CHARCOAL MAFIA

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

Power ranking

#3337

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1497

peak 1515 · rated over 9 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-05-17

latest 2016-05-13

Best ToY finish

#1021

Master 2014

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

2 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 9 contests

Avg finish

top 54%

overall standings

Best overall

674.2060 / 720

Master · The River Grill before the Big Chill

Perfect 180s

1 🔥

Current form

655.31 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 652.60 (+2.71)

Walk rate

56%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

180.0000 🔥

Brisket · The River Grill before the Big Chill

Consistency

±18.23

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Brisket

avg 164.99 · weakest Pork (160.73)

Road miles

593

mi across 9 mapped stops · furthest 217 mi

Schedule strength

21%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1529)

Master avg

652.60 / 720

9 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (7 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.

Perfect scores on the board

1 perfect 180s

1 perfect 180 in the data — every judge at the table handing back a nine, all in brisket.

Brisket ×1

High-water mark

674.2060 career-best overall

93.6% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 674.2060 at The River Grill before the Big Chill — 93.6% of a perfect 720.

Master
2014-10-10

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

QUBED has finished one call ahead of CHARCOAL MAFIA 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2013 their best year

2013 was the year it came together: 3 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 41%.

3 contests
1 overall top-10s
0 category wins
average top 41%

A tough matchup

6–1 behind in the head-to-head

SMOKIN' IN THE D ahead in 86% of their meetings

SMOKIN' IN THE D has come out ahead in 6 of their 7 shared contests.

The weak link

−4.3 points behind their best meat

Pork is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 4.27 points below their brisket, and turns into a call 22% of the time against 22%.

Pork avg 160.73
Brisket avg 164.99
2 calls in 9 entries

A strong matchup

5–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of BUCKEYE BBQ TROY OH in 5 of their 5 shared contests.

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The nearest teams in the power rankings, with a different reason on each card — six teams on one rating are rarely on it for the same reason. Rating decides who makes the list; where teams tie on it, the ones this team has actually cooked against come first, then teams at a similar point in their own career. KCBS doesn’t publish where a team is from, so nothing here is inferred from geography.

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

Full Metal BBQ

#3356 of the rated field

1496 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1500

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to CHARCOAL MAFIA)

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team CHARCOAL MAFIA has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 5 contests
last seen 2013-09-13

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92 BB Crew

#3327 of the rated field

1497 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 11%
Peak: 1497

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 9 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 9 contests
last seen 2026-01-22

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SMOKING TOKING BBQ

#3348 of the rated field

1496 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 11%
Peak: 1496

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 9 contests to 9, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 9 contests
last seen 2019-11-01

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Organized Chaos

#3349 of the rated field

1496 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1510

No shared contest yet.

Level with CHARCOAL MAFIA on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 9 contests
last seen 2016-07-29

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Hoochie Que

#3336 of the rated field

1497 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 10%
Peak: 1502

No shared contest yet.

They turned up 9 years after CHARCOAL MAFIA did, first appearing in 2022.

rated over 10 contests
last seen 2025-05-09

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KCKing BBQ

#3346 of the rated field

1496 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 18%
Peak: 1524

No shared contest yet.

Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 11 contests, alongside a 18% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 10 contests
last seen 2022-04-08

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
HISTORIC BBQ	8	4	4	50%	⚔ compare
BARK BROTHERS BBQ	8	4	4	50%	⚔ compare
SCRAMBLIN EGGS BBQ	7	2	5	29%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN' IN THE D	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
YELLOW RIVER BBQ	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
WeQ4U	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
TEAM RINE-O	6	3	3	50%	⚔ compare
QUBED	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
BUCKEYE BBQ TROY OH	5	5	0	100%	⚔ compare
THE PIGS NEXT DOOR BBQ COOKING TEAM	5	4	1	80%	⚔ compare
Smitty's Real Pit BBQ	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
RETIRED AND RUBBIN' IT	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
HOGAHOLICS	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN' 4-PLAY BBQ	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
SAUCY SWINE-O'S	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	9	2	0	1	179.4400	153.6572	164.56	top 52%
Pork Ribs	9	2	0	0	170.8456	150.7772	162.32	top 50%
Pork	9	2	0	0	173.7144	138.1828	160.73	top 58%
Brisket	9	2	1	1	180.0000 🔥	154.8456	164.99	top 44%

“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	GCs	Avg finish
OH	8	0	top 49%
KY	1	0	top 93%

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	6	0	top 60%
Large (40+)	3	0	top 42%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Buckeye State BBQ Championship	3	8	0	top 52%	2015-05-15

