RIPPEL-QUE

RIPPEL-QUE is a competition barbecue team with 23 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2016. Their best overall finish is 2nd of 37 at the Hermann Bar-BQ and Brats Festival (2014), and they have finished Reserve Grand Champion once. They are ranked #537 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#537

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1670

peak 1670 · rated over 20 contests3 invitational or side-series contests not counted

Contests

in the data

First seen

Feb 22, 2013

latest Sep 17, 2016 · 3.6 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#218

Master 2013 · every season

Grand champs

1 reserve

Category wins

9 podiums

Overall top-10s

70% of 23 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 22%

overall standings

Best overall

692.5140 / 720

Master · Table Rock Boats and Bones

Perfect 180s

Current form

681.28 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 675.97 (+5.32)

Walk rate

70%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

179.4400

Pork Ribs · Hermann Bar-BQ and Brats Festival

Consistency

±11.46

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork Ribs

avg 169.60 · weakest Pork (167.60)

Road miles

2,530

across 23 mapped stops · furthest 200 mi

Schedule strength

33%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1544)

Master avg

675.97 / 720

23 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (12 found in their record)

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

The heartbreaker

2.9488 points from the title

Came within 2.9488 points of the Grand Championship at Hermann Bar-BQ and Brats Festival (Sep 26, 2014).

Among the elite

#537 of 6,491 rated teams

In the top 8% of every rated team in the data

A power rating of 1670 puts them #537 of 6,491 rated teams — the top 8% of the field.

rating 1670
peak 1670
20 rated contests

Happy hunting ground

Top 14% average finish here

Main Street BBQ & Bluesfest is their spot: an average finish in the top 14% across 2 visits.

2 visits
best finish 5th
average top 14%

They almost always walk

70% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 16 of 23 contests

A top-10 category call in 70% of their 23 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

692.5140 career-best overall

96.2% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 692.5140 at Table Rock Boats and Bones — 96.2% of a perfect 720.

Master
Sep 17, 2016

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

HOG TIDE BAR-B-QUE has finished one call ahead of RIPPEL-QUE 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

8–1 behind in the head-to-head

TRUEBUD BBQ ahead in 89% of their meetings

TRUEBUD BBQ has come out ahead in 8 of their 9 shared contests.

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A strong matchup

11–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of POLITICAL PORK in 11 of their 11 shared contests.

Pork Ribs nemesis

9 of 15 shared pork ribs entries lost

SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ ahead 60% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ has out-cooked them in 9 of 15 shared pork ribs entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

SMOKIN O BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.

A July team

Top 13% average finish in July

Something about July: average finish in the top 13% across 3 contests, versus top 22% the rest of the year.

3 July contests
top 22% the rest of the year

The metronome

±1.59% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.59% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 93.9% of a perfect score
23 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
2016 ↗	Master	#946 (350 pts)	#1508 (185 pts)	#1101 (310 pts)	#1225 (270 pts)	#1187 (270 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#562 (665 pts)	#515 (750 pts)	#559 (690 pts)	#866 (420 pts)	#714 (515 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#336 (1,076 pts)	#495 (786 pts)	#242 (1,311 pts)	#514 (751 pts)	#439 (866 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#218 (1,319 pts)	#309 (959 pts)	#280 (1,064 pts)	#210 (1,249 pts)	#273 (1,084 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to RIPPEL-QUE, each with one reason worth a look.

Go Pig or Go Home

#536 of the rated field

1670 power rating

Contests: 79
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 25%
Peak: 1677

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to RIPPEL-QUE)

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team RIPPEL-QUE has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 72 contests
last seen Oct 9, 2026

⚔ Head-to-head

1Bite Stand

#539 of the rated field

1670 power rating

Contests: 26
GCs: 3
Top-10s: 65%
Peak: 1670

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 21 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 21 contests
last seen Oct 16, 2026
on a 3-contest top-10 run

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BONE TO BARK BBQ

#538 of the rated field

1670 power rating

Contests: 38
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 39%
Peak: 1680

A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 38 contests to 23.

rated over 38 contests
last seen Oct 26, 2018

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Pot's BBQ

#540 of the rated field

1670 power rating

Contests: 70
GCs: 3
Top-10s: 41%
Peak: 1730

Their rating is built on 3 Grand Championships in 70 contests, alongside a 41% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 70 contests
last seen Mar 7, 2025

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SMOKERS WILD

#532 of the rated field

1671 ▲ 1 power rating

Contests: 59
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 41%
Peak: 1709

