REBEL FIRE QUE'N COMPANY

REBEL FIRE QUE'N COMPANY is a competition barbecue team with 44 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 7th of 49 at the 11th Annual Big Island BBQ (2018). They are ranked #1306 of 6,485 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#1,306

of 6,485 rated · rankings

Rating

1579

peak 1590 · rated over 44 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Jun 28, 2013

latest Aug 30, 2019 · 6.2 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#380

Master 2018 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

13 podiums

Overall top-10s

18% of 44 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 49%

overall standings

Best overall

680.5716 / 720

Master · 11th Annual Big Island BBQ

Perfect 180s

Current form

656.46 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 660.32 (-3.86)

Walk rate

75%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

177.7028

Pork · Great Northern BBQ

Consistency

±12.86

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 167.27 · weakest Pork Ribs (162.82)

Road miles

8,008

across 44 mapped stops · furthest 455 mi

Schedule strength

51%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1566)

Purse competed for

$66K

listed at 7 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 7 state-championship entries

Master avg

660.32 / 720

44 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (10 found in their record)

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

They almost always walk

75% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 33 of 44 contests

A top-10 category call in 75% of their 44 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

680.5716 career-best overall

94.5% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 680.5716 at 11th Annual Big Island BBQ — 94.5% of a perfect 720.

Master
Aug 24, 2018

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

CITY SLICKERS BBQ has finished one call ahead of REBEL FIRE QUE'N COMPANY 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

26–1 behind in the head-to-head

SHIGGIN & GRINNIN ahead in 96% of their meetings

SHIGGIN & GRINNIN has come out ahead in 26 of their 27 shared contests.

The weak link

−4.4 points behind their best meat

Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 4.45 points below their pork, and turns into a call 20% of the time against 34%.

Pork Ribs avg 162.82
Pork avg 167.27
9 calls in 44 entries

A strong matchup

16–5 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 76% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of MYASSIS SMOKIN in 16 of their 21 shared contests.

Pork nemesis

20 of 27 shared pork entries lost

SHIGGIN & GRINNIN ahead 74% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, SHIGGIN & GRINNIN has out-cooked them in 20 of 27 shared pork entries.

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Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

Good Ol Boys BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.

The long haul

8,008 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 8,008 miles across 44 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 455 miles to Great Northern BBQ.

44 mapped stops
furthest 455 mi

The metronome

±1.79% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.79% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 91.7% of a perfect score
44 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
2019 ↗	Master	#537 (615 pts)	#557 (625 pts)	#670 (505 pts)	#353 (930 pts)	#451 (750 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#380 (895 pts)	#510 (720 pts)	#464 (795 pts)	#271 (1,140 pts)	#290 (1,090 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#726 (519 pts)	#690 (584 pts)	#767 (524 pts)	#911 (419 pts)	#633 (629 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#673 (570 pts)	#621 (655 pts)	#585 (700 pts)	#522 (780 pts)	#757 (510 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#798 (433 pts)	#723 (513 pts)	#549 (708 pts)	#648 (583 pts)	#947 (363 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#551 (678 pts)	#365 (1,018 pts)	#606 (633 pts)	#387 (958 pts)	#540 (688 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#467 (658 pts)	#390 (793 pts)	#484 (678 pts)	#390 (813 pts)	#509 (628 pts)

Overall rank by season

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The teams rated closest to REBEL FIRE QUE'N COMPANY, each with one reason worth a look.

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

SMOKIN DINGER - THE PROFESSOR OF HOGOLOGY

#1,305 of the rated field

1579 power rating

Contests: 104
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 26%
Peak: 1640

2–1 in 3 shared contests (67% to REBEL FIRE QUE'N COMPANY)

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

rated over 104 contests
last seen Jun 13, 2026

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HIGH DESERT HOLY SMOKE BBQ

#1,302 of the rated field

1579 power rating

Contests: 47
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 21%
Peak: 1579

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 46 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 46 contests
last seen Aug 21, 2026

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Sugar Shack

#1,307 of the rated field

1579 power rating

Contests: 55
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 29%
Peak: 1588

Careers of much the same size, 55 contests to 44, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 50 contests
last seen Sep 30, 2026

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ROUGHNECKS BBQ

#1,301 of the rated field

1579 power rating

Contests: 21
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 38%
Peak: 1598

Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 21 contests, alongside a 38% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 20 contests
last seen Sep 15, 2018

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BIG DADDY QUE

#1,304 of the rated field

1579 power rating

Contests: 20
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 30%
Peak: 1579

Level with REBEL FIRE QUE'N COMPANY on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 20 contests
last seen Aug 25, 2017

