High-water mark
686.7540
career-best overall
95.4% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 686.7540 at The Rotary Club of West Knoxville - Rocky Top Hummin' & Strummin' BBQ Cook-Off — 95.4% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- May 30, 2014
MOLLOY'S BBQ
MOLLOY'S BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 12 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2016. Their best overall finish is 4th of 48 at The Rotary Club of West Knoxville - Rocky Top Hummin' & Strummin' BBQ Cook-Off (2014). They are ranked #2042 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1537
peak 1551 · rated over 12 contests
Contests
12
in the data
First seen
May 3, 2013
latest Jun 24, 2016 · 3.1 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
3 podiums
Overall top-10s
4
33% of 12 contests
Best top-10 run
2
straight overall top-10s
Avg finish
top 43%
overall standings
Best overall
686.7540 / 720
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
668.67 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 668.00 (+0.68)
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±10.72
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 168.26 · weakest Brisket (164.97)
Road miles
969
across 12 mapped stops · furthest 339 mi
Schedule strength
29%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1539)
Master avg
668.00 / 720
12 Master contests · 0 GCs
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #1667 (141 pts) | #1452 (196 pts) | #1879 (121 pts) | #1635 (171 pts) | #2004 (116 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #1281 (210 pts) | #1404 (200 pts) | #1176 (265 pts) | #849 (430 pts) | #1288 (225 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #979 (295 pts) | #940 (340 pts) | #699 (475 pts) | #1332 (200 pts) | #1326 (200 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to MOLLOY'S BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
80 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2,034 of the rated field
- Contests
- 14
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 7%
- Peak
- 1546
Careers of much the same size, 14 contests to 12, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#2,044 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 18%
- Peak
- 1537
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 11 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#2,039 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 18%
- Peak
- 1552
Level with MOLLOY'S BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#2,038 of the rated field
- Contests
- 14
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 43%
- Peak
- 1551
14 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 43% top-10 finishes rather than wins.
⚔ Compare careers#2,043 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 30%
- Peak
- 1537
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Compare careers#2,027 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 78%
- Peak
- 1541
4 straight overall top-10s says this rating is a moving target.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SOGGY BOTTOM SMOKERS | 11 | 5 | 6 | 45% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKE ON THIS | 11 | 2 | 9 | 18% | ⚔ compare |
| PULL MY MEAT | 10 | 5 | 5 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| Sons of Smoke | 10 | 4 | 6 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| DIRTY OL' BUTT SLAPPERS | 10 | 4 | 6 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS | 10 | 1 | 9 | 10% | ⚔ compare |
| FIREHOUSE SMOKERS TN | 9 | 5 | 4 | 56% | ⚔ compare |
| Under the Radar | 9 | 1 | 8 | 11% | ⚔ compare |
| CAUGHT BY THE FIRE | 8 | 8 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS | 8 | 7 | 1 | 88% | ⚔ compare |
| Chairman of the Boar | 8 | 2 | 6 | 25% | ⚔ compare |
| CONTAGIOUS Q | 8 | 2 | 6 | 25% | ⚔ compare |
| PARADISE QUE | 7 | 6 | 1 | 86% | ⚔ compare |
| ROCKY TOP BARBEQUE | 7 | 3 | 4 | 43% | ⚔ compare |
| Cookin Possums | 6 | 6 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 12 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 176.5600 | 157.6456 | 168.22 | top 48% |
| Pork Ribs | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 177.7142 | 162.2400 | 168.26 | top 39% |
