Mil-Town BBQ

Mil-Town BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 13 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2019 and 2025. Their best overall finish is 9th of 19 at the BBCubed - Brighton Barbeque Bash (2023). They are ranked #6213 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#6,213

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1421

peak 1421 · rated over 12 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Aug 30, 2019

latest Aug 22, 2025 · 6 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#537

Master 2023 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

8% of 13 contests

Avg finish

top 87%

overall standings

Best overall

665.0288 / 720

Master · BBCubed - Brighton Barbeque Bash

Perfect 180s

Current form

637.32 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 605.87 (+31.45)

Walk rate

15%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

172.5600

Chicken · BBCubed - Brighton Barbeque Bash

Consistency

±51.97

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 157.62 · weakest Pork Ribs (153.45)

Road miles

1,199

across 13 mapped stops · furthest 158 mi

Schedule strength

69%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1587)

Purse competed for

$76K

listed at 11 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 12 state-championship entries

Master avg

605.87 / 720

12 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (7 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

High-water mark

665.0288 career-best overall

92.4% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 665.0288 at BBCubed - Brighton Barbeque Bash — 92.4% of a perfect 720.

Master
Jul 14, 2023

A tough matchup

11–0 behind in the head-to-head

THE BBQ BUS ahead in 100% of their meetings

THE BBQ BUS has come out ahead in 11 of their 11 shared contests.

The weak link

−4.2 points behind their best meat

Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 4.17 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 8%.

Pork Ribs avg 153.45
Chicken avg 157.62
0 calls in 13 entries

The comeback

1.6 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 1.6 years, then back at Bring'n Home the Bacon (ONE MEAT RIBS) (Jun 9, 2023).

last seen Oct 22, 2021
back Jun 9, 2023

Chicken nemesis

10 of 11 shared chicken entries lost

THE BBQ BUS ahead 91% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, THE BBQ BUS has out-cooked them in 10 of 11 shared chicken entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

Second Hand Smoke SLV has landed one call behind them 2 times.

Boom or bust

±7.22% swing around their own average

Their overall swings ±7.22% of a perfect score around its own average — when it lands they're dangerous, and when it doesn't the weekend is gone by lunch.

averages 84.1% of a perfect score
best 92.4%

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
2024 ↗	Master	#1136 (70 pts)	#1242 (60 pts)	#1259 (75 pts)	#1041 (105 pts)	#1204 (60 pts)
2023 ↗	Master	#537 (332 pts)	#527 (377 pts)	#596 (361 pts)	#573 (332 pts)	#626 (277 pts)
2021 ↗	Master	#717 (197 pts)	#764 (202 pts)	#797 (197 pts)	#654 (247 pts)	#656 (252 pts)
2020 ↗	Master	#651 (123 pts)	#659 (133 pts)	#764 (113 pts)	#769 (113 pts)	#640 (143 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#1955 (60 pts)	#1946 (75 pts)	#2026 (60 pts)	#2029 (60 pts)	#1973 (65 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to Mil-Town BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.

33 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.

Steel Smoke BBQ

#6,208 of the rated field

1421 power rating

Contests: 30
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1501

0–2 in 2 shared contests (0% to Mil-Town BBQ)

2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Mil-Town BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 29 contests
last seen Aug 28, 2026

⚔ Head-to-head

R U Rdy 4 BBQ

#6,214 of the rated field

1421 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1421

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 12 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 12 contests
last seen Apr 29, 2022

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Prairie Smoke BBQ

#6,212 of the rated field

1421 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1421

Careers of much the same size, 11 contests to 13, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 11 contests
last seen Jul 10, 2026

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Brothers BBQ

#6,211 of the rated field

1421 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1421

14 contests and no Grand Championship yet.

rated over 14 contests
last seen Mar 21, 2026

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Lb Town KC BBQ

#6,209 of the rated field

1421 power rating

Contests: 18
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1421

Level with Mil-Town BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 17 contests
last seen Jun 26, 2026

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East Coast BBQ

#6,206 of the rated field

1421 power rating

Contests: 19
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1421

Their last contest in the data was back in 2021, 4 years before Mil-Town BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 19 contests

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Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
THE BBQ BUS	11	0	11	0%	⚔ compare
QUE U	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
PORKRASTINATORS	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
WE WILL ROCK QUE	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
DB BBQ	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
SHIGGIN & GRINNIN	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
C&M BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
Black Crown Barbeque	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
Second Hand Smoke SLV	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
Wisco Fire BBQ	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
Smokin Highwaymen	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
SI2 BBQ	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
Rusty Pig BBQ	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
iBQ'n	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	12	1	172.5600	139.3372	157.62	top 80%
Pork Ribs	13	0	163.9888	142.1944	153.45	top 89%
Pork	12	0	168.0344	126.1716	154.44	top 82%
Brisket	11	2	166.2400	138.1944	153.56	top 77%

“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	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	3	top 79%
Medium (20–39)	5	top 85%
Large (40+)	4	top 96%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
WI	10	0	top 85%
IL	2	0	top 94%