5–2 in 7 shared contests (71% to RIPPEL-QUE)

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

rated over 56 contests
last seen Jan 27, 2023

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ACK-QUE

#547 of the rated field

1669 ▼ 1 power rating

Contests: 89
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 37%
Peak: 1730

1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to RIPPEL-QUE)

Level with RIPPEL-QUE on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 87 contests
last seen Jul 18, 2026

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
PITMASTERIQ BBQ	17	10	7	59%	⚔ compare
BLAZIN' BLUES BBQ	15	9	6	60%	⚔ compare
SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ	15	6	9	40%	⚔ compare
ST. LOUIS BLACK IRON BBQ	14	7	7	50%	⚔ compare
GILLY'S BBQ	13	4	9	31%	⚔ compare
OKLAHOMA JOE'S SERIOUS QUE	12	9	3	75%	⚔ compare
GETTIN' BASTED	12	4	8	33%	⚔ compare
POLITICAL PORK	11	11	0	100%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN O BBQ	10	8	2	80%	⚔ compare
Shootin' Smoke	10	8	2	80%	⚔ compare
OUTLAW HAWGS BBQ	10	7	3	70%	⚔ compare
QUAU	10	3	7	30%	⚔ compare
BRICKHEAD BBQ	9	7	2	78%	⚔ compare
SMOOTH SMOKE	9	7	2	78%	⚔ compare
THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE SMOKE	9	3	6	33%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	23	7	3	176.5600	159.4280	169.35	top 33%
Pork Ribs	23	13	4	179.4400	153.1426	169.60	top 29%
Pork	23	5	2	174.2628	156.5710	167.60	top 39%
Brisket	23	9	0	176	158.2744	169.42	top 30%

“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)	1	top 18%
Medium (20–39)	8	top 22%
Large (40+)	14	top 23%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
MO	21	top 22%
IL	1	top 25%
AR	1	top 20%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Main Street BBQ & Bluesfest	2	5	top 14%	Apr 15, 2016
Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	2	8	top 35%	May 9, 2014
Kennett Jaycee's Show Me State BBQ Cookoff	2	5	top 19%	Apr 4, 2014

More numbers

Busiest season 2013 9 contests

Contests a season 5.8 across 4 seasons in the data

Most contests held in MO 21 of 23 contests · 3 states in all

Contests visited 20 3 of them more than once

Opponents faced 1,261 finished ahead 2,249 times, behind 555

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

20163 milestones

Sep 17 Career-best overall score692.5140 Table Rock Boats and Bones
Sep 17 Peak power rating (1670) Table Rock Boats and Bones
Sep 17 Most recent contest Table Rock Boats and Bones

20143 milestones

Apr 4 10th tracked contest Kennett Jaycee's Show Me State BBQ Cookoff
Sep 26 First Reserve Championship Hermann Bar-BQ and Brats Festival
Sep 26 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)179.4400 Hermann Bar-BQ and Brats Festival

20135 milestones

Feb 22 First tracked contest Polar Bear Challenge
Feb 22 First call Polar Bear Challenge
Feb 22 First overall past 90% of a perfect score649.1420 Polar Bear Challenge
Apr 5 First overall top-10 Kennett Jaycee's Show Me State BBQ Cookoff
May 17 First overall podium 3rd Annual Smokin on the Lake

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+14.6	34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open	Oct 3, 2013
+12	Hermann Bar-BQ and Brats Festival	Sep 26, 2014
+12	Kennett Jaycee's Show Me State BBQ Cookoff	Apr 5, 2013
+11.7	8th Annual Wellsville BBQ Cookoff	Jul 10, 2015
+11.6	6th Annual Wellsville BBQ Cookoff	Jul 12, 2013

