MUNCHEE'S SMOKEHOUSE

MUNCHEE'S SMOKEHOUSE is a competition barbecue team with 13 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2017. Their best overall finish is 3rd of 41 at the Boss Hog Cook-Off (GBC Qualifier) (2013). They are ranked #1475 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#1,475

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1566

peak 1566 · rated over 13 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

May 10, 2013

latest May 12, 2017 · 4 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#759

Master 2013 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

9 podiums

Overall top-10s

23% of 13 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 38%

overall standings

Best overall

686.2854 / 720

Master · Boss Hog Cook-Off (GBC Qualifier)

Perfect 180s

Current form

670.59 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 666.30 (+4.29)

Walk rate

92%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

177.7144

Pork · Great Southern Tailgate Cook-off

Consistency

±11.91

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 170.13 · weakest Pork Ribs (161.32)

Road miles

1,886

across 13 mapped stops · furthest 132 mi

Schedule strength

39%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1551)

State championships

0 🏅

won from 4 state-championship entries

Master avg

666.30 / 720

13 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (10 found in their record)

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

On the rise

+30 rating points in a year

Their power rating has climbed 30 points across 5 contests since May 13, 2016 — from 1537 up to 1566.

5 contests since May 13, 2016
now 1566

They almost always walk

92% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 12 of 13 contests

A top-10 category call in 92% of their 13 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

686.2854 career-best overall

95.3% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 686.2854 at Boss Hog Cook-Off (GBC Qualifier) — 95.3% of a perfect 720.

Master
May 10, 2013

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

YES, DEAR BBQ has finished one call ahead of MUNCHEE'S SMOKEHOUSE 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2017 their best year

2017 was the year it came together: 3 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 22%.

3 contests
1 overall top-10
0 category wins
average top 22%

The weak link

−8.8 points behind their best meat

Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 8.81 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 23% of the time against 46%.

Pork Ribs avg 161.32
Chicken avg 170.13
3 calls in 13 entries

A strong matchup

5–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of RIVERSIDE SMOKE in 5 of their 5 shared contests.

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Announced themselves early

3rd at their very first contest

Finished 3 of 41 at their very first tracked contest, Boss Hog Cook-Off (GBC Qualifier) (May 10, 2013).

May 10, 2013
41-team field

The metronome

±1.65% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.65% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 92.5% of a perfect score
13 contests

A standing appointment

4 years running at one contest

They've cooked Boss Hog State Championship Cook-OFF (GBC Qualifier) every year from 2014 to 2017 — the contest they never miss.

4 visits in all
best finish 11th

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
2014 ↗	Master	#1194 (243 pts)	#1009 (343 pts)	#1176 (268 pts)	#1489 (193 pts)	#734 (503 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#759 (405 pts)	#1075 (285 pts)	#1180 (250 pts)	#618 (535 pts)	#728 (450 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to MUNCHEE'S SMOKEHOUSE, each with one reason worth a look.

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

COMING IN HOT STL

#1,477 of the rated field

1566 power rating

Contests: 23
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 35%
Peak: 1583

A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 23 contests to 13.

rated over 17 contests
last seen Sep 14, 2024

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E.O.D. WRECKINQ

#1,480 of the rated field

1566 power rating

Contests: 20
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 10%
Peak: 1576

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

rated over 20 contests
last seen Jun 9, 2018

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SOUTHERN THUNDER BBQ

#1,472 of the rated field

1567 power rating

Contests: 20
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 35%
Peak: 1574

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.

rated over 20 contests
last seen Jun 16, 2017

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PIGTAILERS BBQ

#1,473 of the rated field

1567 power rating

Contests: 24
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 25%
Peak: 1582

Level with MUNCHEE'S SMOKEHOUSE on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 24 contests
last seen May 12, 2023

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THIS IS HOW WE QUE IT

#1,478 of the rated field

1566 power rating

Contests: 29
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 17%
Peak: 1596

They've been 1596 at their best, 30 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 29 contests
last seen Sep 29, 2022

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PORKY'S PIT CREW

#1,479 of the rated field

1566 power rating

Contests: 38
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 13%
Peak: 1571

38 contests to 13: their number has had years to settle where MUNCHEE'S SMOKEHOUSE's is still finding its level.

rated over 37 contests
last seen Jun 16, 2023

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
YES, DEAR BBQ	10	2	8	20%	⚔ compare
WAYLON'S WICKEDLY GOOD Q	8	5	3	63%	⚔ compare
TEMPLAR TEMPTATIONS	7	3	4	43%	⚔ compare
SLOWLY BUTT SMOKIN	6	3	3	50%	⚔ compare
HOT WACHULA'S	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
BETHEL SMOKERS	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
MIDNIGHT BURN	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
Killer B's BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
RIVERSIDE SMOKE	5	5	0	100%	⚔ compare
E.T.'S BBQ	5	5	0	100%	⚔ compare
SOME-R SWINE	5	4	1	80%	⚔ compare
WICKED QUE	5	3	2	60%	⚔ compare
HEAVENLY HAWGS GA	5	3	2	60%	⚔ compare
QMEISTERS	5	3	2	60%	⚔ compare
ATLANTA BBQ STORE	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	13	6	0	3	176.5716	161.0972	170.13	top 29%
Pork Ribs	13	3	0	0	170.2744	149.0744	161.32	top 60%
Pork	13	4	1	3	177.7144	159.3944	165.94	top 46%
Brisket	13	7	0	3	177.7028	150.2400	168.91	top 30%

