ACME BBQ

ACME BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 80 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 6th of 18 at the Homecoming 2015 BBQ Cookoff (2015). They are ranked #6450 of 6,477 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#6,450

of 6,477 rated · rankings

Rating

1363

peak 1531 · rated over 79 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Apr 5, 2013

latest Sep 11, 2026 · 13.4 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#374

Master 2013 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

7 podiums

Overall top-10s

6% of 80 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 67%

overall standings

Best overall

681.0740 / 720

Master · Bands & BBQ at the Point

Perfect 180s

Current form

641.79 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 651.45 (-9.66)

Walk rate

38%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

177.7144

Chicken · Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival

Consistency

±15.99

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 167.21 · weakest Brisket (159.69)

Road miles

13,962

across 80 mapped stops · furthest 4,232 mi

Schedule strength

55%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1570)

Purse competed for

$201K

listed at 25 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 24 state-championship entries

Master avg

651.45 / 720

78 Master contests · 0 GCs

Backyard avg

315.35 / 360

1 Backyard contest · 0 GCs

These overall scores sit on different scales (Master out of 720, Backyard out of 360), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.

This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.

Storylines (12 found in their record)

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

High-water mark

681.0740 career-best overall

94.6% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 681.0740 at Bands & BBQ at the Point — 94.6% of a perfect 720.

Master
Sep 11, 2015

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

McQ Smokers has finished one call ahead of ACME BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2015 their best year

2015 was the year it came together: 10 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 48%.

10 contests
3 overall top-10s
0 category wins
average top 48%

A tough matchup

53–3 behind in the head-to-head

BLUE CHIP BBQ ahead in 95% of their meetings

BLUE CHIP BBQ has come out ahead in 53 of their 56 shared contests.

The weak link

−7.5 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 7.51 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 3% of the time against 28%.

Brisket avg 159.69
Chicken avg 167.21
2 calls in 78 entries

A strong matchup

15–2 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 88% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of LITTLE BOB'S BBQ in 15 of their 17 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

42 of 57 shared chicken entries lost

BLUE CHIP BBQ ahead 74% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, BLUE CHIP BBQ has out-cooked them in 42 of 57 shared chicken entries.

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Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

THE FLYING BURRITOS has landed one call behind them 2 times.

A May team

Top 55% average finish in May

Something about May: average finish in the top 55% across 9 contests, versus top 67% the rest of the year.

9 May contests
top 67% the rest of the year

The long haul

13,962 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 13,962 miles across 80 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 4,232 miles to Beer,Fries & BBQ IV.

80 mapped stops
furthest 4,232 mi

The metronome

±2.23% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.23% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 90.4% of a perfect score
80 contests

A standing appointment

7 years running at one contest

They've cooked Jim Beam BBQ Classic every year from 2013 to 2019 — the contest they never miss.

7 visits in all
best finish 21st

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
2026 ↗	Master	#814 (120 pts)	#666 (235 pts)	#954 (120 pts)	#837 (120 pts)	#838 (120 pts)
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	#688 (461 pts)	#434 (776 pts)	#508 (681 pts)	#675 (496 pts)	#752 (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 (1,220 pts)	#346 (1,040 pts)	#334 (1,035 pts)	#411 (915 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#463 (839 pts)	#250 (1,263 pts)	#297 (1,190 pts)	#502 (765 pts)	#401 (939 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#374 (812 pts)	#296 (992 pts)	#361 (847 pts)	#392 (807 pts)	#406 (767 pts)

Overall rank by season

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UNCLE BO'S BBQ

#6,449 of the rated field

1363 power rating

Contests: 17
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1363

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 17 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 17 contests
last seen Apr 7, 2017

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Mark's Meats and Treats

#6,448 of the rated field

1364 ▲ 1 power rating

Contests: 23
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 4%
Peak: 1364

Fewer contests behind them than ACME BBQ has cooked, 23 to 80, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

rated over 23 contests
last seen May 30, 2026

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Junk Yard Hog

#6,451 of the rated field

1362 ▼ 1 power rating

Contests: 21
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1362

Their last contest in the data was back in 2021, 5 years before ACME BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 20 contests

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JOLLEY'S BAD TO THE BONE BARBEQUE

#6,446 of the rated field

1365 ▲ 2 power rating

Contests: 34
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1365

34 contests and no Grand Championship yet.

