MACBBQ

MACBBQ is a competition barbecue team with 18 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 6th of 27 at the Oaktown Throwdown (2015). They are ranked #2459 of 6,485 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “MAC BBQ”.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#2,459

of 6,485 rated · rankings

Rating

1522

peak 1538 · rated over 17 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Jun 27, 2014

latest Jul 24, 2026 · 12.1 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#615

Master 2014 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

3 podiums

Overall top-10s

33% of 18 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s, still running

Avg finish

top 51%

overall standings

Best overall

687.9316 / 720

Master · 2nd Annual Curley Que Classic

Perfect 180s

Current form

667.00 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 648.60 (+18.40)

Walk rate

61%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

175.4172

Chicken · Curley Que Classic

Consistency

±21.40

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 165.59 · weakest Brisket (160.17)

Road miles

12,666

across 18 mapped stops · furthest 2,431 mi

Schedule strength

34%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1546)

Purse competed for

$33K

listed at 6 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 5 state-championship entries

Master avg

648.60 / 720

17 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (10 found in their record)

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

They almost always walk

61% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 11 of 18 contests

A top-10 category call in 61% of their 18 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

687.9316 career-best overall

95.5% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 687.9316 at 2nd Annual Curley Que Classic — 95.5% of a perfect 720.

Master
Jul 24, 2026

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

PORK DADDY'S BBQ has finished one call ahead of MACBBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2015 their best year

2015 was the year it came together: 4 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 37%.

4 contests
1 overall top-10
0 category wins
average top 37%

A tough matchup

10–1 behind in the head-to-head

Smokey and the Pirate ahead in 91% of their meetings

Smokey and the Pirate has come out ahead in 10 of their 11 shared contests.

The weak link

−5.4 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 5.41 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 47% of the time against 53%.

Brisket avg 160.17
Chicken avg 165.59
8 calls in 17 entries

A strong matchup

6–2 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 75% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of JUICE'S SMOKEN BBQ in 6 of their 8 shared contests.

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The comeback

5.8 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 5.8 years, then back at Lodi BeerFest & BBQ Championship (Apr 28, 2023).

last seen Jul 7, 2017
back Apr 28, 2023

Chicken nemesis

8 of 11 shared chicken entries lost

Smokey and the Pirate ahead 73% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, Smokey and the Pirate has out-cooked them in 8 of 11 shared chicken entries.

The long haul

12,666 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 12,666 miles across 18 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 2,431 miles to 2nd Annual Curley Que Classic.

18 mapped stops
furthest 2,431 mi

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
2017 ↗	Master	#2212 (60 pts)	#2286 (60 pts)	#2004 (110 pts)	#2150 (80 pts)	#2266 (60 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#776 (447 pts)	#554 (702 pts)	#1064 (312 pts)	#956 (372 pts)	#708 (522 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#615 (606 pts)	#530 (731 pts)	#584 (661 pts)	#632 (606 pts)	#634 (586 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to MACBBQ, each with one reason worth a look.

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

BEAR'S-B-Q

#2,448 of the rated field

1522 power rating

Contests: 18
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 6%
Peak: 1522

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to MACBBQ)

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

rated over 18 contests
last seen Oct 12, 2018

⚔ Head-to-head

Hank's BBQ

#2,461 of the rated field

1522 power rating

Contests: 17
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 24%
Peak: 1542

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

rated over 16 contests

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S&S Pit Crew

#2,449 of the rated field

1522 power rating

Contests: 25
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 12%
Peak: 1535

Careers of much the same size, 25 contests to 18, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 20 contests
last seen Sep 11, 2026

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SLO.MO.QUE

#2,465 of the rated field

1522 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 36%
Peak: 1522

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 14 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 14 contests
last seen May 23, 2026

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RIDDLEQ'S

#2,454 of the rated field

1522 power rating

Contests: 21
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 14%
Peak: 1541

Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 21 contests, alongside a 14% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 21 contests
last seen Sep 8, 2018

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Kanned Heat

#2,467 of the rated field

1521 power rating

Contests: 17
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 12%
Peak: 1530

