RIBBED FOR HER PLEASURE

RIBBED FOR HER PLEASURE is a competition barbecue team with 20 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2024. Their best overall finish is 6th of 10 at the Rock Island BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY) (2024). They are ranked #6414 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#6,414

of 6,476 rated · rankings

Rating

1385

peak 1385 · rated over 20 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Sep 13, 2013

latest Oct 11, 2024 · 11.1 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#263

Backyard 2024 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

1 podium

Overall top-10s

5% of 20 contests

Avg finish

top 83%

overall standings

Best overall

653.6572 / 720

Master · Hog Wild West BBQ Contest

Perfect 180s

Current form

608.24 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 619.16 (-10.92)

Walk rate

25%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

176

Pork Ribs · McLouth BBQ Blowout 26th Anniversary (JUDGES FULL)

Consistency

±21.99

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork Ribs

avg 159.59 · weakest Pork (152.87)

Road miles

312

across 20 mapped stops · furthest 118 mi

Schedule strength

39%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1552)

Purse competed for

$71K

listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 4 state-championship entries

Master avg

619.16 / 720

19 Master contests · 0 GCs

Backyard avg

334.24 / 360

1 Backyard contest · 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.

Storylines (6 found in their record)

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

The one to beat

4× one call ahead of them

DUSTY ROADS BBQ has finished one call ahead of RIBBED FOR HER PLEASURE 4 times — their closest competition in the data.

The weak link

−6.7 points behind their best meat

Pork is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 6.72 points below their pork ribs, and turns into a call 5% of the time against 20%.

Pork avg 152.87
Pork Ribs avg 159.59
1 call in 20 entries

A strong matchup

3–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 75% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of PORK RADIO 810 in 3 of their 4 shared contests.

The comeback

2.4 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 2.4 years, then back at American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST (Sep 16, 2021).

last seen May 3, 2019
back Sep 16, 2021

Pork Ribs nemesis

10 of 10 shared pork ribs entries lost

BURNT AT BOTH ENDZ ahead 100% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, BURNT AT BOTH ENDZ has out-cooked them in 10 of 10 shared pork ribs entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

CAN'T STOP THE SMOKE has landed one call behind them 2 times.

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
2024 ↗	Backyard	#263 (150 pts)	#289 (140 pts)	#261 (160 pts)	—	—
2024 ↗	Master	#1493 (57 pts)	#1529 (57 pts)	#1583 (57 pts)	#1505 (57 pts)	#1498 (57 pts)
2022 ↗	Master	#1309 (60 pts)	#1341 (60 pts)	#1404 (60 pts)	#1348 (60 pts)	#1333 (60 pts)
2021 ↗	Master	#1236 (60 pts)	#1286 (60 pts)	#1309 (60 pts)	#1262 (60 pts)	#1245 (60 pts)

Overall rank by season

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MOOSE'S BARBECUE

#6,415 of the rated field

1384 ▼ 1 power rating

Contests: 23
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1506

They've been 1506 at their best, 122 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 23 contests
last seen Oct 14, 2022

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Grease Monkey Grilling

#6,411 of the rated field

1386 ▲ 1 power rating

Contests: 17
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1386

Their last contest in the data was back in 2021, 3 years before RIBBED FOR HER PLEASURE's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 17 contests

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Q-N WITH ATTITUDE

#6,416 of the rated field

1384 ▼ 1 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1384

Careers of much the same size, 15 contests to 20, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 15 contests
last seen May 25, 2019

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DOLF'S BBQ

#6,417 of the rated field

1383 ▼ 1 power rating

Contests: 27
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1383

27 contests and no Grand Championship yet.

rated over 27 contests
last seen Aug 18, 2023

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SCHAEFER BBQ

#6,410 of the rated field

1386 ▲ 1 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1386

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.

rated over 13 contests
last seen Apr 26, 2019

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Just Smoked Your Butt

#6,412 of the rated field

1385 ▲ 1 power rating

Contests: 36
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1385

Level with RIBBED FOR HER PLEASURE on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 36 contests
last seen Sep 9, 2023

