MAKE M' SQUEAL

MAKE M' SQUEAL is a competition barbecue team with 23 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2021. Their best overall finish is 9th of 25 at the Hog Wild West BBQ Contest (2018). They are ranked #3991 of 6,477 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#3,991

of 6,477 rated · rankings

Rating

1483

peak 1512 · rated over 23 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

May 3, 2013

latest Jun 18, 2021 · 8.1 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#861

Master 2013 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

3 podiums

Overall top-10s

4% of 23 contests

Avg finish

top 60%

overall standings

Best overall

673.6568 / 720

Master · Leavenworth Hog Wild BBQ Contest

Perfect 180s

Current form

656.16 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 649.58 (+6.58)

Walk rate

65%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

179.4400

Pork · Hog Wild West BBQ Contest

Consistency

±14.56

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 165.47 · weakest Brisket (156.43)

Road miles

730

across 23 mapped stops · furthest 54 mi

Schedule strength

34%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1545)

Purse competed for

$4,000

listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 3 state-championship entries

Master avg

649.58 / 720

23 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (11 found in their record)

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

They almost always walk

65% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 15 of 23 contests

A top-10 category call in 65% of their 23 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

673.6568 career-best overall

93.6% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 673.6568 at Leavenworth Hog Wild BBQ Contest — 93.6% of a perfect 720.

Master
Sep 11, 2015

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

AM & PM SMOKERS has finished one call ahead of MAKE M' SQUEAL 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2013 their best year

2013 was the year it came together: 4 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 47%.

4 contests
0 overall top-10s
0 category wins
average top 47%

A tough matchup

10–0 behind in the head-to-head

KC SMOKE DAWGS ahead in 100% of their meetings

KC SMOKE DAWGS has come out ahead in 10 of their 10 shared contests.

The weak link

−9.0 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 9.04 points below their pork, and turns into a call 4% of the time against 35%.

Brisket avg 156.43
Pork avg 165.47
1 call in 23 entries

A strong matchup

12–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of RIBBED FOR HER PLEASURE in 12 of their 12 shared contests.

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The comeback

2 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 2 years, then back at Knights Of Columbus BBQ Smoke Off 4 Life (Jun 18, 2021).

last seen Jun 14, 2019
back Jun 18, 2021

Pork nemesis

8 of 8 shared pork entries lost

THE SMOKING HILLS ahead 100% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, THE SMOKING HILLS has out-cooked them in 8 of 8 shared pork entries.

A September team

Top 49% average finish in September

Something about September: average finish in the top 49% across 5 contests, versus top 60% the rest of the year.

5 September contests
top 60% the rest of the year

The metronome

±2.02% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.02% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 90.2% of a perfect score
23 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
2021 ↗	Master	#1236 (60 pts)	#1252 (70 pts)	#704 (235 pts)	#1262 (60 pts)	#1245 (60 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#1754 (90 pts)	#1558 (125 pts)	#1324 (175 pts)	#2000 (65 pts)	#1973 (65 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#1917 (69 pts)	#1551 (129 pts)	#1527 (139 pts)	#1912 (84 pts)	#2540 (54 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#1190 (245 pts)	#1350 (220 pts)	#1195 (275 pts)	#985 (375 pts)	#1359 (215 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#1965 (115 pts)	#1846 (125 pts)	#1818 (130 pts)	#2141 (95 pts)	#2166 (90 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#1113 (261 pts)	#1213 (251 pts)	#1040 (321 pts)	#891 (406 pts)	#1344 (206 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#1229 (231 pts)	#1277 (241 pts)	#1255 (246 pts)	#1141 (286 pts)	#1268 (236 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#861 (347 pts)	#870 (372 pts)	#964 (322 pts)	#518 (637 pts)	#901 (342 pts)

Overall rank by season

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The teams rated closest to MAKE M' SQUEAL, each with one reason worth a look.

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

BOOM CITY BBQ

#3,977 of the rated field

1484 power rating

Contests: 20
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 5%
Peak: 1484

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 20 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 20 contests
last seen Jun 11, 2021

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WHISKEY WHISKERS BBQ COMPANY

#3,998 of the rated field

1483 power rating

Contests: 18
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1503

Careers of much the same size, 18 contests to 23, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 18 contests
last seen Aug 21, 2026

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SMOKE-IN-LAW

#3,986 of the rated field

1484 power rating

Contests: 18
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 17%
Peak: 1484

Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 3 years before MAKE M' SQUEAL's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 18 contests

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Monsters of the Ribway

#3,993 of the rated field

1483 power rating

Contests: 37
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 16%
Peak: 1546

37 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 16% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 37 contests
last seen Jul 14, 2023