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RICK'S RACKS

#1,300 of the rated field

1580 power rating

Contests: 19
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 42%
Peak: 1580

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

rated over 17 contests
last seen Jul 11, 2025

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
SHIGGIN & GRINNIN	27	1	26	4%	⚔ compare
Hogline	26	2	24	8%	⚔ compare
SPITFIRE	25	5	20	20%	⚔ compare
CITY SLICKERS BBQ	23	2	21	9%	⚔ compare
MYASSIS SMOKIN	21	16	5	76%	⚔ compare
LUCKY'S Q	20	4	16	20%	⚔ compare
CROIX VALLEY SAUCES	19	10	9	53%	⚔ compare
TRUE SMOKE BBQ	19	7	12	37%	⚔ compare
BIG CHAIN BBQ GANG	18	5	13	28%	⚔ compare
LUCKY 19 SAUCE COMPANY	18	2	16	11%	⚔ compare
Borgy the BBQ Butcher	16	12	4	75%	⚔ compare
SMOKEY AND HIS BANDITS	16	6	10	38%	⚔ compare
SONS OF BUTCHERS	16	1	15	6%	⚔ compare
ACES HIGH BBQ	15	5	10	33%	⚔ compare
ROLLIN' SMOKE BBQ SD	14	8	6	57%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	44	13	0	2	175.4056	149.0972	167.12	top 46%
Pork Ribs	44	9	0	3	174.2972	146.2628	162.82	top 53%
Pork	44	15	1	7	177.7028	156.5256	167.27	top 41%
Brisket	44	11	1	1	174.8456	142.7656	163.11	top 48%

“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)	25	0	top 54%
Large (40+)	19	0	top 41%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
MN	24	top 50%
WI	10	top 50%
IA	8	top 47%
SD	1	top 20%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
SMSU Smokefest	3	16	top 42%	Aug 16, 2019
Up in Smoke BBQ Bash	3	7	top 33%	Jul 21, 2017
Smokefest	3	8	top 35%	Aug 21, 2015
Smokin in the Bogs	2	8	top 54%	Aug 30, 2019
Smokin In Steele	2	10	top 37%	May 31, 2019
KTD Smokin ' Gobbler Cook-Off	2	17	top 72%	Sep 14, 2018
Mankato Cookout (Day 2)	2	23	top 65%	Jun 9, 2018
The Madelia Blazin' Barbeque Blast	2	10	top 52%	Jul 11, 2014

More numbers

Busiest season 2018 8 contests

Contests a season 6.3 across 7 seasons in the data

Most contests held in MN 24 of 44 contests · 4 states in all

Contests visited 33 8 of them more than once

Opponents faced 618 finished ahead 893 times, behind 814

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

20191 milestone

Aug 30 Most recent contest Smokin in the Bogs

20183 milestones

Aug 17 First category win (Brisket) SMSU Smokefest
Aug 24 Career-best overall score680.5716 11th Annual Big Island BBQ
Aug 31 Peak power rating (1590) Smokin in the Bogs

20171 milestone

Jun 23 25th tracked contest Rotary Rockn Ribs

20142 milestones

Jul 11 10th tracked contest The Madelia Blazin' Barbeque Blast
Aug 8 Career-best single call (Pork)177.7028 Great Northern BBQ

20134 milestones

Jun 28 First tracked contest Bend of the River BBQ Smoke Off
Jun 28 First overall past 90% of a perfect score655.9996 Bend of the River BBQ Smoke Off
Jul 12 First call The Madelia Blazin' Barbeque Blast
Aug 2 First overall top-10 Great Northern Barbeque

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+13.8	Up in Smoke BBQ Bash	Jul 21, 2017
+12.5	11th Annual Big Island BBQ	Aug 24, 2018
+10.9	Cookin On Kampeska	Jul 20, 2018
+9.5	Rotary Rockn Ribs	Jun 22, 2018
+9.1	Smokefest	Aug 16, 2013

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-10	Smokin in the Bogs	Aug 30, 2019
-10	Bend of the River CookOut	Jun 27, 2014
-10	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	Jul 18, 2014
-7.8	Great Northern BBQ	Jul 31, 2015
-7.1	KTD Smokin ' Gobbler Cook-Off	Sep 16, 2016

