MC Barbeque MI
Rating
1467
peak 1467 · rated over 7 contests
Contests
9
in the data
First seen
2022-08-05
latest 2025-09-19
Best ToY finish
#1089
Master 2024
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
3 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
of 9 contests
Avg finish
top 71%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
657.50 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 655.90 (+1.60)
Walk rate
56%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±13.70
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 168.34 · weakest Pork Ribs (160.38)
Road miles
550
mi across 9 mapped stops · furthest 178 mi
Schedule strength
46%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1541)
Purse competed for
$36K
listed at 9 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 6 state-championship entries
Master avg
655.90 / 720
6 Master contests · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
330.21 / 360
1 Backyard contest · 0 GCs
Master and Backyard overall scores sit on different scales (Master is out of 720, Backyard out of 360), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.
Storylines
Teams like this (closest power rating, MI first)
Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mac Attack BBQ | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| Q-JITSU | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| DAT'S BBQ | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| iBQ'n | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| FIREHOUSE SMOKE | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 177.7372 | 161.6688 | 168.34 | top 50% |
| Pork Ribs | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 170.8800 | 142.7772 | 160.38 | top 72% |
| Pork | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 173.7028 | 157.0628 | 164.07 | top 68% |
| Brisket | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 176.5600 | 159.3944 | 164.92 | top 63% |
“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 state / province
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| MI | 5 | 0 | top 67% |
| IN | 1 | 0 | top 91% |
| WI | 1 | 0 | top 75% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 2 | 0 | top 66% |
| Medium (20–39) | 3 | 0 | top 85% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 57% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September Fest | 2 | 17 | 0 | top 91% | 2025-09-19 |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2023 (3 contests)
- Cooks mostly in MI (6 of 9 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (8 entries)
- Average Master overall score: 655.90 / 720
- Average Backyard overall score: 330.21 / 360
Milestones
- 🚩 2022-08-05 — First tracked contest · All American BBQ Throwdown - One Meat Ribs
- 📈 2022-08-05 — Peak power rating (1494) · All American BBQ Throwdown
- 📣 2022-10-14 — First call · Best of the Midwest BBQ
- ⭐ 2024-04-19 — Career-best overall score (684.5256) · GLBBQA Spring Fling
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +7.4 | GLBBQA Spring Fling | 2024-04-19 |
| +6 | Dowagiac BBQ Competition and Summer Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2023-07-15 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11.3 | September Fest | 2024-09-13 |
| -10.6 | Rockin' BBQ Take 2 | 2023-08-25 |
| -9.7 | September Fest | 2025-09-19 |
| -8.4 | Best of the Midwest BBQ | 2022-10-14 |
| -6.1 | All American BBQ Throwdown | 2022-08-05 |
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)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 88% | 89.6% | 89.6% |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 66% | 95.1% | 92.6% |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 67% | top 64% | 91.7% | 91.7% |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33% | top 76% | 90.1% | 90.1% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-19 | September Fest 🏅 Coldwater, MI | 23 / 26 (644.9256) | 20 (163.3944) | 24 (158.8000) | 25 (157.0628) | 18 (165.6684) |
| 2024-09-13 | September Fest 🏅 Coldwater, MI | 17 / 18 (648.4800) | 2 (176.5716) | 18 (150.8344) | 13 (161.6684) | 16 (159.4056) |
| 2024-04-19 | GLBBQA Spring Fling 🏅 Charlotte, MI | 23 / 62 (684.5256) | 51 (163.3828) | 22 (170.8800) | 18 (173.7028) | 2 (176.5600) |
| 2023-08-25 | Rockin' BBQ Take 2 🏅 Warsaw, IN | 21 / 23 (660.5032) | 18 (166.8572) | 19 (168.5716) | 22 (161.0972) | 19 (163.9772) |
| 2023-08-25 | Rockin' BBQ Take 2 (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Warsaw, IN | — | 1 (177.7372) | — | — | — |
| 2023-07-15 | Dowagiac BBQ Competition and Summer Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Dowagiac, MI | 6 / 16 (330.2056) | 7 (163.9428) | 6 (166.2628) | — | — |
| 2022-10-14 | Best of the Midwest BBQ 🏅 Union Grove, WI | 27 / 36 (649.0512) | 7 (173.1428) | 35 (142.7772) | 15 (168.6056) | 20 (164.5256) |
| 2022-08-05 | All American BBQ Throwdown 🏅 Westland, MI | 38 / 50 (647.9092) | 41 (161.6688) | 30 (164.5604) | 37 (162.2856) | 38 (159.3944) |
| 2022-08-05 | All American BBQ Throwdown - One Meat Ribs Westland, MI | — | — | — | — | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #1089 (83 pts) | #706 (243 pts) | #1251 (78 pts) | #1054 (103 pts) | #1098 (88 pts) |