M & M Barbeque

M & M Barbeque is a competition barbecue team with 17 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2017 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 11th of 11 at the Christmas on the River State Bar B Q Championship (2024). They are ranked #3236 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “M&M Barbeque”.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#3,236

of 6,476 rated · rankings

Rating

1499

peak 1522 · rated over 14 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Apr 7, 2017

latest Sep 25, 2026 · 9.5 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#665

Master 2018 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

1 podium

Overall top-10s

0% of 17 contests

Avg finish

top 58%

overall standings

Best overall

674.8232 / 720

Master · Interstate BBQ Festival

Perfect 180s

Current form

579.78 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 625.42 (-45.64)

Walk rate

41%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

174.8916

Brisket · Separation Colonial BBQ Competition

Consistency

±90.18

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Brisket

avg 163.80 · weakest Pork (159.39)

Road miles

2,895

across 17 mapped stops · furthest 836 mi

Schedule strength

66%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1583)

Purse competed for

$49K

listed at 6 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 7 state-championship entries

Master avg

625.42 / 720

14 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (9 found in their record)

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

High-water mark

674.8232 career-best overall

93.7% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 674.8232 at Interstate BBQ Festival — 93.7% of a perfect 720.

Master
Apr 20, 2018

Their season

2018 their best year

2018 was the year it came together: 6 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 46%.

6 contests
0 overall top-10s
0 category wins
average top 46%

A tough matchup

11–1 behind in the head-to-head

Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit ahead in 92% of their meetings

Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit has come out ahead in 11 of their 12 shared contests.

The weak link

−4.4 points behind their best meat

Pork is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 4.41 points below their brisket, and turns into a call 8% of the time against 15%.

Pork avg 159.39
Brisket avg 163.80
1 call in 13 entries

A strong matchup

7–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 88% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of 50 Shades of Pork in 7 of their 8 shared contests.

The comeback

4.4 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 4.4 years, then back at Christmas on the River State Bar B Q Championship (Dec 6, 2024).

last seen Jul 24, 2020
back Dec 6, 2024

Brisket nemesis

8 of 12 shared brisket entries lost

Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit ahead 67% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit has out-cooked them in 8 of 12 shared brisket entries.

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Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

BOGGS HOG BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.

Boom or bust

±12.52% swing around their own average

Their overall swings ±12.52% 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 86.9% of a perfect score
best 93.7%

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	#1020 (60 pts)	#997 (95 pts)	#1161 (60 pts)	#1067 (60 pts)	#1051 (60 pts)
2020 ↗	Master	#856 (60 pts)	#896 (60 pts)	#804 (100 pts)	#899 (60 pts)	#830 (80 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#878 (320 pts)	#764 (430 pts)	#905 (340 pts)	#1001 (285 pts)	#688 (490 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#665 (512 pts)	#727 (492 pts)	#604 (602 pts)	#729 (492 pts)	#630 (582 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#2212 (60 pts)	#2286 (60 pts)	#2190 (80 pts)	#2260 (60 pts)	#2197 (70 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to M & M Barbeque, each with one reason worth a look.

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

CRESCENT MOON BBQ

#3,225 of the rated field

1500 power rating

Contests: 17
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 6%
Peak: 1522

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to M & M Barbeque)

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team M & M Barbeque has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 17 contests
last seen Jun 18, 2021

⚔ Head-to-head

House of Hawg

#3,222 of the rated field

1500 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 18%
Peak: 1511

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to M & M Barbeque)

Their last contest in the data was back in 2023, 3 years before M & M Barbeque's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 11 contests

⚔ Head-to-head

IT'S GOOD ENOUGH

#3,240 of the rated field

1499 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 10%
Peak: 1499

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to M & M Barbeque)

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 9 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 9 contests
last seen Aug 7, 2026

⚔ Head-to-head

ON THE SAUCE

#3,233 of the rated field

1500 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 13%
Peak: 1501

Careers of much the same size, 15 contests to 17, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 15 contests
last seen Jun 3, 2022

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Screamin Nite Hog BBQ

#3,248 of the rated field

1499 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 23%
Peak: 1531

13 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 23% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 13 contests
last seen Aug 30, 2024

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Backdraft Cooking Systems

#3,250 of the rated field

1499 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 9%
Peak: 1511

Level with M & M Barbeque on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 11 contests
last seen Sep 20, 2024

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit	12	1	11	8%	⚔ compare
50 Shades of Pork	8	7	1	88%	⚔ compare
PIGHEADED BBQ	8	5	3	63%	⚔ compare
SAUCE THIS BBQ	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
APORKALYPSE NOW	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
DRILLING & GRILLING	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
3 EYZ BBQ	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
CRAZY HORSE BBQ	7	6	1	86%	⚔ compare
BOGGS HOG BBQ	7	3	4	43%	⚔ compare
DON'T KNOW JACK BBQ	7	2	5	29%	⚔ compare
OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
DANTE'S INFERNO	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
JUST Q IT	6	6	0	100%	⚔ compare
HOG STREET BULLIES	6	4	2	67%	⚔ compare
SOUTH BOWIE SMOKE	6	3	3	50%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	14	3	0	170.8572	149.6340	163.13	top 54%
Pork Ribs	14	1	0	171.4172	147.9772	162.18	top 51%
Pork	13	1	0	170.8572	150.8568	159.39	top 65%
Brisket	13	2	1	174.8916	154.2400	163.80	top 46%

“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)	1	top 100%
Medium (20–39)	5	top 62%
Large (40+)	8	top 50%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
DE	5	top 51%
PA	4	top 51%
MD	4	top 63%
AL	1	top 100%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Smokin on the Dock of the Bay	2	20	0	top 71%	Aug 16, 2019
Twin Valley Fire and Smoke	2	24	0	top 56%	May 17, 2019

