MAUS-Q-TEERS

MAUS-Q-TEERS is a competition barbecue team with 11 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2015. Their best overall finish is 6th of 25 at the 5th Annual Hay Capital BBQ Cook Off (2013). They are ranked #2643 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#2,643

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1515

peak 1524 · rated over 11 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Apr 26, 2013

latest Sep 18, 2015 · 2.4 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#1003

Master 2013 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

1 podium

Overall top-10s

27% of 11 contests

Avg finish

top 50%

overall standings

Best overall

674.7884 / 720

Master · 5th Annual Hay Capital BBQ Cook Off

Perfect 180s

Current form

655.77

last 5 Master vs avg 656.18 (-0.41)

Walk rate

36%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

178.8572

Chicken · Taste of Autumn BBQ Championships

Consistency

±10.91

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 167.57 · weakest Brisket (161.17)

Road miles

3,030

across 11 mapped stops · furthest 657 mi

Schedule strength

23%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1532)

Master avg

656.18 / 720

11 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (7 found in their record)

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

High-water mark

674.7884 career-best overall

93.7% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 674.7884 at 5th Annual Hay Capital BBQ Cook Off — 93.7% of a perfect 720.

Master
Sep 13, 2013

A tough matchup

4–0 behind in the head-to-head

GETTIN' BASTED ahead in 100% of their meetings

GETTIN' BASTED has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.

The weak link

−6.4 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 6.40 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 18% of the time against 27%.

Brisket avg 161.17
Chicken avg 167.57
2 calls in 11 entries

A strong matchup

3–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 75% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of F.O.M.S.B. in 3 of their 4 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

3 of 4 shared chicken entries lost

GETTIN' BASTED ahead 75% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, GETTIN' BASTED has out-cooked them in 3 of 4 shared chicken entries.

The long haul

3,030 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 3,030 miles across 11 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 657 miles to Taste of Autumn BBQ Championships.

11 mapped stops
furthest 657 mi

The metronome

±1.52% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.52% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 91.1% of a perfect score
11 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	#1296 (205 pts)	#969 (350 pts)	#1424 (190 pts)	#1357 (225 pts)	#1288 (225 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#1021 (304 pts)	#842 (429 pts)	#1045 (319 pts)	#1379 (219 pts)	#1194 (259 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#1003 (287 pts)	#1084 (282 pts)	#964 (322 pts)	#983 (322 pts)	#974 (312 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to MAUS-Q-TEERS, each with one reason worth a look.

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

F.O.M.S.B.

#2,645 of the rated field

1515 power rating

Contests: 53
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 11%
Peak: 1529

3–1 in 4 shared contests (75% to MAUS-Q-TEERS)

These two have cooked 4 of the same contests — MAUS-Q-TEERS ahead 3–1 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.

rated over 53 contests
last seen Sep 25, 2026

⚔ Head-to-head

HAWG COUNTY COOKERS

#2,654 of the rated field

1515 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1518

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 16, 2024

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Pink Ring BBQ

#2,633 of the rated field

1516 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 27%
Peak: 1519

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

rated over 11 contests
last seen Sep 23, 2023

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Last Minute BBQ

#2,650 of the rated field

1515 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 8%
Peak: 1515

12 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 8% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 12 contests
last seen Jun 19, 2020

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CHOKIN ON SMOKE

#2,641 of the rated field

1515 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1530

Level with MAUS-Q-TEERS on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 12 contests
last seen Jul 26, 2019

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Three Stooges Barbeque

#2,631 of the rated field

1516 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 18%
Peak: 1527

They turned up 11 years after MAUS-Q-TEERS did, first appearing in 2024.

rated over 10 contests
last seen Sep 19, 2026

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By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	11	3	1	1	178.8572	160.5714	167.57	top 41%
Pork Ribs	11	2	0	0	169.7028	155.3600	163.25	top 52%
Pork	11	1	0	0	169.1544	153.7144	164.20	top 52%
Brisket	11	2	0	0	170.2856	152.5144	161.17	top 53%

“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)	6	0	top 47%
Large (40+)	5	0	top 54%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
MO	4	top 57%
KS	4	top 47%
SD	2	top 54%
IA	1	top 28%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Taste of Autumn BBQ Championships	2	8	0	top 54%	Sep 18, 2015
Laurie Hillbilly BBQ	2	20	0	top 55%	Jul 31, 2015

