POK N DA RIBS

POK N DA RIBS is a competition barbecue team with 10 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2015. Their best overall finish is 2nd of 34 at the Valley Center Spring Fling (2013), and they have finished Reserve Grand Champion once. They are ranked #2705 of 6,477 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#2,705

of 6,477 rated · rankings

Rating

1513

peak 1528 · rated over 10 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Apr 26, 2013

latest Sep 11, 2015 · 2.4 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#370

Master 2013 · every season

Grand champs

1 reserve

Category wins

4 podiums

Overall top-10s

20% of 10 contests

Avg finish

top 49%

overall standings

Best overall

686.2860 / 720

Master · Valley Center Spring Fling

Perfect 180s

Current form

654.40 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 658.97 (-4.56)

Walk rate

70%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

178.2858

Brisket · Valley Center Spring Fling

Consistency

±10.27

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 168.79 · weakest Pork (162.55)

Road miles

708

across 10 mapped stops · furthest 74 mi

Schedule strength

20%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1528)

Master avg

658.97 / 720

10 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

1.1428 points from the title

Came within 1.1428 points of the Grand Championship at Valley Center Spring Fling (May 31, 2013).

A multi-meat day

1 contest with 2+ category wins

They've won two or more meats on the same day 1 time — the best of them 2 category wins at Valley Center Spring Fling (May 31, 2013).

Chicken 1st
Brisket 1st

They almost always walk

70% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 7 of 10 contests

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

High-water mark

686.2860 career-best overall

95.3% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 686.2860 at Valley Center Spring Fling — 95.3% of a perfect 720.

Master
May 31, 2013

A tough matchup

8–1 behind in the head-to-head

RUBBING BUTTS BBQ KS ahead in 89% of their meetings

RUBBING BUTTS BBQ KS has come out ahead in 8 of their 9 shared contests.

The weak link

−6.2 points behind their best meat

Pork is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 6.24 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 20% of the time against 60%.

Pork avg 162.55
Chicken avg 168.79
2 calls in 10 entries

A strong matchup

5–2 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 71% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of SMOKE 'N' RUB in 5 of their 7 shared contests.

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Chicken nemesis

6 of 9 shared chicken entries lost

RUBBING BUTTS BBQ KS ahead 67% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, RUBBING BUTTS BBQ KS has out-cooked them in 6 of 9 shared chicken entries.

A May team

Top 34% average finish in May

Something about May: average finish in the top 34% across 3 contests, versus top 49% the rest of the year.

3 May contests
top 49% the rest of the year

The metronome

±1.43% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.43% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 91.5% of a perfect score
10 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	#1945 (96 pts)	#1308 (226 pts)	#2058 (86 pts)	#2840 (51 pts)	#1524 (166 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#1471 (175 pts)	#1279 (240 pts)	#1814 (135 pts)	#1498 (190 pts)	#1255 (240 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#370 (820 pts)	#323 (935 pts)	#405 (775 pts)	#566 (585 pts)	#356 (870 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to POK N DA RIBS, each with one reason worth a look.

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

TRAVELIN' SMOKE BBQ

#2,712 of the rated field

1513 power rating

Contests: 29
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 10%
Peak: 1513

2–1 in 3 shared contests (67% to POK N DA RIBS)

These two have cooked 3 of the same contests — POK N DA RIBS ahead 2–1 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.

rated over 29 contests
last seen Jun 8, 2018

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BAD S. BBQ

#2,690 of the rated field

1513 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 20%
Peak: 1518

Careers of much the same size, 10 contests to 10, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 10 contests
last seen Jun 23, 2017

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2 Live Que

#2,710 of the rated field

1513 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1513

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 11 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 11 contests
last seen Jan 24, 2025

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Scott - Yards BBQ

#2,723 of the rated field

1513 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 9%
Peak: 1525

Level with POK N DA RIBS on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 11 contests
last seen Sep 12, 2019

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ALBURNT EINSWINE

#2,717 of the rated field

1513 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1518

Careers of much the same size, 11 contests to 10, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 11 contests
last seen Jun 21, 2019

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HAWGNZ HEROZ

#2,692 of the rated field

1513 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 22%
Peak: 1534

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

rated over 9 contests
last seen May 31, 2019

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
GREAT PLAINS BBQ	10	4	6	40%	⚔ compare
RUBBING BUTTS BBQ KS	9	1	8	11%	⚔ compare
FIREBREATHERS BARBECUE	8	5	3	63%	⚔ compare
SMOKE N HOGS BBQ KS	8	2	6	25%	⚔ compare
ROUGHNECKS BBQ	8	2	6	25%	⚔ compare
SMOKE 'N' RUB	7	5	2	71%	⚔ compare
WICHITA SWINEMEN	7	3	4	43%	⚔ compare
NAUGHTY NURSES BBQ	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
JP CUSTOM SMOKE	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
Lucky D's BBQ	5	4	1	80%	⚔ compare
Bubba's BBQ Nation	5	3	2	60%	⚔ compare
WHISKEY PIT BBQ COMPANY	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	10	6	1	2	176.5714	160.5712	168.79	top 38%
Pork Ribs	10	3	0	1	172	154.2516	162.84	top 55%
Pork	10	2	0	0	168.5714	150.8228	162.55	top 61%
Brisket	10	5	1	1	178.2858	151.4286	164.79	top 42%

“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.

