C&M BBQ

C&M BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 38 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2022 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 6th of 19 at the BBCubed - Brighton Barbeque Bash (2023). They are ranked #2729 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “C M BBQ”.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#2,729

of 6,476 rated · rankings

Rating

1513

peak 1522 · rated over 30 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Apr 1, 2022

latest Sep 19, 2026 · 4.5 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#190

Master 2023 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

9 podiums

Overall top-10s

13% of 38 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 58%

overall standings

Best overall

690.7884 / 720

Master · 8th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship

Perfect 180s

Current form

679.91 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 659.65 (+20.25)

Walk rate

66%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

179.4400

Pork Ribs · GLBBQA Spring Fling

Consistency

±45.67

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 168.50 · weakest Pork Ribs (166.37)

Road miles

9,607

across 38 mapped stops · furthest 564 mi

Schedule strength

74%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1593)

Purse competed for

$248K

listed at 35 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 30 state-championship entries

Master avg

659.65 / 720

30 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (8 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

They almost always walk

66% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 25 of 38 contests

A top-10 category call in 66% of their 38 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

690.7884 career-best overall

95.9% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 690.7884 at 8th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship — 95.9% of a perfect 720.

Master
Mar 20, 2026

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

DAT'S BBQ has finished one call ahead of C&M BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

17–1 behind in the head-to-head

THE BBQ BUS ahead in 94% of their meetings

THE BBQ BUS has come out ahead in 17 of their 18 shared contests.

A strong matchup

7–3 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 70% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Black Crown Barbeque in 7 of their 10 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

14 of 14 shared chicken entries lost

QUE U ahead 100% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, QUE U has out-cooked them in 14 of 14 shared chicken entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

ACES HIGH BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.

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The long haul

9,607 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 9,607 miles across 38 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 564 miles to Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship.

38 mapped stops
furthest 564 mi

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Year	Series	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2026 ↗	Master	#355 (545 pts)	#282 (745 pts)	#249 (875 pts)	#344 (590 pts)	#306 (665 pts)
2025 ↗	Master	#439 (445 pts)	#488 (460 pts)	#311 (838 pts)	#495 (400 pts)	#318 (745 pts)
2024 ↗	Master	#500 (375 pts)	#497 (415 pts)	#503 (470 pts)	#525 (380 pts)	#399 (550 pts)
2023 ↗	Master	#190 (1,054 pts)	#140 (1,240 pts)	#179 (1,185 pts)	#123 (1,346 pts)	#131 (1,284 pts)
2022 ↗	Master	#986 (120 pts)	#1051 (120 pts)	#455 (555 pts)	#802 (205 pts)	#1021 (120 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to C&M BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.

133 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.

Rolling Smoke Q

#2,730 of the rated field

1513 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 43%
Peak: 1537

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to C&M BBQ)

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team C&M BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 7 contests
last seen Sep 19, 2026

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TRAVELIN' SMOKE BBQ

#2,712 of the rated field

1513 power rating

Contests: 29
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 10%
Peak: 1513

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 29 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 29 contests
last seen Jun 8, 2018

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BONSAIS WILD BBQ

#2,750 of the rated field

1512 power rating

Contests: 26
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 27%
Peak: 1514

Their last contest in the data was back in 2022, 4 years before C&M BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 26 contests

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BIG JOHNSON'S BBQ

#2,754 of the rated field

1512 power rating

Contests: 25
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 12%
Peak: 1522

Fewer contests behind them than C&M BBQ has cooked, 25 to 38, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

rated over 24 contests
last seen Jul 19, 2024

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SUCKA BONE BBQ TEAM

#2,751 of the rated field

1512 power rating

Contests: 38
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 29%
Peak: 1609

38 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 29% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 38 contests
last seen Jun 26, 2026

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DIDY SMOKE IT

#2,747 of the rated field

1512 power rating

Contests: 22
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 27%
Peak: 1512

Level with C&M BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 22 contests
last seen Sep 4, 2026

