Roni's Ribs

Roni's Ribs is a competition barbecue team with 14 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2015 and 2024. Their best overall finish is 11th of 18 at the 4th Annual Best BBQ In Town Long Beach BBQ Festival (2016). They are ranked #5515 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#5,515

of 6,476 rated · rankings

Rating

1450

peak 1450 · rated over 13 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Jan 17, 2015

latest Sep 13, 2024 · 9.7 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#856

Master 2020 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

0% of 14 contests

Avg finish

top 75%

overall standings

Best overall

662.7996 / 720

Master · Dana Point State BBQ Championship

Perfect 180s

Current form

655.26 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 644.75 (+10.51)

Walk rate

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

173.1200

Chicken · Hoosier BBQ Classic Day 1

Consistency

±18.16

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 163.89 · weakest Pork Ribs (159.32)

Road miles

3,931

across 14 mapped stops · furthest 1,834 mi

Schedule strength

63%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1579)

Purse competed for

$65K

listed at 7 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 7 state-championship entries

Master avg

644.75 / 720

13 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (9 found in their record)

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

High-water mark

662.7996 career-best overall

92.1% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 662.7996 at Dana Point State BBQ Championship — 92.1% of a perfect 720.

Master
Oct 7, 2016

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

Team Awesome has finished one call ahead of Roni's Ribs 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

7–0 behind in the head-to-head

WeQ4U ahead in 100% of their meetings

WeQ4U has come out ahead in 7 of their 7 shared contests.

The weak link

−4.6 points behind their best meat

Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 4.57 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 8%.

Pork Ribs avg 159.32
Chicken avg 163.89
0 calls in 14 entries

A strong matchup

4–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 80% of their meetings

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

The comeback

2.1 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 2.1 years, then back at Bands & BBQ at the Point (Sep 13, 2024).

last seen Aug 19, 2022
back Sep 13, 2024

Chicken nemesis

7 of 7 shared chicken entries lost

WeQ4U ahead 100% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, WeQ4U has out-cooked them in 7 of 7 shared chicken entries.

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Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

.Smokin J's has landed one call behind them 2 times.

The long haul

3,931 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 3,931 miles across 14 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 1,834 miles to 4th Annual Best BBQ In Town Long Beach BBQ Festival.

14 mapped stops
furthest 1,834 mi

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 ↗	Master	#1178 (61 pts)	#1205 (71 pts)	#993 (126 pts)	#1228 (61 pts)	#1504 (56 pts)
2022 ↗	Master	#986 (120 pts)	#888 (175 pts)	#876 (190 pts)	#1046 (120 pts)	#986 (130 pts)
2021 ↗	Master	#1004 (115 pts)	#1057 (115 pts)	#855 (175 pts)	#804 (175 pts)	#915 (130 pts)
2020 ↗	Master	#856 (60 pts)	#756 (115 pts)	#913 (60 pts)	#899 (60 pts)	#883 (60 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#1955 (60 pts)	#2049 (60 pts)	#2026 (60 pts)	#1933 (75 pts)	#1745 (100 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#1722 (120 pts)	#1697 (140 pts)	#1970 (115 pts)	#1603 (160 pts)	#1703 (140 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#1248 (233 pts)	#1255 (258 pts)	#1354 (228 pts)	#1405 (223 pts)	#1212 (263 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to Roni's Ribs, each with one reason worth a look.

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

LITTLE BOB'S BBQ

#5,517 of the rated field

1450 power rating

Contests: 27
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 4%
Peak: 1505

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to Roni's Ribs)

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

rated over 27 contests
last seen Jul 21, 2017

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BUTT UP BBQ

#5,532 of the rated field

1450 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1450

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to Roni's Ribs)

Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 5 years before Roni's Ribs's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 5 contests

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Secondhand Smoke

#5,505 of the rated field

1451 power rating

Contests: 49
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 12%
Peak: 1451

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to Roni's Ribs)

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 46 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 46 contests
last seen Sep 11, 2026

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Porkmafia

#5,537 of the rated field

1450 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 15%
Peak: 1507

Careers of much the same size, 13 contests to 14, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 13 contests
last seen May 15, 2026

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BOB-A-QUE

#5,526 of the rated field

1450 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1450

13 contests and no Grand Championship yet.

rated over 13 contests
last seen May 28, 2021

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Feelin' Swine BBQ

#5,513 of the rated field

1451 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 8%
Peak: 1451

They turned up 6 years after Roni's Ribs did, first appearing in 2021.

rated over 12 contests
last seen Sep 13, 2024

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
WeQ4U	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
SMOKE-N-PEPPERS	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
BLUE CHIP BBQ	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
LOADED-N-ROLLIN BBQ	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
HIGH ON THE HAWG	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
BIG DOGG BBQ - CINCINNATI, OH	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
TIRE SMOKE BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
THUNDER HOG BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
CONTINENTAL BARBEQUE CO.	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
ACME BBQ	5	4	1	80%	⚔ compare
BBQ Maestros	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
UNCLE TOAD'S COMPETITION BBQ	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS, KY	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
SQUEALERS AWARD WINNING BARBEQUE	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	13	1	173.1200	150.2744	163.89	top 66%
Pork Ribs	14	0	170.8228	141.6688	159.32	top 73%
Pork	13	0	173.1200	150.7884	161.10	top 72%
Brisket	13	1	168.5256	150.8344	160.62	top 66%

