ACME BBQ IN
Rating
1367
peak 1367 · rated over 24 contests
Contests
24
in the data
First seen
2019-05-04
latest 2025-08-15
Best ToY finish
#374
Master 2013
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
of 24 contests
Avg finish
top 82%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
642.48 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 643.49 (-1.01)
Walk rate
38%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±15.12
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 167.83 · weakest Pork (157.85)
Road miles
1822
mi across 24 mapped stops · furthest 260 mi
Schedule strength
46%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1542)
Purse competed for
$183K
listed at 23 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 21 state-championship entries
Master avg
643.49 / 720
23 Master contests · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
315.35 / 360
1 Backyard contest · 0 GCs
Master and Backyard overall scores sit on different scales (Master is out of 720, Backyard out of 360), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
Kentucky Kookers has finished one call ahead of ACME BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
Bluedog BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
BLUE CHIP BBQ has come out ahead in 20 of their 20 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of D'Vine Swine in 4 of their 5 shared contests.
😤 Chicken nemesis
Even in their strongest meat, BLUE CHIP BBQ has out-cooked them in 14 of 20 shared chicken entries.
📅 A September team
Something about September: average finish in the top 71% across 5 contests, versus top 82% the rest of the year.
Teams like this (closest power rating, IN first)
Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BLUE CHIP BBQ | 20 | 0 | 20 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| WeQ4U | 18 | 0 | 18 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS, KY | 17 | 2 | 15 | 12% | ⚔ compare |
| LOADED-N-ROLLIN BBQ | 13 | 4 | 9 | 31% | ⚔ compare |
| CONTINENTAL BARBEQUE CO. | 13 | 0 | 13 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| HIGH ON THE HAWG | 13 | 0 | 13 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKE-N-PEPPERS | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| THUNDER HOG BBQ | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| BBQ Maestros | 11 | 1 | 10 | 9% | ⚔ compare |
| Shiggin aint easy | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| UNCLE TOAD'S COMPETITION BBQ | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Extra Mile BBQ | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| BooyaQ | 10 | 1 | 9 | 10% | ⚔ compare |
| WE WILL ROCK QUE | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 24 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 177.7144 | 158.8228 | 167.83 | top 53% |
| Pork Ribs | 24 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 174.8572 | 144.4800 | 158.94 | top 75% |
| Pork | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 172.5600 | 143.9200 | 157.85 | top 81% |
| Brisket | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.6800 | 143.3144 | 158.02 | top 79% |
“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 state / province
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| IN | 13 | 0 | top 87% |
| KY | 7 | 0 | top 78% |
| OH | 3 | 0 | top 67% |
| IL | 1 | 0 | top 78% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 78% |
| Medium (20–39) | 14 | 0 | top 77% |
| Large (40+) | 9 | 0 | top 90% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bands & BBQ at the Point | 3 | 18 | 0 | top 66% | 2022-09-09 |
| Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival | 3 | 40 | 0 | top 92% | 2022-08-19 |
