The comeback
6.5 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 6.5 years, then back at Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival (Sep 29, 2023).
- last seen Mar 24, 2017
- back Sep 29, 2023
RUB MY BUTT BBQ
RUB MY BUTT BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 3 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2023. Their best overall finish is 7th of 26 at the Winnipeg Barbeque And Blues Festival (2013). They finished #2852 in the 2017 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1494
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 3
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
Aug 17, 2013
latest Sep 29, 2023 · 10.1 years on the trail
Category wins
1
1 podium
Overall top-10s
1
of 3 contests
Avg finish
top 65%
overall standings
Walk rate
33%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±26.18
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 167.21 · weakest Brisket (148.13)
Road miles
2,920
across 3 mapped stops · furthest 1,316 mi
Schedule strength
42%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1555)
Purse competed for
$13K
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
Master avg
631.69 / 720
3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #2852 (55 pts) | #2286 (60 pts) | #2862 (55 pts) | #2199 (70 pts) | #2840 (55 pts) |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 177.1428 | 158.8228 | 167.21 | top 47% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.4172 | 141.6800 | 154.25 | top 78% |
| Pork | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.9656 | 158.2972 | 162.10 | top 56% |
| Brisket | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 157.0856 | 135.9200 | 148.13 | top 86% |
“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.
More numbers
Contests a season
1
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
AR
1 of 3 contests · 3 states in all
Contests visited
3
a different one every time
Opponents faced
78
finished ahead 27 times, behind 51
Longest layoff
6.5 yrs
Mar 24, 2017 → Sep 29, 2023
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20231 milestone
- Most recent contest Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival
20138 milestones
- First tracked contest Winnipeg Barbeque And Blues Festival
- First call Winnipeg Barbeque And Blues Festival
- First category win (Chicken) Winnipeg Barbeque And Blues Festival
- First overall top-10 Winnipeg Barbeque And Blues Festival
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score651.9888 Winnipeg Barbeque And Blues Festival
- Career-best overall score651.9888 Winnipeg Barbeque And Blues Festival
- Career-best single call (Chicken)177.1428 Winnipeg Barbeque And Blues Festival
- Peak power rating (1508) Winnipeg Barbeque And Blues Festival
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 29, 2023 | Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival 🏅 Jonesboro, AR | 17 / 25 (648.3652) | 14 (165.6684) | 21 (157.6456) | 11 (167.9656) | 19 (157.0856) |
| Mar 24, 2017 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Reno, NV | 30 / 30 (594.7200) | 24 (158.8228) | 30 (141.6800) | 22 (158.2972) | 30 (135.9200) |
| Aug 17, 2013 | Winnipeg Barbeque And Blues Festival Winnipeg, Manitoba, CA | 7 / 26 (651.9888) | 1 (177.1428) | 13 (163.4172) | 13 (160.0344) | 21 (151.3944) |