RETIRED AND RUBBIN' IT

At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)

Power ranking

#1380

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1572

peak 1583 · rated over 33 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-05-10

latest 2021-09-24

Best ToY finish

#461

Master 2014

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

12 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 33 contests

Avg finish

top 45%

overall standings

Best overall

689.0856 / 720

Master · The River Grill before the Big Chill

Perfect 180s

Current form

657.01 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 665.53 (-8.52)

Walk rate

70%

contests with a top-10 call

Top-10 streak

best run (overall)

Best single call

177.7144

Pork Ribs · The River Grill before the Big Chill

Consistency

±12.32

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 169.08 · weakest Brisket (162.65)

Road miles

2,697

mi across 33 mapped stops · furthest 248 mi

Schedule strength

46%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1560)

Purse competed for

$61K

listed at 8 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

GCs in 7 state-championship entries

Master avg

665.53 / 720

33 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (10 found in this team's record)

Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.

Happy hunting ground

Top 15% average finish here

The River Grill before the Big Chill is their spot: an average finish in the top 15% across 2 visits.

2 visits
best finish 5th
average top 15%

They almost always walk

70% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 23 of 33 contests

A top-10 category call in 70% of their 33 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

689.0856 career-best overall

95.7% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 689.0856 at The River Grill before the Big Chill — 95.7% of a perfect 720.

Master
2015-10-09

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

WeQ4U has finished one call ahead of RETIRED AND RUBBIN' IT 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

The weak link

−6.4 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 6.43 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 12% of the time against 39%.

Brisket avg 162.65
Chicken avg 169.08
4 calls in 33 entries

A strong matchup

14–3 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 82% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Bluedog BBQ in 14 of their 17 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

16 of 25 shared chicken entries lost

WeQ4U ahead 64% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, WeQ4U has out-cooked them in 16 of 25 shared chicken entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

QUBED has landed one call behind them 2 times.

An October team

Top 34% average finish in October

Something about October: average finish in the top 34% across 4 contests, versus top 45% the rest of the year.

4 October contests
top 45% the rest of the year

The metronome

±1.71% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.71% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 92.4% of a perfect score
33 contests

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The nearest teams in the power rankings, with a different reason on each card — six teams on one rating are rarely on it for the same reason. Rating decides who makes the list; where teams tie on it, the ones this team has actually cooked against come first, then teams at a similar point in their own career. KCBS doesn’t publish where a team is from, so nothing here is inferred from geography.

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

BIG ON THE PIG

#1383 of the rated field

1572 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 32
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 28%
Peak: 1579

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 32 contests to 33, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 32 contests
last seen 2021-10-29

⚔ Head-to-head

WALLY BBQ

#1372 of the rated field

1572 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 31
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 35%
Peak: 1572

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 31 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 31 contests
last seen 2019-09-07

⚔ Head-to-head

JACK9 BBQ

#1378 of the rated field

1572 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 30
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 27%
Peak: 1572

No shared contest yet.

30 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 27% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 30 contests
last seen 2019-08-02

⚔ Head-to-head

ROYAL SMOKERS

#1373 of the rated field

1572 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 26
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 27%
Peak: 1578

No shared contest yet.

Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 3 years before RETIRED AND RUBBIN' IT's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 26 contests

⚔ Head-to-head

Big Cat BBQ

#1384 of the rated field

1572 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 46
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 33%
Peak: 1597

No shared contest yet.

Level with RETIRED AND RUBBIN' IT on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 44 contests
last seen 2026-08-08

⚔ Head-to-head

RIDGE OUTLAWS BBQ

#1376 of the rated field

1572 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 21
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 29%
Peak: 1572

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 21 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 21 contests
last seen 2021-05-01

