Yeti Mafia BBQ FL
Rating
1456
peak 1456
Contests
12
in the data
First seen
2022-01-07
latest 2026-04-17
Best ToY finish
#191
Backyard 2024
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
2
4 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
of 12 contests
Avg finish
top 71%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
668.77 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 595.23 (+73.54)
Walk rate
33%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±124.70
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 166.71 · weakest Pork Ribs (159.13)
Road miles
861
mi across 12 mapped stops · furthest 102 mi
Storylines
👀 Looking over their shoulder
Rum Runners BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
Bearded Monkeys Twisted Q has come out ahead in 7 of their 8 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of Cool Guys BBQ in 5 of their 6 shared contests.
Teams like this (closest power rating, FL first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 13 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 176.5600 | 158.2400 | 166.71 | top 56% |
| Pork Ribs | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 170.8344 | 132.3772 | 159.13 | top 75% |
| Pork | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 173.1200 | 161.6456 | 166.35 | top 66% |
| Brisket | 11 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 178.8572 | 152.5372 | 165.47 | top 63% |
“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 contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 87% |
| Medium (20–39) | 6 | 0 | top 78% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 58% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2026 (4 contests)
- Cooks mostly in FL (12 of 12 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (13 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 595.23
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 | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 683.8856 | 669.76 |
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 677.0512 | 656.41 |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 655.2456 | 441.06 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 621.4172 | 621.42 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 624.4000 | 624.40 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-17 | The Downtown BBQ Showdown Lake City, FL | 25 / 41 (683.8856) | 7 (176.5600) | 19 (170.8344) | 34 (167.3828) | 25 (169.1084) |
| 2026-04-17 | The Downtown BBQ Showdown (ONE MEAT RIBS) Lake City, FL | — | — | 20 (161.6572) | — | — |
| 2026-01-22 | Lakeland Pig Festival Lakeland, FL | 43 / 63 (674.1712) | 21 (175.4056) | 52 (165.1084) | 37 (169.6800) | 49 (163.9772) |
| 2026-01-09 | 10th Annual Jimmy Jam BBQ Slam St. Augustine, FL | 37 / 38 (651.2112) | 22 (163.9428) | 38 (156.5144) | 38 (161.6456) | 30 (167.9656) |
| 2025-03-14 | Back Porch Jam at the Hillsborough County Fairgrounds Dover, FL | 13 / 15 (657.5312) | 4 (175.4056) | 15 (153.0744) | 15 (161.6456) | 10 (167.4056) |
| 2025-01-24 | Lakeland Pig Festival Lakeland, FL | 26 / 40 (677.0512) | 27 (169.1200) | 29 (167.4172) | 15 (173.1200) | 28 (167.3940) |
| 2025-01-09 | 9th Annual Jimmy Jam BBQ Slam Elkton, FL | 34 / 38 (634.6516) | 12 (162.8800) | 37 (149.6344) | 32 (166.2516) | 32 (158.2400) |
| 2024-11-08 | The Downtown BBQ Showdown Lake City, FL | 20 / 26 (655.2456) | 19 (158.2400) | 16 (168.5256) | 19 (163.3944) | 17 (165.0856) |
| 2024-02-16 | Ribs on the Ridge Brews & BBQ Haines City, FL | 4 / 29 (338.8000) | 2 (173.7144) | 7 (165.0856) | 2 (171.4056) | 1 (172.5600) |
| 2024-01-26 | Lakeland Pig Festival Lakeland, FL | 23 / 61 (329.1312) | 44 (158.8684) | 11 (170.2628) | 15 (167.9656) | 1 (178.8572) |
| 2023-01-13 | Southern Sunshine BBQ Fest Lake Wales, FL | 23 / 26 (621.4172) | 18 (167.4400) | 26 (132.3772) | 19 (164.5256) | 21 (157.0744) |
| 2022-01-07 | Southern Sunshine BBQ Fest Lake Wales, FL | 29 / 29 (624.4000) | 27 (159.9772) | 28 (149.0744) | 24 (162.8112) | 29 (152.5372) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Master | #494 (180 pts) | #416 (305 pts) | #454 (281 pts) | #533 (180 pts) | #534 (180 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #564 (296 pts) | #531 (391 pts) | #628 (306 pts) | #542 (341 pts) | #554 (326 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Backyard | #191 (255 pts) | #180 (295 pts) | #187 (270 pts) | — | — |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #1248 (61 pts) | #1212 (86 pts) | #1738 (51 pts) | #1208 (81 pts) | #1244 (71 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #1673 (54 pts) | #1672 (54 pts) | #1710 (54 pts) | #1610 (59 pts) | #1672 (54 pts) |