They turned up 8 years after MACBBQ did, first appearing in 2022.

rated over 13 contests
last seen Sep 11, 2026

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
Smokey and the Pirate	11	1	10	9%	⚔ compare
PORK DADDY'S BBQ	10	4	6	40%	⚔ compare
PIRATES OF THE PIG	10	3	7	30%	⚔ compare
TOO ASHAMED TO NAME	10	1	9	10%	⚔ compare
JUICE'S SMOKEN BBQ	8	6	2	75%	⚔ compare
SMOKE SHOW	8	3	5	38%	⚔ compare
Ric's Righteous Ribs	8	2	6	25%	⚔ compare
BIG B'S DOWN-N-DIRTY BBQ	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
SON OF SMOKE	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
RBQ	6	4	2	67%	⚔ compare
ROYAL SMOKIN' HOT	6	3	3	50%	⚔ compare
STARVIN MARVINS BAY AREA BBQ	6	3	3	50%	⚔ compare
PORKTERA BBQ	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
Cynical BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
LORD OF THE RIBS	5	5	0	100%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	17	9	2	175.4172	146.7772	165.59	top 43%
Pork Ribs	18	5	0	173.7028	130.1828	161.63	top 54%
Pork	17	4	1	174.2744	145.1656	161.92	top 51%
Brisket	17	8	0	174.3088	142.8228	160.17	top 47%

“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)	3	top 61%
Medium (20–39)	6	top 40%
Large (40+)	8	top 56%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
CA	13	top 46%
HI	3	top 61%
MI	1	top 87%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Smoke on the River	2	11	top 41%	Sep 18, 2015
Oaktown Throwdown	2	6	top 32%	Jul 31, 2015
Wine Country Big Q	2	11	top 45%	Jul 10, 2015
Silicon Valley BBQ Championships	2	29	top 64%	Jun 26, 2015

More numbers

Busiest season 2014 6 contests

Contests a season 2.6 across 7 seasons in the data

Most contests held in CA 13 of 18 contests · 3 states in all

Contests visited 13 4 of them more than once

Most-entered meat Pork Ribs 18 entries · 0 wins · 5 calls

Opponents faced 409 finished ahead 328 times, behind 324

Longest layoff 5.8 yrs Jul 7, 2017 → Apr 28, 2023

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

20262 milestones

Jul 24 Career-best overall score687.9316 2nd Annual Curley Que Classic
Jul 24 Most recent contest 2nd Annual Curley Que Classic

20251 milestone

Jul 25 Career-best single call (Chicken)175.4172 Curley Que Classic

20171 milestone

Jul 7 Peak power rating (1538) Wine Country Big Q Competition and Festival

20151 milestone

Sep 18 10th tracked contest Smoke on the River

20144 milestones

Jun 27 First tracked contest Silicon Valley BBQ Championships
Aug 1 First call Oaktown Throwdown
Aug 1 First overall top-10 Oaktown Throwdown
Oct 2 First overall past 90% of a perfect score671.3600 Dana Point State BBQ Championship

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+10.2	Oaktown Throwdown	Jul 31, 2015
+7.9	Wine Country Big Q	Jul 10, 2015
+6.8	Brentwood Cook Off & Car Show	Aug 8, 2014
+5.7	Dana Point State BBQ Championship	Oct 2, 2014
+5.5	Oaktown Throwdown	Aug 1, 2014

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-10.1	GLBBQA Spring Fling	Apr 19, 2024
-6.7	Lodi BeerFest & BBQ Championship	Apr 28, 2023
-4.5	Silicon Valley BBQ Championships	Jun 27, 2014
-2	Wine Country Big Q	Jul 11, 2014
-2	Silicon Valley BBQ Championships	Jun 26, 2015

