A tough matchup
5–0
behind in the head-to-head
BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE ahead in 100% of their meetings
BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
MUTTLEY'S BBQ
MUTTLEY'S BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2017. Their best overall finish is 181st of 184 at the Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship (2017). They are ranked #4673 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1469
peak 1469 · rated over 5 contests
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
Oct 2, 2014
latest Sep 1, 2017 · 2.9 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 77%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±64.94
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 165.13 · weakest Brisket (153.89)
Road miles
34
across 5 mapped stops
Schedule strength
41%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1554)
State championships
0 🏅
won from 1 state-championship entry
Master avg
603.51 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
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 | #1722 (120 pts) | #1802 (120 pts) | #1822 (120 pts) | #2260 (60 pts) | #1794 (120 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #2274 (60 pts) | #2353 (60 pts) | #2349 (60 pts) | #2326 (60 pts) | #2345 (60 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #2158 (60 pts) | #2209 (60 pts) | #2209 (60 pts) | #2225 (60 pts) | #2214 (60 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #2084 (75 pts) | #2167 (75 pts) | #2161 (75 pts) | #2172 (75 pts) | #2148 (75 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to MUTTLEY'S BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
140 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4,695 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1469
2–0 in 2 shared contests (100% to MUTTLEY'S BBQ)
2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team MUTTLEY'S BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#4,662 of the rated field
- Contests
- 17
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1470
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to MUTTLEY'S BBQ)
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 17 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-head#4,655 of the rated field
- Contests
- 17
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1470
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to MUTTLEY'S BBQ)
17 contests to 5: their number has had years to settle where MUTTLEY'S BBQ's is still finding its level.
⚔ Head-to-head#4,671 of the rated field
- Contests
- 30
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 3%
- Peak
- 1470
1–3 in 4 shared contests (25% to MUTTLEY'S BBQ)
30 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 3% top-10 finishes rather than wins.
⚔ Head-to-head#4,686 of the rated field
- Contests
- 35
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 6%
- Peak
- 1506
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to MUTTLEY'S BBQ)
Level with MUTTLEY'S BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#4,653 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1501
They've been 1501 at their best, 31 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OINK, MOO & COCK-A-DOODLE DOO | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
| Brewski and Barbeque | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| B & C SMOKERS | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| Hawg Wild | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| Smoke Me Tender BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| PARK AVENUE PORK | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| BROWNIES BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| BURNT FINGER BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKERS PURGATORY | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Four Men and A Pig | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Sublime BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.8228 | 151.9544 | 157.20 | top 70% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168 | 144.4684 | 160.31 | top 53% |
| Pork | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 174.8572 | 161.7028 | 165.13 | top 48% |
| Brisket | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.0972 | 150.7540 | 153.89 | top 72% |
“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
More numbers
Busiest season
2017
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
KS
3 of 5 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
5
a different one every time
Opponents faced
1,300
finished ahead 579 times, behind 1,719
Longest layoff
1.1 yrs
Oct 3, 2015 → Oct 29, 2016
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20173 milestones
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score651.2796 38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)
- Career-best overall score651.2796 38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)
- Most recent contest 38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)
20161 milestone
- Career-best single call (Pork)174.8572 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)
20142 milestones
- First tracked contest 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open
- Peak power rating (1494) 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +0.4 | 38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) | Sep 1, 2017 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -14.4 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship | Jun 23, 2017 |
| -6.4 | 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) | Oct 29, 2016 |
| -6.2 | 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open | Oct 2, 2014 |
| -3.9 | 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open | Oct 3, 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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 81% | 90.5% | 78.2% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 80% | 86.9% | 86.9% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 70% | 88.2% | 88.2% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 75% | 87.6% | 87.6% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1, 2017 | 38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS | 255 / 407 (651.2796) | 130 (170.8228) | 144 (168) | 273 (161.7028) | 349 (150.7540) |
| Jun 23, 2017 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 181 / 184 (474.7772) | 110 (156.5144) | 31 (167.4172) | — | 125 (150.8456) |
| Oct 29, 2016 | 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS | 448 / 557 (625.4624) | 469 (154.2056) | 530 (144.4684) | 33 (174.8572) | 447 (151.9312) |
| Oct 3, 2015 | 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open Kansas City, MO | 425 / 606 (635.3372) | 535 (151.9544) | 220 (166.8572) | 369 (161.7028) | 431 (154.8228) |
| Oct 2, 2014 | 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO | 416 / 552 (630.6976) | 484 (152.5260) | 448 (154.8000) | 317 (162.2744) | 304 (161.0972) |