3 LIL' MACS BBQ

3 LIL' MACS BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 54 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2023. They have won 1 Grand Championship, at the Conifer Mountain BBQ Challenge (2015), and finished Reserve Grand Champion once. They are ranked #389 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “3 Lil' Mac's BBQ”.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#389

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1701

peak 1702 · rated over 53 contests1 invitational or side-series contest not counted

Contests

in the data

First seen

Mar 22, 2013

latest Jun 16, 2023 · 10.2 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#185

Master 2022 · every season

Grand champs

1 reserve · wins it all 2% of the time

Category wins

23 podiums

Overall top-10s

52% of 54 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 31%

overall standings

Best overall

695.4060 / 720

Master · 21st Colorado BBQ Challenge

Perfect 180s

Current form

682.69 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 670.85 (+11.83)

Walk rate

83%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

178.8572

Brisket · 22nd Colorado BBQ Challenge

Consistency

±13.22

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork Ribs

avg 169.07 · weakest Brisket (166.33)

Road miles

12,184

across 54 mapped stops · furthest 1,079 mi

Schedule strength

51%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1566)

Purse competed for

$281K

listed at 15 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 17 state-championship entries

Master avg

670.85 / 720

54 Master contests · 1 GC

Storylines (17 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

The heartbreaker

3.9768 points from the title

Came within 3.9768 points of the Grand Championship at 21st Colorado BBQ Challenge (Jun 13, 2014).

Among the elite

#389 of 6,491 rated teams

In the top 6% of every rated team in the data

A power rating of 1701 puts them #389 of 6,491 rated teams — the top 6% of the field.

rating 1701
peak 1702
53 rated contests

Against the odds

30-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings

The ratings favoured the top seed the other 70 times in 100

Their Grand Championship at Conifer Mountain BBQ Challenge (Aug 14, 2015) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 30-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, Smoke-A-Holics.

Giant slayer

31 teams beaten in one weekend

Took the Grand Championship over a 31-team field at Conifer Mountain BBQ Challenge.

Aug 14, 2015

Happy hunting ground

1× Grand Championship here

Conifer Mountain BBQ Challenge is their spot: 1 Grand Championship in 3 visits.

3 visits
best finish 1st
average top 13%

They almost always walk

83% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 45 of 54 contests

A top-10 category call in 83% of their 54 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

695.4060 career-best overall

96.6% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 695.4060 at 21st Colorado BBQ Challenge — 96.6% of a perfect 720.

Master
Jun 13, 2014

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The one to beat

3× one call ahead of them

CRAZY COYOTE has finished one call ahead of 3 LIL' MACS BBQ 3 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

21–1 behind in the head-to-head

CLARK CREW BBQ ahead in 95% of their meetings

CLARK CREW BBQ has come out ahead in 21 of their 22 shared contests.

The drought

35 contests since the last title

Their last Grand Championship came at Conifer Mountain BBQ Challenge on Aug 14, 2015 — 35 contests and 11.2 years ago.

last GC Aug 14, 2015
11.2 years ago

A strong matchup

27–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 96% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Lost Weekend Grill in 27 of their 28 shared contests.

The comeback

1.6 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 1.6 years, then back at Wild West BBQ Cook-Off (May 7, 2021).

last seen Sep 20, 2019
back May 7, 2021

Looking over their shoulder

3× one call behind them

WILD HOGS BBQ has landed one call behind them 3 times.

An August team

Top 15% average finish in August

Something about August: average finish in the top 15% across 11 contests, versus top 31% the rest of the year.

11 August contests
top 31% the rest of the year

The long haul

12,184 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 12,184 miles across 54 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 1,079 miles to Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY).

54 mapped stops
furthest 1,079 mi

The metronome

±1.84% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.84% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 93.2% of a perfect score
54 contests

A standing appointment

4 years running at one contest

They've cooked Griller's Cup every year from 2013 to 2016 — the contest they never miss.

