225 MAFIA

225 MAFIA is a competition barbecue team with 12 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2017 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 11th of 47 at the Iowa State BBQ Championship (2023). They are ranked #4911 of 6,477 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#4,911

of 6,477 rated · rankings

Rating

1464

peak 1464 · rated over 12 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Jul 14, 2017

latest Apr 3, 2026 · 8.7 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#856

Master 2020 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

0% of 12 contests

Avg finish

top 73%

overall standings

Best overall

663.3828 / 720

Master · BBQ'Loo & Blues Too!

Perfect 180s

Current form

643.66 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 622.75 (+20.91)

Walk rate

25%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

173.1428

Pork Ribs · BBQ 'Loo & Blues TOO!

Consistency

±67.56

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 162.04 · weakest Brisket (157.06)

Road miles

961

across 12 mapped stops · furthest 172 mi

Schedule strength

71%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1590)

Purse competed for

$79K

listed at 8 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 8 state-championship entries

Master avg

622.75 / 720

10 Master contests · 0 GCs

Backyard avg

332.85 / 360

2 Backyard contests · 0 GCs

These overall scores sit on different scales (Master out of 720, Backyard out of 360), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.

This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.

Storylines (8 found in their record)

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

High-water mark

663.3828 career-best overall

92.1% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 663.3828 at BBQ'Loo & Blues Too! — 92.1% of a perfect 720.

Master
Jul 19, 2019

A tough matchup

9–0 behind in the head-to-head

WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ has come out ahead in 9 of their 9 shared contests.

The weak link

−5.0 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 4.98 points below their pork, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 0%.

Brisket avg 157.06
Pork avg 162.04
0 calls in 10 entries

A strong matchup

3–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 75% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of The Smoking Silverback in 3 of their 4 shared contests.

The comeback

1.5 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 1.5 years, then back at Iowa State BBQ Championship (Apr 1, 2022).

last seen Sep 18, 2020
back Apr 1, 2022

Pork nemesis

7 of 8 shared pork entries lost

TEAM CRAWFORD ahead 88% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, TEAM CRAWFORD has out-cooked them in 7 of 8 shared pork entries.

Boom or bust

±8.85% swing around their own average

Their overall swings ±8.85% 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 87.5% of a perfect score
best 92.7%

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A standing appointment

5 years running at one contest

They've cooked Iowa State BBQ Championship every year from 2022 to 2026 — the contest they never miss.

5 visits in all
best finish 11th

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
2026 ↗	Master	#1020 (60 pts)	#1093 (60 pts)	#1161 (60 pts)	#1067 (60 pts)	#1051 (60 pts)
2024 ↗	Master	#1182 (60 pts)	#1242 (60 pts)	#1175 (95 pts)	#1231 (60 pts)	#1163 (70 pts)
2020 ↗	Master	#856 (60 pts)	#896 (60 pts)	#913 (60 pts)	#899 (60 pts)	#670 (125 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#1750 (91 pts)	#2006 (66 pts)	#1758 (106 pts)	#1573 (121 pts)	#1637 (118 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#1266 (180 pts)	#1319 (180 pts)	#916 (360 pts)	#1140 (245 pts)	#1179 (235 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#2801 (58 pts)	—	#2823 (58 pts)	#2814 (58 pts)	#2802 (58 pts)

Overall rank by season

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The teams rated closest to 225 MAFIA, each with one reason worth a look.

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

Ribs For Your Pleasure

#4,905 of the rated field

1465 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1503

They've been 1503 at their best, 39 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 13 contests
last seen Aug 28, 2026

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Fat Dad's Barbeque

#4,890 of the rated field

1465 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 27%
Peak: 1520

Careers of much the same size, 11 contests to 12, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 11 contests
last seen May 23, 2026

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BB Barbecue and Pits

#4,913 of the rated field

1464 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1464

They turned up 5 years after 225 MAFIA did, first appearing in 2022.

rated over 11 contests
last seen Mar 27, 2026

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Penny's Cut BBQ

#4,916 of the rated field

1464 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 9%
Peak: 1464

Level with 225 MAFIA on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 11 contests
last seen Sep 7, 2024

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BBQ JUNKIES

#4,893 of the rated field

1465 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 17%
Peak: 1502

Their last contest in the data was back in 2023, 3 years before 225 MAFIA's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 11 contests

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CROSSROADS GRILLIN

#4,931 of the rated field

1464 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1464

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 Aug 17, 2018

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
TEAM CRAWFORD	10	3	5	30%	⚔ compare
SMOKEHOUSE 72	9	2	7	22%	⚔ compare
WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
GOTHIC TOWN GRILLERS	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
2 CASE BBQ	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
LUCKY'S Q	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
HOT DADDY'S BBQ	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
HOME FARM BBQ	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
Matty Macks	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
MACHETE BOYS BBQ	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
WHEN PIGS DIE	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
BAMBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
T-Rex BBQ	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
CHICK HUGGINS BBQ	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	11	1	172.5716	148.5144	161.11	top 77%
Pork Ribs	12	2	173.1428	137.0628	160.84	top 62%
Pork	10	0	169.6800	152.0228	162.04	top 70%
Brisket	10	0	170.2512	133.0056	157.06	top 68%