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HIGH ON THE HOG CATLIN, IL

#3,966 of the rated field

1484 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 7%
Peak: 1505

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

rated over 14 contests
last seen Oct 13, 2017

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BIG HORNED BBQ

#3,969 of the rated field

1484 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1484

Level with MAKE M' SQUEAL on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 13 contests
last seen Oct 18, 2019

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
DUSTY ROADS BBQ	15	11	4	73%	⚔ compare
RIBBED FOR HER PLEASURE	12	12	0	100%	⚔ compare
TOADS JUMPIN SMOKE	11	10	1	91%	⚔ compare
INDIGO PIG	10	5	5	50%	⚔ compare
JOUSTING PIGS BBQ 2.0	10	2	8	20%	⚔ compare
KC SMOKE DAWGS	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
3 PIGS SMOKIN	9	2	7	22%	⚔ compare
Boxer Q BBQ	9	1	8	11%	⚔ compare
THE SMOKING HILLS	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
SLAPS BBQ	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN' R'S 2.0	7	2	5	29%	⚔ compare
LOVE 2 Q	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
SOCIAL SMOKERS BBQ SQUAD	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
BURNT AT BOTH ENDZ	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
GETTIN' SAUCED	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	23	3	0	170.8572	142.2400	162.48	top 60%
Pork Ribs	23	6	1	176.0344	149.6800	165.21	top 46%
Pork	23	8	2	179.4400	151.9316	165.47	top 47%
Brisket	23	1	0	168.5828	142.7888	156.43	top 67%

“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)	15	0	top 60%
Large (40+)	8	0	top 58%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
2015 Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest	3	15	top 43%	Jun 5, 2015
Knights Of Columbus BBQ Smoke Off 4 Life	2	28	top 77%	Jun 18, 2021
Hog Wild West BBQ Contest	2	9	top 44%	Sep 7, 2018
Brew, Blues, & Bar-B-Q	2	21	top 73%	May 4, 2018
Smoke in the Spring (WFC Quilfyer)	2	64	top 73%	Apr 7, 2017
Leavenworth Hog Wild BBQ Contest	2	12	top 44%	Sep 11, 2015
Brew, Blues & Bar-B-Q Cook-Off	2	19	top 67%	May 2, 2014

More numbers

Busiest season 2017 4 contests

Contests a season 2.9 across 8 seasons in the data

Most contests held in KS 23 of 23 contests

Contests visited 15 7 of them more than once

Opponents faced 491 finished ahead 420 times, behind 614

Longest layoff 2 yrs Jun 14, 2019 → Jun 18, 2021

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

20211 milestone

Jun 18 Most recent contest Knights Of Columbus BBQ Smoke Off 4 Life

20182 milestones

Sep 7 First overall top-10 Hog Wild West BBQ Contest
Sep 7 Career-best single call (Pork)179.4400 Hog Wild West BBQ Contest

20152 milestones

Jun 5 10th tracked contest 2015 Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest
Sep 11 Career-best overall score673.6568 Leavenworth Hog Wild BBQ Contest

20134 milestones

May 3 First tracked contest Brew, Blues & Bar-B-Q Cook-Off
May 3 First call Brew, Blues & Bar-B-Q Cook-Off
Jun 7 First overall past 90% of a perfect score665.1426 Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest
Aug 1 Peak power rating (1512) Wheels 'N' Squeels BBQ Challenge

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+10	Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest	Jun 7, 2013
+8.3	Hog Wild West BBQ Contest	Sep 7, 2018
+4.9	Brews, Blues & Bar-B-Q	May 6, 2016
+4.6	Wheels 'N' Squeels BBQ Challenge	Aug 1, 2013
+4.5	Leavenworth Hog Wild BBQ Contest	Sep 12, 2014

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-8.3	Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest	Jun 3, 2016
-7.6	Smoke in the Spring	Apr 8, 2016
-7.2	Brew, Blues & Bar-B-Q Cook-Off	May 2, 2014
-5.9	Leavenworth's Hog Wild West BBQ Contest	Sep 13, 2013
-5.7	Knights Of Columbus BBQ Smoke Off 4 Life	Jun 14, 2019

