High-water mark
673.6228
career-best overall
93.6% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 673.6228 at Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival — 93.6% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Aug 23, 2019
MCFRANKENBOO BBQ
MCFRANKENBOO BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 8th of 46 at the Polar Bear Challenge (2013). They are ranked #2315 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1527
peak 1527 · rated over 5 contests
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
Feb 22, 2013
latest Aug 23, 2019 · 6.5 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
1 podium
Overall top-10s
2
40% of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 33%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
80%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±6.30
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 169.60 · weakest Pork Ribs (163.31)
Road miles
1,505
across 5 mapped stops · furthest 488 mi
Schedule strength
12%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1517)
Purse competed for
$5,500
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 1 state-championship entry
Master avg
663.87 / 720
5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #684 (454 pts) | #487 (659 pts) | #784 (424 pts) | #988 (319 pts) | #583 (549 pts) |
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to MCFRANKENBOO BBQ, 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.
#2,321 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 25%
- Peak
- 1526
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to MCFRANKENBOO BBQ)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team MCFRANKENBOO BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#2,320 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 29%
- Peak
- 1529
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#2,308 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 60%
- Peak
- 1533
Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 5 contests, alongside a 60% overall top-10 rate.
⚔ Compare careers#2,305 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 60%
- Peak
- 1527
They turned up 10 years after MCFRANKENBOO BBQ did, first appearing in 2023.
⚔ Compare careers#2,314 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 60%
- Peak
- 1536
Level with MCFRANKENBOO BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#2,301 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 40%
- Peak
- 1527
Their last contest in the data was back in 2016, 3 years before MCFRANKENBOO BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careersBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 177.7144 | 159.4284 | 169.60 | top 32% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 167.3828 | 158.8570 | 163.31 | top 51% |
| Pork | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 170.2628 | 157.7140 | 165.37 | top 41% |
| Brisket | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 175.4288 | 150.2854 | 165.60 | top 39% |
“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) | 2 | 0 | top 37% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 30% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2013
4 contests
Contests a season
2.5
across 2 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
IL
2 of 5 contests · 4 states in all
Contests visited
5
a different one every time
Opponents faced
270
finished ahead 185 times, behind 99
Longest layoff
6.2 yrs
Jun 27, 2013 → Aug 23, 2019
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20193 milestones
- Career-best overall score673.6228 Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival
- Peak power rating (1527) Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival
- Most recent contest Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival
20136 milestones
- First tracked contest Polar Bear Challenge
- First call Polar Bear Challenge
- First overall top-10 Polar Bear Challenge
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score669.1424 Polar Bear Challenge
- First category win (Chicken) Westmont Red, White & BBQ
- Career-best single call (Chicken)177.7144 Westmont Red, White & BBQ
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +11.1 | Polar Bear Challenge | Feb 22, 2013 |
| +5.5 | Westmont Red, White & BBQ | May 24, 2013 |
| +5.4 | Legacy BBQ Championship | Jun 27, 2013 |
| +2.8 | Don't Be Cruel BBQ Duel | Mar 15, 2013 |
| +1.7 | Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival | Aug 23, 2019 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 38% | 93.6% | 93.6% |
| 2013 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 75% | top 31% | 92.9% | 91.9% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 23, 2019 | Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival 🏅 Kennesaw, GA | 12 / 32 (673.6228) | 16 (168.5600) | 20 (167.3828) | 6 (170.2628) | 12 (167.4172) |
| Jun 27, 2013 | Legacy BBQ Championship Effingham, IL | 10 / 28 (658.8570) | 18 (159.4284) | 5 (166.2858) | 23 (157.7140) | 5 (175.4288) |
| May 24, 2013 | Westmont Red, White & BBQ Westmont, IL | 23 / 70 (658.8566) | 1 (177.7144) | 20 (165.1428) | 24 (165.7140) | 59 (150.2854) |
| Mar 15, 2013 | Don't Be Cruel BBQ Duel Tupelo, MS | 40 / 100 (658.8576) | 31 (168.0004) | 70 (158.8572) | 22 (168) | 49 (164) |
| Feb 22, 2013 | Polar Bear Challenge Columbia, MO | 8 / 46 (669.1424) | 5 (174.2856) | 34 (158.8570) | 22 (165.1426) | 4 (170.8572) |