RUBBIN IT & LOVIN IT BBQ

RUBBIN IT & LOVIN IT BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 17 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 5th of 53 at the Battle of the Brisket (2013). They are ranked #2587 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#2,587

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1517

peak 1541 · rated over 17 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Apr 12, 2013

latest May 3, 2019 · 6.1 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#597

Master 2013 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

3 podiums

Overall top-10s

12% of 17 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 50%

overall standings

Best overall

677.0284 / 720

Master · Battle of the Brisket

Perfect 180s

Current form

642.91 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 649.57 (-6.67)

Walk rate

59%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

176.5944

Pork Ribs · Apple Blossom BBQ Made with Uncommon Character

Consistency

±15.22

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 166.01 · weakest Brisket (155.83)

Road miles

7,281

across 17 mapped stops · furthest 578 mi

Schedule strength

40%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1552)

State championships

0 🏅

won from 2 state-championship entries

Master avg

649.57 / 720

17 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (9 found in their record)

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

High-water mark

677.0284 career-best overall

94.0% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 677.0284 at Battle of the Brisket — 94.0% of a perfect 720.

Master
Sep 13, 2013

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

F.O.M.S.B. has finished one call ahead of RUBBIN IT & LOVIN IT BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2013 their best year

2013 was the year it came together: 4 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 31%.

4 contests
2 overall top-10s
0 category wins
average top 31%

A tough matchup

7–0 behind in the head-to-head

GETTIN' BASTED ahead in 100% of their meetings

GETTIN' BASTED has come out ahead in 7 of their 7 shared contests.

The weak link

−10.2 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 10.18 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 12% of the time against 18%.

Brisket avg 155.83
Chicken avg 166.01
2 calls in 17 entries

A strong matchup

6–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Lost Weekend Grill in 6 of their 6 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

6 of 7 shared chicken entries lost

GETTIN' BASTED ahead 86% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, GETTIN' BASTED has out-cooked them in 6 of 7 shared chicken entries.

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The long haul

7,281 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 7,281 miles across 17 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 578 miles to Colorado Barbecue Challenge.

17 mapped stops
furthest 578 mi

The metronome

±2.11% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.11% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 90.2% of a perfect score
17 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	#1955 (60 pts)	#2049 (60 pts)	#1009 (285 pts)	#2029 (60 pts)	#2010 (60 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#1524 (120 pts)	#1104 (260 pts)	#1453 (160 pts)	#1519 (135 pts)	#1586 (120 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#1301 (202 pts)	#1157 (287 pts)	#1152 (292 pts)	#1481 (182 pts)	#1384 (207 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#1396 (196 pts)	#1422 (206 pts)	#1329 (236 pts)	#1014 (361 pts)	#1481 (186 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#1202 (235 pts)	#969 (350 pts)	#976 (355 pts)	#1338 (230 pts)	#1129 (270 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#1755 (135 pts)	#2167 (75 pts)	#1559 (170 pts)	#1957 (115 pts)	#2013 (100 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#597 (520 pts)	#667 (490 pts)	#754 (440 pts)	#453 (725 pts)	#709 (460 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to RUBBIN IT & LOVIN IT BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.

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

SWEET PETE'S SMOKIN' HOT MEAT

#2,589 of the rated field

1517 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 25%
Peak: 1523

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to RUBBIN IT & LOVIN IT BBQ)

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team RUBBIN IT & LOVIN IT BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 8 contests
last seen Aug 26, 2016

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THIRD SWINES CHARM

#2,580 of the rated field

1518 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 23%
Peak: 1518

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 13 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 13 contests
last seen May 29, 2026

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Saturday Night Swine

#2,584 of the rated field

1517 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 33%
Peak: 1521

Careers of much the same size, 12 contests to 17, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 12 contests
last seen Oct 11, 2024

