MOUNTAIN WILLIAM BBQ

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

Power ranking

#6331

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1391

peak 1501 · rated over 17 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-06-14

latest 2018-10-19

Best ToY finish

#1046

Master 2015

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 17 contests

Avg finish

top 85%

overall standings

Best overall

670.7540 / 720

Master · Holy Smokes BBQ Competition

Perfect 180s

Current form

626.56 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 630.12 (-3.56)

Walk rate

18%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

173.1200

Chicken · Holy Smokes BBQ Competition

Consistency

±14.27

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 161.35 · weakest Brisket (153.87)

Road miles

1,634

mi across 17 mapped stops · furthest 136 mi

Schedule strength

45%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1558)

Master avg

630.12 / 720

17 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.

High-water mark

670.7540 career-best overall

93.2% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 670.7540 at Holy Smokes BBQ Competition — 93.2% of a perfect 720.

Master
2016-08-05

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 75%.

3 contests
1 overall top-10s
0 category wins
average top 75%

A tough matchup

10–0 behind in the head-to-head

HISTORIC BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

HISTORIC BBQ has come out ahead in 10 of their 10 shared contests.

The weak link

−7.5 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 7.47 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 12%.

Brisket avg 153.87
Chicken avg 161.35
0 calls in 17 entries

Chicken nemesis

9 of 9 shared chicken entries lost

GREY STREET BBQ ahead 100% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, GREY STREET BBQ has out-cooked them in 9 of 9 shared chicken entries.

An August team

Top 65% average finish in August

Something about August: average finish in the top 65% across 3 contests, versus top 85% the rest of the year.

3 August contests
top 85% the rest of the year

The metronome

±1.98% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.98% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 87.5% of a perfect score
17 contests

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Fire in the Hole

#6333 of the rated field

1390 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1502

No shared contest yet.

They've been 1502 at their best, 111 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 14 contests
last seen 2023-06-30

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PORK 'N MINDY

#6332 of the rated field

1390 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 29
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 3%
Peak: 1523

No shared contest yet.

A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 29 contests to 17.

rated over 28 contests
last seen 2019-09-27

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YARDHOGS BBQ

#6328 of the rated field

1392 ▲ 1 power rating

Contests: 18
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1392

No shared contest yet.

18 contests and no Grand Championship yet.

rated over 18 contests
last seen 2025-09-26

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BUTTRUBBERS (NL)

#6335 of the rated field

1389 ▼ 1 power rating

Contests: 19
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1389

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 19 contests
last seen 2019-09-21

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Service Dog BBQ

#6330 of the rated field

1391 ▲ 1 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1391

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 12 contests
last seen 2024-08-09

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BLAIR'S BIGFOOT BBQ

#6334 of the rated field

1390 ▼ 1 power rating

Contests: 32
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1390

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 32 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 32 contests
last seen 2026-06-05

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
HISTORIC BBQ	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN' 4-PLAY BBQ	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
GREY STREET BBQ	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
WeQ4U	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
BLUE CHIP BBQ	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
ACME BBQ	7	2	5	29%	⚔ compare
Extra Mile BBQ	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
Pappy Q	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
HUG HOGS	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
Black Sheep BBQ	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
BARK BROTHERS BBQ	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
Bluedog BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
SMOKE-N-PEPPERS	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
Making Meat BBQ	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
JMB BBQ	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	17	2	173.1200	145.6572	161.35	top 72%
Pork Ribs	17	1	169.6800	141.6572	155.79	top 79%
Pork	17	2	172.5600	147.9656	159.10	top 75%
Brisket	17	0	168.5944	140.5144	153.87	top 80%

“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
KY	8	top 89%
OH	6	top 76%
IN	3	top 93%

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	15	0	top 84%
Large (40+)	2	0	top 89%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Bands & BBQ at the Point	3	26	top 94%	2018-09-14
Big Buffalo Crossing BBQ Cook-Off	2	28	top 95%	2018-10-19
*Our Lady of Victory Holy Smokes BBQ Competition	2	23	top 78%	2018-08-03
Buckeye State BBQ Championship	2	31	top 85%	2015-05-15

The story so far (14 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 5.3 yrs 2013-06-14 → 2018-10-19

Busiest season 2015 5 contests

Contests a season 2.8 across 6 seasons in the data

Cooks most in KY 8 of 17 contests · 3 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 12 4 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 17 entries · 0 wins · 2 calls

Strongest meat Chicken averages 161.35 · weakest Brisket (153.87)

Walk rate 18% a top-10 call in 3 of 17 contests

Overall top-10 rate 6% 1 of 17 contests

Master average 630.12 out of 720 · 17 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 321 80–501 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 1,634 17 mapped stops · furthest 136 mi

Schedule strength 1558 average field rating faced — tougher than 45% of rated contests

Power rating 1391 peak 1501 · #6331 of 6,413 rated

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

2013
Jun 14 First tracked contest Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
Jun 14 First call Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
Jun 14 Peak power rating (1501) Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
2016
Aug 5 First overall top-10 Holy Smokes BBQ Competition
Aug 5 First overall past 90% of a perfect score670.7540 Holy Smokes BBQ Competition
Aug 5 10th tracked contest Holy Smokes BBQ Competition
Aug 5 Career-best overall score670.7540 Holy Smokes BBQ Competition
Aug 5 Career-best single call (Chicken)173.1200 Holy Smokes BBQ Competition
2018
Oct 19 Most recent contest Big Buffalo Crossing BBQ Cook-Off

