Mitch's BBQ

Mitch's BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 13 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2017 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 25th of 31 at the Red White & Que: Day 2 CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (2021). They are ranked #5868 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#5,868

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1440

peak 1440 · rated over 13 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Jul 7, 2017

latest Apr 18, 2026 · 8.8 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#655

Master 2020 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

0% of 13 contests

Avg finish

top 76%

overall standings

Best overall

656.4572 / 720

Master · Red White & Que: Day 2 CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES

Perfect 180s

Current form

632.67 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 626.51 (+6.16)

Walk rate

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

171.4172

Chicken · Red White & Que: Day 2 CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES

Consistency

±14.86

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 160.32 · weakest Brisket (154.03)

Road miles

1,045

across 13 mapped stops · furthest 74 mi

Schedule strength

51%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1565)

Purse competed for

$62K

listed at 9 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 8 state-championship entries

Master avg

626.51 / 720

13 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (7 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

A tough matchup

13–0 behind in the head-to-head

Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit ahead in 100% of their meetings

Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit has come out ahead in 13 of their 13 shared contests.

The weak link

−6.3 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 6.29 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 8% of the time against 0%.

Brisket avg 154.03
Chicken avg 160.32
1 call in 13 entries

A strong matchup

6–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of UP IN SMOKERS in 6 of their 6 shared contests.

The comeback

3.8 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 3.8 years, then back at New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2) (Apr 18, 2026).

last seen Jul 9, 2022
back Apr 18, 2026

Chicken nemesis

13 of 13 shared chicken entries lost

Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit ahead 100% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit has out-cooked them in 13 of 13 shared chicken entries.

A July team

Top 67% average finish in July

Something about July: average finish in the top 67% across 6 contests, versus top 76% the rest of the year.

6 July contests
top 76% the rest of the year

The metronome

±2.06% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.06% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 87.0% of a perfect score
13 contests

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Year	Series	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2021 ↗	Master	#995 (116 pts)	#1051 (116 pts)	#999 (126 pts)	#954 (121 pts)	#645 (261 pts)
2020 ↗	Master	#655 (120 pts)	#545 (190 pts)	#657 (140 pts)	#706 (120 pts)	#681 (120 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#1471 (120 pts)	#1593 (120 pts)	#1575 (120 pts)	#1578 (120 pts)	#1536 (120 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#1524 (120 pts)	#1473 (150 pts)	#1397 (175 pts)	#1610 (120 pts)	#1586 (120 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#1722 (120 pts)	#1745 (130 pts)	#1559 (175 pts)	#1799 (120 pts)	#1794 (120 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to Mitch's BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.

90 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.

The Stu Pit

#5,876 of the rated field

1440 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1440

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to Mitch's BBQ)

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Mitch's BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 8 contests
last seen Jul 14, 2023

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Burn Rate!

#5,881 of the rated field

1440 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1440

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 13 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 13 contests
last seen Sep 30, 2026

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2FishQ

#5,869 of the rated field

1440 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1440

Their last contest in the data was back in 2021, 5 years before Mitch's BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 14 contests

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MESQUITO BBQ

#5,853 of the rated field

1441 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1505

Careers of much the same size, 12 contests to 13, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 12 contests
last seen Jun 22, 2019

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DP BBQ

#5,870 of the rated field

1440 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1440

Level with Mitch's BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 11 contests
last seen Oct 17, 2020

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SMOKIN JO

#5,877 of the rated field

1440 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 9%
Peak: 1440

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 11 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 11 contests
last seen Mar 16, 2018

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Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit	13	0	13	0%	⚔ compare
POPPA Q-BBQ	12	1	11	8%	⚔ compare
GLAZED AND INFUSED NEW JERSEY BBQ	11	0	11	0%	⚔ compare
PACKANACK LAKE BBQ CLUB	11	0	11	0%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN' TEX BBQ	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
Top Gun Barbecue	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
BIG BOB'S SMOKIN QUE	9	1	8	11%	⚔ compare
LOCAL SMOKE BBQ	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
BOGGS HOG BBQ	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN' HOT PIGGIES	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
UP IN SMOKERS	6	6	0	100%	⚔ compare
Hot Rod's BBQ	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
PHILLY BLIND PIG BBQ	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
Tom Tom Bob A Que	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	13	0	171.4172	149.0740	160.32	top 67%
Pork Ribs	13	0	167.9656	144.5372	157.25	top 63%
Pork	13	0	163.9428	133.7712	154.92	top 75%
Brisket	13	1	169.6800	141.6800	154.03	top 69%

“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 field size and state

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	3	0	top 92%
Large (40+)	10	0	top 72%

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
New Jersey State Barbecue Championship	4	31	0	top 59%	Jul 9, 2022
New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2)	2	26	0	top 94%	Apr 18, 2026

