MIKE'S MOUNTAIN BBQ

MIKE'S MOUNTAIN BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 21 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2023. Their best overall finish is 20th of 27 at the Cornelia Apple Blossom BBQ Festival (SBBQA) (2014). They are ranked #6457 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “MIKES MOUNTAIN BBQ”.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#6,457

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1367

peak 1367 · rated over 21 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Aug 23, 2013

latest Mar 3, 2023 · 9.5 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#1316

Master 2018 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

3 podiums

Overall top-10s

0% of 21 contests

Avg finish

top 86%

overall standings

Best overall

667.3836 / 720

Master · Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival

Perfect 180s

Current form

631.01 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 633.25 (-2.24)

Walk rate

19%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

177.1428

Pork Ribs · Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival

Consistency

±16.72

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 162.65 · weakest Brisket (153.58)

Road miles

1,717

across 21 mapped stops · furthest 338 mi

Schedule strength

56%

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

Purse competed for

$52K

listed at 5 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 6 state-championship entries

Master avg

633.25 / 720

21 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (7 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

High-water mark

667.3836 career-best overall

92.7% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 667.3836 at Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival — 92.7% of a perfect 720.

Master
Jun 10, 2016

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

Willingham's has finished one call ahead of MIKE'S MOUNTAIN BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2014 their best year

2014 was the year it came together: 3 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 75%.

3 contests
0 overall top-10s
0 category wins
average top 75%

A tough matchup

13–0 behind in the head-to-head

QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N ahead in 100% of their meetings

QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N has come out ahead in 13 of their 13 shared contests.

The weak link

−9.1 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 9.06 points below their pork, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 10%.

Brisket avg 153.58
Pork avg 162.65
0 calls in 21 entries

Pork nemesis

12 of 12 shared pork entries lost

Bald Hawg BBQ ahead 100% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, Bald Hawg BBQ has out-cooked them in 12 of 12 shared pork entries.

The metronome

±2.32% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.32% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 88.0% of a perfect score
21 contests

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
2019 ↗	Master	#1471 (120 pts)	#1593 (120 pts)	#1575 (120 pts)	#1578 (120 pts)	#1536 (120 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#1316 (177 pts)	#1363 (177 pts)	#893 (377 pts)	#1373 (177 pts)	#1380 (177 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#1722 (120 pts)	#1617 (160 pts)	#1970 (115 pts)	#1660 (145 pts)	#1982 (110 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#1454 (180 pts)	#1508 (185 pts)	#1512 (185 pts)	#1564 (180 pts)	#1503 (180 pts)

Overall rank by season

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SMOKIN ON THE FLAT

#6,458 of the rated field

1367 power rating

Contests: 19
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1367

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 19 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 19 contests
last seen Jul 16, 2021

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WILDWOOD SMOKEHOUSE

#6,456 of the rated field

1367 power rating

Contests: 17
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1367

Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 5 years before MIKE'S MOUNTAIN BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 17 contests

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All Fired Up

#6,455 of the rated field

1368 ▲ 1 power rating

Contests: 20
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 5%
Peak: 1368

Careers of much the same size, 20 contests to 21, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 20 contests
last seen Jun 26, 2026

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Right Time BBQ

#6,460 of the rated field

1365 ▼ 2 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1365

14 contests and no Grand Championship yet.

rated over 14 contests
last seen Sep 23, 2022

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JOLLEY'S BAD TO THE BONE BARBEQUE

#6,459 of the rated field

1365 ▼ 2 power rating

Contests: 34
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1365

Rated 2 points below MIKE'S MOUNTAIN BBQ.

rated over 34 contests
last seen Jan 12, 2024

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Big D & The Briquettes

#6,454 of the rated field

1369 ▲ 2 power rating

Contests: 44
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1501

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.

