BANKIN BABY BBQ

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

Power ranking

#2282

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1527

peak 1530 · rated over 16 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2015-09-04

latest 2019-03-22

Best ToY finish

#630

Master 2018

Grand champs

1 reserve

Category wins

6 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 16 contests

Avg finish

top 56%

overall standings

Best overall

691.9428 / 720

Master · Smoke on the Water

Perfect 180s

2 🔥

Current form

671.52 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 662.21 (+9.30)

Walk rate

56%

contests with a top-10 call

Top-10 streak

best run (overall)

Best single call

180.0000 🔥

Pork · PigMania Lima State Championship BBQ & Music Festival

Consistency

±18.24

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 168.80 · weakest Pork Ribs (162.82)

Road miles

1,284

mi across 16 mapped stops · furthest 151 mi

Schedule strength

56%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1572)

Purse competed for

$5K

listed at 1 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

GCs in 4 state-championship entries

Master avg

662.21 / 720

16 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (10 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.

The heartbreaker

1.7256 points from the title

Came within 1.7256 points of the Grand Championship at Smoke on the Water (2018-05-05).

Perfect scores on the board

2 perfect 180s

2 perfect 180s in the data — every judge at the table handing back a nine, across 2 different meats.

Chicken ×1
Pork ×1

High-water mark

691.9428 career-best overall

96.1% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 691.9428 at Smoke on the Water — 96.1% of a perfect 720.

Master
2018-05-05

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

SMOKIN' 4-PLAY BBQ has finished one call ahead of BANKIN BABY BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2018 their best year

2018 was the year it came together: 6 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 2 category wins, at an average finish in the top 40%.

6 contests
1 overall top-10s
2 category wins
average top 40%

A tough matchup

11–0 behind in the head-to-head

GREY STREET BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

GREY STREET BBQ has come out ahead in 11 of their 11 shared contests.

The weak link

−6.0 points behind their best meat

Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 5.98 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 13% of the time against 38%.

Pork Ribs avg 162.82
Chicken avg 168.80
2 calls in 16 entries

A strong matchup

6–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 86% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of D'Vine Swine in 6 of their 7 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

8 of 11 shared chicken entries lost

HISTORIC BBQ ahead 73% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, HISTORIC BBQ has out-cooked them in 8 of 11 shared chicken entries.

A May team

Top 45% average finish in May

Something about May: average finish in the top 45% across 3 contests, versus top 56% the rest of the year.

3 May contests
top 56% the rest of the year

Teams like this (closest power rating)

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

Grillfellas

#2276 of the rated field

1527 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 17
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 18%
Peak: 1527

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 17 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 17 contests
last seen 2026-07-24

⚔ Head-to-head

OMG-BBQ-TX

#2274 of the rated field

1528 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 20%
Peak: 1528

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 15 contests to 16, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 15 contests
last seen 2017-06-23

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Philly Smoke

#2279 of the rated field

1527 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 7%
Peak: 1529

No shared contest yet.

14 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 7% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 14 contests
last seen 2026-07-11

⚔ Head-to-head

SLO.MO.QUE

#2285 of the rated field

1527 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 38%
Peak: 1527

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 13 contests
last seen 2026-05-23

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STREET MEAT

#2273 of the rated field

1528 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1541

No shared contest yet.

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2015.

rated over 13 contests
last seen 2025-01-24

⚔ Head-to-head

SMOKIN EGGHEADS

#2271 of the rated field

1528 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 15%
Peak: 1532

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 13 contests to 16, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 12 contests
last seen 2020-04-06

