MEAN MOE'S BBQ ON
Rating
Contests
First seen
Best ToY finish
Grand champs
Category wins
Overall top-10s
Avg finish
Perfect 180s
Current form
Walk rate
Top-10 streak
Consistency
Strongest meat
Road miles
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
JACK9 BBQ has finished one call ahead of MEAN MOE'S BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
PARROTHEAD SMOKERS has landed one call behind them 3 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
THE BBQ BUS has come out ahead in 12 of their 15 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of RUSTY'S SMOKE BBQ in 13 of their 14 shared contests.
🏕️ Happy hunting ground
Jack 9 Memorial is their spot: 2 Grand Championships in 3 visits.
💔 The heartbreaker
Came within 1.2116 points of the Grand Championship at Smoke on the Seaway (2026-05-09).
🃏 Against the odds
Their Grand Championship at La Classique - L'Entrepot de Viandes (2026-05-29) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 23-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA.
📈 Riding a hot streak
Currently on a 8-contest overall top-10 run.
🐣 Announced themselves early
Finished 3 of 42 at their very first tracked contest, Rockin BBQ (2019-05-10).
Teams like this (closest power rating, ON first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 38 | 21 | 5 | 8 | 178.8572 | 153.6456 | 170.45 | top 38% |
| Pork Ribs | 42 | 29 | 3 | 12 | 177.7372 | 157.6572 | 169.61 | top 35% |
| Pork | 38 | 25 | 3 | 12 | 179.4400 | 161.0856 | 171.71 | top 29% |
| Brisket | 38 | 21 | 1 | 10 | 175.4172 | 154.7656 | 167.94 | top 40% |
“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 state / province
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| ON | 11 | 3 | top 14% |
| MI | 8 | 0 | top 34% |
| KS | 4 | 0 | top 30% |
| NJ | 2 | 0 | top 50% |
| OH | 2 | 0 | top 45% |
| WV | 2 | 0 | top 60% |
| QC | 1 | 1 | top 4% |
| NS | 1 | 0 | top 58% |
| TN | 1 | 0 | top 62% |
| IL | 1 | 0 | top 58% |
| KY | 1 | 0 | top 28% |
| IN | 1 | 0 | top 7% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 9 | 2 | top 28% |
| Medium (20–39) | 19 | 3 | top 28% |
| Large (40+) | 10 | 0 | top 31% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2019 (9 contests)
- Cooks mostly in ON (12 of 43 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (42 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: Ayr Charity BBQ (2019-06-21)
- Wins it all in 12% of contests
- All-time average overall score: 666.83
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 704.5484 | 692.82 |
| 2025 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 701.6800 | 684.98 |
| 2024 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 689.0512 | 676.36 |
| 2023 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 692.6288 | 676.40 |
| 2022 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 690.8344 | 680.40 |
| 2021 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 685.0628 | 507.72 |
| 2019 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 697.1544 | 676.88 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-19 | New Lowell True North BBQ Bash New Lowell, ON | 2 / 16 (699.4628) | 1 (176.5828) | 7 (170.3200) | 2 (179.4400) | 3 (173.1200) |
| 2026-05-29 | La Classique - L'Entrepot de Viandes Montreal, QC | 1 / 24 (687.3712) | 6 (170.8228) | 1 (174.8572) | 11 (168.5484) | 2 (173.1428) |
| 2026-05-23 | JACK9 Memorial BBQ Competition La Salette, ON | 1 / 20 (704.5484) | 4 (176.5600) | 2 (176.0000) | 3 (176.5828) | 3 (175.4056) |
