MO BBQ

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

Power ranking

#4757

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1467

peak 1501 · rated over 14 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2014-08-15

latest 2017-06-30

Best ToY finish

#666

Master 2015

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

3 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 14 contests

Avg finish

top 68%

overall standings

Best overall

671.3944 / 720

Master · Smokin on the Lake

Perfect 180s

Current form

648.96 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 647.60 (+1.36)

Walk rate

43%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

175.4516

Brisket · Smokin on the Lake

Consistency

±12.47

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 163.28 · weakest Chicken (160.92)

Road miles

1,418

mi across 14 mapped stops · furthest 147 mi

Schedule strength

45%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1559)

Master avg

647.60 / 720

14 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (5 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

671.3944 career-best overall

93.2% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 671.3944 at Smokin on the Lake — 93.2% of a perfect 720.

Master
2015-05-29

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

FAIR DINKUM AUSSIE AMERICAN BARBEQUE has finished one call ahead of MO BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

8–0 behind in the head-to-head

AWESOME RACKS COOKIN CREW ahead in 100% of their meetings

AWESOME RACKS COOKIN CREW has come out ahead in 8 of their 8 shared contests.

Pork nemesis

6 of 6 shared pork entries lost

SMOKE THIS BBQ MO ahead 100% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, SMOKE THIS BBQ MO has out-cooked them in 6 of 6 shared pork entries.

The metronome

±1.73% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.73% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 89.9% of a perfect score
14 contests

Teams like this (closest power rating)

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.

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

CONSIDER IT Q'D

#4737 of the rated field

1468 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1512

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to MO BBQ)

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

rated over 9 contests
last seen 2023-09-27

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BRASS NUCKOLLS BBQ

#4727 of the rated field

1468 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1468

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to MO BBQ)

Fewer contests behind them than MO BBQ has cooked, 7 to 14, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

rated over 7 contests
last seen 2016-10-29

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Legally Sauced

#4780 of the rated field

1467 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1467

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to MO BBQ)

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

rated over 5 contests
last seen 2018-09-15

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MUTTLEY'S BBQ

#4778 of the rated field

1467 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1467

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to MO BBQ)

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2014.

rated over 5 contests
last seen 2017-09-01

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POP'S HOBO BBQ

#4739 of the rated field

1468 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 21%
Peak: 1468

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 14 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 14 contests
last seen 2025-06-13

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WHY YOU GRILLIN' ME ...DAWG?

#4759 of the rated field

1467 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1512

No shared contest yet.

14 contests and no Grand Championship yet.

rated over 14 contests
last seen 2022-09-08

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
AWESOME RACKS COOKIN CREW	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
IN DEEP SAUCE	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
SMOKE THIS BBQ MO	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
BOSS HAWG BBQ	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
GETTIN' BASTED	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
THUMP & STRUM BBQ	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN O BBQ	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
WHISKEY,WOMEN & WIBS	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
VALLEY OAKS STEAK COMPANY	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	14	3	1	1	174.8800	151.9312	160.92	top 69%
Pork Ribs	14	2	0	1	175.4172	148.5716	162.19	top 63%
Pork	14	2	0	1	170.2628	151.9544	163.28	top 60%
Brisket	14	4	0	0	175.4516	146.8000	161.21	top 57%

“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 61%
IA	2	top 91%
IL	1	top 93%

By contest size

Field	Contests	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	1	top 56%
Medium (20–39)	10	top 71%
Large (40+)	3	top 60%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	2	25	0	top 91%	2016-07-29
Missouri's North Star BBQ Championship	2	9	0	top 57%	2015-08-07

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

On the trail 2.9 yrs 2014-08-15 → 2017-06-30

Busiest season 2015 7 contests

Contests a season 3.5 across 4 seasons in the data

Cooks most in MO 11 of 14 contests · 3 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 12 2 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 14 entries · 1 win · 3 calls

Strongest meat Pork averages 163.28 · weakest Chicken (160.92)

Walk rate 43% a top-10 call in 6 of 14 contests

Overall top-10 rate 7% 1 of 14 contests

Master average 647.60 out of 720 · 14 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 784 270–711 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 1,418 14 mapped stops · furthest 147 mi

Schedule strength 1559 average field rating faced — tougher than 45% of rated contests