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	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2019	7	1	0	57%	top 48%	94.2%	91.8%
2018	8	3	2	75%	top 42%	94.5%	93.2%
2017	5	1	0	60%	top 48%	94.3%	91.9%
2016	6	0	0	83%	top 49%	93.6%	91.9%
2015	5	0	0	100%	top 50%	93%	91.2%
2014	7	1	0	100%	top 56%	92.1%	90.7%
2013	6	2	0	50%	top 49%	92.7%	91.1%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Aug 30, 2019	Smokin in the Bogs 🏅 Warrens, WI	29 / 38 (635.2800)	29 (162.8228)	36 (146.2628)	24 (164.5372)	23 (161.6572)
Aug 23, 2019	Big Island BBQ 🏅 Alberta Lea, MN	16 / 50 (671.3488)	15 (170.8344)	25 (164.5488)	12 (172.5828)	20 (163.3828)
Aug 16, 2019	SMSU Smokefest 🏅 Marshall, MN	18 / 46 (678.2516)	29 (166.8572)	20 (168.5716)	12 (172)	10 (170.8228)
Aug 9, 2019	16th Annual UP IN SMOKE BBQ Bash 🏅 Mason City, IA	22 / 38 (653.0400)	28 (163.3944)	20 (162.8572)	13 (167.9656)	27 (158.8228)
Jun 21, 2019	Bring'n Home the Bacon 🏅 West Salem, WI	20 / 37 (644.3884)	33 (154.8000)	18 (160.5256)	8 (169.1200)	18 (159.9428)
May 31, 2019	Smokin In Steele 🏅 Owatonna, MN	10 / 43 (675.9200)	11 (172.5600)	29 (157.0972)	3 (174.2972)	5 (171.9656)
May 10, 2019	Minnesota in May 🏅	30 / 57 (666.7312)	9 (174.2628)	54 (151.3600)	16 (170.8456)	13 (170.2628)
Sep 14, 2018	KTD Smokin ' Gobbler Cook-Off Worthington, MN	17 / 25 (664.4916)	13 (167.3944)	22 (159.3828)	2 (176)	17 (161.7144)
Aug 31, 2018	Smokin in the Bogs Warrens, WI	8 / 25 (665.0172)	11 (167.3944)	11 (165.1200)	12 (165.6800)	8 (166.8228)
Aug 24, 2018	11th Annual Big Island BBQ Alberta Lea, MN	7 / 49 (680.5716)	37 (162.2516)	3 (173.1428)	1 (175.4744)	9 (169.7028)
Aug 17, 2018	SMSU Smokefest Marshall, MN	19 / 40 (670.1828)	20 (167.9772)	23 (165.6916)	33 (161.6684)	1 (174.8456)
Jul 20, 2018	Cookin On Kampeska Watertown, SD	9 / 45 (677.1888)	7 (174.8572)	22 (164.5944)	8 (170.2856)	14 (167.4516)
Jun 22, 2018	Rotary Rockn Ribs LaCrosse, WI	11 / 41 (671.3488)	28 (165.6800)	15 (167.9888)	8 (169.7028)	13 (167.9772)
Jun 9, 2018	Mankato Cookout (Day 2) Mankato, MN	23 / 42 (675.9660)	28 (170.8688)	31 (165.0972)	26 (168)	11 (172)
Jun 8, 2018	Mankato Cookout (Day 1) Mankato, MN	33 / 44 (663.3828)	33 (166.8344)	31 (166.2856)	40 (161.6800)	25 (168.5828)
Sep 1, 2017	7th Annual Smokin' In The Bogs Warrens, WI	11 / 29 (662.7084)	4 (172.5600)	19 (158.2400)	14 (164.5256)	10 (167.3828)
Aug 18, 2017	SMSU Smokefest Marshall, MN	16 / 41 (671.3484)	8 (173.1200)	20 (165.6800)	30 (161.7028)	8 (170.8456)
Jul 28, 2017	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Ankeny, IA	23 / 30 (656.4340)	26 (163.3828)	24 (160.5600)	22 (165.0856)	12 (167.4056)
Jul 21, 2017	Up in Smoke BBQ Bash Mason City, IA	7 / 49 (678.8000)	15 (167.4172)	3 (173.1200)	29 (165.6800)	7 (172.5828)
Jun 23, 2017	Rotary Rockn Ribs LaCrosse, WI	27 / 37 (638.0916)	30 (161.0972)	28 (157.0744)	13 (165.0856)	28 (154.8344)
Sep 16, 2016	KTD Smokin ' Gobbler Cook-Off Worthington, MN	22 / 29 (652.5372)	18 (165.7144)	12 (166.3200)	6 (170.8228)	29 (149.6800)
Sep 2, 2016	6th Annual Smokin' In the Bogs Warrens, WI	12 / 32 (661.6232)	16 (165.1200)	4 (169.7144)	10 (166.2400)	15 (160.5488)
Aug 26, 2016	5th Annual Deaths Door Barbeque Washington Island, WI	22 / 42 (653.0400)	29 (161.0972)	16 (165.1544)	11 (168)	27 (158.7884)
