KOKOMO Q

KOKOMO Q is a competition barbecue team with 25 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2021. Their best overall finish is 4th of 27 at the George County Firefighters Association BBQ Challenge (2016). They are ranked #1522 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#1,522

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1562

peak 1577 · rated over 25 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Oct 3, 2014

latest May 1, 2021 · 6.6 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#365

Master 2016 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

5 podiums

Overall top-10s

36% of 25 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 47%

overall standings

Best overall

690.2400 / 720

Master · George County Firefighters Association BBQ Challenge

Perfect 180s

Current form

659.73 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 668.96 (-9.23)

Walk rate

76%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

178.8572

Pork · Downtown BBQ Showdown

Consistency

±12.05

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Brisket

avg 168.82 · weakest Pork Ribs (166.06)

Road miles

3,769

across 25 mapped stops · furthest 301 mi

Schedule strength

49%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1563)

State championships

0 🏅

won from 2 state-championship entries

Master avg

668.96 / 720

25 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (11 found in their record)

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

They almost always walk

76% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 19 of 25 contests

A top-10 category call in 76% of their 25 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

690.2400 career-best overall

95.9% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 690.2400 at George County Firefighters Association BBQ Challenge — 95.9% of a perfect 720.

Master
May 6, 2016

The one to beat

3× one call ahead of them

C4-Que has finished one call ahead of KOKOMO Q 3 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

12–4 behind in the head-to-head

RED EYED SMOKERS ahead in 75% of their meetings

RED EYED SMOKERS has come out ahead in 12 of their 16 shared contests.

A strong matchup

8–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 89% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of CROSSROADS GRILLIN in 8 of their 9 shared contests.

The comeback

3.5 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 3.5 years, then back at Hog Wild BBQ Cook off, Kids Que and Family Festival (May 1, 2021).

last seen Oct 20, 2017
back May 1, 2021

Brisket nemesis

12 of 13 shared brisket entries lost

BAYOU BOOGIE BBQ ahead 92% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, BAYOU BOOGIE BBQ has out-cooked them in 12 of 13 shared brisket entries.

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Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

SMOKIN' SOBER...SOMETIMES has landed one call behind them 2 times.

An October team

Top 39% average finish in October

Something about October: average finish in the top 39% across 4 contests, versus top 47% the rest of the year.

4 October contests
top 47% the rest of the year

The long haul

3,769 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 3,769 miles across 25 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 301 miles to Flames on the Flint.

25 mapped stops
furthest 301 mi

The metronome

±1.67% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.67% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 92.9% of a perfect score
25 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
2021 ↗	Master	#1152 (80 pts)	#978 (120 pts)	#1247 (75 pts)	#1262 (60 pts)	#1059 (110 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#702 (537 pts)	#715 (567 pts)	#712 (562 pts)	#901 (427 pts)	#680 (587 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#365 (1,033 pts)	#425 (923 pts)	#332 (1,098 pts)	#395 (993 pts)	#272 (1,233 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#381 (974 pts)	#384 (974 pts)	#420 (894 pts)	#380 (964 pts)	#266 (1,254 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to KOKOMO Q, each with one reason worth a look.

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

GRILL DOCTOR'S

#1,527 of the rated field

1562 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 40%
Peak: 1569

2–4 in 6 shared contests (33% to KOKOMO Q)

These two have cooked 6 of the same contests — GRILL DOCTOR'S ahead 4–2 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.

rated over 10 contests
last seen Mar 22, 2019

⚔ Head-to-head

PORKCHOP & BUBBAS

#1,524 of the rated field

1562 power rating

Contests: 29
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 21%
Peak: 1577

Careers of much the same size, 29 contests to 25, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 28 contests
last seen Mar 15, 2024

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NEW SOUTH BBQ

#1,526 of the rated field

1562 power rating

Contests: 22
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 14%
Peak: 1570

22 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 14% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 22 contests
last seen Sep 13, 2019

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C R BUTTS SMOKE

#1,529 of the rated field

1562 power rating

Contests: 31
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 16%
Peak: 1567

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

rated over 31 contests
last seen Sep 6, 2019

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BROWN CHICKEN BROWN COW

#1,523 of the rated field

1562 power rating

Contests: 20
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 25%
Peak: 1572

Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 3 years before KOKOMO Q's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 20 contests

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O' Town Que

#1,520 of the rated field

1563 power rating

Contests: 19
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 47%
Peak: 1571

They turned up 7 years after KOKOMO Q did, first appearing in 2021.