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-4.6	Polar Bear Challenge	Feb 22, 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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2016	2	2	100%	top 13%	96.2%	95.4%
2015	5	3	60%	top 27%	95.4%	94.2%
2014	7	4	86%	top 20%	95.4%	94.3%
2013	9	7	56%	top 24%	96%	93%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Sep 17, 2016	Table Rock Boats and Bones Kimberling City, MO	7 / 43 (692.5140)	15 (172.5484)	6 (176)	9 (173.7028)	14 (170.2628)
Apr 15, 2016	Main Street BBQ & Bluesfest Washington, MO	5 / 53 (681.0284)	22 (167.4056)	10 (170.8228)	12 (168.5372)	8 (174.2628)
Oct 3, 2015	36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open Kansas City, MO	113 / 606 (673.0856)	85 (172.5600)	424 (158.2856)	145 (169.1200)	58 (173.1200)
Oct 2, 2015	36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Invitational unrated Kansas City, MO	107 / 187 (672.9940)	128 (166.8228)	53 (173.1200)	139 (165.0856)	111 (167.9656)
Jul 10, 2015	8th Annual Wellsville BBQ Cookoff Wellsville, MO	3 / 31 (686.8000)	2 (176.5600)	4 (174.2972)	16 (166.2628)	9 (169.6800)
Jun 19, 2015	Knights of Columbus Quincy, IL	7 / 28 (674.7312)	3 (174.8572)	9 (169.6800)	16 (166.2628)	14 (163.9312)
May 22, 2015	Table Rock and Ribs (GC receives Golden Ticket to the World Food Championship) Kimberling City, MO	7 / 26 (683.8968)	8 (174.2628)	3 (175.4400)	15 (164.5256)	8 (169.6684)
Oct 2, 2014	35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO	143 / 552 (669.0396)	171 (168.5712)	225 (166.2400)	412 (158.2284)	22 (176)
Oct 2, 2014	35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Invitational unrated Kansas City, MO	23 / 165 (686.7656)	29 (174.2628)	2 (178.8572)	148 (158.2400)	24 (175.4056)
Sep 26, 2014	Hermann Bar-BQ and Brats Festival Hermann, MO	2 / 37 (683.3140)	15 (167.3828)	2 (179.4400)	15 (166.8112)	9 (169.6800)
Jul 11, 2014	7th Annual Wellsville BBQ Cookoff Wellsville, MO	6 / 41 (686.1940)	12 (172.5600)	5 (174.2744)	17 (167.3712)	7 (171.9884)
May 9, 2014	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour St. Charles, MO	13 / 30 (671.2800)	18 (166.2400)	5 (170.8344)	11 (170.8228)	18 (163.3828)
Apr 11, 2014	6th Annual Main Street BBQ & Bluesfest Washington, MO	6 / 46 (679.8856)	5 (173.1200)	13 (168.5372)	12 (168.5484)	14 (169.6800)
Apr 4, 2014	Kennett Jaycee's Show Me State BBQ Cookoff Kennett, MO	5 / 22 (677.0512)	13 (163.4056)	4 (173.7028)	10 (166.2400)	6 (173.7028)
Nov 1, 2013	Cookin' on the Creek BBQ Cookoff Harrison, AR	5 / 25 (691.3140)	6 (175.4056)	7 (173.1200)	13 (170.8228)	5 (171.9656)
Oct 3, 2013	34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Invitational unrated Kansas City, MO	57 / 174 (669.5656)	51 (169.6800)	146 (156.5144)	16 (174.2628)	57 (169.1084)
Oct 3, 2013	34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO	6 / 535 (684.4684)	63 (170.8228)	69 (169.1200)	58 (170.8112)	17 (173.7144)
Jul 12, 2013	6th Annual Wellsville BBQ Cookoff Wellsville, MO	6 / 42 (679.9200)	10 (170.8228)	3 (177.7028)	4 (173.1200)	34 (158.2744)
May 17, 2013	3rd Annual Smokin on the Lake Monroe City, MO	3 / 17 (658.2852)	3 (165.1426)	13 (153.1426)	2 (173.1428)	4 (166.8572)
May 3, 2013	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour St. Charles, MO	8 / 30 (662.2854)	21 (159.4286)	8 (167.4284)	2 (171.4284)	15 (164)
Apr 19, 2013	Main Street BBQ & Bluesfest Washington, MO	9 / 50 (652.5702)	25 (159.4280)	13 (165.1426)	11 (165.7138)	15 (162.2858)
Apr 5, 2013	Kennett Jaycee's Show Me State BBQ Cookoff Kennett, MO	7 / 44 (681.1422)	11 (170.2856)	12 (169.7140)	12 (169.1428)	11 (171.9998)
Feb 22, 2013	Polar Bear Challenge Columbia, MO	30 / 46 (649.1420)	26 (163.4284)	33 (159.4284)	39 (156.5710)	8 (169.7142)

An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.

RIPPEL-QUE

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 (12 found in their record)

The heartbreaker

Among the elite

Happy hunting ground

They almost always walk

High-water mark

The one to beat

A tough matchup

A strong matchup

Pork Ribs nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

A July team

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)