Molly s Bbq Smoke House

Molly s Bbq Smoke House is a competition barbecue team with 9 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2018 and 2022. Their best overall finish is 2nd of 17 at the Chidlow BBQ Festival (2022), and they have finished Reserve Grand Champion 3 times. They are ranked #1794 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “Molly's BBQ Smokehouse”.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#1,794

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1548

peak 1548 · rated over 9 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Sep 15, 2018

latest Sep 9, 2022 · 4 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#373

Master 2020 · every season

Grand champs

3 reserve

Category wins

6 podiums

Overall top-10s

78% of 9 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s, still running

Avg finish

top 36%

overall standings

Best overall

678.2628 / 720

Master · The Chidlow BBQ Festival 2019

Perfect 180s

Current form

646.83 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 652.92 (-6.09)

Walk rate

89%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

177.1428

Chicken · CBBF-Chidlow BBQ Festival

Consistency

±12.24

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 167.94 · weakest Brisket (161.19)

Road miles

279

across 9 mapped stops

Schedule strength

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1510)

Master avg

652.92 / 720

9 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (12 found in their record)

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

Riding a hot streak

4 straight overall top-10s

Currently on a 4-contest overall top-10 run.

career best 4

The heartbreaker

1.7028 points from the title

Came within 1.7028 points of the Grand Championship at The Chidlow BBQ Festival 2019 (Sep 14, 2019).

Happy hunting ground

Top 19% average finish here

The Chidlow BBQ Festival 2019 is their spot: an average finish in the top 19% across 2 visits.

2 visits
best finish 2nd
average top 19%

They almost always walk

89% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 8 of 9 contests

A top-10 category call in 89% of their 9 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

678.2628 career-best overall

94.2% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 678.2628 at The Chidlow BBQ Festival 2019 — 94.2% of a perfect 720.

Master
Sep 14, 2019

A tough matchup

6–2 behind in the head-to-head

Perth BBQ School Varsity ahead in 75% of their meetings

Perth BBQ School Varsity has come out ahead in 6 of their 8 shared contests.

The weak link

−6.7 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 6.75 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 78% of the time against 89%.

Brisket avg 161.19
Chicken avg 167.94
7 calls in 9 entries

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A strong matchup

4–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Meat Me Outside in 4 of their 4 shared contests.

Always the bridesmaid

3 reserve championships

Runner-up for the whole thing 3 times against 0 Grand Championships — close enough to touch it, over and over.

0 Grand Championships
9 contests

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

GRILLA WARFARE BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.

A September team

Top 22% average finish in September

Something about September: average finish in the top 22% across 5 contests, versus top 36% the rest of the year.

5 September contests
top 36% the rest of the year

The metronome

±1.70% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.70% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 90.7% 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
2022 ↗	Master	#704 (242 pts)	#988 (137 pts)	#972 (167 pts)	#912 (167 pts)	#726 (242 pts)
2021 ↗	Master	#638 (241 pts)	#632 (266 pts)	#691 (241 pts)	#880 (146 pts)	#880 (146 pts)
2020 ↗	Master	#373 (292 pts)	#338 (367 pts)	#437 (272 pts)	#387 (297 pts)	#325 (372 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#710 (443 pts)	#684 (498 pts)	#638 (533 pts)	#795 (403 pts)	#856 (363 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to Molly s Bbq Smoke House, each with one reason worth a look.

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

Smoke 44

#1,799 of the rated field

1548 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 60%
Peak: 1552

Careers of much the same size, 10 contests to 9, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 9 contests
last seen Sep 30, 2026

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PIPKIN CREEK BBQ CO.

#1,797 of the rated field

1548 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 78%
Peak: 1560

They turned up 5 years after Molly s Bbq Smoke House did, first appearing in 2023.

rated over 9 contests
last seen Apr 25, 2026

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Slice to Meat You

#1,786 of the rated field

1548 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 30%
Peak: 1548

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 10 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 10 contests
last seen Oct 16, 2026

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Bourbon Barrel Smokers

#1,804 of the rated field

1548 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1548

Level with Molly s Bbq Smoke House on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 8 contests
last seen Sep 25, 2026

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K-10 BBQ

#1,784 of the rated field

1548 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 27%
Peak: 1553

Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 11 contests, alongside a 27% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 11 contests
last seen Aug 21, 2026

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TRIPLE 5 COMPETITION BBQ

#1,798 of the rated field

1548 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 9%
Peak: 1548

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 11 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 11 contests
last seen Sep 23, 2022

