MAGNOLIA

MAGNOLIA is a competition barbecue team with 32 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2023. They have won 1 Grand Championship, at the Bands & BBQ at the Point (2023). They are ranked #1028 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#1,028

of 6,476 rated · rankings

Rating

1602

peak 1602 · rated over 31 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Mar 14, 2014

latest Sep 8, 2023 · 9.5 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#312

Master 2018 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve · wins it all 3% of the time

Category wins

13 podiums

Overall top-10s

31% of 32 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 47%

overall standings

Best overall

695.3828 / 720

Backyard · Bands & BBQ at the Point

Perfect 180s

Current form

674.85 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 664.58 (+10.27)

Walk rate

72%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

178.8572

Pork · Roast N Boast BBQ

Consistency

±19.11

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 168.06 · weakest Brisket (164.64)

Road miles

4,508

across 32 mapped stops · furthest 422 mi

Schedule strength

58%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1574)

Purse competed for

$68K

listed at 10 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

1 🏅

won from 8 state-championship entries

Master avg

664.58 / 720

21 Master contests · 0 GCs

Backyard avg

341.28 / 360

3 Backyard contests · 0 GCs

Backyard (3-meat) avg

502.58 / 540

6 Backyard (3-meat) contests · 0 GCs

Backyard (4-meat) avg

695.38 / 720

1 Backyard (4-meat) contest · 1 GC

These overall scores sit on different scales (Master out of 720, Backyard out of 360, Backyard (3-meat) out of 540, Backyard (4-meat) out of 720), 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.

Storylines (14 found in their record)

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

On the rise

+49 rating points in a year

Their power rating has climbed 49 points across 9 contests since Oct 28, 2022 — from 1553 up to 1602.

9 contests since Oct 28, 2022
now 1602

Giant slayer

33 teams beaten in one weekend

Took the Grand Championship over a 33-team field at Bands & BBQ at the Point.

Sep 8, 2023

They almost always walk

72% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 23 of 32 contests

A top-10 category call in 72% of their 32 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

695.3828 career-best overall

96.6% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 695.3828 at Bands & BBQ at the Point — 96.6% of a perfect 720.

Backyard
Sep 8, 2023

State champions

1 state championship won

They've taken 1 state championship from 8 entries at contests carrying the title.

8 state-championship entries

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

Smokin' O's has finished one call ahead of MAGNOLIA 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2023 1 Grand Championship

2023 was the year it came together: 9 contests, 1 Grand Championship and 2 category wins, at an average finish in the top 29%.

9 contests
3 overall top-10s
2 category wins
average top 29%

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A tough matchup

12–0 behind in the head-to-head

Organizer Portal ahead in 100% of their meetings

Organizer Portal has come out ahead in 12 of their 12 shared contests.

A strong matchup

7–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 88% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of 180 PROOF BBQ in 7 of their 8 shared contests.

The comeback

2.5 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 2.5 years, then back at Sip & Swine BBQ Festival (Mar 5, 2021).

last seen Sep 21, 2018
back Mar 5, 2021

Chicken nemesis

9 of 13 shared chicken entries lost

ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN ahead 69% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN has out-cooked them in 9 of 13 shared chicken entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

Dixie Pigs & Chick's BBQ Team has landed one call behind them 2 times.

An August team

Top 34% average finish in August

Something about August: average finish in the top 34% across 3 contests, versus top 47% the rest of the year.

3 August contests
top 47% the rest of the year

The long haul

4,508 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 4,508 miles across 32 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 422 miles to Bands & BBQ at the Point.

32 mapped stops
furthest 422 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
2023 ↗	Backyard	—	#48 (986 pts)	#85 (756 pts)	—	—
2023 ↗	Master	—	—	#1334 (87 pts)	—	—
2022 ↗	Backyard	—	#259 (119 pts)	#158 (244 pts)	—	—
2021 ↗	Backyard	—	#262 (60 pts)	#182 (130 pts)	—	—
2018 ↗	Master	#312 (1,046 pts)	#173 (1,456 pts)	#313 (1,031 pts)	#360 (966 pts)	#385 (911 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#650 (591 pts)	#575 (701 pts)	#536 (751 pts)	#650 (631 pts)	#734 (536 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#1775 (120 pts)	#1883 (120 pts)	#1765 (140 pts)	#1637 (170 pts)	#1839 (120 pts)

Overall rank by season

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Ghost Hill BBQ

#1,027 of the rated field

1602 power rating

Contests: 28
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 29%
Peak: 1615

Careers of much the same size, 28 contests to 32, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 28 contests
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J&C BBQ

#1,029 of the rated field

1602 power rating

Contests: 41
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 32%
Peak: 1603

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 40 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 40 contests
last seen Sep 25, 2026

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Mind if I Smoke?

