Their season
2014
their best year
2014 was the year it came together: 3 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 64%.
- 3 contests
- 0 overall top-10s
- 0 category wins
- average top 64%
MacDaddy BBQ
MacDaddy BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 6 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2015. Their best overall finish is 19th of 25 at the BBQ Boogie & Blues (2013). They are ranked #4657 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1470
peak 1470 · rated over 5 contests
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
Apr 26, 2013
latest Aug 14, 2015 · 2.3 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 75%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±13.27
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 162.64 · weakest Brisket (146.35)
Road miles
1,172
across 6 mapped stops · furthest 496 mi
Schedule strength
19%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1527)
Master avg
628.14 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to MacDaddy BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
143 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4,669 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1470
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to MacDaddy BBQ)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team MacDaddy BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#4,653 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1501
They've been 1501 at their best, 31 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Compare careers#4,650 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1470
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,670 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1470
They turned up 8 years after MacDaddy BBQ did, first appearing in 2021.
⚔ Compare careers#4,651 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1470
Level with MacDaddy BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#4,640 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1470
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careersBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.7256 | 155.4744 | 162.64 | top 64% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.8572 | 155.9772 | 159.75 | top 67% |
| Pork | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.3828 | 153.7142 | 159.39 | top 69% |
| Brisket | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.2744 | 135.9428 | 146.35 | top 83% |
“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) | 2 | 0 | top 88% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 66% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta BarB-Que Festival | 2 | 22 | 0 | top 61% | Aug 14, 2015 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2014
3 contests
Contests a season
2
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
GA
5 of 6 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
4
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
172
finished ahead 53 times, behind 145
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20151 milestone
- Most recent contest Atlanta BarB-Que Festival
20143 milestones
- Career-best overall score647.8744 Atlanta BarB-Que Festival (SBBQA)
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)166.8572 Atlanta BarB-Que Festival (SBBQA)
- Peak power rating (1493) Atlanta BarB-Que Festival (SBBQA)
20131 milestone
- First tracked contest BBQ Boogie & Blues
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +0.3 | Atlanta BarB-Que Festival (SBBQA) | Aug 15, 2014 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12.5 | Smokin' Butts & Tires - Cookoff and Car Show (GBC Qualifier) | Mar 27, 2015 |
| -7.3 | BBQ Boogie & Blues | Apr 26, 2013 |
| -5.6 | Up In Smoke On The Square | Aug 22, 2014 |
| -5.1 | Atlanta BarB-Que Festival | Aug 14, 2015 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 85% | 88.9% | 87.1% |
| 2014 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 64% | 90% | 88.1% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 76% | 85.7% | 85.7% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 14, 2015 | Atlanta BarB-Que Festival Atlanta, GA | 34 / 48 (639.9200) | 28 (165.7256) | 38 (155.9772) | 40 (155.9428) | 24 (162.2744) |
| Mar 27, 2015 | Smokin' Butts & Tires - Cookoff and Car Show (GBC Qualifier) Conyers, GA | 38 / 38 (614.7088) | 35 (155.4744) | 32 (157.0972) | 27 (163.3828) | 38 (138.7544) |
| Aug 22, 2014 | Up In Smoke On The Square Lincoln, IL | 38 / 50 (621.0396) | 20 (164.5828) | 37 (159.4056) | 29 (161.1084) | 48 (135.9428) |
| Aug 15, 2014 | Atlanta BarB-Que Festival (SBBQA) Atlanta, GA | 22 / 43 (647.8744) | 22 (165.7144) | 12 (166.8572) | 24 (162.8000) | 34 (152.5028) |
| Apr 3, 2014 | Smokin on the River (GBC & SBBQA Qualifier) Summerville, GA | — | — | — | — | — |
| Apr 26, 2013 | BBQ Boogie & Blues Calhoun, GA | 19 / 25 (617.1426) | 19 (161.7142) | 18 (159.4284) | 19 (153.7142) | 22 (142.2858) |