rated over 34 contests
last seen Jan 12, 2024

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Right Time BBQ

#6,447 of the rated field

1365 ▲ 2 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1365

Rated 2 points above ACME BBQ.

rated over 14 contests
last seen Sep 23, 2022

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BBQ Bandits

#6,452 of the rated field

1359 ▼ 3 power rating

Contests: 25
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 4%
Peak: 1514

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.

rated over 25 contests
last seen Aug 16, 2025

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
WeQ4U	57	4	53	7%	⚔ compare
BLUE CHIP BBQ	56	3	53	5%	⚔ compare
Extra Mile BBQ	50	10	40	20%	⚔ compare
GREY STREET BBQ	39	1	38	3%	⚔ compare
FARMER'S RETREAT SMOKIN BARBEQUE	37	9	28	24%	⚔ compare
THUNDER HOG BBQ	36	1	35	3%	⚔ compare
SMOKE-N-PEPPERS	32	8	24	25%	⚔ compare
SQUEALERS AWARD WINNING BARBEQUE	32	5	27	16%	⚔ compare
BIG JT'S SMOKIN BBQ	30	2	28	7%	⚔ compare
Bluedog BBQ	28	16	12	57%	⚔ compare
HUG HOGS	28	3	25	11%	⚔ compare
SCUFFLETOWN SMOKERS	27	4	23	15%	⚔ compare
CHARCOAL & MORE	27	4	23	15%	⚔ compare
Pappy Q	26	3	23	12%	⚔ compare
UNCLE TOAD'S COMPETITION BBQ	26	0	26	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	80	22	5	177.7144	146.1712	167.21	top 51%
Pork Ribs	79	11	2	174.8572	144.4800	162.36	top 63%
Pork	80	8	0	174.2972	143.9200	161.64	top 68%
Brisket	78	2	0	172.5828	136.5140	159.69	top 67%

“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)	2	top 56%
Medium (20–39)	40	top 68%
Large (40+)	37	top 67%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
IN	43	top 66%
KY	27	top 70%
OH	7	top 68%
IL	1	top 78%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Bands & BBQ at the Point	9	10	top 68%	Sep 11, 2026
Jim Beam BBQ Classic	7	21	top 72%	Oct 4, 2019
Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival	6	38	top 81%	Aug 19, 2022
Big Buffalo Crossing BBQ Cook-Off	6	15	top 66%	Oct 15, 2021
Smoke on the Square: In memory of David Harness	5	12	top 47%	Jun 16, 2017
Wine,Brew & Bar-B-Que Too!	4	24	top 66%	Jul 15, 2016
Smoke on the Water	3	12	top 66%	May 1, 2021
Hoosier BBQ Classic	2	28	top 89%	Jun 6, 2025
Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues	2	33	top 87%	Aug 16, 2024
Our Lady of Victory Holy Smokes BBQ Competition	2	24	top 74%	Aug 2, 2019
Smokin' on the Water	2	16	top 52%	May 2, 2015
Smokin' On The River	2	26	top 57%	Jun 13, 2014

More numbers

Busiest season 2014 11 contests

Contests a season 5.7 across 14 seasons in the data

Most contests held in IN 43 of 80 contests · 4 states in all

Contests visited 41 12 of them more than once

Opponents faced 888 finished ahead 1,028 times, behind 2,071

Longest layoff 1 yrs Aug 15, 2025 → Aug 21, 2026

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

20261 milestone

Sep 11 Most recent contest Bands & BBQ at the Point

20221 milestone

Aug 19 Career-best single call (Chicken)177.7144 Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival

20181 milestone

Aug 3 50th tracked contest Our Lady of Victory Holy Smokes BBQ Competition

20171 milestone

Jun 16 Peak power rating (1531) Smoke on the Square: In memory of David Harness

20153 milestones

May 1 First overall top-10 Smokin on the Water 2
Jul 17 25th tracked contest Wine, Brew & Bar-B-Que Too!
Sep 11 Career-best overall score681.0740 Bands & BBQ at the Point

20141 milestone

Apr 3 10th tracked contest 2nd Annual Parkinson's Smoke Out

20133 milestones

Apr 5 First tracked contest 1st Annual Parkinson's Smoke Out
Apr 5 First overall past 90% of a perfect score653.1426 1st Annual Parkinson's Smoke Out
Jun 14 First call Smokin' on the River