“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 61%
Medium (20–39)	5	top 88%
Large (40+)	7	top 68%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
IN	8	top 76%
CA	3	top 66%
KY	1	top 77%
AL	1	top 92%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival	3	27	0	top 67%	Aug 19, 2022
Big Blue Barbecue	2	26	0	top 81%	Aug 13, 2021

More numbers

Busiest season 2022 3 contests

Contests a season 1.8 across 8 seasons in the data

Most contests held in IN 9 of 14 contests · 4 states in all

Contests visited 10 2 of them more than once

Most-entered meat Pork Ribs 14 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls

Opponents faced 290 finished ahead 146 times, behind 389

Longest layoff 2.1 yrs Aug 19, 2022 → Sep 13, 2024

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

20241 milestone

Sep 13 Most recent contest Bands & BBQ at the Point

20221 milestone

Jun 17 Career-best single call (Chicken)173.1200 Hoosier BBQ Classic Day 1

20211 milestone

Aug 20 10th tracked contest Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival

20163 milestones

Aug 19 First call 4th Annual Best BBQ In Town Long Beach BBQ Festival
Oct 7 First overall past 90% of a perfect score662.7996 Dana Point State BBQ Championship
Oct 7 Career-best overall score662.7996 Dana Point State BBQ Championship

20152 milestones

Jan 17 First tracked contest Certified BBQ Judging Class - Cancelled
Jan 17 Peak power rating (1488) Certified BBQ Judging Class - Cancelled

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+4.6	Dana Point State BBQ Championship	Oct 7, 2016
+2.4	Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival	Aug 16, 2019

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-11.8	Certified BBQ Judging Class - Cancelled	Jan 17, 2015
-10	Smoke on the Square: In memory of David Harness	Jun 16, 2017
-9.9	Ribs, Pigs & Watermelons	Aug 5, 2016
-7	Bands & BBQ at the Point	Sep 13, 2024
-6	Big Blue Barbecue	Aug 13, 2021

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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2024	1	0%	top 77%	91.7%	91.7%
2022	3	0%	top 75%	92%	91%
2021	2	0%	top 77%	91.7%	90.7%
2020	1	0%	top 76%	91.7%	91.7%
2019	1	0%	top 57%	91.7%	91.7%
2017	2	0%	top 86%	87.4%	86.9%
2016	3	33%	top 66%	92.1%	88.9%
2015	1	0%	top 92%	85.2%	85.2%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Sep 13, 2024	Bands & BBQ at the Point 🏅 Carrollton, KY	24 / 31 (660.4456)	22 (167.4172)	11 (170.8228)	24 (162.8456)	27 (159.3600)
Aug 19, 2022	Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival 🏅 Madison, IN	34 / 45 (647.7600)	25 (168.5372)	35 (159.3716)	41 (151.3256)	23 (168.5256)
Jun 17, 2022	Hoosier BBQ Classic Day 1 🏅 Franklin, IN	31 / 42 (662.1028)	14 (173.1200)	36 (159.9428)	37 (162.7884)	28 (166.2516)
Jun 17, 2022	Hoosier BBQ Classic (One Meat Ribs) Franklin, IN	—	—	21 (161.6800)	—	—
Aug 20, 2021	Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival 🏅 Madison, IN	29 / 43 (660.4456)	30 (166.8228)	33 (157.7028)	13 (173.1200)	28 (162.8000)
Aug 13, 2021	Big Blue Barbecue 🏅 Shelbyville, IN	26 / 30 (645.5316)	27 (162.2400)	13 (170.2744)	29 (151.3372)	22 (161.6800)
Aug 14, 2020	Big Blue Barbecue 🏅 Shelbyville, IN	38 / 50 (659.9772)	14 (170.8572)	38 (162.3088)	31 (166.8456)	44 (159.9656)
Aug 16, 2019	Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival 🏅 Madsion, IN	27 / 47 (660.4228)	35 (162.8228)	34 (161.0972)	22 (168.5372)	17 (167.9656)
Aug 18, 2017	Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival Madison, IN	44 / 55 (622.6972)	45 (159.3944)	41 (158.2744)	46 (150.7884)	43 (154.2400)
Jun 16, 2017	Smoke on the Square: In memory of David Harness Franklin, IN	23 / 25 (628.9716)	19 (163.9428)	24 (141.6688)	15 (163.4172)	19 (159.9428)
Oct 7, 2016	Dana Point State BBQ Championship Dana Point, CA	34 / 75 (662.7996)	33 (167.4284)	41 (162.8800)	42 (165.6684)	22 (166.8228)
Aug 19, 2016	4th Annual Best BBQ In Town Long Beach BBQ Festival Long Beach, CA	11 / 18 (643.3604)	8 (167.4172)	12 (157.1316)	13 (159.9428)	9 (158.8688)
Aug 5, 2016	Ribs, Pigs & Watermelons Huntington Beach, CA	33 / 36 (613.5884)	34 (150.2744)	33 (153.6684)	30 (158.8112)	29 (150.8344)
Jan 17, 2015	Certified BBQ Judging Class - Cancelled Hartselle, AL	33 / 36 (613.5884)	34 (150.2744)	33 (153.6684)	30 (158.8112)	29 (150.8344)

Roni's Ribs

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 (9 found in their record)

High-water mark

The one to beat

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

The comeback

Chicken nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

The long haul

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)