A tough matchup
5–0
behind in the head-to-head
Capt. Blue BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
Capt. Blue BBQ has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
Rubbin' and Chuggin' BBQ
Rubbin' and Chuggin' BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 6 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2019 and 2024. Their best overall finish is 18th of 26 at the MD State BBQ Bash (2024). They are ranked #3874 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1486
peak 1486 · rated over 5 contests
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
Aug 9, 2019
latest Oct 11, 2024 · 5.2 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 73%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±10.36
spread of their Backyard overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 161.84 · weakest Pork Ribs (159.38)
Road miles
46
across 6 mapped stops
Schedule strength
35%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1547)
Purse competed for
$56K
listed at 5 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 5 state-championship entries
Backyard avg
321.22 / 360
4 Backyard contests · 0 GCs
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 Rubbin' and Chuggin' BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
148 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3,879 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1485
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,878 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1486
Level with Rubbin' and Chuggin' BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#3,889 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1505
Their last contest in the data was back in 2020, 4 years before Rubbin' and Chuggin' BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#3,873 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1486
Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 5 years before Rubbin' and Chuggin' BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#3,880 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1485
Their last contest in the data was back in 2017, 7 years before Rubbin' and Chuggin' BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#3,872 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1486
They were already cooking in 2014, 5 years before Rubbin' and Chuggin' BBQ's first contest.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HARCO LOCO BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| Capt. Blue BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.9772 | 152.5828 | 161.84 | top 71% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.0856 | 150.7772 | 159.38 | top 70% |
“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) | 4 | 0 | top 79% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 49% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maryland State BBQ Bash | 2 | 21 | 0 | top 87% | Oct 15, 2021 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2024
2 contests
Contests a season
1.2
across 5 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
MD
4 of 6 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
4
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
229
finished ahead 119 times, behind 222
Longest layoff
2.2 yrs
Aug 9, 2019 → Oct 15, 2021
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20241 milestone
- Most recent contest MD State BBQ Bash
20233 milestones
- 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)
20191 milestone
- Peak power rating (1498) Maryland State BBQ Bash
20181 milestone
- First tracked contest Maryland State BBQ Bash
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +0.7 | Smoke on the Rail (Day 1) | Jul 28, 2023 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -8.2 | Maryland State BBQ Bash | Oct 15, 2021 |
| -3.7 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 1) | Jul 26, 2024 |
| -2 | Maryland State BBQ Bash | Aug 9, 2019 |
| -1.2 | 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 | 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 | 0% | top 70% | 82.5% | 82.5% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
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 | 18 / 26 (327.3368) | 23 (162.2512) | 15 (165.0856) | — | — |
| Jul 26, 2024 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 1) 🏅 New Freedom, PA | 26 / 35 (325.6800) | 24 (164.5600) | 28 (161.1200) | — | — |
| Jul 28, 2023 | Smoke on the Rail (Day 1) 🏅 New Freedom, PA | 25 / 51 (328.5032) | 16 (167.9772) | 24 (160.5260) | — | — |
| Oct 15, 2021 | Maryland State BBQ Bash 🏅 Belair, MD | 26 / 25 (303.3600) | 24 (152.5828) | 24 (150.7772) | — | — |
| Aug 9, 2019 | Maryland State BBQ Bash 🏅 Belair, MD | 21 / 30 (297.0172) | — | — | — | — |
| Aug 10, 2018 | Maryland State BBQ Bash Bel Air, MD | — | — | — | — | — |