More numbers

Busiest season 2013 5 contests

Contests a season 3.7 across 3 seasons in the data

Most contests held in MO 4 of 11 contests · 4 states in all

Contests visited 9 2 of them more than once

Opponents faced 373 finished ahead 238 times, behind 235

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

20152 milestones

Jul 31 10th tracked contest Laurie Hillbilly BBQ
Sep 18 Most recent contest Taste of Autumn BBQ Championships

20143 milestones

Sep 19 First category win (Chicken) Taste of Autumn BBQ Championships
Sep 19 Career-best single call (Chicken)178.8572 Taste of Autumn BBQ Championships
Sep 19 Peak power rating (1524) Taste of Autumn BBQ Championships

20135 milestones

Apr 26 First tracked contest Smokin' In The Creek
May 25 First call Smokin' In The Junction
May 25 First overall top-10 Smokin' In The Junction
May 25 First overall past 90% of a perfect score671.9996 Smokin' In The Junction
Sep 13 Career-best overall score674.7884 5th Annual Hay Capital BBQ Cook Off

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+9.7	5th Annual Hay Capital BBQ Cook Off	Sep 13, 2013
+9.6	Taste of Autumn BBQ Championships	Sep 19, 2014
+8.8	Smokin' In The Junction	May 25, 2013
+5.1	VFW Post 846 6th Annual BBQ Challenge (10 TEAM SPOTS STILL AVAILABLE)	Apr 25, 2014
+0.9	Laurie Hillbilly BBQ	Jul 31, 2015

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-7.9	Taste of Autumn BBQ Championships	Sep 18, 2015
-5	Ol' Glory BBQ Bash	Jun 14, 2013
-3	Smokin' In The Creek	Apr 26, 2013
-1.4	20th Annual Platte City BBQ Cook-Off	May 15, 2015
-1.4	Laurie Hillbilly BBQ	Aug 2, 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	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2015	3	0	0	33%	top 63%	92.7%	91.3%
2014	3	1	1	33%	top 41%	92%	90.9%
2013	5	2	0	40%	top 47%	93.7%	91.2%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Sep 18, 2015	Taste of Autumn BBQ Championships Spearfish, SD	24 / 30 (653.6000)	19 (167.9772)	26 (155.3600)	16 (169.1544)	22 (161.1084)
Jul 31, 2015	Laurie Hillbilly BBQ Laurie, MO	20 / 38 (667.3368)	21 (167.9884)	22 (166.2284)	24 (165.1544)	18 (167.9656)
May 15, 2015	20th Annual Platte City BBQ Cook-Off Platte City, MO	29 / 51 (650.1140)	5 (174.2628)	35 (161.1084)	38 (156.5028)	26 (158.2400)
Sep 19, 2014	Taste of Autumn BBQ Championships Sprearfish, SD	8 / 29 (662.2516)	1 (178.8572)	6 (169.7028)	26 (153.7144)	14 (159.9772)
May 24, 2014	Sugar Mound BBQ Festival Mound City, KS	50 / 87 (645.5656)	40 (165.6800)	65 (156.5256)	33 (166.2628)	56 (157.0972)
Apr 25, 2014	VFW Post 846 6th Annual BBQ Challenge (10 TEAM SPOTS STILL AVAILABLE) Overland Park, KS	24 / 65 (656.4228)	30 (164.5372)	25 (164.5372)	22 (167.4056)	34 (159.9428)
Sep 13, 2013	5th Annual Hay Capital BBQ Cook Off Yates Center, KS	6 / 25 (674.7884)	4 (170.8228)	9 (165.7028)	7 (169.1428)	9 (169.1200)
Aug 2, 2013	Laurie Hillbilly BBQ Laurie, MO	29 / 51 (649.6456)	29 (162.8456)	18 (167.4056)	18 (166.8800)	39 (152.5144)
Jun 14, 2013	Ol' Glory BBQ Bash Fredonia, KS	21 / 31 (645.7140)	19 (161.7140)	16 (165.1430)	16 (165.7142)	22 (153.1428)
May 25, 2013	Smokin' In The Junction West Des Moines, IA	10 / 36 (671.9996)	13 (167.9998)	15 (165.7144)	15 (167.9998)	7 (170.2856)
Apr 26, 2013	Smokin' In The Creek Sugar Creek, MO	25 / 41 (640.5710)	23 (160.5714)	27 (158.2856)	28 (158.2854)	16 (163.4286)

MAUS-Q-TEERS

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 (7 found in their record)

High-water mark

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

Chicken nemesis

The long haul

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)

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)