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
Smokin Steve's BBQ	8	4	4	50%	⚔ compare
Perth BBQ School Varsity	8	2	6	25%	⚔ compare
THE SMOKIN HOT JAGRD EDGE	7	3	4	43%	⚔ compare
Ribs n Pigs BBQ	7	3	4	43%	⚔ compare
BSA	6	4	2	67%	⚔ compare
Rib Racks BBQ	6	4	2	67%	⚔ compare
GRILLA WARFARE BBQ	6	4	2	67%	⚔ compare
Smokin Genius	5	3	2	60%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	9	8	1	2	177.1428	155.3716	167.94	top 32%
Pork Ribs	9	6	0	2	172.0228	152.5488	162.29	top 43%
Pork	9	5	0	0	166.2856	157.6912	161.51	top 48%
Brisket	9	7	0	2	170.2628	145.0516	161.19	top 42%

“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)	5	0	top 31%
Medium (20–39)	4	0	top 42%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
The Chidlow BBQ Festival 2019	2	2	0	top 19%	Sep 14, 2019

More numbers

Busiest season 2019 3 contests

Contests a season 1.8 across 5 seasons in the data

Contests visited 8 1 of them more than once

Opponents faced 81 finished ahead 108 times, behind 52

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

20222 milestones

Sep 9 Peak power rating (1548) Chidlow BBQ Festival
Sep 9 Most recent contest Chidlow BBQ Festival

20212 milestones

Sep 11 First category win (Chicken) CBBF-Chidlow BBQ Festival
Sep 11 Career-best single call (Chicken)177.1428 CBBF-Chidlow BBQ Festival

20193 milestones

Sep 14 First overall podium The Chidlow BBQ Festival 2019
Sep 14 First Reserve Championship The Chidlow BBQ Festival 2019
Sep 14 Career-best overall score678.2628 The Chidlow BBQ Festival 2019

20184 milestones

Sep 15 First tracked contest The Chidlow BBQ Festival
Sep 15 First call The Chidlow BBQ Festival
Sep 15 First overall top-10 The Chidlow BBQ Festival
Nov 3 First overall past 90% of a perfect score667.9772 Smokin on the Water

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+13.8	The Chidlow BBQ Festival 2019	Sep 14, 2019
+13.5	CBBF-Chidlow BBQ Festival	Sep 11, 2021
+13.1	Chidlow BBQ Festival	Sep 9, 2022
+8.4	Smokin on the Water	Nov 3, 2018
+8.1	The Chidlow BBQ Festival	Sep 15, 2018

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-6.4	Western Australia's Smokin Charity BBQ Governors Cup	Feb 8, 2020
-3.3	Brew N Que-Perth 2019	Oct 4, 2019
-1.9	Spit in the Hills	May 4, 2019

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	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2022	1	1	0	100%	top 12%	90.3%	90.3%
2021	1	1	1	100%	top 13%	91.2%	91.2%
2020	2	2	0	100%	top 59%	90.2%	89.6%
2019	3	1	0	67%	top 43%	94.2%	91%
2018	2	2	0	100%	top 26%	92.8%	91.2%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Sep 9, 2022	Chidlow BBQ Festival Chidlow, Western	2 / 17 (650.2172)	8 (163.9772)	5 (161.7028)	5 (162.2628)	2 (162.2744)
Sep 11, 2021	CBBF-Chidlow BBQ Festival Chidlow, Western	2 / 16 (656.5256)	1 (177.1428)	2 (166.2744)	7 (157.6912)	7 (155.4172)
Sep 18, 2020	Zero 2 Hero BBQ Challenge Bunbury	5 / 11 (640.4576)	8 (155.3716)	6 (158.8344)	4 (160.5600)	4 (165.6916)
Feb 8, 2020	Western Australia's Smokin Charity BBQ Governors Cup Perth	8 / 11 (649.2228)	2 (169.7372)	9 (155.4400)	10 (158.3084)	4 (165.7372)
Oct 4, 2019	Brew N Que-Perth 2019 Ascot WA	18 / 30 (637.7376)	14 (163.4288)	17 (159.4400)	11 (162.2972)	25 (152.5716)
Sep 14, 2019	The Chidlow BBQ Festival 2019 Chidlow	2 / 17 (678.2628)	4 (170.8572)	4 (170.8572)	5 (166.2856)	2 (170.2628)
May 4, 2019	Spit in the Hills Chidlow, Western	12 / 21 (650.2056)	4 (170.3200)	2 (172.0228)	12 (162.8112)	21 (145.0516)
Nov 3, 2018	Smokin on the Water Bayswater	6 / 23 (667.9772)	4 (175.4056)	11 (163.4516)	13 (162.8456)	8 (166.2744)
Sep 15, 2018	The Chidlow BBQ Festival Chidlow, Wa	6 / 23 (645.6920)	9 (165.1772)	17 (152.5488)	11 (160.5716)	4 (167.3944)

Molly s Bbq Smoke House

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Best top-10 run

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Master avg

Storylines (12 found in their record)

Riding a hot streak

The heartbreaker

Happy hunting ground

They almost always walk

High-water mark

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

Always the bridesmaid

Looking over their shoulder

A September team

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)

📈 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)