The one to beat
2×
one call ahead of them
DESIGNATED SMOKIN' AREA has finished one call ahead of Mr. B's BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
Mr. B's BBQ
Mr. B's BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2015 and 2023. Their best overall finish is 15th of 20 at the Smoke on the Midway (BACKYARD ONLY) (2022). They are ranked #4099 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1481
peak 1502 · rated over 5 contests
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
Sep 11, 2015
latest Aug 19, 2023 · 7.9 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 69%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
40%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±27.93
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 162.61 · weakest Brisket (149.47)
Road miles
323
across 5 mapped stops · furthest 113 mi
Schedule strength
31%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1542)
Purse competed for
$5,650
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
Master avg
619.17 / 720
3 Master contests · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
309.09 / 360
2 Backyard contests · 0 GCs
These overall scores sit on different scales (Master out of 720, Backyard out of 360), 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.
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Mr. B's BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
135 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4,103 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1501
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,105 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1481
Level with Mr. B's BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#4,090 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1481
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,112 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1481
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,094 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1501
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,091 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1481
Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 4 years before Mr. B's 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 | 166.8572 | 157.7028 | 162.61 | top 54% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.7144 | 131.3600 | 150.84 | top 76% |
| Pork | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 172.0344 | 136.0344 | 153.34 | top 68% |
| Brisket | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 160.5944 | 134.1828 | 149.47 | top 73% |
“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 75% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 48% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke on the Midway (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2 | 15 | 0 | top 63% | Aug 19, 2023 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2017
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
IL
5 of 5 contests
Contests visited
4
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
146
finished ahead 61 times, behind 111
Longest layoff
5.1 yrs
Jul 28, 2017 → Aug 20, 2022
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20231 milestone
- Most recent contest Smoke on the Midway (BACKYARD ONLY)
20155 milestones
- First tracked contest Windy City BBQ Classic
- First call Windy City BBQ Classic
- Career-best overall score642.7656 Windy City BBQ Classic
- Career-best single call (Pork)172.0344 Windy City BBQ Classic
- Peak power rating (1502) Windy City BBQ Classic
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +2.6 | Smoke on the Midway (BACKYARD ONLY) | Aug 19, 2023 |
| +2.1 | Windy City BBQ Classic | Sep 11, 2015 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -10.6 | EffingHam-Jam | Jul 28, 2017 |
| -7 | Route 66 Smoke Out | May 5, 2017 |
| -5.9 | Smoke on the Midway (BACKYARD ONLY) | Aug 20, 2022 |
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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 50% | 89.4% | 89.4% |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 75% | 82.4% | 82.4% |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 87% | 88.2% | 84.4% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 48% | 89.3% | 89.3% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 19, 2023 | Smoke on the Midway (BACKYARD ONLY) Fairbury, IL | 16 / 32 (321.6800) | 12 (166.8572) | 20 (154.8228) | — | — |
| Aug 20, 2022 | Smoke on the Midway (BACKYARD ONLY) Fairbury, IL | 15 / 20 (296.5028) | 5 (165.1428) | 19 (131.3600) | — | — |
| Jul 28, 2017 | EffingHam-Jam Effingham, IL | 33 / 35 (579.9316) | 26 (157.7028) | 27 (152.0116) | 32 (136.0344) | 34 (134.1828) |
| May 5, 2017 | Route 66 Smoke Out Dwight, IL | 23 / 29 (634.8000) | 23 (160.5484) | 19 (161.7144) | 29 (151.9428) | 16 (160.5944) |
| Sep 11, 2015 | Windy City BBQ Classic Chicago, IL | 29 / 61 (642.7656) | 33 (162.7884) | 48 (154.2972) | 7 (172.0344) | 41 (153.6456) |