High-water mark
687.9084
career-best overall
95.5% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 687.9084 at 20th Annual Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off — 95.5% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- May 8, 2026
Monkey Bottom Boys
Monkey Bottom Boys is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2025 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 9th of 22 at the Smokin' in the Pines (2025). They finished #532 in the 2026 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1529
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 4
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
Mar 28, 2025
latest Jul 9, 2026 · 1.3 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
1 podium
Overall top-10s
2
50% of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 41%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
75%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±2.05
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 174.42 · weakest Chicken (168.55)
Road miles
487
across 4 mapped stops · furthest 115 mi
Schedule strength
80%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1604)
Purse competed for
$46K
listed at 4 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 4 state-championship entries
Master avg
685.19 / 720
4 Master contests · 0 GCs
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Master | #532 (296 pts) | #605 (271 pts) | #469 (456 pts) | #599 (266 pts) | #537 (311 pts) |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 176.5828 | 161.1200 | 168.55 | top 61% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 179.4400 | 170.8344 | 174.42 | top 27% |
| Pork | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 173.1316 | 166.2400 | 169.68 | top 56% |
| Brisket | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 175.4056 | 169.6800 | 172.54 | top 36% |
“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) | 2 | 0 | top 40% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 43% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2026
3 contests
Contests a season
2
across 2 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
SC
2 of 4 contests · 3 states in all
Contests visited
4
a different one every time
Opponents faced
113
finished ahead 94 times, behind 67
Longest layoff
1.1 yrs
Mar 28, 2025 → May 8, 2026
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20265 milestones
- Career-best overall score687.9084 20th Annual Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off
- First category win (Pork Ribs) Speed & Feed BBQ Festival at Darlington Raceway
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)179.4400 Speed & Feed BBQ Festival at Darlington Raceway
- Peak power rating (1529) South Carolina Festival of Discovery
- Most recent contest South Carolina Festival of Discovery
20254 milestones
- First tracked contest Smokin' in the Pines
- First call Smokin' in the Pines
- First overall top-10 Smokin' in the Pines
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score685.0400 Smokin' in the Pines
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +9.3 | Smokin' in the Pines | Mar 28, 2025 |
| +8.1 | Speed & Feed BBQ Festival at Darlington Raceway | May 15, 2026 |
| +8 | 20th Annual Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off | May 8, 2026 |
| +3.2 | South Carolina Festival of Discovery | Jul 9, 2026 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 67% | top 41% | 95.5% | 95.2% |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 41% | 95.1% | 95.1% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 9, 2026 | South Carolina Festival of Discovery 🏅 Greenwood, SC | 37 / 75 (682.1484) | 48 (169.6684) | 30 (170.8344) | 57 (166.2400) | 15 (175.4056) |
| May 15, 2026 | Speed & Feed BBQ Festival at Darlington Raceway 🏅 Darlington, SC | 10 / 26 (685.6572) | 22 (161.1200) | 1 (179.4400) | 8 (173.1316) | 11 (171.9656) |
| May 8, 2026 | 20th Annual Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off 🏅 Waynesboro, GA | 15 / 42 (687.9084) | 9 (176.5828) | 13 (173.1200) | 28 (168.5256) | 21 (169.6800) |
| Mar 28, 2025 | Smokin' in the Pines 🏅 Carthage, NC | 9 / 22 (685.0400) | 16 (166.8344) | 7 (174.2744) | 11 (170.8228) | 7 (173.1084) |