High-water mark
686.1712
career-best overall
95.3% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 686.1712 at 39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (INVITATIONAL) — 95.3% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Sep 14, 2018
Mama and Papa Joe's BBQ
Mama and Papa Joe's BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2018. Their best overall finish is 18th of 74 at the Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival (2018).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1531
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 32 invitational or side-series contests not counted
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
Oct 2, 2014
latest Sep 15, 2018 · 4 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 26%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
20%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±6.02
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 173.03 · weakest Chicken (166.36)
Road miles
906
across 5 mapped stops · furthest 455 mi
Schedule strength
49%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1563)
Master avg
677.98 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Mama and Papa Joe's BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
Mama and Papa Joe's BBQ 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 84 rated teams sit within a point of it.
#2,201 of the rated field
- Contests
- 12
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1531
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to Mama and Papa Joe's BBQ)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Mama and Papa Joe's BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#2,198 of the rated field
- Contests
- 17
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 6%
- Peak
- 1531
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to Mama and Papa Joe's BBQ)
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 17 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-head#2,203 of the rated field
- Contests
- 24
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1541
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to Mama and Papa Joe's BBQ)
24 contests to 5: their number has had years to settle where Mama and Papa Joe's BBQ's is still finding its level.
⚔ Head-to-head#2,206 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 40%
- Peak
- 1531
They turned up 10 years after Mama and Papa Joe's BBQ did, first appearing in 2024.
⚔ Compare careers#2,209 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 50%
- Peak
- 1531
Level with Mama and Papa Joe's BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#2,213 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 50%
- Peak
- 1531
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUTCHER BBQ | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| 4 LEGS UP BBQ | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| BUCKSHOT BBQ - TX | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.8456 | 161.6456 | 166.36 | top 53% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 175.4172 | 167.3944 | 173.03 | top 16% |
| Pork | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 174.8572 | 159.9656 | 169.70 | top 32% |
| Brisket | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 174.2628 | 165.0856 | 168.89 | top 34% |
“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
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) | 2 | 61 | 0 | top 37% | Sep 15, 2018 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2018
3 contests
Contests a season
2.5
across 2 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
KS
2 of 5 contests · 3 states in all
Contests visited
4
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
895
finished ahead 1,071 times, behind 345
Longest layoff
3.9 yrs
Oct 2, 2014 → Aug 31, 2018
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20185 milestones
- First call Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival
- Career-best overall score686.1712 39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (INVITATIONAL)
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)175.4172 39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (INVITATIONAL)
- Peak power rating (1531) 39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)
- Most recent contest 39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)
20142 milestones
- First tracked contest 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score678.2972 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +14.1 | 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open | Oct 2, 2014 |
| +10.2 | Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival | Aug 31, 2018 |
| +6.6 | 39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) | Sep 15, 2018 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33% | top 33% | 95.3% | 93.9% |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 17% | 94.8% | 94.5% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 15, 2018 | 39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS | 170 / 467 (670.1940) | 136 (170.8456) | 45 (174.2972) | 327 (159.9656) | 210 (165.0856) |
| Sep 14, 2018 | 39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (INVITATIONAL) unrated Kansas City, KS | 61 / 164 (686.1712) | 154 (161.6456) | 25 (175.4172) | 32 (174.8456) | 49 (174.2628) |
| Aug 31, 2018 | Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival Bedford, TX | 18 / 74 (672.4688) | 46 (161.6572) | 26 (167.3944) | 5 (174.8572) | 22 (168.5600) |
| Oct 2, 2014 | 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Invitational unrated Kansas City, MO | 35 / 165 (682.7884) | 66 (170.2628) | 27 (173.1544) | 66 (169.1084) | 57 (170.2628) |
| Oct 2, 2014 | 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO | 66 / 552 (678.2972) | 209 (167.4056) | 26 (174.8800) | 131 (169.7372) | 181 (166.2744) |
An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.