High-water mark
694.8232
career-best overall
96.5% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 694.8232 at Montana Pitmaster Classic — 96.5% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Aug 22, 2025
Willy Mo's
Willy Mo's is a competition barbecue team with 6 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2021 and 2025. Their best overall finish is 8th of 44 at the Montana Pitmaster Classic (2023). They are ranked #2199 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1531
peak 1531 · rated over 6 contests
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
Aug 27, 2021
latest Aug 22, 2025 · 4 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
1 podium
Overall top-10s
3
50% of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 41%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
685.11 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 674.61 (+10.49)
Walk rate
67%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±25.34
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 172.38 · weakest Pork (165.40)
Road miles
160
across 6 mapped stops · furthest 66 mi
Schedule strength
34%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1546)
Purse competed for
$76K
listed at 6 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 6 state-championship entries
Master avg
674.61 / 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)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #802 (145 pts) | #752 (210 pts) | #964 (135 pts) | #1087 (90 pts) | #1029 (105 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #950 (115 pts) | #829 (175 pts) | #670 (285 pts) | #1231 (60 pts) | #1204 (60 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #675 (230 pts) | #869 (170 pts) | #712 (275 pts) | #716 (225 pts) | #696 (240 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #918 (145 pts) | #804 (210 pts) | #1107 (120 pts) | #1014 (130 pts) | #986 (130 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Willy Mo's, each with one reason worth a look.
82 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2,197 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 50%
- Peak
- 1553
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to Willy Mo's)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Willy Mo's has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#2,203 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 50%
- Peak
- 1531
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#2,207 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1531
Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 6 years before Willy Mo's's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#2,196 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1531
They were already cooking in 2013, 8 years before Willy Mo's's first contest.
⚔ Compare careers#2,200 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 29%
- Peak
- 1531
Level with Willy Mo's on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#2,208 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1531
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 9 contests to 6.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BIG BOYZ BBQ | 6 | 4 | 2 | 67% | ⚔ compare |
| MONTANA OUTLAW BBQ | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| SMELLAQUE | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| Shane Edd's BBQ | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| Taste of Mitch | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| Kick Back BBQ | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| Poor Richard's BBQ | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
| Random Guys Smoking | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
| Outta Left Field BBQ | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| 202 BBQ | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| Rhythm n QUE | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 177.1544 | 143.3600 | 167.70 | top 39% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 179.4400 | 163.4172 | 172.38 | top 28% |
| Pork | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 173.1200 | 149.1084 | 165.40 | top 55% |
| Brisket | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 171.9888 | 164.5256 | 169.13 | top 40% |
“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) | 5 | 0 | top 45% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 18% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montana Pitmaster Classic | 4 | 8 | 0 | top 26% | Aug 22, 2025 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2023
2 contests
Contests a season
1.2
across 5 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
MT
6 of 6 contests
Contests visited
3
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
113
finished ahead 138 times, behind 81
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20253 milestones
- Career-best overall score694.8232 Montana Pitmaster Classic
- Peak power rating (1531) Montana Pitmaster Classic
- Most recent contest Montana Pitmaster Classic
20242 milestones
- First category win (Pork Ribs) Montana Pitmaster Classic
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)179.4400 Montana Pitmaster Classic
20223 milestones
- First call Montana Pitmaster Classic
- First overall top-10 Montana Pitmaster Classic
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score691.3716 Montana Pitmaster Classic
20211 milestone
- First tracked contest Montana Pitmaster Classic
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +12.4 | Montana Pitmaster Classic | Aug 25, 2023 |
| +10.7 | Montana Pitmaster Classic | Aug 26, 2022 |
| +10.1 | Montana Pitmaster Classic | Aug 22, 2025 |
| +6.3 | Montana Pitmaster Classic | Aug 23, 2024 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -8.5 | Montana Pitmaster Classic | Aug 27, 2021 |
| -0.2 | Montana BBQ Cookoff | Jun 9, 2023 |
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 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 24% | 96.5% | 96.5% |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 100% | top 36% | 95.1% | 95.1% |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50% | top 40% | 95.7% | 94% |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 24% | 96% | 96% |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 81% | 86.4% | 86.4% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 22, 2025 | Montana Pitmaster Classic 🏅 Bozeman, MT | 9 / 38 (694.8232) | 4 (177.1544) | 10 (175.4172) | 19 (170.8344) | 16 (171.4172) |
| Aug 23, 2024 | Montana Pitmaster Classic 🏅 Bozeman, MT | 14 / 39 (685.0628) | 6 (176) | 1 (179.4400) | 30 (165.0972) | 26 (164.5256) |
| Aug 25, 2023 | Montana Pitmaster Classic 🏅 Bozeman, MT | 8 / 44 (689.1772) | 17 (171.9772) | 7 (176.0344) | 8 (172) | 14 (169.1656) |
| Jun 9, 2023 | Montana BBQ Cookoff 🏅 Absarokee, MT | 22 / 36 (665.0976) | 23 (162.2972) | 15 (169.1432) | 23 (162.2400) | 12 (171.4172) |
| Aug 26, 2022 | Montana Pitmaster Classic 🏅 Bozeman, MT | 9 / 37 (691.3716) | 4 (175.4400) | 13 (170.8228) | 11 (173.1200) | 11 (171.9888) |
| Aug 27, 2021 | Montana Pitmaster Classic 🏅 Bozeman, MT | 25 / 31 (622.1484) | 29 (143.3600) | 15 (163.4172) | 28 (149.1084) | 11 (166.2628) |