MADCOW BARBEQUE

MADCOW BARBEQUE is a competition barbecue team with 11 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 3rd of 34 at the Smokin Q at Lynnwood Ranch (2016). They are ranked #2336 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “*Mad Cow Barbeque”.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#2,336

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1525

peak 1542 · rated over 11 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Apr 12, 2013

latest Jul 20, 2019 · 6.3 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#674

Master 2016 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

1 podium

Overall top-10s

55% of 11 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 46%

overall standings

Best overall

665.1196 / 720

Master · Smokin Q at Lynnwood Ranch

Perfect 180s

Current form

639.61 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 638.45 (+1.16)

Walk rate

73%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

170.8800

Chicken · BBQ on the Bow

Consistency

±20.11

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 161.92 · weakest Brisket (157.02)

Road miles

7,230

across 11 mapped stops · furthest 2,018 mi

Schedule strength

21%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1529)

Master avg

638.45 / 720

11 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (8 found in their record)

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

They almost always walk

73% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 8 of 11 contests

A top-10 category call in 73% of their 11 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

665.1196 career-best overall

92.4% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 665.1196 at Smokin Q at Lynnwood Ranch — 92.4% of a perfect 720.

Master
May 14, 2016

Their season

2016 their best year

2016 was the year it came together: 3 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 16%.

3 contests
3 overall top-10s
0 category wins
average top 16%

A tough matchup

5–0 behind in the head-to-head

BAD BONES BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

BAD BONES BBQ has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.

The weak link

−4.9 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 4.90 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 36% of the time against 36%.

Brisket avg 157.02
Chicken avg 161.92
4 calls in 11 entries

A strong matchup

4–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of SMOKAPALOOZA in 4 of their 4 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

5 of 5 shared chicken entries lost

BAD BONES BBQ ahead 100% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, BAD BONES BBQ has out-cooked them in 5 of 5 shared chicken entries.

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The long haul

7,230 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 7,230 miles across 11 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 2,018 miles to Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES FULL).

11 mapped stops
furthest 2,018 mi

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
2019 ↗	Master	#1418 (131 pts)	#1585 (121 pts)	#1569 (121 pts)	#1429 (151 pts)	#1695 (111 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#1552 (159 pts)	#1423 (199 pts)	#1614 (164 pts)	#1569 (169 pts)	#1693 (144 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#674 (569 pts)	#839 (454 pts)	#900 (424 pts)	#779 (504 pts)	#802 (474 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#1281 (210 pts)	#2046 (90 pts)	#1511 (175 pts)	#1695 (135 pts)	#1413 (185 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#1996 (90 pts)	#1908 (125 pts)	#1768 (140 pts)	#2715 (60 pts)	#2630 (65 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#1251 (206 pts)	#1255 (221 pts)	#1479 (171 pts)	#969 (326 pts)	#1370 (186 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to MADCOW BARBEQUE, each with one reason worth a look.

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

SMOKIN RETURNS

#2,345 of the rated field

1525 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1529

Careers of much the same size, 11 contests to 11, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 11 contests
last seen Sep 12, 2019

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Sasquatch Inferno

#2,347 of the rated field

1525 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 33%
Peak: 1530

They turned up 10 years after MADCOW BARBEQUE did, first appearing in 2023.

rated over 9 contests
last seen Sep 26, 2025

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GINDER'S FLIPPIN GOOD BBQ

#2,332 of the rated field

1526 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 44%
Peak: 1526

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 9 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 9 contests
last seen Sep 6, 2019

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GOT SMOKE BBQ

#2,337 of the rated field

1525 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 22%
Peak: 1525

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

rated over 9 contests
last seen Oct 12, 2018

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Sky High BBQ

#2,348 of the rated field

1525 power rating

Contests: 16
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 25%
Peak: 1525

Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 16 contests, alongside a 25% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 14 contests
last seen Aug 28, 2026

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SMOKIN N TURNIN BBQ

#2,338 of the rated field

1525 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 21%
Peak: 1535

Their last contest in the data was back in 2015, 4 years before MADCOW BARBEQUE's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 14 contests

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
ROCKY MOUNTAIN SMOKERS	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
BAD BONES BBQ	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
SMELLAQUE	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	11	4	0	0	170.8800	140.5714	161.92	top 48%
Pork Ribs	11	5	0	0	165.1428	144.5714	159.84	top 48%
Pork	11	5	1	1	170.8572	145.1656	159.68	top 49%
Brisket	11	4	0	0	169.1544	139.9996	157.02	top 49%

