A tough matchup
5–0
behind in the head-to-head
OLD PLANTATION BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
OLD PLANTATION BBQ has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
MAD COW
MAD COW is a competition barbecue team with 7 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2022. Their best overall finish is 30th of 30 at the Smokin on the River (GBC & SBBQA Qualifier) (2014). They are ranked #5954 of 6,477 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1437
peak 1437 · rated over 6 contests
Contests
7
in the data
First seen
Apr 19, 2013
latest Aug 19, 2022 · 9.3 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 7 contests
Avg finish
top 92%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
601.57 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 606.84 (-5.26)
Walk rate
14%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±20.30
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 154.93 · weakest Brisket (147.30)
Road miles
2,278
across 7 mapped stops · furthest 1,031 mi
Schedule strength
19%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1527)
Purse competed for
$23K
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 2 state-championship entries
Master avg
606.84 / 720
6 Master contests · 0 GCs
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to MAD COW, each with one reason worth a look.
55 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5,960 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1436
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to MAD COW)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team MAD COW has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#5,956 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1437
Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 4 years before MAD COW's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#5,953 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1437
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#5,955 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1437
They turned up 9 years after MAD COW did, first appearing in 2022.
⚔ Compare careers#5,948 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1437
Level with MAD COW on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#5,947 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 13%
- Peak
- 1437
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OLD PLANTATION BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| KUDZU Q | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 158.8456 | 142.8570 | 153.10 | top 86% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.6800 | 143.9428 | 151.51 | top 86% |
| Pork | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 170.2856 | 147.9312 | 154.93 | top 80% |
| Brisket | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 159.4288 | 126.2854 | 147.30 | top 83% |
“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) | 3 | 0 | top 97% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 86% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dillard Bluegrass & Barbeque Festival (GBC Qualifier) | 2 | 55 | 0 | top 99% | Aug 1, 2014 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2013
3 contests
Contests a season
1.8
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
GA
5 of 7 contests · 3 states in all
Contests visited
5
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
191
finished ahead 28 times, behind 245
Longest layoff
8.1 yrs
Aug 1, 2014 → Aug 19, 2022
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20231 milestone
- Most recent contest Smoke on the Falls
20135 milestones
- First tracked contest Cornelia Apple Blossom BBQ Festivals (GBC Qualifier)
- First call Cornelia Apple Blossom BBQ Festivals (GBC Qualifier)
- Career-best overall score633.1428 Cornelia Apple Blossom BBQ Festivals (GBC Qualifier)
- Career-best single call (Pork)170.2856 Cornelia Apple Blossom BBQ Festivals (GBC Qualifier)
- Peak power rating (1487) Cornelia Apple Blossom BBQ Festivals (GBC Qualifier)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +1.4 | Raider Red Meat BBQ & Ribeye Championships | Aug 19, 2022 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -15.1 | Hawgin' on Lanier (GBC Qualifier) | May 17, 2013 |
| -13.3 | Dillard Bluegrass & Barbeque Festival (GBC Qualifier) | Aug 2, 2013 |
| -13.2 | Cornelia Apple Blossom BBQ Festivals (GBC Qualifier) | Apr 19, 2013 |
| -12.7 | Smokin on the River (GBC & SBBQA Qualifier) | Apr 3, 2014 |
| -10.6 | Dillard Bluegrass & Barbeque Festival (GBC Qualifier) | Aug 1, 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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 59% | 86.5% | 86.5% |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 99% | 84.9% | 83.9% |
| 2013 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33% | top 97% | 87.9% | 83.8% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 7, 2023 | Smoke on the Falls 🏅 Gadsden, AL | — | — | — | — | — |
| Aug 19, 2022 | Raider Red Meat BBQ & Ribeye Championships 🏅 Lubbock, TX | 35 / 59 (622.7540) | 34 (158.8456) | 34 (161.6800) | 49 (148.5600) | 38 (153.6684) |
| Aug 1, 2014 | Dillard Bluegrass & Barbeque Festival (GBC Qualifier) Dillard, GA | 55 / 56 (611.2456) | 46 (158.8000) | 55 (143.9428) | 47 (157.1200) | 52 (151.3828) |
| Apr 3, 2014 | Smokin on the River (GBC & SBBQA Qualifier) Summerville, GA | 30 / 30 (597.5428) | 23 (157.6572) | 20 (158.3200) | 30 (147.9312) | 29 (133.6344) |
| Aug 2, 2013 | Dillard Bluegrass & Barbeque Festival (GBC Qualifier) Dillard, GA | 61 / 61 (607.1884) | 61 (146.7428) | 60 (149.1200) | 60 (151.9428) | 45 (159.3828) |
| May 17, 2013 | Hawgin' on Lanier (GBC Qualifier) Gainesville, GA | 37 / 37 (569.1422) | 37 (142.8570) | 37 (146.2854) | 34 (153.7144) | 37 (126.2854) |
| Apr 19, 2013 | Cornelia Apple Blossom BBQ Festivals (GBC Qualifier) Cornelia, GA | 33 / 36 (633.1428) | 36 (153.7142) | 35 (149.7142) | 9 (170.2856) | 26 (159.4288) |