4 visits in all
best finish 5th

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	#1087 (105 pts)	#1011 (120 pts)	#1118 (120 pts)	#1287 (60 pts)	#1109 (110 pts)
2022 ↗	Master	#185 (1,108 pts)	#133 (1,323 pts)	#175 (1,193 pts)	#208 (1,023 pts)	#278 (833 pts)
2021 ↗	Master	#329 (590 pts)	#520 (355 pts)	#380 (545 pts)	#461 (410 pts)	#410 (490 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#1887 (70 pts)	#2049 (60 pts)	#1399 (155 pts)	#1496 (135 pts)	#1868 (80 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#902 (335 pts)	#1089 (265 pts)	#977 (330 pts)	#1087 (265 pts)	#987 (305 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#568 (691 pts)	#505 (781 pts)	#667 (611 pts)	#612 (661 pts)	#677 (591 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#479 (840 pts)	#601 (675 pts)	#396 (990 pts)	#556 (730 pts)	#508 (805 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#388 (960 pts)	#626 (615 pts)	#521 (755 pts)	#404 (920 pts)	#289 (1,180 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#419 (906 pts)	#389 (966 pts)	#512 (771 pts)	#467 (831 pts)	#487 (771 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#301 (1,024 pts)	#220 (1,219 pts)	#250 (1,154 pts)	#353 (869 pts)	#306 (999 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to 3 LIL' MACS BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.

SLEEPY HOLLOW

#390 of the rated field

1701 power rating

Contests: 44
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 48%
Peak: 1701

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 43 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 43 contests
last seen Jul 22, 2016

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JaBs BBQ

#387 of the rated field

1702 ▲ 1 power rating

Contests: 50
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 54%
Peak: 1713

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to 3 LIL' MACS BBQ)

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team 3 LIL' MACS BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 48 contests
last seen Sep 11, 2026

⚔ Head-to-head

KC SMOKE DAWGS

#385 of the rated field

1702 ▲ 1 power rating

Contests: 72
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 43%
Peak: 1725

2–0 in 2 shared contests (100% to 3 LIL' MACS BBQ)

Careers of much the same size, 72 contests to 54, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 70 contests
last seen Nov 5, 2025

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Carrol Lou's Smokehouse

#393 of the rated field

1700 ▼ 1 power rating

Contests: 84
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 44%
Peak: 1751

0–2 in 2 shared contests (0% to 3 LIL' MACS BBQ)

Their rating is built on 2 Grand Championships in 84 contests, alongside a 44% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 81 contests
last seen Apr 28, 2023

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MUTTLEY CREW BBQ

#386 of the rated field

1702 ▲ 1 power rating

Contests: 326
GCs: 16
Top-10s: 48%
Peak: 1879

0–3 in 3 shared contests (0% to 3 LIL' MACS BBQ)

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.

rated over 298 contests
last seen Oct 15, 2026

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FOWL BUTT BBQ

#394 of the rated field

1700 ▼ 1 power rating

Contests: 58
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 40%
Peak: 1730

Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 5 years before 3 LIL' MACS BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 58 contests

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Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
Backdraft BBQ	41	20	21	49%	⚔ compare
Lost Weekend Grill	28	27	1	96%	⚔ compare
GRILLIN' BEAVERS	28	21	7	75%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN TIMBERS BBQ	27	21	6	78%	⚔ compare
THE CELTIC PIG	27	12	15	44%	⚔ compare
BRACKEN RACKS BBQ	24	24	0	100%	⚔ compare
BURNIN BOBS BUTTS N BONES	24	10	14	42%	⚔ compare
CLARK CREW BBQ	22	1	21	5%	⚔ compare
PORKY'S PIT CREW	21	16	5	76%	⚔ compare
JO-BAWB'S BBQ	21	5	16	24%	⚔ compare
Q LIVE CREW	20	20	0	100%	⚔ compare
WILD HOGS BBQ	20	14	6	70%	⚔ compare
PROUD SOULS BARBECUE	20	12	8	60%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN TRIGGERS	19	13	6	68%	⚔ compare
Big Daddy's Backyard BBQ	19	10	9	53%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	54	21	0	7	177.7028	151.9200	168.78	top 38%
Pork Ribs	54	30	0	6	178.2972	154.8572	169.07	top 32%
Pork	54	22	2	5	176.5600	150.2856	166.68	top 40%
Brisket	54	21	2	5	178.8572	146.2854	166.33	top 36%

