High-water mark
677.6000
career-best overall
94.1% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 677.6000 at DeSoto Shrine Club 13th Annual BBQ Cook-Off — 94.1% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Jun 18, 2021
Maverick's BBQ
Maverick's BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 6 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2020 and 2021. Their best overall finish is 19th of 34 at the Covington TN's World's Oldest BBQ Cooking Contest (2021). They are ranked #3609 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1491
peak 1505 · rated over 6 contests
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
Jun 19, 2020
latest Oct 29, 2021 · 1.4 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podium
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 67%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
656.77 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 659.58 (-2.80)
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±14.05
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 171.53 · weakest Brisket (158.72)
Road miles
591
across 6 mapped stops · furthest 200 mi
Schedule strength
72%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1592)
Purse competed for
$48K
listed at 5 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 6 state-championship entries
Master avg
659.58 / 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #731 (190 pts) | #570 (305 pts) | #818 (185 pts) | #414 (460 pts) | #782 (180 pts) |
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Maverick's BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
151 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3,622 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1491
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,641 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1517
Level with Maverick's BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#3,588 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1491
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,633 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1491
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,644 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1507
They were already cooking in 2013, 7 years before Maverick's BBQ's first contest.
⚔ Compare careers#3,593 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1502
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RAZORRACKS | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Q-BONES BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 178.8572 | 155.9312 | 167.01 | top 59% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 171.4172 | 156.5028 | 163.10 | top 69% |
| Pork | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 176.0344 | 166.2400 | 171.53 | top 32% |
| Brisket | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.9772 | 149.6228 | 158.72 | top 74% |
“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) | 4 | 0 | top 74% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 52% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2021
5 contests
Contests a season
3
across 2 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
MS
3 of 6 contests · 4 states in all
Contests visited
6
a different one every time
Opponents faced
162
finished ahead 82 times, behind 148
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20215 milestones
- First call 39th Annual Kennett Jaycees Show Me State BBQ Cook Off
- Career-best overall score677.6000 DeSoto Shrine Club 13th Annual BBQ Cook-Off
- Career-best single call (Chicken)178.8572 DeSoto Shrine Club 13th Annual BBQ Cook-Off
- Peak power rating (1505) DeSoto Shrine Club 13th Annual BBQ Cook-Off
- Most recent contest Southaven Springfest
20202 milestones
- First tracked contest Desoto Shrine Club 12th Annual BBQ Cook-Off
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score673.5768 Desoto Shrine Club 12th Annual BBQ Cook-Off
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +3.4 | DeSoto Shrine Club 13th Annual BBQ Cook-Off | Jun 18, 2021 |
| +2.5 | Covington TN's World's Oldest BBQ Cooking Contest | Jun 4, 2021 |
| +1.3 | Desoto Shrine Club 12th Annual BBQ Cook-Off | Jun 19, 2020 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -8.7 | Southaven Springfest | Oct 29, 2021 |
| -5.2 | Praise the Lard Murphysboro BBQ Cook-Off | Sep 24, 2021 |
| -2.4 | 39th Annual Kennett Jaycees Show Me State BBQ Cook Off | May 1, 2021 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60% | top 69% | 94.1% | 91.2% |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 55% | 93.6% | 93.6% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 29, 2021 | Southaven Springfest 🏅 Southaven, MS | 32 / 36 (639.1884) | 27 (165.0856) | 34 (156.5028) | 23 (166.2400) | 35 (151.3600) |
| Sep 24, 2021 | Praise the Lard Murphysboro BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Murphysboro, IL | 31 / 39 (646.1372) | 36 (155.9312) | 24 (164.5488) | 2 (176.0344) | 35 (149.6228) |
| Jun 18, 2021 | DeSoto Shrine Club 13th Annual BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Nesbit, MS | 23 / 48 (677.6000) | 5 (178.8572) | 43 (157.6456) | 11 (173.1200) | 26 (167.9772) |
| Jun 4, 2021 | Covington TN's World's Oldest BBQ Cooking Contest 🏅 Covington, TN | 19 / 34 (666.1716) | 16 (170.2628) | 17 (166.2400) | 17 (167.3944) | 21 (162.2744) |
| May 1, 2021 | 39th Annual Kennett Jaycees Show Me State BBQ Cook Off 🏅 Kennett, MO | 23 / 32 (654.7768) | 20 (164.5256) | 23 (162.2400) | 6 (174.8800) | 29 (153.1312) |
| Jun 19, 2020 | Desoto Shrine Club 12th Annual BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Hernando, MS | 26 / 47 (673.5768) | 32 (167.3712) | 21 (171.4172) | — | 25 (167.9656) |