KOSMO'S Q

KOSMO'S Q is a competition barbecue team with 23 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2015. Their best overall finish is 2nd of 30 at the Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (2015), and they have finished Reserve Grand Champion twice. They are ranked #681 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#681

of 6,476 rated · rankings

Rating

1645

peak 1645 · rated over 23 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Mar 8, 2013

latest Oct 16, 2015 · 2.6 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#167

Master 2015 · every season

Grand champs

2 reserve

Category wins

11 podiums

Overall top-10s

39% of 23 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 30%

overall standings

Best overall

689.1084 / 720

Master · CASA's Grab, Root and Growl BBQ

Perfect 180s

Current form

670.45 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 669.48 (+0.97)

Walk rate

70%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

179.4400

Pork · Cherokee Strip BBQ Cookoff

Consistency

±16.47

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 168.80 · weakest Brisket (165.23)

Road miles

4,761

across 23 mapped stops · furthest 387 mi

Schedule strength

48%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1562)

Master avg

669.48 / 720

23 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (13 found in their record)

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

The heartbreaker

0.7088 points from the title

Came within 0.7088 points of the Grand Championship at Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown (Feb 26, 2015).

On the rise

+92 rating points in a year

Their power rating has climbed 92 points across 15 contests since Feb 26, 2015 — from 1553 up to 1645.

15 contests since Feb 26, 2015
now 1645

Happy hunting ground

Top 15% average finish here

City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival is their spot: an average finish in the top 15% across 2 visits.

2 visits
best finish 8th
average top 15%

A multi-meat day

1 contest with 2+ category wins

They've won two or more meats on the same day 1 time — the best of them 2 category wins at Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown (Feb 26, 2015).

Chicken 1st
Pork 1st

They almost always walk

70% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 16 of 23 contests

A top-10 category call in 70% of their 23 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

689.1084 career-best overall

95.7% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 689.1084 at CASA's Grab, Root and Growl BBQ — 95.7% of a perfect 720.

Master
Aug 7, 2015

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

CLARK CREW BBQ has finished one call ahead of KOSMO'S Q 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

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A tough matchup

13–1 behind in the head-to-head

BUFFALO'S BBQ ahead in 93% of their meetings

BUFFALO'S BBQ has come out ahead in 13 of their 14 shared contests.

A strong matchup

10–4 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 71% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of BIG BUTTS NEED RUBBIN TOO in 10 of their 14 shared contests.

Pork nemesis

10 of 14 shared pork entries lost

BUFFALO'S BBQ ahead 71% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, BUFFALO'S BBQ has out-cooked them in 10 of 14 shared pork entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

HOG TIDE BAR-B-QUE has landed one call behind them 2 times.

The long haul

4,761 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 4,761 miles across 23 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 387 miles to Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown.

23 mapped stops
furthest 387 mi

The metronome

±2.29% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.29% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 93.0% of a perfect score
23 contests

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	#167 (1,653 pts)	#149 (1,598 pts)	#159 (1,583 pts)	#155 (1,553 pts)	#288 (1,183 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#1168 (229 pts)	#1210 (234 pts)	#1447 (179 pts)	#1354 (194 pts)	#843 (374 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

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

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

BUTLER'S BACKDRAFT BBQ

#684 of the rated field

1645 power rating

Contests: 45
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 33%
Peak: 1680

1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to KOSMO'S Q)

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

rated over 43 contests
last seen May 15, 2021

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UNCLE BUB'S BBQ, LLC

#682 of the rated field

1645 power rating

Contests: 94
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 35%
Peak: 1736

0–4 in 4 shared contests (0% to KOSMO'S Q)

They've been 1736 at their best, 91 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 90 contests
last seen Nov 5, 2025

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SUNCITY BBQ SZEGED

#680 of the rated field

1645 power rating

Contests: 37
GCs: 4
Top-10s: 78%
Peak: 1678

A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 37 contests to 23.

rated over 35 contests
last seen Oct 11, 2025

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Buckshot's BBQ

#683 of the rated field

1645 power rating

Contests: 44
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 50%
Peak: 1680

Their rating is built on 2 Grand Championships in 44 contests, alongside a 50% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 41 contests
last seen Mar 28, 2026