“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)	31	1	top 33%
Large (40+)	23	0	top 28%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
CO	41	1	top 29%
KS	5	0	top 35%
WY	4	0	top 34%
NE	2	0	top 50%
SD	1	0	top 14%
TN	1	0	top 76%

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Griller's Cup	4	5	0	top 34%	Jul 15, 2016
Conifer Mountain BBQ Challenge	3	1	1	top 13%	Aug 14, 2015
Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	3	8	0	top 43%	Apr 14, 2017
Greeley Blues Jam (Day 2)	2	6	0	top 24%	Jun 4, 2022
Wild West BBQ Cook-Off	2	7	0	top 22%	May 7, 2021
Buskers, Brews & BBQ	2	10	0	top 42%	Jun 7, 2019
San Luis Valley Beat the Heat BBQ	2	3	0	top 10%	Aug 3, 2018
37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)	2	52	0	top 25%	Oct 29, 2016
Smokin' Brew BBQ	2	7	0	top 14%	Sep 5, 2015
Colorado Pork & Hops Challenge	2	9	0	top 36%	Sep 12, 2014

More numbers

Busiest season 2016 8 contests

Contests a season 5.4 across 10 seasons in the data

Most contests held in CO 41 of 54 contests · 6 states in all

Contests visited 40 10 of them more than once

First title Aug 14, 2015 Conifer Mountain BBQ Challenge

Opponents faced 1,639 finished ahead 2,466 times, behind 1,503

Longest layoff 1.6 yrs Sep 20, 2019 → May 7, 2021

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

20231 milestone

Jun 16 Most recent contest Colorado BBQ Challenge

20222 milestones

Aug 5 50th tracked contest Beat the Heat BBQ & Brews
Oct 22 Peak power rating (1702) Meat Scream BBQ Competition-Day 2

20161 milestone

Jul 15 25th tracked contest Griller's Cup

20153 milestones

Jun 19 Career-best single call (Brisket)178.8572 22nd Colorado BBQ Challenge
Aug 14 First Grand Championship Conifer Mountain BBQ Challenge
Aug 14 Biggest field won (31 teams) Conifer Mountain BBQ Challenge

20143 milestones

May 2 10th tracked contest North Platte Honky Tonk BBQ Festival
Jun 13 First Reserve Championship 21st Colorado BBQ Challenge
Jun 13 Career-best overall score695.4060 21st Colorado BBQ Challenge

20136 milestones

Mar 22 First tracked contest Heatin' Up the Bricks
Mar 22 First call Heatin' Up the Bricks
May 10 First category win (Pork) Wild West BBQ
May 10 First overall top-10 Wild West BBQ
May 10 First overall podium Wild West BBQ
May 10 First overall past 90% of a perfect score663.9994 Wild West BBQ

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+14.3	Wild West BBQ	May 10, 2013
+14	21st Colorado BBQ Challenge	Jun 13, 2014
+12.5	Conifer Mountain BBQ Challenge	Aug 14, 2015
+12.4	The SLV Beat the Heat BBQ, Brews and Chili Competition	Aug 1, 2014
+12.1	Smokin' Brew BBQ	Aug 30, 2013

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-8.9	American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST	Sep 16, 2021
-8	Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY)	Oct 21, 2016
-6.2	39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)	Sep 15, 2018
-4.9	National Western BBQ Throwdown	Jan 11, 2019
-4.6	2015 Colorado Rockies Championship	Sep 18, 2015

