SPANKY & THE MEAT MAFIA

SPANKY & THE MEAT MAFIA is a competition barbecue team with 10 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2017. Their best overall finish is 14th of 71 at the Smokin On Big Creek BBQ Contest Benefiting Operation BBQ Relief (Judges Full) (2015). They are ranked #3443 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#3,443

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1494

peak 1513 · rated over 10 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Jul 25, 2014

latest Jul 28, 2017 · 3 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#1021

Master 2016 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

2 podiums

Overall top-10s

0% of 10 contests

Avg finish

top 62%

overall standings

Best overall

678.2168 / 720

Master · Smokin On Big Creek BBQ Contest Benefiting Operation BBQ Relief (Judges Full)

Perfect 180s

Current form

649.41 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 638.96 (+10.45)

Walk rate

50%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

178.3200

Chicken · Sam's Club National BBQ Tour

Consistency

±48.78

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 163.58 · weakest Pork Ribs (152.10)

Road miles

771

across 10 mapped stops · furthest 200 mi

Schedule strength

63%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1579)

Master avg

638.96 / 720

10 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (6 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

High-water mark

678.2168 career-best overall

94.2% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 678.2168 at Smokin On Big Creek BBQ Contest Benefiting Operation BBQ Relief (Judges Full) — 94.2% of a perfect 720.

Master
Apr 3, 2015

Their season

2015 their best year

2015 was the year it came together: 3 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 45%.

3 contests
0 overall top-10s
0 category wins
average top 45%

A tough matchup

7–1 behind in the head-to-head

PORKY BUTTS BBQ ahead in 88% of their meetings

PORKY BUTTS BBQ has come out ahead in 7 of their 8 shared contests.

The weak link

−11.5 points behind their best meat

Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 11.48 points below their pork, and turns into a call 40% of the time against 20%.

Pork Ribs avg 152.10
Pork avg 163.58
4 calls in 10 entries

A strong matchup

3–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of JDS in 3 of their 3 shared contests.

Pork nemesis

6 of 8 shared pork entries lost

PORKY BUTTS BBQ ahead 75% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, PORKY BUTTS BBQ has out-cooked them in 6 of 8 shared pork entries.

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Year	Series	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2017 ↗	Master	#1662 (131 pts)	#1158 (286 pts)	#1302 (236 pts)	#1982 (111 pts)	#1702 (141 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#1021 (316 pts)	#1343 (231 pts)	#699 (576 pts)	#813 (481 pts)	#1216 (261 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#1050 (285 pts)	#1070 (300 pts)	#1086 (305 pts)	#1094 (305 pts)	#1144 (265 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#2006 (89 pts)	#2563 (69 pts)	#1522 (179 pts)	#2799 (54 pts)	#1415 (204 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to SPANKY & THE MEAT MAFIA, each with one reason worth a look.

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

BIG BONE BBQ-MT

#3,447 of the rated field

1494 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 27%
Peak: 1507

Careers of much the same size, 11 contests to 10, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 11 contests
last seen Jun 16, 2017

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KYOTEE KOOKERS

#3,451 of the rated field

1494 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1507

They turned up 9 years after SPANKY & THE MEAT MAFIA did, first appearing in 2023.

rated over 9 contests
last seen Oct 17, 2026

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Mates Nice Rack BBQ

#3,437 of the rated field

1495 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 11%
Peak: 1518

Level with SPANKY & THE MEAT MAFIA on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 9 contests
last seen Jul 11, 2026

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SMOKE 'M ALL ST. LOUIS

#3,455 of the rated field

1494 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1514

Careers of much the same size, 9 contests to 10, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 9 contests
last seen Apr 26, 2019

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Popping Smoke Barbecue

#3,441 of the rated field

1494 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 13%
Peak: 1506

Careers of much the same size, 8 contests to 10, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 8 contests
last seen Aug 23, 2024

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Meat Militia

#3,454 of the rated field

1494 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1494

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 13 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 13 contests
last seen Jun 6, 2025

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
PORKY BUTTS BBQ	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
TREEFROG BBQ	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
GOTHIC TOWN GRILLERS	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
WHEN PIGS DIE	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN CHICKEN BBQ	5	3	2	60%	⚔ compare
KEV'S CHEW CHEW BBQ	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
WOODWARD BARBEQUE	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
TEMPLETON RYE WOODFELLAS	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
TRUE SMOKE BBQ	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
SPITFIRE	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
DIG-IN COOKERS	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	10	1	1	178.3200	153.6456	162.27	top 65%
Pork Ribs	10	4	1	178.2972	20	152.10	top 42%
Pork	10	2	0	174.2856	150.2400	163.58	top 57%
Brisket	10	1	0	173.1544	152.0116	161.01	top 62%