rated over 44 contests
last seen Aug 25, 2023

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N	13	0	13	0%	⚔ compare
ATLANTA BBQ STORE	12	0	12	0%	⚔ compare
Bald Hawg BBQ	12	0	12	0%	⚔ compare
TENACIOUS Q	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
SWINE AND SHINE BBQ	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
CHOO CHOO TRAIN BBQ	9	1	8	11%	⚔ compare
Organizer Portal	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
WICKED QUE	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
THE PIT CREW GA	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
CLAUDE'S Q	8	2	6	25%	⚔ compare
Willingham's	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
JACK'S OLD SOUTH	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
J & B'S BBQ	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
STOKED & SMOKED BARBECUE TEAM GA	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	21	1	1	176.0116	148.4800	160.70	top 74%
Pork Ribs	21	1	1	177.1428	143.8968	156.33	top 81%
Pork	21	2	1	176.0116	147.9656	162.65	top 65%
Brisket	21	0	0	166.8572	134.7772	153.58	top 84%

“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)	5	0	top 85%
Large (40+)	16	0	top 86%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
GA	17	top 88%
NC	3	top 73%
AL	1	top 92%

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Sip & Swine BBQ Festival	3	62	top 92%	Mar 3, 2023
Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival	3	25	top 76%	Aug 24, 2018
Sip & Swine BBQ Festival	2	54	top 93%	Mar 1, 2019
Dillard Bluegrass & Barbeque Festival	2	51	top 93%	Aug 4, 2017
Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival	2	37	top 62%	Jun 10, 2016

More numbers

Busiest season 2016 4 contests

Contests a season 1.9 across 11 seasons in the data

Most contests held in GA 17 of 21 contests · 3 states in all

Contests visited 14 5 of them more than once

Opponents faced 634 finished ahead 164 times, behind 1,183

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

20231 milestone

Mar 3 Most recent contest Sip & Swine BBQ Festival

20181 milestone

Aug 24 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)177.1428 Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival

20162 milestones

Jun 10 Career-best overall score667.3836 Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival
Nov 18 10th tracked contest Que'n in Cumming (Day 1)

20142 milestones

Apr 18 First call Cornelia Apple Blossom BBQ Festival (SBBQA)
Apr 18 First overall past 90% of a perfect score659.2912 Cornelia Apple Blossom BBQ Festival (SBBQA)

20132 milestones

Aug 23 First tracked contest Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival (GBC Qualifier)
Aug 23 Peak power rating (1489) Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival (GBC Qualifier)

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+5.3	Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival	Jun 10, 2016
+0.4	Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival (GBC Qualifier)	Aug 22, 2014