“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 42%
Large (40+)	1	0	top 88%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
WA	4	top 64%
AB	2	top 29%
BC	1	top 43%
TN	1	top 88%
CA	1	top 17%
MT	1	top 36%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	4	7	0	top 64%	Mar 31, 2017

More numbers

Busiest season 2016 3 contests

Contests a season 1.6 across 7 seasons in the data

Most contests held in WA 4 of 11 contests · 6 states and provinces in all

Contests visited 8 1 of them more than once

Opponents faced 278 finished ahead 190 times, behind 201

Longest layoff 1.5 yrs May 13, 2017 → Oct 26, 2018

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

20191 milestone

Jul 20 Most recent contest Barn Burner BBQ

20181 milestone

Oct 26 10th tracked contest Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES FULL)

20164 milestones

May 14 First overall podium Smokin Q at Lynnwood Ranch
May 14 Career-best overall score665.1196 Smokin Q at Lynnwood Ranch
Sep 3 Career-best single call (Chicken)170.8800 BBQ on the Bow
Sep 3 Peak power rating (1542) BBQ on the Bow

20151 milestone

Sep 5 First overall past 90% of a perfect score654.7656 BBQ on the Bow

20134 milestones

Apr 12 First tracked contest Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
Apr 12 First call Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
Jul 6 First category win (Pork) Montana BBQ Cook-Off
Jul 6 First overall top-10 Montana BBQ Cook-Off

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+13.7	BBQ on the Bow	Sep 5, 2015
+13.3	Smokin Q at Lynnwood Ranch	May 14, 2016
+10.4	BBQ on the Bow	Sep 3, 2016
+10.1	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	Apr 1, 2016
+6.3	Montana BBQ Cook-Off	Jul 6, 2013

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-14.4	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	Mar 31, 2017
-9.1	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	Apr 12, 2013
-6.6	Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES FULL)	Oct 26, 2018
-2.2	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	Apr 4, 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	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2019	1	1	0	100%	top 43%	89.9%	89.9%
2018	1	0	0	0%	top 88%	89%	89%
2017	2	0	0	0%	top 70%	87.1%	86.7%
2016	3	3	0	100%	top 16%	92.4%	92%
2015	1	1	0	100%	top 11%	90.9%	90.9%
2014	1	0	0	100%	top 60%	87.5%	87.5%
2013	2	1	1	100%	top 58%	84.8%	84.4%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Jul 20, 2019	Barn Burner BBQ Chilliwack, BC	9 / 21 (647.3488)	10 (163.4172)	10 (161.1316)	7 (170.8572)	12 (151.9428)
Oct 26, 2018	Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES FULL) Lynchburg, TN	90 / 102 (640.4912)	76 (162.8228)	88 (160.5484)	101 (147.9656)	37 (169.1544)
May 13, 2017	Smokin Q at Lynnwood Ranch Okotoks, AB	16 / 34 (626.8228)	16 (162.8572)	15 (157.7484)	14 (159.9656)	27 (146.2516)
Mar 31, 2017	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Renton, WA	28 / 30 (621.0744)	17 (163.4172)	25 (155.9544)	29 (145.1656)	19 (156.5372)
Sep 3, 2016	BBQ on the Bow Calgary, Alberta, CA	6 / 35 (662.2972)	4 (170.8800)	9 (164)	14 (162.8572)	12 (164.5600)
May 14, 2016	Smokin Q at Lynnwood Ranch Aldersyde, Alberta Canada	3 / 34 (665.1196)	6 (168.5828)	11 (164.5716)	5 (165.1540)	4 (166.8112)
Apr 1, 2016	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Renton, WA	7 / 30 (659.3828)	22 (160)	8 (165.1428)	4 (170.8572)	9 (163.3828)
Sep 5, 2015	BBQ on the Bow Calgary, AB	4 / 35 (654.7656)	19 (160.5372)	6 (165.1084)	10 (164.5256)	5 (164.5944)
Apr 4, 2014	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Renton, WA	18 / 30 (629.6684)	11 (162.8800)	9 (165.1316)	24 (153.6568)	23 (148)
Jul 6, 2013	Montana BBQ Cook-Off Absarokee, MT	8 / 22 (610.2856)	16 (140.5714)	14 (144.5714)	1 (169.1428)	9 (156)
Apr 12, 2013	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Renton, WA	23 / 29 (605.7130)	10 (165.1426)	22 (154.2856)	26 (146.2852)	27 (139.9996)

MADCOW 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 (8 found in their record)

They almost always walk

High-water mark

Their season

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

Chicken nemesis

The long haul

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)