MAC'S BARBEQUE

MAC'S BARBEQUE is a competition barbecue team with 19 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2017. Their best overall finish is 3rd of 28 at the Boots and BBQ Festival (2017). They are ranked #1879 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#1,879

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1544

peak 1552 · rated over 19 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Mar 15, 2013

latest Jun 9, 2017 · 4.2 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#449

Master 2013 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

4 podiums

Overall top-10s

26% of 19 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 51%

overall standings

Best overall

690.2520 / 720

Master · Boots and BBQ Festival

Perfect 180s

Current form

670.64 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 661.12 (+9.52)

Walk rate

63%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

176.5716

Chicken · Boots and BBQ Festival

Consistency

±22.11

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork Ribs

avg 166.23 · weakest Brisket (163.11)

Road miles

1,542

across 19 mapped stops · furthest 93 mi

Schedule strength

49%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1563)

Master avg

661.12 / 720

19 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (7 found in their record)

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

Happy hunting ground

Top 18% average finish here

Boots and BBQ Festival is their spot: an average finish in the top 18% across 2 visits.

2 visits
best finish 3rd
average top 18%

They almost always walk

63% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 12 of 19 contests

A top-10 category call in 63% of their 19 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

690.2520 career-best overall

95.9% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 690.2520 at Boots and BBQ Festival — 95.9% of a perfect 720.

Master
May 13, 2016

A tough matchup

12–2 behind in the head-to-head

BUTCHER BBQ ahead in 86% of their meetings

BUTCHER BBQ has come out ahead in 12 of their 14 shared contests.

A strong matchup

4–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of OLDE SKOOL BARBICUE in 4 of their 4 shared contests.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

OKLAHOMA JAYHAWK BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.

An October team

Top 40% average finish in October

Something about October: average finish in the top 40% across 5 contests, versus top 51% the rest of the year.

5 October contests
top 51% the rest of the year

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
2015 ↗	Master	#2158 (60 pts)	#1960 (105 pts)	#2209 (60 pts)	#2225 (60 pts)	#2214 (60 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#900 (363 pts)	#895 (403 pts)	#1072 (308 pts)	#839 (438 pts)	#765 (473 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#449 (682 pts)	#519 (622 pts)	#318 (947 pts)	#448 (727 pts)	#421 (742 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to MAC'S BARBEQUE, each with one reason worth a look.

66 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.

STP BBQ

#1,869 of the rated field

1545 power rating

Contests: 16
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 13%
Peak: 1555

1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to MAC'S BARBEQUE)

2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team MAC'S BARBEQUE has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 16 contests
last seen Oct 14, 2016

⚔ Head-to-head

TWISTED SMOKE ADC

#1,870 of the rated field

1545 power rating

Contests: 20
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 20%
Peak: 1562

Careers of much the same size, 20 contests to 19, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 20 contests
last seen Jul 22, 2022

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Pork Bombin BBQ

#1,880 of the rated field

1544 power rating

Contests: 21
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 19%
Peak: 1544

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 21 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 21 contests
last seen Oct 17, 2026

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Lolli Q

#1,886 of the rated field

1544 power rating

Contests: 21
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 10%
Peak: 1550

21 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 10% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 21 contests
last seen Apr 1, 2022

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MIDWEST SCUBA-QUE

#1,882 of the rated field

1544 power rating

Contests: 22
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 14%
Peak: 1567

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

rated over 22 contests
last seen Sep 14, 2018

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CARTER-QUE-ING

#1,888 of the rated field

1544 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 46%
Peak: 1556

Level with MAC'S BARBEQUE on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 13 contests
last seen May 25, 2018

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
BUTCHER BBQ	14	2	12	14%	⚔ compare
BIG BUTTS NEED RUBBIN TOO	13	5	8	38%	⚔ compare
MOOCHEWSOOEY	11	7	4	64%	⚔ compare
BUFFALO'S BBQ	11	1	10	9%	⚔ compare
INDIAN TERRITORY SMOKE	9	4	5	44%	⚔ compare
HOG TIDE BAR-B-QUE	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
4 LEGS UP BBQ	8	2	6	25%	⚔ compare
LITTLE PIG TOWN BBQ	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
NAUGHTY NURSES BBQ	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
Three Hog Night Smokers	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
CAVEMAN CUISINE	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
TNK BBQ	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
CLARK CREW BBQ	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
RIB CRIB PIGMEN	6	3	3	50%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	19	5	0	0	176.5716	141.1426	165.73	top 50%
Pork Ribs	19	8	1	3	176.0116	145.1426	166.23	top 43%
Pork	19	4	0	0	176.5600	150.8570	166.06	top 47%
Brisket	19	6	0	1	175.4172	148	163.11	top 50%

“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	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	1	top 82%
Medium (20–39)	12	top 44%
Large (40+)	6	top 61%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
OK	14	0	top 49%
KS	5	0	top 56%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Boots and BBQ Festival	2	3	top 18%	Jun 2, 2017
Balloons Bikes Blues and Barbeque	2	7	top 41%	Oct 16, 2015
Ol' Glory BBQ Bash	2	20	top 66%	Jun 20, 2014

More numbers

Busiest season 2013 7 contests

Contests a season 3.8 across 5 seasons in the data

Most contests held in OK 14 of 19 contests · 2 states in all

Contests visited 16 3 of them more than once

Opponents faced 355 finished ahead 330 times, behind 344

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

20173 milestones

Jun 2 First overall podium Boots and BBQ Festival
Jun 2 Peak power rating (1552) Boots and BBQ Festival
Jun 9 Most recent contest Mocklahoma Ribs & Roll BBQ Championship-Day 1

20162 milestones

May 13 Career-best overall score690.2520 Boots and BBQ Festival
May 13 Career-best single call (Chicken)176.5716 Boots and BBQ Festival

