MIDNIGHT SMOKERS MJ

MIDNIGHT SMOKERS MJ is a competition barbecue team with 17 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2018. Their best overall finish is 2nd of 29 at the Smokin' At The Market (2014), and they have finished Reserve Grand Champion once. They are ranked #1749 of 6,477 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#1,749

of 6,477 rated · rankings

Rating

1550

peak 1554 · rated over 17 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Sep 27, 2013

latest Mar 9, 2018 · 4.4 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#545

Master 2014 · every season

Grand champs

1 reserve

Category wins

3 podiums

Overall top-10s

29% of 17 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 48%

overall standings

Best overall

707.4172 / 720

Master · Smokin' At The Market

Perfect 180s

Current form

677.38 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 670.54 (+6.83)

Walk rate

82%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

179.4400

Pork · Smokin' At The Market

Consistency

±16.70

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork Ribs

avg 169.39 · weakest Chicken (166.25)

Road miles

2,168

across 17 mapped stops · furthest 203 mi

Schedule strength

47%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1561)

Master avg

670.54 / 720

17 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (9 found in their record)

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

The heartbreaker

2.8916 points from the title

Came within 2.8916 points of the Grand Championship at Smokin' At The Market (Oct 3, 2014).

They almost always walk

82% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 14 of 17 contests

A top-10 category call in 82% of their 17 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

707.4172 career-best overall

98.3% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 707.4172 at Smokin' At The Market — 98.3% of a perfect 720.

Master
Oct 3, 2014

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN has finished one call ahead of MIDNIGHT SMOKERS MJ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2016 their best year

2016 was the year it came together: 3 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 20%.

3 contests
2 overall top-10s
0 category wins
average top 20%

A tough matchup

10–1 behind in the head-to-head

Organizer Portal ahead in 91% of their meetings

Organizer Portal has come out ahead in 10 of their 11 shared contests.

A strong matchup

7–2 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 78% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of THE ALGOOD BAR-B-Q PIT CREW in 7 of their 9 shared contests.

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Pork Ribs nemesis

8 of 11 shared pork ribs entries lost

Organizer Portal ahead 73% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, Organizer Portal has out-cooked them in 8 of 11 shared pork ribs entries.

The metronome

±2.32% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.32% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 93.1% of a perfect score
17 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
2018 ↗	Master	#1954 (60 pts)	#2012 (60 pts)	#1996 (60 pts)	#2030 (60 pts)	#1990 (60 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#2113 (75 pts)	#2178 (75 pts)	#1822 (120 pts)	#2121 (85 pts)	#2055 (95 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#778 (481 pts)	#1051 (331 pts)	#971 (376 pts)	#1183 (286 pts)	#946 (371 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#762 (453 pts)	#797 (458 pts)	#552 (698 pts)	#755 (493 pts)	#700 (528 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#545 (698 pts)	#549 (713 pts)	#604 (638 pts)	#495 (783 pts)	#754 (483 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#1425 (159 pts)	#1624 (144 pts)	#1188 (249 pts)	#971 (324 pts)	#1197 (239 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to MIDNIGHT SMOKERS MJ, each with one reason worth a look.

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

SEXY Q

#1,748 of the rated field

1550 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 27%
Peak: 1553

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to MIDNIGHT SMOKERS MJ)

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

rated over 14 contests
last seen Sep 1, 2017

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BABY GOT FATBACK

#1,740 of the rated field

1550 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 25%
Peak: 1550

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to MIDNIGHT SMOKERS MJ)

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 Sep 15, 2017

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NORTH POLE BBQ TEAM

#1,757 of the rated field

1550 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 20%
Peak: 1554

Careers of much the same size, 15 contests to 17, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 15 contests
last seen Oct 4, 2019

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Smokin R's

#1,746 of the rated field

1550 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 29%
Peak: 1558

14 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 29% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 14 contests
last seen Apr 3, 2026

