RIB CRIB PIGMEN

At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)

Power ranking

#1699

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1552

peak 1563 · rated over 21 contests ⓘ

Best runs

straight top-10s

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-03-15

latest 2017-04-07

Best ToY finish

#360

Master 2013

Grand champs

1 reserve

Category wins

3 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 21 contests

Avg finish

top 43%

overall standings

Best overall

690.7772 / 720

Master · Four State BBQ Championship Presented by Downstream Casino

Perfect 180s

Current form

651.73 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 658.26 (-6.53)

Walk rate

52%

contests with a top-10 call

Top-10 streak

best run (overall)

Best single call

176.0000

Brisket · Chillin & Grillin BBQ Festival

Consistency

±19.13

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 166.29 · weakest Chicken (163.18)

Road miles

1,317

mi across 21 mapped stops · furthest 122 mi

Schedule strength

37%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1548)

Master avg

658.26 / 720

21 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (7 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.

The heartbreaker

0.6288 points from the title

Came within 0.6288 points of the Grand Championship at Four State BBQ Championship Presented by Downstream Casino (2013-08-30).

High-water mark

690.7772 career-best overall

95.9% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 690.7772 at Four State BBQ Championship Presented by Downstream Casino — 95.9% of a perfect 720.

Master
2013-08-30

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

OKLAHOMA JAYHAWK BBQ has finished one call ahead of RIB CRIB PIGMEN 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2013 their best year

2013 was the year it came together: 6 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 27%.

6 contests
3 overall top-10s
0 category wins
average top 27%

A tough matchup

16–0 behind in the head-to-head

BUFFALO'S BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

BUFFALO'S BBQ has come out ahead in 16 of their 16 shared contests.

A strong matchup

6–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of OSOSLOW BBQ in 6 of their 6 shared contests.

Pork nemesis

13 of 15 shared pork entries lost

BUTCHER BBQ ahead 87% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, BUTCHER BBQ has out-cooked them in 13 of 15 shared pork entries.

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.

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

BAD INVESTMENT BBQ

#1705 of the rated field

1552 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 18
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 11%
Peak: 1555

0–4 in 4 shared contests (0% to RIB CRIB PIGMEN)

These two have cooked 4 of the same contests — BAD INVESTMENT BBQ ahead 4–0 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.

rated over 18 contests
last seen 2018-04-06

⚔ Head-to-head

HOT WIRE BBQ

#1709 of the rated field

1551 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 22%
Peak: 1553

2–2 in 4 shared contests (50% to RIB CRIB PIGMEN)

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 9 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 9 contests
last seen 2014-10-24

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Velvet Swine

#1701 of the rated field

1552 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 18
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1553

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 18 contests to 21, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 18 contests
last seen 2026-06-26

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Redneck Grillers

#1690 of the rated field

1552 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 17
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 47%
Peak: 1585

No shared contest yet.

17 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 47% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 17 contests
last seen 2026-05-08

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Smokin with an Attitude

#1703 of the rated field

1552 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 17
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 29%
Peak: 1561

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 17 contests
last seen 2022-06-10

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PACS BBQ

#1712 of the rated field

1551 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 16
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 31%
Peak: 1551

No shared contest yet.

Level with RIB CRIB PIGMEN on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 16 contests
last seen 2026-07-24

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
BIG BUTTS NEED RUBBIN TOO	18	6	12	33%	⚔ compare
BUFFALO'S BBQ	16	0	16	0%	⚔ compare
BUTCHER BBQ	15	2	13	13%	⚔ compare
MOOCHEWSOOEY	14	5	9	36%	⚔ compare
LITTLE PIG TOWN BBQ	13	1	12	8%	⚔ compare
Three Hog Night Smokers	12	2	10	17%	⚔ compare
INDIAN TERRITORY SMOKE	12	2	10	17%	⚔ compare
UNCLE BC'S	11	3	8	27%	⚔ compare
THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ	11	1	10	9%	⚔ compare
Rise N Swine	10	3	7	30%	⚔ compare
SPICY SPITFIRE	10	2	8	20%	⚔ compare
Bonemaker Outdoors	9	3	6	33%	⚔ compare
THE OUTLAWS	9	3	6	33%	⚔ compare
IRON WHEEL COOKERS	9	2	7	22%	⚔ compare
OKIEQ	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	21	3	0	175.4056	142.2172	163.18	top 54%
Pork Ribs	21	2	0	174.2628	133.7142	163.87	top 47%
Pork	21	3	2	174.2628	153.0856	166.29	top 44%
Brisket	21	6	1	176.0000	150.8570	164.93	top 38%

