A tough matchup
6–0
behind in the head-to-head
BLUE CHIP BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
BLUE CHIP BBQ has come out ahead in 6 of their 6 shared contests.
Team Money Muscle
Team Money Muscle is a competition barbecue team with 7 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2018 and 2024. Their best overall finish is 25th of 27 at the Big Blue Barbecue (2018). They are ranked #5569 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1450
peak 1450 · rated over 6 contests
Contests
7
in the data
First seen
Aug 10, 2018
latest Jun 7, 2024 · 5.8 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 7 contests
Avg finish
top 94%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
621.07 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 625.73 (-4.66)
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±15.04
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 163.19 · weakest Pork Ribs (144.16)
Road miles
16
across 7 mapped stops
Schedule strength
89%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1624)
Purse competed for
$36K
listed at 5 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 4 state-championship entries
Master avg
625.73 / 720
6 Master contests · 0 GCs
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #1255 (60 pts) | #1319 (60 pts) | #1432 (60 pts) | #1287 (60 pts) | #1296 (60 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #1309 (60 pts) | #1341 (60 pts) | #1207 (110 pts) | #1288 (75 pts) | #1333 (60 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #1236 (60 pts) | #1286 (60 pts) | #1309 (60 pts) | #1262 (60 pts) | #1245 (60 pts) |
| 2020 ↗ | Master | #856 (60 pts) | #896 (60 pts) | #913 (60 pts) | #682 (125 pts) | #883 (60 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #2568 (52 pts) | #1589 (122 pts) | #2561 (52 pts) | #2021 (62 pts) | #1906 (77 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Team Money Muscle, each with one reason worth a look.
115 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5,575 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1450
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#5,556 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1450
They were already cooking in 2013, 5 years before Team Money Muscle's first contest.
⚔ Compare careers#5,573 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1450
Level with Team Money Muscle on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#5,587 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1449
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#5,586 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1449
Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 5 years before Team Money Muscle's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#5,553 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1450
Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 5 years before Team Money Muscle's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BLUE CHIP BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| LOADED-N-ROLLIN BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| TIRE SMOKE BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| WeQ4U | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| CONTINENTAL BARBEQUE CO. | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SI2 BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| The Yellow Rose Texas BBQ Company | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKE-N-PEPPERS | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN HOOSIERS | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 172.5828 | 147.9772 | 158.45 | top 85% |
| Pork Ribs | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164.5256 | 96.8344 | 144.16 | top 94% |
| Pork | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 173.1200 | 151.3484 | 163.19 | top 70% |
| Brisket | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.6800 | 142.8344 | 152.05 | top 92% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 3 | 0 | top 95% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 93% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hoosier BBQ Classic Day 1 | 2 | 39 | 0 | top 93% | Jun 17, 2022 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2022
2 contests
Contests a season
1.2
across 6 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
IN
7 of 7 contests
Contests visited
5
1 of them more than once
Most-entered meat
Pork Ribs
7 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Opponents faced
134
finished ahead 16 times, behind 243
Longest layoff
1.9 yrs
Aug 10, 2018 → Jun 19, 2020
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20241 milestone
- Most recent contest Hoosier BBQ Classic
20201 milestone
- Career-best single call (Pork)173.1200 Covid-Que Relief (Day 1)
20184 milestones
- First tracked contest Big Blue Barbecue
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score649.0284 Big Blue Barbecue
- Career-best overall score649.0284 Big Blue Barbecue
- Peak power rating (1492) Big Blue Barbecue
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -8.8 | Hoosier BBQ Classic Day 1 | Jun 18, 2021 |
| -8.7 | Hoosier BBQ Classic #1 | Jun 9, 2023 |
| -8.6 | Hoosier BBQ Classic | Jun 7, 2024 |
| -8.4 | Big Blue Barbecue | Aug 10, 2018 |
| -8.2 | Covid-Que Relief (Day 1) | Jun 19, 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 95% | 88.3% | 88.3% |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 97% | 83.9% | 83.9% |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 93% | 86.4% | 86.4% |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 94% | 84.9% | 84.9% |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 93% | 87.8% | 87.8% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 93% | 90.1% | 90.1% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 7, 2024 | Hoosier BBQ Classic 🏅 Franklin, IN | 36 / 38 (635.7600) | 38 (158.8000) | 35 (156.5144) | 27 (168.5256) | 36 (151.9200) |
| Jun 9, 2023 | Hoosier BBQ Classic #1 🏅 Franklin, IN | 37 / 38 (604.4116) | 37 (157.1088) | 38 (140.5600) | 37 (151.3484) | 36 (155.3944) |
| Jun 17, 2022 | Hoosier BBQ Classic Day 1 🏅 Franklin, IN | 39 / 42 (622.0688) | 41 (152.4800) | 41 (150.7772) | 22 (168.5488) | 39 (150.2628) |
| Jun 17, 2022 | Hoosier BBQ Classic (One Meat Ribs) Franklin, IN | — | — | 25 (96.8344) | — | — |
| Jun 18, 2021 | Hoosier BBQ Classic Day 1 🏅 Franklin, IN | 48 / 51 (611.2916) | 48 (147.9772) | 34 (164.5256) | 48 (155.9544) | 50 (142.8344) |
| Jun 19, 2020 | Covid-Que Relief (Day 1) Franklin, IN | 64 / 69 (631.8288) | 57 (161.7256) | 68 (146.7772) | 12 (173.1200) | 66 (150.2060) |
| Aug 10, 2018 | Big Blue Barbecue Shelbyville, IN | 25 / 27 (649.0284) | 11 (172.5828) | 27 (153.1316) | 23 (161.6340) | 20 (161.6800) |