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
HISTORIC BBQ	11	3	8	27%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN' 4-PLAY BBQ	11	1	10	9%	⚔ compare
GREY STREET BBQ	11	0	11	0%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN HOOSIERS	10	2	8	20%	⚔ compare
Extra Mile BBQ	9	3	6	33%	⚔ compare
WeQ4U	9	2	7	22%	⚔ compare
SLIPPERY PETE'S BBQ	9	1	8	11%	⚔ compare
THUNDER HOG BBQ	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
D'Vine Swine	7	6	1	86%	⚔ compare
Bluedog BBQ	7	5	2	71%	⚔ compare
HIGH ON THE HOG OHIO	7	3	4	43%	⚔ compare
SMOKE-N-PEPPERS	7	2	5	29%	⚔ compare
TIRE SMOKE BBQ	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
ELEGANTLY VIOLENT BBQ	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
JMB BBQ	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	16	6	2	2	180.0000 🔥	151.9428	168.80	top 45%
Pork Ribs	16	2	0	0	169.1200	151.3372	162.82	top 60%
Pork	16	5	1	3	180.0000 🔥	157.0628	166.71	top 52%
Brisket	16	3	0	1	172.5828	153.6456	163.89	top 56%

“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	GCs	Avg finish
OH	9	0	top 48%
IN	7	0	top 66%

By contest size

Field	Contests	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	1	top 94%
Medium (20–39)	11	top 52%
Large (40+)	4	top 56%

The story so far (18 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 3.5 yrs 2015-09-04 → 2019-03-22

Busiest season 2018 6 contests

Contests a season 3.2 across 5 seasons in the data

Cooks most in OH 9 of 16 contests · 2 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 16 0 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 16 entries · 2 wins · 6 calls

Strongest meat Chicken averages 168.80 · weakest Pork Ribs (162.82)

Walk rate 56% a top-10 call in 9 of 16 contests

Overall top-10 rate 13% 2 of 16 contests

Best top-10 run 2 straight contests

Master average 662.21 out of 720 · 16 contests · 0 GCs

Perfect 180s 2 every judge at the table handing back a nine

Opponents faced 243 230–270 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 1,284 16 mapped stops · furthest 151 mi

Schedule strength 1572 average field rating faced — tougher than 56% of rated contests

Purse competed for $5,100 listed at 1 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships 0 from 4 state-championship entries

Power rating 1527 peak 1530 · #2282 of 6,413 rated

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

2015
Sep 4 First tracked contest Homecoming 2015 BBQ Cookoff
2016
Apr 22 First call CCS Fest: CCS Spring Festival & BBQ Competition
Apr 22 First overall past 90% of a perfect score651.2568 CCS Fest: CCS Spring Festival & BBQ Competition
2017
Sep 22 First category win (Chicken) Smokin in The Hills (Limited to the first 25 teams)
Sep 22 First overall top-10 Smokin in The Hills (Limited to the first 25 teams)
Sep 22 First overall podium Smokin in The Hills (Limited to the first 25 teams)
Sep 22 First perfect 180 (Chicken) Smokin in The Hills (Limited to the first 25 teams)
2018
May 5 First Reserve Championship Smoke on the Water
May 5 10th tracked contest Smoke on the Water
May 5 Career-best overall score691.9428 Smoke on the Water
Aug 31 Peak power rating (1530) PigMania Lebanon State Championship BBQ & Music Festival
2019
Mar 22 Most recent contest PigMania Franklin State Championship BBQ Competition

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+18	Smoke on the Water	2018-05-05
+15	Smokin in The Hills (Limited to the first 25 teams)	2017-09-22
+9.2	*Ohio Veterans Barbecue Cook-Off	2018-07-13
+8.4	Pig Mania Marion	2016-10-07
+6.7	PigMania Lebanon State Championship BBQ & Music Festival	2018-08-31

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-11.6	Homecoming 2015 BBQ Cookoff	2015-09-04
-10	The River Grill before the Big Chill	2015-10-09
-7.4	*Balloons, Blues & BBQ	2016-09-09
-4	Smoke on the Square: In memory of David Harness	2016-06-24
-3.3	PigMania Lima State Championship BBQ & Music Festival	2018-05-18