#1,025 of the rated field

1603 power rating

Contests: 21
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 43%
Peak: 1612

Their rating is built on 2 Grand Championships in 21 contests, alongside a 43% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 21 contests
last seen Sep 18, 2026

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SMOKIN HOOSIERS

#1,026 of the rated field

1603 power rating

Contests: 71
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 30%
Peak: 1617

Level with MAGNOLIA on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 70 contests
last seen May 16, 2025

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BEER-B-QUE BOYS

#1,022 of the rated field

1603 ▲ 1 power rating

Contests: 35
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 40%
Peak: 1612

6–5 in 11 shared contests (55% to MAGNOLIA)

These two have cooked 11 of the same contests — MAGNOLIA ahead 6–5 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.

rated over 35 contests
last seen Oct 17, 2025
on a 3-contest top-10 run

⚔ Head-to-head

Survivor-Que

#1,034 of the rated field

1602 ▼ 1 power rating

Contests: 42
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 29%
Peak: 1619

1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to MAGNOLIA)

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

rated over 40 contests
last seen Jun 27, 2025

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN	13	3	10	23%	⚔ compare
SMOKE ON THIS	12	2	10	17%	⚔ compare
Organizer Portal	12	0	12	0%	⚔ compare
KILLER HOGS	12	0	12	0%	⚔ compare
BEER-B-QUE BOYS	11	6	5	55%	⚔ compare
HOTTY TOTTY BBQ CREW	11	5	6	45%	⚔ compare
FIRE DANCER BBQ	10	1	9	10%	⚔ compare
180 PROOF BBQ	8	7	1	88%	⚔ compare
CUZ'S CUSTOM COOKING	8	5	3	63%	⚔ compare
BUTTS A'BLAZE BATESVILLE	8	4	4	50%	⚔ compare
COCHON 225	8	3	5	38%	⚔ compare
HIGH ON THE HAWG	8	2	6	25%	⚔ compare
TENNESSEE MOJO	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
CAJUN BLAZE	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
HOGG LEGG SMOKERS	7	5	2	71%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	31	16	2	5	177.7028	146.7428	168.06	top 45%
Pork Ribs	32	10	0	5	177.1544	149.6572	166.95	top 47%
Pork	28	15	1	2	178.8572	142.2400	167.34	top 43%
Brisket	22	6	1	1	176.5600	154.8000	164.64	top 54%

“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
Small (<20 teams)	4	0	top 61%
Medium (20–39)	16	1	top 37%
Large (40+)	11	0	top 56%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
MS	17	0	top 56%
AL	5	0	top 32%
TN	5	0	top 45%
GA	2	0	top 28%
KY	1	1	top 3%
MO	1	0	top 45%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Sip & Swine BBQ Festival	2	17	top 28%	Mar 3, 2023
Roast N Boast	2	5	top 64%	Oct 28, 2022
Smokin on the Rez BBQ and Music Festival (DAY 2)	2	5	top 38%	Aug 25, 2018
Roast N Boast BBQ	2	6	top 27%	Oct 6, 2017
Smokin on the Rez BBQ and Music Festival (DAY2) (JUDGES LIST FULL)	2	12	top 68%	Sep 16, 2017
Tupelo BBQ Duel- Comp 2	2	33	top 71%	Mar 18, 2017
Tupelo BBQ Duel- Comp 1	2	56	top 74%	Mar 17, 2017

More numbers

Busiest season 2023 9 contests · 1 GC

Contests a season 4 across 8 seasons in the data

Most contests held in MS 17 of 32 contests · 6 states in all

Contests visited 24 7 of them more than once

Most-entered meat Pork Ribs 32 entries · 0 wins · 10 calls

First title Sep 8, 2023 Bands & BBQ at the Point

Opponents faced 793 finished ahead 766 times, behind 688

Longest layoff 2.5 yrs Sep 21, 2018 → Mar 5, 2021

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

20238 milestones

Apr 7 25th tracked contest Smoke on the Falls
Sep 8 First overall podium Bands & BBQ at the Point
Sep 8 First Grand Championship Bands & BBQ at the Point
Sep 8 First state championship Bands & BBQ at the Point
Sep 8 Biggest field won (33 teams) Bands & BBQ at the Point
Sep 8 Career-best overall score695.3828 Bands & BBQ at the Point
Sep 8 Peak power rating (1602) Bands & BBQ at the Point
Sep 8 Most recent contest Bands & BBQ at the Point

