BBQ MANIACS

BBQ MANIACS is a competition barbecue team with 9 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2016 and 2020. Their best overall finish is 16th of 22 at the BBQ Throw Down (2017). They are ranked #5492 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#5,492

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1451

peak 1451 · rated over 9 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

May 20, 2016

latest Jul 17, 2020 · 4.2 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#854

Master 2020 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

1 podium

Overall top-10s

0% of 9 contests

Avg finish

top 79%

overall standings

Best overall

652.4680 / 720

Master · Bordertown BBQ Brawl

Perfect 180s

Current form

638.78 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 628.15 (+10.63)

Walk rate

44%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

173.7028

Brisket · Bordertown BBQ Brawl

Consistency

±17.15

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Brisket

avg 159.60 · weakest Pork Ribs (154.70)

Road miles

1,616

across 9 mapped stops · furthest 181 mi

Schedule strength

51%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1566)

Purse competed for

$20K

listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 3 state-championship entries

Master avg

628.15 / 720

9 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (4 found in their record)

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

A tough matchup

9–0 behind in the head-to-head

FIREHOUSE SMOKE ahead in 100% of their meetings

FIREHOUSE SMOKE has come out ahead in 9 of their 9 shared contests.

The weak link

−4.9 points behind their best meat

Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 4.90 points below their brisket, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 22%.

Pork Ribs avg 154.70
Brisket avg 159.60
0 calls in 9 entries

Brisket nemesis

8 of 8 shared brisket entries lost

iBQ'n ahead 100% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, iBQ'n has out-cooked them in 8 of 8 shared brisket entries.

The metronome

±2.38% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.38% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 87.2% of a perfect score
9 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
2020 ↗	Master	#854 (61 pts)	#1102 (56 pts)	#1116 (56 pts)	#628 (151 pts)	#841 (76 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#1645 (113 pts)	#1353 (173 pts)	#1393 (158 pts)	#1331 (178 pts)	#1684 (113 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#1442 (139 pts)	#1439 (159 pts)	#1725 (119 pts)	#1596 (124 pts)	#933 (344 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#1558 (157 pts)	#1402 (207 pts)	#1576 (172 pts)	#1677 (142 pts)	#1528 (177 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#2967 (53 pts)	#2957 (53 pts)	#2965 (53 pts)	#2288 (68 pts)	#1744 (138 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to BBQ MANIACS, each with one reason worth a look.

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

MAIZE N QUE

#5,498 of the rated field

1451 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1504

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to BBQ MANIACS)

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

rated over 9 contests
last seen Jun 14, 2019

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Black Ace Barbeque

#5,490 of the rated field

1451 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1451

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to BBQ MANIACS)

Fewer contests behind them than BBQ MANIACS has cooked, 5 to 9, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

rated over 5 contests
last seen Aug 5, 2022

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Whiskey Business BBQ

#5,477 of the rated field

1452 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 11%
Peak: 1452

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 9 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 9 contests
last seen Sep 25, 2026

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BBQ SHOGUN

#5,482 of the rated field

1452 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1452

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

rated over 9 contests
last seen Sep 29, 2022

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SMOKE JUMPERS

#5,481 of the rated field

1452 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1452

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 9 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 9 contests
last seen Jun 16, 2022

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BURNT OFFERINGS

#5,478 of the rated field

1452 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1452

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 9 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 9 contests
last seen May 28, 2021

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
KEVLAR BBQ	9	1	8	11%	⚔ compare
FIREHOUSE SMOKE	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
BAD HABIT BBQ	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
iBQ'n	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
THE REAL SMOKIN ACES	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
RUBBED, SMOKED, AND SAUCED BBQ	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
TWO CRACKERS Q-ING	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
S & G BBQ	6	4	2	67%	⚔ compare
BAD WOLF BBQ	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
B&R SMOKE	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
PapaDads BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
AWW HELL	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN' IN THE D	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
SLIPPERY PETE'S BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
40 CALIBER BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	9	1	0	167.9772	134.7884	155.27	top 73%
Pork Ribs	9	0	0	163.9772	142.7888	154.70	top 79%
Pork	9	1	0	170.2744	144.5144	158.58	top 66%
Brisket	9	2	1	173.7028	149.1316	159.60	top 60%

