High-water mark
683.9544
career-best overall
95.0% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 683.9544 at Hog Wild BBQ Cookoff and Family Fest — 95.0% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2025-05-02
MISSISSIPPI MEAT MAFIA
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1453
peak 1453 · rated over 20 contests ⓘ
Contests
22
in the data
First seen
2018-08-24
latest 2026-04-24
Best ToY finish
#1119
Master 2018
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 22 contests
Avg finish
top 70%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
670.08 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 638.33 (+31.75)
Walk rate
32%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±54.34
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 166.57 · weakest Brisket (158.50)
Road miles
4,445
mi across 22 mapped stops · furthest 462 mi
Schedule strength
66%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1583)
Purse competed for
$275K
listed at 15 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 17 state-championship entries
Master avg
638.33 / 720
20 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (8 found in this team's record)
Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.
A tough matchup
15–0
behind in the head-to-head
RAZORRACKS ahead in 100% of their meetings
RAZORRACKS has come out ahead in 15 of their 15 shared contests.
The weak link
−8.1
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 8.07 points below their pork ribs, and turns into a call 5% of the time against 10%.
- Brisket avg 158.50
- Pork Ribs avg 166.57
- 1 calls in 20 entries
A strong matchup
4–0
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 100% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of 2nd Hand Smoke in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
Pork Ribs nemesis
12 of 15
shared pork ribs entries lost
RAZORRACKS ahead 80% of the time
Even in their strongest meat, RAZORRACKS has out-cooked them in 12 of 15 shared pork ribs entries.
Boom or bust
±7.55%
swing around their own average
Their overall swings ±7.55% of a perfect score around its own average — when it lands they're dangerous, and when it doesn't the weekend is gone by lunch.
- averages 88.7% of a perfect score
- best 95.0%
A September team
Top 53%
average finish in September
Something about September: average finish in the top 53% across 4 contests, versus top 70% the rest of the year.
- 4 September contests
- top 70% the rest of the year
The long haul
4,445
road miles between contests
Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 4,445 miles across 22 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 462 miles to Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown.
- 22 mapped stops
- furthest 462 mi
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The nearest teams in the power rankings, with a different reason on each card — six teams on one rating are rarely on it for the same reason. Rating decides who makes the list; where teams tie on it, the ones this team has actually cooked against come first, then teams at a similar point in their own career. KCBS doesn’t publish where a team is from, so nothing here is inferred from geography.
115 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5380 of the rated field
- Contests
- 25
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1453
1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to MISSISSIPPI MEAT MAFIA)
2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team MISSISSIPPI MEAT MAFIA has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#5373 of the rated field
- Contests
- 13
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1454
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to MISSISSIPPI MEAT MAFIA)
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 12 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-head#5389 of the rated field
- Contests
- 95
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 7%
- Peak
- 1453
2–0 in 2 shared contests (100% to MISSISSIPPI MEAT MAFIA)
95 contests to 22: their number has had years to settle where MISSISSIPPI MEAT MAFIA's is still finding its level.
⚔ Head-to-head#5386 of the rated field
- Contests
- 16
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1453
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 7 years before MISSISSIPPI MEAT MAFIA's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-head#5368 of the rated field
- Contests
- 27
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 19%
- Peak
- 1559
No shared contest yet.
27 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 19% top-10 finishes rather than wins.
⚔ Head-to-head#5376 of the rated field
- Contests
- 29
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 21%
- Peak
- 1453
No shared contest yet.