| 2026-05-09 | Smoke on the Seaway Cornwall, ON | 2 / 12 (679.9084) | 8 (167.9656) | 2 (171.4172) | 4 (167.4172) | 2 (173.1084) |
| 2026-05-09 | Smoke on the Seaway (ONE MEAT RIBS) Cornwall, ON | — | — | 7 (157.6572) | — | — |
| 2025-09-27 | Spencerville Smoke Ring Spencerville, K0E 1X0 | 2 / 14 (696.5140) | 4 (177.7144) | 2 (176.5600) | 10 (167.3940) | 3 (174.8456) |
| 2025-08-23 | Rock N Hogs BBQ Battle London, ON | 4 / 22 (701.6800) | 6 (175.4056) | 8 (174.8572) | 6 (176.0000) | 3 (175.4172) |
| 2025-06-08 | Throttled Up BBQ Throwdown Upper Onslow, NS | 7 / 12 (678.2628) | 3 (177.7028) | 7 (168.0000) | 5 (173.1428) | 10 (159.4172) |
| 2025-05-24 | Jack9 Memorial BBQ Competition La Salette, ON | 3 / 26 (677.1200) | 8 (171.9772) | 3 (169.1772) | 4 (169.1084) | 7 (166.8572) |
| 2025-05-09 | Smoke in the Mitten Westland, MI | 19 / 26 (671.3144) | 22 (162.2400) | 4 (174.2628) | 4 (175.4172) | 23 (159.3944) |
| 2025-05-09 | Smoke in the Mitten (ONE MEAT RIBS) Westland, MI | — | — | 10 (170.2744) | — | — |
| 2024-10-19 | Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) Columbia, NJ | 16 / 26 (677.5888) | 25 (160.5144) | 10 (169.6916) | 7 (174.2628) | 8 (173.1200) |
| 2024-10-18 | Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) Columbia, NJ | 11 / 28 (674.7544) | 11 (169.7144) | 12 (167.9772) | 4 (174.2628) | 18 (162.8000) |
| 2024-07-19 | The Buckeye BBQ Classic Hillsboro, OH | 20 / 33 (662.7660) | 21 (165.1544) | 25 (160.5372) | 4 (175.4172) | 25 (161.6572) |
| 2024-05-25 | Jack 9 Memorial La Salette, ON | 3 / 20 (677.6456) | 10 (164.5372) | 7 (170.2744) | 2 (175.4056) | 3 (167.4284) |
| 2024-05-03 | Smoke in the Mitten BBQ Competition Westland, MI | 3 / 26 (689.0512) | 2 (177.7028) | 6 (171.9772) | 3 (174.8572) | 19 (164.5140) |
| 2023-10-13 | Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (Competitor's Series)(JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) Lynchburg, TN | 50 / 81 (677.1088) | 31 (169.7028) | 73 (164.5716) | 18 (173.7144) | 47 (169.1200) |
| 2023-10-06 | Smokin' for Garrett Mt. Carmel, IL | 15 / 26 (671.8284) | 12 (170.8344) | 14 (168.5256) | 5 (177.7028) | 22 (154.7656) |
| 2023-08-04 | All American BBQ Throwdown Westland, MI | 13 / 44 (675.9200) | 20 (170.2628) | 3 (173.7144) | 14 (169.7028) | 30 (162.2400) |
| 2023-08-04 | All American BBQ Throwdown (ONE MEAT RIBS) Westland, MI | — | — | 6 (173.7144) | — | — |
| 2023-06-17 | Stuttering John's Smokehouse BBQ Competition Seagrave, ON | 3 / 15 (659.2912) | 5 (165.7144) | 5 (164.5256) | 3 (167.9656) | 4 (161.0856) |
| 2023-05-27 | Jack 9 Memorial La Salette, ON | 1 / 19 (692.6288) | 1 (175.4516) | 4 (169.1544) | 1 (179.4400) | 5 (168.5828) |
| 2023-05-05 | Smoke in the Mitten BBQ Competition Westland, MI | 11 / 25 (681.6456) | 7 (174.2972) | 5 (173.7028) | 17 (165.6800) | 15 (167.9656) |
| 2022-10-01 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - SIDES Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - INVITATIONAL CONTEST Kansas City, KS | 48 / 249 (690.8344) | 65 (174.2744) | 66 (173.1544) | 22 (177.7028) | 186 (165.7028) |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST Kansas City, KS | 152 / 505 (679.3484) | 28 (177.7028) | 317 (165.0972) | 334 (163.4056) | 69 (173.1428) |
| 2022-09-09 | Bands & BBQ at the Point Carrollton, KY | 9 / 32 (683.9088) | 1 (178.8572) | 27 (158.8116) | 3 (176.5600) | 10 (169.6800) |
| 2022-08-05 | All American BBQ Throwdown Westland, MI | 18 / 50 (677.6116) | 26 (167.3828) | 34 (163.9660) | 2 (177.1428) | 19 (169.1200) |