Power rating 1467 peak 1501 · #4757 of 6,413 rated

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

2014
Aug 15 First tracked contest Missouri's North Star BBQ Championship
Aug 15 First call Missouri's North Star BBQ Championship
Aug 15 First overall top-10 Missouri's North Star BBQ Championship
2015
May 29 First overall past 90% of a perfect score671.3944 Smokin on the Lake
May 29 Career-best overall score671.3944 Smokin on the Lake
May 29 Career-best single call (Brisket)175.4516 Smokin on the Lake
May 29 Peak power rating (1501) Smokin on the Lake
2016
May 6 10th tracked contest Columbia Elks Lodge #594 BBQ Contest
2017
Jun 2 First category win (Chicken) 6th Annual Smokin On The Lake
Jun 30 Most recent contest *Grillin and Chillin

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+4.1	6th Annual Smokin On The Lake	2017-06-02
+3.2	5th Annual Smokin on the Lake	2016-06-03
+3.1	The Best Damn BBQ Contest at Smithville Lake	2016-04-08
+2.2	Smokin on the Lake	2015-05-29
+1.3	Q'ing for a Cause	2015-09-04

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-10.8	Knights of Columbus	2015-06-19
-10.4	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	2015-07-31
-9.5	Columbia Elks Lodge #594 BBQ Contest	2016-05-06
-7.8	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	2016-07-29
-5.3	36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open	2015-10-03

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	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2017	2	0	1	50%	top 63%	91.7%	90.9%
2016	4	0	0	25%	top 70%	91.8%	89.9%
2015	7	0	0	43%	top 69%	93.2%	89.8%
2014	1	1	0	100%	top 56%	89%	89%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2017-06-30	*Grillin and Chillin Chillicothe, MO	21 / 27 (649.0744)	23 (161.1772)	18 (165.0972)	12 (167.4056)	24 (155.3944)
2017-06-02	6th Annual Smokin On The Lake Monroe City, MO	13 / 27 (659.9200)	1 (174.8800)	25 (154.2172)	18 (166.2628)	14 (164.5600)
2016-07-29	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Des Moines, IA	25 / 28 (637.0628)	17 (164.5828)	13 (166.2628)	23 (159.4172)	28 (146.8000)
2016-06-03	5th Annual Smokin on the Lake Monroe City, MO	11 / 22 (661.0856)	6 (170.3084)	11 (166.8344)	18 (161.1084)	13 (162.8344)
2016-05-06	Columbia Elks Lodge #594 BBQ Contest Columbia, MO	28 / 32 (637.6344)	26 (161.6912)	32 (148.5716)	24 (164.5372)	15 (162.8344)
2016-04-08	The Best Damn BBQ Contest at Smithville Lake Smithville, MO	28 / 53 (653.6684)	20 (166.8572)	27 (163.4172)	33 (162.8112)	32 (160.5828)
2015-10-03	36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open Kansas City, MO	395 / 606 (639.9888)	389 (160.5716)	324 (162.8572)	256 (165.1200)	474 (151.4400)
2015-09-04	Q'ing for a Cause Columbia, MO	13 / 21 (661.6228)	21 (158.2400)	3 (175.4172)	17 (157.1428)	7 (170.8228)
2015-08-07	Missouri's North Star BBQ Championship Kirksville, MO	15 / 26 (646.1140)	24 (151.9312)	14 (163.3828)	3 (170.2628)	10 (160.5372)
2015-07-31	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Des Moines, IA	28 / 30 (622.7660)	28 (154.2056)	21 (160.0344)	29 (151.9544)	23 (156.5716)
2015-06-19	Knights of Columbus Quincy, IL	26 / 28 (637.0404)	28 (152.5256)	24 (159.4060)	13 (167.4516)	22 (157.6572)
2015-05-29	Smokin on the Lake Monroe City, MO	13 / 26 (671.3944)	10 (170.8456)	23 (158.2744)	15 (166.8228)	6 (175.4516)
2015-04-10	The Best Damn BBQ Contest Smithville, MO	33 / 52 (647.9428)	46 (153.1316)	33 (163.4400)	23 (166.2628)	17 (165.1084)
2014-08-15	Missouri's North Star BBQ Championship Kirksville, MO	9 / 16 (641.0400)	15 (151.9544)	8 (163.4056)	7 (159.3828)	4 (166.2972)

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	#1376 (184 pts)	#1059 (339 pts)	#1720 (139 pts)	#1395 (204 pts)	#1594 (164 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#1271 (227 pts)	#1093 (312 pts)	#1164 (287 pts)	#1469 (207 pts)	#1201 (267 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#666 (546 pts)	#776 (476 pts)	#607 (641 pts)	#550 (711 pts)	#509 (736 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#1814 (126 pts)	#2087 (91 pts)	#1805 (136 pts)	#1741 (146 pts)	#1460 (191 pts)