Full Metal BBQ

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

Power ranking

#3356

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1496

peak 1500 · rated over 5 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-05-04

latest 2013-09-13

Best ToY finish

#1970

Master 2013

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 5 contests

Avg finish

top 54%

overall standings

Best overall

640.5706 / 720

Master · Buckeye State BBQ Championship

Perfect 180s

Current form

629.22

last 5 Master vs avg 629.22 (-0.00)

Walk rate

40%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

168.5712

Chicken · Buckeye State BBQ Championship

Consistency

±12.33

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 160.68 · weakest Brisket (152.79)

Road miles

922

mi across 5 mapped stops · furthest 377 mi

Schedule strength

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1507)

Master avg

629.22 / 720

5 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (2 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.

A tough matchup

4–0 behind in the head-to-head

YELLOW RIVER BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

YELLOW RIVER BBQ has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.

The weak link

−7.9 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 7.89 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 20%.

Brisket avg 152.79
Chicken avg 160.68
0 calls in 5 entries

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

CHARCOAL MAFIA

#3337 of the rated field

1497 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 22%
Peak: 1515

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to Full Metal BBQ)

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

rated over 9 contests
last seen 2016-05-13

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ALL FIRED UP AND KICKING ASH

#3374 of the rated field

1496 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 14%
Peak: 1503

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to Full Metal BBQ)

14 contests to 5: their number has had years to settle where Full Metal BBQ's is still finding its level.

rated over 14 contests
last seen 2017-01-27

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Grillers Anonymous

#3340 of the rated field

1497 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 20%
Peak: 1500

No shared contest yet.

They turned up 12 years after Full Metal BBQ did, first appearing in 2025.

rated over 5 contests
last seen 2026-08-28

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Paca Crew BBQ

#3366 of the rated field

1496 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 20%
Peak: 1507

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 5 contests
last seen 2026-04-17

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Laytons backyard bbq

#3363 of the rated field

1496 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 20%
Peak: 1496

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 5 contests
last seen 2023-04-14

⚔ Head-to-head

Slim D's

#3369 of the rated field

1496 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1505

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 5 contests
last seen 2020-07-25

⚔ Head-to-head

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	5	1	168.5712	154.2860	160.68	top 47%
Pork Ribs	5	1	166.8570	151.4284	157.48	top 55%
Pork	5	1	168.5712	150.2856	158.27	top 59%
Brisket	5	0	161.6912	143.9998	152.79	top 58%

“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
MI	2	top 56%
NY	1	top 57%
OH	1	top 49%
IN	1	top 54%

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	3	0	top 55%
Large (40+)	2	0	top 54%

The story so far (13 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 0.4 yrs 2013-05-04 → 2013-09-13

Busiest season 2013 5 contests

Cooks most in MI 2 of 5 contests · 4 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 5 0 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 5 entries · 0 wins · 1 calls

Strongest meat Chicken averages 160.68 · weakest Brisket (152.79)

Walk rate 40% a top-10 call in 2 of 5 contests

Overall top-10 rate 0% 0 of 5 contests

Master average 629.22 out of 720 · 5 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 199 103–121 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 922 5 mapped stops · furthest 377 mi

Schedule strength 1507 average field rating faced — tougher than 5% of rated contests

Power rating 1496 peak 1500 · #3356 of 6,413 rated

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

2013
May 4 First tracked contest Smokin' on the Water
May 4 First call Smokin' on the Water
May 17 Career-best overall score640.5706 Buckeye State BBQ Championship
May 17 Career-best single call (Chicken)168.5712 Buckeye State BBQ Championship
May 17 Peak power rating (1500) Buckeye State BBQ Championship
Sep 13 Most recent contest Silver Lake Apple BBQ Festival

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+1.1	Buckeye State BBQ Championship	2013-05-17
+0.9	Silver Lake Apple BBQ Festival	2013-09-13

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-2.6	Blues, Brews & Barbecues	2013-08-23
-2.4	Roc City Rib Fest	2013-05-25
-0.8	Smokin' on the Water	2013-05-04

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)

Season by season

Season	Contests	GCs	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2013	5	0	0	0	40%	top 54%	89%	87.4%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2013-09-13	Silver Lake Apple BBQ Festival Mears, MI	24 / 47 (627.9424)	30 (157.1428)	33 (151.9884)	27 (157.1200)	14 (161.6912)
2013-08-23	Blues, Brews & Barbecues Birch Run, MI	19 / 31 (632.4452)	12 (162.8112)	17 (160.0000)	21 (158.2284)	19 (151.4056)
2013-05-25	Roc City Rib Fest Rochester, NY	46 / 80 (606.2852)	33 (160.5714)	43 (151.4284)	51 (150.2856)	56 (143.9998)
2013-05-17	Buckeye State BBQ Championship West Chester, OH	17 / 35 (640.5706)	5 (168.5712)	24 (157.1430)	28 (157.1424)	17 (157.7140)
2013-05-04	Smokin' on the Water Liberty, IN	20 / 37 (638.8568)	29 (154.2860)	10 (166.8570)	9 (168.5712)	29 (149.1426)

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
2013 ↗	Master	#1970 (75 pts)	#2073 (75 pts)	#2043 (75 pts)	#2080 (75 pts)	#2034 (75 pts)