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Thin Blue Smoke MS

#1,760 of the rated field

1550 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 14%
Peak: 1550

They turned up 12 years after MIDNIGHT SMOKERS MJ did, first appearing in 2025.

rated over 13 contests
last seen Apr 24, 2026

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Ro-Ro's Smokehouse

#1,742 of the rated field

1550 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 54%
Peak: 1550

Level with MIDNIGHT SMOKERS MJ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 13 contests
last seen Jul 11, 2025

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
Big B BBQ Company	13	9	4	69%	⚔ compare
Organizer Portal	11	1	10	9%	⚔ compare
THE ALGOOD BAR-B-Q PIT CREW	9	7	2	78%	⚔ compare
HOBBIE BAR-B-Q	9	5	4	56%	⚔ compare
ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN	9	2	7	22%	⚔ compare
SMOKE ON THIS	8	5	3	63%	⚔ compare
Chokin "N" tha Smoke	8	5	3	63%	⚔ compare
WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
SMOKE'M IF U GOT'M	7	6	1	86%	⚔ compare
Charcoal Cowboys	7	5	2	71%	⚔ compare
SWIGGIN PIG	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
SNORING HOGS BBQ	6	6	0	100%	⚔ compare
RT QUE KUSINE	6	5	1	83%	⚔ compare
BIG G BBQ	6	5	1	83%	⚔ compare
BIG ORANGE SMOKERS	6	3	3	50%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	17	4	0	176.5600	131.8864	166.25	top 52%
Pork Ribs	17	8	1	176.5716	161.6800	169.39	top 38%
Pork	17	7	2	179.4400	157.6456	168.27	top 46%
Brisket	17	6	0	177.1428	147.9200	166.63	top 47%

“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)	11	0	top 54%
Large (40+)	6	0	top 37%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
TN	11	top 41%
AL	2	top 67%
MS	1	top 73%
KY	1	top 59%
IN	1	top 22%
GA	1	top 75%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Smoke on the Shores	2	15	0	top 48%	Mar 9, 2018

More numbers

Busiest season 2015 5 contests

Contests a season 2.8 across 6 seasons in the data

Most contests held in TN 11 of 17 contests · 6 states in all

Contests visited 16 1 of them more than once

Opponents faced 386 finished ahead 376 times, behind 310

Longest layoff 1.3 yrs May 27, 2016 → Sep 15, 2017

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

20181 milestone

Mar 9 Most recent contest Smoke on the Shores

20161 milestone

May 27 Peak power rating (1554) Lewisburg Rotary Club BBQ Cookoff

20151 milestone

Aug 7 10th tracked contest Smokin' in McMinnville

20145 milestones

Aug 8 First overall top-10 Smokin' in McMinnville
Oct 3 First overall podium Smokin' At The Market
Oct 3 First Reserve Championship Smokin' At The Market
Oct 3 Career-best overall score707.4172 Smokin' At The Market
Oct 3 Career-best single call (Pork)179.4400 Smokin' At The Market

20133 milestones

Sep 27 First tracked contest Piggin' Around
Sep 27 First call Piggin' Around
Sep 27 First overall past 90% of a perfect score656.3768 Piggin' Around

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+16.8	Blues Hog BBQ & Music Fest	Apr 1, 2016
+14.9	Smokin' At The Market	Oct 3, 2014
+11.7	2nd Annual Parkinson's Smoke Out	Apr 3, 2014
+11.7	Bar-B-Cure	Nov 20, 2015
+10.9	Smokin' in McMinnville	Aug 8, 2014

