High-water mark
671.2912
career-best overall
93.2% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 671.2912 at Rock'n N Ribs BBQ Festival — 93.2% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Apr 21, 2017
MAPLE TRAILS SMOKED BBQ
MAPLE TRAILS SMOKED BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 7 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2015 and 2017. Their best overall finish is 13th of 55 at the Rock'n N Ribs BBQ Festival (2017). They are ranked #3480 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1494
peak 1494 · rated over 7 contests
Contests
7
in the data
First seen
Apr 24, 2015
latest Apr 21, 2017 · 2 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 7 contests
Avg finish
top 61%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
654.49 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 646.15 (+8.34)
Walk rate
14%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±20.24
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 162.75 · weakest Chicken (160.04)
Road miles
645
across 7 mapped stops · furthest 194 mi
Schedule strength
32%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1543)
Master avg
646.15 / 720
7 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) | #2304 (60 pts) | #1937 (115 pts) | #2006 (105 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #1195 (245 pts) | #1457 (195 pts) | #1273 (250 pts) | #1564 (180 pts) | #995 (350 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #1455 (170 pts) | #1520 (175 pts) | #1377 (205 pts) | #1311 (235 pts) | #1431 (180 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to MAPLE TRAILS SMOKED BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
131 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3,493 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1505
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to MAPLE TRAILS SMOKED BBQ)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team MAPLE TRAILS SMOKED BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#3,486 of the rated field
- Contests
- 19
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 16%
- Peak
- 1514
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to MAPLE TRAILS SMOKED BBQ)
19 contests to 7: their number has had years to settle where MAPLE TRAILS SMOKED BBQ's is still finding its level.
⚔ Head-to-head#3,485 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 38%
- Peak
- 1523
They've been 1523 at their best, 30 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Compare careers#3,467 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1503
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2015.
⚔ Compare careers#3,463 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1507
Level with MAPLE TRAILS SMOKED BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#3,477 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1515
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, 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 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 172.5600 | 149.0972 | 160.04 | top 67% |
| Pork Ribs | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.1428 | 148.5372 | 160.95 | top 60% |
| Pork | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168.5600 | 160.0456 | 162.75 | top 59% |
| Brisket | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 171.9656 | 143.3944 | 162.41 | top 51% |
“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 87% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 42% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2016
3 contests
Contests a season
2.3
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
MO
4 of 7 contests · 3 states in all
Contests visited
7
a different one every time
Opponents faced
253
finished ahead 136 times, behind 161
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20174 milestones
- Career-best overall score671.2912 Rock'n N Ribs BBQ Festival
- Career-best single call (Chicken)172.5600 Rock'n N Ribs BBQ Festival
- Peak power rating (1494) Rock'n N Ribs BBQ Festival
- Most recent contest Rock'n N Ribs BBQ Festival
20162 milestones
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score667.9196 Chillin & Grillin
- First call Rock N Ribs BBQ Festival
20151 milestone
- First tracked contest Smokin' in the Ville
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +10.6 | Rock'n N Ribs BBQ Festival | Apr 21, 2017 |
| +8.7 | Rock N Ribs BBQ Festival | Apr 22, 2016 |
| +7.1 | Chillin & Grillin | Apr 8, 2016 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -10.4 | Johnson County Fair BBQ | Jul 10, 2015 |
| -10.4 | Smokin' in the Ville | Apr 24, 2015 |
| -8.3 | McLouth BBQ Blowout 24th Annual (JUDGES FULL) | Jun 5, 2015 |
| -3.8 | Laurie Hillbilly BBQ | Aug 5, 2016 |
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 24% | 93.2% | 93.2% |
| 2016 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33% | top 48% | 92.8% | 91.7% |
| 2015 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 87% | 87% | 86.6% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 21, 2017 | Rock'n N Ribs BBQ Festival Springfield, MO | 13 / 55 (671.2912) | 13 (172.5600) | 25 (163.9312) | 14 (168.5600) | 16 (166.2400) |
| Aug 5, 2016 | Laurie Hillbilly BBQ Laurie, MO | 35 / 50 (653.5544) | 41 (158.8000) | 25 (166.8344) | 37 (160.5372) | 22 (167.3828) |
| Apr 22, 2016 | Rock N Ribs BBQ Festival Springfield, MO | 19 / 61 (659.2684) | 27 (162.2400) | 31 (159.9772) | 26 (165.0856) | 7 (171.9656) |
| Apr 8, 2016 | Chillin & Grillin Sand Springs, OK | 18 / 43 (667.9196) | 22 (167.4056) | 11 (169.1428) | 31 (162.2628) | 15 (169.1084) |
| Jul 10, 2015 | Johnson County Fair BBQ Warrensburg, MO | 31 / 33 (620.4000) | 32 (149.0972) | 32 (148.5372) | 23 (162.2284) | 24 (160.5372) |
| Jun 5, 2015 | McLouth BBQ Blowout 24th Annual (JUDGES FULL) McLouth, KS | 27 / 33 (626.2284) | 28 (153.1200) | 29 (154.8456) | 21 (160.0456) | 24 (158.2172) |
| Apr 24, 2015 | Smokin' in the Ville Edwardsville, KS | 25 / 29 (624.3772) | 24 (157.0744) | 18 (163.4056) | 18 (160.5028) | 27 (143.3944) |