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+11.5	Smokin on the Water 2	May 1, 2015
+10.3	Beer,Fries & BBQ IV	May 13, 2017
+8.6	Homecoming 2015 BBQ Cookoff	Sep 4, 2015
+8.2	1st Annual Parkinson's Smoke Out	Apr 5, 2013
+7.7	Ohio Veterans Barbecue Cook-Off	Jul 12, 2019

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-10.6	Bands & BBQ at the Point	Sep 15, 2017
-10.4	Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival	Aug 18, 2017
-9.8	Smoke on the Square	Jul 21, 2017
-9.6	Jim Beam BBQ Classic	Oct 5, 2018
-9.6	Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival	Aug 20, 2021

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — 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)
2026	2	0	50%	top 94%	90.1%	88.6%
2025	2	0	0%	top 87%	91.2%	90.3%
2024	5	1	40%	top 87%	90.1%	88.6%
2023	1	0	0%	top 80%	89.8%	89.8%
2022	2	0	100%	top 73%	93.1%	90.7%
2021	6	0	17%	top 82%	91.9%	89%
2020	1	0	0%	top 96%	86.6%	86.6%
2019	7	0	57%	top 77%	94%	89.7%
2018	7	0	29%	top 75%	92.8%	89.5%
2017	9	1	33%	top 66%	94%	90.5%
2016	8	0	38%	top 68%	93.4%	91.8%
2015	10	3	40%	top 48%	94.6%	92.5%
2014	11	0	45%	top 56%	93.7%	91.1%
2013	9	0	33%	top 52%	91.7%	90.2%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Sep 11, 2026	Bands & BBQ at the Point 🏅 Carrollton, KY	37 / 38 (649.0172)	21 (170.8228)	37 (159.9772)	29 (166.8228)	38 (151.3944)
Aug 21, 2026	City of Madison BBQ Party (formerly Madison Ribberfest) 🏅 Madison, IN	35 / 39 (627.2000)	8 (174.2628)	35 (155.3828)	35 (154.7772)	39 (142.7772)
Aug 15, 2025	Madison Ribberfest 🏅 Madison, IN	36 / 45 (656.4460)	25 (170.8344)	38 (160.5144)	27 (168.5600)	39 (156.5372)
Jun 6, 2025	Hoosier BBQ Classic 🏅 Franklin, IN	28 / 30 (643.8400)	26 (159.9428)	21 (165.6684)	22 (164.5716)	28 (153.6572)
Aug 16, 2024	Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues 🏅 Madison, IN	46 / 49 (632.4460)	42 (163.3944)	47 (151.9772)	37 (164)	43 (153.0744)
Jul 19, 2024	The Buckeye BBQ Classic 🏅 Hillsboro, OH	27 / 33 (632.3772)	16 (168.5372)	30 (145.0972)	29 (154.2056)	19 (164.5372)
Jun 8, 2024	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)	—
Jun 7, 2024	Hoosier BBQ Classic 🏅 Franklin, IN	32 / 38 (647.3028)	27 (167.9772)	32 (161.0856)	30 (165.7144)	35 (152.5256)
May 10, 2024	Derby Park Que Off Louisville, KY	20 / 21 (648.4000)	9 (172.0116)	17 (163.9428)	21 (150.7884)	19 (161.6572)
Aug 18, 2023	Madison Ribberfest BBQ Blues 🏅 Madison, IN	33 / 41 (646.6628)	18 (171.9772)	35 (158.2516)	34 (157.6340)	32 (158.8000)
Sep 9, 2022	Bands & BBQ at the Point 🏅 Carrollton, KY	18 / 32 (670.1712)	8 (174.2628)	26 (161.1084)	18 (167.4172)	14 (167.3828)
Aug 19, 2022	Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival 🏅 Madison, IN	40 / 45 (635.2688)	2 (177.7144)	44 (149.0856)	34 (159.9544)	41 (148.5144)
Oct 15, 2021	Big Buffalo Crossing BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Munfordville, KY	24 / 27 (661.5772)	25 (162.2400)	20 (167.9888)	26 (165.6684)	23 (165.6800)
Sep 17, 2021	Grillin and Chillin BBQ 🏅 Owensboro, KY	22 / 31 (644.9028)	8 (171.9772)	27 (154.7772)	29 (155.9084)	22 (162.2400)
Sep 10, 2021	Bands & BBQ at the Point 🏅 Carrollton, KY	22 / 28 (627.8972)	19 (161.6800)	16 (165.7600)	26 (143.9200)	23 (156.5372)
