A tough matchup
6–0
behind in the head-to-head
Capt. Blue BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
Capt. Blue BBQ has come out ahead in 6 of their 6 shared contests.
BBQ McLovin'
BBQ McLovin' is a competition barbecue team with 7 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2022 and 2025. Their best overall finish is 18th of 23 at the Maryland State BBQ Bash (2023). They are ranked #5955 of 6,477 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1437
peak 1437 · rated over 7 contests
Contests
7
in the data
First seen
Oct 14, 2022
latest Oct 10, 2025 · 3 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 7 contests
Avg finish
top 104%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
303.69 ▲
last 5 Backyard vs avg 301.40 (+2.29)
Walk rate
14%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±10.89
spread of their Backyard overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 155.80 · weakest Chicken (145.60)
Road miles
377
across 7 mapped stops · furthest 161 mi
Schedule strength
39%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1552)
Purse competed for
$66K
listed at 7 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 7 state-championship entries
Backyard avg
301.40 / 360
7 Backyard contests · 0 GCs
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 BBQ McLovin', each with one reason worth a look.
55 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5,949 of the rated field
- Contests
- 42
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 2%
- Peak
- 1437
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to BBQ McLovin')
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team BBQ McLovin' has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#5,948 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1437
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#5,960 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1436
Their last contest in the data was back in 2017, 8 years before BBQ McLovin''s most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#5,947 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 13%
- Peak
- 1437
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#5,950 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1437
They were already cooking in 2016, 6 years before BBQ McLovin''s first contest.
⚔ Compare careers#5,954 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1437
Level with BBQ McLovin' on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oink N' Doink BBQ | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| Capt. Blue BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Castleton Q | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Estancia | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| HARCO LOCO BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Leaning Jowler BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 151.9884 | 129.1200 | 145.60 | top 114% |
| Pork Ribs | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 166.8456 | 146.8000 | 155.80 | top 82% |
“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
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MD State BBQ Bash | 2 | 27 | 0 | top 114% | Oct 10, 2025 |
| York County BBQ Festival (Day 1) | 2 | 23 | 0 | top 96% | Jun 27, 2025 |
| Maryland State BBQ Bash | 2 | 18 | 0 | top 99% | Oct 13, 2023 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2025
2 contests
Contests a season
1.8
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
MD
4 of 7 contests · 3 states in all
Contests visited
4
3 of them more than once
Opponents faced
218
finished ahead 47 times, behind 357
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20251 milestone
- Most recent contest MD State BBQ Bash
20233 milestones
- First call Maryland State BBQ Bash
- Career-best overall score318.8340 Maryland State BBQ Bash
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)166.8456 Maryland State BBQ Bash
20222 milestones
- First tracked contest Maryland State BBQ Bash
- Peak power rating (1488) Maryland State BBQ Bash
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12.2 | Maryland State BBQ Bash | Oct 14, 2022 |
| -12.2 | York County BBQ Festival (Day 1) | Jun 28, 2024 |
| -10.7 | MD State BBQ Bash | Oct 10, 2025 |
| -9.5 | Revolutionary BBQ Brawl - Battle on the James (Day 1) | Apr 28, 2023 |
| -9 | York County BBQ Festival (Day 1) | Jun 27, 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 106% | 84.2% | 83.5% |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 104% | 86.7% | 83.1% |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 94% | 88.6% | 86.3% |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 120% | 80.1% | 80.1% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 10, 2025 | MD State BBQ Bash 🏅 Bel Air, MD | 36 / 29 (298.2628) | 33 (151.4628) | 36 (146.8000) | — | — |
| Jun 27, 2025 | York County BBQ Festival (Day 1) 🏅 Delta, PA | 23 / 26 (303.2916) | 22 (147.3372) | 21 (155.9544) | — | — |
| Oct 11, 2024 | MD State BBQ Bash 🏅 Bel Air, MD | 27 / 26 (311.9544) | 31 (150.8000) | 20 (161.1544) | — | — |
| Jun 28, 2024 | York County BBQ Festival (Day 1) 🏅 Delta, PA | 30 / 29 (286.1028) | 30 (138.8228) | 28 (147.2800) | — | — |
| Oct 13, 2023 | Maryland State BBQ Bash 🏅 Bel Air, MD | 18 / 23 (318.8340) | 30 (151.9884) | 7 (166.8456) | — | — |
| Apr 28, 2023 | Revolutionary BBQ Brawl - Battle on the James (Day 1) 🏅 Williamsburg, VA | 22 / 20 (302.8228) | 22 (149.6800) | 22 (153.1428) | — | — |
| Oct 14, 2022 | Maryland State BBQ Bash 🏅 Belair, MD | 36 / 30 (288.5372) | 41 (129.1200) | 17 (159.4172) | — | — |