“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)	4	0	top 49%
Large (40+)	9	0	top 33%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
GA	11	0	top 37%
FL	2	0	top 43%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Boss Hog State Championship Cook-OFF (GBC Qualifier)	4	11	top 37%	May 12, 2017
Flames on the Flint	3	12	top 36%	Mar 10, 2017
Great Southern Tailgate Cook-off	2	8	top 43%	Aug 22, 2014

More numbers

Busiest season 2014 4 contests

Contests a season 2.6 across 5 seasons in the data

Most contests held in GA 11 of 13 contests · 2 states in all

Contests visited 7 3 of them more than once

Opponents faced 309 finished ahead 355 times, behind 202

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

20172 milestones

May 12 Peak power rating (1566) Boss Hog State Championship Cook-OFF (GBC Qualifier)
May 12 Most recent contest Boss Hog State Championship Cook-OFF (GBC Qualifier)

20161 milestone

Oct 7 10th tracked contest The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival (GBC Qualifier)

20138 milestones

May 10 First tracked contest Boss Hog Cook-Off (GBC Qualifier)
May 10 First call Boss Hog Cook-Off (GBC Qualifier)
May 10 First overall top-10 Boss Hog Cook-Off (GBC Qualifier)
May 10 First overall podium Boss Hog Cook-Off (GBC Qualifier)
May 10 First overall past 90% of a perfect score686.2854 Boss Hog Cook-Off (GBC Qualifier)
May 10 Career-best overall score686.2854 Boss Hog Cook-Off (GBC Qualifier)
Aug 23 First category win (Pork) Great Southern Tailgate Cook-off
Aug 23 Career-best single call (Pork)177.7144 Great Southern Tailgate Cook-off

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+14.5	Boss Hog Cook-Off (GBC Qualifier)	May 10, 2013
+13.1	Flames on the Flint	Mar 10, 2017
+12.8	Brunskwick BBQ Beach Bash (GBC QUALIFIER)	Apr 7, 2017
+10.4	Great Southern Tailgate Cook-off	Aug 23, 2013
+7.7	Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off (GBC Qualifier)	May 9, 2014

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-5.9	Great Southern Tailgate Cook-off	Aug 22, 2014
-3	Fire Ant Festival BBQ Bash (SBBQA)	Mar 28, 2014
-2.5	The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival (GBC Qualifier)	Oct 7, 2016

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)
2017	3	1	0	100%	top 22%	94.9%	94.1%
2016	3	0	0	67%	top 51%	92.2%	91.9%
2015	1	0	0	100%	top 51%	89.1%	89.1%
2014	4	0	0	100%	top 50%	92.1%	91.7%
2013	2	2	1	100%	top 13%	95.3%	94.6%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
May 12, 2017	Boss Hog State Championship Cook-OFF (GBC Qualifier) 🏅 Waynesboro, GA	14 / 42 (669.5656)	13 (170.2628)	23 (162.8000)	2 (174.2628)	26 (162.2400)
Apr 7, 2017	Brunskwick BBQ Beach Bash (GBC QUALIFIER) Brunswick, GA	4 / 25 (683.3488)	3 (176.5716)	14 (165.0972)	7 (169.7028)	6 (171.9772)
Mar 10, 2017	Flames on the Flint Bainbridge, GA	12 / 67 (679.3256)	2 (176.0116)	45 (163.3828)	51 (162.2284)	3 (177.7028)
Oct 7, 2016	The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival (GBC Qualifier) Lyons, GA	17 / 26 (663.7940)	3 (175.4056)	25 (153.6228)	16 (163.9428)	11 (170.8228)
May 13, 2016	Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off (GBC Qualifier) 🏅 Waynesboro, GA	16 / 41 (656.9368)	20 (165.0856)	16 (163.3828)	24 (159.9428)	7 (168.5256)
Mar 11, 2016	Flames on the Flint (GBC Qualifier) Bainbridge, GA	43 / 89 (663.3488)	12 (172)	76 (157.1088)	19 (169.6800)	40 (164.5600)
May 8, 2015	Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off (GBC Qualifier) 🏅 Waynesboro, GA	20 / 39 (641.5316)	22 (161.0972)	6 (169.6916)	21 (160.5028)	32 (150.2400)
Aug 22, 2014	Great Southern Tailgate Cook-off Amelia Island, FL	27 / 40 (655.8972)	16 (169.1084)	39 (149.0744)	29 (162.2400)	2 (175.4744)
May 9, 2014	Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off (GBC Qualifier) 🏅 Waynesboro, GA	11 / 42 (661.5772)	5 (173.1544)	32 (155.3600)	22 (162.8000)	6 (170.2628)
Mar 28, 2014	Fire Ant Festival BBQ Bash (SBBQA) Ashburn, GA	22 / 35 (661.0632)	28 (162.2400)	10 (170.2744)	30 (162.2516)	17 (166.2972)
Mar 14, 2014	Flames on the Flint (SBBQA) Bainbridge, GA	18 / 43 (663.3372)	7 (170.8228)	30 (162.2744)	31 (159.3944)	11 (170.8456)
Aug 23, 2013	Great Southern Tailgate Cook-off Amelia Island, FL	8 / 44 (675.8972)	9 (170.8228)	33 (157.0744)	1 (177.7144)	6 (170.2856)
May 10, 2013	Boss Hog Cook-Off (GBC Qualifier) Waynesboro, GA	3 / 41 (686.2854)	12 (169.1428)	6 (167.9998)	3 (172.5714)	2 (176.5714)

MUNCHEE'S SMOKEHOUSE

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 (10 found in their record)

On the rise

They almost always walk

High-water mark

The one to beat

Their season

The weak link

A strong matchup

Announced themselves early

The metronome

A standing appointment

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)