“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
OK	20	0	top 43%
AR	1	0	top 53%

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	9	0	top 46%
Large (40+)	12	0	top 41%

Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Stillwater Elks Lodge Blazathon	2	14	0	top 42%	2016-04-01
Chillin and Grillin	2	16	0	top 57%	2015-10-09

The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 4.1 yrs 2013-03-15 → 2017-04-07

Busiest season 2015 6 contests

Contests a season 4.2 across 5 seasons in the data

Cooks most in OK 20 of 21 contests · 2 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 19 2 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 21 entries · 0 wins · 3 calls

Strongest meat Pork averages 166.29 · weakest Chicken (163.18)

Walk rate 52% a top-10 call in 11 of 21 contests

Overall top-10 rate 19% 4 of 21 contests

Best top-10 run 3 straight contests

Master average 658.26 out of 720 · 21 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 500 618–422 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 1,317 21 mapped stops · furthest 122 mi

Schedule strength 1548 average field rating faced — tougher than 37% of rated contests

Power rating 1552 peak 1563 · #1699 of 6,413 rated

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

2013
Mar 15 First tracked contest Smokin' At The Run Miami, OK
Mar 15 First call Smokin' At The Run Miami, OK
Mar 15 First overall top-10 Smokin' At The Run Miami, OK
Mar 15 First overall past 90% of a perfect score677.1430 Smokin' At The Run Miami, OK
Aug 30 First overall podium Four State BBQ Championship Presented by Downstream Casino
Aug 30 First Reserve Championship Four State BBQ Championship Presented by Downstream Casino
Aug 30 Career-best overall score690.7772 Four State BBQ Championship Presented by Downstream Casino
Oct 11 Career-best single call (Brisket)176.0000 Chillin & Grillin BBQ Festival
2015
Apr 3 10th tracked contest Stillwater Elks Lodge Blazathon
May 15 Peak power rating (1563) Grand Lake BBQ Festival
2017
Apr 7 Most recent contest Chillin n Grillin BBQ Festival

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+16.1	Four State BBQ Championship Presented by Downstream Casino	2013-08-30
+12	Bixby BBQ'N Blues Festival	2014-05-02
+11.9	Smokin' At The Run Miami, OK	2013-03-15
+11.1	Chillin & Grillin BBQ Festival	2013-10-11
+9.4	Bixby BBQ'N Blues Festival	2015-05-01

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-8.4	Firelake BBQ Cook Off	2016-03-25
-6.4	Chillin n Grillin BBQ Festival	2017-04-07
-6.3	10th Annual Roberts Ranch Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ	2015-04-17
-4.3	Mocklahoma Ribs & Roll BBQ Championship	2016-06-10
-2.2	Chillin and Grillin	2015-10-09

