BO B Q BBQ MI
Rating
1526
peak 1554
Contests
46
in the data
First seen
2019-04-26
latest 2026-05-01
Best ToY finish
#204
Master 2021
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
7
14 podiums
Overall top-10s
8
of 46 contests
Avg finish
top 52%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
666.94 ▼
last 5 vs career avg 668.04 (-1.09)
Walk rate
54%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
3
best run (overall)
Consistency
±14.85
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 168.42 · weakest Chicken (166.08)
Road miles
6545
mi across 46 mapped stops · furthest 353 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
KEVLAR BBQ has finished one call ahead of BO B Q BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
SUCKA BONE BBQ TEAM has landed one call behind them 2 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
iBQ'n has come out ahead in 22 of their 25 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of Backdraft BBQ in 9 of their 11 shared contests.
📅 A April team
Something about April: average finish in the top 36% across 7 contests, versus top 52% the rest of the year.
🐣 Announced themselves early
Finished 5 of 26 at their very first tracked contest, Marietta River City BBQ (2019-04-26).
Teams like this (closest power rating, MI first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 35 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 175.4400 | 157.6340 | 166.08 | top 64% |
| Pork Ribs | 46 | 17 | 4 | 8 | 177.7144 | 152.4800 | 167.48 | top 48% |
| Pork | 35 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 179.4400 | 152.4800 | 166.27 | top 55% |
| Brisket | 35 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 177.7028 | 156.5372 | 168.42 | top 40% |
“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 | 19 | 0 | top 52% |
| OH | 9 | 0 | top 44% |
| IN | 5 | 0 | top 61% |
| KY | 1 | 0 | top 62% |
| WV | 1 | 0 | top 55% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 47% |
| Medium (20–39) | 21 | 0 | top 52% |
| Large (40+) | 13 | 0 | top 52% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2021 (8 contests)
- Cooks mostly in MI (27 of 46 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (46 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 668.04
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)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 663.8628 | 655.84 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 699.3828 | 675.74 |
| 2024 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 690.8000 | 672.91 |
| 2023 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 678.1600 | 664.28 |
| 2022 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 695.3944 | 677.28 |
| 2021 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 690.2512 | 676.97 |
| 2020 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 677.6340 | 657.23 |
| 2019 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 676.4228 | 659.44 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-01 | Smoke in the Mitten Westland, MI | 33 / 34 (647.8168) | 26 (163.9884) | 26 (164.5256) | 34 (155.9200) | 25 (163.3828) |
| 2026-05-01 | Smoke in the Mitten (ONE MEAT RIBS) Westland, MI | — | — | 1 (177.7144) | — | — |
| 2026-04-17 | GLBBQA Spring Fling Coldwater, MI | 39 / 48 (663.8628) | 33 (168.0000) | 38 (165.0972) | 39 (164.5256) | 32 (166.2400) |
| 2025-09-19 | September Fest Coldwater, MI | 11 / 26 (677.0400) | 16 (166.2284) | 8 (171.4172) | 18 (165.6916) | 4 (173.7028) |
| 2025-09-19 | September Fest (ONE MEAT RIBS) Coldwater, MI | — | — | 12 (162.2516) | — | — |
