RETIRED AND RUBBIN' IT

RETIRED AND RUBBIN' IT is a competition barbecue team with 33 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2021. Their best overall finish is 3rd of 29 at the Bands & BBQ at the Point (2015). They are ranked #1384 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#1,384

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1573

peak 1585 · rated over 33 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

May 10, 2013

latest Sep 24, 2021 · 8.4 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#461

Master 2014 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

12 podiums

Overall top-10s

21% of 33 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

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

Best single call

177.7144

Pork Ribs · The River Grill before the Big Chill

Consistency

±12.32

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 169.08 · weakest Brisket (162.65)

Road miles

2,697

across 33 mapped stops · furthest 248 mi

Schedule strength

47%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1561)

Purse competed for

$61K

listed at 8 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 7 state-championship entries

Master avg

665.53 / 720

33 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (10 found in their record)

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

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
Oct 9, 2015

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.

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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

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
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 (1,035 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)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to RETIRED AND RUBBIN' IT, each with one reason worth a look.

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

Pittie Q

#1,380 of the rated field

1573 power rating

Contests: 36
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 44%
Peak: 1574

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 33 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 33 contests
last seen Aug 28, 2026
on a 3-contest top-10 run

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ROYAL SMOKERS

#1,386 of the rated field

1573 power rating

Contests: 26
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 27%
Peak: 1579

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

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Smokin Through The Night

#1,383 of the rated field

1573 power rating

Contests: 44
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 39%
Peak: 1621

Careers of much the same size, 44 contests to 33, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 44 contests
last seen May 8, 2026

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THE BBQ SHERPAS

#1,387 of the rated field

1572 power rating

Contests: 20
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 35%
Peak: 1579

20 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 35% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 20 contests
last seen Oct 20, 2017

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Tame the Flame BBQ

#1,381 of the rated field

1573 power rating

Contests: 18
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 67%
Peak: 1573

They turned up 12 years after RETIRED AND RUBBIN' IT did, first appearing in 2025.

rated over 16 contests
last seen Sep 27, 2026

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SMOKIN DAN

#1,388 of the rated field

1572 power rating

Contests: 79
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 15%
Peak: 1632

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

rated over 79 contests
last seen May 20, 2023

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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 field size and state

By contest size

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

By state / province (where the contests were held)

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

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival	3	23	top 52%	Aug 16, 2019
Smokin' in the Hills	2	13	top 54%	Sep 24, 2021
Covid-Que Relief (Day 2)	2	39	top 60%	Jun 20, 2020
Ohio Veterans Barbecue Cook-Off	2	9	top 50%	Jul 12, 2019
Smoke on the Water	2	6	top 26%	May 4, 2019
Ohio Veterans Barbecue Cook-Off	2	14	top 43%	Jul 13, 2018
The River Grill before the Big Chill	2	5	top 15%	Oct 9, 2015
Jim Beam BBQ Classic	2	20	top 53%	Oct 2, 2015
Buckeye State BBQ Championship	2	7	top 25%	May 16, 2014

More numbers

Busiest season 2014 7 contests

Contests a season 3.7 across 9 seasons in the data

Most contests held in IN 14 of 33 contests · 4 states in all

Contests visited 23 9 of them more than once

Opponents faced 522 finished ahead 730 times, behind 608

Longest layoff 1 yrs Sep 18, 2020 → Sep 24, 2021

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

20211 milestone

Sep 24 Most recent contest Smokin' in the Hills

20192 milestones

May 4 25th tracked contest Smoke on the Water
Aug 16 Peak power rating (1585) Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival

20153 milestones

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

20143 milestones

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

20133 milestones

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

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+14.3	Bands & BBQ at the Point	Sep 11, 2015
+12.7	The River Grill before the Big Chill	Oct 9, 2015
+11	Buckeye State BBQ Championship	May 16, 2014
+10.4	Madison Ribberfest: Barbeque & Blues	Aug 16, 2013
+10.3	Smoke on the Water	May 4, 2019

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-13.7	Smokin' on the Water	May 2, 2015
-7.8	Ohio Veterans Barbecue Cook-Off	Jul 8, 2016
-6.8	Rockin BBQ	May 29, 2020
-4.7	Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival	Aug 17, 2018
-3	Wine, Brew & Bar-B-Que Too!	Jul 17, 2015

