TEXAS RIB RANGERS

TEXAS RIB RANGERS is a competition barbecue team with 26 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2017. Their best overall finish is 14th of 26 at the Bliss Brews & Que (2013). They are ranked #6391 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#6,391

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1396

peak 1396 · rated over 25 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Jun 7, 2013

latest Mar 10, 2017 · 3.8 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#448

Master 2013 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

1 podium

Overall top-10s

0% of 26 contests

Avg finish

top 75%

overall standings

Best overall

654.1604 / 720

Master · The National BBQ Cup (SBBQA)

Perfect 180s

Current form

623.17 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 622.45 (+0.72)

Walk rate

15%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

174.2858

Chicken · Lincolnton Hog Happenin'

Consistency

±17.27

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 157.68 · weakest Brisket (151.62)

Road miles

16,655

across 26 mapped stops · furthest 1,796 mi

Schedule strength

25%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1534)

State championships

0 🏅

won from 2 state-championship entries

Master avg

622.45 / 720

25 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (8 found in their record)

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

A tough matchup

7–0 behind in the head-to-head

SWEET PEPPERS ahead in 100% of their meetings

SWEET PEPPERS has come out ahead in 7 of their 7 shared contests.

The weak link

−6.1 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 6.06 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 4%.

Brisket avg 151.62
Chicken avg 157.68
0 calls in 25 entries

A strong matchup

3–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 75% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Double Barrel Smokers in 3 of their 4 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

7 of 7 shared chicken entries lost

CHECKERED PIG ahead 100% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, CHECKERED PIG has out-cooked them in 7 of 7 shared chicken entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

SWEET DADDYS SMOKEHOUSE has landed one call behind them 2 times.

The long haul

16,655 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 16,655 miles across 26 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 1,796 miles to Smokin in Mesquite BBQ Championship.

26 mapped stops
furthest 1,796 mi

The metronome

±2.40% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.40% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 86.5% of a perfect score
26 contests

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A standing appointment

4 years running at one contest

They've cooked Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival every year from 2013 to 2016 — the contest they never miss.

4 visits in all
best finish 58th

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	#2852 (55 pts)	#2856 (55 pts)	#2862 (55 pts)	#2851 (55 pts)	#2840 (55 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#1121 (259 pts)	#1036 (319 pts)	#1280 (239 pts)	#1259 (249 pts)	#1098 (284 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#790 (431 pts)	#803 (456 pts)	#809 (451 pts)	#789 (471 pts)	#820 (431 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#448 (687 pts)	#394 (792 pts)	#396 (787 pts)	#448 (727 pts)	#537 (587 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to TEXAS RIB RANGERS, each with one reason worth a look.

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

NOTHING BUTT SMOKE PSCA

#6,386 of the rated field

1396 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1396

1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to TEXAS RIB RANGERS)

2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team TEXAS RIB RANGERS has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 12 contests
last seen Apr 10, 2015

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SMOKIN BRICKS BBQ

#6,389 of the rated field

1396 power rating

Contests: 22
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1501

They've been 1501 at their best, 105 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 22 contests
last seen Jun 25, 2021

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JAM'N HAMS

#6,392 of the rated field

1396 power rating

Contests: 21
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 5%
Peak: 1396

Careers of much the same size, 21 contests to 26, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 21 contests
last seen Apr 26, 2019

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OLD HENRY'S BBQ

#6,385 of the rated field

1396 power rating

Contests: 17
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1396

17 contests and no Grand Championship yet.

rated over 17 contests
last seen May 8, 2026

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PEPPER PAPPY BBQ CO

#6,387 of the rated field

1396 power rating

Contests: 16
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 6%
Peak: 1396

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

rated over 16 contests
last seen Jan 17, 2020

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TEAM PIT

#6,388 of the rated field

1396 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1396

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

rated over 13 contests
last seen Sep 14, 2018

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
SWEET PEPPERS	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN TRIGGERS	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
CHECKERED PIG	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
SAUCED! BBQ TEAM	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
DJS SMOKIN' BBQ	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
SUNDANCER BBQ	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
BUBBAJACK'S	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
4 LEGS UP BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
Backdraft BBQ	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
Pig Skin BBQ	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
HERE PIGGY PIGGY BBQ	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
MIKE	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
I.A.B. 30 BBQ	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
Killer B's BBQ	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	25	1	1	174.2858	140.5828	157.68	top 69%
Pork Ribs	25	1	0	167.4744	143.3256	155.52	top 69%
Pork	25	2	0	169.1428	145.0972	157.63	top 66%
Brisket	25	0	0	162.2972	133.0744	151.62	top 72%