rated over 19 contests
last seen Jul 26, 2024

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
SMOKIN' SOBER...SOMETIMES	17	8	9	47%	⚔ compare
RED EYED SMOKERS	16	4	12	25%	⚔ compare
GIVE IT TO GOD	14	7	7	50%	⚔ compare
BOOTYQUE	14	2	12	14%	⚔ compare
BAYOU BOOGIE BBQ	13	2	11	15%	⚔ compare
CUZ'S CUSTOM COOKING	12	7	5	58%	⚔ compare
CAJUN BLAZE	12	0	12	0%	⚔ compare
GENERAL LEE SMOKING	11	7	4	64%	⚔ compare
PLUMB CRAZY Q	11	7	4	64%	⚔ compare
COCHON 225	10	6	4	60%	⚔ compare
HAULIN' BUTT BBQ	10	1	9	10%	⚔ compare
CROSSROADS GRILLIN	9	8	1	89%	⚔ compare
SWEET DREAMS BBQ	9	6	3	67%	⚔ compare
Smokin' Good Times	9	4	5	44%	⚔ compare
South Pork	9	1	8	11%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	25	9	0	0	176.5600	152.5484	167.49	top 48%
Pork Ribs	25	8	1	1	176.0228	149.0744	166.06	top 50%
Pork	25	8	1	1	178.8572	157.6572	166.60	top 52%
Brisket	25	11	0	3	176.5828	160.5144	168.82	top 37%

“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	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	1	top 68%
Medium (20–39)	16	top 42%
Large (40+)	8	top 53%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
MS	16	top 41%
AL	4	top 53%
LA	3	top 56%
GA	2	top 65%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Hog Wild BBQ Cookoff and Family Festival	3	6	top 49%	Apr 28, 2017
Downtown BBQ Showdown	2	6	top 46%	Oct 20, 2017
George County Firefighters Association BBQ Challenge	2	4	top 31%	May 6, 2016
'Que at the View	2	12	top 36%	Apr 8, 2016
Flames on the Flint (GBC Qualifier)	2	47	top 65%	Mar 11, 2016
Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	2	20	top 68%	Feb 26, 2016

More numbers

Busiest season 2016 9 contests

Contests a season 5 across 5 seasons in the data

Most contests held in MS 16 of 25 contests · 4 states in all

Contests visited 18 6 of them more than once

Opponents faced 476 finished ahead 476 times, behind 440

Longest layoff 3.5 yrs Oct 20, 2017 → May 1, 2021

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

20212 milestones

May 1 25th tracked contest Hog Wild BBQ Cook off, Kids Que and Family Festival
May 1 Most recent contest Hog Wild BBQ Cook off, Kids Que and Family Festival

20171 milestone

Feb 24 Peak power rating (1577) Bud & BBQ (JUDGING IS FULL)

20161 milestone

May 6 Career-best overall score690.2400 George County Firefighters Association BBQ Challenge

20151 milestone

Dec 4 10th tracked contest Christmas on the River State Championship BBQ

20146 milestones

Oct 3 First tracked contest Downtown BBQ Showdown
Oct 3 First call Downtown BBQ Showdown
Oct 3 First category win (Pork) Downtown BBQ Showdown
Oct 3 First overall top-10 Downtown BBQ Showdown
Oct 3 First overall past 90% of a perfect score681.6116 Downtown BBQ Showdown
Oct 3 Career-best single call (Pork)178.8572 Downtown BBQ Showdown

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+13.2	George County Firefighters Association BBQ Challenge	May 6, 2016
+12.1	Jim Bowie BBQ Throwdown	Sep 25, 2015
+11.4	Porktober Que	Sep 23, 2016
+10.4	Downtown BBQ Showdown	Oct 9, 2015
+10.1	'Que at the View	Apr 3, 2015

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-11	Hammond BBQ	Mar 24, 2017
-6.4	Downtown BBQ Showdown	Oct 20, 2017
-5.8	Flames on the Flint	Mar 13, 2015
-5	Hog Wild BBQ Cookoff and Family Festival	May 29, 2015
-3	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	Feb 26, 2016

