The one to beat
2×
one call ahead of them
MARK'S SMOKIN QUE has finished one call ahead of MIDWEST JUNCTION BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
MIDWEST JUNCTION BBQ
MIDWEST JUNCTION BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 6 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2015 and 2017. Their best overall finish is 19th of 33 at the BBQ 'Loo & Blues TOO! (2017). They are ranked #3401 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1495
peak 1495 · rated over 5 contests
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
May 23, 2015
latest Jul 14, 2017 · 2.1 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podium
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 62%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
33%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±4.87
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 167.22 · weakest Brisket (151.51)
Road miles
1,266
across 6 mapped stops · furthest 372 mi
Schedule strength
51%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1566)
Master avg
645.82 / 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)
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to MIDWEST JUNCTION BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
123 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3,406 of the rated field
- Contests
- 33
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1511
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to MIDWEST JUNCTION BBQ)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team MIDWEST JUNCTION BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#3,418 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1500
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,419 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 40%
- Peak
- 1495
Level with MIDWEST JUNCTION BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#3,408 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 40%
- Peak
- 1516
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,422 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1495
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,420 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1504
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careersBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 173.1428 | 158.7884 | 167.22 | top 42% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.2632 | 148.4684 | 159.19 | top 60% |
| Pork | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 173.1200 | 159.9772 | 166.92 | top 36% |
| Brisket | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 159.9772 | 140.5144 | 151.51 | top 77% |
“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) | 3 | 0 | top 59% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 68% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BBQ 'Loo & Blues TOO! | 2 | 19 | 0 | top 57% | Jul 14, 2017 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2015
5 contests
Contests a season
3
across 2 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
IA
4 of 6 contests · 3 states in all
Contests visited
4
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
166
finished ahead 80 times, behind 133
Longest layoff
1.8 yrs
Sep 25, 2015 → Jul 14, 2017
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20171 milestone
- Most recent contest BBQ 'Loo & Blues TOO!
20156 milestones
- First tracked contest Fire on Ice Barbecue World Championship (Competitor's Series)
- First call Fire on Ice Barbecue World Championship (Competitor's Series)
- Career-best single call (Chicken)173.1428 Fire on Ice Barbecue World Championship (Competitor's Series)
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score648.5376 BBQ'Loo & Blues Too!
- Peak power rating (1500) BBQ'Loo & Blues Too!
- Career-best overall score651.3148 Up in Smoke BBQ Bash
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +1.1 | BBQ'Loo & Blues Too! | Jul 17, 2015 |
| +1 | BBQ 'Loo & Blues TOO! | Jul 14, 2017 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -5 | Murphysboro Barbecue Cook-Off | Sep 25, 2015 |
| -1.3 | Smokin' in the Junction | May 23, 2015 |
| -0.5 | Up in Smoke BBQ Bash | Jul 24, 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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 58% | 89.9% | 89.9% |
| 2015 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40% | top 64% | 90.5% | 89.6% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 14, 2017 | BBQ 'Loo & Blues TOO! Waterloo, IA | 19 / 33 (647.3032) | 13 (167.9772) | 13 (162.8116) | 19 (159.9772) | 22 (156.5372) |
| Sep 25, 2015 | Murphysboro Barbecue Cook-Off Murphysboro, IL | 41 / 55 (636.9944) | 38 (162.8228) | 38 (157.6688) | 15 (171.4056) | 53 (145.0972) |
| Jul 24, 2015 | Up in Smoke BBQ Bash Mason City, IA | 33 / 54 (651.3148) | 13 (171.4172) | 22 (166.2632) | 4 (173.1200) | 54 (140.5144) |
| Jul 17, 2015 | BBQ'Loo & Blues Too! Waterloo, IA | 22 / 39 (648.5376) | 13 (169.1544) | 28 (154.8460) | 11 (169.1200) | 25 (155.4172) |
| May 23, 2015 | Smokin' in the Junction West Des Moines, IA | 23 / 37 (644.9484) | 30 (158.7884) | 19 (165.0972) | 25 (161.0856) | 22 (159.9772) |
| Feb 27, 2015 | Fire on Ice Barbecue World Championship (Competitor's Series) Isle, MN | — | 3 (173.1428) | 43 (148.4684) | 12 (166.8344) | — |