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SMOAKWOOD

#2,593 of the rated field

1517 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 30%
Peak: 1517

They turned up 10 years after RUBBIN IT & LOVIN IT BBQ did, first appearing in 2023.

rated over 10 contests
last seen Oct 25, 2025

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Hogz Backyard BBQ

#2,579 of the rated field

1518 power rating

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

Level with RUBBIN IT & LOVIN IT BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 10 contests
last seen Aug 6, 2021

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Fantasy Q

#2,578 of the rated field

1518 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 30%
Peak: 1525

Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 10 contests, alongside a 30% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 9 contests
last seen Mar 1, 2024

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
Theslabs.com	7	2	5	29%	⚔ compare
Lazy Butt BBQ	7	2	5	29%	⚔ compare
GETTIN' BASTED	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
Lost Weekend Grill	6	6	0	100%	⚔ compare
CARNIVORES	6	6	0	100%	⚔ compare
Pig Floyd	6	6	0	100%	⚔ compare
WILDWOOD SMOKEHOUSE	6	6	0	100%	⚔ compare
1 2 BBQ	6	5	1	83%	⚔ compare
PORKY'S PIT CREW	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
Q/TANG CLAN	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
Backdraft BBQ	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN TRIGGERS	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
CLARENCE	5	5	0	100%	⚔ compare
SMOKE JUMPERS	5	4	1	80%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	17	3	0	0	172.6056	159.4284	166.01	top 44%
Pork Ribs	17	5	1	2	176.5944	145.6688	163.65	top 43%
Pork	17	4	0	1	176.5828	142.8570	164.09	top 48%
Brisket	17	2	0	0	170.8572	144.5372	155.83	top 63%

“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)	5	0	top 65%
Large (40+)	12	0	top 45%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
KS	8	top 55%
CO	6	top 46%
MO	3	top 47%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
The G Town Smokin Showdown	3	14	0	top 72%	Apr 28, 2017
Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest	2	36	0	top 77%	Jul 13, 2018

More numbers

Busiest season 2013 4 contests

Contests a season 2.4 across 7 seasons in the data

Most contests held in KS 8 of 17 contests · 3 states in all

Contests visited 14 2 of them more than once

Opponents faced 512 finished ahead 454 times, behind 399

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

20193 milestones

May 3 First category win (Pork Ribs) Apple Blossom BBQ Made with Uncommon Character
May 3 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)176.5944 Apple Blossom BBQ Made with Uncommon Character
May 3 Most recent contest Apple Blossom BBQ Made with Uncommon Character

20161 milestone

Jun 3 10th tracked contest Smokin' on the Summit BBQ

20151 milestone

Jun 19 Peak power rating (1541) 22nd Colorado BBQ Challenge

20135 milestones

Apr 12 First tracked contest Smoke In The Spring
Apr 12 First call Smoke In The Spring
Apr 12 First overall past 90% of a perfect score666.8568 Smoke In The Spring
Sep 13 First overall top-10 Battle of the Brisket
Sep 13 Career-best overall score677.0284 Battle of the Brisket

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+13.8	Battle of the Brisket	Sep 13, 2013
+8.8	21st Colorado BBQ Challenge	Jun 13, 2014
+8.4	Smoke In The Spring	Apr 12, 2013
+5.4	Smokin' on the Summit BBQ	Jun 3, 2016
+4.8	Autumn Blaze BBQ Smoke Off State Championship Contest	Oct 18, 2013

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-9	The G Town Smokin Showdown	Apr 29, 2016
-6.8	Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest	Jul 14, 2017
-5.9	Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest	Jul 13, 2018
-4.7	The G Town Smokin Showdown	Apr 28, 2017
-3.6	Apple Blossom BBQ Made with Uncommon Character	May 3, 2019

