They almost always walk
80%
of contests with a top-10 call
A call in 8 of 10 contests
A top-10 category call in 80% of their 10 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.
MADCOW BARBEQUE
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1532
peak 1542 · rated over 10 contests ⓘ
Best runs
4
straight top-10s
Contests
10
in the data
First seen
2013-04-12
latest 2019-07-20
Best ToY finish
#674
Master 2016
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
6
of 10 contests
Avg finish
top 42%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
644.53 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 638.25 (+6.28)
Walk rate
80%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
4
best run (overall)
Consistency
±21.08
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 161.83 · weakest Brisket (155.81)
Road miles
3,830
mi across 10 mapped stops · furthest 621 mi
Schedule strength
9%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1513)
Master avg
638.25 / 720
10 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (9 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.
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
- 2016-05-14
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
SMELLAQUE ahead in 100% of their meetings
SMELLAQUE has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
The weak link
−6.0
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 6.02 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 40% of the time against 40%.
- Brisket avg 155.81
- Chicken avg 161.83
- 4 calls in 10 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.
The comeback
2.2 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 2.2 years, then back at Barn Burner BBQ (2019-07-20).
- last seen 2017-05-13
- back 2019-07-20
Chicken nemesis
4 of 4
shared chicken entries lost
PIGGY D'S BBQ ahead 100% of the time
Even in their strongest meat, PIGGY D'S BBQ has out-cooked them in 4 of 4 shared chicken entries.
The long haul
3,830
road miles between contests
Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 3,830 miles across 10 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 621 miles to Montana BBQ Cook-Off.
- 10 mapped stops
- furthest 621 mi
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.
76 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2176 of the rated field
- Contests
- 13
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 31%
- Peak
- 1547
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to MADCOW BARBEQUE)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team MADCOW BARBEQUE has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#2180 of the rated field
- Contests
- 15
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1540
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to MADCOW BARBEQUE)
Their last contest in the data was back in 2016, 3 years before MADCOW BARBEQUE's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-head#2178 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 10%
- Peak
- 1535
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 10 contests to 10, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#2158 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 18%
- Peak
- 1539
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 5 years after MADCOW BARBEQUE did, first appearing in 2018.
⚔ Head-to-head#2157 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 89%
- Peak
- 1541
No shared contest yet.
4 straight overall top-10s says this rating is a moving target.
⚔ Head-to-head#2169 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 56%
- Peak
- 1558
No shared contest yet.
Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 9 contests, alongside a 56% overall top-10 rate.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar 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 |
| SMELLAQUE | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 170.8800 | 140.5714 | 161.83 | top 45% |
| Pork Ribs | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 165.1428 | 144.5714 | 159.76 | top 45% |
| Pork | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 170.8572 | 145.1656 | 160.85 | top 44% |
| Brisket | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 166.8112 | 139.9996 | 155.81 | top 50% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| WA | 4 | 0 | top 64% |
| AB | 2 | 0 | top 29% |
| BC | 1 | 0 | top 43% |
| CA | 1 | 0 | top 17% |
| MT | 1 | 0 | top 36% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring 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% | 2017-03-31 |
The story so far (16 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
6.3 yrs
2013-04-12 → 2019-07-20
Busiest season
2016
3 contests
Contests a season
1.7
across 6 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
WA
4 of 10 contests · 5 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
7
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
10 entries · 0 wins · 4 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 161.83 · weakest Brisket (155.81)
Walk rate
80%
a top-10 call in 8 of 10 contests
Overall top-10 rate
60%
6 of 10 contests
Best top-10 run
4
straight contests
Master average
638.25
out of 720 · 10 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
181
178–112 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
3,830
10 mapped stops · furthest 621 mi
Schedule strength
1513
average field rating faced — tougher than 9% of rated contests
Longest layoff
2.2 yrs
2017-05-13 → 2019-07-20
Power rating
1532
peak 1542 · #2170 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- First call Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- First category win (Pork) Montana BBQ Cook-Off
- First overall top-10 Montana BBQ Cook-Off
- 2015
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score654.7656 BBQ on the Bow
- 2016
- First overall podium Smokin Q at Lynnwood Ranch
- Career-best overall score665.1196 Smokin Q at Lynnwood Ranch
- Career-best single call (Chicken)170.8800 BBQ on the Bow
- Peak power rating (1542) BBQ on the Bow
- 2019
- 10th tracked contest Barn Burner BBQ
- Most recent contest Barn Burner BBQ
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +13.7 | BBQ on the Bow | 2015-09-05 |
| +13.4 | Smokin Q at Lynnwood Ranch | 2016-05-14 |
| +10.4 | BBQ on the Bow | 2016-09-03 |
| +9.8 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | 2016-04-01 |
| +6.3 | Montana BBQ Cook-Off | 2013-07-06 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -14.4 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | 2017-03-31 |
| -9.1 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | 2013-04-12 |
| -2.2 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | 2014-04-04 |
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)
Team of the Year rank by season
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 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 43% | 89.9% | 89.9% |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 70% | 87.1% | 86.7% |
| 2016 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 100% | top 16% | 92.4% | 92% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 11% | 90.9% | 90.9% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 60% | 87.5% | 87.5% |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-07-20 | Barn Burner BBQ Chilliwack, BC | 9 / 21 (647.3488) | 10 (163.4172) | 10 (161.1316) | 7 (170.8572) | 12 (151.9428) |
| 2017-05-13 | Smokin Q at Lynnwood Ranch Okotoks, AB | 16 / 34 (626.8228) | 16 (162.8572) | 15 (157.7484) | 14 (159.9656) | 27 (146.2516) |
| 2017-03-31 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Renton, WA | 28 / 30 (621.0744) | 17 (163.4172) | 25 (155.9544) | 29 (145.1656) | 19 (156.5372) |
| 2016-09-03 | BBQ on the Bow Calgary, Alberta, CA | 6 / 35 (662.2972) | 4 (170.8800) | 9 (164.0000) | 14 (162.8572) | 12 (164.5600) |
| 2016-05-14 | Smokin Q at Lynnwood Ranch Aldersyde, Alberta Canada, T0L1T0 | 3 / 34 (665.1196) | 6 (168.5828) | 11 (164.5716) | 5 (165.1540) | 4 (166.8112) |
| 2016-04-01 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Renton, WA | 7 / 30 (659.3828) | 22 (160.0000) | 8 (165.1428) | 4 (170.8572) | 9 (163.3828) |
| 2015-09-05 | BBQ on the Bow Calgary, AB | 4 / 35 (654.7656) | 19 (160.5372) | 6 (165.1084) | 10 (164.5256) | 5 (164.5944) |
| 2014-04-04 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Renton, WA | 18 / 30 (629.6684) | 11 (162.8800) | 9 (165.1316) | 24 (153.6568) | 23 (148.0000) |
| 2013-07-06 | Montana BBQ Cook-Off Absarokee, MT | 8 / 22 (610.2856) | 16 (140.5714) | 14 (144.5714) | 1 (169.1428) | 9 (156.0000) |
| 2013-04-12 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Renton, WA | 23 / 29 (605.7130) | 10 (165.1426) | 22 (154.2856) | 26 (146.2852) | 27 (139.9996) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) |