High-water mark
345.6916
career-best overall
96.0% of a perfect 360
Their best day on record: 345.6916 at Vine St BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) — 96.0% of a perfect 360.
- Backyard
- Sep 16, 2023
Mouth 2 Mouth
Mouth 2 Mouth is a competition barbecue team with 7 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2022 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 3rd of 35 at the Vine St BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) (2023). They are ranked #2315 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1526
peak 1529 · rated over 5 contests
Contests
7
in the data
First seen
Aug 20, 2022
latest Aug 15, 2026 · 4 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podium
Overall top-10s
2
29% of 7 contests
Avg finish
top 36%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
317.23 ▼
last 5 Backyard vs avg 321.86 (-4.63)
Walk rate
71%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±13.92
spread of their Backyard overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 161.79 · weakest Pork Ribs (160.07)
Road miles
2
across 5 mapped stops
Schedule strength
7%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1510)
Purse competed for
$4,080
listed at 7 contests — purses, not winnings
Backyard avg
321.86 / 360
7 Backyard contests · 0 GCs
This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Mouth 2 Mouth, each with one reason worth a look.
70 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2,308 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 60%
- Peak
- 1536
Their last contest in the data was back in 2021, 5 years before Mouth 2 Mouth's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#2,309 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 40%
- Peak
- 1527
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#2,317 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1526
They were already cooking in 2014, 8 years before Mouth 2 Mouth's first contest.
⚔ Compare careers#2,311 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 40%
- Peak
- 1528
Level with Mouth 2 Mouth on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#2,310 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 50%
- Peak
- 1531
Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 6 contests, alongside a 50% overall top-10 rate.
⚔ Compare careers#2,321 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 50%
- Peak
- 1526
3 straight overall top-10s says this rating is a moving target.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| De La 'Que | 7 | 5 | 2 | 71% | ⚔ compare |
| Que's Your Daddy? | 7 | 4 | 3 | 57% | ⚔ compare |
| I'd Smoke That | 7 | 2 | 5 | 29% | ⚔ compare |
| Pork Dorks | 6 | 4 | 2 | 67% | ⚔ compare |
| PORKLANDIA | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| P-Ridge Smoke | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| BoriBQ | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
| Pig Floyd | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
| Brass Monkey BBQ | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| BIG BAD WOLVES | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| Stone Cold Grillers | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 173.1316 | 152.0116 | 161.79 | top 34% |
| Pork Ribs | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 172.5600 | 145.6684 | 160.07 | 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) | 6 | 0 | top 38% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 27% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vine St BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) | 7 | 3 | 0 | top 36% | Aug 15, 2026 |
More numbers
Busiest season
—
2 contests
Contests a season
1.2
across 6 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
IL
7 of 7 contests
Contests visited
1
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
122
finished ahead 165 times, behind 85
Longest layoff
1.1 yrs
Aug 20, 2022 → Sep 16, 2023
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20261 milestone
- Most recent contest Vine St BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY)
20251 milestone
- Peak power rating (1529) Vine St BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY)
20234 milestones
- First overall podium Vine St BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY)
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score345.6916 Vine St BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY)
- Career-best overall score345.6916 Vine St BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY)
- Career-best single call (Chicken)173.1316 Vine St BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY)
—3 milestones
- First tracked contest Vine St BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY)
- First call Vine St BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY)
- First overall top-10 Vine St BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +13.7 | Vine St BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) | Sep 16, 2023 |
| +7.7 | Vine St. BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) | Aug 20, 2022 |
| +6.9 | Vine St BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) | Sep 5, 2025 |
| +1 | Vine St BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) | Aug 24, 2024 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -3.1 | Vine St BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) | Aug 15, 2026 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50% | top 42% | 87.8% | 85.2% |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 60% | 88.4% | 88.4% |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 29% | 92.8% | 92.8% |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 47% | 88.9% | 88.9% |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 9% | 96% | 96% |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 27% | 89.2% | 89.2% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 15, 2026 | Vine St BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) Park Ridge, IL | 18 / 30 (318.2288) | 19 (159.3716) | 18 (158.8572) | — | — |
| Sep 5, 2025 | Vine St BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) Park Ridge, IL | 11 / 38 (334.2400) | 8 (169.1200) | 13 (165.1200) | — | — |
| Aug 24, 2024 | Vine St BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) Park Ridge, IL | 17 / 36 (319.9772) | 10 (168.0116) | 28 (151.9656) | — | — |
| Sep 16, 2023 | Vine St BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) Park Ridge, IL | 3 / 35 (345.6916) | 2 (173.1316) | 6 (172.5600) | — | — |
| Aug 20, 2022 | Vine St. BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) Park Ridge, IL | 11 / 41 (321.1660) | 16 (154.8572) | 9 (166.3088) | — | — |
| — | Vine St BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) Park Ridge, IL | 9 / 39 (316.0460) | 9 (156.0116) | 8 (160.0344) | — | — |
| — | Vine St BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) Park Ridge, IL | 23 / 38 (297.6800) | 21 (152.0116) | 26 (145.6684) | — | — |