The comeback
3.8 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 3.8 years, then back at Pig Out in the Park (BACKYARD ONLY) (Aug 18, 2023).
- last seen Oct 18, 2019
- back Aug 18, 2023
Rub A Dub Grub
Rub A Dub Grub is a competition barbecue team with 6 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2018 and 2024. Their best overall finish is 4th of 11 at the Pig Out in the Park (BACKYARD ONLY) (2023). They are ranked #2805 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1511
peak 1519 · rated over 5 contests
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
Sep 14, 2018
latest Oct 11, 2024 · 6.1 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
1 podium
Overall top-10s
2
33% of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 50%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±22.14
spread of their Backyard overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 162.40 · weakest Chicken (157.54)
Road miles
1,238
across 6 mapped stops · furthest 686 mi
Schedule strength
35%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1546)
Purse competed for
$30K
listed at 4 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 3 state-championship entries
Master avg
483.30 / 720
2 Master contests · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
319.20 / 360
3 Backyard contests · 0 GCs
These overall scores sit on different scales (Master out of 720, Backyard out of 360), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.
This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Rub A Dub Grub, each with one reason worth a look.
108 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2,810 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1515
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#2,791 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1517
Level with Rub A Dub Grub on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#2,813 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1517
Their last contest in the data was back in 2014, 10 years before Rub A Dub Grub's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#2,803 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1515
They were already cooking in 2013, 5 years before Rub A Dub Grub's first contest.
⚔ Compare careers#2,816 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1518
Their last contest in the data was back in 2014, 10 years before Rub A Dub Grub's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#2,801 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1515
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careersBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 172.5600 | 136 | 157.54 | top 54% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 171.4172 | 154.2400 | 162.40 | top 30% |
| Pork | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 160.5484 | 160.5484 | 160.55 | top 88% |
| Brisket | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.0972 | 161.0972 | 161.10 | top 65% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 36% |
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 92% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 40% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2019
2 contests
Contests a season
1.5
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
MD
2 of 6 contests · 4 states in all
Contests visited
5
a different one every time
Opponents faced
230
finished ahead 130 times, behind 125
Longest layoff
3.8 yrs
Oct 18, 2019 → Aug 18, 2023
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20242 milestones
- Career-best overall score643.8168 MD State BBQ Bash
- Most recent contest MD State BBQ Bash
20234 milestones
- First category win (Pork Ribs) Pig Out in the Park (BACKYARD ONLY)
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score343.9772 Pig Out in the Park (BACKYARD ONLY)
- Career-best single call (Chicken)172.5600 Pig Out in the Park (BACKYARD ONLY)
- Peak power rating (1519) Pig Out in the Park (BACKYARD ONLY)
20192 milestones
- First call York County BBQ Festival
- First overall top-10 York County BBQ Festival
20181 milestone
- First tracked contest Silver Lake Apple BBQ Festival
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +13.6 | York County BBQ Festival | Jun 28, 2019 |
| +8 | Pig Out in the Park (BACKYARD ONLY) | Aug 18, 2023 |
| +6.3 | Boo-B-Que | Oct 18, 2019 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -8.9 | Silver Lake Apple BBQ Festival | Sep 14, 2018 |
| -8 | MD State BBQ Bash | Oct 11, 2024 |
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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 92% | 89.4% | 89.4% |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 100% | top 36% | 95.5% | 95.5% |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 18% | 89.8% | 85.2% |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 83% | 44.8% | 44.8% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 11, 2024 | MD State BBQ Bash 🏅 Bel Air, MD | 24 / 26 (643.8168) | 23 (162.2168) | 23 (159.9544) | 23 (160.5484) | 17 (161.0972) |
| Aug 18, 2023 | Pig Out in the Park (BACKYARD ONLY) Frostburg, MD | 4 / 11 (343.9772) | 9 (172.5600) | 1 (171.4172) | — | — |
| Oct 18, 2019 | Boo-B-Que 🏅 Rehoboth Beach, DE | 15 / 63 (290.2400) | 18 (136) | 8 (154.2400) | — | — |
| Jun 28, 2019 | York County BBQ Festival 🏅 Delta, PA | 6 / 48 (323.3712) | 8 (159.3828) | 5 (163.9884) | — | — |
| Oct 19, 2018 | Boo-B-Que Rehoboth Beach, DE | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sep 14, 2018 | Silver Lake Apple BBQ Festival Mears, MI | 40 / 48 (322.7884) | — | — | — | — |