butcher	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
Pigtamer BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
MUSTANG SALLY BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
WHISKEY RIVER BBQ	5	4	1	80%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	11	0	0	0	168.5372	146.7884	158.37	top 81%
Pork Ribs	14	1	1	1	176.5828	155.9772	164.89	top 59%
Pork	11	0	0	0	169.1544	153.1200	162.79	top 68%
Brisket	11	0	0	0	171.9656	149.6800	160.90	top 61%

“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 field size and state

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	3	0	top 78%
Large (40+)	8	0	top 77%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
SD	6	top 76%
ND	2	top 68%
MN	2	top 87%
TN	1	top 84%

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
ND BBQ Championship	2	38	top 68%	May 1, 2026
Cookin On Kampeska	2	33	top 78%	Jul 20, 2018
Cookin' on Kampeska	2	26	top 77%	Jul 15, 2016

More numbers

Busiest season 2026 4 contests

Contests a season 1.8 across 8 seasons in the data

Most contests held in SD 7 of 14 contests · 4 states in all

Contests visited 8 3 of them more than once

Most-entered meat Pork Ribs 14 entries · 1 win · 1 call

Opponents faced 310 finished ahead 129 times, behind 415

Longest layoff 4.8 yrs Aug 16, 2019 → Jun 7, 2024

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

20263 milestones

May 1 First overall past 90% of a perfect score670.8000 ND BBQ Championship
May 23 Career-best overall score675.2800 8th Annual KCBS World Invitational: Wells Cup, Cocktail Ancillary, Dessert Ancillary (Saturday, May 23, 2026)
May 23 Most recent contest 8th Annual KCBS World Invitational: Wells Cup, Cocktail Ancillary, Dessert Ancillary (Saturday, May 23, 2026)

20251 milestone

Aug 22 10th tracked contest MN Masters BBQ

20243 milestones

Jun 7 First call Original SD BBQ Championships (ONE MEAT RIBS)
Jun 7 First category win (Pork Ribs) Original SD BBQ Championships (ONE MEAT RIBS)
Jun 7 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)176.5828 Original SD BBQ Championships (ONE MEAT RIBS)

20152 milestones

Jul 17 First tracked contest Cookin' on Kampeska
Jul 17 Peak power rating (1496) Cookin' on Kampeska

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+4.6	ND BBQ Championship	May 1, 2026

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-8.6	Cookin' on Kampeska	Jul 15, 2016
-7.1	MN Masters BBQ	Aug 22, 2025
-6.4	Cookin On Kampeska	Jul 14, 2017
-6.1	ND BBQ Championship	Sep 27, 2024
-5.2	SMSU Smokefest	Aug 16, 2019

Scores over time (% of a perfect score — tap a meat to add it)

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	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2026	4	0	0%	top 69%	93.8%	93.5%
2025	1	0	0%	top 88%	87.9%	87.9%
2024	2	1	50%	top 83%	88.6%	88.6%
2019	1	0	0%	top 85%	89.5%	89.5%
2018	2	0	0%	top 75%	88.8%	88.3%
2017	1	0	0%	top 83%	90%	90%
2016	2	0	0%	top 78%	88.6%	88.4%
2015	1	0	0%	top 68%	89.7%	89.7%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
May 23, 2026	8th Annual KCBS World Invitational: Wells Cup, Cocktail Ancillary, Dessert Ancillary (Saturday, May 23, 2026) unrated Lebanon, TN	98 / 117 (675.2800)	91 (168.5372)	78 (168.5372)	94 (166.2400)	46 (171.9656)
May 22, 2026	8th Annual KCBS World Invitational: World Rib Finals (Friday, May 22, 2026) unrated Lebanon, TN	—	—	71 (165.6916)	—	—
May 1, 2026	ND BBQ Championship 🏅 Fargo, ND	38 / 71 (670.8000)	58 (162.2744)	34 (168.5600)	35 (169.1200)	21 (170.8456)
May 1, 2026	ND BBQ Championship (ONE MEAT RIBS) Fargo, ND	—	—	12 (169.1200)	—	—
Aug 22, 2025	MN Masters BBQ 🏅 Pierz, MN	23 / 26 (633.0860)	26 (147.4056)	18 (163.9888)	15 (169.1544)	24 (152.5372)
Sep 27, 2024	ND BBQ Championship 🏅 Fargo, ND	39 / 47 (637.5772)	32 (163.9656)	38 (158.8116)	24 (165.1200)	43 (149.6800)
Jun 7, 2024	Original SD BBQ Championships (ONE MEAT RIBS) Huron, SD	—	—	1 (176.5828)	—	—
Aug 16, 2019	SMSU Smokefest 🏅 Marshall, MN	39 / 46 (644.5028)	32 (164.5600)	27 (166.3200)	30 (162.8228)	41 (150.8000)
Jul 20, 2018	Cookin On Kampeska Watertown, SD	33 / 45 (639.4172)	34 (159.4516)	33 (158.8572)	26 (165.1428)	34 (155.9656)
Jun 1, 2018	The Original SD BBQ Championships Huron, SD	25 / 33 (632.4800)	32 (151.9656)	25 (155.9772)	27 (158.2628)	13 (166.2744)
Jul 14, 2017	Cookin On Kampeska Watertown, SD	40 / 48 (647.9884)	48 (146.7884)	26 (165.7372)	22 (166.9028)	20 (168.5600)
Jul 15, 2016	Cookin' on Kampeska Watertown, SD	35 / 41 (634.1596)	38 (155.9884)	34 (158.2628)	39 (156.4912)	24 (163.4172)
Jun 3, 2016	Original SD BBQ Championships Huron, SD	31 / 44 (638.2056)	38 (154.8572)	21 (167.4172)	37 (153.1200)	17 (162.8112)
Jul 17, 2015	Cookin' on Kampeska Watertown, SD	26 / 38 (646.1940)	16 (166.3084)	16 (164.5484)	30 (158.2628)	27 (157.0744)

An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.

FERNANDO'S RIB COMPANY

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (8 found in their record)

High-water mark

The one to beat

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

The comeback

Pork Ribs nemesis

The metronome

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

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

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

By meat

By field size and state

By contest size

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

More numbers

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

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

📉 Toughest weekends

Scores over time (% of a perfect score — tap a meat to add it)

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

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

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