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-11	Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival (GBC Qualifier)	Aug 23, 2013
-10.5	The National BBQ Cup (SBBQA)	Nov 21, 2014
-9.6	Hog Happnin'	Nov 6, 2015
-8.6	Hawgin On Lanier	Aug 2, 2019
-8.4	Dillard Bluegrass & Barbeque Festival	Aug 4, 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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2023	1	0%	top 95%	85.6%	85.6%
2022	1	0%	top 90%	85.8%	85.8%
2021	1	0%	top 91%	87.5%	87.5%
2020	1	0%	top 87%	89.4%	89.4%
2019	2	0%	top 95%	89.8%	88.3%
2018	3	33%	top 89%	88.5%	86.9%
2017	2	0%	top 93%	88.1%	86.6%
2016	4	25%	top 77%	92.7%	90.2%
2015	2	0%	top 84%	87.1%	86.5%
2014	3	67%	top 75%	92.1%	89.9%
2013	1	0%	top 87%	84.4%	84.4%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Mar 3, 2023	Sip & Swine BBQ Festival 🏅 Lawrenceville, GA	62 / 65 (616.2856)	63 (148.4800)	60 (155.3828)	39 (167.3828)	63 (145.0400)
Mar 4, 2022	Sip & Swine BBQ Festival 🏅 Lawrenceville, GA	66 / 73 (618.0684)	66 (150.2172)	63 (158.2056)	59 (161.7028)	65 (147.9428)
Mar 5, 2021	Sip & Swine BBQ Festival 🏅 Lawrenceville, GA	74 / 81 (630.1368)	70 (158.2744)	79 (151.9312)	52 (165.6684)	74 (154.2628)
Jul 31, 2020	Hawgin On Lanier 🏅 Cumming, GA	48 / 55 (643.8972)	49 (159.9544)	54 (149.0972)	30 (167.9884)	30 (166.8572)
Aug 2, 2019	Hawgin On Lanier 🏅 Gainesville, GA	43 / 45 (646.6628)	32 (166.2516)	45 (151.9428)	35 (165.6684)	37 (162.8000)
Mar 1, 2019	Sip & Swine BBQ Festival 🏅 Lawrenceville, GA	58 / 62 (625.5320)	52 (162.2516)	59 (150.7772)	31 (165.7144)	59 (146.7888)
Sep 21, 2018	Rock'n Ribville Lawrenceville, GA	30 / 33 (615.7144)	28 (157.0856)	26 (163.3944)	32 (149.6228)	31 (145.6116)
Aug 24, 2018	Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival Kennesaw, GA	29 / 34 (636.9484)	33 (153.6228)	2 (177.1428)	31 (150.8228)	30 (155.3600)
Mar 2, 2018	Sip & Swine BBQ Festival Lawrenceville, GA	54 / 59 (623.8632)	37 (163.9772)	58 (148.4916)	35 (163.4400)	56 (147.9544)
Aug 4, 2017	Dillard Bluegrass & Barbeque Festival Dillard, GA	54 / 57 (634.6516)	55 (158.8116)	56 (152.4916)	37 (163.9656)	47 (159.3828)
Mar 3, 2017	Bodagetta BBQ Auburn, AL	23 / 25 (612.9028)	15 (165.0972)	24 (149.6572)	18 (163.3712)	25 (134.7772)
Nov 18, 2016	Que'n in Cumming (Day 1) Cumming, GA	42 / 47 (643.3488)	24 (169.1200)	41 (161.6688)	37 (158.2628)	43 (154.2972)
Aug 5, 2016	Dillard Bluegrass & Barbeque Festival (GBC Qualifier) Dillard, GA	51 / 56 (640.4228)	41 (165.7144)	52 (158.2172)	51 (162.2628)	54 (154.2284)
Jun 10, 2016	Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival Tryon, NC	37 / 76 (667.3836)	38 (167.9888)	24 (169.7144)	44 (164.5716)	35 (165.1088)
May 13, 2016	Roman Roast on the River Rome, GA	29 / 36 (646.6516)	11 (169.6800)	34 (147.8972)	2 (176.0116)	32 (153.0628)
Nov 6, 2015	Hog Happnin' Shelby, NC	56 / 60 (618.7656)	58 (148.5028)	32 (164.5944)	60 (147.9656)	48 (157.7028)
Jun 12, 2015	Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival Tryon, NC	59 / 78 (627.1536)	58 (161.0740)	76 (143.8968)	33 (165.1200)	53 (157.0628)
Nov 21, 2014	The National BBQ Cup (SBBQA) Cumming, GA	83 / 86 (619.2916)	84 (154.8116)	86 (143.9200)	73 (159.4172)	68 (161.1428)
Aug 22, 2014	Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival (GBC Qualifier) Kennesaw, GA	25 / 45 (663.3948)	3 (176.0116)	18 (167.9888)	27 (163.4516)	34 (155.9428)
Apr 18, 2014	Cornelia Apple Blossom BBQ Festival (SBBQA) Cornelia, GA	20 / 27 (659.2912)	15 (167.4172)	25 (160.5028)	8 (170.2856)	21 (161.0856)
Aug 23, 2013	Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival (GBC Qualifier) Kennesaw, GA	47 / 54 (607.9432)	48 (150.2972)	37 (155.9772)	23 (162.8572)	51 (138.8116)

MIKE'S MOUNTAIN BBQ

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (7 found in their record)

High-water mark

The one to beat

Their season

A tough matchup

The weak link

Pork nemesis

The metronome

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

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

By meat

By field size and state

By contest size

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

More numbers

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

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

📉 Toughest weekends

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

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

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)