| 2025-08-01 | All American BBQ Throwdown Westland, MI | 3 / 43 (699.3828) | 11 (173.1200) | 3 (176.5600) | 9 (176.0000) | 8 (173.7028) |
| 2025-08-01 | All American BBQ Throwdown (ONE MEAT RIBS) Westland, MI | — | — | 1 (177.7144) | — | — |
| 2025-05-09 | Smoke in the Mitten Westland, MI | 23 / 26 (646.6172) | 10 (171.9772) | 25 (152.4800) | 24 (160.5028) | 22 (161.6572) |
| 2025-05-09 | Smoke in the Mitten (ONE MEAT RIBS) Westland, MI | — | — | 16 (167.9656) | — | — |
| 2025-04-18 | GLBBQA Spring Fling Charlotte, MI | 29 / 56 (679.9316) | 49 (165.6800) | 40 (166.2400) | 9 (175.4400) | 17 (172.5716) |
| 2024-09-06 | Grizzly BBQ Brawl Wadsworth, OH | 20 / 30 (665.6460) | 29 (161.0972) | 27 (159.3944) | 6 (173.1544) | 7 (172.0000) |
| 2024-08-02 | All American BBQ Throwdown Westland, MI | 23 / 40 (668.4912) | 33 (165.7028) | 26 (165.0856) | 21 (167.4056) | 12 (170.2972) |
| 2024-08-02 | All American BBQ Throwdown (ONE MEAT RIBS) Westland, MI | — | — | 16 (168.5372) | — | — |
| 2024-05-03 | Smoke in the Mitten BBQ Competition Westland, MI | 20 / 26 (666.7196) | 19 (169.7028) | 22 (162.7884) | 11 (168.5600) | 16 (165.6684) |
| 2024-04-19 | GLBBQA Spring Fling Charlotte, MI | 12 / 62 (690.8000) | 14 (175.4400) | 25 (170.2628) | 28 (171.9772) | 13 (173.1200) |
| 2023-08-04 | All American BBQ Throwdown Westland, MI | 10 / 44 (678.1600) | 37 (163.9544) | 7 (171.9772) | 7 (172.5484) | 15 (169.6800) |
| 2023-08-04 | All American BBQ Throwdown (ONE MEAT RIBS) Westland, MI | — | — | 27 (162.8116) | — | — |
| 2023-07-21 | The Buckeye BBQ Classic Hillsboro, OH | 24 / 32 (649.5084) | 28 (157.6340) | 22 (162.8116) | 17 (167.4056) | 22 (161.6572) |
| 2023-05-05 | Smoke in the Mitten BBQ Competition Westland, MI | 14 / 25 (677.5996) | 23 (165.1084) | 20 (166.8228) | 12 (169.6684) | 5 (176.0000) |
| 2023-04-28 | Marietta River City BBQ Marietta, OH | 25 / 42 (651.8628) | 25 (164.5372) | 36 (156.5256) | 19 (165.7028) | 21 (165.0972) |
| 2023-04-28 | Marietta River City BBQ (ONE MEAT RIBS) Marietta, OH | — | — | 12 (166.2628) | — | — |
| 2022-08-05 | All American BBQ Throwdown Westland, MI | 31 / 50 (659.3600) | 29 (166.8228) | 31 (164.5604) | 44 (157.7256) | 12 (170.2512) |
| 2022-08-05 | All American BBQ Throwdown - One Meat Ribs Westland, MI | — | — | 2 (177.1544) | — | — |
| 2022-07-15 | Bordertown BBQ Brawl Sault Ste Marie, MI | 14 / 30 (677.0856) | 29 (157.6572) | 2 (176.6172) | 11 (171.4056) | 8 (171.4056) |
| 2022-07-15 | Bordertown BBQ Brawl (One Meat Ribs) Sault Ste Marie, MI | — | — | 11 (168.5716) | — | — |
| 2022-04-29 | Marietta River City BBQ Marietta, OH | 3 / 25 (695.3944) | 8 (171.4172) | 8 (170.2744) | 1 (179.4400) | 3 (174.2628) |
| 2021-09-24 | Rumble on the River Presented by TheBBQSuperStore.com Grand Haven, MI | 4 / 28 (681.0516) | 16 (168.5372) | 1 (175.4172) | 19 (166.2516) | 5 (170.8456) |
| 2021-09-04 | Destination Outlets Labor Day BBQ Championship Jeffersonville, OH | 7 / 15 (681.6116) | 10 (169.6800) | 5 (170.2744) | 3 (175.4172) | 10 (166.2400) |
| 2021-08-06 | All American BBQ Throwdown Westland, MI | 11 / 32 (669.0628) | 14 (170.2972) | 11 (166.8344) | 19 (165.0856) | 14 (166.8456) |
| 2021-06-18 | Hoosier BBQ Classic Day 1 Franklin, IN | 22 / 51 (673.6112) | 25 (169.7028) | 17 (169.1428) | 42 (160.5028) | 8 (174.2628) |
| 2021-05-15 | Rockin' BBQ - Day 2 Warsaw, IN | 20 / 39 (669.0396) | 24 (166.2628) | 11 (169.6912) | 29 (163.9656) | 15 (169.1200) |
| 2021-05-14 | Rockin' BBQ - Day 1 Warsaw, IN | 20 / 41 (674.1488) | 9 (173.1200) | 25 (166.2516) | 29 (165.0856) | 20 (169.6916) |