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	Top-10s	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2017	1	0	0%	top 76%	89.9%	89.9%
2016	5	0	20%	top 52%	93.4%	90.5%
2015	6	0	50%	top 49%	94.3%	91.9%
2014	3	1	100%	top 39%	94.2%	92.3%
2013	6	3	67%	top 27%	95.9%	91.6%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2017-04-07	Chillin n Grillin BBQ Festival Sands Springs, OK	25 / 33 (647.3252)	26 (166.2628)	23 (161.1084)	23 (163.9656)	27 (155.9884)
2016-06-10	Mocklahoma Ribs & Roll BBQ Championship Okmulgee, OK	27 / 41 (639.7824)	25 (162.7884)	29 (158.2284)	35 (153.0856)	16 (165.6800)
2016-05-06	*Bixby BBQ'N Blues Festival Bixby, OK	35 / 83 (642.1256)	74 (142.2172)	20 (169.1200)	27 (167.9656)	28 (162.8228)
2016-04-08	Chillin & Grillin Sand Springs, OK	13 / 43 (672.4344)	10 (175.4056)	17 (165.6916)	17 (169.6684)	27 (161.6688)
2016-04-01	Stillwater Elks Lodge Blazathon Stillwater, OK	19 / 44 (656.9824)	28 (157.6568)	21 (162.2284)	15 (167.9772)	12 (169.1200)
2016-03-25	Firelake BBQ Cook Off Shawnee, OK	52 / 66 (645.5432)	63 (157.0972)	54 (159.3828)	56 (158.2288)	25 (170.8344)
2015-10-09	Chillin and Grillin Sand Springs, OK	16 / 28 (654.1140)	18 (165.1200)	26 (154.8000)	14 (166.2284)	6 (167.9656)
2015-05-15	Grand Lake BBQ Festival Langley, OK	19 / 35 (671.9432)	28 (165.0972)	14 (171.4172)	26 (165.7144)	13 (169.7144)
2015-05-08	Boots & BBQ Festival Claremore, OK	16 / 29 (677.0516)	17 (170.8344)	18 (166.2744)	7 (173.1200)	15 (166.8228)
2015-05-01	Bixby BBQ'N Blues Festival Bixby, OK	15 / 81 (678.8000)	11 (172.5600)	13 (172.0000)	29 (166.2628)	15 (167.9772)
2015-04-17	10th Annual Roberts Ranch Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ Enid, OK	53 / 75 (640.9596)	64 (153.6228)	44 (162.8456)	36 (167.3828)	52 (157.1084)
2015-04-03	Stillwater Elks Lodge Blazathon Stillwater, OK	14 / 34 (646.7656)	23 (153.6344)	15 (163.4400)	15 (165.1428)	10 (164.5484)
2014-10-10	Chillin and Grillin Sand Springs, OK	18 / 32 (652.9716)	6 (172.0116)	17 (164.5256)	16 (163.9428)	22 (152.4916)
2014-09-26	Bikes Blues & BBQ Fayetteville, AR	16 / 30 (662.1376)	25 (159.9544)	20 (160.5144)	15 (167.3944)	4 (174.2744)
2014-05-02	Bixby BBQ'N Blues Festival Bixby, OK	7 / 80 (678.1600)	20 (167.9772)	21 (167.3828)	3 (174.2628)	12 (168.5372)
2013-10-11	Chillin & Grillin BBQ Festival Sand Springs, OK	6 / 38 (677.0400)	6 (169.6800)	10 (168.5372)	17 (162.8228)	2 (176.0000)
2013-08-30	Four State BBQ Championship Presented by Downstream Casino Quapaw, OK	2 / 36 (690.7772)	13 (171.9772)	4 (174.2628)	14 (170.2628)	4 (174.2744)
2013-05-03	Bixby BBQ & Blues Festival Bixby, OK	29 / 88 (660.5708)	38 (162.8570)	17 (169.7140)	13 (170.8572)	55 (157.1426)
2013-04-19	8th Annual Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ Enid, OK	31 / 63 (645.7140)	23 (163.9998)	14 (166.8572)	33 (164.0000)	48 (150.8570)
2013-04-05	Stillwater Elks 25th Annual Blazathon Stillwater, OK	22 / 52 (605.1428)	28 (146.8572)	47 (133.7142)	3 (165.7142)	14 (158.8572)
2013-03-15	Smokin' At The Run Miami, OK Miami, OK	8 / 55 (677.1430)	17 (169.1430)	18 (169.1428)	21 (168.0000)	8 (170.8572)

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
2017 ↗	Master	#2801 (58 pts)	#2817 (58 pts)	#2260 (68 pts)	#2223 (68 pts)	#2802 (58 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#1215 (240 pts)	#1262 (255 pts)	#1375 (220 pts)	#1414 (220 pts)	#1354 (225 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#842 (401 pts)	#1053 (311 pts)	#950 (366 pts)	#831 (436 pts)	#704 (526 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#1104 (272 pts)	#1185 (272 pts)	#1471 (192 pts)	#994 (352 pts)	#1374 (212 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#360 (849 pts)	#498 (649 pts)	#402 (779 pts)	#416 (774 pts)	#332 (924 pts)