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — 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 38%	93.6%	93.6%
2022	7	0	6	1	100%	top 24%	96.3%	95%
2021	4	0	3	0	75%	top 23%	95.9%	93.7%
2019	5	0	1	0	80%	top 43%	93.7%	92.5%
2018	3	0	1	0	67%	top 33%	95.3%	92.8%
2017	5	0	2	0	100%	top 34%	95.3%	93.2%
2016	8	0	4	0	63%	top 32%	95.3%	93%
2015	6	1	4	1	83%	top 28%	96.3%	93.8%
2014	7	0	3	0	86%	top 32%	96.6%	93.1%
2013	8	0	4	2	100%	top 31%	94.8%	91.5%

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Jun 16, 2023	Colorado BBQ Challenge 🏅 Frisco, CO	16 / 42 (673.6116)	13 (173.1200)	13 (170.8344)	26 (162.2744)	15 (167.3828)
Oct 22, 2022	Meat Scream BBQ Competition-Day 2 🏅 Westminster, CO	8 / 31 (684.5028)	8 (173.1200)	16 (168.5600)	5 (172)	9 (170.8228)
Oct 21, 2022	Meat Scream BBQ Competition-Day 1 🏅 Westminster, CO	9 / 32 (679.4172)	12 (170.2628)	2 (177.1544)	20 (166.2972)	19 (165.7028)
Aug 26, 2022	Hill City Wine, Brew & BBQ Fest 🏅 Hill City, SD	4 / 28 (693.6572)	2 (176.5600)	17 (168.5716)	10 (173.1084)	5 (175.4172)
Aug 5, 2022	Beat the Heat BBQ & Brews 🏅 Alamosa, CO	13 / 35 (682.2400)	14 (168.5256)	8 (173.7144)	6 (174.3200)	19 (165.6800)
Jun 16, 2022	Frisco BBQ Challenge 🏅 Frisco, CO	5 / 37 (693.6456)	2 (177.7028)	4 (175.4172)	1 (176.5600)	15 (163.9656)
Jun 4, 2022	Greeley Blues Jam (Day 2) 🏅 Greeley, CO	6 / 34 (684.4916)	2 (176.5716)	9 (171.4172)	14 (167.9772)	12 (168.5256)
Jun 3, 2022	Greeley Blues Jam (Day 1) 🏅 Greeley, CO	10 / 33 (672.4456)	7 (173.7028)	3 (174.8572)	30 (157.6456)	16 (166.2400)
Sep 16, 2021	American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS	194 / 467 (666.7656)	268 (163.9656)	195 (167.9772)	74 (172)	258 (162.8228)
Aug 13, 2021	Milliken BBQ Beef N Bean Day 🏅 Milliken, CO	7 / 42 (675.9200)	27 (164.5372)	8 (171.4172)	6 (170.2628)	8 (169.7028)
Aug 6, 2021	SLV Beat the Heat BBQ 🏅 Alamosa, CO	4 / 42 (690.8116)	13 (171.9772)	6 (175.4172)	18 (171.4056)	8 (172.0116)
May 7, 2021	Wild West BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Lamar, CO	8 / 35 (664.4912)	14 (167.9656)	8 (170.8344)	21 (161.1200)	13 (164.5712)
Sep 20, 2019	Constitution Week BBQ & Music Festival 🏅 Grand Lake, CO	9 / 25 (660.9828)	12 (166.2744)	6 (170.8228)	21 (153.0744)	4 (170.8112)
Sep 12, 2019	40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS	124 / 468 (674.8572)	260 (164.0228)	42 (174.2972)	261 (164.5372)	89 (172)
Jun 14, 2019	26th Annual Colorado BBQ Challenge 🏅 Frisco, CO	26 / 55 (659.8972)	4 (175.4056)	28 (163.9544)	39 (156)	25 (164.5372)
Jun 7, 2019	Buskers, Brews & BBQ 🏅 Aurora, CO	17 / 38 (669.0400)	20 (165.1200)	6 (174.2628)	20 (164.5600)	14 (165.0972)
Jan 11, 2019	National Western BBQ Throwdown 🏅 Denver, CO	23 / 38 (665.0628)	33 (160.5600)	8 (171.9772)	10 (168.5484)	21 (163.9772)
Sep 15, 2018	39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS	269 / 467 (655.3028)	307 (162.8228)	261 (165.1084)	260 (163.3944)	227 (163.9772)