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)
2019	1	0	1	100%	top 72%	90%	90%
2018	2	0	0	50%	top 66%	89.6%	88.7%
2017	3	0	0	33%	top 66%	89.6%	89.4%
2016	3	0	0	33%	top 59%	91.9%	89.6%
2015	3	0	0	33%	top 44%	91.9%	90.6%
2014	1	0	0	100%	top 24%	92.7%	92.7%
2013	4	2	0	100%	top 31%	94%	91.2%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
May 3, 2019	Apple Blossom BBQ Made with Uncommon Character 🏅 St. Joseph, MO	28 / 39 (647.9544)	26 (162.8572)	1 (176.5944)	29 (160.5716)	35 (147.9312)
Jul 13, 2018	Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest Mayetta, KS	36 / 48 (645.0512)	20 (169.1428)	17 (168)	43 (159.9656)	46 (147.9428)
Jun 15, 2018	25th Annual Colorado BBQ Challenge Frisco, CO	35 / 62 (631.9540)	6 (172.6056)	52 (147.9656)	22 (166.8456)	51 (144.5372)
Jul 14, 2017	Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest Mayetta, KS	46 / 58 (644.5140)	44 (162.8800)	47 (158.2400)	27 (167.4284)	47 (155.9656)
Jun 16, 2017	24th Annual Colorado BBQ Challenge Frisco, CO	29 / 59 (645.0628)	15 (169.7028)	8 (168.5828)	37 (159.4172)	43 (147.3600)
Apr 28, 2017	The G Town Smokin Showdown Garnett, KS	19 / 27 (640.4456)	12 (166.2744)	20 (156.5372)	23 (157.0856)	18 (160.5484)
Jun 17, 2016	23rd Annual Colorado BBQ Challenge Frisco, CO	32 / 58 (646.7768)	30 (163.9656)	12 (170.2856)	41 (158.2856)	38 (154.2400)
Jun 3, 2016	Smokin' on the Summit BBQ Lee's Summit, MO	22 / 67 (661.6340)	24 (168)	31 (164.5256)	5 (176.5828)	52 (152.5256)
Apr 29, 2016	The G Town Smokin Showdown Garnett, KS	23 / 26 (626.1260)	19 (161.7144)	26 (145.6688)	12 (167.4056)	22 (151.3372)
Jun 19, 2015	22nd Colorado BBQ Challenge Frisco, CO	23 / 58 (650.7312)	12 (170.3084)	43 (154.2400)	34 (159.3484)	15 (166.8344)
Jun 5, 2015	Smokin' on the Summit Lee's Summit, MO	28 / 78 (645.6112)	11 (170.8572)	23 (165.1084)	43 (160.5256)	62 (149.1200)
Apr 24, 2015	The G Town Smokin Showdown (Formerly known as Autumn Blaze) Garnett, KS	14 / 25 (661.6800)	16 (159.9772)	3 (173.7028)	13 (164.0228)	15 (163.9772)
Jun 13, 2014	21st Colorado BBQ Challenge Frisco, CO	13 / 55 (667.4288)	30 (163.3828)	8 (172.0344)	17 (168)	20 (164.0116)
Oct 18, 2013	Autumn Blaze BBQ Smoke Off State Championship Contest 🏅 Garnett, KS	9 / 25 (665.6340)	18 (162.8112)	10 (166.2972)	4 (172)	10 (164.5256)
Sep 13, 2013	Battle of the Brisket Mission, KS	5 / 53 (677.0284)	7 (170.8228)	12 (169.7028)	3 (174.8456)	24 (161.6572)
Jun 14, 2013	Colorado Barbecue Challenge Frisco, CO	36 / 68 (618.2852)	10 (167.4284)	20 (162.2856)	53 (142.8570)	45 (145.7142)
Apr 12, 2013	Smoke In The Spring Osage City, KS	18 / 71 (666.8568)	46 (159.4284)	38 (162.2856)	5 (174.2856)	7 (170.8572)

RUBBIN IT & LOVIN IT BBQ

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

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (9 found in their record)

High-water mark

The one to beat

Their season

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

Chicken nemesis

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 — 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)