High-water mark
669.5772
career-best overall
93.0% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 669.5772 at Flint Hills Beef Fest BBQ — 93.0% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Aug 19, 2016
Mediocre BBQ
Mediocre BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 7 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2016 and 2023. Their best overall finish is 18th of 28 at the Puckaway Pigfest (2023). They are ranked #3961 of 6,477 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1484
peak 1504 · rated over 5 contests
Contests
7
in the data
First seen
Aug 19, 2016
latest Sep 8, 2023 · 7.1 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podium
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 7 contests
Avg finish
top 71%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
43%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±9.41
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 167.48 · weakest Brisket (159.99)
Road miles
1,096
across 7 mapped stops · furthest 517 mi
Schedule strength
75%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1596)
Purse competed for
$24K
listed at 5 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 4 state-championship entries
Master avg
655.77 / 720
5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #860 (148 pts) | #1006 (123 pts) | #582 (372 pts) | #766 (198 pts) | #881 (163 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #1247 (75 pts) | #1231 (90 pts) | #621 (354 pts) | #1236 (90 pts) | #1311 (65 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #1236 (60 pts) | #1149 (95 pts) | #1232 (80 pts) | #1262 (60 pts) | #1245 (60 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Mediocre BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
147 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3,984 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1484
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,953 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1484
Level with Mediocre BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#3,945 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1484
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2016.
⚔ Compare careers#3,942 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1509
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,949 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1484
Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 4 years before Mediocre BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#3,990 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1483
Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 4 years before Mediocre BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careersBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 173.1200 | 156.5372 | 166.03 | top 59% |
| Pork Ribs | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 176.5600 | 159.3600 | 167.48 | top 45% |
| Pork | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168.5256 | 155.9200 | 164.64 | top 65% |
| Brisket | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 170.8572 | 154.2284 | 159.99 | top 66% |
“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) | 4 | 0 | top 70% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 77% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2023
3 contests
Contests a season
1.8
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
WI
2 of 7 contests · 4 states in all
Contests visited
5
a different one every time
Most-entered meat
Pork Ribs
7 entries · 0 wins · 2 calls
Opponents faced
156
finished ahead 47 times, behind 137
Longest layoff
5.2 yrs
Aug 19, 2016 → Oct 22, 2021
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20231 milestone
- Most recent contest Puckaway Pigfest
20221 milestone
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)176.5600 Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown (One Meat Ribs)
20165 milestones
- First tracked contest Flint Hills Beef Fest BBQ
- First call Flint Hills Beef Fest BBQ
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score669.5772 Flint Hills Beef Fest BBQ
- Career-best overall score669.5772 Flint Hills Beef Fest BBQ
- Peak power rating (1504) Flint Hills Beef Fest BBQ
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +3.6 | Flint Hills Beef Fest BBQ | Aug 19, 2016 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -8.5 | Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown | Jul 15, 2022 |
| -6.9 | Best of the Midwest BBQ | Oct 22, 2021 |
| -4 | Rocking BBQ Warsaw | May 19, 2023 |
| -0.4 | Puckaway Pigfest | Sep 8, 2023 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33% | top 71% | 91.3% | 90.5% |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 80% | 91.8% | 91.8% |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 77% | 89.6% | 89.6% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 58% | 93% | 93% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 8, 2023 | Puckaway Pigfest 🏅 Montello, WI | 18 / 28 (645.6120) | 23 (156.5372) | 17 (160.5488) | 13 (165.6916) | 15 (162.8344) |
| May 19, 2023 | Rocking BBQ Warsaw 🏅 Warsaw, IN | 27 / 35 (657.6232) | 29 (162.2744) | 11 (171.9888) | 20 (168.5256) | 29 (154.8344) |
| May 19, 2023 | Rocking BBQ Warsaw (ONE MEAT RIBS) Warsaw, IN | — | — | 8 (170.2744) | — | — |
| Jul 15, 2022 | Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown 🏅 Eureka, IL | 20 / 25 (661.0860) | 17 (168.5256) | 13 (168.5372) | 17 (166.8344) | 22 (157.1888) |
| Jul 15, 2022 | Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown (One Meat Ribs) Eureka, IL | — | — | 2 (176.5600) | — | — |
| Oct 22, 2021 | Best of the Midwest BBQ 🏅 Union Grove, WI | 34 / 44 (644.9484) | 18 (169.6800) | 21 (165.1200) | 40 (155.9200) | 35 (154.2284) |
| Aug 19, 2016 | Flint Hills Beef Fest BBQ Emporia, KS | 19 / 33 (669.5772) | 7 (173.1200) | 28 (159.3600) | 21 (166.2400) | 9 (170.8572) |