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)
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
Sep 24, 2021	Smokin' in the Hills 🏅 Hillsboro, OH	13 / 26 (653.6344)	15 (163.9656)	6 (170.2744)	6 (172.5944)	21 (146.8000)
Sep 18, 2020	Smokin in the Hills 🏅 Hillsboro, OH	24 / 41 (659.2912)	17 (171.4284)	26 (162.8344)	10 (169.6800)	35 (155.3484)
Jun 20, 2020	Covid-Que Relief (Day 2) Franklin, IN	39 / 63 (664.9828)	31 (169.6684)	45 (162.2516)	7 (173.7028)	58 (159.3600)
Jun 19, 2020	Covid-Que Relief (Day 1) Franklin, IN	40 / 69 (664.9712)	60 (161.0740)	45 (163.9544)	19 (171.4172)	27 (168.5256)
May 29, 2020	Rockin BBQ 🏅 Warsaw, IN	50 / 66 (642.1484)	7 (171.9772)	48 (158.8228)	48 (157.6800)	61 (153.6684)
Sep 20, 2019	Smokin in The Hills 🏅	19 / 38 (668.9712)	19 (169.6684)	13 (168.5488)	11 (170.8228)	28 (159.9312)
Aug 16, 2019	Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival 🏅 Madsion, IN	23 / 47 (667.8740)	10 (171.9656)	10 (172.5716)	21 (169.1200)	40 (154.2168)
Jul 12, 2019	Ohio Veterans Barbecue Cook-Off 🏅 Kettering, OH	9 / 33 (679.3372)	3 (175.4056)	29 (160.5144)	5 (172.5600)	8 (170.8572)
May 4, 2019	Smoke on the Water 🏅 Liberty, IN	6 / 26 (685.6000)	3 (176.5600)	16 (165.0972)	3 (176.5600)	11 (167.3828)
Aug 17, 2018	Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival Madison, IN	36 / 54 (654.6628)	29 (167.9656)	47 (159.3600)	32 (164.5372)	35 (162.8000)
Aug 3, 2018	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)
Jul 13, 2018	Ohio Veterans Barbecue Cook-Off Kettering, OH	21 / 40 (661.0172)	18 (167.3712)	7 (170.8688)	31 (159.9428)	22 (162.8344)
May 5, 2018	Smoke on the Water Liberty, IN	8 / 28 (680.4684)	10 (172.5600)	3 (174.2628)	17 (166.2400)	11 (167.4056)
Jul 7, 2017	Ohio Veterans Barbecue Cook-Off Kettering, OH	14 / 41 (668.9596)	3 (174.2628)	12 (169.6800)	22 (162.7884)	22 (162.2284)
Jul 8, 2016	Ohio Veterans Barbecue Cook-Off Kettering, OH	25 / 34 (661.5772)	21 (165.0856)	25 (161.1316)	22 (166.2400)	14 (169.1200)
May 13, 2016	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)
Oct 9, 2015	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)
Oct 2, 2015	Jim Beam BBQ Classic Springfield, KY	20 / 45 (675.3372)	15 (172.5600)	10 (174.2628)	13 (170.2744)	38 (158.2400)
Sep 11, 2015	Bands & BBQ at the Point Carrollton, KY	3 / 29 (685.0632)	6 (174.2628)	14 (165.7032)	1 (177.7144)	13 (167.3828)
Jul 17, 2015	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)
May 2, 2015	Smokin' on the Water Liberty, IN	34 / 36 (634.0112)	34 (157.6456)	16 (167.3712)	30 (159.3600)	34 (149.6344)
May 1, 2015	Smokin on the Water 2 Liberty, IN	20 / 37 (662.1256)	9 (171.9656)	12 (170.2744)	26 (161.6800)	29 (158.2056)
Oct 10, 2014	The River Grill before the Big Chill Cincinnati, OH	9 / 49 (688.5256)	9 (174.2628)	12 (172)	14 (172.5600)	13 (169.7028)
Oct 3, 2014	Jim Beam BBQ Classic Springfield, KY	27 / 44 (666.1600)	3 (176.5828)	6 (174.2628)	35 (160.5372)	40 (154.7772)
Sep 12, 2014	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)
Aug 15, 2014	Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival Madison, IN	25 / 60 (662.2400)	33 (165.7028)	25 (164.5716)	34 (162.2972)	13 (169.6684)
Jul 11, 2014	8th Annual Ohio Veterans BBQ Cookoff Kettering, OH	11 / 42 (667.9084)	16 (167.3828)	25 (161.6800)	3 (172.5600)	10 (166.2856)
Jun 20, 2014	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Lexington, KY	12 / 28 (663.2684)	12 (168.5256)	23 (158.2516)	11 (166.8228)	6 (169.6684)
May 16, 2014	Buckeye State BBQ Championship West Chester, OH	7 / 38 (667.2684)	13 (165.0856)	1 (175.4172)	16 (166.2400)	22 (160.5256)
Aug 16, 2013	Madison Ribberfest: Barbeque & Blues Madison, IN	12 / 60 (666.2284)	19 (165.7028)	3 (173.7144)	47 (154.8112)	6 (172)
Jun 14, 2013	Smokin' on the River Jeffersonville, IN	31 / 52 (648.5712)	36 (160)	17 (166.8570)	33 (160)	32 (161.7142)
May 17, 2013	Buckeye State BBQ Championship West Chester, OH	11 / 35 (655.4280)	20 (159.4284)	3 (170.2858)	19 (159.4282)	11 (166.2856)
May 10, 2013	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Knoxville, TN	14 / 29 (650.2850)	16 (165.1428)	14 (161.7142)	21 (158.8568)	11 (164.5712)

RETIRED AND RUBBIN' IT

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)

Happy hunting ground

They almost always walk

High-water mark

The one to beat

The weak link

A strong matchup

Chicken nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

An October team

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)