The heartbreaker
0.0344
points from the title
Came within 0.0344 points of the Grand Championship at Atlanta BarB-Q Festival (Sep 13, 2013).
MYRON MIXON SMOKERS .COM
MYRON MIXON SMOKERS .COM is a competition barbecue team with 9 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2016. Their best overall finish is 2nd of 41 at the Atlanta BarB-Q Festival (2013), and they have finished Reserve Grand Champion once. They are ranked #1287 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1581
peak 1581 · rated over 9 contests
Contests
9
in the data
First seen
Sep 13, 2013
latest Mar 11, 2016 · 2.5 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
1 reserve
Category wins
2
4 podiums
Overall top-10s
5
56% of 9 contests
Best top-10 run
5
straight overall top-10s
Avg finish
top 25%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
673.82
last 5 Master vs avg 674.31 (-0.50)
Walk rate
100%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±8.25
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 171.92 · weakest Pork Ribs (163.39)
Road miles
2,216
across 9 mapped stops · furthest 925 mi
Schedule strength
38%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1550)
Master avg
674.31 / 720
9 Master contests · 0 GCs
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #2274 (60 pts) | #1791 (135 pts) | #2349 (60 pts) | #2326 (60 pts) | #2345 (60 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #565 (654 pts) | #602 (649 pts) | #856 (419 pts) | #708 (534 pts) | #434 (874 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #1460 (178 pts) | #1541 (178 pts) | #1984 (108 pts) | #1919 (123 pts) | #1133 (278 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #662 (467 pts) | #891 (362 pts) | #1381 (197 pts) | #945 (337 pts) | #590 (542 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to MYRON MIXON SMOKERS .COM, each with one reason worth a look.
50 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#1,282 of the rated field
- Contests
- 42
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 21%
- Peak
- 1591
1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to MYRON MIXON SMOKERS .COM)
2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team MYRON MIXON SMOKERS .COM has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#1,281 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1581
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#1,292 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 2
- Top-10s
- 86%
- Peak
- 1580
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 9, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#1,283 of the rated field
- Contests
- 13
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 46%
- Peak
- 1581
13 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 46% top-10 finishes rather than wins.
⚔ Compare careers#1,289 of the rated field
- Contests
- 17
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 24%
- Peak
- 1580
They turned up 6 years after MYRON MIXON SMOKERS .COM did, first appearing in 2019.
⚔ Compare careers#1,284 of the rated field
- Contests
- 30
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 57%
- Peak
- 1600
Level with MYRON MIXON SMOKERS .COM on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careersBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 175.4172 | 163.9428 | 171.09 | top 26% |
| Pork Ribs | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 170.8228 | 150.2288 | 163.39 | top 53% |
| Pork | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 172.5716 | 161.6684 | 167.91 | top 38% |
| Brisket | 9 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 177.7144 | 162.7884 | 171.92 | top 20% |
“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) | 3 | 0 | top 16% |
| Large (40+) | 6 | 0 | top 29% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2015
5 contests
Contests a season
2.3
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
GA
6 of 9 contests · 4 states in all
Contests visited
9
a different one every time
Opponents faced
309
finished ahead 288 times, behind 92
Longest layoff
1.1 yrs
Jun 13, 2014 → Jul 17, 2015
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20162 milestones
- Peak power rating (1581) Flames on the Flint (GBC Qualifier)
- Most recent contest Flames on the Flint (GBC Qualifier)
20151 milestone
- Career-best overall score689.0400 Dillard Bluegrass & Barbeque Festival (GBC Qualifier)
20138 milestones
- First tracked contest Atlanta BarB-Q Festival
- First call Atlanta BarB-Q Festival
- First overall top-10 Atlanta BarB-Q Festival
- First overall podium Atlanta BarB-Q Festival
- First Reserve Championship Atlanta BarB-Q Festival
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score677.6000 Atlanta BarB-Q Festival
- First category win (Brisket) The Best BBQ Chef Competition
- Career-best single call (Brisket)177.7144 The Best BBQ Chef Competition
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +15.1 | Atlanta BarB-Q Festival | Sep 13, 2013 |
| +13.5 | Smoke on the Mountain - VA State BBQ Championship | Jul 17, 2015 |
| +12.4 | Dillard Bluegrass & Barbeque Festival (GBC Qualifier) | Jul 31, 2015 |
| +12 | The Best BBQ Chef Competition | Sep 28, 2013 |
| +11 | Rock'n Ribfest NH State BBQ Championship | Jun 13, 2014 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 31% | 92.8% | 92.8% |
| 2015 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 100% | top 31% | 95.7% | 94.1% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 100% | top 18% | 93% | 93% |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 100% | top 10% | 94.1% | 93.3% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 11, 2016 | Flames on the Flint (GBC Qualifier) Bainbridge, GA | 28 / 89 (668.4456) | 10 (174.2856) | 41 (166.8344) | 49 (164.5372) | 54 (162.7884) |
| Aug 28, 2015 | Hawgin on Lanier (GBC Qualifier) Gainesville, GA | 16 / 41 (676.4456) | 24 (169.6684) | 31 (163.9544) | 9 (172) | 10 (170.8228) |
| Aug 21, 2015 | Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival (GBC Qualifier) Kennesaw, GA | 14 / 41 (669.0288) | 27 (163.9428) | 29 (158.2516) | 8 (172.5716) | 4 (174.2628) |
| Aug 14, 2015 | Classic City BBQ Fest & Tailgate Show (GBC Qualifier) Athens, GA | 20 / 40 (666.1256) | 4 (175.4172) | 22 (166.2400) | 27 (161.6684) | 24 (162.8000) |
| Jul 31, 2015 | Dillard Bluegrass & Barbeque Festival (GBC Qualifier) Dillard, GA | 9 / 55 (689.0400) | 8 (174.2744) | 20 (170.8228) | 31 (167.3828) | 4 (176.5600) |
| Jul 17, 2015 | Smoke on the Mountain - VA State BBQ Championship Galax, VA | 4 / 29 (686.7772) | 7 (172.5600) | 9 (169.1316) | 13 (169.6684) | 2 (175.4172) |
| Jun 13, 2014 | Rock'n Ribfest NH State BBQ Championship Merrimack, NH | 5 / 28 (669.7256) | 5 (171.4172) | 14 (162.2856) | 11 (165.7028) | 1 (170.3200) |
| Sep 28, 2013 | The Best BBQ Chef Competition New London, CT | 4 / 26 (665.6460) | 4 (170.8228) | 21 (150.2288) | 5 (166.8800) | 1 (177.7144) |
| Sep 13, 2013 | Atlanta BarB-Q Festival Atlanta, GA | 2 / 41 (677.6000) | 8 (167.4056) | 13 (162.8000) | 8 (170.8228) | 2 (176.5716) |