A tough matchup
10–0
behind in the head-to-head
Skinny Pig BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
Skinny Pig BBQ has come out ahead in 10 of their 10 shared contests.
Ole Mae I BBQ
Ole Mae I BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 11 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record in 2026. Their best overall finish is 8th of 21 at the BBQ Fest - Chippewa Falls, WI (BACKYARD ONLY) (2026). They are ranked #5667 of 6,485 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1447
peak 1502 · rated over 11 contests
Contests
11
in the data
First seen
Apr 24, 2026
latest Sep 11, 2026
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
9% of 11 contests
Avg finish
top 78%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
292.42 ▼
last 5 Backyard vs avg 311.73 (-19.31)
Walk rate
45%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±40.66
spread of their Backyard overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 163.38 · weakest Brisket (150.80)
Road miles
1,204
across 11 mapped stops · furthest 249 mi
Schedule strength
66%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1584)
Purse competed for
$42K
listed at 11 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 3 state-championship entries
Master avg
645.54 / 720
1 Master contest · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
311.73 / 360
10 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. Still inside their first twelve months: see what a first season usually looks like.
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 Ole Mae I BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
105 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5,654 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1447
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 11 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#5,660 of the rated field
- Contests
- 12
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1447
Careers of much the same size, 12 contests to 11, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#5,675 of the rated field
- Contests
- 12
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1447
Their last contest in the data was back in 2023, 3 years before Ole Mae I BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#5,658 of the rated field
- Contests
- 12
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1447
12 contests and no Grand Championship yet.
⚔ Compare careers#5,674 of the rated field
- Contests
- 13
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1447
They were already cooking in 2021, 5 years before Ole Mae I BBQ's first contest.
⚔ Compare careers#5,681 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1446
Level with Ole Mae I BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skinny Pig BBQ | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Big Bear BBQ | 9 | 1 | 8 | 11% | ⚔ compare |
| Ribs For Your Pleasure | 8 | 3 | 5 | 38% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKEY GQ | 8 | 1 | 7 | 13% | ⚔ compare |
| DAWGS BBQ | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| FENDER BENDER BBQ | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| All Smoked Up BBQ | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Rudes BBQ | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Big Ten Bones | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Kick Ash BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Not Bad BBQ | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
| T Daddys BBQ | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| Too Sauced Guys Bar-B-Que | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Wapatui Smokers | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| WEEZ'S GROOVIN' BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 173.7028 | 20 | 154.73 | top 57% |
| Pork Ribs | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 172.0116 | 144.5484 | 158.78 | top 76% |
| Pork | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.3828 | 163.3828 | 163.38 | top 83% |
| Brisket | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 150.8000 | 150.8000 | 150.80 | top 96% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 100% |
| Medium (20–39) | 9 | 0 | top 75% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 85% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smokin Ribs for the Kids (BACKYARD ONLY) (Contest 1) | 2 | 18 | 0 | top 80% | Aug 28, 2026 |
| Great River Threshers BBQ Contest (BACKYARD ONLY) (Day 2) | 2 | 25 | 0 | top 93% | Jul 18, 2026 |
More numbers
Most contests held in
WI
5 of 11 contests · 4 states in all
Contests visited
9
2 of them more than once
Opponents faced
146
finished ahead 77 times, behind 264
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20269 milestones
- First tracked contest Smoke & Fire (BACKYARD ONLY)
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score328.5372 Smoke & Fire (BACKYARD ONLY)
- First call BBQ Fest - Chippewa Falls, WI (BACKYARD ONLY)
- First overall top-10 BBQ Fest - Chippewa Falls, WI (BACKYARD ONLY)
- Peak power rating (1502) BBQ Fest - Chippewa Falls, WI (BACKYARD ONLY)
- Career-best single call (Chicken)173.7028 Spring into Summer Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY)
- 10th tracked contest Smokin Ribs for the Kids (BACKYARD ONLY) (Contest 1)
- Career-best overall score645.5428 Puckaway Pigfest
- Most recent contest Puckaway Pigfest
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +7.3 | BBQ Fest - Chippewa Falls, WI (BACKYARD ONLY) | May 15, 2026 |
| +1.8 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | Jun 13, 2026 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11.5 | Chippewa Valley Ribfest (BACKYARD ONLY) | Aug 7, 2026 |
| -10.8 | Great River Threshers BBQ Contest (BACKYARD ONLY) (Day 1) | Jul 17, 2026 |
| -8.3 | Puckaway Pigfest | Sep 11, 2026 |
| -8.1 | Great River Threshers BBQ Contest (BACKYARD ONLY) (Day 2) | Jul 18, 2026 |
| -7.7 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | Jun 12, 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)
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 11, 2026 | Puckaway Pigfest 🏅 Montello, WI | 21 / 23 (645.5428) | 13 (168.5372) | 18 (162.8228) | 19 (163.3828) | 22 (150.8000) |
| Aug 28, 2026 | Smokin Ribs for the Kids (BACKYARD ONLY) (Contest 1) Cherry Valley, IL | 21 / 24 (311.9660) | 17 (162.2400) | 23 (149.7260) | — | — |
| Aug 28, 2026 | Smokin Ribs for the Kids (BACKYARD ONLY) (Contest 2) Cherry Valley, IL | 18 / 25 (325.0856) | 16 (169.1200) | 23 (155.9656) | — | — |
| Aug 7, 2026 | Chippewa Valley Ribfest (BACKYARD ONLY) Montevideo, MN | 14 / 14 (310.8112) | 9 (166.2628) | 14 (144.5484) | — | — |
| Jul 18, 2026 | Great River Threshers BBQ Contest (BACKYARD ONLY) (Day 2) Miles, IA | 25 / 28 (322.2172) | 20 (166.2400) | 26 (155.9772) | — | — |
| Jul 17, 2026 | Great River Threshers BBQ Contest (BACKYARD ONLY) (Day 1) Miles, IA | 26 / 27 (192.0116) | 27 (20) | 8 (172.0116) | — | — |
| Jun 13, 2026 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI | 20 / 37 (331.9200) | 10 (170.8228) | 22 (161.0972) | — | — |
| Jun 12, 2026 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI | 34 / 40 (326.8228) | 16 (171.4056) | 37 (155.4172) | — | — |
| May 29, 2026 | Spring into Summer Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY) Owatonna, MN | 16 / 25 (333.0856) | 7 (173.7028) | 21 (159.3828) | — | — |
| May 15, 2026 | BBQ Fest - Chippewa Falls, WI (BACKYARD ONLY) Chippewa Falls, WI | 8 / 21 (334.8228) | 5 (172) | 13 (162.8228) | — | — |
| Apr 24, 2026 | Smoke & Fire (BACKYARD ONLY) Stanley, WI | 20 / 24 (328.5372) | 20 (161.7144) | 13 (166.8228) | — | — |