“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)	8	0	top 80%
Large (40+)	1	0	top 65%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Bordertown BBQ Brawl	3	19	0	top 84%	Jul 17, 2020

More numbers

Busiest season 2019 2 contests

Contests a season 1.8 across 5 seasons in the data

Most contests held in MI 9 of 9 contests

Contests visited 7 1 of them more than once

Opponents faced 126 finished ahead 63 times, behind 226

Longest layoff 1.1 yrs Jul 21, 2017 → Aug 17, 2018

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

20201 milestone

Jul 17 Most recent contest Bordertown BBQ Brawl

20183 milestones

Aug 17 First overall past 90% of a perfect score652.4680 Bordertown BBQ Brawl
Aug 17 Career-best overall score652.4680 Bordertown BBQ Brawl
Aug 17 Career-best single call (Brisket)173.7028 Bordertown BBQ Brawl

20163 milestones

May 20 First tracked contest 2nd Annual Pork in the Park
May 20 First call 2nd Annual Pork in the Park
May 20 Peak power rating (1489) 2nd Annual Pork in the Park

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

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-11	2nd Annual Pork in the Park	May 20, 2016
-9.8	Blues.Brews & Barbecue	Jul 29, 2016
-9.7	Bordertown BBQ Brawl	Jul 19, 2019
-4.1	Bordertown BBQ Brawl	Aug 17, 2018
-3.9	BBQ Throw Down	May 19, 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)
2020	1	100%	top 77%	89%	89%
2019	2	0%	top 81%	90.1%	88.7%
2018	2	50%	top 75%	90.6%	88.6%
2017	2	50%	top 69%	87.9%	87.2%
2016	2	50%	top 91%	84.2%	83.6%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Jul 17, 2020	Bordertown BBQ Brawl 🏅 Sault Ste Marie, MI	24 / 31 (640.5032)	27 (156)	30 (152.5488)	8 (170.2744)	21 (161.6800)
Aug 2, 2019	Westland Area Jaycees All American BBQ Throwdown 🏅 Westland, MI	26 / 40 (648.4800)	13 (167.9772)	26 (163.4172)	15 (166.2628)	34 (150.8228)
Jul 19, 2019	Bordertown BBQ Brawl 🏅 Sault Ste Marie, MI	27 / 28 (628.4452)	28 (147.9540)	16 (163.9772)	22 (164.5484)	28 (151.9656)
Oct 12, 2018	Smoke & Ale Fall Festival Chelsea, MI	27 / 38 (623.9996)	33 (149.1428)	28 (154.2512)	27 (156.5600)	13 (164.0456)
Aug 17, 2018	Bordertown BBQ Brawl Sault Ste Marie, MI	19 / 24 (652.4680)	15 (165.6912)	23 (156.5600)	22 (156.5140)	3 (173.7028)
Jul 21, 2017	BBQ & BREWS Birch Run, MI	24 / 37 (632.9824)	20 (162.7996)	22 (158.2744)	24 (157.0972)	25 (154.8112)
May 19, 2017	BBQ Throw Down Wyandotte, MI	16 / 22 (622.7312)	10 (161.1084)	15 (153.6912)	19 (144.5144)	11 (163.4172)
Jul 29, 2016	Blues.Brews & Barbecue Birch Run, MI	36 / 39 (606.1948)	33 (151.9772)	38 (146.7888)	24 (158.2972)	34 (149.1316)
May 20, 2016	2nd Annual Pork in the Park Wyandotte, MI	25 / 28 (597.5428)	28 (134.7884)	27 (142.7888)	22 (153.1084)	9 (166.8572)

BBQ MANIACS

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 (4 found in their record)

A tough matchup

The weak link

Brisket 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

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)

📉 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)