RANCH 13 BBQ

RANCH 13 BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 19 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2015. Their best overall finish is 2nd of 24 at the A Smokin' Good Time (2013), and they have finished Reserve Grand Champion once. They are ranked #1358 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#1,358

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1575

peak 1580 · rated over 19 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Jan 25, 2013

latest Dec 11, 2015 · 2.9 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#147

Master 2013 · every season

Grand champs

1 reserve

Category wins

9 podiums

Overall top-10s

47% of 19 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 37%

overall standings

Best overall

697.6684 / 720

Master · Rhythm & Ribs

Perfect 180s

Current form

667.45 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 664.33 (+3.12)

Walk rate

68%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

176.5714

Brisket · Memorial Day Salute to Service

Consistency

±16.84

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 166.60 · weakest Pork (165.16)

Road miles

3,120

across 19 mapped stops · furthest 360 mi

Schedule strength

23%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1531)

Master avg

664.33 / 720

19 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (10 found in their record)

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

The heartbreaker

1.7256 points from the title

Came within 1.7256 points of the Grand Championship at A Smokin' Good Time (Oct 18, 2013).

They almost always walk

68% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 13 of 19 contests

A top-10 category call in 68% of their 19 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

697.6684 career-best overall

96.9% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 697.6684 at Rhythm & Ribs — 96.9% of a perfect 720.

Master
Oct 12, 2013

The one to beat

3× one call ahead of them

Rhythm n QUE has finished one call ahead of RANCH 13 BBQ 3 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

8–2 behind in the head-to-head

BIG POPPA SMOKERS ahead in 80% of their meetings

BIG POPPA SMOKERS has come out ahead in 8 of their 10 shared contests.

A strong matchup

8–3 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 73% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Phil the Grill in 8 of their 11 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

12 of 16 shared chicken entries lost

LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ ahead 75% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ has out-cooked them in 12 of 16 shared chicken entries.

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An October team

Top 26% average finish in October

Something about October: average finish in the top 26% across 4 contests, versus top 37% the rest of the year.

4 October contests
top 37% the rest of the year

The long haul

3,120 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 3,120 miles across 19 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 360 miles to Dana Point State BBQ Championship.

19 mapped stops
furthest 360 mi

The metronome

±2.34% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.34% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 92.3% of a perfect score
19 contests

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
2015 ↗	Master	#1947 (95 pts)	#2046 (90 pts)	#2209 (60 pts)	#1964 (110 pts)	#1601 (150 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#590 (627 pts)	#811 (452 pts)	#589 (657 pts)	#508 (757 pts)	#507 (737 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#147 (1,657 pts)	#170 (1,402 pts)	#116 (1,652 pts)	#214 (1,238 pts)	#117 (1,743 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to RANCH 13 BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.

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

AWESOME Q

#1,357 of the rated field

1575 power rating

Contests: 20
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 30%
Peak: 1581

Careers of much the same size, 20 contests to 19, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 19 contests
last seen Sep 1, 2018

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RACK CITY BBQ

#1,353 of the rated field

1575 power rating

Contests: 18
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 22%
Peak: 1575

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 18 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 18 contests
last seen May 23, 2026

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THE GRILL DOCTORS

#1,355 of the rated field

1575 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 50%
Peak: 1587

Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 14 contests, alongside a 50% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 14 contests
last seen Sep 21, 2019

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WALLY BBQ

#1,352 of the rated field

1576 power rating

Contests: 31
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 35%
Peak: 1576

Level with RANCH 13 BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 31 contests
last seen Sep 7, 2019

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BARK BROTHERS BBQ

#1,351 of the rated field

1576 power rating

Contests: 33
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 24%
Peak: 1579

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.

rated over 32 contests
last seen Jun 29, 2018

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CLUCK , OINK & MOO BARBECUE

#1,361 of the rated field

1575 power rating

Contests: 34
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 32%
Peak: 1601

A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 34 contests to 19.

