Must B Smokin' Somethin' BBQ Team TN
Rating
1646
peak 1646
Contests
24
in the data
First seen
2023-07-14
latest 2026-05-24
Best ToY finish
#38
Backyard 2025
Grand champs
2
2 reserve
Category wins
4
9 podiums
Overall top-10s
11
of 24 contests
Avg finish
top 24%
overall standings
Best overall
689.0628
Perfect 180s
2 🔥
Current form
410.91 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 385.51 (+25.40)
Walk rate
63%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
5
best run (overall)
Best single call
180.0000 🔥
Consistency
±110.79
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 172.24 · weakest Brisket (161.65)
Road miles
1753
mi across 24 mapped stops · furthest 458 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
Rudes BBQ has finished one call ahead of Must B Smokin' Somethin' BBQ Team 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
1Bite Stand has landed one call behind them 2 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
LOCAL YOKELS BBQ has come out ahead in 5 of their 7 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of MEAT ME IN ST. LOUIS in 8 of their 11 shared contests.
🏕️ Happy hunting ground
Code 3 Spices - Smokin' on Main is their spot: 2 Grand Championships in 2 visits.
💔 The heartbreaker
Came within 1.7256 points of the Grand Championship at Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown (2023-07-14).
🗡️ Giant slayer
Took the Grand Championship over a 34-team field at Code 3 Spices - Smokin' on Main.
📅 A July team
Something about July: average finish in the top 13% across 5 contests, versus top 24% the rest of the year.
🐣 Announced themselves early
Finished 2 of 25 at their very first tracked contest, Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown (2023-07-14).
Teams like this (closest power rating, TN first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 19 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 180.0000 🔥 | 161.6456 | 172.24 | top 33% |
| Pork Ribs | 20 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 178.2972 | 161.6800 | 171.52 | top 27% |
| Pork | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 172.0000 | 169.1084 | 171.12 | top 39% |
| Brisket | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.0856 | 158.2172 | 161.65 | top 91% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| IL | 9 | 2 | top 16% |
| TN | 5 | 0 | top 37% |
| IA | 2 | 0 | top 26% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 2 | 0 | top 26% |
| Medium (20–39) | 9 | 2 | top 16% |
| Large (40+) | 5 | 0 | top 37% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2025 (12 contests)
- Cooks mostly in TN (12 of 24 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (20 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: Code 3 Spices - Smokin' on Main (2024-07-27)
- Wins it all in 8% of contests
- All-time average overall score: 385.51
- 2 perfect 180s on the books 🔥
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 689.0628 | 460.52 |
| 2025 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 667.2456 | 383.57 |
| 2024 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 348.5256 | 343.37 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 344.5488 | 344.55 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-24 | 8th Annual KCBS World Invitational: Master Series Invitational and the Backyard Series Invitational (Sunday, May 24, 2026) Lebanon, TN | 3 / 82 (354.2628) | 2 (180.0000) | 13 (174.2628) | — | — |
| 2026-05-23 | 8th Annual KCBS World Invitational: Wells Cup, Cocktail Ancillary, Dessert Ancillary (Saturday, May 23, 2026) Lebanon, TN | 44 / 117 (689.0628) | 44 (174.2628) | 7 (178.2972) | 58 (171.4172) | 103 (165.0856) |
