A tough matchup
6–0
behind in the head-to-head
Capt. Blue BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
Capt. Blue BBQ has come out ahead in 6 of their 6 shared contests.
Rubbin' and Chuggin' BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1489
peak 1504 · rated over 6 contests ⓘ
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
2018-08-10
latest 2024-10-11
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 69%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
321.22
last 4 Backyard vs avg 321.22 (+0.00)
Walk rate
17%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±10.36
std dev of Backyard overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 161.01 · weakest Pork Ribs (155.37)
Road miles
46
mi across 6 mapped stops
Schedule strength
35%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1546)
Purse competed for
$56K
listed at 5 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 5 state-championship entries
Master avg
309.67 / 720
1 Master contest · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
321.22 / 360
4 Backyard contests · 0 GCs
Master and Backyard overall scores sit on different scales (Master is 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.
Storylines (4 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.
The weak link
−5.6
points behind their best meat
Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 5.64 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 20%.
- Pork Ribs avg 155.37
- Chicken avg 161.01
- 0 calls in 5 entries
A strong matchup
3–0
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 100% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of Castleton Q in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
The comeback
2.2 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 2.2 years, then back at Maryland State BBQ Bash (2021-10-15).
- last seen 2019-08-09
- back 2021-10-15
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The nearest teams in the power rankings, with a different reason on each card — six teams on one rating are rarely on it for the same reason. Rating decides who makes the list; where teams tie on it, the ones this team has actually cooked against come first, then teams at a similar point in their own career. KCBS doesn’t publish where a team is from, so nothing here is inferred from geography.
150 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3695 of the rated field
- Contests
- 22
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1521
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to Rubbin' and Chuggin' BBQ)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Rubbin' and Chuggin' BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#3705 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 67%
- Peak
- 1507
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#3702 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1489
No shared contest yet.
Level with Rubbin' and Chuggin' BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#3703 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1501
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#3696 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1489
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#3736 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1488
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HARCO LOCO BBQ | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| Capt. Blue BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Team Meat Coma | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 167.9772 | 152.5828 | 161.01 | top 63% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.0856 | 139.3372 | 155.37 | top 79% |
| Pork | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Brisket | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| MD | 4 | 0 | top 73% |
| PA | 2 | 0 | top 62% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 5 | 0 | top 73% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 49% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maryland State BBQ Bash | 3 | 18 | 0 | top 74% | 2021-10-15 |
The story so far (18 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
6.2 yrs
2018-08-10 → 2024-10-11
Busiest season
2024
2 contests
Contests a season
1.2
across 5 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
MD
4 of 6 contests · 2 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
4
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
5 entries · 0 wins · 1 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 161.01 · weakest Pork Ribs (155.37)
Walk rate
17%
a top-10 call in 1 of 6 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 6 contests
Master average
309.67
out of 720 · 1 contest · 0 GCs
Backyard average
321.22
out of 360 · 4 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
273
165–256 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
46
6 mapped stops
Schedule strength
1546
average field rating faced — tougher than 35% of rated contests
Purse competed for
$55,900
listed at 5 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0
from 5 state-championship entries
Longest layoff
2.2 yrs
2019-08-09 → 2021-10-15
Power rating
1489
peak 1504 · #3724 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2018
- First tracked contest Maryland State BBQ Bash
- Peak power rating (1504) Maryland State BBQ Bash
- 2019
- First call Maryland State BBQ Bash
- 2023
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score328.5032 Smoke on the Rail (Day 1)
- Career-best overall score328.5032 Smoke on the Rail (Day 1)
- Career-best single call (Chicken)167.9772 Smoke on the Rail (Day 1)
- 2024
- Most recent contest MD State BBQ Bash
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +3.7 | Maryland State BBQ Bash | 2018-08-10 |
| +0.6 | Smoke on the Rail (Day 1) | 2023-07-28 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -8.4 | Maryland State BBQ Bash | 2021-10-15 |
| -3.8 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 1) | 2024-07-26 |
| -2.1 | Maryland State BBQ Bash | 2019-08-09 |
| -1.4 | MD State BBQ Bash | 2024-10-11 |
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)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 72% | 90.9% | 90.7% |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 49% | 91.3% | 91.3% |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 104% | 84.3% | 84.3% |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 70% | — | — |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 47% | 43% | 43% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-10-11 | MD State BBQ Bash 🏅 Bel Air, MD | 18 / 26 (327.3368) | 23 (162.2512) | 15 (165.0856) | — | — |
| 2024-07-26 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 1) 🏅 New Freedom, PA | 26 / 35 (325.6800) | 24 (164.5600) | 28 (161.1200) | — | — |
| 2023-07-28 | Smoke on the Rail (Day 1) 🏅 New Freedom, PA | 25 / 51 (328.5032) | 16 (167.9772) | 24 (160.5260) | — | — |
| 2021-10-15 | Maryland State BBQ Bash 🏅 Belair, MD | 26 / 25 (303.3600) | 24 (152.5828) | 24 (150.7772) | — | — |
| 2019-08-09 | Maryland State BBQ Bash 🏅 Belair, MD | 21 / 30 (297.0172) | 9 (157.6800) | 34 (139.3372) | — | — |
| 2018-08-10 | Maryland State BBQ Bash Bel Air, MD | 18 / 38 (309.6688) | — | — | — | — |