| Hoosier BBQ Classic | 2 | 28 | 0 | top 89% | 2025-06-06 |
| Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues | 2 | 33 | 0 | top 87% | 2024-08-16 |
| Smoke on the Water | 2 | 18 | 0 | top 76% | 2021-05-01 |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2019 (7 contests)
- Cooks mostly in IN (13 of 24 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (24 entries)
- Average Master overall score: 643.49 / 720
- Average Backyard overall score: 315.35 / 360
Milestones
- 🚩 2019-05-04 — First tracked contest · Smoke on the Water
- 📣 2019-07-12 — First call · Ohio Veterans Barbecue Cook-Off
- ⭐ 2019-07-12 — Career-best overall score (677.0400) · Ohio Veterans Barbecue Cook-Off
- 📈 2019-07-12 — Peak power rating (1493) · Ohio Veterans Barbecue Cook-Off
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +3.6 | Ohio Veterans Barbecue Cook-Off | 2019-07-12 |
| +1 | Bands & BBQ at the Point | 2022-09-09 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11.6 | Jim Beam BBQ Classic | 2019-10-04 |
| -11.2 | Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival | 2019-08-16 |
| -10.9 | Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival | 2021-08-20 |
| -10.6 | Smoke on the Water | 2019-05-04 |
| -10.2 | Covid-Que Relief (Day 1) | 2020-06-19 |
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
How entries end (by meat)
Team of the Year rank by season
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 87% | 91.2% | 90.3% |
| 2024 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 40% | top 87% | 90.1% | 88.6% |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 80% | 89.8% | 89.8% |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 73% | 93.1% | 90.7% |
| 2021 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17% | top 82% | 91.9% | 89% |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 96% | 86.6% | 86.6% |
| 2019 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57% | top 77% | 94% | 89.7% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-15 | Madison Ribberfest 🏅 Madison, IN | 36 / 45 (656.4460) | 25 (170.8344) | 38 (160.5144) | 27 (168.5600) | 39 (156.5372) |
| 2025-06-06 | Hoosier BBQ Classic 🏅 Franklin, IN | 28 / 30 (643.8400) | 26 (159.9428) | 21 (165.6684) | 22 (164.5716) | 28 (153.6572) |
| 2024-08-16 | Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues 🏅 Madison, IN | 46 / 49 (632.4460) | 42 (163.3944) | 47 (151.9772) | 37 (164.0000) | 43 (153.0744) |
| 2024-07-19 | The Buckeye BBQ Classic 🏅 Hillsboro, OH | 27 / 33 (632.3772) | 16 (168.5372) | 30 (145.0972) | 29 (154.2056) | 19 (164.5372) |
| 2024-06-08 | 1st Annual Hy-Vee Ribs & Rides (BBQ Challenge and Car Show) (BACKYARD ONLY) Sycamore, IL | 7 / 9 (315.3484) | 5 (163.4056) | 9 (151.9428) | 8 (149.7028) | — |
| 2024-06-07 | Hoosier BBQ Classic 🏅 Franklin, IN | 32 / 38 (647.3028) | 27 (167.9772) | 32 (161.0856) | 30 (165.7144) | 35 (152.5256) |
| 2024-05-10 | Derby Park Que Off Louisville, KY | 20 / 21 (648.4000) | 9 (172.0116) | 17 (163.9428) | 21 (150.7884) | 19 (161.6572) |
| 2023-08-18 | Madison Ribberfest BBQ Blues 🏅 Madison, IN | 33 / 41 (646.6628) | 18 (171.9772) | 35 (158.2516) | 34 (157.6340) | 32 (158.8000) |
| 2022-09-09 | Bands & BBQ at the Point 🏅 Carrollton, KY | 18 / 32 (670.1712) | 8 (174.2628) | 26 (161.1084) | 18 (167.4172) | 14 (167.3828) |
| 2022-08-19 | Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival 🏅 Madison, IN | 40 / 45 (635.2688) | 2 (177.7144) | 44 (149.0856) | 34 (159.9544) | 41 (148.5144) |
| 2021-10-15 | Big Buffalo Crossing BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Munfordville, KY | 24 / 27 (661.5772) | 25 (162.2400) | 20 (167.9888) | 26 (165.6684) | 23 (165.6800) |
