A tough matchup
7–0
behind in the head-to-head
FAT BEAR BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
FAT BEAR BBQ has come out ahead in 7 of their 7 shared contests.
Rub'd -N- Smoke
Rub'd -N- Smoke is a competition barbecue team with 8 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2015 and 2024. Their best overall finish is 24th of 28 at the Smoke on the Falls (2017). They are ranked #5611 of 6,477 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “RUB'D-N-SMOKE”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1448
peak 1448 · rated over 7 contests
Contests
8
in the data
First seen
Apr 10, 2015
latest Apr 12, 2024 · 9 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 8 contests
Avg finish
top 94%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
594.52 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 607.38 (-12.86)
Walk rate
13%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±44.97
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 160.92 · weakest Brisket (154.96)
Road miles
12
across 8 mapped stops
Schedule strength
71%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1590)
Purse competed for
$34K
listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 4 state-championship entries
Master avg
607.38 / 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)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #1499 (56 pts) | #1539 (56 pts) | #1588 (56 pts) | #1510 (56 pts) | #1504 (56 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #1255 (60 pts) | #998 (125 pts) | — | #1287 (60 pts) | #959 (130 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #1601 (59 pts) | #1610 (59 pts) | #1656 (59 pts) | #1610 (59 pts) | #1612 (59 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Rub'd -N- Smoke, each with one reason worth a look.
98 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5,619 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1448
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#5,615 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1448
Their last contest in the data was back in 2021, 3 years before Rub'd -N- Smoke's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#5,606 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1448
Level with Rub'd -N- Smoke on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#5,621 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1448
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#5,614 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1448
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#5,616 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1448
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FAT BEAR BBQ | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Organizer Portal | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN CHUCKS WAGON | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 171.9656 | 146.8228 | 156.03 | top 87% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 170.8572 | 151.3372 | 160.92 | top 73% |
| Pork | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.9428 | 149.0628 | 158.47 | top 90% |
| Brisket | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.8228 | 142.2056 | 154.96 | top 80% |
“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.
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke on the Falls | 5 | 24 | 0 | top 94% | Apr 12, 2024 |
More numbers
Contests a season
1
across 8 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
AL
8 of 8 contests
Contests visited
3
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
235
finished ahead 59 times, behind 346
Longest layoff
3 yrs
Apr 13, 2018 → Apr 9, 2021
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20241 milestone
- Most recent contest Smoke on the Falls
20231 milestone
- Career-best single call (Chicken)171.9656 Smoke on the Falls
20211 milestone
- First call Smoke on the Falls
20171 milestone
- Career-best overall score639.8512 Smoke on the Falls
20152 milestones
- First tracked contest Smoke on the Falls
- Peak power rating (1490) Smoke on the Falls
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -10.5 | Smoke on the Falls | Apr 12, 2024 |
| -10.1 | Smoke on the Falls | Apr 10, 2015 |
| -8.8 | Smoke on the Falls | Apr 7, 2023 |
| -7.3 | Smoke on the Falls | Apr 9, 2021 |
| -7.3 | Smoke on the Falls | Apr 13, 2018 |
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 | 0% | top 97% | 86.6% | 86.6% |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 100% | 69.5% | 69.5% |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 91% | 86.9% | 86.9% |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 95% | 85.4% | 85.4% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 95% | 84.4% | 84.4% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 86% | 88.9% | 88.9% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 94% | 88.8% | 88.8% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 12, 2024 | Smoke on the Falls 🏅 Gadsden, AL | 30 / 31 (623.7148) | 28 (155.9200) | 30 (151.3372) | 29 (161.6688) | 29 (154.7888) |
| Apr 7, 2023 | Smoke on the Falls 🏅 Gadsden, AL | 39 / 39 (500.4684) | 12 (171.9656) | — | 37 (157.6800) | 11 (170.8228) |
| Apr 8, 2022 | Smoke on the Falls 🏅 Gadsden, AL | 31 / 34 (625.5084) | 33 (151.9084) | 31 (158.8344) | 26 (162.8228) | 27 (151.9428) |
| Apr 9, 2021 | Smoke on the Falls 🏅 Gadsden, AL | 36 / 38 (615.1888) | 37 (150.8116) | 8 (170.8572) | 37 (149.0628) | 37 (144.4572) |
| Apr 13, 2018 | Smoke on the Falls Gadsden, AL | 36 / 38 (607.7256) | 37 (157.6572) | 35 (153.0972) | 34 (154.7656) | 37 (142.2056) |
| Apr 7, 2017 | Smoke on the Falls Gadsden, AL | 24 / 28 (639.8512) | 27 (146.8228) | 16 (166.8456) | 21 (163.9428) | 20 (162.2400) |
| Apr 8, 2016 | Smoke on the Falls Noccalula BBQ Fest Gadsden, AL | — | — | — | — | — |
| Apr 10, 2015 | Smoke on the Falls Gadsden, AL | 32 / 34 (639.2228) | 33 (157.0972) | 27 (164.5372) | 34 (159.3484) | 31 (158.2400) |