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)
2019	1	0	0	0%	top 72%	91.9%	91.9%
2018	6	1	2	83%	top 40%	96.1%	93.7%
2017	1	1	1	100%	top 12%	96%	96%
2016	6	0	0	50%	top 65%	93.9%	90.9%
2015	2	0	0	0%	top 92%	88.4%	88.3%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2019-03-22	PigMania Franklin State Championship BBQ Competition 🏅 Franklin, IN	21 / 29 (661.5772)	16 (167.9656)	14 (167.9888)	16 (168.5372)	28 (157.0856)
2018-08-31	PigMania Lebanon State Championship BBQ & Music Festival 🏅 Lebanon, OH	19 / 46 (677.5884)	17 (170.8228)	21 (167.9656)	20 (169.1200)	20 (169.6800)
2018-08-03	*Our Lady of Victory Holy Smokes BBQ Competition Cincinnati, OH	16 / 35 (667.2684)	17 (165.0856)	20 (166.2400)	8 (171.4056)	17 (164.5372)
2018-07-13	*Ohio Veterans Barbecue Cook-Off Kettering, OH	12 / 40 (679.8972)	1 (179.4400)	13 (169.1200)	28 (161.6572)	18 (169.6800)
2018-06-29	PigMania Hilliard State Championship BBQ & Music Festival 🏅 Hilliard, OH	16 / 33 (671.2684)	5 (173.1200)	24 (162.8000)	18 (166.8112)	17 (168.5372)
2018-05-18	PigMania Lima State Championship BBQ & Music Festival 🏅 Lima, OH	22 / 32 (658.6740)	20 (165.1200)	29 (156.5028)	1 (180.0000)	27 (157.0512)
2018-05-05	Smoke on the Water Liberty, IN	2 / 28 (691.9428)	4 (176.5600)	7 (168.0000)	2 (175.4172)	5 (171.9656)
2017-09-22	Smokin in The Hills (Limited to the first 25 teams) Hillsboro, OH	3 / 25 (691.3488)	1 (180.0000)	8 (167.3944)	2 (177.7144)	9 (166.2400)
2016-10-07	Pig Mania Marion Marion, OH	11 / 26 (675.9428)	9 (174.8572)	16 (163.9772)	5 (173.1084)	17 (164.0000)
2016-09-09	*Balloons, Blues & BBQ Bloomington, IN	18 / 20 (632.9140)	10 (169.7028)	19 (151.9200)	18 (157.6456)	18 (153.6456)
2016-07-08	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Indianapolis, IN	17 / 30 (658.6628)	14 (167.3828)	12 (167.3944)	26 (157.0628)	12 (166.8228)
2016-06-24	Smoke on the Square: In memory of David Harness Franklin, IN	23 / 31 (644.4000)	16 (168.5600)	28 (151.3372)	22 (162.8228)	19 (161.6800)
2016-05-27	PigMaina Lima Lima, OH	17 / 29 (661.5772)	12 (169.6800)	13 (165.6916)	18 (162.2400)	16 (163.9656)
2016-04-22	CCS Fest: CCS Spring Festival & BBQ Competition Indianapolis, IN	32 / 49 (651.2568)	32 (163.9656)	40 (154.2056)	36 (160.5028)	3 (172.5828)
2015-10-09	The River Grill before the Big Chill Cincinnati, OH	40 / 45 (636.4460)	39 (156.5372)	25 (162.2744)	34 (163.3944)	37 (154.2400)
2015-09-04	Homecoming 2015 BBQ Cookoff Vernon, IN	17 / 18 (634.6740)	18 (151.9428)	16 (162.2628)	15 (159.9312)	12 (160.5372)

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
2019 ↗	Master	#1867 (74 pts)	#1817 (99 pts)	#1752 (109 pts)	#1801 (99 pts)	#2546 (54 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#630 (540 pts)	#560 (670 pts)	#837 (415 pts)	#548 (680 pts)	#813 (415 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#1240 (225 pts)	#1189 (275 pts)	#1683 (145 pts)	#1259 (250 pts)	#1715 (135 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#730 (516 pts)	#633 (646 pts)	#766 (521 pts)	#743 (531 pts)	#564 (711 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#1565 (143 pts)	#1682 (138 pts)	#1659 (148 pts)	#1622 (153 pts)	#1517 (168 pts)