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Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
THE BBQ BUS	18	1	17	6%	⚔ compare
Can Country Outlaw BBQ	16	1	15	6%	⚔ compare
QUE U	14	0	14	0%	⚔ compare
WE WILL ROCK QUE	13	1	12	8%	⚔ compare
HOT DADDY'S BBQ	13	0	13	0%	⚔ compare
SHIGGIN & GRINNIN	12	0	12	0%	⚔ compare
UGLY BABY BBQ	11	5	6	45%	⚔ compare
MACHETE BOYS BBQ	11	3	8	27%	⚔ compare
IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ	11	2	9	18%	⚔ compare
Black Crown Barbeque	10	7	3	70%	⚔ compare
Second Hand Smoke SLV	10	6	4	60%	⚔ compare
DB BBQ	10	2	8	20%	⚔ compare
NECTAR OF THE HOGS	10	2	8	20%	⚔ compare
SIX BUTT BBQ	10	2	8	20%	⚔ compare
Son of a Boar BBQ	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	29	6	0	2	176.5716	150.1828	168.50	top 54%
Pork Ribs	38	11	3	3	179.4400	150.8000	166.37	top 54%
Pork	29	8	0	1	176.5828	155.3716	168.08	top 51%
Brisket	30	10	1	3	177.7372	141.0976	167.12	top 48%

“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	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	4	top 62%
Medium (20–39)	9	top 59%
Large (40+)	17	top 56%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
WI	12	top 62%
IA	4	top 74%
MI	3	top 48%
IL	2	top 73%
MN	2	top 54%
KS	2	top 34%
TN	2	top 63%
IN	1	top 57%
OH	1	top 24%
NE	1	top 35%

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Iowa State BBQ Championship	4	27	top 74%	Apr 3, 2026
Puckaway Pigfest	3	10	top 74%	Sep 11, 2026
Minnesota in May	2	32	top 54%	May 8, 2026
GLBBQA Spring Fling	2	21	top 40%	Apr 18, 2025
Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship	2	38	top 63%	Mar 14, 2025
BBCubed - Brighton Barbeque Bash	2	6	top 35%	Jul 19, 2024

More numbers

Busiest season 2023 14 contests

Contests a season 7.6 across 5 seasons in the data

Most contests held in WI 18 of 38 contests · 10 states in all

Contests visited 21 6 of them more than once

Most-entered meat Pork Ribs 38 entries · 3 wins · 11 calls

Opponents faced 795 finished ahead 635 times, behind 1,063

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

20264 milestones

Mar 20 Career-best overall score690.7884 8th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship
Apr 17 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)179.4400 GLBBQA Spring Fling
Sep 11 Peak power rating (1522) Puckaway Pigfest
Sep 19 Most recent contest Trekking for CDH

20241 milestone

Sep 6 25th tracked contest Puckaway Pigfest

20232 milestones

Apr 28 First overall top-10 Marietta River City BBQ
Jun 10 10th tracked contest Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD)

20224 milestones

Apr 1 First tracked contest Iowa State BBQ Championship
Apr 1 First overall past 90% of a perfect score650.7316 Iowa State BBQ Championship
Apr 29 First call Masters in May
May 14 First category win (Pork Ribs) BBQ, BLESSINGS & THE VFW (ONE MEAT RIBS)

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+13.2	8th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship	Mar 20, 2026
+12.2	Marietta River City BBQ	Apr 28, 2023
+10.3	Brighton Barbeque Bash	Aug 22, 2025
+8.9	SJV Winter Rub	Jan 27, 2023
+8.7	BBCubed - Brighton Barbeque Bash	Jul 14, 2023

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-11.4	Puckaway Pigfest	Sep 6, 2024
-10.3	Smokin in the Bogs	Sep 1, 2023
-9	Trekking for CDH	Sep 19, 2026
-8.7	Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship	Mar 14, 2025
-8.2	Masters in May	Apr 29, 2022

