A tough matchup
5–0
behind in the head-to-head
913 BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
913 BBQ has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
MOTORMOUTH BBQ
MOTORMOUTH BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2016 and 2021. Their best overall finish is 237th of 467 at the American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST (2021). They are ranked #4423 of 6,485 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1474
peak 1474 · rated over 5 contests
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
Oct 29, 2016
latest Sep 16, 2021 · 4.9 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 71%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±14.54
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 164.57 · weakest Pork Ribs (157.82)
Road miles
0
across 5 mapped stops
Schedule strength
66%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1583)
Purse competed for
$129K
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 2 state-championship entries
Master avg
640.50 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to MOTORMOUTH BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
149 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4,408 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1475
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to MOTORMOUTH BBQ)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team MOTORMOUTH BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#4,428 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1474
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,415 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1475
They turned up 6 years after MOTORMOUTH BBQ did, first appearing in 2022.
⚔ Compare careers#4,439 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1511
They've been 1511 at their best, 37 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Compare careers#4,425 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1474
Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 3 years before MOTORMOUTH BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#4,417 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1475
Level with MOTORMOUTH BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FOUNTAIN CITY BARBEQUE | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| ATTITUDES OF SMOKE | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| Smoke & Beer BBQ | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| Big Blue BBQ | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| PORK RADIO 810 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
| EXCESSIVE BEHAVIOR | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
| Q-CHIPS | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
| 3 BRATS AND A COCKTAIL WEENIE | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| Buckeye Barbeque | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| OINK, MOO & COCK-A-DOODLE DOO | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| Rocks Famous BBQ | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| Smoke Me Tender BBQ | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| Wine & Swine | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| Rub On It BBQ | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| 2 GREEKS BBQ | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168.5600 | 151.9540 | 160.08 | top 69% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.7028 | 142.8344 | 157.82 | top 72% |
| Pork | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.4400 | 160.5828 | 164.57 | top 52% |
| Brisket | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.1772 | 143.3600 | 158.03 | top 62% |
“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.
More numbers
Contests a season
1
across 5 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
KS
5 of 5 contests
Contests visited
5
a different one every time
Opponents faced
1,207
finished ahead 521 times, behind 1,838
Longest layoff
2 yrs
Sep 12, 2019 → Sep 16, 2021
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20213 milestones
- Career-best overall score662.3204 American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST
- Career-best single call (Brisket)169.1772 American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST
- Most recent contest American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST
20191 milestone
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score648.9936 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST
20162 milestones
- First tracked contest 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)
- Peak power rating (1491) 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -8.6 | 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) | Oct 29, 2016 |
| -5 | 39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) | Sep 15, 2018 |
| -4.8 | 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST | Sep 12, 2019 |
| -4.8 | 38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) | Sep 1, 2017 |
| -2.4 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST | Sep 16, 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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 51% | 92% | 92% |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 65% | 90.1% | 90.1% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 78% | 88.3% | 88.3% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 76% | 88.4% | 88.4% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 86% | 85.9% | 85.9% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 16, 2021 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 237 / 467 (662.3204) | 237 (165.7144) | 290 (163.4288) | 258 (164) | 129 (169.1772) |
| Sep 12, 2019 | 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 302 / 468 (648.9936) | 431 (151.9540) | 229 (165.7028) | 195 (167.4056) | 237 (163.9312) |
| Sep 15, 2018 | 39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS | 362 / 467 (635.8740) | 399 (156.4912) | 344 (160) | 258 (163.4172) | 355 (155.9656) |
| Sep 1, 2017 | 38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS | 309 / 407 (636.5144) | 160 (168.5600) | 317 (157.1544) | 171 (167.4400) | 380 (143.3600) |
| Oct 29, 2016 | 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS | 479 / 557 (618.7888) | 420 (157.6800) | 536 (142.8344) | 377 (160.5828) | 356 (157.6916) |