BANGIN' BBQ NC

Power ranking

#2782

of 3077 rated · rankings

Rating

1444

peak 1444 · rated over 8 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

2019-08-23

latest 2023-04-07

Best ToY finish

#770

Master 2016

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 8 contests

Avg finish

top 78%

overall standings

Best overall

667.2916 / 720

Master · Jimbo's Annual BBQ Competition

Perfect 180s

Current form

656.29 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 653.62 (+2.68)

Walk rate

13%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

171.4172

Pork Ribs · GrillBillies BBQ Shootout

Consistency

±10.27

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork Ribs

avg 165.47 · weakest Brisket (161.10)

Road miles

905

mi across 8 mapped stops · furthest 343 mi

Schedule strength

43%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1537)

Purse competed for

$36K

listed at 5 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

GCs in 8 state-championship entries

Master avg

653.62 / 720

8 Master contests · 0 GCs

⚔ Compare with another team

Storylines

⚔️ A tough matchup

MUTTLEY CREW BBQ has come out ahead in 7 of their 7 shared contests.

😤 Pork Ribs nemesis

Even in their strongest meat, MUTTLEY CREW BBQ has out-cooked them in 6 of 7 shared pork ribs entries.

Teams like this (closest power rating, NC first)

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
SmoKing Aces BBQ - NC	7	2	5	29%	⚔ compare
MUTTLEY CREW BBQ	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN SKULLIES	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
POKE N SMOKE	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
ELITE BBQ SMOKERS	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
SOUTHERN Q COMPETITION COOK TEAM	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	8	0	170.8228	156.5372	163.59	top 77%
Pork Ribs	8	1	171.4172	161.1200	165.47	top 64%
Pork	8	0	170.8344	155.9200	163.45	top 69%
Brisket	8	0	168.5372	157.0972	161.10	top 73%

“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
NC	5	top 73%
SC	2	top 90%
GA	1	top 78%

By contest size

Field	Contests	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	1	top 72%
Medium (20–39)	6	top 81%
Large (40+)	1	top 66%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Jimbo's Annual BBQ Competition	2	22	0	top 81%	2023-04-07

The story so far

Busiest season: 2021 (4 contests)
Cooks mostly in NC (5 of 8 contests)
Most-entered category: Chicken (8 entries)
Average Master overall score: 653.62 / 720

Milestones

🚩 2019-08-23 — First tracked contest · Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival
📈 2019-08-23 — Peak power rating (1489) · Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival
📣 2021-06-04 — First call · GrillBillies BBQ Shootout
⭐ 2023-04-07 — Career-best overall score (667.2916) · Jimbo's Annual BBQ Competition

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

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-11	Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Pirateland	2021-03-12
-10.8	Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival	2019-08-23
-9.8	Jimbo's Annual BBQ Competition	2022-04-08
-9.4	Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Myrtle Beach Travel Park	2021-08-27
-7.5	Jimbo's Annual BBQ Competition	2023-04-07

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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2023	1	0%	top 79%	92.7%	92.7%
2022	1	0%	top 83%	90.1%	90.1%
2021	4	25%	top 80%	92.5%	90.6%
2019	2	0%	top 72%	91%	90.6%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2023-04-07	Jimbo's Annual BBQ Competition 🏅 Stem, NC	22 / 28 (667.2916)	20 (167.3828)	22 (165.1088)	23 (166.2628)	18 (168.5372)
2022-04-08	Jimbo's Annual BBQ Competition 🏅 Stem, NC	30 / 36 (648.4000)	29 (162.2400)	27 (163.9772)	25 (165.0856)	32 (157.0972)
2021-08-27	Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Myrtle Beach Travel Park 🏅 Myrtle Beach, SC	20 / 22 (637.4740)	19 (161.6340)	19 (161.1200)	20 (155.9200)	19 (158.8000)
2021-07-23	Bone Suckin Sauce Peak City Pig Fest 🏅 Apex, NC	20 / 30 (662.1484)	24 (164.5256)	13 (167.3944)	11 (167.9656)	22 (162.2628)
2021-06-04	GrillBillies BBQ Shootout 🏅 Wendell, NC	13 / 18 (666.1600)	11 (170.8228)	5 (171.4172)	14 (163.3828)	12 (160.5372)
2021-03-12	Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Pirateland 🏅 Myrtle Beach, SC	35 / 39 (642.6284)	36 (158.2056)	33 (162.8000)	34 (161.0856)	30 (160.5372)
2019-09-20	Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic 🏅 Salisbury, NC	37 / 56 (649.5888)	49 (156.5372)	39 (162.8572)	15 (170.8344)	40 (159.3600)
2019-08-23	Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival 🏅 Kennesaw, GA	25 / 32 (655.2456)	18 (167.3828)	15 (169.1200)	27 (157.0856)	18 (161.6572)

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
2017 ↗	Master	#778 (485 pts)	#778 (510 pts)	#597 (670 pts)	#782 (515 pts)	#834 (460 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#770 (485 pts)	#644 (640 pts)	#498 (825 pts)	#1147 (300 pts)	#809 (465 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#1005 (303 pts)	#937 (368 pts)	#810 (448 pts)	#864 (423 pts)	#972 (348 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#1416 (190 pts)	#1430 (205 pts)	#1768 (140 pts)	#1630 (160 pts)	#1241 (245 pts)