MAGUIRE UNIVERSITY CULINARY INSTITUTE

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

Power ranking

#2744

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1512

peak 1533 · rated over 19 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-09-20

latest 2019-08-16

Best ToY finish

#945

Master 2016

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

3 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 19 contests

Avg finish

top 55%

overall standings

Best overall

673.6456 / 720

Master · Hog Wild BBQ Festival

Perfect 180s

1 🔥

Current form

649.84

last 5 Master vs avg 649.80 (+0.04)

Walk rate

58%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

180.0000 🔥

Pork · Sam's Club National BBQ Tour

Consistency

±14.37

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork Ribs

avg 163.08 · weakest Brisket (161.60)

Road miles

4,471

mi across 19 mapped stops · furthest 890 mi

Schedule strength

44%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1557)

Purse competed for

$16K

listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

GCs in 3 state-championship entries

Master avg

649.80 / 720

19 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (8 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 pork.

Pork ×1

High-water mark

673.6456 career-best overall

93.6% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 673.6456 at Hog Wild BBQ Festival — 93.6% of a perfect 720.

Master
2016-06-24

A tough matchup

9–0 behind in the head-to-head

JAESTAR BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

JAESTAR BBQ has come out ahead in 9 of their 9 shared contests.

A strong matchup

5–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Grandpa Smokeys in 5 of their 5 shared contests.

The comeback

1.9 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 1.9 years, then back at PigMania Franklin State Championship BBQ Competition (2019-03-22).

last seen 2017-05-05
back 2019-03-22

Pork Ribs nemesis

7 of 8 shared pork ribs entries lost

DIRT ROAD BBQ ahead 88% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, DIRT ROAD BBQ has out-cooked them in 7 of 8 shared pork ribs entries.

The long haul

4,471 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 4,471 miles across 19 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 890 miles to Peak City Pigfest.

19 mapped stops
furthest 890 mi

The metronome

±2.00% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.00% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 90.2% of a perfect score
19 contests

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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.

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

SUCKA BONE BBQ TEAM

#2743 of the rated field

1512 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 38
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 29%
Peak: 1609

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to MAGUIRE UNIVERSITY CULINARY INSTITUTE)

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

rated over 38 contests
last seen 2026-06-26

⚔ Head-to-head

HOLY SMOKE BBQ-NC

#2731 of the rated field

1513 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 69
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 9%
Peak: 1564

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to MAGUIRE UNIVERSITY CULINARY INSTITUTE)

They've been 1564 at their best, 52 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 69 contests
last seen 2023-05-19

⚔ Head-to-head

GOIN' FOR SMOKE

#2745 of the rated field

1512 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 20%
Peak: 1512

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to MAGUIRE UNIVERSITY CULINARY INSTITUTE)

Their last contest in the data was back in 2016, 3 years before MAGUIRE UNIVERSITY CULINARY INSTITUTE's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 5 contests

⚔ Head-to-head

PURE SMOKE

#2742 of the rated field

1512 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 20
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 5%
Peak: 1512

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 20 contests to 19, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 20 contests
last seen 2026-06-05

⚔ Head-to-head

OOPS

#2738 of the rated field

1512 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 20
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1515

No shared contest yet.

20 contests and no Grand Championship yet.

rated over 20 contests
last seen 2022-09-08

⚔ Head-to-head

RED BARN BBQ

#2741 of the rated field

1512 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 18
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 6%
Peak: 1530

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 18 contests
last seen 2019-04-26

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
JAESTAR BBQ	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
DIRT ROAD BBQ	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
BURNT FINGER BBQ	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
SLAPS BBQ	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
S&S BBQ	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
Three Brothers Different Mothers	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
Theslabs.com	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
R BUTTS R SMOKIN	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
Grandpa Smokeys	5	5	0	100%	⚔ compare
SWEET BEAVER BBQ	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
SMOKE THIS BBQ MO	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN O BBQ	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
BUCKY'S BADASS BBQ	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
THUMP & STRUM BBQ	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
GETTIN' BASTED	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	19	1	0	0	172.5828	150.2400	162.72	top 57%
Pork Ribs	19	5	0	0	172.5828	142.2288	163.08	top 49%
Pork	19	5	1	2	180.0000 🔥	149.0628	162.41	top 55%
Brisket	19	3	1	1	176.0000	151.9544	161.60	top 50%

