High-water mark
670.6740
career-best overall
93.1% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 670.6740 at Polish Open Grill and BBQ Championships — 93.1% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Jun 5, 2026
Polish BBQ Mafia
Polish BBQ Mafia is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2019 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 6th of 14 at the Polish Open Grill and BBQ Championships (2026).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1503
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 31 invitational or side-series contest not counted
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
Sep 13, 2019
latest Jun 5, 2026 · 6.7 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podium
Overall top-10s
2
50% of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 65%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±25.78
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 163.42 · weakest Brisket (156.66)
Road miles
10,197
across 4 mapped stops · furthest 5,014 mi
Schedule strength
21%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1529)
Master avg
644.00 / 720
4 Master contests · 0 GCs
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 170.8800 | 155.9544 | 163.42 | top 62% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 173.7028 | 149.6456 | 161.96 | top 60% |
| Pork | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 173.1084 | 150.8456 | 161.96 | top 56% |
| Brisket | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 168.5600 | 141.0628 | 156.66 | top 68% |
“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) | 2 | 0 | top 60% |
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 39% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 100% |
By state / province (where the contests were held)
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| LT | 1 | 0 | top 78% |
| TN | 1 | 0 | top 100% |
More numbers
Contests a season
1
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
LT
1 of 4 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
4
a different one every time
Opponents faced
130
finished ahead 26 times, behind 108
Longest layoff
3.1 yrs
Sep 13, 2019 → Oct 14, 2022
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20262 milestones
- Career-best overall score670.6740 Polish Open Grill and BBQ Championships
- Most recent contest Polish Open Grill and BBQ Championships
20196 milestones
- First tracked contest Open Polish BBQ Championship
- First call Open Polish BBQ Championship
- First overall top-10 Open Polish BBQ Championship
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score663.9884 Open Polish BBQ Championship
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)173.7028 Open Polish BBQ Championship
- Peak power rating (1506) Open Polish BBQ Championship
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +6.1 | Open Polish BBQ Championship | Sep 13, 2019 |
| +4.3 | Polish Open Grill and BBQ Championships | Jun 5, 2026 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -7.3 | Twin Smoke | May 18, 2024 |
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 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 43% | 93.1% | 93.1% |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 78% | 84.1% | 84.1% |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 100% | 88.3% | 88.3% |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 39% | 92.2% | 92.2% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 5, 2026 | Polish Open Grill and BBQ Championships Mazowieckie | 6 / 14 (670.6740) | 8 (167.3828) | 3 (173.1200) | 6 (168.5256) | 8 (161.6456) |
| May 18, 2024 | Twin Smoke Vilnius, Lithuania | 14 / 18 (605.5312) | 12 (159.4628) | 14 (149.6456) | 12 (155.3600) | 15 (141.0628) |
| Oct 14, 2022 | Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (Competitor's Series) (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) unrated Lynchburg, TN | 83 / 83 (635.8172) | 79 (155.9544) | 83 (151.3716) | 20 (173.1084) | 79 (155.3828) |
| Sep 13, 2019 | Open Polish BBQ Championship Poland | 9 / 23 (663.9884) | 7 (170.8800) | 9 (173.7028) | 21 (150.8456) | 8 (168.5600) |
An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.