20151 milestone

Oct 16 First category win (Pork Ribs) Balloons Bikes Blues and Barbeque

20141 milestone

Oct 10 10th tracked contest Chillin and Grillin

20134 milestones

Mar 15 First tracked contest Smokin' At The Run Miami, OK
Mar 15 First overall past 90% of a perfect score663.4284 Smokin' At The Run Miami, OK
Jun 14 First call Ol' Glory BBQ Bash
Oct 11 First overall top-10 Chillin & Grillin BBQ Festival

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+16.2	Boots and BBQ Festival	Jun 2, 2017
+12.4	Chillin & Grillin BBQ Festival	Oct 11, 2013
+12.1	Boots and BBQ Festival	May 13, 2016
+11.5	Balloons Bikes Blues and Barbeque	Oct 17, 2014
+10.4	Chillin and Grillin	Oct 10, 2014

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-7.9	Smokin on Route 66	Aug 2, 2013
-7.5	Mocklahoma Ribs & Roll BBQ Championship-Day 1	Jun 9, 2017
-3.6	Ol' Glory BBQ Bash	Jun 14, 2013
-3.3	Balloons Blues Bikes & BBQ	Oct 18, 2013
-2.8	Firelake BBQ Cook Off	Mar 27, 2015

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	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2017	2	1	0	50%	top 47%	95.5%	92.7%
2016	3	1	0	100%	top 42%	95.9%	93.5%
2015	3	0	1	67%	top 57%	93.5%	92.2%
2014	4	2	0	75%	top 48%	94.6%	93.3%
2013	7	1	0	43%	top 56%	93.6%	89.9%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Jun 9, 2017	Mocklahoma Ribs & Roll BBQ Championship-Day 1 Okmulgee, OK	24 / 29 (647.2800)	21 (165.6800)	21 (159.3600)	12 (167.4400)	25 (154.8000)
Jun 2, 2017	Boots and BBQ Festival Claremore, OK	3 / 28 (687.3600)	7 (169.7028)	7 (170.8228)	4 (176.5600)	7 (170.2744)
Jun 10, 2016	Mocklahoma Ribs & Roll BBQ Championship Okmulgee, OK	23 / 41 (650.1488)	18 (170.2628)	8 (172)	27 (158.2400)	30 (149.6460)
May 13, 2016	Boots and BBQ Festival Claremore, OK	7 / 28 (690.2520)	5 (176.5716)	2 (176.0116)	18 (167.3944)	11 (170.2744)
Apr 22, 2016	Morris Twister Days BBQ Competition Morris, OK	14 / 31 (678.1712)	4 (173.1428)	14 (169.1200)	5 (175.4172)	21 (160.4912)
Oct 16, 2015	Balloons Bikes Blues and Barbeque Parsons, KS	14 / 25 (663.3376)	20 (160.5260)	1 (176)	20 (162.2516)	11 (164.5600)
May 15, 2015	Grand Lake BBQ Festival Langley, OK	17 / 35 (673.1088)	34 (157.6572)	13 (171.4172)	15 (170.2744)	6 (173.7600)
Mar 27, 2015	Firelake BBQ Cook Off Shawnee, OK	34 / 52 (654.7772)	16 (170.8916)	48 (154.2628)	27 (166.2400)	30 (163.3828)
Oct 17, 2014	Balloons Bikes Blues and Barbeque Parsons, KS	7 / 26 (681.0744)	15 (165.0972)	6 (170.8228)	7 (172.5944)	6 (172.5600)
Oct 10, 2014	Chillin and Grillin Sand Springs, OK	10 / 32 (674.1484)	9 (167.9772)	23 (158.1940)	4 (172.5600)	3 (175.4172)
Jun 20, 2014	Ol' Glory BBQ Bash Fredonia, KS	28 / 42 (662.1488)	12 (170.8344)	12 (173.7144)	35 (159.9428)	34 (157.6572)
Mar 15, 2014	Smokin' At The Run Miami, OK	49 / 72 (668.4460)	9 (176.5600)	66 (158.2288)	37 (169.6912)	47 (163.9660)
Oct 18, 2013	Balloons Blues Bikes & BBQ Parsons, KS	17 / 25 (650.1256)	18 (163.9428)	17 (161.6572)	13 (164.5600)	15 (159.9656)
Oct 11, 2013	Chillin & Grillin BBQ Festival Sand Springs, OK	7 / 38 (674.2512)	13 (165.7028)	3 (174.2856)	12 (165.1084)	6 (169.1544)
Aug 2, 2013	Smokin on Route 66 Miami, OK	14 / 17 (649.5540)	15 (161.1084)	8 (167.3828)	15 (154.8000)	7 (166.2628)
Jun 14, 2013	Ol' Glory BBQ Bash Fredonia, KS	20 / 31 (646.2856)	20 (161.1428)	4 (172)	17 (165.1428)	30 (148)
May 10, 2013	Boots & BBQ Festival Claremore, OK	18 / 36 (661.7140)	19 (166.2856)	12 (166.8572)	16 (165.1428)	16 (163.4284)
Apr 5, 2013	Stillwater Elks 25th Annual Blazathon Stillwater, OK	30 / 52 (585.7136)	42 (141.1426)	34 (145.1426)	26 (150.8570)	29 (148.5714)
Mar 15, 2013	Smokin' At The Run Miami, OK Miami, OK	28 / 55 (663.4284)	28 (164.5714)	37 (161.1428)	16 (170.8570)	24 (166.8572)

MAC'S BARBEQUE

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

Master avg

Storylines (7 found in their record)

Happy hunting ground

They almost always walk

High-water mark

A tough matchup

A strong matchup

Looking over their shoulder

An October team

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 — 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)