| 2026-05-22 | 8th Annual KCBS World Invitational: World Chicken Finals (Friday, May 22, 2026) Lebanon, TN | — | 54 (170.8228) | — | — | — |
| 2026-05-22 | 8th Annual KCBS World Invitational: World Rib Finals (Friday, May 22, 2026) Lebanon, TN | — | — | 45 (173.1200) | — | — |
| 2026-03-20 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Lebanon, TN | — | 22 (175.4056) | — | — | — |
| 2026-03-20 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship Lebanon, TN | 32 / 125 (338.2400) | 9 (176.5600) | 45 (161.6800) | 25 (169.1084) | — |
| 2026-03-20 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship (ONE MEAT RIBS) Lebanon, TN | — | — | 38 (169.6800) | — | — |
| 2025-09-13 | Trekking for CDH Pierron, IL | 3 / 27 (339.3484) | 6 (169.6684) | 5 (169.6800) | — | — |
| 2025-09-13 | Trekking for CDH (ONE MEAT RIBS) Pierron, IL | — | — | 6 (175.4172) | — | — |
| 2025-08-22 | Up in Smoke on the Square (BACKYARD ONLY) Lincoln, IL | 19 / 31 (333.6112) | 15 (169.6684) | 19 (163.9428) | — | — |
| 2025-08-16 | Smoke N for the Kids Troy, IL | 4 / 32 (342.8116) | 5 (173.1316) | 8 (169.6800) | — | — |
| 2025-07-26 | Code 3 Spices - Smokin' on Main Collinsville, IL | 1 / 32 (350.8228) | 1 (180.0000) | 9 (170.8228) | — | — |
| 2025-07-12 | Great River Threshers BBQ Contest (BACKYARD ONLY) (Day 2) Miles, IA | 4 / 16 (345.6684) | 11 (170.2512) | 2 (175.4172) | — | — |
| 2025-07-11 | Great River Threshers BBQ Contest (BACKYARD ONLY) (Day 1) Miles, IA | 5 / 18 (343.9312) | 7 (170.8228) | 5 (173.1084) | 7 (172.0000) | — |
| 2025-05-25 | 7th Annual KCBS World Invitational (Sunday, May 25, 2025) Lebanon, TN | 19 / 70 (345.0856) | 37 (168.5256) | 9 (176.5600) | — | — |
| 2025-05-24 | 7th Annual KCBS World Invitational (Saturday, May 24, 2025) Lebanon, TN | 95 / 106 (667.2456) | 98 (163.9544) | 43 (173.1084) | 50 (171.9656) | 100 (158.2172) |
| 2025-05-23 | 7th Annual KCBS World Invitational Anything Molasses (Friday, May 23, 2025) Lebanon, TN | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2025-05-23 | 7th Annual KCBS World Invitational Chicken (Friday, May 23, 2025) Lebanon, TN | — | 13 (174.2628) | — | — | — |
| 2025-05-23 | 7th Annual KCBS World Invitational Ribs (Friday, May 23, 2025) Lebanon, TN | — | — | 48 (162.7884) | — | — |
| 2024-09-14 | Trekking for CDH Pierron, IL | 10 / 35 (338.2056) | 19 (161.6456) | 1 (176.5600) | — | — |
| 2024-08-23 | Up in Smoke on the Square (BACKYARD ONLY) Lincoln, IL | 2 / 28 (347.4172) | 7 (169.6800) | 1 (177.7372) | — | — |
| 2024-08-17 | Smoke N for the Kids Troy, IL | 3 / 27 (339.3484) | 3 (171.9656) | 5 (167.3828) | — | — |
| 2024-07-27 | Code 3 Spices - Smokin' on Main Collinsville, IL | 1 / 34 (348.5256) | 3 (175.4056) | 1 (173.1200) | — | — |
| 2023-07-14 | Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown Eureka, IL | 2 / 25 (344.5488) | 2 (176.5716) | 4 (167.9772) | — | — |
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 ↗ | Backyard | #114 (295 pts) | #65 (540 pts) | #120 (300 pts) | — | — |
| 2026 ↗ | Master | #791 (60 pts) | #556 (195 pts) | #448 (285 pts) | #823 (60 pts) | #814 (60 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Backyard | #38 (1052 pts) | #57 (876 pts) | #55 (887 pts) | — | — |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #1148 (60 pts) | #807 (180 pts) | #665 (279 pts) | #1190 (60 pts) | #1190 (60 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Backyard | #56 (878 pts) | #88 (688 pts) | #35 (1003 pts) | — | — |
| 2023 ↗ | Backyard | — | #191 (242 pts) | #209 (192 pts) | — | — |