MEAN MOE'S BBQ ON

Power ranking

#221

of 3077 rated · rankings

Rating

1675

peak 1675 · rated over 39 contests

Best runs

straight top-10s · 2 straight GCs

Contests

in the data

First seen

2019-05-10

latest 2026-08-01

Best ToY finish

#85

Master 2026

Grand champs

4 reserve

Category wins

44 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 44 contests

Avg finish

top 28%

overall standings

Best overall

704.5484 / 720

Master · JACK9 Memorial BBQ Competition

Perfect 180s

Current form

690.93 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 680.15 (+10.79)

Walk rate

84%

contests with a top-10 call

Top-10 streak

and counting

Best single call

179.4400

Pork · New Lowell True North BBQ Bash

Consistency

±10.65

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 171.60 · weakest Brisket (168.08)

Road miles

12331

mi across 44 mapped stops · furthest 874 mi

Schedule strength

46%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1542)

Purse competed for

$227K

listed at 24 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

GCs in 21 state-championship entries

Master avg

680.15 / 720

39 Master contests · 5 GCs

⚔ Compare with another team

Storylines

🎯 The one to beat

Shiggin aint easy 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 10 of their 12 shared contests.

⚔️ A strong matchup

They've finished ahead of HASHTAG BBQ in 13 of their 13 shared contests.

🏕️ Happy hunting ground

JACK9 Memorial BBQ Competition is their spot: 1 Grand Championship in 2 visits.

💔 The heartbreaker

Came within 1.2116 points of the Grand Championship at Smoke on the Seaway (2026-05-09).

😤 Pork nemesis

Even in their strongest meat, iBQ'n has out-cooked them in 6 of 10 shared pork entries.

🃏 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 9-contest overall top-10 run.

🐣 Announced themselves early

Finished 3 of 42 at their very first tracked contest, Rockin BBQ (2019-05-10).

🔁 The comeback

Off the trail for 1.9 years, then back at Jack 9 Memorial (2021-09-11).

Teams like this (closest power rating, ON first)

RUSTY'S SMOKE BBQ #867 · 1548 · ON WINE COUNTRY BARBECUE #985 · 1538 · ON BBQ WorX #1077 · 1531 · ON Rub Sweat and Beers #1154 · 1525 · ON Grillin' & Chillin' Pitmasters #1529 · 1505 · ON HASHTAG BBQ #1553 · 1504 · ON

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
RUSTY'S SMOKE BBQ	14	13	1	93%	⚔ compare
HASHTAG BBQ	13	13	0	100%	⚔ compare
Shiggin aint easy	13	8	5	62%	⚔ compare
Rub Sweat and Beers	12	11	1	92%	⚔ compare
THE REAL SMOKIN ACES	12	5	7	42%	⚔ compare
THE BBQ BUS	12	2	10	17%	⚔ compare
BBQ Blokes	10	10	0	100%	⚔ compare
BBQ WorX	10	8	2	80%	⚔ compare
iBQ'n	10	3	7	30%	⚔ compare
KEVLAR BBQ	10	3	7	30%	⚔ compare
CHUNKY BBQ	9	2	7	22%	⚔ compare
What For BBQ	8	8	0	100%	⚔ compare
JAYBIRD'S BBQ	8	6	2	75%	⚔ compare
Backdraft BBQ	8	6	2	75%	⚔ compare
Q-JITSU	8	4	4	50%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	39	22	5	8	178.8572	153.6456	170.44	top 38%
Pork Ribs	43	30	3	13	177.7372	157.6572	169.68	top 34%
Pork	39	26	3	12	179.4400	161.0856	171.60	top 29%
Brisket	39	22	1	11	175.4172	154.7656	168.08	top 39%

“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	12	3	top 14%
MI	8	0	top 34%
KS	4	0	top 29%
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)	10	2	top 27%
Medium (20–39)	19	3	top 28%
Large (40+)	10	0	top 31%

Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
JACK9 Memorial BBQ Competition	2	1	1	top 8%	2026-05-23
Jack 9 Memorial	2	1	1	top 10%	2024-05-25
Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2)	2	11	0	top 50%	2024-10-19
Smoke in the Mitten BBQ Competition	2	3	0	top 28%	2024-05-03
All American BBQ Throwdown	2	13	0	top 33%	2023-08-04
American Royal World Series of Barbecue - INVITATIONAL CONTEST	2	48	0	top 27%	2022-09-29
American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST	2	143	0	top 30%	2022-09-29

The story so far

Busiest season: 2019 (9 contests)
Cooks mostly in ON (13 of 44 contests)
Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (43 entries)
First Grand Championship in the data: Ayr Charity BBQ (2019-06-21)
Wins it all in 11% of contests
Average Master overall score: 680.15 / 720

Milestones

🚩 2019-05-10 — First tracked contest · Rockin BBQ
📣 2019-05-10 — First call · Rockin BBQ
🏆 2019-06-21 — First Grand Championship · Ayr Charity BBQ
🎖️ 2023-08-04 — 25th tracked contest · All American BBQ Throwdown
⭐ 2026-05-23 — Career-best overall score (704.5484) · JACK9 Memorial BBQ Competition
📈 2026-08-01 — Peak power rating (1675) · Camper's Corner BBQ Cookoff

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+15.1	Ayr Charity BBQ	2019-06-21
+14.7	Rockin BBQ	2019-05-10
+12.4	Jack 9 Memorial	2021-09-11
+11.5	Smoke in the Mitten BBQ Competition	2024-05-03
+11.3	Jack 9 Memorial	2023-05-27

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-10.5	Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2)	2024-10-19
-9.2	Smokin' for Garrett	2023-10-06
-8.8	Smoke in the Mitten	2025-05-09
-8.6	Forks of the Buffalo BBQ Throwdown - Day 2	2022-05-21
-6.3	The Buckeye BBQ Classic	2024-07-19

Category scores over time

Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)

Where they finish (overall)

Best vs average (by meat)

How entries end (by meat)

Team of the Year rank by season

Season by season

Season	Contests	GCs	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2026	6	2	5	2	100%	top 11%	97.9%	96%
2025	6	0	4	0	100%	top 35%	97.5%	95.1%
2024	5	0	2	0	100%	top 38%	95.7%	93.9%
2023	7	1	2	2	86%	top 36%	96.2%	93.9%
2022	8	0	3	3	50%	top 39%	95.9%	94.5%
2021	3	1	1	1	33%	top 24%	95.1%	94.1%
2019	9	1	7	4	100%	top 19%	96.8%	94%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2026-08-01	Camper's Corner BBQ Cookoff London, ON	2 / 14 (683.3828)	5 (170.2628)	2 (172.5600)	8 (167.4400)	2 (173.1200)
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	143 / 467 (672.4684)	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)

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)

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	#85 (1261 pts)	#173 (921 pts)	#96 (1281 pts)	#157 (901 pts)	#94 (1161 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)