Level with MISSISSIPPI MEAT MAFIA on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RAZORRACKS | 15 | 0 | 15 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Kermit's Ex | 14 | 1 | 13 | 7% | ⚔ compare |
| PIGLITICALLY INCORRECT BBQ | 13 | 1 | 12 | 8% | ⚔ compare |
| FIRE DANCER BBQ | 13 | 1 | 12 | 8% | ⚔ compare |
| Kith n' Kin | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| MEMPHIS ORIGINAL BBQ | 9 | 1 | 8 | 11% | ⚔ compare |
| UNCLE FEOL'S TENNESSEE STYLE BBQ | 9 | 1 | 8 | 11% | ⚔ compare |
| Q-BONES BBQ | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Rankin County BBQ Company | 8 | 1 | 7 | 13% | ⚔ compare |
| BOARS NIGHT OUT | 8 | 1 | 7 | 13% | ⚔ compare |
| Piggin' Whiskey | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Smokin N The Bandits | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14% | ⚔ compare |
| JANKY LEG BBQ | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| TENNESSEE SMOKE SHOWIN | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 174.2856 | 149.0972 | 166.48 | top 62% |
| Pork Ribs | 20 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 179.4400 | 154.7656 | 166.57 | top 58% |
| Pork | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 177.7028 | 149.0628 | 163.27 | top 68% |
| Brisket | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 171.4400 | 134.7544 | 158.50 | top 73% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| MS | 12 | 0 | top 75% |
| KS | 3 | 0 | top 61% |
| TN | 2 | 0 | top 86% |
| LA | 1 | 0 | top 74% |
| IL | 1 | 0 | top 43% |
| AR | 1 | 0 | top 31% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 82% |
| Medium (20–39) | 10 | 0 | top 80% |
| Large (40+) | 9 | 0 | top 58% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southaven Springfest | 4 | 21 | 0 | top 73% | 2026-04-24 |
| American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 3 | 117 | 0 | top 61% | 2023-09-27 |
| *Smokin on the Rez BBQ and Music Festival (DAY 2) | 2 | 22 | 0 | top 84% | 2018-08-25 |
The story so far (16 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
7.7 yrs
2018-08-24 → 2026-04-24
Busiest season
2022
4 contests
Contests a season
2.4
across 9 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
MS
12 of 22 contests · 6 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
14
3 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Pork Ribs
20 entries · 1 win · 2 calls
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
averages 166.57 · weakest Brisket (158.50)
Walk rate
32%
a top-10 call in 7 of 22 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 22 contests
Master average
638.33
out of 720 · 20 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
1,125
655–1,418 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
4,445
22 mapped stops · furthest 462 mi
Schedule strength
1583
average field rating faced — tougher than 66% of rated contests
Purse competed for
$274,535
listed at 15 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0
from 17 state-championship entries
Power rating
1453
peak 1453 · #5388 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2018
- First tracked contest *Smokin on the Rez BBQ and Music Festival (DAY 1)
- First call *Smokin on the Rez BBQ and Music Festival (DAY 2)
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score653.5768 *Smokin on the Rez BBQ and Music Festival (DAY 2)
- Peak power rating (1493) *Jonesboro Downtown BBQ Festival
- 2021
- 10th tracked contest American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST
- 2024
- First category win (Pork Ribs) Southaven Springfest
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)179.4400 Southaven Springfest
- 2025
- Career-best overall score683.9544 Hog Wild BBQ Cookoff and Family Fest
- 2026
- Most recent contest Southaven Springfest
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +8.5 | *Jonesboro Downtown BBQ Festival | 2018-09-28 |
| +6.5 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST | 2021-09-16 |
| +4.2 | Hog Wild BBQ Cookoff and Family Fest | 2025-05-02 |
| +2.2 | Southaven Springfest | 2023-04-21 |
| +2.2 | Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown | 2019-07-19 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12.3 | Great Americana BBQ Festival | 2021-08-27 |
| -11.8 | Southaven Springfest | 2022-04-22 |
| -9.8 | *Smokin on the Rez BBQ and Music Festival (DAY 1) | 2018-08-24 |
| -7.2 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST | 2022-09-29 |
| -7.2 | Southaven Springfest | 2019-04-26 |
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