Aug 20, 2021	Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival 🏅 Madison, IN	42 / 43 (610.6628)	31 (164.5600)	42 (146.2056)	43 (146.8000)	42 (153.0972)
Jun 18, 2021	Hoosier BBQ Classic Day 1 🏅 Franklin, IN	45 / 51 (643.3372)	17 (171.4400)	16 (169.1544)	50 (150.8000)	49 (151.9428)
May 1, 2021	Smoke on the Water 🏅 Liberty, IN	18 / 27 (656.4572)	11 (169.1544)	18 (160.5372)	23 (157.0856)	12 (169.6800)
Jun 19, 2020	Covid-Que Relief (Day 1) Franklin, IN	66 / 69 (623.8516)	63 (158.8228)	64 (152.5144)	59 (157.0972)	63 (155.4172)
Oct 4, 2019	Jim Beam BBQ Classic 🏅 Springfield, KY	40 / 42 (638.1144)	19 (169.6800)	42 (144.4800)	24 (164.5372)	34 (159.4172)
Sep 27, 2019	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)
Sep 13, 2019	Bands & BBQ at the Point 🏅 Carrollton, KY	18 / 28 (659.8516)	6 (174.2628)	19 (161.6916)	5 (172.5600)	23 (151.3372)
Aug 16, 2019	Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival 🏅 Madsion, IN	42 / 47 (626.0224)	38 (159.9312)	39 (157.0972)	45 (149.0284)	34 (159.9656)
Aug 2, 2019	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)
Jul 12, 2019	Ohio Veterans Barbecue Cook-Off 🏅 Kettering, OH	14 / 33 (677.0400)	5 (173.7028)	3 (174.8572)	29 (160.5028)	14 (167.9772)
May 4, 2019	Smoke on the Water 🏅 Liberty, IN	22 / 26 (634.5944)	17 (166.2400)	14 (165.6800)	18 (159.3600)	25 (143.3144)
Oct 19, 2018	Big Buffalo Crossing BBQ Cook-Off Munfordville, KY	15 / 29 (667.9088)	2 (176.5944)	21 (162.8000)	7 (172)	25 (156.5144)
Oct 5, 2018	Jim Beam BBQ Classic Springfield, KY	41 / 42 (616.3544)	37 (160.5028)	32 (161.1088)	37 (158.2288)	42 (136.5140)
Aug 31, 2018	PigMania Lebanon State Championship BBQ & Music Festival 🏅 Lebanon, OH	43 / 46 (633.9884)	32 (166.2284)	41 (155.9200)	41 (161.6456)	45 (150.1944)
Aug 17, 2018	Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival Madison, IN	40 / 54 (652.9940)	37 (166.2628)	32 (163.9772)	29 (166.2284)	46 (156.5256)
Aug 3, 2018	Our Lady of Victory Holy Smokes BBQ Competition Cincinnati, OH	25 / 35 (637.5428)	2 (173.1200)	25 (157.6800)	34 (150.2056)	26 (156.5372)
Jul 13, 2018	Ohio Veterans Barbecue Cook-Off Kettering, OH	24 / 40 (655.8972)	22 (166.2284)	24 (162.8000)	15 (169.1200)	32 (157.7488)
Jun 1, 2018	Friends Of OBR Pitmaster Challenge (COMPETITOR'S SERIES) Louisville, KY	—	13 (152.5028)	—	14 (159.9312)	—
Oct 20, 2017	Big Buffalo Crossing BBQ Cook-off Munfordville, KY	27 / 36 (649.5544)	24 (165.0972)	26 (161.6916)	30 (162.7884)	24 (159.9772)
Oct 6, 2017	Jim Beam BBQ Classic Springfield, KY	35 / 44 (657.0172)	43 (155.3716)	21 (167.4400)	13 (173.7028)	34 (160.5028)
Sep 15, 2017	Bands & BBQ at the Point Carrollton, KY	30 / 33 (627.1660)	31 (155.3716)	26 (158.2172)	32 (152.4800)	17 (161.0972)
Aug 18, 2017	Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival Madison, IN	49 / 55 (611.1084)	54 (146.1712)	47 (150.2056)	47 (150.1944)	29 (164.5372)
Jul 21, 2017	Smoke on the Square Vernon, IN	23 / 25 (650.1832)	24 (158.2400)	18 (165.1544)	16 (167.4172)	23 (159.3716)
Jun 16, 2017	Smoke on the Square: In memory of David Harness Franklin, IN	13 / 25 (663.8628)	10 (168.5600)	6 (173.1544)	18 (161.6456)	17 (160.5028)
