High-water mark
664.4912
career-best overall
92.3% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 664.4912 at The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle — 92.3% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Jun 22, 2018
Midnite Vultures
Midnite Vultures is a competition barbecue team with 9 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2022. Their best overall finish is 21st of 184 at the Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship (2017). They are ranked #1780 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1548
peak 1550 · rated over 9 contests
Contests
9
in the data
First seen
Jun 21, 2013
latest Jun 24, 2022 · 9 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 31%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
654.17 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 649.24 (+4.93)
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±9.63
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 164.12 · weakest Pork (160.79)
Road miles
10
across 9 mapped stops
Schedule strength
8%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1511)
Purse competed for
$50K
listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 8 state-championship entries
Master avg
649.24 / 720
9 Master contests · 0 GCs
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Midnite Vultures, each with one reason worth a look.
62 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#1,786 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 30%
- Peak
- 1548
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 10 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#1,783 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 70%
- Peak
- 1556
Careers of much the same size, 10 contests to 9, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#1,782 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 25%
- Peak
- 1548
They turned up 7 years after Midnite Vultures did, first appearing in 2020.
⚔ Compare careers#1,784 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 27%
- Peak
- 1553
Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 11 contests, alongside a 27% overall top-10 rate.
⚔ Compare careers#1,778 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 27%
- Peak
- 1549
Level with Midnite Vultures on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#1,781 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 9%
- Peak
- 1548
Their last contest in the data was back in 2015, 7 years before Midnite Vultures'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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Animal House BBQ | 9 | 9 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| DUNN UP BBQ | 9 | 9 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| No Clue BBQ | 9 | 9 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| Smokin Engineers | 9 | 9 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| Smoking Our Butts Off | 9 | 9 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| The Drizzlers | 9 | 9 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| Too Hot to Handle | 9 | 9 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| Fire in the Hole | 9 | 9 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| B&D BBQ | 9 | 8 | 1 | 89% | ⚔ compare |
| Every Man A Smoker | 9 | 8 | 1 | 89% | ⚔ compare |
| Grill on Grill Action | 9 | 8 | 1 | 89% | ⚔ compare |
| Hogs Breath BBQ | 9 | 8 | 1 | 89% | ⚔ compare |
| Nice Rack | 9 | 8 | 1 | 89% | ⚔ compare |
| THE LICKS | 9 | 8 | 1 | 89% | ⚔ compare |
| Shorthorn BBQ | 9 | 8 | 1 | 89% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 172.5600 | 160 | 164.12 | top 34% |
| Pork Ribs | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.8228 | 141.7144 | 160.87 | top 43% |
| Pork | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.2856 | 142.7772 | 160.79 | top 47% |
| Brisket | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.9884 | 151.3372 | 163.46 | top 32% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship | 4 | 44 | 0 | top 31% | Jun 24, 2016 |
| The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship | 2 | 64 | 0 | top 48% | Jun 25, 2021 |
More numbers
Contests a season
1
across 9 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
KS
9 of 9 contests
Contests visited
5
2 of them more than once
Opponents faced
443
finished ahead 1,110 times, behind 475
Longest layoff
2 yrs
Jun 21, 2019 → Jun 25, 2021
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20221 milestone
- Most recent contest The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
20191 milestone
- Peak power rating (1550) The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship
20181 milestone
- Career-best overall score664.4912 The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle
20171 milestone
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score660.4912 Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship
20161 milestone
- Career-best single call (Chicken)172.5600 Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship
20131 milestone
- First tracked contest Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +11.7 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship | Jun 23, 2017 |
| +11.1 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle | Jun 22, 2018 |
| +8.5 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | Jun 21, 2013 |
| +6.5 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship | Jun 24, 2016 |
| +5.6 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | Jun 27, 2014 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -5 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship | Jun 25, 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 36% | 91.5% | 91.5% |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 61% | 88.2% | 88.2% |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 35% | 90.5% | 90.5% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 12% | 92.3% | 92.3% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 11% | 91.7% | 91.7% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 29% | 89.8% | 89.8% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 40% | 88.9% | 88.9% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 32% | 89% | 89% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 24% | 89.5% | 89.5% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 24, 2022 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 59 / 164 (658.8000) | 104 (160) | 25 (170.8228) | 62 (167.4400) | 89 (160.5372) |
| Jun 25, 2021 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 89 / 145 (635.2572) | 42 (165.1544) | 34 (169.6800) | 128 (149.0856) | 110 (151.3372) |
| Jun 21, 2019 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 64 / 183 (651.8172) | 97 (160.5256) | 68 (165.0856) | 121 (158.8000) | 46 (167.4060) |
| Jun 22, 2018 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle Lenexa, KS | 22 / 185 (664.4912) | 57 (163.4056) | 26 (169.1544) | 70 (163.9428) | 25 (167.9884) |
| Jun 23, 2017 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 21 / 184 (660.4912) | 77 (160) | 42 (166.2628) | 42 (166.8228) | 34 (167.4056) |
| Jun 24, 2016 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 53 / 183 (646.7772) | 12 (172.5600) | 37 (167.4400) | 167 (142.7772) | 52 (164) |
| Jun 26, 2015 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 73 / 183 (639.9088) | 48 (165.7144) | 136 (153.1084) | 109 (158.2516) | 59 (162.8344) |
| Jun 27, 2014 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 59 / 184 (641.0400) | 52 (165.1200) | 170 (141.7144) | 18 (169.6800) | 41 (164.5256) |
| Jun 21, 2013 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 44 / 183 (644.5710) | 44 (164.5714) | 159 (144.5712) | 19 (170.2856) | 35 (165.1428) |