A multi-meat day
1
contest with 2+ category wins
They've won two or more meats on the same day 1 time — the best of them 2 category wins at Plant City Pig Jam (Nov 18, 2022).
- Chicken 1st
- Brisket 1st
Matty B's BBQ
Matty B's BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 12 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2021 and 2025. They have won 1 Grand Championship, at the Plant City Pig Jam (2022). They are ranked #3784 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1488
peak 1505 · rated over 7 contests
Contests
12
in the data
First seen
Nov 19, 2021
latest Nov 21, 2025 · 4 years on the trail
Grand champs
1
0 reserve · wins it all 8% of the time
Category wins
2
4 podiums
Overall top-10s
2
17% of 12 contests
Avg finish
top 57%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
666.11 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 665.46 (+0.66)
Walk rate
58%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±9.68
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 169.53 · weakest Brisket (165.09)
Road miles
4,345
across 12 mapped stops · furthest 1,283 mi
Schedule strength
33%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1544)
Purse competed for
$102K
listed at 10 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
1 🏅
won from 7 state-championship entries
Master avg
665.46 / 720
6 Master contests · 0 GCs
Backyard (4-meat) avg
678.73 / 720
1 Backyard (4-meat) contest · 1 GC
These overall scores sit on different scales (Master out of 720, Backyard (4-meat) out of 720), 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.
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Matty B's BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
129 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3,781 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1509
Fewer contests behind them than Matty B's BBQ has cooked, 7 to 12, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.
⚔ Compare careers#3,772 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1510
Their last contest in the data was back in 2021, 4 years before Matty B's BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#3,769 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1510
They were already cooking in 2013, 8 years before Matty B's BBQ's first contest.
⚔ Compare careers#3,765 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1488
Level with Matty B's BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#3,775 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 13%
- Peak
- 1488
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#3,789 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 25%
- Peak
- 1488
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KEEPIN IT SMOKIN BBQ | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14% | ⚔ compare |
| K & E's Little Smokers | 6 | 4 | 2 | 67% | ⚔ compare |
| Cold Beer BBQ | 6 | 4 | 2 | 67% | ⚔ compare |
| Accutech BBQ | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| Fantasy Q | 5 | 2 | 2 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| Smokin' Ain't EZ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| Bearded Monkeys Twisted Q | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SWEET SMOKE Q FLORIDA | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
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 field size and state
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% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plant City Pig Jam | 3 | 1 | 1 | top 33% | Nov 21, 2025 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2022
5 contests · 1 GC
Contests a season
3
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
FL
7 of 12 contests · 3 states in all
Contests visited
5
1 of them more than once
Most-entered meat
Pork Ribs
12 entries · 0 wins · 5 calls
First title
Nov 18, 2022
Plant City Pig Jam
Opponents faced
167
finished ahead 123 times, behind 179
Longest layoff
1.3 yrs
Nov 17, 2023 → Mar 14, 2025
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20251 milestone
- Most recent contest Plant City Pig Jam
20231 milestone
- 10th tracked contest Plant City Pig Jam
20229 milestones
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)176.5600 Bordertown BBQ Brawl (One Meat Ribs)
- First category win (Chicken) Plant City Pig Jam
- First overall top-10 Plant City Pig Jam
- First overall podium Plant City Pig Jam
- First Grand Championship Plant City Pig Jam
- First state championship Plant City Pig Jam
- First multi-meat day Plant City Pig Jam
- Career-best overall score678.7316 Plant City Pig Jam
- Peak power rating (1505) Plant City Pig Jam
20213 milestones
- First tracked contest Rockin' BBQ - Day 1 - One Meat Rib Contest
- First call Rockin' BBQ - Day 1 - One Meat Rib Contest
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score662.1832 Plant City Pig Jam
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +16.8 | Plant City Pig Jam | Nov 18, 2022 |
| +5.4 | Plant City Pig Jam | Nov 17, 2023 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12.8 | Back Porch Jam at the Hillsborough County Fairgrounds | Mar 14, 2025 |
| -7.5 | Plant City Pig Jam | Nov 19, 2021 |
| -6.5 | Budweiser Smoke on the Water | Feb 3, 2023 |
| -4.4 | Southern Sunshine BBQ Fest | Jan 7, 2022 |
| -3.5 | Plant City Pig Jam | Nov 21, 2025 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 76% | 93.9% | 92% |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50% | top 58% | 93.7% | 92.6% |
| 2022 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 80% | top 31% | 94.3% | 93.8% |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67% | top 65% | 92% | 92% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 21, 2025 | Plant City Pig Jam 🏅 Plant City, FL | 18 / 31 (675.8624) | 19 (166.8456) | 14 (171.9656) | 21 (168.5256) | 15 (168.5256) |
| Mar 14, 2025 | 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) |
| Nov 17, 2023 | Plant City Pig Jam 🏅 Plant City, FL | 9 / 25 (674.7084) | 2 (174.2744) | 14 (166.2400) | 5 (173.1084) | 18 (161.0856) |
| Feb 3, 2023 | Budweiser Smoke on the Water 🏅 Winter Haven, FL | 38 / 47 (658.0684) | 29 (169.6800) | 38 (165.0856) | 30 (166.2516) | 42 (157.0512) |
| Nov 18, 2022 | Plant City Pig Jam 🏅 Plant City, FL | 1 / 25 (678.7316) | 1 (175.4056) | 10 (162.8116) | 6 (168.5372) | 1 (171.9772) |
| Aug 5, 2022 | All American BBQ Throwdown - One Meat Ribs Westland, MI | — | — | 7 (173.7028) | — | — |
| Jul 15, 2022 | Bordertown BBQ Brawl (One Meat Ribs) Sault Ste Marie, MI | — | — | 2 (176.5600) | — | — |
| May 13, 2022 | 8th Annual Rockin' BBQ (One Meat Ribs) Warsaw, IN | — | — | 13 (171.4056) | — | — |
| Jan 7, 2022 | Southern Sunshine BBQ Fest 🏅 Lake Wales, FL | 17 / 29 (672.4228) | 16 (169.6800) | 23 (167.3828) | 9 (171.4172) | 21 (163.9428) |
| Nov 19, 2021 | Plant City Pig Jam 🏅 Plant City, FL | 24 / 37 (662.1832) | 19 (169.7144) | 28 (162.8000) | 31 (162.8344) | 18 (166.8344) |
| Jul 16, 2021 | Bordertown BBQ Brawl - One Meat Rib Contest Sault Ste Marie, MI | — | — | 7 (169.1428) | — | — |
| May 14, 2021 | Rockin' BBQ - Day 1 - One Meat Rib Contest Warsaw, IN | — | — | 9 (173.7028) | — | — |