More numbers

Busiest season 2018 6 contests

Contests a season 2.4 across 7 seasons in the data

Most contests held in DE 8 of 17 contests · 4 states in all

Contests visited 12 2 of them more than once

Opponents faced 355 finished ahead 304 times, behind 407

Longest layoff 4.4 yrs Jul 24, 2020 → Dec 6, 2024

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

20261 milestone

Sep 25 Most recent contest First State BBQ Bash

20191 milestone

Jun 7 Career-best single call (Brisket)174.8916 Separation Colonial BBQ Competition

20185 milestones

Apr 20 First overall past 90% of a perfect score674.8232 Interstate BBQ Festival
Apr 20 Career-best overall score674.8232 Interstate BBQ Festival
May 25 First call Gettysburg BBQ Festival (JUDGES FULL)
Oct 19 10th tracked contest Boo-B-Que
Oct 19 Peak power rating (1522) Boo-B-Que

20161 milestone

Jun 10 First tracked contest The Historic New Castle Colonial BBQ Competition at Battery Park

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+14.8	Interstate BBQ Festival	Apr 20, 2018
+6.1	Boo-B-Que	Oct 19, 2018
+5.4	Historic New Castle Colonial BBQ Competition	Jun 8, 2018
+3.5	Gettysburg BBQ Festival (JUDGES FULL)	May 25, 2018
+2.8	Separation Colonial BBQ Competition	Jun 7, 2019

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-8.6	Boss Frogs BBQ	Apr 7, 2017
-8.5	Smokin on the Dock of the Bay	Aug 16, 2019
-7.9	First State BBQ Bash	Sep 25, 2026
-3.7	Boo-B-Que	Oct 18, 2019
-3	Twin Valley Fire and Smoke	May 17, 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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2026	1	0%	top 82%	90.5%	90.5%
2024	1	100%	top 100%	42.1%	42.1%
2020	1	0%	top 42%	91.7%	91.7%
2019	4	50%	top 56%	92.4%	90%
2018	6	67%	top 46%	93.7%	90.9%
2017	3	0%	top 91%	86.4%	86.4%
2016	1	0%	—	—	—

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Sep 25, 2026	First State BBQ Bash 🏅 Milford, DE	32 / 39 (651.2800)	18 (170.2856)	33 (160.5256)	33 (160.5144)	31 (159.9544)
Dec 6, 2024	Christmas on the River State Bar B Q Championship 🏅 Demopolis, AL	11 / 11 (303.3944)	10 (155.4172)	11 (147.9772)	—	—
Jul 24, 2020	Smoke in the Grove 🏅 Spring Grove, PA	25 / 59 (660.5028)	42 (159.4172)	17 (167.3828)	31 (165.6800)	21 (168.0228)
Oct 18, 2019	Boo-B-Que 🏅 Rehoboth Beach, DE	34 / 63 (643.2572)	43 (156.5372)	20 (163.9544)	47 (155.9428)	14 (166.8228)
Aug 16, 2019	Smokin on the Dock of the Bay 🏅 Chrisfield, MD	20 / 25 (640.4572)	8 (170.8572)	22 (155.9200)	14 (159.4400)	19 (154.2400)
Jun 7, 2019	Separation Colonial BBQ Competition 🏅 New Castle, DE	13 / 36 (665.1432)	16 (165.1772)	12 (167.9888)	28 (157.0856)	3 (174.8916)
May 17, 2019	Twin Valley Fire and Smoke 🏅 Morgantown, PA	24 / 44 (642.1372)	13 (167.4172)	24 (161.1088)	28 (158.7884)	31 (154.8228)
Oct 19, 2018	Boo-B-Que Rehoboth Beach, DE	29 / 73 (655.3600)	28 (166.2744)	8 (171.4172)	48 (157.7028)	41 (159.9656)
Aug 17, 2018	Smokin on The Dock of the Bay Crisfield, MD	20 / 32 (638.6740)	21 (158.8112)	24 (150.8116)	10 (166.2628)	17 (162.7884)
Jun 8, 2018	Historic New Castle Colonial BBQ Competition New Castle, DE	19 / 42 (652.5604)	28 (158.8572)	13 (165.1888)	33 (156.5372)	6 (171.9772)
May 25, 2018	Gettysburg BBQ Festival (JUDGES FULL) Gettysburg, PA	18 / 35 (658.7776)	10 (170.8572)	16 (165.1316)	27 (155.9544)	14 (166.8344)
May 18, 2018	Twin Valley Fire And Smoke Morgantown, PA	27 / 47 (647.3144)	26 (165.1428)	23 (165.1200)	34 (156.5028)	27 (160.5488)
Apr 20, 2018	Interstate BBQ Festival Hagerstown, MD	12 / 67 (674.8232)	17 (169.1544)	19 (167.4172)	13 (170.8572)	22 (167.3944)
Oct 20, 2017	Boo-B-Que Rehobeth Beach, DE	—	—	—	—	—
Jun 9, 2017	Historic New Castle Colonial BBQ Competition New Castle, DE	—	—	—	—	—
Apr 7, 2017	Boss Frogs BBQ Hurlock, MD	41 / 45 (622.1936)	41 (149.6340)	21 (160.5484)	42 (150.8568)	23 (161.1544)
Jun 10, 2016	The Historic New Castle Colonial BBQ Competition at Battery Park New Castle, DE	—	—	—	—	—

M & M Barbeque

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 (9 found in their record)

High-water mark

Their season

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

The comeback

Brisket 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)