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — 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	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2026	7	1	1	57%	top 54%	95.9%	94.5%
2025	6	2	1	83%	top 59%	94.7%	93.3%
2024	7	0	0	29%	top 56%	95.3%	89.4%
2023	14	2	1	86%	top 56%	94.8%	90.7%
2022	4	0	1	50%	top 87%	90.4%	88%

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Sep 19, 2026	Trekking for CDH 🏅 Pierron, IL	23 / 27 (670.7312)	11 (173.7028)	27 (161.0856)	27 (162.8228)	11 (173.1200)
Sep 11, 2026	Puckaway Pigfest 🏅 Montello, WI	10 / 23 (682.2060)	8 (170.8228)	6 (171.9888)	11 (172)	15 (167.3944)
May 8, 2026	Minnesota in May 🏅 St. Peter, MN	32 / 77 (682.1940)	14 (176)	64 (163.9544)	26 (171.9884)	32 (170.2512)
Apr 17, 2026	GLBBQA Spring Fling 🏅 Coldwater, MI	30 / 48 (678.1940)	43 (163.9544)	1 (179.4400)	24 (171.4056)	38 (163.3940)
Apr 10, 2026	Smoke in the Spring (OPEN FORMAT) 🏅 Osage City, KS	49 / 101 (686.2060)	17 (176.5716)	48 (171.9772)	39 (172.5600)	79 (165.0972)
Apr 3, 2026	Iowa State BBQ Championship 🏅 Altoona, IA	33 / 42 (671.8628)	9 (175.4172)	21 (167.9772)	41 (156.4912)	9 (171.9772)
Mar 20, 2026	8th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship 🏅 Olathe, KS	13 / 68 (690.7884)	59 (163.9428)	6 (176)	6 (176.5828)	13 (174.2628)
Sep 26, 2025	Rollin Smoke at Rustic Timbers BBQ Bash 🏅 Egg Harbor, WI	9 / 16 (673.0628)	4 (174.8572)	4 (173.1200)	14 (156.5600)	7 (168.5256)
Sep 26, 2025	Rollin Smoke at Rustic Timbers BBQ Bash (ONE MEAT RIBS) Egg Harbor, WI	—	—	4 (172)	—	—
Aug 22, 2025	Brighton Barbeque Bash 🏅 Oshkosh, WI	9 / 29 (677.6000)	18 (163.3944)	1 (176)	19 (167.3828)	7 (170.8228)
Apr 18, 2025	GLBBQA Spring Fling 🏅 Charlotte, MI	26 / 56 (682.1484)	37 (168.5372)	35 (167.3828)	31 (170.8228)	9 (175.4056)
Apr 4, 2025	Iowa State BBQ Championship 🏅 Altoona, IA	36 / 49 (663.8628)	48 (155.3828)	37 (161.6456)	17 (171.4056)	3 (175.4288)
Mar 14, 2025	Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship 🏅 Lebanon, TN	86 / 100 (660.4116)	77 (167.3944)	86 (162.8116)	57 (169.6800)	87 (160.5256)
Sep 6, 2024	Puckaway Pigfest 🏅 Montello, WI	37 / 37 (509.0400)	15 (169.6916)	26 (161.6456)	—	3 (177.7028)
Jul 20, 2024	BBCubed - Brighton Barbeque Bash (ONE MEAT RIBS) Oshkosh, WI	—	—	18 (152.5372)	—	—
Jul 19, 2024	BBCubed - Brighton Barbeque Bash 🏅 Oshkosh, WI	14 / 37 (665.6688)	18 (169.6800)	11 (170.8344)	10 (168)	24 (157.1544)
May 10, 2024	Minnesota in May 🏅 St. Peter, MN	39 / 58 (674.2172)	40 (170.2744)	43 (165.7028)	31 (170.2744)	34 (167.9656)
Apr 19, 2024	GLBBQA Spring Fling 🏅 Charlotte, MI	21 / 62 (686.1828)	45 (167.3828)	17 (171.9656)	12 (175.4172)	19 (171.4172)
Mar 15, 2024	Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship 🏅 Lebanon, TN	38 / 93 (683.3484)	19 (175.4056)	80 (163.4056)	46 (170.2628)	17 (174.2744)
Mar 15, 2024	Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship (ONE MEAT RIBS) Lebanon, TN	—	—	70 (150.8000)	—	—