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	Top-10s	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2026	1	1	100%	top 67%	95.5%	95.5%
2025	1	1	100%	top 67%	94%	94%
2024	1	0	100%	top 87%	90%	90%
2023	3	1	67%	top 60%	92.7%	91.8%
2017	2	0	0%	top 50%	90.4%	90.2%
2015	4	1	75%	top 37%	91.3%	89.5%
2014	6	2	50%	top 47%	93.2%	88.3%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Jul 24, 2026	2nd Annual Curley Que Classic 🏅 Honolulu, HI	8 / 12 (687.9316)	8 (173.1200)	8 (172.5600)	3 (174.2744)	7 (167.9772)
Jul 25, 2025	Curley Que Classic 🏅 Honolulu, HI	8 / 12 (677.0632)	3 (175.4172)	8 (166.2632)	7 (173.1428)	9 (162.2400)
Apr 19, 2024	GLBBQA Spring Fling 🏅 Charlotte, MI	54 / 62 (647.9432)	56 (155.9544)	47 (162.8572)	60 (154.8228)	5 (174.3088)
Nov 10, 2023	Warrior BBQ's "The Great Hawaiian Smokeout" 🏅 Honolulu, HI	9 / 18 (667.3140)	7 (171.4056)	10 (167.3944)	5 (170.2628)	10 (158.2512)
Nov 10, 2023	Warrior BBQ's "The Great Hawaiian Smokeout" (ONE MEAT RIBS) Honolulu, HI	—	—	4 (173.7028)	—	—
Apr 28, 2023	Lodi BeerFest & BBQ Championship 🏅 Lodi, CA	19 / 27 (654.7544)	21 (163.9656)	18 (167.3944)	24 (158.8344)	13 (164.5600)
Jul 7, 2017	Wine Country Big Q Competition and Festival Petaluma, CA	25 / 50 (650.6512)	26 (163.9312)	15 (168.5372)	21 (163.9544)	34 (154.2284)
Jun 23, 2017	Silicon Valley BBQ Championship Santa Clara, CA	31 / 62 (647.8856)	39 (158.2056)	42 (154.2628)	11 (170.8572)	23 (164.5600)
Sep 18, 2015	Smoke on the River Sacramento, CA	19 / 49 (645.0056)	2 (174.8456)	22 (160.5372)	33 (155.4056)	29 (154.2172)
Jul 31, 2015	Oaktown Throwdown Oakland, CA	6 / 27 (657.6228)	6 (170.8800)	14 (157.6572)	10 (159.9428)	5 (169.1428)
Jul 10, 2015	Wine Country Big Q Rohnert Park, CA	11 / 38 (654.2172)	6 (169.7028)	23 (158.2972)	18 (160.5256)	7 (165.6916)
Jun 26, 2015	Silicon Valley BBQ Championships Santa Clara, CA	29 / 49 (619.8624)	17 (161.1312)	47 (130.1828)	19 (162.2856)	13 (166.2628)
Oct 2, 2014	Dana Point State BBQ Championship Dana Point, CA	33 / 97 (671.3600)	26 (170.8456)	22 (170.8800)	46 (165.6800)	41 (163.9544)
Sep 5, 2014	Smoke on the River Sacramento, CA	11 / 26 (643.8744)	5 (170.2628)	7 (168.5488)	16 (159.3828)	19 (145.6800)
Aug 8, 2014	Brentwood Cook Off & Car Show Brentwood, CA	9 / 26 (638.7880)	8 (165.6912)	13 (152.5140)	11 (155.4056)	6 (165.1772)
Aug 1, 2014	Oaktown Throwdown Oakland, CA	9 / 22 (644.9828)	5 (166.8800)	12 (159.9544)	11 (158.7884)	10 (159.3600)
Jul 11, 2014	Wine Country Big Q Rohnert Park, CA	27 / 44 (618.7312)	40 (146.7772)	15 (165.1656)	14 (163.9656)	33 (142.8228)
Jun 27, 2014	Silicon Valley BBQ Championships Santa Clara, CA	33 / 48 (598.1828)	21 (155.9656)	32 (152.5488)	39 (145.1656)	33 (144.5028)

MACBBQ

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

Storylines (10 found in their record)

They almost always walk

High-water mark

The one to beat

Their season

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

The comeback

Chicken nemesis

The long haul

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)