Mistler's BBQ MO
Rating
1550
peak 1550
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
2020-04-06
latest 2023-03-24
Grand champs
0
2 reserve
Category wins
2
6 podiums
Overall top-10s
3
of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 22%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
303.87
last 5 vs career avg 303.87 (-0.00)
Walk rate
67%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
3
best run (overall)
Consistency
±67.17
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 172.27 · weakest Pork Ribs (165.13)
Road miles
243
mi across 6 mapped stops · furthest 117 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
Damn Fine Beef & Swine has finished one call ahead of Mistler's BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of Rucking Fidiculous BBQ in 3 of their 4 shared contests.
💔 The heartbreaker
Came within 0.5372 points of the Grand Championship at So.Bo.Co. BBQ Showdown (BACKYARD) (2021-09-11).
Teams like this (closest power rating, MO first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 174.2628 | 170.2628 | 172.27 | top 10% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 172.5600 | 160.5372 | 165.13 | top 42% |
| Pork | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Brisket | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.7488 | 169.7488 | 169.75 | top 20% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 2 | 0 | top 15% |
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 30% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 20% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2022 (2 contests)
- Cooks mostly in MO (6 of 6 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (5 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 303.87
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 333.6572 | 333.66 |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 340.5256 | 340.53 |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 342.8228 | 337.70 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 169.7488 | 169.75 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-03-24 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue Backyard Contest Kansas City, MO | 18 / 37 (333.6572) | 2 (173.1200) | 29 (160.5372) | — | — |
| 2022-05-06 | Columbia Elks BBQ Cookoff Columbia, MO | 3 / 25 (340.5256) | 2 (174.2628) | 3 (166.2628) | — | — |
| 2022-05-06 | Columbia Elks BBQ Cookoff - One Meat Ribs Columbia, MO | — | — | 13 (165.1428) | — | — |
| 2021-10-08 | Anchor City Cook Off Centralia, MO | 2 / 19 (342.8228) | 3 (170.2628) | 1 (172.5600) | — | — |
| 2021-09-11 | So.Bo.Co. BBQ Showdown (BACKYARD) Ashland, MO | 2 / 10 (332.5828) | 1 (171.4284) | 4 (161.1544) | — | — |
| 2020-04-06 | Socially Distanced Smoking - Brisket presented by The BBQ League washington, MO | 22 / 109 (169.7488) | — | — | — | 22 (169.7488) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 ↗ | Backyard | — | #182 (260 pts) | #344 (60 pts) | — | — |
| 2022 ↗ | Backyard | — | #158 (231 pts) | #129 (314 pts) | — | — |
| 2021 ↗ | Backyard | — | #78 (470 pts) | #74 (445 pts) | — | — |