Perfect scores on the board
1
perfect 180s
1 perfect 180 in the data — every judge at the table handing back a nine, all in pork.
- Pork ×1
Muddy River Smokers
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1473
peak 1509 · rated over 10 contests ⓘ
Contests
15
in the data
First seen
2023-07-21
latest 2025-11-05
Best ToY finish
#742
Master 2023
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
of 15 contests
Avg finish
top 69%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
1 🔥
Current form
655.91 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 666.60 (-10.69)
Walk rate
13%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±18.49
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 168.67 · weakest Brisket (163.45)
Road miles
736
mi across 15 mapped stops · furthest 163 mi
Schedule strength
87%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1619)
Purse competed for
$270K
listed at 13 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 10 state-championship entries
Master avg
666.60 / 720
10 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (8 found in this team's record)
Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.
High-water mark
691.9200
career-best overall
96.1% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 691.9200 at Que' For a Cause — 96.1% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2023-08-04
Their season
2023
their best year
2023 was the year it came together: 7 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 1 category win, at an average finish in the top 52%.
- 7 contests
- 1 overall top-10s
- 1 category wins
- average top 52%
A tough matchup
10–0
behind in the head-to-head
JANKY LEG BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
JANKY LEG BBQ has come out ahead in 10 of their 10 shared contests.
The weak link
−5.2
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 5.22 points below their pork, and turns into a call 10% of the time against 20%.
- Brisket avg 163.45
- Pork avg 168.67
- 1 calls in 10 entries
A strong matchup
4–1
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 80% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of Smokin Trees BBQ in 4 of their 5 shared contests.
Pork nemesis
9 of 10
shared pork entries lost
JANKY LEG BBQ ahead 90% of the time
Even in their strongest meat, JANKY LEG BBQ has out-cooked them in 9 of 10 shared pork entries.
They cook the hard rooms
1619
average field rating faced
A tougher draw than 87% of rated fields
The fields they enter average a 1619 power rating — a tougher draw than 87% of every rated contest in the data.
- 10 rated contests
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The nearest teams in the power rankings, with a different reason on each card — six teams on one rating are rarely on it for the same reason. Rating decides who makes the list; where teams tie on it, the ones this team has actually cooked against come first, then teams at a similar point in their own career. KCBS doesn’t publish where a team is from, so nothing here is inferred from geography.
145 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4448 of the rated field
- Contests
- 13
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1474
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to Muddy River Smokers)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Muddy River Smokers has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#4449 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1474
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to Muddy River Smokers)
Fewer contests behind them than Muddy River Smokers has cooked, 7 to 15, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.
⚔ Head-to-head#4472 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 10%
- Peak
- 1473
No shared contest yet.
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 10 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-head#4456 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1473
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2022, 3 years before Muddy River Smokers's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-head#4434 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 36%
- Peak
- 1474
No shared contest yet.
They were already cooking in 2014, 9 years before Muddy River Smokers's first contest.
⚔ Head-to-head#4467 of the rated field
- Contests
- 12
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1504
No shared contest yet.
12 contests and no Grand Championship yet.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TAILGATE GUYS BBQ | 10 | 4 | 6 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| Kermit's Ex | 10 | 2 | 8 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| JANKY LEG BBQ | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| MAN MEAT BBQ | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| B 3 BBQ | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| WHEN PIGS DIE | 8 | 2 | 6 | 25% | ⚔ compare |
| Bushwood BBQ | 8 | 1 | 7 | 13% | ⚔ compare |
| Smoke 'n Magic | 8 | 1 | 7 | 13% | ⚔ compare |
| Notch 9 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 43% | ⚔ compare |
| Damn Fine Beef & Swine | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14% | ⚔ compare |
| Meat Candy Q | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| PARTS 'R' SMOKIN | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| RAZORRACKS | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| TRIPLE H BBQ | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 174.2628 | 158.8228 | 166.10 | top 74% |