May 13, 2017	Beer,Fries & BBQ IV Hasselt	10 / 50 (655.4400)	31 (161.1656)	15 (161.1888)	16 (166.2284)	12 (166.8572)
May 6, 2017	Smoke on the Water Liberty, IN	12 / 26 (676.5256)	8 (173.7256)	18 (164)	9 (170.2744)	11 (168.5256)
May 5, 2017	Smoke on the Water Day 1 Liberty, IN	14 / 27 (672.5028)	21 (162.2628)	13 (168.5256)	7 (174.2972)	12 (167.4172)
Oct 14, 2016	Big Buffalo Crossing BBQ Cookoff Munfordville, KY	22 / 34 (672.4228)	13 (171.9772)	7 (174.2628)	26 (165.0972)	31 (161.0856)
Sep 30, 2016	Jim Beam BBQ Classic Springfield, KY	29 / 43 (662.1716)	26 (167.9772)	30 (166.2628)	21 (167.9772)	35 (159.9544)
Sep 16, 2016	Bands & BBQ at the Point Carrollton, KY	21 / 31 (667.2912)	7 (176.5600)	26 (162.2400)	16 (167.9656)	24 (160.5256)
Sep 2, 2016	Homecoming 2016 Vernon, IN	15 / 26 (651.8172)	10 (169.7028)	14 (165.6916)	21 (158.2056)	13 (158.2172)
Aug 19, 2016	Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festisval Madison, IN	34 / 63 (662.7432)	18 (170.8344)	45 (160.5144)	37 (162.2628)	26 (169.1316)
Jul 16, 2016	Wine,Brew & Bar-B-Que Too! Day 2 New Palestine, IN	29 / 33 (664.4804)	25 (167.4172)	25 (163.3944)	24 (163.3944)	17 (170.2744)
Jul 15, 2016	Wine,Brew & Bar-B-Que Too! New Palestine, IN	31 / 39 (650.7088)	34 (157.6572)	22 (167.9772)	37 (158.2172)	24 (166.8572)
Jun 24, 2016	Smoke on the Square: In memory of David Harness Franklin, IN	19 / 31 (656.4684)	24 (162.8112)	15 (168.5600)	23 (161.1544)	17 (163.9428)
Oct 16, 2015	Big Buffalo Crossing BBQ Cook-Off Munfordville, KY	20 / 34 (660.9828)	26 (165.1084)	25 (162.8116)	17 (166.8344)	19 (166.2284)
Oct 2, 2015	Jim Beam BBQ Classic Springfield, KY	24 / 45 (667.3256)	3 (177.1428)	33 (162.8228)	38 (159.9428)	22 (167.4172)
Sep 11, 2015	Bands & BBQ at the Point Carrollton, KY	10 / 29 (681.0740)	8 (173.1428)	15 (165.6800)	11 (170.8456)	6 (171.4056)
Sep 4, 2015	Homecoming 2015 BBQ Cookoff Vernon, IN	6 / 18 (674.8228)	5 (170.2628)	8 (170.8572)	4 (174.2628)	13 (159.4400)
Aug 21, 2015	Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival Madison, IN	45 / 64 (639.8516)	51 (159.9772)	36 (163.4288)	34 (164.5256)	52 (151.9200)
Jul 17, 2015	Wine, Brew & Bar-B-Que Too! New Palestine, IN	24 / 44 (673.6224)	12 (171.9772)	33 (164.5484)	32 (164.5140)	11 (172.5828)
Jun 26, 2015	Smoke on the Square: In Memory of David Harness Franklin, IN	15 / 34 (661.0860)	11 (169.1544)	14 (163.4288)	18 (165.7028)	19 (162.8000)
Jun 12, 2015	Smokin' On The River Jeffersonville, IN	26 / 59 (661.0976)	18 (170.2744)	23 (166.2744)	44 (161.7144)	35 (162.8344)
May 2, 2015	Smokin' on the Water Liberty, IN	24 / 36 (660.4572)	21 (167.9656)	14 (167.9772)	22 (165.6800)	28 (158.8344)
May 1, 2015	Smokin on the Water 2 Liberty, IN	9 / 37 (680.5832)	13 (169.7372)	2 (173.7260)	4 (173.7028)	21 (163.4172)
Oct 17, 2014	Big Buffalo Crossing BBQ Cook-Off Munfordville, KY	25 / 32 (648.9944)	16 (167.3828)	17 (164.5600)	23 (162.8000)	26 (154.2516)
Oct 10, 2014	The River Grill before the Big Chill Cincinnati, OH	23 / 49 (665.6456)	12 (173.7144)	28 (165.1428)	29 (166.8228)	32 (159.9656)
Oct 3, 2014	Jim Beam BBQ Classic Springfield, KY	21 / 44 (674.7656)	16 (171.4172)	25 (168.5600)	18 (170.2628)	24 (164.5256)
