A tough matchup
3–0
behind in the head-to-head
White Squirrel BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
White Squirrel BBQ has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
M.i.G.
M.i.G. is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2016 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 10th of 23 at the Wild King BBQ Competition (2018). They finished #1514 in the 2018 Master Series Team of the Year standings. Also listed in KCBS results as “MIG”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1486
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 3
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
Jul 23, 2016
latest Apr 27, 2019 · 2.8 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podium
Overall top-10s
1
20% of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 71%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
80%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±6.99
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 165.87 · weakest Pork (156.75)
Road miles
334
across 5 mapped stops · furthest 251 mi
Schedule strength
21%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1529)
Master avg
638.04 / 720
3 Master contests · 0 GCs
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 | — | #809 (156 pts) | #748 (206 pts) | — | — |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #1809 (81 pts) | #1456 (146 pts) | #1842 (91 pts) | #1993 (66 pts) | #2005 (61 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #1514 (123 pts) | #1808 (103 pts) | #1815 (103 pts) | #1601 (123 pts) | #1703 (118 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #2951 (54 pts) | #2859 (59 pts) | #2954 (54 pts) | #2950 (54 pts) | #2218 (84 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to M.i.G., each with one reason worth a look.
M.i.G. has 3 rated contests, short of the five a power ranking needs, so its rating is still close to the 1500 every team starts on and 144 rated teams sit within a point of it.
#3,874 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1486
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,878 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1486
They turned up 7 years after M.i.G. did, first appearing in 2023.
⚔ Compare careers#3,873 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1486
Level with M.i.G. on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#3,844 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1505
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,835 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1501
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,879 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1485
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, 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 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 169.7600 | 162.8456 | 165.87 | top 64% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 166.8344 | 152.5484 | 160.26 | top 69% |
| Pork | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 161.7372 | 149.1200 | 156.75 | top 74% |
| Brisket | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.8572 | 154.2516 | 157.49 | top 67% |
“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.
More numbers
Busiest season
2026
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
DE
1 of 5 contests
Contests visited
3
a different one every time
Opponents faced
60
finished ahead 21 times, behind 54
Longest layoff
7.2 yrs
Apr 27, 2019 → Jul 25, 2026
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20261 milestone
- Most recent contest Waiting for W.E.S.T. (ONE MEAT CHICKEN)
20192 milestones
- Career-best overall score646.1944 5th Barbecue Bulls Championship Salzburg 2019
- Career-best single call (Chicken)169.7600 5th Barbecue Bulls Championship Salzburg 2019
20183 milestones
- First call Wild King BBQ Competition
- First overall top-10 Wild King BBQ Competition
- Peak power rating (1491) Wild King BBQ Competition
20161 milestone
- First tracked contest Black Forrest Smoke & Wine Festival
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +4.1 | Wild King BBQ Competition | Apr 14, 2018 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -13.2 | Black Forrest Smoke & Wine Festival | Jul 23, 2016 |
| -5.1 | 5th Barbecue Bulls Championship Salzburg 2019 | Apr 27, 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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | — | — | — |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 73% | 89.7% | 89.7% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 43% | 88.7% | 88.7% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 97% | 87.4% | 87.4% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 25, 2026 | Waiting for W.E.S.T. (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Sand in Taufers / Campo Tures | — | 5 (166.2628) | — | — | — |
| Jul 25, 2026 | Waiting for W.E.S.T. (ONE MEAT RIBS) Sand in Taufers / Campo Tures | — | — | 3 (166.8344) | — | — |
| Apr 27, 2019 | 5th Barbecue Bulls Championship Salzburg 2019 Salzburg | 19 / 26 (646.1944) | 8 (169.7600) | 17 (162.8000) | 22 (159.3828) | 23 (154.2516) |
| Apr 14, 2018 | Wild King BBQ Competition Tirol | 10 / 23 (638.8000) | 14 (162.8456) | 14 (158.8572) | 10 (161.7372) | 11 (155.3600) |
| Jul 23, 2016 | Black Forrest Smoke & Wine Festival Millheim, DE | 28 / 29 (629.1200) | 24 (164.5944) | 29 (152.5484) | 27 (149.1200) | 19 (162.8572) |