They almost always walk
75%
of contests with a top-10 call
A call in 6 of 8 contests
A top-10 category call in 75% of their 8 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.
THE REBEL BBQ BROTHERS
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1482
peak 1509 · rated over 8 contests ⓘ
Contests
8
in the data
First seen
2017-10-14
latest 2024-02-24
Best ToY finish
#654
Master 2022
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
3
of 8 contests
Avg finish
top 65%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
545.99 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 586.28 (-40.30)
Walk rate
75%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
2
best run (overall)
Consistency
±161.09
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 166.36 · weakest Brisket (155.21)
Road miles
2,453
mi across 8 mapped stops · furthest 785 mi
Schedule strength
32%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1543)
Master avg
586.28 / 720
8 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (9 found in this team's record)
Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.
High-water mark
673.0628
career-best overall
93.5% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 673.0628 at *Tallya BBQ Festival — 93.5% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2018-10-13
A tough matchup
5–0
behind in the head-to-head
Westside BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
Westside BBQ has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
The weak link
−11.1
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 11.14 points below their pork ribs, and turns into a call 29% of the time against 63%.
- Brisket avg 155.21
- Pork Ribs avg 166.36
- 2 calls in 7 entries
A strong matchup
3–0
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 100% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of DUNAKANYAR BBQ in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
The comeback
3.4 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 3.4 years, then back at TORO in Dante's Hell Competition - One Meat- Ribs (2022-10-07).
- last seen 2019-04-27
- back 2022-10-07
Pork Ribs nemesis
4 of 5
shared pork ribs entries lost
Westside BBQ ahead 80% of the time
Even in their strongest meat, Westside BBQ has out-cooked them in 4 of 5 shared pork ribs entries.
Boom or bust
±22.37%
swing around their own average
Their overall swings ±22.37% of a perfect score around its own average — when it lands they're dangerous, and when it doesn't the weekend is gone by lunch.
- averages 81.4% of a perfect score
- best 93.5%
An October team
Top 55%
average finish in October
Something about October: average finish in the top 55% across 4 contests, versus top 65% the rest of the year.
- 4 October contests
- top 65% the rest of the year
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The nearest teams in the power rankings, with a different reason on each card — six teams on one rating are rarely on it for the same reason. Rating decides who makes the list; where teams tie on it, the ones this team has actually cooked against come first, then teams at a similar point in their own career. KCBS doesn’t publish where a team is from, so nothing here is inferred from geography.
112 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4018 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 38%
- Peak
- 1482
No shared contest yet.
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-head#4045 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1482
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 8 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#4038 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 13%
- Peak
- 1482
No shared contest yet.
Level with THE REBEL BBQ BROTHERS on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#4031 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1509
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 6 years before THE REBEL BBQ BROTHERS's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-head#4039 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1501
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 6 years before THE REBEL BBQ BROTHERS's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-head#4021 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 22%
- Peak
- 1482
No shared contest yet.
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 9 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Westside BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| White Squirrel BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 174.3200 | 153.6684 | 164.99 | top 49% |
| Pork Ribs | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 173.7144 | 156.5372 | 166.36 | top 46% |
| Pork | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 165.7144 | 148.5256 | 159.72 | top 71% |
| Brisket | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 168.5372 | 147.9428 | 155.21 | top 74% |
“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 state / province