Oct 13, 2023	Bring'n Home the Bacon II (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI	14 / 21 (670.1256)	13 (168.5256)	8 (169.6800)	12 (167.9656)	16 (163.9544)
Oct 13, 2023	Bring'n Home the Bacon II (ONE MEAT RIBS) West Salem, WI	—	—	10 (168.5716)	—	—
Sep 16, 2023	Saluting with Smoke - Honor Q Reboot 🏅 Yorkville, IL	11 / 18 (678.8004)	7 (175.4288)	11 (166.8344)	4 (175.4400)	14 (161.0972)
Sep 8, 2023	Puckaway Pigfest 🏅 Montello, WI	22 / 28 (630.6632)	12 (165.1316)	26 (151.9200)	24 (155.3716)	19 (158.2400)
Sep 1, 2023	Smokin in the Bogs 🏅 Warrens, WI	14 / 14 (488.4688)	—	14 (161.6456)	11 (161.6916)	7 (165.1316)
Aug 25, 2023	Rockin' BBQ Take 2 🏅 Warsaw, IN	13 / 23 (682.2172)	17 (167.9772)	13 (171.4172)	3 (174.2628)	15 (168.5600)
Jul 14, 2023	BBCubed - Brighton Barbeque Bash 🏅 Oshkosh, WI	6 / 19 (673.0284)	2 (174.8456)	7 (168.5256)	10 (163.9772)	10 (165.6800)
Jul 14, 2023	BBCubed - Brighton Barbeque Bash (ONE MEAT RIBS) Oshkosh, WI	—	—	6 (166.8344)	—	—
Jun 10, 2023	Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI	23 / 40 (675.3600)	27 (167.3944)	21 (168.5372)	33 (161.6912)	1 (177.7372)
Jun 9, 2023	Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI	21 / 43 (668.4796)	32 (162.8000)	18 (168.5484)	28 (164.5484)	10 (172.5828)
Apr 28, 2023	Marietta River City BBQ 🏅 Marietta, OH	10 / 42 (675.4056)	17 (169.6800)	22 (162.2972)	4 (175.4400)	14 (167.9884)
Apr 28, 2023	Marietta River City BBQ (ONE MEAT RIBS) Marietta, OH	—	—	15 (164.5484)	—	—
Mar 31, 2023	Iowa State BBQ Championship 🏅 Altoona, IA	27 / 47 (669.6572)	37 (163.4056)	35 (163.9772)	5 (174.2972)	25 (167.9772)
Jan 27, 2023	SJV Winter Rub 🏅 Omaha, NE	11 / 31 (671.9656)	2 (173.1428)	14 (167.4400)	21 (164)	13 (167.3828)
May 14, 2022	BBQ, BLESSINGS & THE VFW (ONE MEAT RIBS) Oconomowoc, WI	—	—	1 (173.7028)	—	—
Apr 29, 2022	Masters in May 🏅 Bancroft, WI	38 / 43 (617.0176)	39 (150.1828)	37 (154.3316)	9 (171.4056)	41 (141.0976)
Apr 29, 2022	Masters in May (One Meat Ribs) Bancroft, WI	—	—	14 (157.6800)	—	—
Apr 1, 2022	Iowa State BBQ Championship 🏅 Altoona, IA	41 / 48 (650.7316)	38 (165.6800)	11 (173.1316)	37 (160.5372)	45 (151.3828)

C&M BBQ

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Best top-10 run

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (8 found in their record)

They almost always walk

High-water mark

The one to beat

A tough matchup

A strong matchup

Chicken nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

The long haul

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

By meat

By field size and state

By contest size

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

More numbers

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

📉 Toughest weekends

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — 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

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)