Aug 3, 2018	San Luis Valley Beat the Heat BBQ Alamosa, CO	5 / 41 (686.2860)	15 (172.5600)	14 (170.2860)	9 (172)	5 (171.4400)
Jun 15, 2018	25th Annual Colorado BBQ Challenge Frisco, CO	19 / 62 (663.9544)	18 (166.2856)	8 (171.4288)	25 (166.2628)	28 (159.9772)
Sep 22, 2017	BBBrew For Hope Ft.Collins, CO	11 / 25 (673.0056)	6 (173.7144)	6 (170.8344)	9 (169.6684)	18 (158.7884)
Aug 4, 2017	San Luis Valley Beat the Heat BBQ Alamosa, CO	3 / 44 (686.1944)	5 (174.2744)	23 (165.6800)	3 (176.5600)	12 (169.6800)
Jun 16, 2017	24th Annual Colorado BBQ Challenge Frisco, CO	15 / 59 (675.8512)	4 (176.5600)	7 (169.6800)	21 (167.9656)	24 (161.6456)
Jun 9, 2017	Buskers, Brews & BBQ Aurora, CO	10 / 26 (663.8396)	8 (172)	19 (158.2056)	8 (165.6684)	9 (167.9656)
Apr 14, 2017	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Fort Collins, CO	16 / 30 (657.0400)	21 (161.6800)	10 (168.5372)	23 (157.6800)	5 (169.1428)
Oct 29, 2016	37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS	119 / 557 (673.0628)	196 (167.4172)	172 (168.5372)	104 (170.8456)	194 (166.2628)
Oct 28, 2016	37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (INVITATIONAL) unrated Kansas City, KS	52 / 180 (686.2168)	145 (165.7028)	10 (177.7028)	95 (168.5484)	38 (174.2628)
Oct 21, 2016	Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) Lynchburg, TN	73 / 96 (658.1712)	73 (163.9656)	50 (169.6800)	22 (171.9656)	89 (152.5600)
Jul 29, 2016	SanLuis Valley Beat The Heat Brew BBQ & Chili Challenge Alamosa, CO	6 / 27 (675.3256)	18 (167.9656)	3 (171.9772)	4 (173.1200)	12 (162.2628)
Jul 15, 2016	Griller's Cup Laramie, WY	10 / 27 (666.7200)	4 (174.2744)	19 (161.6572)	22 (156.5028)	2 (174.2856)
Jun 17, 2016	23rd Annual Colorado BBQ Challenge Frisco, CO	14 / 58 (669.0972)	31 (163.9656)	17 (168.0116)	16 (170.2628)	13 (166.8572)
May 13, 2016	Wild West BBQ Cook Off Lamar, CO	7 / 33 (662.7884)	17 (166.8456)	5 (172)	13 (165.1200)	23 (158.8228)
Apr 15, 2016	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Fort Collins, CO	8 / 28 (665.6112)	14 (166.2628)	4 (173.1316)	12 (163.9540)	10 (162.2628)
Sep 18, 2015	2015 Colorado Rockies Championship Denver, CO	27 / 35 (674.7312)	34 (163.9428)	20 (169.7028)	17 (170.2628)	16 (170.8228)
Sep 5, 2015	Smokin' Brew BBQ Parker, CO	7 / 49 (681.0400)	15 (172.5600)	24 (163.3828)	3 (176.5600)	15 (168.5372)
Aug 14, 2015	Conifer Mountain BBQ Challenge Conifer, CO	1 / 31 (693.0744)	6 (171.9656)	6 (169.6916)	2 (174.8456)	2 (176.5716)
Jul 17, 2015	Griller's Cup Laramie, WY	5 / 29 (679.3716)	7 (170.8456)	10 (166.8344)	4 (170.2744)	6 (171.4172)
Jun 19, 2015	22nd Colorado BBQ Challenge Frisco, CO	7 / 58 (677.0860)	29 (165.1084)	9 (171.4288)	25 (161.6916)	1 (178.8572)
Apr 17, 2015	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Fort Collins, CO	14 / 30 (646.7316)	25 (151.9200)	7 (165.7144)	23 (157.1200)	2 (171.9772)