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-7.1	Piggin' Around	Sep 27, 2013
-6.1	Cotton Pickin' BBQ Cookoff	May 15, 2015
-5.7	Roast N' Boast	Oct 2, 2015
-5.3	Calhoun KOA's (GBC Qualifier)	Dec 6, 2013
-4.1	Smokin' in McMinnville	Aug 7, 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	Top-10s	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2018	1	0	0%	top 66%	91.8%	91.8%
2017	1	0	0%	top 56%	93%	93%
2016	3	2	100%	top 20%	96.3%	95.2%
2015	5	1	80%	top 62%	94.7%	92.2%
2014	5	2	100%	top 35%	98.3%	94.1%
2013	2	0	100%	top 75%	91.2%	90.8%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Mar 9, 2018	Smoke on the Shores Nashville, TN	57 / 87 (660.9712)	77 (161.0972)	38 (166.8228)	70 (162.7884)	29 (170.2628)
Sep 15, 2017	Big Brother Big Sister Riverfest Decatur, AL	22 / 39 (669.5540)	22 (166.8228)	13 (170.8228)	20 (165.0856)	18 (166.8228)
May 27, 2016	Lewisburg Rotary Club BBQ Cookoff Lewisburg, TN	7 / 31 (683.9544)	13 (172.5828)	8 (173.7144)	22 (165.6800)	10 (171.9772)
Apr 1, 2016	Blues Hog BBQ & Music Fest Jackson, TN	4 / 61 (693.0628)	10 (176)	7 (173.1200)	23 (169.6800)	8 (174.2628)
Mar 11, 2016	Smoke on the Shores Nashville, TN	15 / 49 (679.3368)	21 (170.2512)	27 (167.3944)	9 (173.7028)	20 (167.9884)
Nov 20, 2015	Bar-B-Cure Knoxville, TN	9 / 35 (682.1600)	10 (173.1200)	6 (171.9772)	7 (173.1200)	19 (163.9428)
Oct 2, 2015	Roast N' Boast Columbus, MS	19 / 26 (635.3036)	25 (131.8864)	3 (174.2972)	15 (161.1200)	10 (168)
Aug 7, 2015	Smokin' in McMinnville McMinnville, TN	26 / 37 (670.1368)	15 (171.9656)	30 (165.0856)	16 (170.2628)	26 (162.8228)
May 15, 2015	Cotton Pickin' BBQ Cookoff Hartselle, AL	21 / 27 (655.3144)	17 (169.6684)	10 (168.5372)	23 (161.1200)	26 (155.9888)
Mar 6, 2015	"Come to Compete, Come to Learn" NBBQA Championship Nashville, TN	16 / 25 (675.3372)	21 (167.4056)	13 (168.5488)	23 (163.3828)	4 (176)
Oct 3, 2014	Smokin' At The Market Gallatin, TN	2 / 29 (707.4172)	4 (176.5600)	4 (176.5716)	2 (179.4400)	9 (174.8456)
Aug 8, 2014	Smokin' in McMinnville McMinnville, TN	10 / 40 (685.0512)	5 (174.2628)	4 (175.4172)	21 (168.5484)	21 (166.8228)
Jun 6, 2014	Bourbon City BBQ Festival Cookoff Bardstown, KY	20 / 34 (666.2284)	11 (173.1084)	20 (163.4172)	10 (173.1428)	28 (156.5600)
May 23, 2014	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Hendersonville, TN	18 / 30 (665.0284)	16 (167.9540)	24 (161.6916)	8 (168.5600)	14 (166.8228)
Apr 3, 2014	2nd Annual Parkinson's Smoke Out Evansville, IN	14 / 64 (662.7200)	22 (166.8228)	35 (161.6800)	9 (169.6916)	22 (164.5256)
Dec 6, 2013	Calhoun KOA's (GBC Qualifier) Calhoun, GA	49 / 65 (651.2912)	65 (146.8228)	26 (169.6800)	56 (157.6456)	7 (177.1428)
Sep 27, 2013	Piggin' Around Woodbury, TN	18 / 24 (656.3768)	21 (159.9312)	5 (170.8228)	2 (177.7028)	23 (147.9200)

MIDNIGHT SMOKERS MJ

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Best top-10 run

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Master avg

Storylines (9 found in their record)

The heartbreaker

They almost always walk

High-water mark

The one to beat

Their season

A tough matchup

A strong matchup

Pork Ribs nemesis

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)

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

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)