“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)	8	0	top 75%
Large (40+)	17	0	top 75%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
NC	7	top 78%
NM	4	top 51%
IA	3	top 88%
CO	3	top 77%
TX	2	top 74%
MD	2	top 82%
NV	2	top 89%
GA	1	top 79%
WY	1	top 60%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival	4	58	top 81%	Jun 10, 2016
Up in Smoke BBQ Bash	3	44	top 88%	Jul 24, 2015
Colorado Pork & Hops Challenge	2	27	top 74%	Sep 12, 2014
Lincolnton Hog Happenin'	2	20	top 64%	Jun 6, 2014

More numbers

Busiest season 2013 11 contests

Contests a season 5.2 across 5 seasons in the data

Most contests held in NC 7 of 26 contests · 9 states in all

Contests visited 18 4 of them more than once

Opponents faced 799 finished ahead 317 times, behind 944

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

20171 milestone

Mar 10 Most recent contest Sam's Club National BBQ Tour

20161 milestone

Jul 2 25th tracked contest 13th Annual Pork & Brew BBQ State Championship

20141 milestone

Nov 21 Career-best overall score654.1604 The National BBQ Cup (SBBQA)

20136 milestones

Jun 7 First tracked contest Lincolnton Hog Happenin'
Jun 7 First call Lincolnton Hog Happenin'
Jun 7 Career-best single call (Chicken)174.2858 Lincolnton Hog Happenin'
Jun 28 First overall past 90% of a perfect score649.1428 Smokin' On the Pecos
Jun 28 Peak power rating (1500) Smokin' On the Pecos
Sep 21 10th tracked contest Telluride Barbeque Festival

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+9.4	Smokin' On the Pecos	Jun 28, 2013
+6.6	Pork & Brew BBQ State Championship	Jul 3, 2015
+2.4	Smokin' On The Pecos	Jun 27, 2014
+1.8	Bliss Brews & Que	Oct 11, 2013

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-13.3	Up in Smoke BBQ Bash	Jul 26, 2013
-10.4	Smokin in Mesquite BBQ Championship	Aug 31, 2013
-10.2	Hog Happenin' BBQ & Bike Fest	Jun 5, 2015
-9.2	Wild West BBQ Shoot Out	Aug 23, 2013
-8.4	Naptown barBAYq Contest & Music Festival	May 2, 2014