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
DUSTY ROADS BBQ	18	4	14	22%	⚔ compare
MAKE M' SQUEAL	12	0	12	0%	⚔ compare
TOADS JUMPIN SMOKE	10	5	5	50%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN GUNS BBQ	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
KC SMOKE DAWGS	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
BURNT AT BOTH ENDZ	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
JOUSTING PIGS BBQ 2.0	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
SOCIAL SMOKERS BBQ SQUAD	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
3 PIGS SMOKIN	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
Boxer Q BBQ	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
LOVE 2 Q	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
THE SMOKING HILLS	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
SLAPS BBQ	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
INDIGO PIG	7	2	5	29%	⚔ compare
GRINDERS BBQ KANSAS CITY	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	20	1	0	0	165.6916	133.6572	154.74	top 84%
Pork Ribs	20	4	1	1	176	133.0516	159.59	top 66%
Pork	20	1	0	0	170.8572	137.0512	152.87	top 83%
Brisket	19	2	0	0	169.7028	123.3028	153.16	top 73%

“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	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	1	top 60%
Medium (20–39)	15	top 85%
Large (40+)	4	top 84%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
KS	18	0	top 84%
MO	2	0	top 78%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST	2	440	top 94%	Sep 29, 2022
Hog Wild West BBQ Contest	2	14	top 70%	Sep 7, 2018
Brew, Blues, & Bar-B-Q	2	27	top 97%	May 4, 2018
Leavenworth Hog Wild BBQ Contest	2	19	top 68%	Sep 11, 2015

More numbers

Busiest season 2018 3 contests

Contests a season 2 across 10 seasons in the data

Most contests held in KS 18 of 20 contests · 2 states in all

Contests visited 16 4 of them more than once

Opponents faced 1,315 finished ahead 382 times, behind 2,058

Longest layoff 2.4 yrs May 3, 2019 → Sep 16, 2021

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

20242 milestones

Oct 11 First overall top-10 Rock Island BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY)
Oct 11 Most recent contest Rock Island BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY)

20174 milestones

May 5 10th tracked contest Brew, Blues, & Bar-B-Q
Jun 2 First category win (Pork Ribs) McLouth BBQ Blowout 26th Anniversary (JUDGES FULL)
Jun 2 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)176 McLouth BBQ Blowout 26th Anniversary (JUDGES FULL)
Sep 8 Career-best overall score653.6572 Hog Wild West BBQ Contest

20151 milestone

Sep 11 First overall past 90% of a perfect score653.5428 Leavenworth Hog Wild BBQ Contest

20141 milestone

May 2 First call Brew, Blues & Bar-B-Q Cook-Off

20132 milestones

Sep 13 First tracked contest Leavenworth's Hog Wild West BBQ Contest
Sep 13 Peak power rating (1486) Leavenworth's Hog Wild West BBQ Contest

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+5.4	Rock Island BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY)	Oct 11, 2024
+3.3	Hog Wild West BBQ Contest	Sep 8, 2017

