High-water mark
685.6340
career-best overall
95.2% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 685.6340 at Smoke in the Spring — 95.2% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Apr 9, 2021
MOKAN BBQ MOB
MOKAN BBQ MOB is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2021 and 2023. Their best overall finish is 7th at the Smoke in the Spring (Steak) (2022). They are ranked #2966 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1507
peak 1511 · rated over 5 contests
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
Apr 9, 2021
latest Apr 7, 2023 · 2 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
20% of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 51%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±10.82
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 170.11 · weakest Pork (163.66)
Road miles
125
across 5 mapped stops · furthest 50 mi
Schedule strength
78%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1600)
Purse competed for
$107K
listed at 4 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 4 state-championship entries
Master avg
670.17 / 720
4 Master contests · 0 GCs
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to MOKAN BBQ MOB, each with one reason worth a look.
117 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2,958 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1508
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to MOKAN BBQ MOB)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team MOKAN BBQ MOB has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#2,944 of the rated field
- Contests
- 21
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 10%
- Peak
- 1526
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to MOKAN BBQ MOB)
21 contests to 5: their number has had years to settle where MOKAN BBQ MOB's is still finding its level.
⚔ Head-to-head#2,975 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1507
Level with MOKAN BBQ MOB on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#2,960 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1508
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#2,968 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1507
They were already cooking in 2013, 8 years before MOKAN BBQ MOB's first contest.
⚔ Compare careers#2,943 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1519
Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 4 years before MOKAN BBQ MOB'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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SMOKIN ELVISES | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
| PIRATES OF BAR-B-QUE BAY | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| MAN MEAT BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 174.2628 | 162.2400 | 170.11 | top 42% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 174.2628 | 165.7372 | 169.13 | top 45% |
| Pork | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.4056 | 159.3716 | 163.66 | top 67% |
| Brisket | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.8456 | 161.6800 | 167.26 | top 47% |
“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.
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke in the Spring | 4 | 7 | 0 | top 60% | Apr 7, 2023 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2022
2 contests
Contests a season
1.7
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
KS
5 of 5 contests
Contests visited
2
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
604
finished ahead 390 times, behind 413
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20231 milestone
- Most recent contest Smoke in the Spring
20221 milestone
- First overall top-10 Smoke in the Spring (Steak)
20215 milestones
- First tracked contest Smoke in the Spring
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score685.6340 Smoke in the Spring
- Career-best overall score685.6340 Smoke in the Spring
- Career-best single call (Chicken)174.2628 American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST
- Peak power rating (1511) American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +5.8 | Smoke in the Spring | Apr 9, 2021 |
| +5.1 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST | Sep 16, 2021 |
| +3.7 | Smoke in the Spring (Steak) | Apr 8, 2022 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -4.2 | Smoke in the Spring | Apr 7, 2023 |
| -3.8 | Smoke in the Spring | Apr 8, 2022 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 77% | 91.4% | 91.4% |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% | top 73% | 94.6% | 93.3% |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 27% | 95.2% | 94.5% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 7, 2023 | Smoke in the Spring 🏅 Osage City, KS | 79 / 103 (658.1832) | 85 (162.2400) | 70 (165.7372) | 87 (159.3716) | 34 (170.8344) |
| Apr 8, 2022 | Smoke in the Spring 🏅 Osage City, KS | 69 / 94 (662.1372) | 38 (170.8344) | 53 (167.9772) | 75 (161.6456) | 71 (161.6800) |
| Apr 8, 2022 | Smoke in the Spring (Steak) Osage City, KS | 7 (170.2856) | — | — | — | — |
| Sep 16, 2021 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 116 / 467 (674.7308) | 53 (174.2628) | 174 (168.5484) | 215 (166.2284) | 204 (165.6912) |
| Apr 9, 2021 | Smoke in the Spring 🏅 Osage City, KS | 31 / 105 (685.6340) | 35 (173.1200) | 20 (174.2628) | 61 (167.4056) | 36 (170.8456) |