| Pork | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 174.2628 | 154.2400 | 166.55 | top 47% |
| Brisket | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 173.1200 | 149.1426 | 164.97 | top 51% |
“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) | 5 | 0 | top 47% |
| Large (40+) | 7 | 0 | top 39% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2014
5 contests
Contests a season
3
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
TN
10 of 12 contests · 3 states in all
Contests visited
12
a different one every time
Opponents faced
253
finished ahead 296 times, behind 203
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20161 milestone
- Most recent contest Big BBQ Bash
20152 milestones
- Peak power rating (1551) Sevierville Bloomin' BBQ and Bluegrass Festival
- 10th tracked contest Blount County BBQ Bash
20141 milestone
- Career-best overall score686.7540 The Rotary Club of West Knoxville - Rocky Top Hummin' & Strummin' BBQ Cook-Off
20136 milestones
- First tracked contest West Knoxville RotaryBBQ Cookoff
- First call West Knoxville RotaryBBQ Cookoff
- First overall top-10 West Knoxville RotaryBBQ Cookoff
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score661.1426 West Knoxville RotaryBBQ Cookoff
- First category win (Pork Ribs) Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)177.7142 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +14.6 | The Rotary Club of West Knoxville - Rocky Top Hummin' & Strummin' BBQ Cook-Off | May 30, 2014 |
| +12.1 | Blount County BBQ Bash | Jun 27, 2014 |
| +11.2 | West Knoxville RotaryBBQ Cookoff | May 3, 2013 |
| +9.6 | Eastern Carolina BBQ ThrowDown | Oct 10, 2014 |
| +5.7 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | May 10, 2013 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -5.2 | Bloomin' BBQ & Bluegrass | May 16, 2014 |
| -4.2 | Bloomin' BBQ & Bluegrass | May 20, 2016 |
| -3.7 | The Rotary Club of Bearden - Que Fest | May 29, 2015 |
| -3.3 | Big BBQ Bash | Jun 24, 2016 |
| -3.2 | Blount County BBQ Bash | Jun 26, 2015 |
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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 65% | 92.7% | 92.3% |
| 2015 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33% | top 57% | 94.3% | 93.2% |
| 2014 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 60% | top 31% | 95.4% | 92.9% |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 100% | top 26% | 92.5% | 92.2% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 24, 2016 | Big BBQ Bash Maryville, TN | 20 / 31 (667.3028) | 15 (173.1428) | 27 (162.2400) | 14 (169.6800) | 26 (162.2400) |
| May 20, 2016 | Bloomin' BBQ & Bluegrass Sevierville, TN | 30 / 46 (662.2176) | 19 (170.8344) | 24 (167.4288) | 37 (163.4172) | 37 (160.5372) |
| Jun 26, 2015 | Blount County BBQ Bash Maryville, TN | 23 / 38 (659.7824) | 32 (157.6456) | 13 (166.2284) | 15 (168.5256) | 20 (167.3828) |
| May 29, 2015 | The Rotary Club of Bearden - Que Fest Knoxville, TN | 24 / 39 (678.7428) | 21 (171.4056) | 20 (169.1316) | 15 (173.1200) | 28 (165.0856) |
| May 15, 2015 | Sevierville Bloomin' BBQ and Bluegrass Festival Sevierville, TN | 22 / 44 (675.3144) | 38 (162.8344) | 25 (167.3944) | 4 (174.2628) | 21 (170.8228) |
| Oct 10, 2014 | Eastern Carolina BBQ ThrowDown Rocky Mount, NC | 11 / 53 (661.5888) | 7 (170.8572) | 26 (162.2516) | 14 (167.3944) | 27 (161.0856) |
| Jun 27, 2014 | Blount County BBQ Bash Maryville, TN | 6 / 39 (685.0740) | 10 (173.1200) | 8 (172.5484) | 21 (166.2856) | 5 (173.1200) |
| May 30, 2014 | The Rotary Club of West Knoxville - Rocky Top Hummin' & Strummin' BBQ Cook-Off Knoxville, TN | 4 / 48 (686.7540) | 2 (176.5600) | 13 (170.8228) | 21 (167.9656) | 9 (171.4056) |
| May 16, 2014 | Bloomin' BBQ & Bluegrass Sevierville, TN | 39 / 56 (649.5428) | 44 (162.2400) | 25 (165.0972) | 51 (154.2400) | 19 (167.9656) |
| Mar 28, 2014 | Grills Gone Wild BBQ Festival London, KY | 18 / 42 (662.1944) | 33 (159.9772) | 15 (167.4056) | 12 (169.1316) | 20 (165.6800) |
| May 10, 2013 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Knoxville, TN | 10 / 29 (666.2852) | 17 (165.1426) | 1 (177.7142) | 22 (158.2856) | 10 (165.1428) |
| May 3, 2013 | West Knoxville RotaryBBQ Cookoff Knoxville, TN | 8 / 46 (661.1426) | 3 (174.8570) | 5 (170.8574) | 13 (166.2856) | 38 (149.1426) |