| Pork Ribs | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 175.4288 | 147.8972 | 166.78 | top 63% |
| Pork | 10 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 180.0000 🔥 | 159.4516 | 168.67 | top 59% |
| Brisket | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 174.2628 | 142.8344 | 163.45 | top 68% |
“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 state / province
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| MO | 6 | 0 | top 80% |
| KS | 3 | 0 | top 62% |
| OK | 1 | 0 | top 28% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 7 | 0 | top 72% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 62% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smokin on the Osage (Day 2) | 4 | 15 | 0 | top 71% | 2024-07-20 |
| American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 2 | 207 | 0 | top 62% | 2025-11-05 |
| Smokin on the Osage BBQ Contest and Car Show (Day 2) | 2 | 28 | 0 | top 98% | 2025-07-19 |
The story so far (17 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
2.3 yrs
2023-07-21 → 2025-11-05
Busiest season
2023
7 contests
Contests a season
5
across 3 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
MO
7 of 15 contests · 3 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
5
3 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Pork Ribs
12 entries · 0 wins · 1 calls
Strongest meat
Pork
averages 168.67 · weakest Brisket (163.45)
Walk rate
13%
a top-10 call in 2 of 15 contests
Overall top-10 rate
7%
1 of 15 contests
Master average
666.60
out of 720 · 10 contests · 0 GCs
Perfect 180s
1
every judge at the table handing back a nine
Opponents faced
799
572–1,088 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
736
15 mapped stops · furthest 163 mi
Schedule strength
1619
average field rating faced — tougher than 87% of rated contests
Purse competed for
$269,985
listed at 13 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0
from 10 state-championship entries
Power rating
1473
peak 1509 · #4451 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2023
- First tracked contest Smokin on the Osage (Day 1)
- First call Smokin on the Osage (Day 1)
- First category win (Pork) Smokin on the Osage (Day 1)
- First perfect 180 (Pork) Smokin on the Osage (Day 1)
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score682.8000 Smokin on the Osage (Day 1)
- First overall top-10 Que' For a Cause
- Career-best overall score691.9200 Que' For a Cause
- Peak power rating (1509) Que' For a Cause
- 2024
- 10th tracked contest American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest
- 2025
- Most recent contest American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +10.3 | Que' For a Cause | 2023-08-04 |
| +4.1 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 2025-11-05 |
| +2.1 | Smokin on the Osage (Day 1) | 2023-07-21 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -10 | Smokin on the Osage BBQ Contest and Car Show (Day 2) | 2025-07-19 |
| -10 | Smokin on the Osage BBQ Contest and Car Show (Day 1) | 2025-07-18 |
| -8.4 | Smokin on the Osage (Day 1) | 2024-07-19 |
| -7 | Smokin on the Osage (Day 2) | 2024-07-20 |
| -3.5 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 2024-10-30 |
Category scores over time
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 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 83% | 94% | 90.2% |
| 2024 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25% | top 80% | 94% | 93% |
| 2023 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14% | top 52% | 96.1% | 94.1% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 207 / 401 (677.0628) | 186 (170.8344) | 63 (175.4056) | 262 (166.8572) | 276 (163.9656) |
| 2025-07-19 | Smokin on the Osage BBQ Contest and Car Show (Day 2) 🏅 Osceola, MO | 28 / 28 (644.5148) | 26 (164.0116) | 28 (162.2628) | 28 (161.1316) | 28 (157.1088) |
| 2025-07-18 | Smokin on the Osage BBQ Contest and Car Show (Day 1) 🏅 Osceola, MO | 31 / 32 (626.2632) | 29 (163.4400) | 31 (160.5372) | 32 (159.4516) | 31 (142.8344) |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 324 / 444 (656.9828) | 300 (165.1088) | 349 (162.8228) | 255 (167.3828) | 333 (161.6684) |
| 2024-07-20 | Smokin on the Osage (Day 2) 🏅 Osceola, MO | 29 / 33 (674.7200) | 25 (170.8344) | 31 (163.9312) | 20 (173.1200) | 26 (166.8344) |
| 2024-07-19 | Smokin on the Osage (Day 1) 🏅 Osceola, MO | 29 / 37 (677.0632) | 33 (163.4172) | 10 (175.4288) | 3 (178.8572) | 34 (159.3600) |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 304 / 487 (663.8856) | 406 (159.3828) | 140 (171.9772) | 351 (162.2628) | 151 (170.2628) |
| 2023-08-04 | Que' For a Cause Tahlequah, OK | 10 / 36 (691.9200) | 11 (174.2628) | 17 (169.6916) | 15 (173.7028) | 14 (174.2628) |
| 2023-08-04 | Que' For a Cause (ONE MEAT RIBS) Tahlequah, OK | — | — | 13 (169.7144) | — | — |
| 2023-07-22 | Smokin on the Osage (Day 2) 🏅 Osceola, MO | 19 / 28 (670.7544) | 19 (170.8572) | 17 (170.2744) | 24 (163.9428) | 20 (165.6800) |
| 2023-07-22 | Smokin on the Osage (ONE MEAT RIBS) 🏅 Osceola, MO | — | — | 26 (147.8972) | — | — |
| 2023-07-21 | Smokin on the Osage (Day 1) 🏅 Osceola, MO | 15 / 31 (682.8000) | 31 (158.8228) | 17 (171.4172) | 1 (180.0000) | 9 (172.5600) |
Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)
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 ↗ | Master | #742 (195 pts) | #812 (190 pts) | #733 (268 pts) | #838 (170 pts) | #840 (175 pts) |