High-water mark
678.7884
career-best overall
94.3% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 678.7884 at Smoke on the Ohio — 94.3% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Sep 9, 2022
MAMA'S BOY BBQ
MAMA'S BOY BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 6 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2017 and 2022. Their best overall finish is 3rd of 12 at the Smoke on the Ohio (2022). They are ranked #3887 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1485
peak 1485 · rated over 6 contests
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
Sep 1, 2017
latest Sep 9, 2022 · 5 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podium
Overall top-10s
1
17% of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 70%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
646.32 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 640.28 (+6.04)
Walk rate
33%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±24.65
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 161.77 · weakest Brisket (158.73)
Road miles
337
across 6 mapped stops · furthest 230 mi
Schedule strength
53%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1568)
Purse competed for
$10K
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 4 state-championship entries
Master avg
640.28 / 720
6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #578 (332 pts) | #664 (287 pts) | #593 (382 pts) | #713 (252 pts) | #662 (287 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #1261 (183 pts) | #1398 (173 pts) | #1167 (243 pts) | #1297 (193 pts) | #1276 (198 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #2212 (60 pts) | #2286 (60 pts) | #2304 (60 pts) | #2260 (60 pts) | #2266 (60 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to MAMA'S BOY BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
153 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3,863 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1506
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,900 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1516
They've been 1516 at their best, 31 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Compare careers#3,894 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1485
Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 4 years before MAMA'S BOY BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#3,910 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1508
Level with MAMA'S BOY BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#3,915 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1510
Their last contest in the data was back in 2016, 6 years before MAMA'S BOY BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#3,859 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1506
Their last contest in the data was back in 2016, 6 years before MAMA'S BOY BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WeQ4U | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 170.2856 | 147.4056 | 159.89 | top 71% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 174.2972 | 149.6344 | 161.77 | top 60% |
| Pork | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 166.2400 | 152.5600 | 159.90 | top 73% |
| Brisket | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 167.9656 | 146.7656 | 158.73 | top 70% |
“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 25% |
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 63% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 90% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke on the Water | 2 | 11 | 0 | top 63% | Apr 29, 2022 |
| PigMania Lebanon State Championship BBQ & Music Festival | 2 | 40 | 0 | top 99% | Aug 31, 2018 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2018
3 contests
Contests a season
2
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
IN
3 of 6 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
4
2 of them more than once
Opponents faced
121
finished ahead 40 times, behind 145
Longest layoff
3.7 yrs
Aug 31, 2018 → Apr 29, 2022
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20227 milestones
- First call Smoke on the Water
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score661.6112 Smoke on the Water
- First overall top-10 Smoke on the Ohio
- First overall podium Smoke on the Ohio
- Career-best overall score678.7884 Smoke on the Ohio
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)174.2972 Smoke on the Ohio
- Most recent contest Smoke on the Ohio
20172 milestones
- First tracked contest PigMania Lebanon State Championship BBQ & Music Festival ( TEAMS AND JUDGES FULL)
- Peak power rating (1487) PigMania Lebanon State Championship BBQ & Music Festival ( TEAMS AND JUDGES FULL)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +12.3 | Smoke on the Ohio | Sep 9, 2022 |
| +6 | Smoke on the Water | Apr 29, 2022 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -13 | PigMania Lebanon State Championship BBQ & Music Festival ( TEAMS AND JUDGES FULL) | Sep 1, 2017 |
| -10 | PigMania Lebanon State Championship BBQ & Music Festival | Aug 31, 2018 |
| -6.6 | Smoke on the Water | May 5, 2018 |
| -3.4 | Ohio Veterans Barbecue Cook-Off | Jul 13, 2018 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 35% | 94.3% | 93.1% |
| 2018 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 84% | 89.4% | 87.6% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 100% | 84.7% | 84.7% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 9, 2022 | Smoke on the Ohio 🏅 Mt. Vernon, IN | 3 / 12 (678.7884) | 5 (170.2856) | 2 (174.2972) | 5 (166.2400) | 5 (167.9656) |
| Apr 29, 2022 | Smoke on the Water 🏅 Liberty, IN | 11 / 25 (661.6112) | 10 (169.1084) | 8 (168.5256) | 17 (158.2744) | 10 (165.7028) |
| Aug 31, 2018 | PigMania Lebanon State Championship BBQ & Music Festival 🏅 Lebanon, OH | 45 / 46 (612.9596) | 44 (150.8344) | 45 (154.2056) | 44 (156.5484) | 44 (151.3712) |
| Jul 13, 2018 | Ohio Veterans Barbecue Cook-Off Kettering, OH | 29 / 40 (644.0116) | 30 (160.5828) | 32 (157.0972) | 21 (165.7600) | 28 (160.5716) |
| May 5, 2018 | Smoke on the Water Liberty, IN | 23 / 28 (634.2056) | 27 (147.4056) | 11 (166.8344) | 25 (159.9884) | 20 (159.9772) |
| Sep 1, 2017 | PigMania Lebanon State Championship BBQ & Music Festival ( TEAMS AND JUDGES FULL) 🏅 Lebanon, OH | 40 / 40 (610.0916) | 32 (161.1316) | 38 (149.6344) | 37 (152.5600) | 40 (146.7656) |