“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
MO	11	top 56%
IN	3	top 70%
KS	2	top 31%
OK	1	top 42%
IL	1	top 33%
NC	1	top 87%

By contest size

Field	Contests	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	1	top 71%
Medium (20–39)	7	top 62%
Large (40+)	11	top 50%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Apple Blossom Bar-B-Q	2	18	0	top 67%	2017-05-05
The Best Damn BBQ Contest at Smithville Lake	2	17	0	top 48%	2017-04-07

The story so far (18 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 5.9 yrs 2013-09-20 → 2019-08-16

Busiest season 2016 5 contests

Contests a season 3.2 across 6 seasons in the data

Cooks most in MO 11 of 19 contests · 6 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 17 2 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 19 entries · 0 wins · 1 calls

Strongest meat Pork Ribs averages 163.08 · weakest Brisket (161.60)

Walk rate 58% a top-10 call in 11 of 19 contests

Overall top-10 rate 0% 0 of 19 contests

Master average 649.80 out of 720 · 19 contests · 0 GCs

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

Opponents faced 1,018 746–593 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 4,471 19 mapped stops · furthest 890 mi

Schedule strength 1557 average field rating faced — tougher than 44% of rated contests

Purse competed for $16,400 listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships 0 from 3 state-championship entries

Longest layoff 1.9 yrs 2017-05-05 → 2019-03-22

Power rating 1512 peak 1533 · #2744 of 6,413 rated

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

2013
Sep 20 First tracked contest Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out
Sep 20 First call Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out
Oct 18 First category win (Brisket) Sons of the American Legion Red, White and Blue BBQ
2014
Aug 1 First overall past 90% of a perfect score662.8340 Wheels 'N' Squeels BBQ Challenge
2015
Sep 11 10th tracked contest Windy City BBQ Classic
2016
Jun 24 Career-best overall score673.6456 Hog Wild BBQ Festival
Jul 8 First perfect 180 (Pork) Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
2017
Apr 7 Peak power rating (1533) The Best Damn BBQ Contest at Smithville Lake
2019
Aug 16 Most recent contest Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+8.6	The Best Damn BBQ Contest at Smithville Lake	2017-04-07
+8.3	Wheels 'N' Squeels BBQ Challenge	2014-08-01
+7.8	37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue(OPEN)	2016-10-29
+7.7	Rock N Ribs BBQ Festival	2015-04-24
+6.9	Windy City BBQ Classic	2015-09-11

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-11.6	Peak City Pigfest	2015-06-19
-10.3	PigMania Franklin State Championship BBQ Competition	2019-03-22
-6.9	Apple Blossom Bar-B-Q	2017-05-05
-4.3	Sons of the American Legion Red, White and Blue BBQ	2013-10-18
-4.2	The Best Dam BBQ Contest at Smithville Lake	2014-04-11

