MANTUCKY MAYHEM

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

Power ranking

#3108

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1503

peak 1518 · rated over 10 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2016-07-22

latest 2021-05-01

Best ToY finish

#996

Master 2017

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

3 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 10 contests

Avg finish

top 59%

overall standings

Best overall

679.9772 / 720

Master · CIBR-BBQ Central Illinois Bragging Right BBQ

Perfect 180s

Current form

628.25 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 639.32 (-11.07)

Walk rate

60%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

179.4400

Pork · CIBR-BBQ Central Illinois Bragging Right BBQ

Consistency

±46.98

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 167.98 · weakest Brisket (159.17)

Road miles

614

mi across 10 mapped stops · furthest 98 mi

Schedule strength

59%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1575)

Purse competed for

$11K

listed at 1 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

GCs in 2 state-championship entries

Master avg

639.32 / 720

10 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.

They almost always walk

60% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 6 of 10 contests

A top-10 category call in 60% of their 10 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

679.9772 career-best overall

94.4% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 679.9772 at CIBR-BBQ Central Illinois Bragging Right BBQ — 94.4% of a perfect 720.

Master
2017-10-13

Their season

2018 their best year

2018 was the year it came together: 3 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 47%.

3 contests
1 overall top-10s
0 category wins
average top 47%

A tough matchup

9–0 behind in the head-to-head

One2BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

One2BBQ has come out ahead in 9 of their 9 shared contests.

The weak link

−8.8 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 8.81 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 10% of the time against 30%.

Brisket avg 159.17
Chicken avg 167.98
1 calls in 10 entries

A strong matchup

4–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of LOADED-N-ROLLIN BBQ in 4 of their 4 shared contests.

The comeback

1.6 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 1.6 years, then back at Route 66 Smoke Out (2021-05-01).

last seen 2019-10-11
back 2021-05-01

Chicken nemesis

9 of 9 shared chicken entries lost

One2BBQ ahead 100% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, One2BBQ has out-cooked them in 9 of 9 shared chicken entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

CHANNABILLY BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.

An October team

Top 49% average finish in October

Something about October: average finish in the top 49% across 4 contests, versus top 59% the rest of the year.

4 October contests
top 59% the rest of the year

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The nearest teams in the power rankings, with a different reason on each card — six teams on one rating are rarely on it for the same reason. Rating decides who makes the list; where teams tie on it, the ones this team has actually cooked against come first, then teams at a similar point in their own career. KCBS doesn’t publish where a team is from, so nothing here is inferred from geography.

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

PAPA JIM'S BBQ

#3095 of the rated field

1503 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 11%
Peak: 1507

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to MANTUCKY MAYHEM)

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team MANTUCKY MAYHEM has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 7 contests
last seen 2022-09-29

⚔ Head-to-head

EF-Q

#3114 of the rated field

1502 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 17
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 24%
Peak: 1533

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to MANTUCKY MAYHEM)

They've been 1533 at their best, 30 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 16 contests
last seen 2019-10-18

⚔ Head-to-head

Puff Puff BBQ

#3092 of the rated field

1503 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 40%
Peak: 1505

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 10 contests to 10, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 10 contests
last seen 2026-07-11

⚔ Head-to-head

PINKIE'S BBQ

#3113 of the rated field

1502 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 10%
Peak: 1506

No shared contest yet.

Their last contest in the data was back in 2017, 4 years before MANTUCKY MAYHEM's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 10 contests

⚔ Head-to-head

BSA

#3109 of the rated field

1503 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 62%
Peak: 1504

No shared contest yet.

13 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 62% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 11 contests
last seen 2020-10-30
on a 5-contest top-10 run

⚔ Head-to-head

WHAT WOOD JESUS QUE?

#3099 of the rated field

1503 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 9%
Peak: 1503

No shared contest yet.

Level with MANTUCKY MAYHEM on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 11 contests
last seen 2016-11-11

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
SMOKIN' WET BBQ	9	6	3	67%	⚔ compare
Carrol Lou's Smokehouse	9	4	5	44%	⚔ compare
One2BBQ	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
SMOKE FREAKS	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
MESS-IN-A ROUND BBQ	6	4	2	67%	⚔ compare
JaBs BBQ	6	3	3	50%	⚔ compare
Oui Oui Oui BBQ	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
HIGH ON THE HAWG	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
SMOKEY'S Q	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
Outsiders BBQ	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
THE BBQ BUS	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
FIDDLIN' FATBACK	5	3	2	60%	⚔ compare
CHANNABILLY BBQ	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
Its 5 Oclock Somewhere	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
HATFIELD AND MCCOY BARBECUE	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	10	3	1	2	178.2972	161.1088	167.98	top 40%
Pork Ribs	9	1	0	0	169.6800	150.2060	160.91	top 58%
Pork	10	2	1	1	179.4400	160.5372	167.35	top 43%
Brisket	10	1	0	0	169.7028	145.6228	159.17	top 66%

“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 contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	5	0	top 60%
Large (40+)	5	0	top 59%

Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
CIBR-BBQ Central Illinois Bragging Right BBQ	3	5	top 43%	2018-10-12
*EffingHam-Jam	3	10	top 49%	2018-07-27
Route 66 Smoke Out	2	25	top 83%	2021-05-01

The story so far (17 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 4.8 yrs 2016-07-22 → 2021-05-01

