High-water mark
691.3716
career-best overall
96.0% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 691.3716 at American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest — 96.0% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Sep 30, 2026
Machette Boys BBQ
Machette Boys BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 3 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record in 2026. Their best overall finish is 76th of 360 at the American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest (2026).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1513
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 11 invitational or side-series contest not counted
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
Sep 30, 2026
latest Sep 30, 2026
Avg finish
top 36%
overall standings
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 176.28 · weakest Pork Ribs (167.96)
Road miles
352
across 3 mapped stops · furthest 352 mi
Purse competed for
$106K
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
Master avg
689.06 / 720
2 Master contests · 0 GCs
Still inside their first twelve months: see what a first season usually looks like.
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 174.2972 | 171.9656 | 173.13 | top 37% |
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.6800 | 166.2400 | 167.96 | top 69% |
| Pork | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 175.4172 | 167.9656 | 171.69 | top 46% |
| Brisket | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 177.1428 | 175.4172 | 176.28 | top 12% |
“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
1.5
across 2 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
KS
2 of 3 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
2
a different one every time
Opponents faced
360
finished ahead 362 times, behind 154
Longest layoff
8.3 yrs
Jun 1, 2018 → Sep 30, 2026
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20264 milestones
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score691.3716 American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest
- Career-best overall score691.3716 American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest
- Career-best single call (Brisket)177.1428 American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest
- Most recent contest American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest
20181 milestone
- First tracked contest Smokin In Steele
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest unrated Kansas City, KS | 80 / 158 (686.7540) | 81 (171.9656) | 105 (169.6800) | 119 (167.9656) | 16 (177.1428) |
| Sep 30, 2026 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest Kansas City, KS | 76 / 360 (691.3716) | 82 (174.2972) | 261 (166.2400) | 58 (175.4172) | 48 (175.4172) |
| Jun 1, 2018 | Smokin In Steele Owatonna, MN | — | — | — | — | — |
An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.