High-water mark
662.7084
career-best overall
92.0% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 662.7084 at York County BBQ Festival — 92.0% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Jun 26, 2020
M&M BBQ
M&M BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 7 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2015 and 2020. Their best overall finish is 16th of 16 at the Smoke in the House (2018). They are ranked #4305 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “M & M BBQ”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1477
peak 1503 · rated over 5 contests
Contests
7
in the data
First seen
Feb 26, 2015
latest Jun 26, 2020 · 5.3 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 7 contests
Avg finish
top 70%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±134.22
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 164.85 · weakest Pork Ribs (158.93)
Road miles
3,539
across 7 mapped stops · furthest 1,264 mi
Schedule strength
44%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1558)
Purse competed for
$12K
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 2 state-championship entries
Master avg
581.94 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to M&M BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
147 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4,279 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1477
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,276 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1477
They turned up 7 years after M&M BBQ did, first appearing in 2022.
⚔ Compare careers#4,282 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1477
Level with M&M BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#4,283 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1477
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,280 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1477
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,301 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1477
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careersBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 171.9772 | 156.5600 | 164.85 | top 46% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168.5372 | 149.6800 | 158.93 | top 71% |
| Pork | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.8456 | 161.0972 | 163.97 | top 63% |
| Brisket | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.2400 | 155.3484 | 158.95 | 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.
By field size and state
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 100% |
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 76% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 49% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2018
2 contests
Contests a season
1.4
across 5 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
PA
2 of 7 contests · 5 states in all
Contests visited
5
a different one every time
Opponents faced
198
finished ahead 71 times, behind 129
Longest layoff
2.1 yrs
Apr 10, 2015 → May 19, 2017
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20203 milestones
- Career-best overall score662.7084 York County BBQ Festival
- Career-best single call (Chicken)171.9772 York County BBQ Festival
- Most recent contest York County BBQ Festival
20153 milestones
- First tracked contest Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score651.3024 Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown
- Peak power rating (1503) Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +3 | Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown | Feb 26, 2015 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -14.5 | Smoke in the House | Jun 15, 2018 |
| -7.1 | 9th Annual Bull Moose | Apr 5, 2019 |
| -3 | 7th Annual Smokin on the Lake | Jun 1, 2018 |
| -1.5 | York County BBQ Festival | Jun 26, 2020 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 53% | 92% | 92% |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 84% | 87.8% | 87.8% |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 84% | 90.1% | 66.9% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 46% | 90.5% | 90.5% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 26, 2020 | York County BBQ Festival 🏅 Delta, PA | 28 / 53 (662.7084) | 16 (171.9772) | 21 (168.5372) | 26 (166.8456) | 42 (155.3484) |
| Apr 5, 2019 | 9th Annual Bull Moose 🏅 Millington, TN | 21 / 25 (632.4688) | 18 (156.5600) | 19 (157.6572) | 19 (161.6800) | 18 (156.5716) |
| Jun 15, 2018 | Smoke in the House White House, TN | 16 / 16 (314.2056) | — | 15 (149.6800) | 12 (164.5256) | — |
| Jun 1, 2018 | 7th Annual Smokin on the Lake Monroe City, MO | 20 / 29 (649.0172) | 16 (164) | 24 (157.6800) | 22 (161.0972) | 11 (166.2400) |
| May 19, 2017 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke Morgantown, PA | — | — | — | — | — |
| Apr 10, 2015 | Triple Threat BBQ Beer and Music Festival Harrington, DE | — | — | — | — | — |
| Feb 26, 2015 | Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown Huntsville, TX | 28 / 61 (651.3024) | 17 (166.8456) | 37 (161.1084) | 24 (165.7028) | 36 (157.6456) |