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Derby BBQ Festival	2	16	0	top 66%	Sep 11, 2015

More numbers

Busiest season 2013 6 contests

Contests a season 3.3 across 3 seasons in the data

Most contests held in KS 10 of 10 contests

Contests visited 9 1 of them more than once

Opponents faced 147 finished ahead 150 times, behind 130

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

20152 milestones

Sep 11 10th tracked contest Derby BBQ Festival
Sep 11 Most recent contest Derby BBQ Festival

20141 milestone

May 16 Peak power rating (1528) Wheatstock Grill-Off: Peace, Love & BBQ

201310 milestones

Apr 26 First tracked contest R'Kansas City State BBQ Championship
Apr 26 First overall past 90% of a perfect score658.2858 R'Kansas City State BBQ Championship
May 17 First call Taste of Wheatstock
May 31 First category win (Chicken) Valley Center Spring Fling
May 31 First overall top-10 Valley Center Spring Fling
May 31 First overall podium Valley Center Spring Fling
May 31 First Reserve Championship Valley Center Spring Fling
May 31 First multi-meat day Valley Center Spring Fling
May 31 Career-best overall score686.2860 Valley Center Spring Fling
May 31 Career-best single call (Brisket)178.2858 Valley Center Spring Fling

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+15.6	Valley Center Spring Fling	May 31, 2013
+7.1	When Pigs Fly BBQ Contest & Fly In	Aug 23, 2013
+2.6	National Bar-B-Que Derby	Sep 6, 2013
+2.1	Ol' Glory BBQ Bash	Jun 14, 2013
+1.7	Wheatstock Grill-Off: Peace, Love & BBQ	May 16, 2014

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-6.3	Cowley County BBQ Contest	Jul 11, 2014
-5.7	Derby BBQ Festival	Sep 12, 2014
-3.2	R'Kansas City State BBQ Championship	Apr 26, 2013
-2.4	Derby BBQ Festival	Sep 11, 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	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2015	1	0	0	100%	top 62%	89.8%	89.8%
2014	3	0	0	33%	top 65%	92.4%	91.4%
2013	6	2	2	83%	top 40%	95.3%	91.9%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Sep 11, 2015	Derby BBQ Festival Derby, KS	16 / 26 (646.2744)	3 (169.1544)	18 (157.1544)	25 (150.8228)	6 (169.1428)
Sep 12, 2014	Derby BBQ Festival Derby, KS	27 / 38 (656.3884)	23 (166.8228)	22 (162.2516)	27 (161.6456)	21 (165.6684)
Jul 11, 2014	Cowley County BBQ Contest Winfield, KS	15 / 20 (652.4340)	15 (165.1084)	12 (166.8228)	15 (163.4172)	15 (157.0856)
May 16, 2014	Wheatstock Grill-Off: Peace, Love & BBQ Abilene, KS	13 / 27 (665.0860)	6 (172.5828)	24 (158.2516)	10 (166.2400)	7 (168.0116)
Sep 6, 2013	National Bar-B-Que Derby Derby, KS	15 / 35 (651.8400)	10 (166.8228)	21 (158.8116)	22 (161.1200)	12 (165.0856)
Aug 23, 2013	When Pigs Fly BBQ Contest & Fly In McPherson, KS	10 / 30 (656.5144)	4 (174.2856)	25 (154.2516)	20 (161.6800)	8 (166.2972)
Jun 14, 2013	Ol' Glory BBQ Bash Fredonia, KS	14 / 31 (659.4280)	23 (160.5712)	3 (172)	19 (162.8570)	9 (163.9998)
May 31, 2013	Valley Center Spring Fling Valley Center, KS	2 / 34 (686.2860)	1 (176.5714)	10 (168.0002)	19 (163.4286)	1 (178.2858)
May 17, 2013	Taste of Wheatstock Abilene, KS	12 / 25 (657.1428)	7 (169.7142)	4 (170.2860)	9 (165.7140)	21 (151.4286)
Apr 26, 2013	R'Kansas City State BBQ Championship Arkansas City, KS	16 / 25 (658.2858)	17 (166.2858)	20 (160.5714)	11 (168.5714)	15 (162.8572)

POK N DA RIBS

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

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

A multi-meat day

They almost always walk

High-water mark

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

Chicken nemesis

A May 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

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)