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Piggy & Swine BBQ

#679 of the rated field

1645 power rating

Contests: 52
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 63%
Peak: 1670

They turned up 9 years after KOSMO'S Q did, first appearing in 2022.

rated over 51 contests
last seen Sep 25, 2026

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PEPPER MONKEY BBQ

#668 of the rated field

1646 ▲ 1 power rating

Contests: 24
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 50%
Peak: 1646

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to KOSMO'S Q)

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

rated over 24 contests
last seen Sep 4, 2015

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
BUTCHER BBQ	17	5	12	29%	⚔ compare
BIG BUTTS NEED RUBBIN TOO	14	10	4	71%	⚔ compare
LITTLE PIG TOWN BBQ	14	4	10	29%	⚔ compare
BUFFALO'S BBQ	14	1	13	7%	⚔ compare
CLARK CREW BBQ	14	1	13	7%	⚔ compare
Smokin Hot J's	12	10	2	83%	⚔ compare
CAVEMAN CUISINE	12	5	7	42%	⚔ compare
HOG TIDE BAR-B-QUE	12	3	9	25%	⚔ compare
MOOCHEWSOOEY	11	10	1	91%	⚔ compare
Three Hog Night Smokers	11	6	5	55%	⚔ compare
THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ	11	2	9	18%	⚔ compare
INDIAN TERRITORY SMOKE	10	5	5	50%	⚔ compare
4 LEGS UP BBQ	10	3	7	30%	⚔ compare
DR. NORDY'S BBQ	10	2	8	20%	⚔ compare
SIZZLIN' BONES BBQ	9	4	5	44%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	23	6	1	3	177.7028	154.2172	168.03	top 38%
Pork Ribs	23	8	1	4	177.1428	145.7032	167.41	top 35%
Pork	23	7	1	3	179.4400	159.4056	168.80	top 34%
Brisket	23	6	1	1	179.4400	148.5832	165.23	top 41%

“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)	10	0	top 31%
Large (40+)	13	0	top 29%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
OK	14	top 33%
TX	5	top 15%
MO	3	top 48%
KS	1	top 10%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival	2	8	0	top 15%	Sep 4, 2015

More numbers

Busiest season 2015 15 contests

Contests a season 7.7 across 3 seasons in the data

Most contests held in OK 14 of 23 contests · 4 states in all

Contests visited 22 1 of them more than once

Opponents faced 1,398 finished ahead 1,629 times, behind 1,038

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

20159 milestones

Feb 26 First category win (Chicken) Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown
Feb 26 First overall podium Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown
Feb 26 First Reserve Championship Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown
Feb 26 First multi-meat day Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown
Mar 13 10th tracked contest Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
Aug 7 Career-best overall score689.1084 CASA's Grab, Root and Growl BBQ
Sep 18 Career-best single call (Pork)179.4400 Cherokee Strip BBQ Cookoff
Oct 16 Peak power rating (1645) Grills and Grilles
Oct 16 Most recent contest Grills and Grilles

20134 milestones

Mar 8 First tracked contest Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
Mar 8 First call Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
Mar 8 First overall top-10 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
Mar 15 First overall past 90% of a perfect score668 Smokin' At The Run Miami, OK

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+15.1	Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown	Feb 26, 2015
+15	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	Mar 13, 2015
+12.3	11th Annual WildBlue BBQ	Jul 17, 2015
+12.2	Hog Wild BBQ & Chrome Fest	Jun 14, 2013
+11.6	CASA's Grab, Root and Growl BBQ	Aug 7, 2015

