RIB CRIB PIGMEN

RIB CRIB PIGMEN is a competition barbecue team with 21 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2017. Their best overall finish is 2nd of 36 at the Four State BBQ Championship Presented by Downstream Casino (2013), and they have finished Reserve Grand Champion once. They are ranked #1704 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#1,704

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1552

peak 1563 · rated over 21 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Mar 15, 2013

latest Apr 7, 2017 · 4.1 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#360

Master 2013 · every season

Grand champs

1 reserve

Category wins

3 podiums

Overall top-10s

19% of 21 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

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

Best single call

176

Brisket · Chillin & Grillin BBQ Festival

Consistency

±19.13

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 166.29 · weakest Chicken (163.18)

Road miles

1,317

across 21 mapped stops · furthest 122 mi

Schedule strength

36%

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

Master avg

658.26 / 720

21 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (7 found in their record)

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

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 (Aug 30, 2013).

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
Aug 30, 2013

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.

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	#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)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to RIB CRIB PIGMEN, each with one reason worth a look.

58 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

#1,712 of the rated field

1552 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 Apr 6, 2018

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STICKS-N-CHICKS BBQ

#1,698 of the rated field

1552 power rating

Contests: 18
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 17%
Peak: 1571

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 Sep 1, 2017

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Redneck Grillers

#1,697 of the rated field

1552 power rating

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

They've been 1585 at their best, 33 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 17 contests
last seen May 8, 2026

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Smokin with an Attitude

#1,709 of the rated field

1552 power rating

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

17 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 29% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 17 contests
last seen Jun 10, 2022

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RIB TIP TUESDAY

#1,696 of the rated field

1552 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 21%
Peak: 1552

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

rated over 14 contests
last seen Jul 21, 2017

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DELIVERING SMOKE BBQ

#1,703 of the rated field

1552 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 50%
Peak: 1552

3 straight overall top-10s says this rating is a moving target.

rated over 12 contests
last seen Jun 21, 2019

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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	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 field size and state

By contest size

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

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
OK	20	0	top 43%
AR	1	0	top 53%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Stillwater Elks Lodge Blazathon	2	14	0	top 42%	Apr 1, 2016
Chillin and Grillin	2	16	0	top 57%	Oct 9, 2015

More numbers

Busiest season 2015 6 contests

Contests a season 4.2 across 5 seasons in the data

Most contests held in OK 20 of 21 contests · 2 states in all

Contests visited 19 2 of them more than once

Opponents faced 495 finished ahead 618 times, behind 422

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

20171 milestone

Apr 7 Most recent contest Chillin n Grillin BBQ Festival

20152 milestones

Apr 3 10th tracked contest Stillwater Elks Lodge Blazathon
May 15 Peak power rating (1563) Grand Lake BBQ Festival

20138 milestones

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 Chillin & 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	Aug 30, 2013
+12	Bixby BBQ'N Blues Festival	May 2, 2014
+11.9	Smokin' At The Run Miami, OK	Mar 15, 2013
+11.1	Chillin & Grillin BBQ Festival	Oct 11, 2013
+9.4	Bixby BBQ'N Blues Festival	May 1, 2015

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-8.4	Firelake BBQ Cook Off	Mar 25, 2016
-6.4	Chillin n Grillin BBQ Festival	Apr 7, 2017
-6.3	10th Annual Roberts Ranch Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ	Apr 17, 2015
-4.3	Mocklahoma Ribs & Roll BBQ Championship	Jun 10, 2016
-2.2	Chillin and Grillin	Oct 9, 2015

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)
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
Apr 7, 2017	Chillin n Grillin BBQ Festival Sands Springs, OK	25 / 33 (647.3252)	26 (166.2628)	23 (161.1084)	23 (163.9656)	27 (155.9884)
Jun 10, 2016	Mocklahoma Ribs & Roll BBQ Championship Okmulgee, OK	27 / 41 (639.7824)	25 (162.7884)	29 (158.2284)	35 (153.0856)	16 (165.6800)
May 6, 2016	Bixby BBQ'N Blues Festival Bixby, OK	35 / 83 (642.1256)	74 (142.2172)	20 (169.1200)	27 (167.9656)	28 (162.8228)
Apr 8, 2016	Chillin & Grillin Sand Springs, OK	13 / 43 (672.4344)	10 (175.4056)	17 (165.6916)	17 (169.6684)	27 (161.6688)
Apr 1, 2016	Stillwater Elks Lodge Blazathon Stillwater, OK	19 / 44 (656.9824)	28 (157.6568)	21 (162.2284)	15 (167.9772)	12 (169.1200)
Mar 25, 2016	Firelake BBQ Cook Off Shawnee, OK	52 / 66 (645.5432)	63 (157.0972)	54 (159.3828)	56 (158.2288)	25 (170.8344)
Oct 9, 2015	Chillin and Grillin Sand Springs, OK	16 / 28 (654.1140)	18 (165.1200)	26 (154.8000)	14 (166.2284)	6 (167.9656)
May 15, 2015	Grand Lake BBQ Festival Langley, OK	19 / 35 (671.9432)	28 (165.0972)	14 (171.4172)	26 (165.7144)	13 (169.7144)
May 8, 2015	Boots & BBQ Festival Claremore, OK	16 / 29 (677.0516)	17 (170.8344)	18 (166.2744)	7 (173.1200)	15 (166.8228)
May 1, 2015	Bixby BBQ'N Blues Festival Bixby, OK	15 / 81 (678.8000)	11 (172.5600)	13 (172)	29 (166.2628)	15 (167.9772)
Apr 17, 2015	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)
Apr 3, 2015	Stillwater Elks Lodge Blazathon Stillwater, OK	14 / 34 (646.7656)	23 (153.6344)	15 (163.4400)	15 (165.1428)	10 (164.5484)
Oct 10, 2014	Chillin and Grillin Sand Springs, OK	18 / 32 (652.9716)	6 (172.0116)	17 (164.5256)	16 (163.9428)	22 (152.4916)
Sep 26, 2014	Bikes Blues & BBQ Fayetteville, AR	16 / 30 (662.1376)	25 (159.9544)	20 (160.5144)	15 (167.3944)	4 (174.2744)
May 2, 2014	Bixby BBQ'N Blues Festival Bixby, OK	7 / 80 (678.1600)	20 (167.9772)	21 (167.3828)	3 (174.2628)	12 (168.5372)
Oct 11, 2013	Chillin & Grillin BBQ Festival Sand Springs, OK	6 / 38 (677.0400)	6 (169.6800)	10 (168.5372)	17 (162.8228)	2 (176)
Aug 30, 2013	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)
May 3, 2013	Bixby BBQ & Blues Festival Bixby, OK	29 / 88 (660.5708)	38 (162.8570)	17 (169.7140)	13 (170.8572)	55 (157.1426)
Apr 19, 2013	8th Annual Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ Enid, OK	31 / 63 (645.7140)	23 (163.9998)	14 (166.8572)	33 (164)	48 (150.8570)
Apr 5, 2013	Stillwater Elks 25th Annual Blazathon Stillwater, OK	22 / 52 (605.1428)	28 (146.8572)	47 (133.7142)	3 (165.7142)	14 (158.8572)
Mar 15, 2013	Smokin' At The Run Miami, OK Miami, OK	8 / 55 (677.1430)	17 (169.1430)	18 (169.1428)	21 (168)	8 (170.8572)

RIB CRIB PIGMEN

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 (7 found in their record)

The heartbreaker

High-water mark

The one to beat

Their season

A tough matchup

A strong matchup

Pork nemesis

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)