MISSISSIPPI MEAT MAFIA MS

Power ranking

#2707

of 2982 rated · rankings

Rating

1444

peak 1444

Contests

in the data

First seen

2019-04-26

latest 2026-04-24

Best ToY finish

#1119

Master 2018

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

1 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 19 contests

Avg finish

top 72%

overall standings

Best overall

683.9544

Hog Wild BBQ Cookoff and Family Fest

Perfect 180s

Current form

670.08 ▲

last 5 vs career avg 627.89 (+42.19)

Walk rate

32%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

179.4400

Pork Ribs · Southaven Springfest

Consistency

±67.86

std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork Ribs

avg 167.54 · weakest Brisket (158.11)

Road miles

4118

mi across 19 mapped stops · furthest 439 mi

⚔ Compare with another team

Storylines

⚔️ A tough matchup

RAZORRACKS has come out ahead in 14 of their 14 shared contests.

⚔️ A strong matchup

They've finished ahead of 2nd Hand Smoke in 4 of their 4 shared contests.

📅 A September team

Something about September: average finish in the top 61% across 3 contests, versus top 72% the rest of the year.

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By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	16	1	0	0	173.7028	149.0972	166.38	top 65%
Pork Ribs	17	2	1	1	179.4400	157.0856	167.54	top 56%
Pork	16	2	0	0	177.7028	149.0628	164.28	top 66%
Brisket	17	1	0	0	171.4400	134.7544	158.11	top 75%

“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	Avg finish
MS	10	top 74%
KS	3	top 61%
TN	2	top 86%
LA	1	top 74%
IL	1	top 43%

By contest size

Field	Contests	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	1	top 82%
Medium (20–39)	8	top 79%
Large (40+)	8	top 62%

The story so far

Busiest season: 2022 (4 contests)
Cooks mostly in MS (10 of 19 contests)
Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (17 entries)
All-time average overall score: 627.89

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	Category wins	Best overall	Avg overall
2026	1	0	663.2912	663.29
2025	2	0	683.9544	681.09
2024	2	1	666.7540	662.47
2023	3	0	671.8740	664.18
2022	4	0	651.8628	586.51
2021	3	0	659.8400	540.85
2020	1	0	661.0744	661.07
2019	3	0	667.9544	654.18

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)

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	#1335 (160 pts)	#1085 (245 pts)	#1080 (260 pts)	#1479 (140 pts)	#1539 (120 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#1119 (236 pts)	#939 (341 pts)	#1248 (216 pts)	#1236 (211 pts)	#1084 (266 pts)