They almost always walk
60%
of contests with a top-10 call
A call in 6 of 10 contests
A top-10 category call in 60% of their 10 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.
Mountain Men BBQ
Mountain Men BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 10 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2024. Their best overall finish is 4th of 42 at the Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) (2023). They are ranked #3359 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1496
peak 1502 · rated over 7 contests
Contests
10
in the data
First seen
Apr 25, 2014
latest Apr 13, 2024 · 10 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podium
Overall top-10s
1
10% of 10 contests
Avg finish
top 59%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
669.49 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 664.36 (+5.13)
Walk rate
60%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±19.14
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 170.41 · weakest Brisket (160.33)
Road miles
1,145
across 10 mapped stops · furthest 701 mi
Schedule strength
47%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1560)
Purse competed for
$29K
listed at 8 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 6 state-championship entries
Master avg
664.36 / 720
6 Master contests · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
327.35 / 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.
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Mountain Men BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
118 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3,363 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1505
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 10, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,376 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1505
Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 5 years before Mountain Men BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#3,356 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1504
Level with Mountain Men BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#3,367 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1505
Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 6 years before Mountain Men BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#3,368 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1508
Their last contest in the data was back in 2014, 10 years before Mountain Men BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#3,369 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1502
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2014.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SmoKEN Meatz | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| FOUR SMOKING GUYS | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| Grandpa Val's BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| Let It Smoke Barbecue | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| PADDY MCQ'S | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 177.1544 | 166.2400 | 170.41 | top 39% |
| Pork Ribs | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 173.1428 | 155.3716 | 166.33 | top 52% |
| Pork | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 176.5716 | 152.5256 | 164.64 | top 68% |
| Brisket | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 175.4056 | 144.4800 | 160.33 | top 61% |
“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) | 5 | 0 | top 65% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 42% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2) | 3 | 17 | 0 | top 70% | Apr 13, 2024 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2023
6 contests
Contests a season
2.5
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
CT
4 of 10 contests · 4 states in all
Contests visited
5
1 of them more than once
Most-entered meat
Pork Ribs
9 entries · 0 wins · 2 calls
Opponents faced
163
finished ahead 117 times, behind 160
Longest layoff
8.5 yrs
Apr 25, 2014 → Oct 21, 2022
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20242 milestones
- 10th tracked contest Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2)
- Most recent contest Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2)
20234 milestones
- First overall top-10 Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2)
- Career-best overall score702.2744 Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2)
- Career-best single call (Chicken)177.1544 Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2)
- Peak power rating (1502) Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1)
20222 milestones
- First call Red White & Que: Day 1 - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score327.3488 Red White & Que: Day 1 - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES
20141 milestone
- First tracked contest BBQ Boogie & Blues (SBBQA)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +15.7 | Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) | Sep 23, 2023 |
| +2.9 | Red White & Que: Day 1 - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES | Oct 21, 2022 |
| +0.5 | Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) | Oct 20, 2023 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12.1 | BBQ Boogie & Blues (SBBQA) | Apr 25, 2014 |
| -6.1 | Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2) | Apr 13, 2024 |
| -4.7 | Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES | Apr 15, 2023 |
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 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 67% | 92.2% | 91.9% |
| 2023 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 67% | top 44% | 97.5% | 93.7% |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 48% | 90.9% | 90.9% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 97% | 88.7% | 88.7% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 13, 2024 | Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2) 🏅 Bristol, CT | 28 / 37 (663.8632) | 20 (169.6916) | 23 (167.4172) | 28 (166.2400) | 33 (160.5144) |
| Apr 12, 2024 | Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 1) 🏅 Bristol, CT | 17 / 29 (659.2912) | 17 (166.2400) | 14 (166.8228) | 28 (152.5256) | 4 (173.7028) |
| Oct 21, 2023 | Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT RIBS) Jackson, NJ | — | — | 12 (164) | — | — |
| Oct 20, 2023 | Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) 🏅 Jackson, NJ | 16 / 34 (666.1368) | 17 (168.5256) | 9 (171.4056) | 26 (163.4056) | 18 (162.8000) |
| Oct 20, 2023 | Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Jackson, NJ | — | 8 (168.5600) | — | — | — |
| Sep 23, 2023 | Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) 🏅 Southwick, MA | 4 / 42 (702.2744) | 3 (177.1544) | 9 (173.1428) | 9 (176.5716) | 6 (175.4056) |
| Apr 15, 2023 | Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Bristol, CT | 32 / 43 (655.8860) | 9 (173.7144) | 12 (172.5600) | 28 (165.1316) | 42 (144.4800) |
| Apr 15, 2023 | Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT RIBS) Bristol, CT | — | — | 11 (164) | — | — |
| Oct 21, 2022 | Red White & Que: Day 1 - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Jackson, NJ | 14 / 29 (327.3488) | 4 (171.9772) | 17 (155.3716) | — | — |
| Apr 25, 2014 | BBQ Boogie & Blues (SBBQA) Calhoun, GA | 28 / 29 (638.6856) | 19 (167.4056) | 26 (162.2400) | 21 (163.9544) | 28 (145.0856) |