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
WeQ4U	25	5	20	20%	⚔ compare
BLUE CHIP BBQ	19	2	17	11%	⚔ compare
HISTORIC BBQ	18	10	8	56%	⚔ compare
Bluedog BBQ	17	14	3	82%	⚔ compare
ACME BBQ	17	12	5	71%	⚔ compare
Extra Mile BBQ	16	6	10	38%	⚔ compare
GREY STREET BBQ	16	0	16	0%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN' 4-PLAY BBQ	14	6	8	43%	⚔ compare
FARMER'S RETREAT SMOKIN BARBEQUE	14	4	10	29%	⚔ compare
THUNDER HOG BBQ	13	1	12	8%	⚔ compare
BURNING PIG BBQ	12	8	4	67%	⚔ compare
CHARCOAL & MORE	12	8	4	67%	⚔ compare
BIG JT'S SMOKIN BBQ	12	3	9	25%	⚔ compare
SLIPPERY PETE'S BBQ	12	3	9	25%	⚔ compare
SMOKE-N-PEPPERS	11	7	4	64%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	33	13	0	4	176.5828	157.6456	169.08	top 39%
Pork Ribs	33	10	1	5	177.7144	158.2516	167.49	top 42%
Pork	33	8	1	3	177.7144	154.8112	166.31	top 47%
Brisket	33	4	0	0	172.5600	146.8000	162.65	top 56%

“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 state / province

Where	Contests	Avg finish
IN	14	top 53%
OH	12	top 38%
KY	5	top 41%
TN	1	top 48%

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	16	0	top 43%
Large (40+)	17	0	top 47%

Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival	3	23	top 52%	2019-08-16
Smokin' in the Hills	2	13	top 54%	2021-09-24
Covid-Que Relief (Day 2)	2	39	top 60%	2020-06-20
Ohio Veterans Barbecue Cook-Off	2	9	top 50%	2019-07-12
Smoke on the Water	2	6	top 26%	2019-05-04
*Ohio Veterans Barbecue Cook-Off	2	14	top 43%	2018-07-13
The River Grill before the Big Chill	2	5	top 15%	2015-10-09
Jim Beam BBQ Classic	2	20	top 53%	2015-10-02
Buckeye State BBQ Championship	2	7	top 25%	2014-05-16

The story so far (18 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 8.4 yrs 2013-05-10 → 2021-09-24

Busiest season 2014 7 contests

Contests a season 3.7 across 9 seasons in the data

Cooks most in IN 14 of 33 contests · 4 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 23 9 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 33 entries · 0 wins · 13 calls

Strongest meat Chicken averages 169.08 · weakest Brisket (162.65)

Walk rate 70% a top-10 call in 23 of 33 contests

Overall top-10 rate 21% 7 of 33 contests

Best top-10 run 2 straight contests

Master average 665.53 out of 720 · 33 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 550 746–616 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 2,697 33 mapped stops · furthest 248 mi

Schedule strength 1560 average field rating faced — tougher than 46% of rated contests

Purse competed for $61,300 listed at 8 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships 0 from 7 state-championship entries

Longest layoff 1 yrs 2020-09-18 → 2021-09-24

Power rating 1572 peak 1583 · #1380 of 6,413 rated

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

2013
May 10 First tracked contest Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
May 10 First overall past 90% of a perfect score650.2850 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
May 17 First call Buckeye State BBQ Championship
2014
May 16 First category win (Pork Ribs) Buckeye State BBQ Championship
May 16 First overall top-10 Buckeye State BBQ Championship
Oct 3 10th tracked contest Jim Beam BBQ Classic
2015
Sep 11 First overall podium Bands & BBQ at the Point
Oct 9 Career-best overall score689.0856 The River Grill before the Big Chill
Oct 9 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)177.7144 The River Grill before the Big Chill
2019
May 4 25th tracked contest Smoke on the Water
Aug 16 Peak power rating (1583) Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival
2021
Sep 24 Most recent contest Smokin' in the Hills

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+14.4	Bands & BBQ at the Point	2015-09-11
+12.7	The River Grill before the Big Chill	2015-10-09
+11	Buckeye State BBQ Championship	2014-05-16
+10.4	Madison Ribberfest: Barbeque & Blues	2013-08-16
+10.3	Smoke on the Water	2019-05-04

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-13.7	Smokin' on the Water	2015-05-02
-7.7	Ohio Veterans Barbecue Cook-Off	2016-07-08
-6.8	Rockin BBQ	2020-05-29
-4.6	Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival	2018-08-17
-3	Wine, Brew & Bar-B-Que Too!	2015-07-17