Sep 26, 2014	Grillin N Chillin BBQ Owensboro, KY	31 / 43 (644.9712)	26 (162.8228)	15 (166.8572)	34 (159.3600)	30 (155.9312)
Sep 5, 2014	Bands & BBQ at the Point Carrollton, KY	26 / 36 (643.7824)	15 (170.2628)	29 (155.3712)	29 (159.3484)	24 (158.8000)
Aug 15, 2014	Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival Madison, IN	38 / 60 (646.6628)	2 (174.2744)	47 (155.3944)	49 (154.7656)	32 (162.2284)
Jul 18, 2014	Wine, Brew & Bar-B-Que Too! New Palestine, IN	29 / 51 (655.9544)	5 (176.5600)	38 (158.2972)	44 (153.6800)	13 (167.4172)
Jun 27, 2014	Smoke on the Square: In Memory of David Harness Franklin, IN	12 / 34 (672.4572)	16 (169.6800)	7 (170.8572)	24 (163.9428)	9 (167.9772)
Jun 13, 2014	Smokin' On The River Jeffersonville, IN	33 / 52 (641.0744)	33 (162.8344)	41 (154.2972)	40 (157.0972)	19 (166.8456)
May 3, 2014	Smokin' On The Water Liberty, IN	16 / 43 (665.6576)	31 (161.1088)	4 (173.1772)	21 (166.8344)	14 (164.5372)
Apr 3, 2014	2nd Annual Parkinson's Smoke Out Evansville, IN	30 / 64 (653.0512)	36 (162.8572)	4 (174.2972)	32 (163.3828)	53 (152.5140)
Oct 18, 2013	Big Buffalo Crossing BBQ Cook-Off Munfordville, KY	18 / 40 (659.9200)	19 (165.1428)	16 (165.6800)	21 (166.2628)	20 (162.8344)
Oct 4, 2013	Jim Beam BBQ Classic Springfield, KY	25 / 41 (657.6572)	18 (169.1544)	26 (165.1200)	35 (154.8228)	12 (168.5600)
Sep 27, 2013	Grillin and Chillin BBQ Owensboro, KY	30 / 45 (650.6740)	11 (173.1316)	28 (162.8228)	35 (158.2284)	31 (156.4912)
Sep 6, 2013	Bands & BBQ at the Point Carrollton, KY	16 / 34 (657.6800)	25 (163.9428)	17 (164.5944)	8 (168)	19 (161.1428)
Aug 16, 2013	Madison Ribberfest: Barbeque & Blues Madison, IN	33 / 60 (639.8740)	27 (163.4516)	48 (151.4056)	30 (159.9428)	21 (165.0740)
Jul 19, 2013	Wine, Brew & Bar-B-Que Too! New Palestine, IN	42 / 57 (628.4684)	28 (163.4172)	31 (158.8456)	45 (155.9428)	44 (150.2628)
Jun 28, 2013	Smoke on the Square: In Memory of David Harness Franklin, IN	14 / 32 (648.0002)	5 (171.4286)	9 (167.4288)	21 (159.9998)	28 (149.1430)
Jun 14, 2013	Smokin' on the River Jeffersonville, IN	26 / 52 (650.8572)	6 (173.7144)	28 (162.8572)	22 (165.7142)	45 (148.5714)
Apr 5, 2013	1st Annual Parkinson's Smoke Out Evansville, IN	13 / 50 (653.1426)	29 (159.9998)	13 (166.8572)	17 (165.7142)	23 (160.5714)

ACME BBQ

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Best top-10 run

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

Backyard avg

Storylines (12 found in their record)

High-water mark

The one to beat

Their season

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

Chicken nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

A May team

The long haul

The metronome

A standing appointment

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

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

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

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

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Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — 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)

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