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — 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)
2021	1	0	0	0%	top 55%	91.7%	91.7%
2017	5	2	0	80%	top 56%	93.6%	91.8%
2016	9	4	1	67%	top 42%	95.9%	93.5%
2015	9	2	0	89%	top 48%	95.5%	92.9%
2014	1	1	1	100%	top 30%	94.7%	94.7%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
May 1, 2021	Hog Wild BBQ Cook off, Kids Que and Family Festival 🏅 Brookhaven, MS	21 / 38 (660.4456)	13 (168.5600)	22 (164.5372)	29 (159.3712)	15 (167.9772)
Oct 20, 2017	Downtown BBQ Showdown Hattiesburg, MS	13 / 19 (654.1260)	7 (171.9656)	14 (156.5260)	12 (165.1200)	14 (160.5144)
Apr 28, 2017	Hog Wild BBQ Cookoff and Family Festival Brookhaven, MS	14 / 27 (663.2684)	14 (166.2628)	10 (169.6800)	20 (157.6572)	9 (169.6684)
Mar 31, 2017	Jack Town Throw Down Jackson, MS	9 / 34 (674.1484)	8 (171.9656)	5 (172.5716)	25 (161.0856)	11 (168.5256)
Mar 24, 2017	Hammond BBQ Hammond, LA	48 / 55 (646.6744)	29 (169.6800)	53 (149.0744)	32 (166.8228)	41 (161.0972)
Feb 24, 2017	Bud & BBQ (JUDGING IS FULL) Meridian, MS	10 / 22 (665.5312)	15 (163.9428)	16 (161.0972)	10 (169.6684)	6 (170.8228)
Oct 7, 2016	Downtown BBQ Throwdown Hattiesburg, MS	9 / 26 (662.7196)	7 (169.1084)	9 (165.7028)	19 (159.9428)	6 (167.9656)
Sep 23, 2016	Porktober Que Dothan, AL	7 / 36 (686.7656)	7 (171.9772)	16 (168.5372)	11 (170.8456)	4 (175.4056)
Jun 17, 2016	The Desoto Shrine Club 8th Annual BBQ Cook Off Hernando, MS	23 / 41 (671.2796)	32 (162.7884)	23 (166.2400)	26 (165.6684)	3 (176.5828)
May 27, 2016	Hog Wild BBQ Cookoff and Family Festival Brookhaven, MS	6 / 25 (680.4800)	13 (167.4172)	4 (173.7028)	4 (174.2628)	10 (165.0972)
May 6, 2016	George County Firefighters Association BBQ Challenge Lucedale, MS	4 / 27 (690.2400)	6 (173.1200)	1 (176.0228)	9 (171.4172)	10 (169.6800)
Apr 8, 2016	'Que at the View Gulfport, MS	18 / 43 (668.4684)	34 (161.6800)	13 (169.7028)	18 (167.9656)	14 (169.1200)
Mar 25, 2016	Hamond BBQ Hammond, LA	37 / 58 (664.4800)	28 (168.5600)	46 (162.2400)	37 (165.1428)	30 (168.5372)
Mar 11, 2016	Flames on the Flint (GBC Qualifier) Bainbridge, GA	47 / 89 (662.7544)	52 (165.6916)	36 (167.9888)	76 (158.2512)	15 (170.8228)
Feb 26, 2016	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Daphne, AL	20 / 30 (669.0516)	19 (166.2628)	22 (165.6916)	6 (172.5600)	19 (164.5372)
Dec 4, 2015	Christmas on the River State Championship BBQ 🏅 Demopolis, AL	20 / 36 (655.2344)	31 (159.3716)	22 (163.3944)	8 (168.5256)	20 (163.9428)
Oct 9, 2015	Downtown BBQ Showdown Hattiesburg, MS	6 / 26 (680.5256)	7 (170.8572)	13 (166.2628)	9 (170.8456)	3 (172.5600)
Sep 25, 2015	Jim Bowie BBQ Throwdown Vidalia, LA	7 / 45 (687.3596)	9 (172.5484)	10 (170.8228)	14 (170.2856)	7 (173.7028)
Jun 19, 2015	Desoto Shrine Club 7th Annual 2015 BBQ Cook Off Hernando, MS	14 / 37 (674.1372)	27 (162.8000)	19 (167.3944)	7 (171.9656)	7 (171.9772)
May 29, 2015	Hog Wild BBQ Cookoff and Family Festival Brookhaven, MS	22 / 31 (639.9428)	28 (152.5484)	26 (155.3828)	12 (165.7144)	14 (166.2972)
May 1, 2015	George County Firefighters Association BBQ Challenge Lucedale, MS	13 / 27 (674.1944)	21 (162.8000)	7 (172.5944)	16 (167.9772)	11 (170.8228)
Apr 3, 2015	'Que at the View Gulfport, MS	12 / 40 (675.3372)	17 (169.1200)	23 (164.5488)	30 (165.6684)	2 (176)
Mar 13, 2015	Flames on the Flint Bainbridge, GA	56 / 72 (666.2284)	6 (176.5600)	63 (161.1428)	69 (158.8572)	31 (169.6684)
Feb 27, 2015	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Daphne, AL	21 / 30 (669.0172)	8 (173.1084)	9 (172.0116)	29 (160.5144)	24 (163.3828)
Oct 3, 2014	Downtown BBQ Showdown Hattiesburg, MS	8 / 27 (681.6116)	12 (168.5256)	11 (168.5488)	1 (178.8572)	14 (165.6800)

KOKOMO 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

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (11 found in their record)

They almost always walk

High-water mark

The one to beat

A tough matchup

A strong matchup

The comeback

Brisket nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

An October team

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, averaged over 5 contests — 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)