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| BZ | 2 | 0 | top 73% |
| LT | 1 | 0 | top 86% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 3 | 0 | top 74% |
| Medium (20–39) | 4 | 0 | top 58% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 63% |
The story so far (16 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
6.4 yrs
2017-10-14 → 2024-02-24
Busiest season
2023
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 6 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
BZ
2 of 8 contests · 2 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
8
0 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Pork Ribs
8 entries · 0 wins · 5 calls
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
averages 166.36 · weakest Brisket (155.21)
Walk rate
75%
a top-10 call in 6 of 8 contests
Overall top-10 rate
38%
3 of 8 contests
Best top-10 run
2
straight contests
Master average
586.28
out of 720 · 8 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
133
76–105 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
2,453
8 mapped stops · furthest 785 mi
Schedule strength
1543
average field rating faced — tougher than 32% of rated contests
Longest layoff
3.4 yrs
2019-04-27 → 2022-10-07
Power rating
1482
peak 1509 · #4027 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2017
- First tracked contest *Tallya BBQ Fesztival
- 2018
- First call *Tallya BBQ Festival
- First overall top-10 *Tallya BBQ Festival
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score673.0628 *Tallya BBQ Festival
- Career-best overall score673.0628 *Tallya BBQ Festival
- Peak power rating (1509) *Tallya BBQ Festival
- 2024
- Career-best single call (Chicken)174.3200 W.E.S.T. Winter Extreme South Tyrol
- Most recent contest W.E.S.T. Winter Extreme South Tyrol
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +11.2 | *Tallya BBQ Festival | 2018-10-13 |
| +0.5 | TORO in Dante's Hell Competition | 2022-10-08 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -9.6 | Twin Smoke | 2023-05-20 |
| -5.8 | W.E.S.T. Winter Extreme South Tyrol | 2024-02-24 |
| -5.7 | TORO in Dante's Hell Competition - One Meat- Ribs | 2022-10-07 |
| -3.3 | 5th Barbecue Bulls Championship Salzburg 2019 | 2019-04-27 |
| -2.7 | W.E.S.T. Winter Extreme South Tyrol BBQ Contest | 2023-02-25 |
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
How entries end (by meat)
Team of the Year rank by season
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 77% | 90.2% | 90.2% |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 78% | 90.3% | 87.7% |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 100% | top 68% | 90.9% | 56.7% |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 65% | 90.7% | 90.7% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 21% | 93.5% | 93.5% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 63% | 88.1% | 88.1% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-02-24 | W.E.S.T. Winter Extreme South Tyrol Rein in Taufers, BZ | 20 / 26 (649.6228) | 5 (174.3200) | 22 (156.5372) | 20 (163.9544) | 22 (154.8112) |
| 2023-05-20 | Twin Smoke Vilnius, LT | 12 / 14 (613.0284) | 13 (153.6684) | 7 (162.8916) | 11 (148.5256) | 11 (147.9428) |
| 2023-02-25 | W.E.S.T. Winter Extreme South Tyrol BBQ Contest Rein in Taufers, BZ | 16 / 23 (650.2516) | 11 (165.7256) | 10 (169.1660) | 16 (164.5372) | 21 (150.8228) |
| 2022-10-08 | TORO in Dante's Hell Competition Pratovecchio Stia, 52015 | 6 / 10 (654.7656) | 4 (168.0228) | 2 (173.1544) | 7 (160.5256) | 9 (153.0628) |
| 2022-10-07 | TORO in Dante's Hell Competition - One Meat- Ribs Pratovecchio Stia, 52015 | 9 / 12 (162.2628) | — | 9 (162.2628) | — | — |
| 2019-04-27 | 5th Barbecue Bulls Championship Salzburg 2019 Salzburg, 5020 | 17 / 26 (653.1088) | 14 (165.7256) | 14 (165.1544) | 15 (165.7144) | 22 (156.5144) |
| 2018-10-13 | *Tallya BBQ Festival Tallya, 1125 | 8 / 38 (673.0628) | 7 (170.2856) | 4 (173.7144) | 26 (160.5256) | 10 (168.5372) |
| 2017-10-14 | *Tallya BBQ Fesztival Tallya, | 25 / 40 (634.1596) | 27 (157.1772) | 12 (167.9656) | 31 (154.2284) | 25 (154.7884) |
Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)
Team of the Year standings (rank per category by season — year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Master | #742 (126 pts) | #902 (106 pts) | #803 (146 pts) | #694 (156 pts) | #821 (116 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #1106 (76 pts) | #828 (176 pts) | #1291 (66 pts) | #1168 (76 pts) | #1179 (66 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #654 (272 pts) | #858 (185 pts) | #617 (357 pts) | #987 (140 pts) | #1021 (120 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #1750 (91 pts) | #1759 (106 pts) | #1758 (106 pts) | #1781 (101 pts) | #1967 (66 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #1382 (155 pts) | #1418 (165 pts) | #1261 (210 pts) | #2030 (60 pts) | #1521 (135 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #2212 (60 pts) | #2286 (60 pts) | #1785 (125 pts) | #2260 (60 pts) | #2266 (60 pts) |