Category scores over time

Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)

Where they finish (overall)

Best vs average (by meat)

How entries end (by meat)

Team of the Year rank by season

Season by season

Season	Contests	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2021	1	0	0	100%	top 50%	90.8%	90.8%
2020	4	0	0	75%	top 64%	92.4%	91.4%
2019	4	2	0	75%	top 37%	95.2%	93.8%
2018	4	1	0	50%	top 50%	94.5%	92.3%
2017	1	0	0	100%	top 34%	92.9%	92.9%
2016	2	0	0	50%	top 61%	93.3%	92.6%
2015	6	2	1	67%	top 47%	95.7%	92.8%
2014	7	2	1	86%	top 36%	95.6%	92.9%
2013	4	0	0	50%	top 40%	92.5%	91%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2021-09-24	Smokin' in the Hills 🏅 Hillsboro, OH	13 / 26 (653.6344)	15 (163.9656)	6 (170.2744)	6 (172.5944)	21 (146.8000)
2020-09-18	Smokin in the Hills 🏅 Hillsboro, OH	24 / 41 (659.2912)	17 (171.4284)	26 (162.8344)	10 (169.6800)	35 (155.3484)
2020-06-20	Covid-Que Relief (Day 2) Franklin, IN	39 / 63 (664.9828)	31 (169.6684)	45 (162.2516)	7 (173.7028)	58 (159.3600)
2020-06-19	Covid-Que Relief (Day 1) Franklin, IN	40 / 69 (664.9712)	60 (161.0740)	45 (163.9544)	19 (171.4172)	27 (168.5256)
2020-05-29	Rockin BBQ 🏅 Warsaw, IN	50 / 66 (642.1484)	7 (171.9772)	48 (158.8228)	48 (157.6800)	61 (153.6684)
2019-09-20	Smokin in The Hills 🏅	19 / 38 (668.9712)	19 (169.6684)	13 (168.5488)	11 (170.8228)	28 (159.9312)
2019-08-16	Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival 🏅 Madsion, IN	23 / 47 (667.8740)	10 (171.9656)	10 (172.5716)	21 (169.1200)	40 (154.2168)
2019-07-12	Ohio Veterans Barbecue Cook-Off 🏅 Kettering, OH	9 / 33 (679.3372)	3 (175.4056)	29 (160.5144)	5 (172.5600)	8 (170.8572)
2019-05-04	Smoke on the Water 🏅 Liberty, IN	6 / 26 (685.6000)	3 (176.5600)	16 (165.0972)	3 (176.5600)	11 (167.3828)
2018-08-17	Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival Madison, IN	36 / 54 (654.6628)	29 (167.9656)	47 (159.3600)	32 (164.5372)	35 (162.8000)
2018-08-03	*Our Lady of Victory Holy Smokes BBQ Competition Cincinnati, OH	18 / 35 (661.5428)	23 (161.6456)	13 (170.2628)	15 (167.3828)	22 (162.2516)
2018-07-13	*Ohio Veterans Barbecue Cook-Off Kettering, OH	21 / 40 (661.0172)	18 (167.3712)	7 (170.8688)	31 (159.9428)	22 (162.8344)
2018-05-05	Smoke on the Water Liberty, IN	8 / 28 (680.4684)	10 (172.5600)	3 (174.2628)	17 (166.2400)	11 (167.4056)
2017-07-07	*Ohio Veterans Barbecue Cook-Off Kettering, OH	14 / 41 (668.9596)	3 (174.2628)	12 (169.6800)	22 (162.7884)	22 (162.2284)
2016-07-08	Ohio Veterans Barbecue Cook-Off Kettering, OH	25 / 34 (661.5772)	21 (165.0856)	25 (161.1316)	22 (166.2400)	14 (169.1200)
2016-05-13	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Bowling Green, KY	14 / 29 (671.9084)	7 (173.1200)	19 (165.6800)	11 (168.5600)	17 (164.5484)
2015-10-09	The River Grill before the Big Chill Cincinnati, OH	5 / 45 (689.0856)	9 (174.2628)	2 (177.7144)	29 (164.5484)	11 (172.5600)
2015-10-02	Jim Beam BBQ Classic Springfield, KY	20 / 45 (675.3372)	15 (172.5600)	10 (174.2628)	13 (170.2744)	38 (158.2400)
2015-09-11	Bands & BBQ at the Point Carrollton, KY	3 / 29 (685.0632)	6 (174.2628)	14 (165.7032)	1 (177.7144)	13 (167.3828)