More numbers

Busiest season 2021 3 contests

Contests a season 1.9 across 7 seasons in the data

Most contests held in NJ 13 of 13 contests

Contests visited 9 2 of them more than once

Opponents faced 262 finished ahead 167 times, behind 448

Longest layoff 3.8 yrs Jul 9, 2022 → Apr 18, 2026

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

20261 milestone

Apr 18 Most recent contest New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2)

20214 milestones

Jul 9 10th tracked contest New Jersey State BBQ Championship
Oct 23 First call Red White & Que: Day 2 CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES
Oct 23 First overall past 90% of a perfect score656.4572 Red White & Que: Day 2 CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES
Oct 23 Career-best overall score656.4572 Red White & Que: Day 2 CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES

20201 milestone

Oct 17 Career-best single call (Chicken)171.4172 Red White & Que: Day 2 CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES

20172 milestones

Jul 7 First tracked contest New Jersey State Barbecue Championship
Jul 7 Peak power rating (1500) New Jersey State Barbecue Championship

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+3.3	New Jersey State Barbecue Championship	Jul 9, 2022

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-10.9	New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2)	Apr 18, 2026
-8.9	New Jersey KnoQ-out CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES	Apr 27, 2019
-7.8	New Jersey KnoQ-out: Day 1-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES	Jul 31, 2020
-7.7	Que by the Sea	Sep 22, 2018
-6.1	New Jersey State Barbecue Championship	Jul 12, 2019

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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2026	1	0%	top 100%	86.1%	86.1%
2022	1	0%	top 51%	89.7%	89.7%
2021	3	33%	top 79%	91.2%	87.8%
2020	2	0%	top 87%	88.1%	87.5%
2019	2	0%	top 82%	85.7%	85.2%
2018	2	0%	top 69%	87.2%	86.5%
2017	2	0%	top 64%	87.5%	86.8%

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Apr 18, 2026	New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2) 🏅 Blairstown, NJ	26 / 26 (619.8172)	25 (158.2400)	26 (144.5372)	23 (158.8000)	25 (158.2400)
Jul 9, 2022	New Jersey State Barbecue Championship 🏅 North Wildwood, NJ	31 / 61 (646.1140)	38 (163.3828)	19 (167.9656)	41 (157.6456)	34 (157.1200)
Oct 23, 2021	Red White & Que: Day 2 CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES Jackson, NJ	25 / 31 (656.4572)	29 (160.5372)	23 (162.8228)	24 (163.4172)	9 (169.6800)
Jul 9, 2021	New Jersey State BBQ Championship 🏅 North Wildwood, NJ	45 / 59 (599.3824)	45 (151.9312)	47 (146.8228)	56 (133.7712)	13 (166.8572)
Apr 24, 2021	New Jersey KnoQ-out: Day 2-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Blairstown, NJ	32 / 40 (641.5544)	27 (165.0972)	38 (153.1200)	27 (163.9428)	27 (159.3944)
Oct 17, 2020	Red White & Que: Day 2 CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Jackson, NJ	32 / 40 (634.1260)	11 (171.4172)	34 (153.0744)	32 (157.0972)	35 (152.5372)
Jul 31, 2020	New Jersey KnoQ-out: Day 1-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Blairstown, NJ	33 / 35 (625.6344)	29 (161.6800)	21 (162.3200)	32 (154.8572)	34 (146.7772)
Jul 12, 2019	New Jersey State Barbecue Championship 🏅 North Wildwood, NJ	48 / 64 (617.0400)	43 (156.5828)	33 (158.2744)	44 (153.0972)	47 (149.0856)
Apr 27, 2019	New Jersey KnoQ-out CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Blairstown, NJ	38 / 43 (609.6228)	35 (158.2516)	38 (150.2856)	43 (140.5372)	25 (160.5484)
Sep 22, 2018	Que by the Sea Seaside Heights, NJ	36 / 43 (617.4972)	39 (149.0740)	14 (162.8116)	27 (158.8228)	32 (146.7888)
Jul 14, 2018	New Jersey State Barbecue Championship North Wildwood, NJ	35 / 64 (627.9316)	19 (162.2628)	26 (159.9544)	26 (161.1772)	51 (144.5372)
Sep 15, 2017	Smoke on the Water New Jersey State Barbecue Championship Atlantic City, NJ	31 / 42 (630.0684)	26 (161.6572)	20 (163.4056)	33 (155.9084)	33 (149.0972)
Jul 7, 2017	New Jersey State Barbecue Championship North Wildwood, NJ	36 / 67 (619.3488)	23 (164)	19 (158.8460)	40 (154.8228)	52 (141.6800)

Mitch's BBQ

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (7 found in their record)

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

The comeback

Chicken nemesis

A July team

The metronome

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

By meat

By field size and state

By contest size

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

More numbers

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

📉 Toughest weekends

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

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)