A tough matchup
5–0
behind in the head-to-head
NICKLE BOYS BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
NICKLE BOYS BBQ has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
MOUNTAIN CREEK BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1505
peak 1509 · rated over 6 contests ⓘ
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
2013-04-05
latest 2013-10-25
Best ToY finish
#763
Master 2013
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 50%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
642.92 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 643.86 (-0.94)
Walk rate
17%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±8.61
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 162.36 · weakest Pork Ribs (158.85)
Road miles
124
mi across 6 mapped stops · furthest 42 mi
Schedule strength
8%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1512)
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 1 state-championship entries
Master avg
643.86 / 720
6 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (2 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.
A strong matchup
3–0
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 100% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of HI-TECH SMOKERS in 3 of their 3 shared 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.
109 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3017 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1512
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to MOUNTAIN CREEK BBQ)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team MOUNTAIN CREEK BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#3034 of the rated field
- Contests
- 17
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 6%
- Peak
- 1513
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to MOUNTAIN CREEK BBQ)
17 contests to 6: their number has had years to settle where MOUNTAIN CREEK BBQ's is still finding its level.
⚔ Head-to-head#3031 of the rated field
- Contests
- 18
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1523
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to MOUNTAIN CREEK BBQ)
18 contests and no Grand Championship yet.
⚔ Head-to-head#3013 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1509
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 11 years after MOUNTAIN CREEK BBQ did, first appearing in 2024.
⚔ Head-to-head#3036 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 50%
- Peak
- 1511
No shared contest yet.
Level with MOUNTAIN CREEK BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#3012 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 50%
- Peak
- 1511
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 SHADES OF QUE | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| NICKLE BOYS BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164.6056 | 151.3484 | 160.37 | top 55% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.4284 | 155.3828 | 158.85 | top 58% |
| Pork | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.8570 | 151.4286 | 162.28 | top 51% |
| Brisket | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 173.7142 | 153.6912 | 162.36 | top 42% |
“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 contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 67% |
| Large (40+) | 5 | 0 | top 46% |
The story so far (14 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
0.6 yrs
2013-04-05 → 2013-10-25
Busiest season
2013
6 contests
Cooks most in
MO
6 of 6 contests
Contests visited
6
0 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
6 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Brisket
averages 162.36 · weakest Pork Ribs (158.85)
Walk rate
17%
a top-10 call in 1 of 6 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 6 contests
Master average
643.86
out of 720 · 6 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
699
415–415 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
124
6 mapped stops · furthest 42 mi
Schedule strength
1512
average field rating faced — tougher than 8% of rated contests
State championships
0
from 1 state-championship entries
Power rating
1505
peak 1509 · #3026 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Smokin' On Big Creek
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score648.5710 Smokin' On Big Creek
- First call SMOKIN on the Summit
- Career-best single call (Brisket)173.7142 SMOKIN on the Summit
- Career-best overall score653.1772 Blue Springs Barbeque Blaze-Off
- Peak power rating (1509) Blue Springs Barbeque Blaze-Off
- Most recent contest Bates County BBQ State Championship
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +5.8 | SMOKIN on the Summit | 2013-06-07 |
| +3.6 | Smokin' In The Creek | 2013-04-26 |
| +3 | Blue Springs Barbeque Blaze-Off | 2013-09-06 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -4.6 | Bates County BBQ State Championship | 2013-10-25 |
| -3.1 | Smokin' On Big Creek | 2013-04-05 |
| -0.1 | 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open | 2013-10-03 |
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)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17% | top 50% | 90.7% | 89.4% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-10-25 | Bates County BBQ State Championship 🏅 Butler, MO | 22 / 33 (628.3540) | 26 (151.3484) | 24 (155.3828) | 14 (165.1200) | 21 (156.5028) |
| 2013-10-03 | 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO | 279 / 535 (636.4912) | 286 (160.5372) | 324 (157.1200) | 171 (165.1428) | 342 (153.6912) |
| 2013-09-06 | Blue Springs Barbeque Blaze-Off Blue Springs, MO | 31 / 72 (653.1772) | 29 (164.6056) | 41 (160.0344) | 33 (166.2972) | 27 (162.2400) |
| 2013-06-07 | SMOKIN on the Summit Lees Summit, MO | 27 / 81 (647.4286) | 40 (161.1428) | 37 (161.1430) | 67 (151.4286) | 4 (173.7142) |
| 2013-04-26 | Smokin' In The Creek Sugar Creek, MO | 17 / 41 (649.1424) | 17 (163.4284) | 17 (163.4284) | 27 (158.8572) | 17 (163.4284) |
| 2013-04-05 | Smokin' On Big Creek Pleasant Hill, MO | 45 / 74 (648.5710) | 48 (161.1426) | 54 (156.0000) | 29 (166.8570) | 29 (164.5714) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #763 (404 pts) | #832 (389 pts) | #826 (394 pts) | #815 (404 pts) | #571 (559 pts) |