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-14	Leavenworth's Hog Wild West BBQ Contest	Sep 13, 2013
-11.5	McLouth BBQ Blowout 25th Anniversary (Judges full)	Jun 3, 2016
-10.8	Brew, Blues, & Bar-B-Q	May 5, 2017
-9.2	McLouth BBQ Blowout 24th Annual (JUDGES FULL)	Jun 5, 2015
-9	Brew, Blue & Bar-B-Q	May 3, 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	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2024	2	1	0	50%	top 78%	92.8%	88.9%
2022	1	0	0	0%	top 94%	84.7%	84.7%
2021	1	0	0	0%	top 94%	82.3%	82.3%
2019	1	0	0	0%	top 100%	82%	82%
2018	3	0	0	0%	top 85%	88.2%	86.5%
2017	3	0	1	67%	top 78%	90.8%	87%
2016	3	0	0	0%	top 82%	88.5%	86.6%
2015	3	0	0	0%	top 80%	90.8%	88.3%
2014	2	0	0	100%	top 73%	89.4%	88%
2013	1	0	0	0%	top 97%	78.5%	78.5%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Oct 11, 2024	Rock Island BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY) Stover, MO	6 / 10 (334.2400)	7 (165.6800)	5 (168.5600)	7 (155.9656)	—
Sep 20, 2024	36th Annual Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out 🏅 Kearney, MO	31 / 32 (612.3432)	32 (141.1200)	25 (160.5144)	31 (155.9200)	26 (154.7888)
Sep 29, 2022	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS	474 / 505 (610.1032)	478 (150.8344)	406 (159.9544)	497 (138.8000)	354 (160.5144)
Sep 16, 2021	American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS	440 / 467 (592.8684)	455 (133.6572)	384 (156.4912)	377 (156.5028)	429 (146.2172)
May 3, 2019	Brew, Blue & Bar-B-Q 🏅 Lansing, KS	37 / 37 (590.5940)	30 (160.5716)	30 (158.8000)	37 (147.9196)	37 (123.3028)
Sep 15, 2018	39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS	365 / 467 (635.2800)	378 (158.2400)	161 (169.1200)	420 (150.8228)	345 (157.0972)
Sep 7, 2018	Hog Wild West BBQ Contest Leavenworth, KS	21 / 25 (614.1028)	18 (161.6800)	12 (164.5716)	25 (137.0512)	18 (150.8000)
May 4, 2018	Brew, Blues, & Bar-B-Q Lansing, KS	27 / 29 (618.6632)	26 (158.2628)	19 (165.7032)	28 (146.2056)	25 (148.4916)
Sep 8, 2017	Hog Wild West BBQ Contest Leavenworth, KS	14 / 25 (653.6572)	20 (160.5256)	9 (167.9772)	15 (162.8800)	13 (162.2744)
Jun 2, 2017	McLouth BBQ Blowout 26th Anniversary (JUDGES FULL) McLouth, KS	25 / 32 (631.8628)	25 (161.0856)	1 (176)	27 (154.2512)	31 (140.5260)
May 5, 2017	Brew, Blues, & Bar-B-Q Lansing, KS	30 / 30 (594.6860)	26 (156.5144)	29 (144.5144)	29 (149.6912)	29 (143.9660)
Oct 29, 2016	37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS	392 / 557 (637.1088)	497 (150.8572)	495 (150.2172)	102 (170.8572)	223 (165.1772)
Jun 3, 2016	McLouth BBQ Blowout 25th Anniversary (Judges full) McLouth, KS	33 / 33 (607.8856)	27 (158.2744)	33 (147.9656)	33 (140.5256)	20 (161.1200)
May 6, 2016	Brews, Blues & Bar-B-Q Lansing, KS	23 / 30 (626.1488)	27 (153.0744)	21 (159.3944)	19 (161.1200)	24 (152.5600)
Sep 11, 2015	Leavenworth Hog Wild BBQ Contest Leavenworth, KS	20 / 28 (653.5428)	21 (165.6916)	24 (162.2400)	23 (163.9428)	20 (161.6684)
Jun 5, 2015	McLouth BBQ Blowout 24th Annual (JUDGES FULL) McLouth, KS	29 / 33 (621.6688)	27 (155.3828)	15 (167.4172)	30 (148.0228)	29 (150.8460)
May 1, 2015	Brews, Blues & Bar-B-Q Cookoff Lansing, KS	27 / 33 (631.3140)	20 (161.1200)	21 (162.2856)	32 (147.9428)	23 (159.9656)
Sep 12, 2014	Leavenworth Hog Wild BBQ Contest Leavenworth, KS	19 / 29 (643.3600)	28 (145.6800)	7 (171.4516)	25 (156.5256)	6 (169.7028)
May 2, 2014	Brew, Blues & Bar-B-Q Cook-Off Lansing, KS	21 / 26 (623.3028)	22 (154.2628)	25 (145.6688)	18 (159.9656)	9 (163.4056)
Sep 13, 2013	Leavenworth's Hog Wild West BBQ Contest Leavenworth, KS	33 / 34 (565.5088)	33 (142.2056)	33 (133.0516)	28 (152.5484)	33 (137.7032)

RIBBED FOR HER PLEASURE

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

Backyard avg

Storylines (6 found in their record)

The one to beat

The weak link

A strong matchup

The comeback

Pork Ribs nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

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)