Matty B's BBQ FL
Rating
1484
peak 1502
Contests
12
in the data
First seen
2021-05-14
latest 2025-11-21
Best ToY finish
#1175
Master 2022
Grand champs
1
0 reserve
Category wins
2
4 podiums
Overall top-10s
2
of 12 contests
Avg finish
top 57%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
667.38
last 5 vs career avg 667.36 (+0.02)
Walk rate
58%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±10.09
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 169.53 · weakest Brisket (165.09)
Road miles
4345
mi across 12 mapped stops · furthest 1283 mi
Storylines
⚔️ A tough matchup
Bearded Monkeys Twisted Q has come out ahead in 6 of their 6 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of SMOKIN ACES BBQ - FL in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
📅 A November team
Something about November: average finish in the top 41% across 4 contests, versus top 57% the rest of the year.
Teams like this (closest power rating, FL first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 175.4056 | 161.0856 | 169.53 | top 48% |
| Pork Ribs | 12 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 176.5600 | 155.9428 | 168.06 | top 50% |
| Pork | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 173.1084 | 162.8344 | 168.13 | top 52% |
| Brisket | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 171.9772 | 157.0512 | 165.09 | top 58% |
“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 93% |
| Medium (20–39) | 5 | 1 | top 44% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 81% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2022 (5 contests)
- Cooks mostly in FL (7 of 12 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (12 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: Plant City Pig Jam (2022-11-18)
- Wins it all in 8% of contests
- All-time average overall score: 667.36
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)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 675.8624 | 662.69 |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 674.7084 | 666.39 |
| 2022 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 678.7316 | 675.58 |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 662.1832 | 662.18 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-21 | Plant City Pig Jam Plant City, FL | 18 / 31 (675.8624) | 19 (166.8456) | 14 (171.9656) | 21 (168.5256) | 15 (168.5256) |
| 2025-03-14 | Back Porch Jam at the Hillsborough County Fairgrounds Dover, FL | 14 / 15 (649.5084) | 14 (161.0856) | 14 (155.9428) | 11 (166.2400) | 11 (166.2400) |
| 2023-11-17 | Plant City Pig Jam Plant City, FL | 9 / 25 (674.7084) | 2 (174.2744) | 14 (166.2400) | 5 (173.1084) | 18 (161.0856) |
| 2023-02-03 | Budweiser Smoke on the Water Winter Haven, FL | 38 / 47 (658.0684) | 29 (169.6800) | 38 (165.0856) | 30 (166.2516) | 42 (157.0512) |
| 2022-11-18 | Plant City Pig Jam Plant City, FL | 1 / 25 (678.7316) | 1 (175.4056) | 10 (162.8116) | 6 (168.5372) | 1 (171.9772) |
| 2022-08-05 | All American BBQ Throwdown - One Meat Ribs Westland, MI | — | — | 7 (173.7028) | — | — |
| 2022-07-15 | Bordertown BBQ Brawl (One Meat Ribs) Sault Ste Marie, MI | — | — | 2 (176.5600) | — | — |
| 2022-05-13 | 8th Annual Rockin' BBQ (One Meat Ribs) Warsaw, IN | — | — | 13 (171.4056) | — | — |
| 2022-01-07 | Southern Sunshine BBQ Fest Lake Wales, FL | 17 / 29 (672.4228) | 16 (169.6800) | 23 (167.3828) | 9 (171.4172) | 21 (163.9428) |
| 2021-11-19 | Plant City Pig Jam Plant City, FL | 24 / 37 (662.1832) | 19 (169.7144) | 28 (162.8000) | 31 (162.8344) | 18 (166.8344) |
| 2021-07-16 | Bordertown BBQ Brawl - One Meat Rib Contest Sault Ste Marie, MI | — | — | 7 (169.1428) | — | — |
| 2021-05-14 | Rockin' BBQ - Day 1 - One Meat Rib Contest Warsaw, IN | — | — | 9 (173.7028) | — | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 ↗ | Backyard | — | #174 (273 pts) | #275 (123 pts) | — | — |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #1175 (94 pts) | #1200 (99 pts) | #1394 (64 pts) | #994 (139 pts) | #1276 (74 pts) |