20171 milestone

Mar 18 10th tracked contest Tupelo BBQ Duel- Comp 2

20163 milestones

Sep 30 First category win (Pork) Roast N Boast BBQ
Sep 30 First overall top-10 Roast N Boast BBQ
Sep 30 Career-best single call (Pork)178.8572 Roast N Boast BBQ

20152 milestones

Mar 13 First call Don't Be Cruel BBQ Duel
Mar 13 First overall past 90% of a perfect score665.6572 Don't Be Cruel BBQ Duel

20141 milestone

Mar 14 First tracked contest Don't Be Cruel BBQ Duel Benefiting Link Centre

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+14.6	Bands & BBQ at the Point	Sep 8, 2023
+13	Smokin on the Rez BBQ and Music Festival (DAY 2)	Aug 25, 2018
+12.4	Roast N Boast BBQ	Sep 30, 2016
+11.3	Eighth Annual Bull Moose (JUDGE'S FULL)	Apr 6, 2018
+10.9	International Goat Days Championship BBQ Contest-SMOKIN IN THE GOAT PEN (JUDGES FULL)	Sep 7, 2018

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-14	Don't Be Cruel BBQ Duel Benefiting Link Centre	Mar 14, 2014
-7.9	Tupelo BBQ Duel- Comp 1	Mar 17, 2017
-5.9	Blues Hog BBQ & Music Fest	Apr 1, 2016
-5.8	Smokin on the Rez BBQ and Music Festival (DAY2) (JUDGES LIST FULL)	Sep 16, 2017
-5.6	Tupelo BBQ Duel- Comp 2	Mar 18, 2017

