MOE & 92'S

MOE & 92'S is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2018. Their best overall finish is 25th of 62 at The WhistleStop Festival & Rocket City BBQ (JUDGES SIGN UP STARTS DECEMBER 2, 2013) (2014). They are ranked #3755 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#3,755

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1488

peak 1502 · rated over 5 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

May 3, 2013

latest May 4, 2018 · 5 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#1954

Master 2018 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

0% of 5 contests

Avg finish

top 64%

overall standings

Best overall

665.6116 / 720

Master · The WhistleStop Festival & Rocket City BBQ (JUDGES SIGN UP STARTS DECEMBER 2, 2013)

Perfect 180s

Walk rate

20%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

174.2744

Brisket · The WhistleStop Festival & Rocket City BBQ (JUDGES SIGN UP STARTS DECEMBER 2, 2013)

Consistency

±12.79

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork Ribs

avg 165.80 · weakest Chicken (159.84)

Road miles

across 5 mapped stops

Schedule strength

31%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1542)

Master avg

651.55 / 720

5 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (6 found in their record)

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

High-water mark

665.6116 career-best overall

92.4% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 665.6116 at The WhistleStop Festival & Rocket City BBQ (JUDGES SIGN UP STARTS DECEMBER 2, 2013) — 92.4% of a perfect 720.

Master
May 2, 2014

A tough matchup

5–0 behind in the head-to-head

Organizer Portal ahead in 100% of their meetings

Organizer Portal has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.

The weak link

−6.0 points behind their best meat

Chicken is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 5.96 points below their pork ribs, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 20%.

Chicken avg 159.84
Pork Ribs avg 165.80
0 calls in 5 entries

A strong matchup

4–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 80% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Brew-N-Que in 4 of their 5 shared contests.

The comeback

2 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 2 years, then back at The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ (May 5, 2017).

last seen May 1, 2015
back May 5, 2017

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

TEAM HOGWEISER has landed one call behind them 2 times.

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
2018 ↗	Master	#1954 (60 pts)	#2012 (60 pts)	#1996 (60 pts)	#1970 (70 pts)	#1990 (60 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#2212 (60 pts)	#2286 (60 pts)	#2304 (60 pts)	#2260 (60 pts)	#2266 (60 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#2158 (60 pts)	#2209 (60 pts)	#2111 (75 pts)	#2225 (60 pts)	#2214 (60 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#2084 (75 pts)	#2167 (75 pts)	#2161 (75 pts)	#2172 (75 pts)	#1739 (145 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to MOE & 92'S, each with one reason worth a look.

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

Crazy Thunder BBQ Team

#3,760 of the rated field

1488 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 20%
Peak: 1504

Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 5 contests
last seen Mar 21, 2025

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MOOSE KNUCKLE BBQ

#3,778 of the rated field

1488 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 20%
Peak: 1503

They turned up 9 years after MOE & 92'S did, first appearing in 2022.

rated over 5 contests
last seen Sep 2, 2023

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SMOKIN' ROAMERS

#3,742 of the rated field

1489 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 33%
Peak: 1489

Level with MOE & 92'S on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 5 contests
last seen Aug 22, 2021

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Big Bob's B-B Crew

#3,775 of the rated field

1488 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 20%
Peak: 1505

Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 5 contests
last seen Aug 9, 2019

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Old Buzzard Cookers

#3,763 of the rated field

1488 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1502

Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 5 contests
last seen Feb 15, 2019

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Rudedoggs BBQ

#3,749 of the rated field

1488 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 20%
Peak: 1511

Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 5 contests
last seen Jun 23, 2018

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
Brew-N-Que	5	4	1	80%	⚔ compare
TEAM HOGWEISER	5	3	2	60%	⚔ compare
SWINEFELD	5	3	2	60%	⚔ compare
OOPS	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
WHY YOU GRILLIN' ME ...DAWG?	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
T&J's Dirty Butts	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
1709 BBQ	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
Organizer Portal	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
South Pork	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
FAT, DRUNK & STUPID	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
JIGGY PIGGY	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
BEAN BANDITS	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
Pig Time BBQ	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
Neighbor's Brewin' & Quein'	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	5	0	166.8228	153.0744	159.84	top 71%
Pork Ribs	5	1	172.0002	161.1200	165.80	top 48%
Pork	5	0	168.5828	159.9428	165.23	top 55%
Brisket	5	0	174.2744	143.9998	160.67	top 61%

“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.

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ	4	25	0	top 62%	May 4, 2018

More numbers

Contests a season 1 across 5 seasons in the data

Most contests held in AL 5 of 5 contests

Contests visited 2 1 of them more than once

Opponents faced 156 finished ahead 114 times, behind 198

Longest layoff 2 yrs May 1, 2015 → May 5, 2017

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

20181 milestone

May 4 Most recent contest The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ

20151 milestone

May 1 Peak power rating (1502) The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ

20143 milestones

May 2 First overall past 90% of a perfect score665.6116 The WhistleStop Festival & Rocket City BBQ (JUDGES SIGN UP STARTS DECEMBER 2, 2013)
May 2 Career-best overall score665.6116 The WhistleStop Festival & Rocket City BBQ (JUDGES SIGN UP STARTS DECEMBER 2, 2013)
May 2 Career-best single call (Brisket)174.2744 The WhistleStop Festival & Rocket City BBQ (JUDGES SIGN UP STARTS DECEMBER 2, 2013)

20132 milestones

May 3 First tracked contest The Whistle Stop Festival & Rocket City BBQ
May 3 First call The Whistle Stop Festival & Rocket City BBQ

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+4.9	The WhistleStop Festival & Rocket City BBQ (JUDGES SIGN UP STARTS DECEMBER 2, 2013)	May 2, 2014
+3.4	The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ	May 1, 2015

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-8.9	The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ	May 5, 2017
-6.2	The Whistle Stop Festival & Rocket City BBQ	May 3, 2013
-5.1	The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ	May 4, 2018

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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2018	1	0%	top 77%	90.9%	90.9%
2017	1	0%	top 86%	88.1%	88.1%
2015	1	0%	top 44%	92.3%	92.3%
2014	1	0%	top 40%	92.4%	92.4%
2013	1	100%	top 71%	88.7%	88.7%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
May 4, 2018	The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ Huntsville, AL	47 / 61 (654.1944)	58 (153.0744)	46 (161.1200)	23 (168.5828)	25 (171.4172)
May 5, 2017	The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ Huntsville, AL	59 / 69 (634.6284)	52 (159.3600)	43 (163.9428)	55 (159.9428)	61 (151.3828)
May 1, 2015	The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ Huntsville, AL	28 / 63 (664.4456)	29 (166.8228)	22 (169.1200)	37 (166.2400)	39 (162.2628)
May 2, 2014	The WhistleStop Festival & Rocket City BBQ (JUDGES SIGN UP STARTS DECEMBER 2, 2013) Huntsville, AL	25 / 62 (665.6116)	36 (163.3944)	36 (162.8228)	31 (165.1200)	11 (174.2744)
May 3, 2013	The Whistle Stop Festival & Rocket City BBQ Huntsville, AL	44 / 62 (638.8568)	49 (156.5714)	7 (172.0002)	30 (166.2854)	59 (143.9998)

MOE & 92'S

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Master avg

Storylines (6 found in their record)

High-water mark

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

The comeback

Looking over their shoulder

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

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)