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-6.6	34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open	Oct 3, 2013
-4.9	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional)	Sep 25, 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)
2015	15	7	4	73%	top 27%	95.7%	94%
2014	2	0	0	50%	top 33%	93.4%	92.3%
2013	6	2	0	67%	top 37%	95.2%	90.7%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Oct 16, 2015	Grills and Grilles Broken Arrow, OK	14 / 38 (663.8972)	13 (169.6916)	12 (169.6800)	29 (159.4056)	13 (165.1200)
Oct 3, 2015	36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open Kansas City, MO	170 / 606 (666.8000)	499 (154.8116)	50 (173.7028)	139 (169.1428)	136 (169.1428)
Sep 25, 2015	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) Midwest City, OK	22 / 30 (661.0172)	23 (165.1084)	8 (170.8344)	26 (162.8344)	24 (162.2400)
Sep 18, 2015	Cherokee Strip BBQ Cookoff Ponca City, OK	5 / 32 (686.2856)	14 (166.8572)	1 (177.1428)	2 (179.4400)	14 (162.8456)
Sep 4, 2015	City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival Bedford, TX	8 / 70 (674.2400)	2 (175.4056)	2 (173.7144)	15 (169.1200)	54 (156)
Aug 7, 2015	CASA's Grab, Root and Growl BBQ Woodward, OK	3 / 26 (689.1084)	13 (168.5600)	2 (176.5828)	6 (174.8456)	6 (169.1200)
Jul 24, 2015	Hot Pursuit BBQ Cookoff Shawnee, OK	6 / 32 (686.2176)	3 (177.7028)	13 (171.4172)	9 (168.5372)	11 (168.5604)
Jul 17, 2015	11th Annual WildBlue BBQ Burlington, KS	5 / 48 (686.8460)	15 (169.7144)	20 (166.8344)	14 (170.8572)	1 (179.4400)
May 15, 2015	Grand Lake BBQ Festival Langley, OK	16 / 35 (676.4568)	14 (170.8456)	21 (162.8000)	5 (173.7028)	18 (169.1084)
Apr 17, 2015	10th Annual Roberts Ranch Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ Enid, OK	28 / 75 (669.6000)	23 (170.2628)	35 (166.2744)	11 (174.8456)	50 (158.2172)
Mar 27, 2015	Firelake BBQ Cook Off Shawnee, OK	18 / 52 (673.0968)	23 (169.7028)	5 (176.0228)	34 (163.4056)	28 (163.9656)
Mar 21, 2015	2nd Annual Smokin At The Run Shootout Miami, OK	36 / 82 (681.0400)	22 (176.0116)	72 (161.6456)	16 (174.2628)	42 (169.1200)
Mar 20, 2015	3rd Annual Smokin At The Run Miami, OK	20 / 87 (682.7656)	5 (177.1428)	22 (172.5600)	45 (167.3828)	44 (165.6800)
Mar 13, 2015	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Fort Worth, TX	2 / 30 (662.8000)	15 (162.2744)	2 (172)	2 (170.8456)	20 (157.6800)
Feb 26, 2015	Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown Huntsville, TX	2 / 61 (688.5140)	1 (175.4056)	25 (164.5256)	1 (179.4400)	11 (169.1428)
Oct 2, 2014	35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO	254 / 552 (657.0628)	401 (159.3944)	223 (166.2628)	304 (162.8228)	129 (168.5828)
Apr 11, 2014	9th Annual Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ Enid, OK	13 / 64 (672.5144)	12 (171.4056)	28 (163.3944)	22 (166.2400)	9 (171.4744)
Oct 3, 2013	34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO	371 / 535 (623.8404)	400 (154.2172)	460 (145.7032)	163 (165.6800)	269 (158.2400)
Sep 13, 2013	Cherokee Strip Cook-Off Ponca City, OK	17 / 33 (653.0172)	19 (162.2628)	20 (158.2400)	16 (165.1200)	14 (167.3944)
Aug 31, 2013	City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival Bedford, TX	16 / 89 (649.6920)	20 (165.6800)	8 (168)	15 (167.4288)	68 (148.5832)
Jun 14, 2013	Hog Wild BBQ & Chrome Fest Chandler, OK	5 / 33 (685.7142)	6 (174.2856)	5 (172.0002)	7 (172)	7 (167.4284)
Mar 15, 2013	Smokin' At The Run Miami, OK Miami, OK	20 / 55 (668)	30 (164.5714)	22 (166.8572)	37 (163.4286)	4 (173.1428)
Mar 8, 2013	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Westworth Village, TX	10 / 29 (639.4280)	7 (163.4284)	18 (154.2856)	12 (161.7142)	8 (159.9998)

KOSMO'S Q

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 (13 found in their record)

The heartbreaker

On the rise

Happy hunting ground

A multi-meat day

They almost always walk

High-water mark

The one to beat

A tough matchup

A strong matchup

Pork nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

The long haul

The metronome

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)