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — 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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2017	1	0%	top 93%	84.2%	84.2%
2016	2	0%	top 92%	85.3%	85.3%
2015	4	0%	top 75%	88.6%	87.6%
2014	8	0%	top 77%	90.9%	86.9%
2013	11	36%	top 70%	90.2%	86%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Mar 10, 2017	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour White Settlement, TX	28 / 30 (606.1832)	25 (151.4288)	26 (153.6916)	28 (150.2400)	27 (150.8228)
Jul 2, 2016	13th Annual Pork & Brew BBQ State Championship 🏅 Rio Rancho, NM	—	—	—	—	—
Jun 10, 2016	Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival Tryon, NC	70 / 76 (614.0340)	68 (157.0740)	74 (143.3256)	39 (165.7028)	71 (147.9316)
Jul 24, 2015	Up in Smoke BBQ Bash Mason City, IA	44 / 54 (630.2060)	44 (161.7260)	42 (157.6800)	39 (158.8228)	43 (151.9772)
Jul 3, 2015	Pork & Brew BBQ State Championship 🏅 Rio Rancho, NM	21 / 44 (637.5884)	11 (164.5372)	25 (158.2400)	24 (157.1312)	16 (157.6800)
Jun 12, 2015	Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival Tryon, NC	58 / 78 (627.8404)	56 (161.0972)	55 (157.7028)	68 (149.6572)	45 (159.3832)
Jun 5, 2015	Hog Happenin' BBQ & Bike Fest Lincolnton, NC	33 / 34 (627.2460)	23 (164.5600)	27 (154.2172)	24 (159.4172)	32 (149.0516)
Nov 21, 2014	The National BBQ Cup (SBBQA) Cumming, GA	68 / 86 (654.1604)	72 (162.8116)	57 (164.5372)	52 (165.7028)	69 (161.1088)
Sep 12, 2014	Colorado Pork & Hops Challenge Grand Junction, CO	39 / 47 (621.6456)	45 (147.4056)	44 (143.3372)	17 (168.6056)	23 (162.2972)
Jul 25, 2014	Up in Smoke BBQ Bash Mason City, IA	46 / 52 (625.1204)	38 (160)	34 (163.4744)	48 (154.2744)	46 (147.3716)
Jun 27, 2014	Smokin' On The Pecos Artesia, NM	33 / 60 (642.2176)	20 (166.8572)	52 (152.5488)	32 (164)	29 (158.8116)
Jun 13, 2014	Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival Tryon, NC	59 / 73 (626.1260)	44 (163.3944)	54 (157.6916)	65 (151.9428)	59 (153.0972)
Jun 6, 2014	Lincolnton Hog Happenin' Lincolnton, NC	26 / 38 (645.0172)	27 (161.7144)	21 (162.8000)	20 (164.5484)	32 (155.9544)
May 9, 2014	Pork In The Park BBQ Festival Salisbury, MD	33 / 43 (594.7768)	32 (151.9884)	29 (147.4172)	31 (149.7256)	31 (145.6456)
May 2, 2014	Naptown barBAYq Contest & Music Festival Annapolis, MD	51 / 59 (596.5260)	45 (152.0116)	50 (148.5600)	22 (162.8800)	57 (133.0744)
Oct 11, 2013	Bliss Brews & Que Fort Bliss, TX	14 / 26 (624.4456)	19 (158.2628)	20 (151.3828)	9 (161.1544)	13 (153.6456)
Sep 21, 2013	Telluride Barbeque Festival Telluride, CO	21 / 25 (615.3144)	23 (154.2972)	12 (165.1200)	21 (153.1316)	23 (142.7656)
Sep 13, 2013	Colorado Pork & Hops Challenge Grand Junction, CO	27 / 42 (638.7884)	24 (163.4172)	34 (149.1200)	22 (163.9884)	17 (162.2628)
Aug 31, 2013	Smokin in Mesquite BBQ Championship Mesquite, NV	50 / 54 (586.8340)	50 (140.5828)	34 (155.4284)	50 (145.0972)	41 (145.7256)
Aug 23, 2013	Wild West BBQ Shoot Out Wendover, NV	29 / 34 (615.3596)	26 (154.2628)	22 (157.0740)	22 (158.2856)	30 (145.7372)
Aug 16, 2013	9th Annual Pepsi Wyoming State BBQ & Bluegrass Festival Worland, WY	15 / 25 (618.7892)	16 (158.3088)	4 (167.4744)	18 (150.2172)	22 (142.7888)
Jul 26, 2013	Up in Smoke BBQ Bash Mason City, IA	63 / 66 (609.0172)	65 (144.5256)	53 (156)	55 (157.6800)	56 (150.8116)
Jul 5, 2013	Rio Rancho NM 10th Annual 2013 Pork & Brew State BBQ Championship Rio Rancho, NM	31 / 42 (596.5714)	27 (151.9998)	27 (151.4286)	33 (146.8572)	26 (146.2858)
Jun 28, 2013	Smokin' On the Pecos Artesia, NM	18 / 70 (649.1428)	19 (165.1430)	29 (161.1428)	9 (169.1428)	39 (153.7142)
Jun 14, 2013	Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival Tryon, NC	74 / 97 (621.7138)	83 (150.2856)	83 (149.7144)	61 (159.9998)	41 (161.7140)
Jun 7, 2013	Lincolnton Hog Happenin' Lincolnton, NC	20 / 34 (636.5710)	3 (174.2858)	16 (158.8568)	29 (152.5714)	26 (150.8570)

TEXAS RIB RANGERS

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

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (8 found in their record)

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

Chicken nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

The long haul

The metronome

A standing appointment

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, averaged over 5 contests — 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)