High-water mark
666.3200
career-best overall
92.5% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 666.3200 at These Were the Days BBQ Showdown — 92.5% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Aug 8, 2015
THROUGH THE MUD BBQ
THROUGH THE MUD BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2015 and 2017. Their best overall finish is 10th of 15 at the These Were the Days BBQ Showdown (2015). They finished #1336 in the 2016 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1499
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 4
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
Aug 8, 2015
latest May 13, 2017 · 1.8 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
25% of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 54%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
100%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±19.77
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 164.71 · weakest Brisket (147.81)
Road miles
669
across 4 mapped stops · furthest 281 mi
Schedule strength
6%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1508)
Master avg
635.22 / 720
4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #1336 (209 pts) | #1028 (339 pts) | #1372 (224 pts) | #1273 (254 pts) | #1985 (119 pts) |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 174.8456 | 146.8228 | 164.71 | top 42% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 169.7144 | 157.7028 | 164.29 | top 34% |
| Pork | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 161.7028 | 151.9884 | 158.41 | top 49% |
| Brisket | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 160.0572 | 140.4800 | 147.81 | top 83% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 67% |
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 56% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 38% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2016
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
AB
1 of 4 contests · 3 states and provinces in all
Contests visited
4
a different one every time
Opponents faced
77
finished ahead 61 times, behind 60
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20171 milestone
- Most recent contest Smokin Q at Lynnwood Ranch
20161 milestone
- Peak power rating (1502) Porkapalooza BBQ Festival
20156 milestones
- First tracked contest These Were the Days BBQ Showdown
- First call These Were the Days BBQ Showdown
- First overall top-10 These Were the Days BBQ Showdown
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score666.3200 These Were the Days BBQ Showdown
- Career-best overall score666.3200 These Were the Days BBQ Showdown
- Career-best single call (Chicken)174.8456 These Were the Days BBQ Showdown
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +4.9 | Porkapalooza BBQ Festival | Jun 18, 2016 |
| +1.8 | Smokin Q at Lynnwood Ranch | May 14, 2016 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -4.4 | These Were the Days BBQ Showdown | Aug 8, 2015 |
| -3.9 | Smokin Q at Lynnwood Ranch | May 13, 2017 |
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 | 100% | top 65% | 85% | 85% |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 43% | 88.2% | 87.7% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 67% | 92.5% | 92.5% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 13, 2017 | Smokin Q at Lynnwood Ranch Okotoks, AB | 22 / 34 (611.9312) | 32 (146.8228) | 5 (165.1772) | 23 (151.9884) | 25 (147.9428) |
| Jun 18, 2016 | Porkapalooza BBQ Festival Edmonton, CA | 16 / 42 (627.8856) | 5 (168.5944) | 17 (157.7028) | 11 (161.1084) | 34 (140.4800) |
| May 14, 2016 | Smokin Q at Lynnwood Ranch Aldersyde, Alberta Canada | 16 / 34 (634.7544) | 8 (168.5600) | 12 (164.5600) | 12 (158.8572) | 33 (142.7772) |
| Aug 8, 2015 | These Were the Days BBQ Showdown North Battleford, SK | 10 / 15 (666.3200) | 6 (174.8456) | 7 (169.7144) | 10 (161.7028) | 12 (160.0572) |