“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 field size and state

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	7	0	top 66%
Large (40+)	3	0	top 55%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
IA	8	top 70%
NE	1	top 45%
MO	1	top 20%

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	3	17	0	top 60%	Jul 29, 2016

More numbers

Busiest season 2016 4 contests

Contests a season 2.5 across 4 seasons in the data

Most contests held in IA 8 of 10 contests · 3 states in all

Contests visited 8 1 of them more than once

Opponents faced 227 finished ahead 155 times, behind 208

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

20173 milestones

Jul 28 10th tracked contest Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
Jul 28 Career-best single call (Chicken)178.3200 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
Jul 28 Most recent contest Sam's Club National BBQ Tour

20152 milestones

Apr 3 Career-best overall score678.2168 Smokin On Big Creek BBQ Contest Benefiting Operation BBQ Relief (Judges Full)
Apr 3 Peak power rating (1513) Smokin On Big Creek BBQ Contest Benefiting Operation BBQ Relief (Judges Full)

20143 milestones

Jul 25 First tracked contest Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
Jul 25 First call Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
Jul 25 First overall past 90% of a perfect score661.6456 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+12.7	Smokin On Big Creek BBQ Contest Benefiting Operation BBQ Relief (Judges Full)	Apr 3, 2015
+3.5	5th Annual Valley Veteran's BBQ Competition	May 20, 2016
+0.8	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	Jul 31, 2015
+0.4	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	Jul 29, 2016
+0.3	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	Jul 25, 2014

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-12.3	Central Iowa Expo BBQ (Day 1) (Judges Full)	Apr 22, 2016
-7.1	Central Iowa Expo BBQ & Cruise (Day 1)	Apr 28, 2017
-1.8	BBQ in the Bluffs	May 13, 2016
-1.1	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	Jul 28, 2017
-1	Smokin' in the Junction	May 23, 2015

Scores over time (% of a perfect score — tap a meat to add it)

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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2017	2	50%	top 77%	91.7%	89.5%
2016	4	50%	top 68%	91.4%	85.2%
2015	3	33%	top 45%	94.2%	91.8%
2014	1	100%	top 62%	91.9%	91.9%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Jul 28, 2017	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Ankeny, IA	21 / 30 (660.5600)	3 (178.3200)	5 (170.2972)	30 (150.2400)	24 (161.7028)
Apr 28, 2017	Central Iowa Expo BBQ & Cruise (Day 1) Boone, IA	26 / 31 (628.4344)	29 (154.2400)	26 (152.5372)	25 (158.2516)	20 (163.4056)
Jul 29, 2016	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Des Moines, IA	17 / 28 (658.2400)	28 (153.6456)	2 (178.2972)	4 (174.2856)	27 (152.0116)
May 20, 2016	5th Annual Valley Veteran's BBQ Competition Valley, NE	19 / 42 (651.3716)	29 (159.9772)	8 (168.5716)	23 (163.9772)	22 (158.8456)
May 13, 2016	BBQ in the Bluffs Council Bluffs, IA	22 / 33 (648.4572)	26 (162.2628)	15 (163.9772)	13 (165.7028)	22 (156.5144)
Apr 22, 2016	Central Iowa Expo BBQ (Day 1) (Judges Full) Boone, IA	42 / 42 (497.0744)	39 (155.4172)	42 (20)	19 (168.5372)	41 (153.1200)
Jul 31, 2015	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Des Moines, IA	17 / 30 (656.5256)	11 (166.8800)	23 (157.1084)	6 (170.8344)	19 (161.7028)
May 23, 2015	Smokin' in the Junction West Des Moines, IA	22 / 37 (649.1084)	27 (159.9656)	14 (166.8572)	22 (164.0228)	25 (158.2628)
Apr 3, 2015	Smokin On Big Creek BBQ Contest Benefiting Operation BBQ Relief (Judges Full) Pleasant Hill, MO	14 / 71 (678.2168)	14 (171.4400)	12 (171.4056)	48 (163.9656)	13 (171.4056)
Jul 25, 2014	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Des Moines, IA	18 / 29 (661.6456)	22 (160.5600)	5 (171.9656)	25 (155.9656)	4 (173.1544)

SPANKY & THE MEAT MAFIA

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Master avg

Storylines (6 found in their record)

High-water mark

Their season

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

Pork nemesis

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

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

By meat

By field size and state

By contest size

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

More numbers

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

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

📉 Toughest weekends

Scores over time (% of a perfect score — tap a meat to add it)

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

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

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)