rated over 34 contests
last seen Jul 20, 2018

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ	16	5	11	31%	⚔ compare
Phil the Grill	11	8	3	73%	⚔ compare
Bad Boyz BBQ	11	4	7	36%	⚔ compare
DJS SMOKIN' BBQ	10	7	3	70%	⚔ compare
STEEL CITY BBQ	10	4	6	40%	⚔ compare
BIG POPPA SMOKERS	10	2	8	20%	⚔ compare
THE COWBOY WAY AZ	9	8	1	89%	⚔ compare
Karnivorous	9	5	4	56%	⚔ compare
I.A.B. 30 BBQ	9	2	7	22%	⚔ compare
LEFT COAST Q	9	1	8	11%	⚔ compare
AFRO SMOKE BBQ	8	6	2	75%	⚔ compare
KNIFE PORK AND SPOON	8	5	3	63%	⚔ compare
Rhythm n QUE	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
THE PIT CREW BBQ OF AZ	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
SWIMMIN IN SMOKE	7	7	0	100%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	19	5	0	1	176.5600	159.4172	166.60	top 49%
Pork Ribs	19	9	0	2	175.4400	155.9772	166.27	top 38%
Pork	19	7	0	2	174.2628	152.5256	165.16	top 45%
Brisket	19	11	1	4	176.5714	149.1426	166.30	top 36%

“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)	3	top 35%
Medium (20–39)	11	top 33%
Large (40+)	5	top 50%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
AZ	11	top 31%
NV	6	top 43%
CA	2	top 56%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Northern Arizona BBQ Festival	2	3	0	top 29%	Jun 13, 2014

More numbers

Busiest season 2013 13 contests

Contests a season 6.3 across 3 seasons in the data

Most contests held in AZ 11 of 19 contests · 3 states in all

Contests visited 18 1 of them more than once

Opponents faced 344 finished ahead 440 times, behind 279

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

20151 milestone

Dec 11 Most recent contest 2015 Downtown Barbecue Throwdown

20141 milestone

Jul 11 Peak power rating (1580) Holbrook

201310 milestones

Jan 25 First tracked contest 5th Annual Lake Havasu Music Brews & BBQ Championship
May 3 First call 1st Annual Show Low BBQ Throwdown
May 3 First overall top-10 1st Annual Show Low BBQ Throwdown
May 3 First overall past 90% of a perfect score661.7144 1st Annual Show Low BBQ Throwdown
May 24 Career-best single call (Brisket)176.5714 Memorial Day Salute to Service
Jun 14 First overall podium Northern Arizona BBQ Festival
Oct 12 10th tracked contest Rhythm & Ribs
Oct 12 Career-best overall score697.6684 Rhythm & Ribs
Oct 18 First category win (Brisket) A Smokin' Good Time
Oct 18 First Reserve Championship A Smokin' Good Time

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+13.6	Northern Arizona BBQ Festival	Jun 14, 2013
+13	Avi Resort & Casino Music Brews & BBQ Championship	Sep 27, 2013
+12.7	Memorial Day Salute to Service	May 24, 2013
+12.5	A Smokin' Good Time	Oct 18, 2013
+10.6	Rhythm & Ribs	Oct 12, 2013

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-6.6	5th Annual Vista Smokin' Q Classic	Aug 2, 2013
-4.5	Downtown Throw Down Barbecue Championship	Dec 13, 2013
-3.1	2015 Downtown Barbecue Throwdown	Dec 11, 2015
-2.6	AZ Rhythm & Ribs	Sep 5, 2014
-2.1	5th Annual Lake Havasu Music Brews & BBQ Championship	Jan 25, 2013