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Smokin' in the Bogs	3	23	top 91%	Sep 3, 2021
BBCubed - Brighton Barbeque Bash	2	9	top 55%	Jul 19, 2024
Best of the Midwest BBQ	2	43	top 94%	Oct 22, 2021

More numbers

Busiest season 2023 5 contests

Contests a season 2.2 across 6 seasons in the data

Most contests held in WI 11 of 13 contests · 2 states in all

Contests visited 8 3 of them more than once

Most-entered meat Pork Ribs 13 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls

Opponents faced 232 finished ahead 45 times, behind 410

Longest layoff 1.6 yrs Oct 22, 2021 → Jun 9, 2023

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

20251 milestone

Aug 22 Most recent contest Brighton Barbeque Bash

20235 milestones

Jul 14 First overall top-10 BBCubed - Brighton Barbeque Bash
Jul 14 First overall past 90% of a perfect score665.0288 BBCubed - Brighton Barbeque Bash
Jul 14 10th tracked contest BBCubed - Brighton Barbeque Bash
Jul 14 Career-best overall score665.0288 BBCubed - Brighton Barbeque Bash
Jul 14 Career-best single call (Chicken)172.5600 BBCubed - Brighton Barbeque Bash

20211 milestone

Sep 10 First call Honor-Q

20192 milestones

Aug 30 First tracked contest Smokin in the Bogs
Aug 30 Peak power rating (1490) Smokin in the Bogs

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+6.7	BBCubed - Brighton Barbeque Bash	Jul 14, 2023
+2.8	BBCubed - Brighton Barbeque Bash	Jul 19, 2024

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-11	Smokin' in the Bogs	Sep 3, 2021
-10.6	Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD)	Jun 9, 2023
-10.3	Best of the Midwest BBQ	Oct 22, 2021
-10.3	Honor-Q	Sep 10, 2021
-10.1	Smokin in the Bogs	Aug 30, 2019

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	Top-10s	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2025	1	0	0%	top 90%	85.5%	85.5%
2024	1	0	0%	top 62%	90.1%	90.1%
2023	5	1	20%	top 84%	92.4%	82.4%
2021	3	0	33%	top 97%	86.7%	83.3%
2020	2	0	0%	top 86%	86%	84.3%
2019	1	0	0%	top 89%	85.9%	85.9%

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Aug 22, 2025	Brighton Barbeque Bash 🏅 Oshkosh, WI	26 / 29 (615.2460)	20 (162.8228)	28 (151.3716)	26 (155.4056)	28 (145.6460)
Jul 19, 2024	BBCubed - Brighton Barbeque Bash 🏅 Oshkosh, WI	23 / 37 (648.9944)	26 (165.1200)	22 (163.9888)	16 (166.8112)	32 (153.0744)
Sep 16, 2023	Saluting with Smoke - Honor Q Reboot 🏅 Yorkville, IL	17 / 18 (645.0172)	14 (169.6800)	16 (158.8116)	13 (168.0344)	18 (148.4912)
Jul 14, 2023	BBCubed - Brighton Barbeque Bash 🏅 Oshkosh, WI	9 / 19 (665.0288)	6 (172.5600)	14 (163.9544)	12 (162.2744)	8 (166.2400)
Jun 10, 2023	Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI	38 / 40 (612.2968)	39 (148.4684)	38 (155.3944)	37 (155.3712)	37 (153.0628)
Jun 9, 2023	Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI	43 / 43 (451.2460)	41 (152.5372)	43 (142.1944)	38 (156.5144)	—
Jun 9, 2023	Bring'n Home the Bacon (ONE MEAT RIBS) West Salem, WI	—	—	25 (158.2400)	—	—
Oct 22, 2021	Best of the Midwest BBQ 🏅 Union Grove, WI	43 / 44 (589.4172)	41 (153.0856)	41 (145.0400)	44 (126.1716)	21 (165.1200)
Sep 10, 2021	Honor-Q 🏅 Yorkville, IL	16 / 17 (624.3320)	15 (150.7656)	17 (151.9316)	16 (156.5260)	10 (165.1088)
Sep 3, 2021	Smokin' in the Bogs 🏅 Warrens, WI	25 / 25 (585.4860)	25 (139.3372)	24 (144.5144)	15 (163.4400)	24 (138.1944)
Oct 16, 2020	Best of the Midwest BBQ 🏅 Union Grove, WI	45 / 50 (595.2912)	50 (151.3944)	43 (155.4172)	47 (149.1196)	47 (139.3600)
Sep 4, 2020	Smokin in the Bogs 🏅 Warrens, WI	23 / 28 (619.3032)	21 (159.3944)	26 (151.9544)	26 (154.2172)	19 (153.7372)
Aug 30, 2019	Smokin in the Bogs 🏅 Warrens, WI	34 / 38 (618.7312)	22 (166.2856)	34 (151.9884)	37 (139.3372)	24 (161.1200)

Mil-Town BBQ

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (7 found in their record)

High-water mark

A tough matchup

The weak link

The comeback

Chicken nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

Boom or bust

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

By meat

By field size and state

By contest size

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

More numbers

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

📉 Toughest weekends

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

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)