MIKE'S KENTUCKY HURRICANES

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

Power ranking

#5092

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1460

peak 1502 · rated over 10 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-06-07

latest 2015-06-12

Best ToY finish

#788

Master 2013

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

1 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 10 contests

Avg finish

top 71%

overall standings

Best overall

662.1600 / 720

Master · Smokin In The Square

Perfect 180s

Current form

638.11 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 636.51 (+1.60)

Walk rate

40%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

174.8570

Pork Ribs · Bourbon City BBQ Festival Cookoff

Consistency

±13.71

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork Ribs

avg 161.18 · weakest Chicken (156.37)

Road miles

2,222

mi across 10 mapped stops · furthest 577 mi

Schedule strength

31%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1542)

Master avg

636.51 / 720

10 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (6 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 tough matchup

8–0 behind in the head-to-head

BLUE CHIP BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

BLUE CHIP BBQ has come out ahead in 8 of their 8 shared contests.

The weak link

−4.8 points behind their best meat

Chicken is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 4.81 points below their pork ribs, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 20%.

Chicken avg 156.37
Pork Ribs avg 161.18
0 calls in 10 entries

A strong matchup

4–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of DERBY CITY SMOKERS in 4 of their 4 shared contests.

Pork Ribs nemesis

6 of 8 shared pork ribs entries lost

BLUE CHIP BBQ ahead 75% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, BLUE CHIP BBQ has out-cooked them in 6 of 8 shared pork ribs entries.

A June team

Top 62% average finish in June

Something about June: average finish in the top 62% across 4 contests, versus top 71% the rest of the year.

4 June contests
top 71% the rest of the year

The metronome

±1.90% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.90% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 88.4% of a perfect score
10 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.

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

FLAMIN YAWNS

#5081 of the rated field

1460 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 10%
Peak: 1510

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to MIKE'S KENTUCKY HURRICANES)

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team MIKE'S KENTUCKY HURRICANES has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 10 contests
last seen 2021-06-11

⚔ Head-to-head

SLOW SMOKIN BBQ

#5096 of the rated field

1460 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1460

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to MIKE'S KENTUCKY HURRICANES)

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 9 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 9 contests
last seen 2017-10-20

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BADASS BBQ TEAM

#5069 of the rated field

1461 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1461

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to MIKE'S KENTUCKY HURRICANES)

Careers of much the same size, 14 contests to 10, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 14 contests
last seen 2016-06-03

⚔ Head-to-head

MEAT BEATERS

#5106 of the rated field

1460 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1460

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 10 contests
last seen 2023-09-27

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Sholly AM Hams

#5070 of the rated field

1461 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1461

No shared contest yet.

Level with MIKE'S KENTUCKY HURRICANES on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 10 contests
last seen 2017-04-28

⚔ Head-to-head

Yeti Mafia BBQ

#5103 of the rated field

1460 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 9%
Peak: 1500

No shared contest yet.

They've been 1500 at their best, 40 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 11 contests
last seen 2026-04-17

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
BLUE CHIP BBQ	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
FARMER'S RETREAT SMOKIN BARBEQUE	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
MONTY PIGTHON & THE HOLY GRILL	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
ACME BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
Pappy Q	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
BIG JT'S SMOKIN BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
YELLOW RIVER BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
DOLF'S BBQ	5	4	1	80%	⚔ compare
ALL OUT PIG OUT	5	3	2	60%	⚔ compare
THUNDER HOG BBQ	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
Extra Mile BBQ	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
PIG PAK	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
HUG HOGS	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
FRIENDS OF OBR	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	10	0	0	167.4172	139.9428	156.37	top 78%
Pork Ribs	10	2	1	174.8570	149.6916	161.18	top 58%
Pork	10	1	0	170.8456	150.8456	159.77	top 63%
Brisket	10	1	0	169.1200	137.1428	159.19	top 60%

“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	5	top 69%
KY	3	top 72%
FL	1	top 75%
MO	1	top 76%

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	3	0	top 67%
Large (40+)	7	0	top 73%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Smokin' On The River	2	35	0	top 73%	2014-06-13

The story so far (14 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 2 yrs 2013-06-07 → 2015-06-12

