COCHON 225

COCHON 225 is a competition barbecue team with 39 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2015 and 2021. Their best overall finish is 2nd of 19 at the Hog Wild BBQ Cook off, Kids Que and Family Festival (2018), and they have finished Reserve Grand Champion once. They are ranked #817 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

⚔ Compare with another team

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#817

of 6,476 rated · rankings

Rating

1626

peak 1633 · rated over 38 contests1 invitational or side-series contest not counted

Contests

in the data

First seen

May 29, 2015

latest May 1, 2021 · 5.9 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#363

Master 2018 · every season

Grand champs

1 reserve

Category wins

20 podiums

Overall top-10s

36% of 39 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 47%

overall standings

Best overall

687.3484 / 720

Master · Roast N Boast BBQ

Perfect 180s

1 🔥

Current form

665.35 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 668.88 (-3.52)

Walk rate

72%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

180 🔥

Brisket · Sam's Club National BBQ Tour

Consistency

±15.06

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Brisket

avg 168.54 · weakest Pork (166.55)

Road miles

8,536

across 39 mapped stops · furthest 420 mi

Schedule strength

70%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1589)

Purse competed for

$85K

listed at 6 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 8 state-championship entries

Master avg

668.88 / 720

39 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (11 found in their record)

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

The heartbreaker

1.1772 points from the title

Came within 1.1772 points of the Grand Championship at Hog Wild BBQ Cook off, Kids Que and Family Festival (May 4, 2018).

Perfect scores on the board

1 perfect 180

1 perfect 180 in the data — every judge at the table handing back a nine, all in brisket.

Brisket ×1

They almost always walk

72% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 28 of 39 contests

A top-10 category call in 72% of their 39 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

687.3484 career-best overall

95.5% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 687.3484 at Roast N Boast BBQ — 95.5% of a perfect 720.

Master
Sep 30, 2016

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

JordyQ has finished one call ahead of COCHON 225 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

14–3 behind in the head-to-head

CAJUN BLAZE ahead in 82% of their meetings

CAJUN BLAZE has come out ahead in 14 of their 17 shared contests.

A strong matchup

8–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 89% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of SOUTHSIDE BBQ in 8 of their 9 shared contests.

Show 4 more storylines

Brisket nemesis

13 of 17 shared brisket entries lost

CAJUN BLAZE ahead 76% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, CAJUN BLAZE has out-cooked them in 13 of 17 shared brisket entries.

An October team

Top 29% average finish in October

Something about October: average finish in the top 29% across 5 contests, versus top 47% the rest of the year.

5 October contests
top 47% the rest of the year

The long haul

8,536 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 8,536 miles across 39 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 420 miles to WNC BBQ Festival-.

39 mapped stops
furthest 420 mi

The metronome

±2.09% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.09% 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
39 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	#1096 (95 pts)	#1286 (60 pts)	#1202 (90 pts)	#1262 (60 pts)	#647 (260 pts)
2020 ↗	Master	#777 (91 pts)	#1102 (56 pts)	#433 (281 pts)	#821 (91 pts)	#879 (61 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#845 (340 pts)	#1295 (180 pts)	#890 (345 pts)	#728 (450 pts)	#708 (470 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#363 (932 pts)	#370 (947 pts)	#328 (1,007 pts)	#435 (832 pts)	#237 (1,262 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#412 (897 pts)	#382 (982 pts)	#260 (1,242 pts)	#493 (802 pts)	#344 (1,097 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#519 (762 pts)	#491 (827 pts)	#518 (802 pts)	#348 (1,072 pts)	#383 (1,027 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#1134 (252 pts)	#979 (347 pts)	#1374 (207 pts)	#1384 (217 pts)	#734 (502 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to COCHON 225, each with one reason worth a look.

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

5 FINGER BBQ

#816 of the rated field

1626 power rating

Contests: 66
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 38%
Peak: 1662

2–0 in 2 shared contests (100% to COCHON 225)

2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team COCHON 225 has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 66 contests
last seen Oct 5, 2018

⚔ Head-to-head

Smoker Bandits

#814 of the rated field

1626 power rating

Contests: 25
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 32%
Peak: 1631

Fewer contests behind them than COCHON 225 has cooked, 25 to 39, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

rated over 22 contests
last seen Sep 25, 2026

⚔ Compare careers

CHOOCHOO BBQ

#815 of the rated field

1626 power rating

Contests: 68
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 32%
Peak: 1646

68 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 32% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 66 contests
last seen Sep 25, 2026

⚔ Compare careers

EFFIN'EH GRAY'S

#813 of the rated field

1626 power rating

Contests: 19
GCs: 3
Top-10s: 79%
Peak: 1634

They turned up 9 years after COCHON 225 did, first appearing in 2024.

rated over 19 contests
last seen Sep 11, 2026
on a 10-contest top-10 run

⚔ Compare careers

UNCLE FEOL'S TENNESSEE STYLE BBQ

#825 of the rated field

1625 ▼ 1 power rating

Contests: 58
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 29%
Peak: 1625

