MIKEY O'S REAL BBQ

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

Power ranking

#1695

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1552

peak 1552 · rated over 6 contests ⓘ

Best runs

straight top-10s

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-07-12

latest 2016-07-08

Best ToY finish

#878

Master 2013

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

1 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 6 contests

Avg finish

top 22%

overall standings

Best overall

650.2400 / 720

Master · DO AC Smokin' Hot Atlantic City BBQ Championship

Perfect 180s

Current form

636.49 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 637.27 (-0.77)

Walk rate

83%

contests with a top-10 call

Top-10 streak

best run (overall)

Best single call

171.4972

Pork Ribs · DO AC Smokin' Hot Atlantic City BBQ Championship

Consistency

±8.70

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 161.72 · weakest Pork (156.34)

Road miles

152

mi across 6 mapped stops · furthest 58 mi

Schedule strength

10%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1514)

Master avg

637.27 / 720

6 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (4 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

6–0 behind in the head-to-head

THE BBQ GURU ahead in 100% of their meetings

THE BBQ GURU has come out ahead in 6 of their 6 shared contests.

The weak link

−5.4 points behind their best meat

Pork is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 5.38 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 17% of the time against 33%.

Pork avg 156.34
Chicken avg 161.72
1 calls in 6 entries

A strong matchup

5–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Nice Racks in 5 of their 5 shared contests.

A standing appointment

4 years running at one contest

They've cooked New Jersey State Barbecue Championship every year from 2013 to 2016 — the contest they never miss.

4 visits in all
best finish 6th

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

Smoke Til Ya Broke

#1697 of the rated field

1552 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 67%
Peak: 1552

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.

rated over 6 contests
last seen 2026-08-15
on a 3-contest top-10 run

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Smoking Butcher

#1688 of the rated field

1552 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 71%
Peak: 1552

No shared contest yet.

Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 7 contests, alongside a 71% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 7 contests
last seen 2026-06-20
on a 5-contest top-10 run

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RENEGADE BBQ

#1700 of the rated field

1552 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1552

No shared contest yet.

They turned up 9 years after MIKEY O'S REAL BBQ did, first appearing in 2022.

rated over 7 contests
last seen 2026-05-23

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Bethlehem Smoke

#1706 of the rated field

1552 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 60%
Peak: 1552

No shared contest yet.

3 straight overall top-10s says this rating is a moving target.

rated over 5 contests
last seen 2019-06-07

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Smokin' Bandits BBQ

#1689 of the rated field

1552 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 50%
Peak: 1552

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 8 contests
last seen 2026-05-01

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HOUSE OF Q - registered trademark

#1687 of the rated field

1552 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 88%
Peak: 1558

No shared contest yet.

Level with MIKEY O'S REAL BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 8 contests
last seen 2021-11-26
on a 5-contest top-10 run

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
Hot Rod's BBQ	6	5	1	83%	⚔ compare
Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit	6	3	3	50%	⚔ compare
LOCAL SMOKE BBQ	6	3	3	50%	⚔ compare
SHADY CREW	6	3	3	50%	⚔ compare
THE BBQ GURU	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
Nice Racks	5	5	0	100%	⚔ compare
MOON RIVER BARBEQUE	5	5	0	100%	⚔ compare
Cookin Commandos BBQ Squad	5	5	0	100%	⚔ compare
SIR-PORK'S-ALOT BBQ	5	4	1	80%	⚔ compare
FINN'S FINEST BBQ	5	3	2	60%	⚔ compare
GONEHOGGIN.COM	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
SMOKOPOLIS BBQ	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
B' FOR CHICKEN	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
BEERBEQUE	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
RIBS WITHIN	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	6	2	0	165.1084	156.6056	161.72	top 27%
Pork Ribs	6	2	1	171.4972	155.9888	161.71	top 25%
Pork	6	1	0	165.7028	148.4912	156.34	top 40%
Brisket	6	3	0	164.6056	149.6800	157.49	top 32%

“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.

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
New Jersey State Barbecue Championship	4	6	0	top 26%	2016-07-08

The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 3 yrs 2013-07-12 → 2016-07-08

Busiest season 2013 3 contests

Contests a season 1.5 across 4 seasons in the data

Cooks most in NJ 6 of 6 contests

Contests visited 3 1 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 6 entries · 0 wins · 2 calls

Strongest meat Chicken averages 161.72 · weakest Pork (156.34)

Walk rate 83% a top-10 call in 5 of 6 contests

Overall top-10 rate 50% 3 of 6 contests

Best top-10 run 3 straight contests

Master average 637.27 out of 720 · 6 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 209 309–79 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 152 6 mapped stops · furthest 58 mi

Schedule strength 1514 average field rating faced — tougher than 10% of rated contests

Power rating 1552 peak 1552 · #1695 of 6,413 rated

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

2013
Jul 12 First tracked contest New Jersey State Barbecue Championship
Jul 12 First call New Jersey State Barbecue Championship
Jul 12 First overall top-10 New Jersey State Barbecue Championship
Oct 5 First overall past 90% of a perfect score650.2400 DO AC Smokin' Hot Atlantic City BBQ Championship
Oct 5 Career-best overall score650.2400 DO AC Smokin' Hot Atlantic City BBQ Championship
Oct 5 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)171.4972 DO AC Smokin' Hot Atlantic City BBQ Championship
2016
Jul 8 Peak power rating (1552) New Jersey State Barbecue Championship
Jul 8 Most recent contest New Jersey State Barbecue Championship

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+13.7	New Jersey State Barbecue Championship	2013-07-12
+13.2	DO AC Smokin' Hot Atlantic City BBQ Championship	2013-10-05
+10.1	Que by the Sea	2013-09-21
+8.8	New Jersey State Barbecue Championship	2014-07-11
+4.6	New Jersey State Barbecue Championship	2015-07-10

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	Top-10s	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2016	1	0	0%	top 42%	87%	87%
2015	1	0	100%	top 32%	89.5%	89.5%
2014	1	0	100%	top 20%	87.9%	87.9%
2013	3	3	100%	top 13%	90.3%	88.9%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2016-07-08	New Jersey State Barbecue Championship North Wildwood, NJ	27 / 65 (626.1372)	23 (159.4288)	28 (158.2172)	28 (155.9656)	32 (152.5256)
2015-07-10	New Jersey State Barbecue Championship North Wildwood, NJ	21 / 65 (644.5256)	23 (162.3200)	14 (166.8228)	7 (165.7028)	35 (149.6800)
2014-07-11	New Jersey State Barbecue Championship North Wildwood, NJ	13 / 65 (633.0056)	9 (165.1084)	27 (155.9888)	47 (148.4912)	10 (163.4172)
2013-10-05	DO AC Smokin' Hot Atlantic City BBQ Championship Atlantic City, NJ	8 / 85 (650.2400)	25 (162.8572)	2 (171.4972)	19 (162.2628)	41 (153.6228)
2013-09-21	Que by the Sea Seaside Heights, NJ	10 / 49 (628.5596)	17 (156.6056)	7 (161.1656)	31 (149.6800)	8 (161.1084)
2013-07-12	New Jersey State Barbecue Championship North Wildwood, NJ	6 / 65 (641.1312)	7 (164.0000)	18 (156.5600)	20 (155.9656)	4 (164.6056)

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
2014 ↗	Master	#1755 (135 pts)	#1617 (160 pts)	#2161 (75 pts)	#2172 (75 pts)	#1664 (150 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#878 (339 pts)	#1048 (294 pts)	#1064 (289 pts)	#1442 (174 pts)	#805 (394 pts)