High-water mark
694.2172
career-best overall
96.4% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 694.2172 at Hog Wild BBQ & Family Fest — 96.4% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- May 3, 2024
Mo Betta BBQ
Mo Betta BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 7 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2020 and 2025. Their best overall finish is 7th of 25 at the Hog Wild BBQ & Family Fest (2024). They are ranked #2320 of 6,477 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “MoBetta BBQ”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1526
peak 1526 · rated over 6 contests
Contests
7
in the data
First seen
Oct 9, 2020
latest Apr 4, 2025 · 4.5 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podium
Overall top-10s
3
43% of 7 contests
Best top-10 run
3
straight overall top-10s, still running
Avg finish
top 50%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
682.88 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 675.34 (+7.55)
Walk rate
71%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±19.64
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 170.26 · weakest Pork (165.49)
Road miles
836
across 7 mapped stops · furthest 203 mi
Schedule strength
75%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1596)
Purse competed for
$38K
listed at 6 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 6 state-championship entries
Master avg
675.34 / 720
6 Master contests · 0 GCs
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Mo Betta BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
72 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2,327 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1526
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#2,323 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 29%
- Peak
- 1539
Level with Mo Betta BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#2,324 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1531
They turned up 6 years after Mo Betta BBQ did, first appearing in 2026.
⚔ Compare careers#2,314 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 29%
- Peak
- 1529
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#2,316 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1526
Their last contest in the data was back in 2016, 9 years before Mo Betta BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#2,313 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 50%
- Peak
- 1542
Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 10 contests, alongside a 50% overall top-10 rate.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MEMPHIS ORIGINAL BBQ | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| PIGLITICALLY INCORRECT BBQ | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 177.7028 | 158.2400 | 169.60 | top 52% |
| Pork Ribs | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 174.8572 | 164.5944 | 170.19 | top 43% |
| Pork | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 174.2628 | 148.5144 | 165.49 | top 63% |
| Brisket | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 176.5600 | 161.6800 | 170.26 | top 45% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 2 | 0 | top 55% |
| Medium (20–39) | 4 | 0 | top 47% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2024
2 contests
Contests a season
1.4
across 5 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
MS
6 of 7 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
6
a different one every time
Most-entered meat
Pork Ribs
7 entries · 0 wins · 3 calls
Opponents faced
123
finished ahead 77 times, behind 95
Longest layoff
1.6 yrs
Aug 26, 2022 → Apr 12, 2024
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20252 milestones
- Peak power rating (1526) Smokin on the Rez
- Most recent contest Smokin on the Rez
20243 milestones
- First overall top-10 12th Annual Bull Moose BBQ
- Career-best overall score694.2172 Hog Wild BBQ & Family Fest
- Career-best single call (Chicken)177.7028 Hog Wild BBQ & Family Fest
20212 milestones
- First call Hog Wild BBQ Cook off, Kids Que and Family Festival
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score674.7884 Hog Wild BBQ Cook off, Kids Que and Family Festival
20201 milestone
- First tracked contest Roast-N-Boast
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +12.1 | Hog Wild BBQ & Family Fest | May 3, 2024 |
| +9.2 | Hog Wild BBQ Cook off, Kids Que and Family Festival | May 1, 2021 |
| +5.6 | Smokin on the Rez | Apr 4, 2025 |
| +5.3 | Hog Wild BBQ Cookoff and Family Festival | Apr 29, 2022 |
| +3.9 | 12th Annual Bull Moose BBQ | Apr 12, 2024 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -10.1 | Roast-N-Boast | Oct 9, 2020 |
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 53% | 95.5% | 95.5% |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 100% | top 43% | 96.4% | 96.3% |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 44% | 92.4% | 92.4% |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 29% | 93.7% | 93.7% |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 89% | 88.6% | 88.6% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 4, 2025 | Smokin on the Rez 🏅 Ridgeland, MS | 9 / 17 (687.3372) | 7 (175.4172) | 4 (173.1200) | 10 (171.9656) | 12 (166.8344) |
| May 3, 2024 | Hog Wild BBQ & Family Fest 🏅 Brookhaven, MS | 7 / 25 (694.2172) | 4 (177.7028) | 16 (170.8228) | 14 (169.1316) | 3 (176.5600) |
| Apr 12, 2024 | 12th Annual Bull Moose BBQ 🏅 Somerville, TN | 8 / 14 (692.4912) | 10 (171.4056) | 5 (174.8572) | 8 (174.2628) | 10 (171.9656) |
| Aug 26, 2022 | Roast N Boast - Rib Roast (ONE MEAT RIBS) Columbus, MS | — | — | 11 (171.4172) | — | — |
| Apr 29, 2022 | Hog Wild BBQ Cookoff and Family Festival 🏅 Brookhaven, MS | 11 / 25 (665.5884) | 22 (158.2400) | 6 (167.9656) | 10 (167.4056) | 5 (171.9772) |
| May 1, 2021 | Hog Wild BBQ Cook off, Kids Que and Family Festival 🏅 Brookhaven, MS | 11 / 38 (674.7884) | 8 (172) | 11 (168.5600) | 26 (161.6684) | 7 (172.5600) |
| Oct 9, 2020 | Roast-N-Boast 🏅 Columbus, MS | 32 / 36 (637.6116) | 26 (162.8228) | 25 (164.5944) | 36 (148.5144) | 27 (161.6800) |