| 2021-09-17 | Grillin and Chillin BBQ 🏅 Owensboro, KY | 22 / 31 (644.9028) | 8 (171.9772) | 27 (154.7772) | 29 (155.9084) | 22 (162.2400) |
| 2021-09-10 | Bands & BBQ at the Point 🏅 Carrollton, KY | 22 / 28 (627.8972) | 19 (161.6800) | 16 (165.7600) | 26 (143.9200) | 23 (156.5372) |
| 2021-08-20 | Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival 🏅 Madison, IN | 42 / 43 (610.6628) | 31 (164.5600) | 42 (146.2056) | 43 (146.8000) | 42 (153.0972) |
| 2021-06-18 | Hoosier BBQ Classic Day 1 🏅 Franklin, IN | 45 / 51 (643.3372) | 17 (171.4400) | 16 (169.1544) | 50 (150.8000) | 49 (151.9428) |
| 2021-05-01 | Smoke on the Water 🏅 Liberty, IN | 18 / 27 (656.4572) | 11 (169.1544) | 18 (160.5372) | 23 (157.0856) | 12 (169.6800) |
| 2020-06-19 | Covid-Que Relief (Day 1) Franklin, IN | 66 / 69 (623.8516) | 63 (158.8228) | 64 (152.5144) | 59 (157.0972) | 63 (155.4172) |
| 2019-10-04 | Jim Beam BBQ Classic 🏅 Springfield, KY | 40 / 42 (638.1144) | 19 (169.6800) | 42 (144.4800) | 24 (164.5372) | 34 (159.4172) |
| 2019-09-27 | New Albany Blues Brews and BBQ Festival 🏅 New Albany, IN | 20 / 23 (640.9712) | 21 (159.9544) | 8 (168.5484) | 23 (146.7656) | 17 (165.7028) |
| 2019-09-13 | Bands & BBQ at the Point 🏅 Carrollton, KY | 18 / 28 (659.8516) | 6 (174.2628) | 19 (161.6916) | 5 (172.5600) | 23 (151.3372) |
| 2019-08-16 | Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival 🏅 Madsion, IN | 42 / 47 (626.0224) | 38 (159.9312) | 39 (157.0972) | 45 (149.0284) | 34 (159.9656) |
| 2019-08-02 | Our Lady of Victory Holy Smokes BBQ Competition 🏅 CINCINNATI, OH | 24 / 31 (642.0684) | 4 (174.2628) | 26 (156.5144) | 29 (155.9084) | 24 (155.3828) |
| 2019-07-12 | Ohio Veterans Barbecue Cook-Off 🏅 Kettering, OH | 14 / 33 (677.0400) | 5 (173.7028) | 3 (174.8572) | 29 (160.5028) | 14 (167.9772) |
| 2019-05-04 | Smoke on the Water 🏅 Liberty, IN | 22 / 26 (634.5944) | 17 (166.2400) | 14 (165.6800) | 18 (159.3600) | 25 (143.3144) |
Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)
Team of the Year standings (rank per category by season — year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #942 (115 pts) | #1008 (115 pts) | #964 (135 pts) | #907 (130 pts) | #977 (115 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #644 (249 pts) | #554 (354 pts) | #699 (264 pts) | #685 (244 pts) | #629 (284 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #1255 (60 pts) | #1175 (95 pts) | #1432 (60 pts) | #1287 (60 pts) | #1296 (60 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #901 (152 pts) | #529 (412 pts) | #1170 (117 pts) | #955 (152 pts) | #877 (172 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #451 (403 pts) | #358 (568 pts) | #436 (483 pts) | #526 (343 pts) | #454 (433 pts) |
| 2020 ↗ | Master | #856 (60 pts) | #896 (60 pts) | #913 (60 pts) | #899 (60 pts) | #883 (60 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #693 (461 pts) | #438 (776 pts) | #510 (681 pts) | #678 (496 pts) | #756 (436 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #1500 (125 pts) | #1529 (135 pts) | #1584 (125 pts) | #1412 (170 pts) | #1586 (120 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #975 (350 pts) | #1022 (365 pts) | #867 (450 pts) | #907 (420 pts) | #1042 (335 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #671 (575 pts) | #546 (740 pts) | #593 (685 pts) | #712 (560 pts) | #652 (610 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #399 (940 pts) | #276 (1220 pts) | #346 (1040 pts) | #334 (1035 pts) | #411 (915 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #463 (839 pts) | #250 (1263 pts) | #297 (1190 pts) | #502 (765 pts) | #401 (939 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #374 (812 pts) | #296 (992 pts) | #361 (847 pts) | #392 (807 pts) | #406 (767 pts) |