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	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2019	2	0	0%	top 82%	89.9%	89.5%
2017	2	0	50%	top 54%	92.9%	89.9%
2016	5	1	60%	top 49%	93.6%	91.8%
2015	4	0	50%	top 51%	92%	90.4%
2014	4	0	75%	top 52%	92.1%	89.1%
2013	2	1	100%	top 60%	89.8%	89.4%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2019-08-16	Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival 🏅 Madsion, IN	32 / 47 (647.2916)	33 (164.0116)	23 (164.5372)	41 (154.8000)	29 (163.9428)
2019-03-22	PigMania Franklin State Championship BBQ Competition 🏅 Franklin, IN	28 / 29 (640.9828)	27 (154.2628)	25 (163.3944)	29 (154.7656)	13 (168.5600)
2017-05-05	Apple Blossom Bar-B-Q St. Joseph, MO	30 / 39 (625.6004)	19 (163.9772)	38 (142.2288)	27 (157.6800)	24 (161.7144)
2017-04-07	The Best Damn BBQ Contest at Smithville Lake Smithville, MO	17 / 54 (669.1664)	46 (158.8344)	17 (169.7488)	4 (176.5716)	20 (164.0116)
2016-10-29	37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue(OPEN) Kansas City, KS	183 / 557 (666.1600)	158 (169.1200)	99 (171.4172)	193 (167.9656)	360 (157.6572)
2016-07-08	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Indianapolis, IN	14 / 30 (660.4916)	18 (165.1200)	15 (163.4172)	1 (180.0000)	25 (151.9544)
2016-06-24	Hog Wild BBQ Festival Chandler, OK	11 / 26 (673.6456)	21 (159.9656)	8 (170.8572)	7 (172.5600)	5 (170.2628)
2016-05-06	Apple Blossom Bar-B-Q St. Joseph, MO	18 / 31 (658.2400)	5 (172.5828)	26 (156.5372)	12 (168.5600)	19 (160.5600)
2016-04-08	The Best Damn BBQ Contest at Smithville Lake Smithville, MO	34 / 53 (647.4284)	22 (165.7144)	19 (166.2856)	51 (149.7256)	25 (165.7028)
2015-09-11	Windy City BBQ Classic Chicago, IL	20 / 61 (659.9428)	28 (163.9656)	16 (166.8572)	35 (163.9884)	19 (165.1316)
2015-06-19	Peak City Pigfest Apex, NC	39 / 45 (625.4512)	13 (167.9772)	36 (151.8628)	43 (149.0628)	34 (156.5484)
2015-05-01	Apple Blossom BBQ Contest St. Joseph, MO	20 / 36 (655.8856)	22 (165.7144)	16 (167.9656)	30 (154.2056)	9 (168.0000)
2015-04-24	Rock N Ribs BBQ Festival Springfield, MO	19 / 63 (662.1828)	18 (169.1200)	7 (172.5828)	23 (165.6684)	35 (154.8116)
2014-08-01	Wheels 'N' Squeels BBQ Challenge Olathe, KS	21 / 70 (662.8340)	25 (166.8456)	7 (171.4172)	30 (165.1656)	37 (159.4056)
2014-05-02	Apple Blossom Barbecue Contest St. Joseph, MO	18 / 33 (633.0512)	19 (160.5600)	9 (166.2856)	26 (151.4056)	19 (154.8000)
2014-04-11	The Best Dam BBQ Contest at Smithville Lake Smithville, MO	37 / 54 (636.4456)	40 (159.3944)	46 (153.7144)	42 (159.3712)	18 (163.9656)
2014-03-14	NKC MO State Championship BBQ 🏅 N. Kansas City, MO	33 / 61 (634.6860)	45 (153.0744)	32 (158.8344)	9 (168.5372)	37 (154.2400)
2013-10-18	Sons of the American Legion Red, White and Blue BBQ Smithville, MO	12 / 17 (639.9544)	14 (150.2400)	9 (162.8688)	16 (150.8456)	1 (176.0000)
2013-09-20	Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out Kearney, MO	26 / 53 (646.7432)	37 (161.1200)	33 (157.6572)	3 (174.8572)	37 (153.1088)

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
2019 ↗	Master	#1636 (114 pts)	#1714 (114 pts)	#1555 (124 pts)	#1706 (114 pts)	#1332 (174 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#2212 (60 pts)	#2088 (90 pts)	#2304 (60 pts)	#2260 (60 pts)	#2230 (65 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#945 (351 pts)	#1135 (296 pts)	#940 (401 pts)	#720 (556 pts)	#992 (351 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#970 (320 pts)	#969 (350 pts)	#828 (435 pts)	#1253 (250 pts)	#959 (355 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#1490 (170 pts)	#1666 (150 pts)	#1213 (255 pts)	#1668 (150 pts)	#1488 (185 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#1801 (107 pts)	#1937 (97 pts)	#1774 (127 pts)	#2022 (87 pts)	#1090 (267 pts)