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+8.4	Holy Smokes BBQ Competition	2016-08-05
+1.3	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	2013-06-14
+0.9	*Our Lady of Victory Holy Smokes BBQ Competition	2018-08-03

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-12.8	The River Grill before the Big Chill	2014-10-10
-10.5	Bands & BBQ at the Point	2015-09-11
-10.3	CCS Spring Festival & BBQ Competition	2015-04-10
-9.9	Buckeye State BBQ Championship	2014-05-16
-8.9	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	2015-06-19

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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2018	3	0	0%	top 86%	90%	87.5%
2017	3	0	0%	top 92%	87.4%	86.3%
2016	3	1	33%	top 75%	93.2%	89.9%
2015	5	0	20%	top 93%	89.1%	87.3%
2014	2	0	0%	top 87%	87.4%	86.3%
2013	1	0	100%	top 48%	87.8%	87.8%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2018-10-19	Big Buffalo Crossing BBQ Cook-Off Munfordville, KY	28 / 29 (610.0000)	29 (150.2172)	26 (154.8000)	24 (159.3828)	29 (145.6000)
2018-09-14	Bands & BBQ at the Point Carrollton, KY	26 / 27 (631.2000)	15 (166.2400)	27 (148.5028)	26 (154.2056)	18 (162.2516)
2018-08-03	*Our Lady of Victory Holy Smokes BBQ Competition Cincinnati, OH	23 / 35 (647.8860)	14 (166.2516)	23 (159.3944)	29 (159.3940)	19 (162.8460)
2017-09-15	Bands & BBQ at the Point Carrollton, KY	29 / 33 (628.9708)	23 (163.9540)	30 (154.8000)	25 (159.9884)	32 (150.2284)
2017-08-04	*Our Lady of Victory Holy Smokes BBQ Competition Cincinnati, OH	29 / 32 (614.7208)	25 (157.6688)	28 (152.5260)	28 (156.0000)	28 (148.5260)
2017-07-07	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Indianapolis, IN	29 / 30 (620.9824)	25 (164.0000)	26 (159.9428)	26 (155.9768)	30 (141.0628)
2016-10-14	Big Buffalo Crossing BBQ Cookoff Munfordville, KY	33 / 34 (635.3372)	17 (169.6800)	30 (159.3944)	34 (150.8456)	33 (155.4172)
2016-08-05	Holy Smokes BBQ Competition Cincinnati, OH	9 / 23 (670.7540)	7 (173.1200)	7 (169.6800)	10 (165.7028)	12 (162.2512)
2016-04-22	CCS Fest: CCS Spring Festival & BBQ Competition Indianapolis, IN	43 / 49 (635.3260)	46 (157.1200)	42 (153.6916)	21 (167.4400)	39 (157.0744)
2015-10-16	Big Buffalo Crossing BBQ Cook-Off Munfordville, KY	32 / 34 (627.2572)	29 (161.6800)	33 (141.6572)	6 (172.5600)	32 (151.3600)
2015-09-11	Bands & BBQ at the Point Carrollton, KY	28 / 29 (622.1716)	28 (154.8344)	16 (165.1200)	26 (161.7028)	28 (140.5144)
2015-06-19	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Bowling Green, KY	27 / 29 (635.2796)	26 (161.6800)	27 (154.2628)	23 (165.1084)	24 (154.2284)
2015-05-15	Buckeye State BBQ Championship West Chester, OH	31 / 36 (641.6572)	12 (170.8572)	31 (151.9544)	34 (150.2512)	14 (168.5944)
2015-04-10	CCS Spring Festival & BBQ Competition Indianapolis, IN	37 / 39 (615.8744)	35 (159.4056)	38 (141.6572)	28 (158.8228)	32 (155.9888)
2014-10-10	The River Grill before the Big Chill Cincinnati, OH	44 / 49 (629.0176)	44 (155.3716)	36 (161.1200)	32 (163.3944)	46 (149.1316)
2014-05-16	Buckeye State BBQ Championship West Chester, OH	32 / 38 (613.5312)	36 (145.6572)	18 (162.2628)	37 (147.9656)	26 (157.6456)
2013-06-14	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Lexington, KY	13 / 27 (631.9998)	10 (165.1428)	17 (157.7144)	15 (155.9998)	19 (153.1428)

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
2018 ↗	Master	#1323 (176 pts)	#1072 (271 pts)	#1392 (176 pts)	#1410 (171 pts)	#1193 (231 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#1499 (170 pts)	#1493 (180 pts)	#1583 (170 pts)	#1561 (170 pts)	#1564 (170 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#1181 (252 pts)	#1093 (312 pts)	#1202 (272 pts)	#1246 (262 pts)	#1334 (232 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#1046 (287 pts)	#964 (352 pts)	#1018 (332 pts)	#878 (412 pts)	#973 (347 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#2658 (63 pts)	#2670 (63 pts)	#2041 (98 pts)	#2675 (63 pts)	#2668 (63 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#1778 (112 pts)	#1759 (127 pts)	#1953 (92 pts)	#1938 (102 pts)	#1999 (82 pts)