A tough matchup
4–0
behind in the head-to-head
MIDNIGHT STOKERS ahead in 100% of their meetings
MIDNIGHT STOKERS has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
Motor Boatin' BBQ
Motor Boatin' BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 9 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2025. Their best overall finish is 11th of 11 at the Rock Lane Presents Grills Gone Wild (2025). They are ranked #5882 of 6,485 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “Motorboatin' BBQ” and “Motor Boatin BBQ”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1440
peak 1440 · rated over 9 contests
Contests
9
in the data
First seen
Sep 27, 2013
latest Oct 3, 2025 · 12 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 9 contests
Avg finish
top 81%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
631.60 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 629.80 (+1.80)
Walk rate
22%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±17.62
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 159.45 · weakest Chicken (156.02)
Road miles
272
across 9 mapped stops · furthest 182 mi
Schedule strength
41%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1555)
Purse competed for
$30K
listed at 4 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 5 state-championship entries
Master avg
629.80 / 720
9 Master contests · 0 GCs
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Motor Boatin' BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
79 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5,881 of the rated field
- Contests
- 18
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 11%
- Peak
- 1508
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to Motor Boatin' BBQ)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Motor Boatin' BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#5,890 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1439
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 10 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#5,894 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1439
Careers of much the same size, 8 contests to 9, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#5,872 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1440
Level with Motor Boatin' BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#5,869 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1440
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Compare careers#5,878 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1440
Their last contest in the data was back in 2022, 3 years before Motor Boatin' BBQ'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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DUNN UP BBQ | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.0968 | 146.2172 | 156.02 | top 83% |
| Pork Ribs | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 170.8228 | 149.6228 | 159.45 | top 70% |
| Pork | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.2628 | 142.8000 | 157.74 | top 78% |
| Brisket | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 169.1772 | 137.6456 | 156.60 | top 65% |
“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) | 1 | 0 | top 100% |
| Large (40+) | 8 | 0 | top 79% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship | 2 | 73 | 0 | top 77% | Sep 23, 2022 |
| Smoke on the Trails | 2 | 39 | 0 | top 79% | Sep 27, 2019 |
| Cookin on the Kaw | 2 | 23 | 0 | top 74% | Oct 7, 2016 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2019
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 7 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
KS
8 of 9 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
6
3 of them more than once
Opponents faced
390
finished ahead 110 times, behind 406
Longest layoff
3 yrs
Sep 23, 2022 → Oct 3, 2025
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20253 milestones
- Career-best overall score660.9712 Rock Lane Presents Grills Gone Wild
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)170.8228 Rock Lane Presents Grills Gone Wild
- Most recent contest Rock Lane Presents Grills Gone Wild
20142 milestones
- First call Cookin on the Kaw
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score658.1828 Cookin on the Kaw
20132 milestones
- First tracked contest Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship
- Peak power rating (1494) Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +2.2 | Cookin on the Kaw | Oct 10, 2014 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -10.4 | Tonganoxie Days BBQ Blowout | Jun 13, 2014 |
| -10.2 | Cookin on the Kaw | Oct 7, 2016 |
| -9.7 | Rock Lane Presents Grills Gone Wild | Oct 3, 2025 |
| -8.1 | Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship | Sep 23, 2022 |
| -7.6 | Smoke On the Trails | Sep 28, 2018 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 100% | 91.8% | 91.8% |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 84% | 86.7% | 86.7% |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 79% | 86.5% | 86% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 85% | 88.2% | 88.2% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 98% | 84% | 84% |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 69% | 91.4% | 89.1% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 69% | 86.4% | 86.4% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2025 | Rock Lane Presents Grills Gone Wild 🏅 Branson, MO | 11 / 11 (660.9712) | 11 (157.6456) | 7 (170.8228) | 11 (166.2628) | 9 (166.2400) |
| Sep 23, 2022 | Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship 🏅 Shawnee, KS | 73 / 87 (624.3996) | 78 (154.8000) | 68 (157.6456) | 82 (150.8112) | 44 (161.1428) |
| Sep 27, 2019 | Smoke on the Trails 🏅 Gardner, KS | 39 / 53 (622.6736) | 25 (165.0968) | 39 (156.5372) | 40 (154.8112) | 46 (146.2284) |
| May 31, 2019 | Smoke on the Bricks 🏅 Baldwin City, KS | 41 / 49 (615.2228) | 37 (159.9544) | 39 (150.7884) | 42 (155.3828) | 43 (149.0972) |
| Sep 28, 2018 | Smoke On the Trails Gardner, KS | 58 / 68 (634.7316) | 66 (149.1544) | 52 (161.6572) | 45 (161.6800) | 42 (162.2400) |
| Oct 7, 2016 | Cookin on the Kaw DeSoto, KS | 55 / 56 (604.9484) | 55 (146.2172) | 47 (158.2628) | 36 (162.8228) | 54 (137.6456) |
| Oct 10, 2014 | Cookin on the Kaw DeSoto, KS | 23 / 46 (658.1828) | 34 (161.0856) | 18 (166.2744) | 32 (161.6456) | 10 (169.1772) |
| Jun 13, 2014 | Tonganoxie Days BBQ Blowout Tonganoxie, KS | 36 / 41 (624.9600) | 37 (154.2744) | 39 (149.6228) | 22 (163.4056) | 26 (157.6572) |
| Sep 27, 2013 | Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship 🏅 Shawnee, KS | 79 / 114 (622.1368) | 81 (155.9884) | 43 (163.4056) | 108 (142.8000) | 42 (159.9428) |