Aug 12, 2016	Lake Minnetonka BBQ & Beer Fest (Teams spots Full) Tonka Bay, MN	12 / 35 (673.0168)	14 (170.2628)	13 (167.3828)	9 (170.8228)	23 (164.5484)
Jul 22, 2016	Up in Smoke BBQ Bash Mason City, IA	22 / 47 (673.6228)	10 (173.1544)	40 (158.2400)	16 (170.8228)	13 (171.4056)
Jun 17, 2016	Treasure Island BBQ/ Steak Food Fest Red Wing, MN	16 / 34 (654.2176)	8 (169.7260)	19 (161.1544)	17 (163.3828)	17 (159.9544)
Aug 21, 2015	Smokefest Marshall, MN	13 / 42 (669.6568)	32 (161.6684)	3 (174.2972)	21 (165.7256)	12 (167.9656)
Jul 31, 2015	Great Northern BBQ Brainerd, MN	20 / 26 (639.8400)	12 (170.2628)	5 (169.6916)	20 (157.1200)	24 (142.7656)
Jul 24, 2015	Up in Smoke BBQ Bash Mason City, IA	20 / 54 (669.0744)	22 (169.1200)	10 (170.2744)	17 (168.5600)	34 (161.1200)
Jul 10, 2015	Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay Green Bay, WI	35 / 80 (651.9544)	35 (163.3944)	42 (160.5600)	3 (174.3200)	52 (153.6800)
Jun 19, 2015	State Center Rose Festival BBQ Championship State Center, IA	17 / 27 (651.2684)	4 (169.6800)	15 (165.6800)	17 (164.5600)	23 (151.3484)
Aug 15, 2014	Smokefest Marshall, MN	15 / 32 (654.8116)	21 (162.2400)	20 (161.1316)	7 (168.5600)	19 (162.8800)
Aug 8, 2014	Great Northern BBQ Brainerd, MN	11 / 25 (663.4056)	19 (159.9540)	9 (167.4400)	3 (177.7028)	18 (158.3088)
Jul 18, 2014	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Woodbury, MN	25 / 30 (625.5888)	29 (149.0972)	21 (155.9200)	3 (174.8800)	29 (145.6916)
Jul 11, 2014	The Madelia Blazin' Barbeque Blast Madelia, MN	10 / 26 (659.8628)	2 (175.4056)	20 (159.9428)	21 (158.8000)	10 (165.7144)
Jun 27, 2014	Bend of the River CookOut Mankato, MN	42 / 50 (643.2684)	9 (172.5600)	45 (149.0856)	26 (165.6800)	40 (155.9428)
Jun 21, 2014	Mr. BBQ Barbeque Challenge Davenport, IA	11 / 25 (659.8744)	3 (173.7144)	12 (164.5256)	20 (156.5256)	9 (165.1088)
May 30, 2014	Smokin in Steele Owatonna, MN	34 / 67 (662.9148)	8 (173.1544)	63 (147.4400)	16 (170.3088)	15 (172.0116)
Aug 30, 2013	3rd Annual Smokin' In The Bogs Warrens, WI	25 / 37 (637.0632)	17 (161.7144)	22 (158.2744)	31 (156.5372)	20 (160.5372)
Aug 16, 2013	Smokefest Marshall, MN	8 / 31 (662.2744)	11 (165.1200)	12 (163.4288)	2 (172.0228)	12 (161.7028)
Aug 2, 2013	Great Northern Barbeque Brainerd, MN	8 / 22 (667.3716)	5 (169.7028)	10 (163.9772)	4 (168.5600)	9 (165.1316)
Jul 19, 2013	BBQ'Loo & Blues Too! Waterloo, IA	14 / 35 (654.8340)	16 (163.9884)	12 (166.2628)	14 (165.7028)	17 (158.8800)
Jul 12, 2013	The Madelia Blazin' Barbeque Blast Madelia, MN	15 / 23 (656.5600)	5 (172.5944)	6 (168.5600)	19 (158.2628)	20 (157.1428)
Jun 28, 2013	Bend of the River BBQ Smoke Off Mankato, MN	18 / 30 (655.9996)	13 (168.5712)	22 (156.5714)	15 (163.9998)	13 (166.8572)

REBEL FIRE QUE'N COMPANY

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

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (10 found in their record)

They almost always walk

High-water mark

The one to beat

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

Pork nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

The long haul

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, 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)