Busiest season 2013 5 contests

Contests a season 3.3 across 3 seasons in the data

Cooks most in IN 5 of 10 contests · 4 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 9 1 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 10 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls

Strongest meat Pork Ribs averages 161.18 · weakest Chicken (156.37)

Walk rate 40% a top-10 call in 4 of 10 contests

Overall top-10 rate 0% 0 of 10 contests

Master average 636.51 out of 720 · 10 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 269 128–307 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 2,222 10 mapped stops · furthest 577 mi

Schedule strength 1542 average field rating faced — tougher than 31% of rated contests

Power rating 1460 peak 1502 · #5092 of 6,413 rated

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

2013
Jun 7 First tracked contest Bourbon City BBQ Festival Cookoff
Jun 7 First call Bourbon City BBQ Festival Cookoff
Jun 7 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)174.8570 Bourbon City BBQ Festival Cookoff
Jun 7 Peak power rating (1502) Bourbon City BBQ Festival Cookoff
2015
Mar 6 First overall past 90% of a perfect score662.1600 Smokin In The Square
Mar 6 Career-best overall score662.1600 Smokin In The Square
Jun 12 10th tracked contest Smokin' On The River
Jun 12 Most recent contest Smokin' On The River

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+2.2	Smokin' On The River	2015-06-12
+2.2	Bourbon City BBQ Festival Cookoff	2013-06-07

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-9.1	Big Buffalo Crossing BBQ Cook-Off	2013-10-18
-7.3	Jim Beam BBQ Classic	2013-10-04
-6.6	Smokin' On The River	2014-06-13
-5.2	Madison Ribberfest: Barbeque & Blues	2013-08-16
-5	Smokin' on the River	2013-06-14

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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2015	3	33%	top 69%	92%	90%
2014	2	100%	top 77%	87.5%	86.5%
2013	5	20%	top 70%	89.7%	88.2%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2015-06-12	Smokin' On The River Jeffersonville, IN	33 / 59 (654.2972)	22 (167.4172)	37 (161.1316)	27 (166.9256)	40 (158.8228)
2015-04-10	CCS Spring Festival & BBQ Competition Indianapolis, IN	30 / 39 (628.5136)	38 (157.6684)	32 (155.3712)	30 (156.5940)	28 (158.8800)
2015-03-06	Smokin In The Square Pensacola, FL	36 / 48 (662.1600)	42 (160.5256)	38 (161.6688)	10 (170.8456)	21 (169.1200)
2014-07-24	ACF - GKCCA BBQ Competition Kansas City, MO	19 / 25 (615.9084)	23 (149.6684)	18 (149.6916)	23 (150.8456)	6 (165.7028)
2014-06-13	Smokin' On The River Jeffersonville, IN	41 / 52 (629.6800)	40 (159.3828)	4 (171.4400)	32 (161.7144)	51 (137.1428)
2013-10-18	Big Buffalo Crossing BBQ Cook-Off Munfordville, KY	35 / 40 (626.7656)	40 (139.9428)	33 (157.1428)	23 (165.6684)	19 (164.0116)
2013-10-04	Jim Beam BBQ Classic Springfield, KY	33 / 41 (642.1828)	37 (154.2744)	20 (167.9772)	32 (156.5256)	22 (163.4056)
2013-08-16	Madison Ribberfest: Barbeque & Blues Madison, IN	41 / 60 (623.9196)	46 (155.4056)	25 (162.2628)	52 (151.9656)	39 (154.2856)
2013-06-14	Smokin' on the River Jeffersonville, IN	35 / 52 (635.9990)	37 (159.9996)	49 (150.2854)	34 (158.8570)	18 (166.8570)
2013-06-07	Bourbon City BBQ Festival Cookoff Bardstown, KY	14 / 30 (645.7136)	16 (159.4282)	2 (174.8570)	15 (157.7142)	27 (153.7142)

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
2015 ↗	Master	#1372 (180 pts)	#1419 (195 pts)	#1470 (180 pts)	#1238 (255 pts)	#1370 (200 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#1564 (155 pts)	#1834 (135 pts)	#1067 (310 pts)	#1823 (135 pts)	#1255 (240 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#788 (391 pts)	#848 (381 pts)	#589 (561 pts)	#829 (396 pts)	#775 (416 pts)