| 2021-05-14 | Rockin' BBQ - Day 1 - One Meat Rib Contest Warsaw, IN | — | — | 31 (155.9428) | — | — |
| 2021-04-23 | Marietta River City BBQ Marietta, OH | 3 / 29 (690.2512) | 8 (172.5484) | 8 (171.4400) | 10 (168.5600) | 1 (177.7028) |
| 2020-09-25 | Rumble on the River Presented by TheBBQSuperStore.com Grand Haven, MI | 6 / 28 (677.6340) | 20 (167.3828) | 15 (166.2856) | 12 (166.8228) | 1 (177.1428) |
| 2020-09-11 | Rockin' BBQ 2 Just Another BBQ Day 1 Warsaw, IN | 31 / 36 (650.1376) | 35 (159.4060) | 9 (169.7144) | 36 (152.4800) | 10 (168.5372) |
| 2020-09-11 | Rockin' BBQ 2 Just Another BBQ - One Meat Companion Contest Warsaw, IN | — | — | 22 (164.5372) | — | — |
| 2020-08-07 | All American BBQ Throwdown Westland, MI | 34 / 42 (643.9316) | 35 (159.3944) | 33 (159.9888) | 29 (162.2628) | 26 (162.2856) |
| 2019-10-04 | Jim Beam BBQ Classic Springfield, KY | 26 / 42 (661.5200) | 38 (158.2172) | 1 (175.4172) | 34 (160.5028) | 17 (167.3828) |
| 2019-09-20 | Rumble on the River Presented by TheBBQSuperStore.com Grand Haven, MI | 22 / 28 (663.9088) | 27 (161.0972) | 10 (169.7144) | 5 (172.5716) | 25 (160.5256) |
| 2019-08-30 | PigMania Hilliard State Championship BBQ & Music Festival Hilliard, OH | 13 / 28 (676.4228) | 7 (174.2628) | 16 (168.5372) | 25 (160.5028) | 4 (173.1200) |
| 2019-07-12 | Ohio Veterans Barbecue Cook-Off Kettering, OH | 21 / 33 (665.0172) | 20 (164.5372) | 8 (170.8344) | 20 (166.2400) | 21 (163.4056) |
| 2019-06-21 | 11th Annual Auburn Hills Barbecue Cook-Off Auburn Hills, MI | 16 / 30 (647.8400) | 29 (158.2400) | 4 (172.5600) | 15 (160.5028) | 19 (156.5372) |
| 2019-06-07 | Almost Heaven BBQ Bash Roanoke, WV | 17 / 31 (645.6344) | 20 (162.2744) | 21 (154.8000) | 13 (166.2856) | 15 (162.2744) |
| 2019-05-10 | Rockin BBQ Warsaw, IN | 31 / 42 (647.2224) | 36 (157.6572) | 26 (162.8112) | 32 (159.9428) | 14 (166.8112) |
| 2019-04-26 | Marietta River City BBQ Marietta, OH | 5 / 26 (667.9200) | 2 (172.0000) | 3 (171.4288) | 12 (163.3828) | 15 (161.1084) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Master | #650 (119 pts) | #727 (119 pts) | #355 (393 pts) | #671 (119 pts) | #676 (119 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #422 (477 pts) | #515 (412 pts) | #263 (966 pts) | #468 (432 pts) | #421 (522 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #525 (351 pts) | #603 (311 pts) | #616 (337 pts) | #475 (431 pts) | #435 (501 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #515 (362 pts) | #716 (237 pts) | #456 (540 pts) | #445 (467 pts) | #459 (437 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #516 (395 pts) | #702 (260 pts) | #301 (843 pts) | #485 (460 pts) | #460 (500 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #204 (949 pts) | #278 (744 pts) | #186 (1066 pts) | #294 (694 pts) | #175 (1034 pts) |
| 2020 ↗ | Master | #383 (288 pts) | #534 (198 pts) | #325 (381 pts) | #481 (238 pts) | #252 (473 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #435 (751 pts) | #421 (801 pts) | #222 (1231 pts) | #445 (771 pts) | #397 (841 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #404 (856 pts) | #337 (1001 pts) | #245 (1206 pts) | #410 (881 pts) | #300 (1071 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #428 (879 pts) | #520 (764 pts) | #452 (864 pts) | #306 (1149 pts) | #325 (1139 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #331 (1101 pts) | #409 (946 pts) | #350 (1061 pts) | #221 (1366 pts) | #249 (1311 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #1321 (195 pts) | #1304 (230 pts) | #1349 (215 pts) | #1458 (195 pts) | #1219 (240 pts) |