How entries end (by meat)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 82% | 92.1% | 92.1% |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 71% | 95% | 94.6% |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 100% | top 71% | 92.6% | 92% |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 65% | 93.3% | 92.2% |
| 2022 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 87% | 90.5% | 81.5% |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33% | top 63% | 91.6% | 79.7% |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 60% | 91.8% | 91.8% |
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33% | top 67% | 92.8% | 90.9% |
| 2018 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33% | top 66% | 91.5% | 89.8% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-24 | Southaven Springfest 🏅 Southaven, MS | 27 / 33 (663.2912) | 31 (165.7028) | 30 (162.8000) | 27 (165.1084) | 19 (169.6800) |
| 2025-05-02 | Hog Wild BBQ Cookoff and Family Fest 🏅 Brookhaven, MS | 16 / 27 (683.9544) | 14 (173.7028) | 18 (170.2744) | 21 (168.5372) | 10 (171.4400) |
| 2025-04-04 | Smokin on the Rez 🏅 Ridgeland, MS | 14 / 17 (678.2172) | 16 (170.8456) | 13 (166.8344) | 5 (177.7028) | 16 (162.8344) |
| 2024-10-25 | VPD Back the Blue BBQ Competition 🏅 Vidalia, LA | 23 / 31 (658.1828) | 21 (165.7028) | 10 (174.8572) | 22 (165.1200) | 27 (152.5028) |
| 2024-04-26 | Southaven Springfest 🏅 Southaven, MS | 30 / 44 (666.7540) | 26 (168.5484) | 1 (179.4400) | 42 (152.5256) | 27 (166.2400) |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 333 / 487 (656.4804) | 241 (168.5484) | 236 (169.1316) | 271 (166.8344) | 441 (151.9660) |
| 2023-04-21 | Southaven Springfest 🏅 Southaven, MS | 21 / 34 (671.8740) | 20 (169.1084) | 18 (169.6800) | 18 (169.1200) | 22 (163.9656) |
| 2022-10-01 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - SIDES Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 446 / 505 (630.0916) | 309 (165.1200) | 337 (163.9772) | 279 (166.2400) | 493 (134.7544) |
| 2022-06-03 | Covington World's Oldest Barbeque Festival 🏅 Covington, TN | 20 / 28 (651.8628) | 25 (149.0972) | 13 (169.6800) | 17 (166.2400) | 14 (166.8456) |
| 2022-04-22 | Southaven Springfest 🏅 Southaven, MS | 36 / 36 (477.5884) | 24 (169.6800) | 30 (162.2284) | — | 35 (145.6800) |
| 2021-09-16 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 117 / 467 (475.4168) | 346 (159.4172) | 378 (157.0856) | 345 (158.8000) | 442 (142.1940) |
| 2021-08-27 | Great Americana BBQ Festival 🏅 Franklin, TN | 25 / 25 (487.3032) | — | 15 (167.4060) | 19 (161.6572) | 20 (158.2400) |
| 2021-06-18 | DeSoto Shrine Club 13th Annual BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Nesbit, MS | 31 / 48 (659.8400) | 27 (167.4172) | 32 (162.2400) | 9 (174.2628) | 41 (155.9200) |
| 2020-06-19 | Desoto Shrine Club 12th Annual BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Hernando, MS | 28 / 47 (661.0744) | 22 (170.2628) | 25 (170.2972) | 35 (163.9772) | 35 (156.5372) |
| 2019-07-19 | Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown 🏅 Peoria, IL | 17 / 40 (667.9544) | 5 (172.5944) | 11 (167.4288) | 21 (165.1200) | 28 (162.8112) |
| 2019-06-14 | Desoto Shrine Club BBQ Cook off 🏅 Hernado, MS | 38 / 49 (649.0288) | 36 (164.5600) | 11 (174.2744) | 48 (149.0628) | 35 (161.1316) |
| 2019-04-26 | Southaven Springfest 🏅 Southaven, MS | 25 / 31 (645.5428) | 25 (161.7028) | 22 (160.5144) | 28 (158.2172) | 20 (165.1084) |
| 2018-09-28 | *Jonesboro Downtown BBQ Festival Jonesboro, AR | 14 / 45 (658.6972) | 15 (165.6800) | 22 (162.2400) | 17 (163.9428) | 11 (166.8344) |
| 2018-08-25 | *Smokin on the Rez BBQ and Music Festival (DAY 2) Brandon, MS | 22 / 28 (653.5768) | 5 (174.2856) | 18 (166.2400) | 28 (150.8112) | 19 (162.2400) |
| 2018-08-24 | *Smokin on the Rez BBQ and Music Festival (DAY 1) Brandon, MS | 25 / 28 (627.7712) | 26 (161.1200) | 26 (154.7656) | 24 (158.8000) | 26 (153.0856) |
Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #1182 (60 pts) | #1242 (60 pts) | #670 (285 pts) | #1231 (60 pts) | #1204 (60 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #1176 (79 pts) | #1225 (84 pts) | #1306 (94 pts) | #1164 (94 pts) | #1231 (74 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #1309 (60 pts) | #1325 (65 pts) | #1404 (60 pts) | — | #1333 (60 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #1330 (160 pts) | #1080 (245 pts) | #1076 (260 pts) | #1473 (140 pts) | #1536 (120 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #1119 (236 pts) | #939 (341 pts) | #1248 (216 pts) | #1236 (211 pts) | #1084 (266 pts) |