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	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2015	1	0	0	100%	top 57%	92.2%	92.2%
2014	5	2	0	80%	top 43%	95.1%	92.7%
2013	13	7	1	62%	top 34%	96.9%	92.1%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Dec 11, 2015	2015 Downtown Barbecue Throwdown Las Vegas, NV	17 / 30 (663.8856)	18 (166.2628)	24 (159.3600)	14 (168.5600)	8 (169.7028)
Dec 12, 2014	2014 Down Town Throw Down Las Vegas, NV	12 / 26 (659.8856)	19 (163.9428)	8 (166.2400)	16 (162.8572)	10 (166.8456)
Sep 5, 2014	AZ Rhythm & Ribs Cottonwood, AZ	10 / 17 (674.7772)	14 (161.0972)	5 (171.9772)	8 (169.1428)	5 (172.5600)
Jul 11, 2014	Holbrook Holbrook, AZ	5 / 19 (684.5716)	7 (170.8572)	6 (170.8572)	6 (170.8572)	3 (172)
Jun 13, 2014	Northern Arizona BBQ Festival Williams, AZ	17 / 35 (654.1144)	24 (163.9888)	12 (163.9544)	11 (166.2400)	23 (159.9312)
May 2, 2014	2nd Annual Show Low BBQ Throwdown Show Low, AZ	12 / 35 (665.6340)	28 (163.9772)	27 (160.5256)	3 (173.1428)	8 (167.9884)
Dec 13, 2013	Downtown Throw Down Barbecue Championship Las Vegas, NV	16 / 25 (654.2744)	13 (168)	14 (166.2744)	22 (157.7256)	14 (162.2744)
Oct 31, 2013	Riverside Resort Casino USA Barbecue Championship Laughlin, NV	28 / 85 (665.0628)	55 (162.8228)	6 (173.7144)	73 (152.5256)	4 (176)
Oct 18, 2013	A Smokin' Good Time Prescott Valley, AZ	2 / 24 (683.3488)	3 (176.5600)	11 (165.1316)	13 (165.0972)	1 (176.5600)
Oct 12, 2013	Rhythm & Ribs Cottonwood, AZ	3 / 15 (697.6684)	5 (173.1200)	2 (175.4400)	3 (174.2628)	3 (174.8456)
Oct 4, 2013	Dana Point State BBQ Championship Dana Point, CA	43 / 99 (648.4460)	57 (161.6800)	49 (161.1432)	34 (163.3944)	40 (162.2284)
Sep 27, 2013	Avi Resort & Casino Music Brews & BBQ Championship Laughlin, NV	3 / 31 (677.1316)	11 (166.8344)	2 (172.0116)	12 (166.8572)	5 (171.4284)
Aug 31, 2013	Smokin in Mesquite BBQ Championship Mesquite, NV	25 / 54 (644.4572)	17 (164.5372)	30 (155.9772)	30 (158.8228)	16 (165.1200)
Aug 2, 2013	5th Annual Vista Smokin' Q Classic Vista, CA	32 / 46 (630.2064)	34 (159.4172)	26 (158.8688)	20 (162.2860)	39 (149.6344)
Jul 12, 2013	3rd Annual Holbrook Holbrook, AZ	8 / 27 (663.3600)	5 (170.8572)	14 (161.1200)	9 (169.1084)	13 (162.2744)
Jun 14, 2013	Northern Arizona BBQ Festival Williams, AZ	3 / 32 (680.5714)	9 (171.4286)	4 (172)	9 (168.5714)	4 (168.5714)
May 24, 2013	Memorial Day Salute to Service Mesa, AZ	4 / 29 (676.5710)	14 (165.7140)	5 (169.7142)	15 (164.5714)	3 (176.5714)
May 3, 2013	1st Annual Show Low BBQ Throwdown Show Low, AZ	9 / 24 (661.7144)	16 (162.8570)	5 (173.1430)	6 (169.7142)	21 (156.0002)
Jan 25, 2013	5th Annual Lake Havasu Music Brews & BBQ Championship Lake Havasu City, AZ	49 / 86 (636.5710)	12 (171.4284)	32 (161.7144)	68 (154.2856)	67 (149.1426)

RANCH 13 BBQ

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Best top-10 run

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Master avg

Storylines (10 found in their record)

The heartbreaker

They almost always walk

High-water mark

The one to beat

A tough matchup

A strong matchup

Chicken nemesis

An October team

The long haul

The metronome

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)