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — 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)
2023	9	1	3	2	67%	top 29%	96.6%	94.3%
2022	1	0	1	0	100%	top 63%	94.2%	94.2%
2021	1	0	0	0	100%	top 30%	90.4%	90.4%
2018	8	0	4	1	100%	top 38%	94.7%	93.7%
2017	6	0	1	0	67%	top 66%	94%	91.7%
2016	5	0	1	1	40%	top 57%	96.3%	92.6%
2015	1	0	0	0	100%	top 37%	92.5%	92.5%
2014	1	0	0	0	0%	top 96%	83.6%	83.6%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Sep 8, 2023	Bands & BBQ at the Point 🏅 Carrollton, KY	1 / 33 (695.3828)	5 (172)	3 (175.4172)	3 (171.4056)	1 (176.5600)
Aug 4, 2023	Smoke in the Outfield (BACKYARD) (TEAM REGISTRATION FULL) Madison, AL	16 / 58 (342.2400)	3 (176)	35 (166.2400)	—	—
Jul 22, 2023	Smokin on the Osage (ONE MEAT RIBS) 🏅 Osceola, MO	—	—	18 (169.1200)	—	—
Jul 21, 2023	Smokin on the Osage (Day 1) 🏅 Osceola, MO	14 / 31 (495.9088)	11 (169.7028)	13 (167.9888)	14 (158.2172)	—
Jun 9, 2023	Reelin N Smokin Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY) Huntsville, AL	11 / 26 (339.9544)	1 (175.4172)	15 (164.5372)	—	—
Apr 28, 2023	Smoke on the Water BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Florence, AL	8 / 36 (517.0856)	9 (173.1200)	18 (167.4056)	4 (176.5600)	—
Apr 14, 2023	Fire at the Foothills (BACKYARD ONLY) 🏅 Chelsea, AL	6 / 17 (505.5884)	6 (167.3828)	4 (169.6800)	5 (168.5256)	—
Apr 7, 2023	Smoke on the Falls 🏅 Gadsden, AL	13 / 39 (341.6456)	12 (171.9656)	15 (169.6800)	—	—
Mar 3, 2023	Sip & Swine BBQ Festival 🏅 Lawrenceville, GA	17 / 65 (499.9084)	31 (159.4172)	11 (168.5256)	4 (171.9656)	—
Oct 28, 2022	Roast N Boast 🏅 Columbus, MS	5 / 8 (508.5372)	10 (164.5372)	2 (176)	6 (168)	—
Mar 5, 2021	Sip & Swine BBQ Festival 🏅 Lawrenceville, GA	24 / 81 (488.4228)	34 (146.7428)	11 (170.2744)	6 (171.4056)	—
Sep 21, 2018	Roast N Boast Columbus, MS	11 / 17 (666.7656)	17 (158.2628)	3 (169.7144)	10 (167.3828)	8 (171.4056)
Sep 7, 2018	International Goat Days Championship BBQ Contest-SMOKIN IN THE GOAT PEN (JUDGES FULL) Millington, TN	6 / 34 (681.6000)	2 (177.7028)	3 (177.1544)	23 (159.3600)	15 (167.3828)
Aug 25, 2018	Smokin on the Rez BBQ and Music Festival (DAY 2) Brandon, MS	5 / 28 (681.6000)	1 (177.7028)	19 (165.6800)	6 (171.9772)	14 (166.2400)
Aug 24, 2018	Smokin on the Rez BBQ and Music Festival (DAY 1) Brandon, MS	16 / 28 (663.2340)	5 (174.2628)	18 (164.5256)	19 (165.0856)	21 (159.3600)
Apr 13, 2018	TN River BBQ Battle & Music Fest Savannah, TN	10 / 28 (681.0628)	5 (174.8800)	23 (162.2400)	5 (174.2628)	13 (169.6800)
Apr 6, 2018	Eighth Annual Bull Moose (JUDGE'S FULL) Somerville, TN	10 / 40 (681.0632)	20 (167.9772)	7 (171.9772)	10 (170.8344)	12 (170.2744)
Mar 16, 2018	Hog Wild BBQ Contest Corinth, MS	12 / 36 (679.8972)	3 (177.1428)	25 (159.9428)	10 (170.8228)	6 (171.9888)
Mar 2, 2018	Jack Town Throw Down Ridgeland, MS	17 / 31 (659.2684)	7 (173.1428)	12 (166.8228)	20 (163.3712)	22 (155.9316)
Oct 6, 2017	Roast N Boast BBQ Columbus, MS	8 / 25 (677.0284)	4 (174.2628)	5 (170.8228)	5 (174.2972)	18 (157.6456)
Sep 16, 2017	Smokin on the Rez BBQ and Music Festival (DAY2) (JUDGES LIST FULL) Ridgeland, MS	14 / 17 (658.0684)	16 (159.3484)	10 (167.3944)	14 (159.3484)	7 (171.9772)
Sep 15, 2017	Smokin on the Rez BBQ and Music Festival (DAY 1) (JUDGES LIST FULL) Ridgeland, MS	12 / 22 (665.5312)	7 (171.9656)	3 (170.8228)	17 (162.8000)	15 (159.9428)
Mar 18, 2017	Tupelo BBQ Duel- Comp 2 Tupelo, MS	40 / 45 (654.6860)	41 (167.3828)	27 (166.2516)	32 (163.9772)	41 (157.0744)
Mar 17, 2017	Tupelo BBQ Duel- Comp 1 Tupelo, MS	60 / 68 (640.9712)	60 (158.8000)	59 (157.6684)	29 (169.7028)	60 (154.8000)
Feb 24, 2017	Bud & BBQ (JUDGING IS FULL) Meridian, MS	11 / 22 (665.0288)	8 (170.8344)	11 (165.1316)	7 (171.9772)	17 (157.0856)
Nov 11, 2016	2nd Annual Brew B-Q Nashville, TN	17 / 25 (675.3256)	20 (165.6800)	20 (165.0856)	6 (171.4400)	6 (173.1200)
Sep 30, 2016	Roast N Boast BBQ Columbus, MS	6 / 27 (693.1312)	12 (170.8112)	9 (172.0228)	1 (178.8572)	10 (171.4400)
Apr 1, 2016	Blues Hog BBQ & Music Fest Jackson, TN	49 / 61 (644.9484)	51 (159.9428)	46 (161.6684)	29 (167.3944)	52 (155.9428)
Mar 19, 2016	Tupelo BBQ Duel- Comp 2 Tupelo, MS	33 / 61 (666.7204)	37 (169.6800)	53 (160.5260)	15 (171.9772)	39 (164.5372)
Mar 18, 2016	Tupelo BBQ Duel- Comp 1 Tupelo, MS	56 / 95 (652.9712)	79 (160.5140)	21 (170.8344)	72 (161.0856)	63 (160.5372)
Mar 13, 2015	Don't Be Cruel BBQ Duel Tupelo, MS	35 / 94 (665.6572)	9 (174.2744)	52 (161.6688)	65 (161.1312)	30 (168.5828)
Mar 14, 2014	Don't Be Cruel BBQ Duel Benefiting Link Centre Tupelo, MS	91 / 95 (601.5888)	89 (149.1316)	83 (149.6572)	93 (142.2400)	53 (160.5600)

MAGNOLIA

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

Backyard avg

Backyard (3-meat) avg

Backyard (4-meat) avg

Storylines (14 found in their record)

On the rise

Giant slayer

They almost always walk

High-water mark

State champions

The one to beat

Their season

A tough matchup

A strong matchup

The comeback

Chicken nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

An August team

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, averaged over 5 contests — 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)