“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)	5	0	top 75%
Large (40+)	7	0	top 71%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
IA	10	0	top 72%
MN	2	0	top 77%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Iowa State BBQ Championship	5	11	top 70%	Apr 3, 2026
BBQ'Loo & Blues Too!	3	19	top 71%	Jul 19, 2019
KTD Smokin' Gobbler Cook-off	2	17	top 77%	Sep 18, 2020

More numbers

Busiest season 2018 3 contests

Contests a season 1.3 across 9 seasons in the data

Most contests held in IA 10 of 12 contests · 2 states in all

Contests visited 5 3 of them more than once

Most-entered meat Pork Ribs 12 entries · 0 wins · 2 calls

Opponents faced 317 finished ahead 174 times, behind 437

Longest layoff 1.5 yrs Sep 18, 2020 → Apr 1, 2022

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

20261 milestone

Apr 3 Most recent contest Iowa State BBQ Championship

20241 milestone

Mar 29 10th tracked contest Iowa State BBQ Championship

20191 milestone

Jul 19 Career-best overall score663.3828 BBQ'Loo & Blues Too!

20183 milestones

May 11 First call BBQ in the Bluffs
Jul 20 First overall past 90% of a perfect score649.5888 BBQ 'Loo & Blues TOO!
Jul 20 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)173.1428 BBQ 'Loo & Blues TOO!

20172 milestones

Jul 14 First tracked contest BBQ 'Loo & Blues TOO!
Jul 14 Peak power rating (1490) BBQ 'Loo & Blues TOO!

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+11.5	Iowa State BBQ Championship	Mar 31, 2023
+2.5	Iowa State BBQ Championship	Apr 4, 2025
+2.3	BBQ'Loo & Blues Too!	Jul 19, 2019
+0.3	BBQ 'Loo & Blues TOO!	Jul 20, 2018

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-10.3	BBQ 'Loo & Blues TOO!	Jul 14, 2017
-9.9	Iowa State BBQ Championship	Apr 3, 2026
-8.6	Iowa State BBQ Championship	Apr 1, 2022
-7	Iowa State BBQ Championship	Mar 29, 2024
-6.5	KTD Smokin' Gobbler Cook-off	Sep 18, 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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2026	1	0%	top 95%	88.6%	88.6%
2025	1	0%	top 51%	92.2%	92.2%
2024	1	0%	top 90%	91.3%	91.3%
2023	1	100%	top 23%	92.7%	92.7%
2022	1	0%	top 92%	88.6%	88.6%
2020	1	0%	top 89%	89.5%	89.5%
2019	2	0%	top 61%	92.1%	90.5%
2018	3	67%	top 72%	90.2%	89.1%
2017	1	0%	top 91%	58.6%	58.6%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Apr 3, 2026	Iowa State BBQ Championship 🏅 Altoona, IA	40 / 42 (638.1376)	40 (159.3716)	38 (163.9544)	35 (164.5372)	41 (150.2744)
Apr 4, 2025	Iowa State BBQ Championship 🏅 Altoona, IA	25 / 49 (332)	23 (167.4172)	25 (164.5828)	—	—
Mar 29, 2024	Iowa State BBQ Championship 🏅 Altoona, IA	38 / 42 (657.0056)	39 (162.8000)	18 (168.5256)	40 (158.8228)	23 (166.8572)
Mar 31, 2023	Iowa State BBQ Championship 🏅 Altoona, IA	11 / 47 (333.6916)	5 (172.5716)	21 (161.1200)	—	—
Apr 1, 2022	Iowa State BBQ Championship 🏅 Altoona, IA	44 / 48 (638.2172)	45 (154.8344)	44 (156.5372)	34 (163.4056)	33 (163.4400)
Sep 18, 2020	KTD Smokin' Gobbler Cook-off 🏅 Worthington, MN	31 / 35 (644.4800)	28 (163.3828)	35 (148.5488)	28 (162.2972)	12 (170.2512)
Sep 13, 2019	KTD Smokin Gobbler Cook-Off 🏅 Worthington, MN	17 / 26 (640.4804)	22 (158.2284)	14 (165.1316)	11 (166.2972)	20 (150.8232)
Jul 19, 2019	BBQ'Loo & Blues Too! 🏅 Waterloo, IA	19 / 33 (663.3828)	26 (163.4400)	17 (165.6916)	17 (167.3828)	13 (166.8684)
Oct 5, 2018	SMOKEToBERFEST Ottumwa, IA	31 / 40 (627.9664)	39 (148.5144)	33 (156.0460)	33 (155.9888)	14 (167.4172)
Jul 20, 2018	BBQ 'Loo & Blues TOO! Waterloo, IA	27 / 42 (649.5888)	29 (164.5600)	7 (173.1428)	32 (159.9544)	37 (151.9316)
May 11, 2018	BBQ in the Bluffs Council Bluffs, IA	29 / 39 (646.1600)	37 (157.0856)	10 (169.7028)	12 (169.6800)	36 (149.6916)
Jul 14, 2017	BBQ 'Loo & Blues TOO! Waterloo, IA	30 / 33 (422.0912)	—	32 (137.0628)	28 (152.0228)	31 (133.0056)

225 MAFIA

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

Backyard avg

Storylines (8 found in their record)

High-water mark

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

The comeback

Pork nemesis

Boom or bust

A standing appointment

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

By state / province (where the contests were held)

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)