Sep 12, 2014	Colorado Pork & Hops Challenge Grand Junction, CO	24 / 47 (659.3832)	9 (172.5944)	33 (158.8116)	29 (163.4172)	18 (164.5600)
Aug 15, 2014	Conifer Mountain BBQ Challenge Conifer, CO	4 / 43 (682.8344)	3 (173.1428)	11 (168.5600)	6 (169.7144)	7 (171.4172)
Aug 1, 2014	The SLV Beat the Heat BBQ, Brews and Chili Competition Alamosa, CO	4 / 31 (680.5832)	13 (168.5944)	2 (173.1544)	6 (170.2972)	7 (168.5372)
Jul 16, 2014	Griller's Cup Laramie, WY	11 / 26 (662.7884)	17 (163.4284)	11 (169.1316)	8 (171.9656)	16 (158.2628)
Jun 13, 2014	21st Colorado BBQ Challenge Frisco, CO	2 / 55 (695.4060)	3 (175.4516)	5 (173.7144)	6 (174.2628)	8 (171.9772)
May 2, 2014	North Platte Honky Tonk BBQ Festival North Platte, NE	12 / 25 (659.3600)	15 (157.0972)	10 (167.4172)	7 (167.4400)	10 (167.4056)
Apr 18, 2014	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Denver, CO	16 / 30 (653.5428)	11 (167.9772)	13 (164.5256)	19 (161.6800)	16 (159.3600)
Sep 13, 2013	Colorado Pork & Hops Challenge Grand Junction, CO	9 / 42 (671.3484)	4 (173.7028)	5 (173.7028)	28 (158.8000)	14 (165.1428)
Aug 30, 2013	Smokin' Brew BBQ Parker, CO	7 / 53 (682.7884)	7 (173.1084)	2 (178.2972)	11 (169.6800)	20 (161.7028)
Aug 16, 2013	Conifer Mountain BBQ Challenge Conifer, CO	9 / 33 (663.9084)	3 (171.9772)	3 (169.6800)	6 (170.2856)	21 (151.9656)
Jul 19, 2013	Griller's Cup Laramie, WY	13 / 33 (658.6968)	7 (171.4056)	24 (158.2172)	10 (169.1200)	18 (159.9540)
May 31, 2013	Royal Gorge Holy Smoke BBQ Showdown Canon City, CO	12 / 33 (646.2854)	17 (161.1430)	24 (156.5712)	20 (154.8570)	1 (173.7142)
May 10, 2013	Wild West BBQ Lamar, CO	3 / 31 (663.9994)	11 (165.7142)	14 (160.5712)	1 (170.8570)	5 (166.8570)
Mar 29, 2013	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Thornton, CO	14 / 30 (641.1428)	3 (169.1428)	23 (154.8572)	26 (150.2856)	6 (166.8572)
Mar 22, 2013	Heatin' Up the Bricks Kearney, NE	21 / 40 (641.7140)	11 (167.4286)	4 (172)	34 (156)	37 (146.2854)

An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.

3 LIL' MACS BBQ

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Best top-10 run

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (17 found in their record)

The heartbreaker

Among the elite

Against the odds

Giant slayer

Happy hunting ground

They almost always walk

High-water mark

The one to beat

A tough matchup

The drought

A strong matchup

The comeback

Looking over their shoulder

An August team

The long haul

The metronome

A standing appointment

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

By meat

By field size and state

By contest size

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

More numbers

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

📉 Toughest weekends

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — 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

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)