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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2021	1	0	100%	top 76%	90.1%	90.1%
2019	2	0	50%	top 65%	92.4%	91%
2018	2	1	100%	top 56%	93.2%	91.8%
2017	4	0	75%	top 64%	91.4%	90%
2016	3	0	33%	top 70%	91.5%	88.2%
2015	3	0	67%	top 53%	93.6%	91.7%
2014	4	0	50%	top 59%	91.8%	89.9%
2013	4	0	75%	top 47%	92.4%	90.1%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Jun 18, 2021	Knights Of Columbus BBQ Smoke Off 4 Life 🏅 Kansas City, KS	28 / 37 (648.4804)	23 (167.3944)	3 (176.0344)	34 (151.9316)	34 (153.1200)
Jun 14, 2019	Knights Of Columbus BBQ Smoke Off 4 Life 🏅 Kansas City, KS	30 / 38 (645.0628)	31 (161.1084)	15 (168.5828)	34 (155.9200)	26 (159.4516)
May 3, 2019	Brew, Blue & Bar-B-Q 🏅 Lansing, KS	19 / 37 (665.0744)	12 (170.2744)	6 (172.5828)	24 (162.8116)	24 (159.4056)
Sep 7, 2018	Hog Wild West BBQ Contest Leavenworth, KS	9 / 25 (670.8112)	17 (164.5256)	4 (172)	2 (179.4400)	16 (154.8456)
May 4, 2018	Brew, Blues, & Bar-B-Q Lansing, KS	22 / 29 (651.3712)	10 (170.2856)	9 (169.7028)	19 (165.6800)	27 (145.7028)
Sep 8, 2017	Hog Wild West BBQ Contest Leavenworth, KS	13 / 25 (658.2056)	14 (166.8112)	17 (158.2972)	5 (174.2744)	16 (158.8228)
Jun 2, 2017	McLouth BBQ Blowout 26th Anniversary (JUDGES FULL) McLouth, KS	23 / 32 (644.4800)	9 (168.5372)	11 (168.5600)	23 (156.5600)	27 (150.8228)
May 5, 2017	Brew, Blues, & Bar-B-Q Lansing, KS	21 / 30 (637.0400)	30 (147.3600)	11 (169.7372)	9 (170.8572)	24 (149.0856)
Apr 7, 2017	Smoke in the Spring (WFC Quilfyer) Osage City, KS	64 / 100 (651.8740)	48 (166.8572)	43 (167.9656)	88 (154.8112)	57 (162.2400)
Jun 3, 2016	Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest Mayetta, KS	47 / 55 (631.8632)	46 (158.8000)	33 (161.6800)	33 (164.5716)	47 (146.8116)
May 6, 2016	Brews, Blues & Bar-B-Q Lansing, KS	13 / 30 (658.7200)	11 (169.6684)	10 (168.5372)	17 (162.8344)	18 (157.6800)
Apr 8, 2016	Smoke in the Spring Osage City, KS	89 / 109 (615.2116)	84 (155.3944)	85 (154.2284)	66 (162.8000)	99 (142.7888)
Sep 11, 2015	Leavenworth Hog Wild BBQ Contest Leavenworth, KS	13 / 28 (673.6568)	18 (167.4056)	8 (175.4400)	13 (168.5484)	18 (162.2628)
Jun 5, 2015	2015 Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest Mayetta, KS	35 / 64 (645.0284)	53 (156.5028)	29 (163.4172)	33 (162.8228)	26 (162.2856)
May 1, 2015	Brews, Blues & Bar-B-Q Cookoff Lansing, KS	19 / 33 (661.1088)	16 (165.1200)	14 (169.1544)	3 (176)	31 (150.8344)
Sep 12, 2014	Leavenworth Hog Wild BBQ Contest Leavenworth, KS	12 / 29 (661.0512)	15 (165.1084)	25 (156.5372)	5 (170.8228)	7 (168.5828)
Aug 1, 2014	Wheels 'N' Squeels BBQ Challenge Olathe, KS	47 / 70 (641.6572)	43 (161.7028)	32 (166.2744)	35 (164.5600)	61 (149.1200)
Jun 6, 2014	Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest Mayetta, KS	29 / 54 (654.8572)	21 (167.4284)	18 (165.7144)	40 (159.4056)	25 (162.3088)
May 2, 2014	Brew, Blues & Bar-B-Q Cook-Off Lansing, KS	19 / 26 (630.1368)	21 (155.3712)	23 (149.6800)	9 (168.5484)	18 (156.5372)
Sep 13, 2013	Leavenworth's Hog Wild West BBQ Contest Leavenworth, KS	24 / 34 (624.4456)	32 (142.2400)	22 (155.9540)	4 (168)	17 (158.2516)
Aug 1, 2013	Wheels 'N' Squeels BBQ Challenge Olathe, KS	27 / 74 (659.3600)	48 (162.2856)	31 (165.0972)	11 (172)	45 (159.9772)
Jun 7, 2013	Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest Mayetta, KS	15 / 69 (665.1426)	8 (170.8572)	17 (170.2856)	42 (160.5712)	29 (163.4286)
May 3, 2013	Brew, Blues & Bar-B-Q Cook-Off Lansing, KS	20 / 33 (645.7134)	23 (155.9996)	28 (154.2856)	4 (172)	18 (163.4282)

MAKE M' SQUEAL

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

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (11 found in their record)

They almost always walk

High-water mark

The one to beat

Their season

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

The comeback

Pork nemesis

A September 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

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)