MOLLOY'S BBQ

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

Power ranking

#2033

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1537

peak 1551 · rated over 12 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-05-03

latest 2016-06-24

Best ToY finish

#979

Master 2013

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

3 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 12 contests

Avg finish

top 43%

overall standings

Best overall

686.7540 / 720

Master · The Rotary Club of West Knoxville - Rocky Top Hummin' & Strummin' BBQ Cook-Off

Perfect 180s

Current form

668.67 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 668.00 (+0.68)

Walk rate

50%

contests with a top-10 call

Top-10 streak

best run (overall)

Best single call

177.7142

Pork Ribs · Sam's Club National BBQ Tour

Consistency

±10.72

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork Ribs

avg 168.26 · weakest Brisket (164.97)

Road miles

969

mi 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

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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.

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
2014-05-30

Their season

2014 their best year

2014 was the year it came together: 5 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 31%.

5 contests
2 overall top-10s
0 category wins
average top 31%

A tough matchup

9–1 behind in the head-to-head

WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS ahead in 90% of their meetings

WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS has come out ahead in 9 of their 10 shared contests.

A strong matchup

8–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of CAUGHT BY THE FIRE in 8 of their 8 shared contests.

Pork Ribs nemesis

9 of 10 shared pork ribs entries lost

WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS ahead 90% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS has out-cooked them in 9 of 10 shared pork ribs entries.

The metronome

±1.49% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.49% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 92.8% of a perfect score
12 contests

Teams like this (closest power rating)

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

EGGSTRA POINT BBQ

#2037 of the rated field

1537 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 8%
Peak: 1537

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 12 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 12 contests
last seen 2015-05-01

⚔ Head-to-head

Gus's BBQ

#2031 of the rated field

1537 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 18%
Peak: 1537

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 11 contests to 12, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 11 contests
last seen 2024-05-18

⚔ Head-to-head

SMOKE 'N' BARRELS BBQ-VA

#2029 of the rated field

1537 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 18%
Peak: 1552

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 11 contests
last seen 2019-06-14

⚔ Head-to-head

Belly Bustin Bistro

#2025 of the rated field

1537 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 43%
Peak: 1551

No shared contest yet.

14 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 43% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 14 contests
last seen 2026-04-25

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PORK N' CIDER

#2035 of the rated field

1537 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 14%
Peak: 1537

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 14 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 14 contests
last seen 2016-06-24

⚔ Head-to-head

The Rusty Pig

#2030 of the rated field

1537 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 30%
Peak: 1537

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 10 contests
last seen 2026-01-22

⚔ Head-to-head

Familiar 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 state / province

Where	Contests	Avg finish
TN	10	top 45%
NC	1	top 21%
KY	1	top 43%

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	5	0	top 47%
Large (40+)	7	0	top 39%

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

On the trail 3.1 yrs 2013-05-03 → 2016-06-24

Busiest season 2014 5 contests

Contests a season 3 across 4 seasons in the data

Cooks most in TN 10 of 12 contests · 3 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 12 0 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 12 entries · 0 wins · 4 calls

Strongest meat Pork Ribs averages 168.26 · weakest Brisket (164.97)

Walk rate 50% a top-10 call in 6 of 12 contests

Overall top-10 rate 33% 4 of 12 contests

Best top-10 run 2 straight contests

Master average 668.00 out of 720 · 12 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 257 296–203 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 969 12 mapped stops · furthest 339 mi

Schedule strength 1539 average field rating faced — tougher than 29% of rated contests

Power rating 1537 peak 1551 · #2033 of 6,413 rated

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

2013
May 3 First tracked contest West Knoxville RotaryBBQ Cookoff
May 3 First call West Knoxville RotaryBBQ Cookoff
May 3 First overall top-10 West Knoxville RotaryBBQ Cookoff
May 3 First overall past 90% of a perfect score661.1426 West Knoxville RotaryBBQ Cookoff
May 10 First category win (Pork Ribs) Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
May 10 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)177.7142 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
2014
May 30 Career-best overall score686.7540 The Rotary Club of West Knoxville - Rocky Top Hummin' & Strummin' BBQ Cook-Off
2015
May 15 Peak power rating (1551) Sevierville Bloomin' BBQ and Bluegrass Festival
Jun 26 10th tracked contest Blount County BBQ Bash
2016
Jun 24 Most recent contest Big BBQ Bash

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	2014-05-30
+12.1	Blount County BBQ Bash	2014-06-27
+11.2	West Knoxville RotaryBBQ Cookoff	2013-05-03
+9.5	Eastern Carolina BBQ ThrowDown	2014-10-10
+5.7	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	2013-05-10

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-5.3	Bloomin' BBQ & Bluegrass	2014-05-16
-4.2	Bloomin' BBQ & Bluegrass	2016-05-20
-3.7	The Rotary Club of Bearden - Que Fest	2015-05-29
-3.3	Big BBQ Bash	2016-06-24
-3.2	Blount County BBQ Bash	2015-06-26

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	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2016	2	0	0	0%	top 65%	92.7%	92.3%
2015	3	0	0	33%	top 57%	94.3%	93.2%
2014	5	2	0	60%	top 31%	95.4%	92.9%
2013	2	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
2016-06-24	Big BBQ Bash Maryville, TN	20 / 31 (667.3028)	15 (173.1428)	27 (162.2400)	14 (169.6800)	26 (162.2400)
2016-05-20	Bloomin' BBQ & Bluegrass Sevierville, TN	30 / 46 (662.2176)	19 (170.8344)	24 (167.4288)	37 (163.4172)	37 (160.5372)
2015-06-26	Blount County BBQ Bash Maryville, TN	23 / 38 (659.7824)	32 (157.6456)	13 (166.2284)	15 (168.5256)	20 (167.3828)
2015-05-29	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)
2015-05-15	Sevierville Bloomin' BBQ and Bluegrass Festival Sevierville, TN	22 / 44 (675.3144)	38 (162.8344)	25 (167.3944)	4 (174.2628)	21 (170.8228)
2014-10-10	Eastern Carolina BBQ ThrowDown Rocky Mount, NC	11 / 53 (661.5888)	7 (170.8572)	26 (162.2516)	14 (167.3944)	27 (161.0856)
2014-06-27	Blount County BBQ Bash Maryville, TN	6 / 39 (685.0740)	10 (173.1200)	8 (172.5484)	21 (166.2856)	5 (173.1200)
2014-05-30	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)
2014-05-16	Bloomin' BBQ & Bluegrass Sevierville, TN	39 / 56 (649.5428)	44 (162.2400)	25 (165.0972)	51 (154.2400)	19 (167.9656)
2014-03-28	Grills Gone Wild BBQ Festival London, KY	18 / 42 (662.1944)	33 (159.9772)	15 (167.4056)	12 (169.1316)	20 (165.6800)
2013-05-10	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Knoxville, TN	10 / 29 (666.2852)	17 (165.1426)	1 (177.7142)	22 (158.2856)	10 (165.1428)
2013-05-03	West Knoxville RotaryBBQ Cookoff Knoxville, TN	8 / 46 (661.1426)	3 (174.8570)	5 (170.8574)	13 (166.2856)	38 (149.1426)

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
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)