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

On the trail 3 yrs 2013-05-17 → 2016-05-13

Busiest season 2014 3 contests

Contests a season 2.3 across 4 seasons in the data

Cooks most in OH 8 of 9 contests · 2 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 7 1 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 9 entries · 0 wins · 2 calls

Strongest meat Brisket averages 164.99 · weakest Pork (160.73)

Walk rate 56% a top-10 call in 5 of 9 contests

Overall top-10 rate 22% 2 of 9 contests

Master average 652.60 out of 720 · 9 contests · 0 GCs

Perfect 180s 1 every judge at the table handing back a nine

Opponents faced 202 169–190 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 593 9 mapped stops · furthest 217 mi

Schedule strength 1529 average field rating faced — tougher than 21% of rated contests

Power rating 1497 peak 1515 · #3337 of 6,413 rated

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

2013
May 17 First tracked contest Buckeye State BBQ Championship
May 17 First call Buckeye State BBQ Championship
May 17 First overall top-10 Buckeye State BBQ Championship
May 17 First overall past 90% of a perfect score662.8566 Buckeye State BBQ Championship
2014
Jul 11 Peak power rating (1515) 8th Annual Ohio Veterans BBQ Cookoff
Oct 10 First category win (Brisket) The River Grill before the Big Chill
Oct 10 First perfect 180 (Brisket) The River Grill before the Big Chill
Oct 10 Career-best overall score674.2060 The River Grill before the Big Chill
2016
May 13 Most recent contest Sam's Club National BBQ Tour

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+10.5	8th Annual Ohio Veterans BBQ Cookoff	2014-07-11
+9.5	Buckeye State BBQ Championship	2013-05-17
+3.9	Ohio Smoke Meat Festival	2013-10-18

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-10	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	2016-05-13
-6	Buckeye State BBQ Championship	2014-05-16
-5	9th Ohio Veterans BBQ Cookoff	2015-07-10
-3	Ohio Veterans Barbeque Cook-off	2013-07-12
-2.5	Buckeye State BBQ Championship	2015-05-15

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	1	0	0	0%	top 93%	86%	86%
2015	2	0	0	100%	top 65%	92.1%	91.2%
2014	3	1	1	67%	top 45%	93.6%	91.3%
2013	3	1	0	33%	top 41%	92.3%	91.2%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2016-05-13	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Bowling Green, KY	27 / 29 (619.2456)	18 (167.3828)	25 (158.8344)	29 (138.1828)	23 (154.8456)
2015-07-10	9th Ohio Veterans BBQ Cookoff Kettering, OH	27 / 39 (650.1368)	30 (163.9656)	9 (170.8456)	29 (158.8000)	31 (156.5256)
2015-05-15	Buckeye State BBQ Championship West Chester, OH	22 / 36 (663.3256)	2 (179.4400)	32 (150.8000)	17 (168.5600)	22 (164.5256)
2014-10-10	The River Grill before the Big Chill Cincinnati, OH	20 / 49 (674.2060)	47 (153.6572)	23 (166.8344)	8 (173.7144)	1 (180.0000)
2014-07-11	8th Annual Ohio Veterans BBQ Cookoff Kettering, OH	10 / 42 (669.6576)	5 (172.0344)	11 (167.3944)	20 (165.1316)	16 (165.0972)
2014-05-16	Buckeye State BBQ Championship West Chester, OH	27 / 38 (627.2000)	24 (157.1200)	28 (150.7772)	33 (153.6228)	13 (165.6800)
2013-10-18	Ohio Smoke Meat Festival Nelsonville, OH	14 / 35 (664.5260)	15 (165.7488)	18 (165.1084)	21 (163.9772)	11 (169.6916)
2013-07-12	Ohio Veterans Barbeque Cook-off Kettering, OH	25 / 41 (642.2404)	20 (162.8572)	15 (161.1544)	28 (159.3944)	24 (158.8344)
2013-05-17	Buckeye State BBQ Championship West Chester, OH	8 / 35 (662.8566)	21 (158.8568)	7 (169.1428)	7 (165.1430)	5 (169.7140)

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	#2951 (54 pts)	#2197 (89 pts)	#2954 (54 pts)	#2950 (54 pts)	#2332 (64 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#1596 (135 pts)	#1030 (320 pts)	#1377 (205 pts)	#1597 (160 pts)	#1677 (135 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#1021 (304 pts)	#1028 (334 pts)	#1135 (284 pts)	#1041 (324 pts)	#697 (534 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#1333 (181 pts)	#1333 (201 pts)	#1328 (211 pts)	#1642 (146 pts)	#1322 (201 pts)