High-water mark
347.4172
career-best overall
96.5% of a perfect 360
Their best day on record: 347.4172 at Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) — 96.5% of a perfect 360.
- Backyard
- Jun 12, 2026
Motley Crew BBQ
Motley Crew BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 11 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2024 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 4th of 40 at the Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) (2026). They are ranked #1894 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1544
peak 1547 · rated over 8 contests
Contests
11
in the data
First seen
May 10, 2024
latest Jun 13, 2026 · 2.1 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
1 podium
Overall top-10s
2
18% of 11 contests
Avg finish
top 39%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
334.91
last 5 Backyard vs avg 335.09 (-0.18)
Walk rate
36%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±6.17
spread of their Backyard overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 169.62 · weakest Pork Ribs (166.36)
Road miles
442
across 11 mapped stops · furthest 140 mi
Schedule strength
76%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1598)
Purse competed for
$77K
listed at 10 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 8 state-championship entries
Backyard avg
335.09 / 360
8 Backyard contests · 0 GCs
This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Motley Crew BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
60 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#1,882 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 50%
- Peak
- 1549
Careers of much the same size, 8 contests to 11, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#1,897 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 63%
- Peak
- 1543
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#1,891 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1545
Their last contest in the data was back in 2013, 13 years before Motley Crew BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#1,877 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 55%
- Peak
- 1553
Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 11 contests, alongside a 55% overall top-10 rate.
⚔ Compare careers#1,880 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 22%
- Peak
- 1545
Level with Motley Crew BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#1,898 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 22%
- Peak
- 1550
They were already cooking in 2013, 11 years before Motley Crew BBQ's first contest.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SPITFIRE | 8 | 6 | 1 | 75% | ⚔ compare |
| Big Racks BBQ | 8 | 4 | 4 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| Big Bear BBQ | 8 | 3 | 5 | 38% | ⚔ compare |
| DAWGS BBQ | 8 | 3 | 5 | 38% | ⚔ compare |
| NECTAR OF THE HOGS | 8 | 3 | 5 | 38% | ⚔ compare |
| WHEN PIGS DIE | 8 | 3 | 4 | 38% | ⚔ compare |
| LUCKY 19 SAUCE COMPANY | 8 | 2 | 5 | 25% | ⚔ compare |
| Sensuous BBQ | 8 | 2 | 6 | 25% | ⚔ compare |
| HOT DADDY'S BBQ | 8 | 1 | 7 | 13% | ⚔ compare |
| Big Ten Bones | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Phoenix BBQ | 7 | 5 | 2 | 71% | ⚔ compare |
| UGLY BABY BBQ | 7 | 5 | 2 | 71% | ⚔ compare |
| IT'S BBQ TIME | 7 | 4 | 3 | 57% | ⚔ compare |
| DAD BOD BARBEQUE | 7 | 3 | 4 | 43% | ⚔ compare |
| SASSY SMOKE BBQ | 7 | 2 | 5 | 29% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 177.7144 | 162.2284 | 169.62 | top 34% |
| Pork Ribs | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 171.9772 | 157.1200 | 166.36 | top 45% |
“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 47% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 30% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota in May | 3 | 20 | 0 | top 37% | May 8, 2026 |
| Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 2 | 20 | 0 | top 59% | Jun 13, 2026 |
| Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 2 | 4 | 0 | top 29% | Jun 12, 2026 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2025
6 contests
Contests a season
3.7
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
MN
6 of 11 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
4
3 of them more than once
Most-entered meat
Pork Ribs
11 entries · 0 wins · 2 calls
Opponents faced
232
finished ahead 371 times, behind 276
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20266 milestones
- First category win (Chicken) Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD)
- 10th tracked contest Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD)
- Career-best overall score347.4172 Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD)
- Career-best single call (Chicken)177.7144 Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD)
- Peak power rating (1547) Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD)
- Most recent contest Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD)
20251 milestone
- First overall top-10 Smokin' in Steele
20243 milestones
- First tracked contest Minnesota in May
- First call Minnesota in May
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score334.8228 Minnesota in May
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +16 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | Jun 12, 2026 |
| +10.9 | Smokin' in Steele | May 30, 2025 |
| +8.1 | Minnesota in May | May 8, 2026 |
| +5.7 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | Jun 13, 2025 |
| +5.3 | Minnesota in May | May 10, 2024 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -3.3 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | Jun 13, 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 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 25% | top 33% | 96.5% | 93.1% |
| 2025 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 33% | top 44% | 94.6% | 93.1% |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 38% | 93% | 93% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 13, 2026 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI | 23 / 37 (328.4800) | 16 (168.5372) | 26 (159.9428) | — | — |
| Jun 12, 2026 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI | 4 / 40 (347.4172) | 1 (177.7144) | 16 (169.7028) | — | — |
| May 8, 2026 | Minnesota in May 🏅 St. Peter, MN | 20 / 77 (329.0512) | 23 (162.2284) | 15 (166.8228) | — | — |
| May 8, 2026 | Minnesota in May (ONE MEAT RIBS) St. Peter, MN | — | — | 12 (170.8228) | — | — |
| Jun 14, 2025 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI | 20 / 36 (331.3484) | 20 (166.2284) | 23 (165.1200) | — | — |
| Jun 13, 2025 | Bring'n Home the Bacon (ONE MEAT RIBS) West Salem, WI | — | — | 9 (171.9772) | — | — |
| Jun 13, 2025 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI | 17 / 36 (338.2628) | 21 (169.1200) | 14 (169.1428) | — | — |
| May 30, 2025 | Smokin' in Steele 🏅 Owatonna, MN | 7 / 28 (340.5484) | 9 (169.7256) | 7 (170.8228) | — | — |
| May 9, 2025 | Minnesota in May 🏅 St. Peter, MN | 27 / 58 (330.8228) | 26 (165.7028) | 21 (165.1200) | — | — |
| May 9, 2025 | Minnesota in May (ONE MEAT RIBS) St. Peter, MN | — | — | 36 (163.3712) | — | — |
| May 10, 2024 | Minnesota in May 🏅 St. Peter, MN | 22 / 58 (334.8228) | 4 (177.7028) | 37 (157.1200) | — | — |