High-water mark
676.4460
career-best overall
94.0% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 676.4460 at Variety Children's Charity BBQ Bash — 94.0% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Jun 3, 2016
Memphis Barbeque Supply
Memphis Barbeque Supply is a competition barbecue team with 7 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2016 and 2018. Their best overall finish is 11th of 25 at the Variety Children's Charity BBQ Bash (2017). They are ranked #2847 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1510
peak 1510 · rated over 6 contests
Contests
7
in the data
First seen
Jun 3, 2016
latest Sep 7, 2018 · 2.3 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podium
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 7 contests
Avg finish
top 56%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
661.47 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 663.97 (-2.50)
Walk rate
57%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±10.36
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 168.44 · weakest Pork Ribs (161.93)
Road miles
1,942
across 7 mapped stops · furthest 367 mi
Schedule strength
64%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1580)
Master avg
663.97 / 720
6 Master contests · 0 GCs
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 Memphis Barbeque Supply, each with one reason worth a look.
103 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2,840 of the rated field
- Contests
- 24
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 25%
- Peak
- 1518
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to Memphis Barbeque Supply)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Memphis Barbeque Supply has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#2,833 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1520
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#2,829 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 67%
- Peak
- 1527
Level with Memphis Barbeque Supply on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#2,828 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1514
Their last contest in the data was back in 2015, 3 years before Memphis Barbeque Supply's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#2,841 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 25%
- Peak
- 1517
Careers of much the same size, 8 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#2,845 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 29%
- Peak
- 1510
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2016.
⚔ Compare careersBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 173.1656 | 161.0856 | 166.82 | top 59% |
| Pork Ribs | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 173.1200 | 153.0628 | 161.93 | top 65% |
| Pork | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 174.2628 | 162.8000 | 168.44 | top 42% |
| Brisket | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 174.2744 | 157.0744 | 166.74 | top 43% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 3 | 0 | top 43% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 68% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Barbecue Championship | 2 | 60 | 0 | top 71% | Nov 8, 2017 |
| Variety Children's Charity BBQ Bash | 2 | 11 | 0 | top 46% | Jun 2, 2017 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2018
2 contests
Contests a season
1.8
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
AL
3 of 7 contests · 3 states in all
Contests visited
4
2 of them more than once
Most-entered meat
Pork Ribs
7 entries · 0 wins · 2 calls
Opponents faced
248
finished ahead 118 times, behind 186
Longest layoff
7.1 yrs
Sep 7, 2018 → Oct 18, 2025
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20251 milestone
- Most recent contest Battle for the Bones BBQ Cook Off (ONE MEAT RIBS)
20181 milestone
- Peak power rating (1510) International Goat Days Championship BBQ Contest-SMOKIN IN THE GOAT PEN (JUDGES FULL)
20165 milestones
- First tracked contest Variety Children's Charity BBQ Bash
- First call Variety Children's Charity BBQ Bash
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score676.4460 Variety Children's Charity BBQ Bash
- Career-best overall score676.4460 Variety Children's Charity BBQ Bash
- Career-best single call (Brisket)174.2744 Variety Children's Charity BBQ Bash
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +5.7 | International Goat Days Championship BBQ Contest-SMOKIN IN THE GOAT PEN (JUDGES FULL) | Sep 7, 2018 |
| +5.4 | Variety Children's Charity BBQ Bash | Jun 2, 2017 |
| +3.7 | Variety Children's Charity BBQ Bash | Jun 3, 2016 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -2.4 | World Barbecue Championship | Nov 8, 2017 |
| -1.9 | Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest | Aug 17, 2018 |
| -0.6 | World Barbecue Championship | Nov 11, 2016 |
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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | — | — | — |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 50% | 93.1% | 91.3% |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 59% | 93.2% | 92.4% |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 58% | 94% | 93% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 18, 2025 | Battle for the Bones BBQ Cook Off (ONE MEAT RIBS) Birmingham, AL | — | — | 8 (161.6916) | — | — |
| Sep 7, 2018 | International Goat Days Championship BBQ Contest-SMOKIN IN THE GOAT PEN (JUDGES FULL) Millington, TN | 13 / 34 (670.1140) | 22 (163.9312) | 5 (173.1200) | 17 (165.0972) | 13 (167.9656) |
| Aug 17, 2018 | Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest Cape Girardeau, MO | 27 / 44 (644.4004) | 30 (161.0856) | 22 (163.4404) | 22 (162.8000) | 28 (157.0744) |
| Nov 8, 2017 | World Barbecue Championship Orange Beach, AL | 69 / 93 (659.8284) | 47 (169.1084) | 91 (153.0628) | 57 (165.6800) | 21 (171.9772) |
| Jun 2, 2017 | Variety Children's Charity BBQ Bash Memphis, TN | 11 / 25 (670.8228) | 7 (173.1656) | 20 (162.8344) | 10 (170.8228) | 14 (164) |
| Nov 11, 2016 | World Barbecue Championship Orange Beach, AL | 60 / 89 (662.2060) | 73 (163.9772) | 73 (161.1316) | 18 (171.9656) | 60 (165.1316) |
| Jun 3, 2016 | Variety Children's Charity BBQ Bash Memphis, TN | 12 / 25 (676.4460) | 15 (169.6800) | 21 (158.2288) | 8 (174.2628) | 3 (174.2744) |