2015-07-17	Wine, Brew & Bar-B-Que Too! New Palestine, IN	29 / 44 (665.0056)	14 (171.9656)	18 (169.6800)	40 (159.9428)	27 (163.4172)
2015-05-02	Smokin' on the Water Liberty, IN	34 / 36 (634.0112)	34 (157.6456)	16 (167.3712)	30 (159.3600)	34 (149.6344)
2015-05-01	Smokin on the Water 2 Liberty, IN	20 / 37 (662.1256)	9 (171.9656)	12 (170.2744)	26 (161.6800)	29 (158.2056)
2014-10-10	The River Grill before the Big Chill Cincinnati, OH	9 / 49 (688.5256)	9 (174.2628)	12 (172.0000)	14 (172.5600)	13 (169.7028)
2014-10-03	Jim Beam BBQ Classic Springfield, KY	27 / 44 (666.1600)	3 (176.5828)	6 (174.2628)	35 (160.5372)	40 (154.7772)
2014-09-12	St. Leon BBQ Smoke Fest and Chili Cook Off St. Leon, IN	12 / 29 (669.0396)	4 (175.4056)	12 (167.4172)	8 (170.8456)	23 (155.3712)
2014-08-15	Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival Madison, IN	25 / 60 (662.2400)	33 (165.7028)	25 (164.5716)	34 (162.2972)	13 (169.6684)
2014-07-11	8th Annual Ohio Veterans BBQ Cookoff Kettering, OH	11 / 42 (667.9084)	16 (167.3828)	25 (161.6800)	3 (172.5600)	10 (166.2856)
2014-06-20	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Lexington, KY	12 / 28 (663.2684)	12 (168.5256)	23 (158.2516)	11 (166.8228)	6 (169.6684)
2014-05-16	Buckeye State BBQ Championship West Chester, OH	7 / 38 (667.2684)	13 (165.0856)	1 (175.4172)	16 (166.2400)	22 (160.5256)
2013-08-16	Madison Ribberfest: Barbeque & Blues Madison, IN	12 / 60 (666.2284)	19 (165.7028)	3 (173.7144)	47 (154.8112)	6 (172.0000)
2013-06-14	Smokin' on the River Jeffersonville, IN	31 / 52 (648.5712)	36 (160.0000)	17 (166.8570)	33 (160.0000)	32 (161.7142)
2013-05-17	Buckeye State BBQ Championship West Chester, OH	11 / 35 (655.4280)	20 (159.4284)	3 (170.2858)	19 (159.4282)	11 (166.2856)
2013-05-10	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Knoxville, TN	14 / 29 (650.2850)	16 (165.1428)	14 (161.7142)	21 (158.8568)	11 (164.5712)

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)

Team of the Year standings (rank per category by season — year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Year	Series	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2020 ↗	Master	#530 (180 pts)	#406 (285 pts)	#572 (180 pts)	#374 (315 pts)	#565 (180 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#682 (469 pts)	#502 (684 pts)	#790 (409 pts)	#558 (619 pts)	#810 (394 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#835 (383 pts)	#922 (353 pts)	#644 (573 pts)	#970 (323 pts)	#949 (333 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#1890 (115 pts)	#1303 (235 pts)	#1785 (125 pts)	#2170 (75 pts)	#2165 (75 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#1548 (168 pts)	#1322 (238 pts)	#1757 (143 pts)	#1499 (198 pts)	#1417 (208 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#536 (704 pts)	#523 (744 pts)	#462 (829 pts)	#605 (639 pts)	#760 (484 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#461 (845 pts)	#351 (1035 pts)	#420 (935 pts)	#422 (895 pts)	#473 (790 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#684 (454 pts)	#883 (364 pts)	#459 (709 pts)	#1001 (314 pts)	#628 (519 pts)