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
- 2019-08-23
MCFRANKENBOO BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1527
peak 1527 · rated over 5 contests ⓘ
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
2013-02-22
latest 2019-08-23
Best ToY finish
#684
Master 2013
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
2
of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 33%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
663.87
last 5 Master vs avg 663.87 (+0.00)
Walk rate
80%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±6.30
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 169.60 · weakest Pork Ribs (163.31)
Road miles
1,505
mi across 5 mapped stops · furthest 488 mi
Schedule strength
12%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1517)
Purse competed for
$6K
listed at 1 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 1 state-championship entries
Master avg
663.87 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (4 found in this team's record)
Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.
A tough matchup
3–0
behind in the head-to-head
GILLY'S BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
GILLY'S BBQ has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
The weak link
−6.3
points behind their best meat
Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 6.29 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 20% of the time against 40%.
- Pork Ribs avg 163.31
- Chicken avg 169.60
- 1 calls in 5 entries
The comeback
6.2 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 6.2 years, then back at Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival (2019-08-23).
- last seen 2013-06-27
- back 2019-08-23
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The nearest teams in the power rankings, with a different reason on each card — six teams on one rating are rarely on it for the same reason. Rating decides who makes the list; where teams tie on it, the ones this team has actually cooked against come first, then teams at a similar point in their own career. KCBS doesn’t publish where a team is from, so nothing here is inferred from geography.
69 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2307 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#2302 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 29%
- Peak
- 1529
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#2288 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 60%
- Peak
- 1533
No shared contest yet.
Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 5 contests, alongside a 60% overall top-10 rate.
⚔ Head-to-head#2287 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 60%
- Peak
- 1527
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 10 years after MCFRANKENBOO BBQ did, first appearing in 2023.
⚔ Head-to-head#2294 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 60%
- Peak
- 1537
No shared contest yet.
Level with MCFRANKENBOO BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#2286 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 40%
- Peak
- 1527
No shared contest yet.
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.
⚔ Head-to-headBy 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 state / province
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| IL | 2 | 0 | top 34% |
| GA | 1 | 0 | top 38% |
| MS | 1 | 0 | top 40% |
| MO | 1 | 0 | top 17% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 37% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 30% |
The story so far (17 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
6.5 yrs
2013-02-22 → 2019-08-23
Busiest season
2013
4 contests
Contests a season
2.5
across 2 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
IL
2 of 5 contests · 4 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
5
0 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
5 entries · 1 win · 2 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 169.60 · weakest Pork Ribs (163.31)
Walk rate
80%
a top-10 call in 4 of 5 contests
Overall top-10 rate
40%
2 of 5 contests
Master average
663.87
out of 720 · 5 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
270
185–99 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
1,505
5 mapped stops · furthest 488 mi
Schedule strength
1517
average field rating faced — tougher than 12% of rated contests
Purse competed for
$5,500
listed at 1 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0
from 1 state-championship entries
Longest layoff
6.2 yrs
2013-06-27 → 2019-08-23
Power rating
1527
peak 1527 · #2295 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- 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
- 2019
- 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
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +11.1 | Polar Bear Challenge | 2013-02-22 |
| +5.5 | Westmont Red, White & BBQ | 2013-05-24 |
| +5.4 | Legacy BBQ Championship | 2013-06-27 |
| +2.8 | Don't Be Cruel BBQ Duel | 2013-03-15 |
| +1.7 | Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival | 2019-08-23 |
Category scores over time
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-08-23 | Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival 🏅 Kennesaw, GA | 12 / 32 (673.6228) | 16 (168.5600) | 20 (167.3828) | 6 (170.2628) | 12 (167.4172) |
| 2013-06-27 | Legacy BBQ Championship Effingham, IL | 10 / 28 (658.8570) | 18 (159.4284) | 5 (166.2858) | 23 (157.7140) | 5 (175.4288) |
| 2013-05-24 | Westmont Red, White & BBQ Westmont, IL | 23 / 70 (658.8566) | 1 (177.7144) | 20 (165.1428) | 24 (165.7140) | 59 (150.2854) |
| 2013-03-15 | Don't Be Cruel BBQ Duel Tupelo, MS | 40 / 100 (658.8576) | 31 (168.0004) | 70 (158.8572) | 22 (168.0000) | 49 (164.0000) |
| 2013-02-22 | Polar Bear Challenge Columbia, MO | 8 / 46 (669.1424) | 5 (174.2856) | 34 (158.8570) | 22 (165.1426) | 4 (170.8572) |
Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)
Team of the Year standings (rank per category by season — 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) |