MIKE'S KENTUCKY HURRICANES

MIKE'S KENTUCKY HURRICANES is a competition barbecue team with 10 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2015. Their best overall finish is 14th of 30 at the Bourbon City BBQ Festival Cookoff (2013). They are ranked #5120 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#5,120

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1460

peak 1502 · rated over 10 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Jun 7, 2013

latest Jun 12, 2015 · 2 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#788

Master 2013 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

1 podium

Overall top-10s

0% 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

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork Ribs

avg 161.18 · weakest Chicken (156.37)

Road miles

2,222

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

Storylines (6 found in their record)

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

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

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
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)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to MIKE'S KENTUCKY HURRICANES, each with one reason worth a look.

138 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

#5,104 of the rated field

1460 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 Jun 11, 2021

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SLOW SMOKIN BBQ

#5,126 of the rated field

1460 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 Oct 20, 2017

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MEAT BEATERS

#5,145 of the rated field

1460 power rating

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

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

rated over 10 contests
last seen Sep 27, 2023

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STRUGGLETOWN BBQ

#5,136 of the rated field

1460 power rating

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

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

rated over 10 contests
last seen Jul 7, 2017

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Yeti Mafia BBQ

#5,137 of the rated field

1460 power rating

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

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

rated over 11 contests
last seen Apr 17, 2026

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SWINEFELD

#5,123 of the rated field

1460 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1460

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 11 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 11 contests
last seen Aug 13, 2021

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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 field size and state

By contest size

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

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
IN	5	top 69%
KY	3	top 72%
FL	1	top 75%
MO	1	top 76%

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

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

More numbers

Busiest season 2013 5 contests

Contests a season 3.3 across 3 seasons in the data

Most contests held in IN 5 of 10 contests · 4 states in all

Contests visited 9 1 of them more than once

Opponents faced 267 finished ahead 128 times, behind 307

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

20154 milestones

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

20134 milestones

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

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+2.2	Bourbon City BBQ Festival Cookoff	Jun 7, 2013
+2.2	Smokin' On The River	Jun 12, 2015

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-9.1	Big Buffalo Crossing BBQ Cook-Off	Oct 18, 2013
-7.3	Jim Beam BBQ Classic	Oct 4, 2013
-6.6	Smokin' On The River	Jun 13, 2014
-5.2	Madison Ribberfest: Barbeque & Blues	Aug 16, 2013
-5	Smokin' on the River	Jun 14, 2013

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	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
Jun 12, 2015	Smokin' On The River Jeffersonville, IN	33 / 59 (654.2972)	22 (167.4172)	37 (161.1316)	27 (166.9256)	40 (158.8228)
Apr 10, 2015	CCS Spring Festival & BBQ Competition Indianapolis, IN	30 / 39 (628.5136)	38 (157.6684)	32 (155.3712)	30 (156.5940)	28 (158.8800)
Mar 6, 2015	Smokin In The Square Pensacola, FL	36 / 48 (662.1600)	42 (160.5256)	38 (161.6688)	10 (170.8456)	21 (169.1200)
Jul 24, 2014	ACF - GKCCA BBQ Competition Kansas City, MO	19 / 25 (615.9084)	23 (149.6684)	18 (149.6916)	23 (150.8456)	6 (165.7028)
Jun 13, 2014	Smokin' On The River Jeffersonville, IN	41 / 52 (629.6800)	40 (159.3828)	4 (171.4400)	32 (161.7144)	51 (137.1428)
Oct 18, 2013	Big Buffalo Crossing BBQ Cook-Off Munfordville, KY	35 / 40 (626.7656)	40 (139.9428)	33 (157.1428)	23 (165.6684)	19 (164.0116)
Oct 4, 2013	Jim Beam BBQ Classic Springfield, KY	33 / 41 (642.1828)	37 (154.2744)	20 (167.9772)	32 (156.5256)	22 (163.4056)
Aug 16, 2013	Madison Ribberfest: Barbeque & Blues Madison, IN	41 / 60 (623.9196)	46 (155.4056)	25 (162.2628)	52 (151.9656)	39 (154.2856)
Jun 14, 2013	Smokin' on the River Jeffersonville, IN	35 / 52 (635.9990)	37 (159.9996)	49 (150.2854)	34 (158.8570)	18 (166.8570)
Jun 7, 2013	Bourbon City BBQ Festival Cookoff Bardstown, KY	14 / 30 (645.7136)	16 (159.4282)	2 (174.8570)	15 (157.7142)	27 (153.7142)

MIKE'S KENTUCKY HURRICANES

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Master avg

Storylines (6 found in their record)

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

Pork Ribs nemesis

A June 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 — 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)