Busiest season 2018 3 contests

Contests a season 2 across 5 seasons in the data

Cooks most in IL 10 of 10 contests

Contests visited 5 3 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 10 entries · 1 win · 3 calls

Strongest meat Chicken averages 167.98 · weakest Brisket (159.17)

Walk rate 60% a top-10 call in 6 of 10 contests

Overall top-10 rate 20% 2 of 10 contests

Master average 639.32 out of 720 · 10 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 195 156–223 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 614 10 mapped stops · furthest 98 mi

Schedule strength 1575 average field rating faced — tougher than 59% of rated contests

Purse competed for $11,250 listed at 1 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships 0 from 2 state-championship entries

Longest layoff 1.6 yrs 2019-10-11 → 2021-05-01

Power rating 1503 peak 1518 · #3108 of 6,413 rated

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

2016
Jul 22 First tracked contest EffingHAM Jam
Oct 14 First call CIBR-BBQ Central Illinois Bragging Right BBQ
2017
Oct 13 First category win (Pork) CIBR-BBQ Central Illinois Bragging Right BBQ
Oct 13 First overall top-10 CIBR-BBQ Central Illinois Bragging Right BBQ
Oct 13 First overall past 90% of a perfect score679.9772 CIBR-BBQ Central Illinois Bragging Right BBQ
Oct 13 Career-best overall score679.9772 CIBR-BBQ Central Illinois Bragging Right BBQ
Oct 13 Career-best single call (Pork)179.4400 CIBR-BBQ Central Illinois Bragging Right BBQ
2018
Oct 12 Peak power rating (1518) CIBR-BBQ Central Illinois Bragging Right BBQ
2021
May 1 10th tracked contest Route 66 Smoke Out
May 1 Most recent contest Route 66 Smoke Out

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+15.8	CIBR-BBQ Central Illinois Bragging Right BBQ	2017-10-13
+10.1	*EffingHam-Jam	2018-07-27
+5.6	CIBR-BBQ Central Illinois Bragging Right BBQ	2018-10-12
+4.8	EffingHam-Jam	2017-07-28

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-13.7	Route 66 Smoke Out	2021-05-01
-8.2	Wabash Ribberfest BBQ Championship (TEAMS AND JUDGES FULL)	2017-04-28
-4.7	CIBR-BBQ Central Illinois Bragging Right BBQ	2016-10-14
-3.4	*Route 66 Smoke Out	2018-05-04
-2.2	EffingHAM Jam	2016-07-22

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)
2021	1	0	1	100%	top 100%	69.9%	69.9%
2019	1	0	0	0%	top 65%	91%	91%
2018	3	1	0	100%	top 47%	93.1%	91.8%
2017	3	1	1	33%	top 49%	94.4%	91%
2016	2	0	0	50%	top 70%	89.9%	89.3%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2021-05-01	Route 66 Smoke Out 🏅 Dwight, IL	44 / 44 (503.3944)	1 (178.2972)	—	30 (162.8228)	33 (162.2744)
2019-10-11	Central Illinois Bragging Rights(CIBR-BBQ) 🏅 Arthur, IL	28 / 43 (655.3832)	27 (167.3828)	39 (151.4060)	12 (172.0000)	27 (164.5944)
2018-10-12	CIBR-BBQ Central Illinois Bragging Right BBQ Arthur, IL	19 / 45 (660.4112)	28 (164.5256)	10 (167.3712)	12 (168.5716)	33 (159.9428)
2018-07-27	*EffingHam-Jam Effingham, IL	10 / 30 (670.1712)	11 (166.8228)	18 (163.9772)	12 (169.6684)	5 (169.7028)
2018-05-04	*Route 66 Smoke Out Dwight, IL	25 / 38 (651.8976)	27 (161.1088)	24 (162.8000)	7 (172.5600)	33 (155.4288)
2017-10-13	CIBR-BBQ Central Illinois Bragging Right BBQ Arthur, IL	5 / 41 (679.9772)	3 (174.2744)	24 (161.1200)	1 (179.4400)	21 (165.1428)
2017-07-28	EffingHam-Jam Effingham, IL	17 / 35 (647.3372)	11 (168.5944)	22 (157.6800)	21 (160.5372)	16 (160.5256)
2017-04-28	Wabash Ribberfest BBQ Championship (TEAMS AND JUDGES FULL) Mt.Carmel, IL	25 / 29 (638.6632)	15 (165.0972)	26 (150.2060)	20 (162.8228)	21 (160.5372)
2016-10-14	CIBR-BBQ Central Illinois Bragging Right BBQ Authur, IL	41 / 55 (647.2684)	10 (170.2856)	19 (169.6800)	38 (161.6800)	52 (145.6228)
2016-07-22	EffingHAM Jam Effingham, IL	19 / 29 (638.7204)	16 (163.4172)	13 (163.9772)	15 (163.3828)	25 (147.9432)

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
2021 ↗	Master	#1236 (60 pts)	#600 (285 pts)	—	#1262 (60 pts)	#1245 (60 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#1955 (60 pts)	#2049 (60 pts)	#2026 (60 pts)	#1550 (125 pts)	#2010 (60 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#998 (280 pts)	#1138 (245 pts)	#1053 (290 pts)	#832 (410 pts)	#994 (300 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#996 (339 pts)	#840 (469 pts)	#1451 (194 pts)	#877 (444 pts)	#1209 (259 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#1656 (144 pts)	#1337 (234 pts)	#1449 (204 pts)	#1681 (164 pts)	#2037 (114 pts)