| 2022-08-05 | All American BBQ Throwdown - One Meat Ribs Westland, MI | — | — | 23 (163.4060) | — | — |
| 2022-05-21 | Forks of the Buffalo BBQ Throwdown - Day 2 Mannington, WV | 10 / 13 (671.9204) | 12 (165.1316) | 1 (177.7372) | 12 (165.1088) | 10 (163.9428) |
| 2022-05-20 | Forks of the Buffalo BBQ Throwdown - Day 1 Mannington, WV | 6 / 14 (678.7544) | 9 (168.5600) | 8 (166.2400) | 1 (178.8572) | 11 (165.0972) |
| 2021-09-16 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST Kansas City, KS | 165 / 467 (163.9312) | 407 (153.6456) | 38 (175.4172) | 44 (174.2628) | 132 (169.1428) |
| 2021-09-16 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-INVITATIONAL CONTEST Kansas City, KS | 63 / 185 (685.0628) | 57 (173.1428) | 137 (166.8344) | 73 (171.9656) | 51 (173.1200) |
| 2021-09-11 | Jack 9 Memorial Delhi, ON | 1 / 16 (674.1712) | 9 (164.5600) | 2 (173.7028) | 6 (166.2284) | 1 (169.6800) |
| 2019-10-18 | Ohio Smoked Meat & BBQ Festival Nelsonville, OH | 8 / 28 (679.3144) | 1 (176.5600) | 23 (158.2172) | 2 (172.5600) | 6 (171.9772) |
| 2019-09-20 | Smokin in The Hills | 6 / 38 (683.9428) | 10 (173.1428) | 2 (175.4516) | 31 (161.0856) | 2 (174.2628) |
| 2019-09-13 | Silver Lake Sand Dunes Apple & BBQ Festival Mears, MI | 6 / 35 (679.9196) | 12 (169.7028) | 1 (176.5600) | 10 (166.8456) | 15 (166.8112) |
| 2019-08-23 | Summer Daze BBQ Classic Niagara Falls, ON | 3 / 23 (667.3484) | 3 (170.8228) | 6 (167.4400) | 11 (161.7028) | 6 (167.3828) |
| 2019-08-02 | Westland Area Jaycees All American BBQ Throwdown Westland, MI | 14 / 40 (666.2284) | 17 (166.8228) | 7 (171.4172) | 8 (169.1428) | 26 (158.8456) |
| 2019-07-19 | Bordertown BBQ Brawl Sault Ste Marie, MI | 7 / 28 (672.4568) | 6 (171.9656) | 9 (167.4400) | 12 (169.1084) | 18 (163.9428) |
| 2019-06-21 | Ayr Charity BBQ Ayr Ontario, N0B 1E0 | 1 / 23 (697.1544) | 1 (178.8572) | 2 (174.8572) | 3 (170.2972) | 2 (173.1428) |
| 2019-05-25 | Capital BBQ Festival Ottawa, ON | 11 / 43 (660.5256) | 33 (154.2628) | 20 (161.6800) | 1 (177.1428) | 10 (167.4400) |
| 2019-05-10 | Rockin BBQ Warsaw, IN | 3 / 42 (685.0628) | 13 (170.8228) | 3 (174.3088) | 20 (164.5256) | 4 (175.4056) |
Team of the Year standings (rank per category by season — year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Master | #76 (1022 pts) | #145 (757 pts) | #90 (1042 pts) | #124 (767 pts) | #89 (922 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #249 (885 pts) | #289 (775 pts) | #227 (1071 pts) | #272 (840 pts) | #313 (765 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #296 (748 pts) | #373 (623 pts) | #389 (618 pts) | #195 (1038 pts) | #382 (593 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #261 (825 pts) | #289 (790 pts) | #217 (1050 pts) | #252 (865 pts) | #364 (585 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #363 (624 pts) | #354 (689 pts) | #361 (704 pts) | #219 (994 pts) | #410 (564 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #469 (386 pts) | #670 (246 pts) | #543 (361 pts) | #604 (276 pts) | #498 (386 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #135 (1632 pts) | #152 (1482 pts) | #114 (1642 pts) | #161 (1432 pts) | #153 (1442 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #229 (1301 pts) | #206 (1341 pts) | #279 (1111 pts) | #155 (1501 pts) | #404 (871 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #732 (515 pts) | #492 (795 pts) | #726 (550 pts) | #782 (515 pts) | #747 (525 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #1032 (312 pts) | #930 (392 pts) | #1104 (307 pts) | #843 (467 pts) | #883 (412 pts) |