High-water mark
680.5144
career-best overall
94.5% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 680.5144 at A Smokin' Good Time — 94.5% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Oct 18, 2013
RUB-A-DUB BUTTS
RUB-A-DUB BUTTS is a competition barbecue team with 7 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record in 2013. Their best overall finish is 5th of 24 at the A Smokin' Good Time (2013). They are ranked #2340 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “Rub A Dub Butts”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1525
peak 1525 · rated over 7 contests
Contests
7
in the data
First seen
Feb 15, 2013
latest Oct 18, 2013
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
4
57% of 7 contests
Best top-10 run
2
straight overall top-10s
Avg finish
top 41%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
660.64 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 658.58 (+2.06)
Walk rate
100%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±11.78
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 166.61 · weakest Pork Ribs (161.05)
Road miles
697
across 7 mapped stops · furthest 209 mi
Schedule strength
5%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1507)
Master avg
658.58 / 720
7 Master contests · 0 GCs
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #565 (549 pts) | #528 (614 pts) | #916 (344 pts) | #601 (549 pts) | #513 (624 pts) |
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to RUB-A-DUB BUTTS, each with one reason worth a look.
74 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2,329 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 29%
- Peak
- 1539
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#2,344 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 43%
- Peak
- 1543
They turned up 6 years after RUB-A-DUB BUTTS did, first appearing in 2019.
⚔ Compare careers#2,350 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 43%
- Peak
- 1525
Level with RUB-A-DUB BUTTS on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#2,339 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 38%
- Peak
- 1535
Careers of much the same size, 8 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#2,333 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1526
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#2,343 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1530
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bad Boyz BBQ | 7 | 2 | 5 | 29% | ⚔ compare |
| LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Your Behind BBQ | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| Karnivorous | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| I.A.B. 30 BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 177.7028 | 159.9998 | 166.61 | top 44% |
| Pork Ribs | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 174.8572 | 149.7142 | 161.05 | top 58% |
| Pork | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 171.4400 | 158.8572 | 166.53 | top 38% |
| Brisket | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 173.7142 | 155.4284 | 164.40 | 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
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chubby Hubby BBQ Bash | 2 | 9 | 0 | top 54% | Feb 16, 2013 |
More numbers
Most contests held in
AZ
6 of 7 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
6
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
96
finished ahead 114 times, behind 76
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20139 milestones
- First tracked contest Chubby Hubby BBQ Bash
- First call Chubby Hubby BBQ Bash
- First overall top-10 Chubby Hubby BBQ Bash
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score661.1428 Chubby Hubby BBQ Bash
- First category win (Chicken) A Smokin' Good Time
- Career-best overall score680.5144 A Smokin' Good Time
- Career-best single call (Chicken)177.7028 A Smokin' Good Time
- Peak power rating (1525) A Smokin' Good Time
- Most recent contest A Smokin' Good Time
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +10.3 | A Smokin' Good Time | Oct 18, 2013 |
| +7.9 | Memorial Day Salute to Service | May 24, 2013 |
| +6.9 | Chubby Hubby BBQ Bash | Feb 15, 2013 |
| +3.7 | 1st Annual Show Low BBQ Throwdown | May 3, 2013 |
| +3.3 | Avi Resort & Casino Music Brews & BBQ Championship | Sep 27, 2013 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -8.7 | Chubby Hubby BBQ Bash | Feb 16, 2013 |
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)
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 18, 2013 | A Smokin' Good Time Prescott Valley, AZ | 5 / 24 (680.5144) | 1 (177.7028) | 14 (161.6916) | 5 (171.4400) | 5 (169.6800) |
| Sep 27, 2013 | Avi Resort & Casino Music Brews & BBQ Championship Laughlin, NV | 13 / 31 (659.2800) | 15 (165.1084) | 10 (165.1088) | 17 (166.2400) | 12 (162.8228) |
| May 24, 2013 | Memorial Day Salute to Service Mesa, AZ | 8 / 29 (661.7138) | 17 (163.9998) | 25 (154.8570) | 5 (169.1428) | 4 (173.7142) |
| May 3, 2013 | 1st Annual Show Low BBQ Throwdown Show Low, AZ | 10 / 24 (660.5710) | 9 (165.7142) | 13 (161.7142) | 8 (166.2858) | 6 (166.8568) |
| Mar 22, 2013 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Tucson, AZ | 14 / 30 (641.1426) | 9 (166.2858) | 26 (149.7142) | 16 (162.8572) | 11 (162.2854) |
| Feb 16, 2013 | Chubby Hubby BBQ Bash Mesa, AZ | 24 / 31 (645.7138) | 30 (159.9998) | 25 (159.4286) | 7 (170.8570) | 25 (155.4284) |
| Feb 15, 2013 | Chubby Hubby BBQ Bash Mesa, AZ | 9 / 29 (661.1428) | 10 (167.4284) | 2 (174.8572) | 18 (158.8572) | 15 (160) |