High-water mark
674.7316
career-best overall
93.7% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 674.7316 at Veterans of Foreign Wars Colorado KCBS Pitmaster BBQ Contest — 93.7% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Sep 6, 2024
Ribs N Whiskey BBQ
Ribs N Whiskey BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 7 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2022 and 2024. Their best overall finish is 12th of 28 at The Art of BBQ (2022). They are ranked #3575 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1492
peak 1505 · rated over 7 contests
Contests
7
in the data
First seen
Jul 1, 2022
latest Sep 6, 2024 · 2.2 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 7 contests
Avg finish
top 65%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
658.44 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 660.23 (-1.79)
Walk rate
57%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±10.59
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 168.70 · weakest Brisket (161.43)
Road miles
1,935
across 7 mapped stops · furthest 733 mi
Schedule strength
64%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1581)
Purse competed for
$61K
listed at 6 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 7 state-championship entries
Master avg
660.23 / 720
7 Master contests · 0 GCs
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Ribs N Whiskey BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
151 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3,562 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 71%
- Peak
- 1507
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,560 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1507
They were already cooking in 2013, 9 years before Ribs N Whiskey BBQ's first contest.
⚔ Compare careers#3,568 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1492
Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 6 years before Ribs N Whiskey BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#3,583 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 29%
- Peak
- 1508
Level with Ribs N Whiskey BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#3,571 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 13%
- Peak
- 1492
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#3,572 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 13%
- Peak
- 1519
Their last contest in the data was back in 2015, 9 years before Ribs N Whiskey BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROCKET BOYS PYRO BBQ | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| Bushmaster BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Needs More Cowbell BBQ | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| BRACKEN RACKS BBQ | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| Brinkerhoff BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| Happy Burnt Endings | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| Meat Machine BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| Colorado Bulldawg BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Heifers, Butts, & Clucks BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 175.4288 | 161.1084 | 168.70 | top 52% |
| Pork Ribs | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 177.7144 | 151.3372 | 166.90 | top 48% |
| Pork | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 173.1200 | 143.8400 | 163.20 | top 62% |
| Brisket | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 172.5600 | 148.4684 | 161.43 | top 69% |
“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) | 6 | 0 | top 66% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 60% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2022
4 contests
Contests a season
2.3
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
CO
5 of 7 contests · 3 states in all
Contests visited
7
a different one every time
Opponents faced
129
finished ahead 80 times, behind 143
Longest layoff
1.2 yrs
Jun 16, 2023 → Sep 6, 2024
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20243 milestones
- Career-best overall score674.7316 Veterans of Foreign Wars Colorado KCBS Pitmaster BBQ Contest
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)177.7144 Veterans of Foreign Wars Colorado KCBS Pitmaster BBQ Contest
- Most recent contest Veterans of Foreign Wars Colorado KCBS Pitmaster BBQ Contest
20224 milestones
- First tracked contest The Art of BBQ
- First call The Art of BBQ
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score669.5312 The Art of BBQ
- Peak power rating (1505) The Art of BBQ
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +4.7 | The Art of BBQ | Jul 1, 2022 |
| +3 | Veterans of Foreign Wars Colorado KCBS Pitmaster BBQ Contest | Sep 6, 2024 |
| +0.9 | Colorado BBQ Challenge | Jun 16, 2023 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -7.6 | Meat Scream BBQ Competition-Day 1 | Oct 21, 2022 |
| -6.5 | BBQ & Brew Fest - Best in the Southwest | Mar 10, 2023 |
| -1.7 | Meat Scream BBQ Competition-Day 2 | Oct 22, 2022 |
| -1.1 | Smoke & Soul Fest | Oct 7, 2022 |
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 | 100% | top 53% | 93.7% | 93.7% |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 74% | 91.4% | 90.3% |
| 2022 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 64% | 93% | 91.9% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 6, 2024 | Veterans of Foreign Wars Colorado KCBS Pitmaster BBQ Contest 🏅 Castle Rock, CO | 19 / 36 (674.7316) | 5 (175.4288) | 4 (177.7144) | 12 (173.1200) | 34 (148.4684) |
| Jun 16, 2023 | Colorado BBQ Challenge 🏅 Frisco, CO | 25 / 42 (658.0568) | 7 (174.2856) | 23 (167.3712) | 41 (143.8400) | 9 (172.5600) |
| Mar 10, 2023 | BBQ & Brew Fest - Best in the Southwest 🏅 Yuma, AZ | 28 / 32 (642.0340) | 19 (170.2512) | 31 (151.3372) | 31 (153.6228) | 23 (166.8228) |
| Oct 22, 2022 | Meat Scream BBQ Competition-Day 2 🏅 Westminster, CO | 21 / 31 (667.3028) | 25 (161.1084) | 6 (173.1200) | 10 (170.8228) | 23 (162.2516) |
| Oct 21, 2022 | Meat Scream BBQ Competition-Day 1 🏅 Westminster, CO | 27 / 32 (650.0912) | 22 (167.3712) | 18 (166.8228) | 28 (163.9428) | 31 (151.9544) |
| Oct 7, 2022 | Smoke & Soul Fest 🏅 Casper, WY | 18 / 29 (659.8512) | 21 (165.0856) | 17 (164.5372) | 16 (166.2512) | 18 (163.9772) |
| Jul 1, 2022 | The Art of BBQ 🏅 Sterling, CO | 12 / 28 (669.5312) | 15 (167.3828) | 11 (167.3828) | 9 (170.8112) | 17 (163.9544) |