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to COCHON 225)

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 56 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 56 contests
last seen May 8, 2026

⚔ Head-to-head

CRASH TEST SMOKERS

#805 of the rated field

1627 ▲ 1 power rating

Contests: 83
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 39%
Peak: 1702

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to COCHON 225)

Level with COCHON 225 on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 83 contests
last seen Aug 27, 2021

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
CAJUN BLAZE	17	3	14	18%	⚔ compare
THE BLUE BLOODS	16	3	13	19%	⚔ compare
FIRE DANCER BBQ	15	3	12	20%	⚔ compare
BAYOU BOOGIE BBQ	14	2	12	14%	⚔ compare
BOOTYQUE	14	2	12	14%	⚔ compare
Organizer Portal	13	0	13	0%	⚔ compare
SWIGGIN PIG	12	3	9	25%	⚔ compare
SMOKE ON THIS	12	3	9	25%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN' SOBER...SOMETIMES	11	5	6	45%	⚔ compare
South Pork	11	2	9	18%	⚔ compare
KILLER HOGS	11	1	10	9%	⚔ compare
CUZ'S CUSTOM COOKING	10	7	3	70%	⚔ compare
MIDNIGHT BURN	10	5	5	50%	⚔ compare
KOKOMO Q	10	4	6	40%	⚔ compare
C4-Que	10	2	8	20%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	39	9	1	2	177.7372	148.5716	166.68	top 55%
Pork Ribs	39	13	3	4	178.8572	143.9772	167.11	top 44%
Pork	39	10	1	5	177.7028	133.6800	166.55	top 48%
Brisket	39	16	4	9	180 🔥	154.2172	168.54	top 42%

“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)	2	top 32%
Medium (20–39)	19	top 47%
Large (40+)	18	top 48%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
MS	19	top 48%
LA	5	top 43%
AL	5	top 50%
AR	3	top 50%
FL	2	top 44%
NC	2	top 43%
TX	1	top 12%
MO	1	top 34%
GA	1	top 74%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Hammond BBQ	3	14	top 39%	Mar 22, 2019
Go Hog Wild Arkansas BBQ Championship	2	7	top 29%	Oct 4, 2019
Downtown BBQ Showdown	2	9	top 42%	Jul 19, 2019
Smokin In the Square	2	10	top 44%	Mar 15, 2019
Roast N Boast BBQ	2	8	top 35%	Oct 6, 2017
Smokin on the Rez BBQ and Music Festival (DAY2) (JUDGES LIST FULL)	2	9	top 49%	Sep 16, 2017
WNC BBQ Festival (Smokin in the Valley)	2	19	top 43%	Jul 21, 2017
Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	2	10	top 45%	Jun 23, 2017
Tupelo BBQ Duel- Comp 2	2	27	top 71%	Mar 18, 2017
Tupelo BBQ Duel- Comp 1	2	24	top 40%	Mar 17, 2017
Hog Wild BBQ Cookoff and Family Festival	2	10	top 68%	May 27, 2016

More numbers

Busiest season 2016 10 contests

Contests a season 5.6 across 7 seasons in the data

Most contests held in MS 19 of 39 contests · 9 states in all

Contests visited 27 11 of them more than once

Opponents faced 885 finished ahead 965 times, behind 780

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

20211 milestone

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

20191 milestone

Oct 4 Peak power rating (1633) Go Hog Wild Arkansas BBQ Championship

20182 milestones

Feb 23 25th tracked contest D'Iberville BBQ Throw down Kids Q & Festival (JUDGES FULL)
May 4 First Reserve Championship Hog Wild BBQ Cook off, Kids Que and Family Festival

20164 milestones

May 27 10th tracked contest Hog Wild BBQ Cookoff and Family Festival
Jun 24 First perfect 180 (Brisket) Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
Sep 30 Career-best overall score687.3484 Roast N Boast BBQ
Oct 7 First overall podium Downtown BBQ Throwdown

20155 milestones

May 29 First tracked contest Hog Wild BBQ Cookoff and Family Festival
Aug 14 First overall past 90% of a perfect score663.2456 Stand By Your Grill
Sep 25 First call Jim Bowie BBQ Throwdown
Oct 9 First category win (Brisket) Downtown BBQ Showdown
Oct 9 First overall top-10 Downtown BBQ Showdown

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+15.9	World Barbecue Championship	Nov 8, 2017
+14.8	Downtown BBQ Throwdown	Oct 7, 2016
+11.4	Hog Wild BBQ Cook off, Kids Que and Family Festival	May 4, 2018
+9.2	Roast N Boast BBQ	Sep 30, 2016
+9.2	Hammond BBQ	Mar 23, 2018

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-12.9	Hog Wild BBQ Cookoff and Family Festival	May 29, 2015
-7.8	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	Feb 26, 2016
-4.7	Tupelo BBQ Duel- Comp 2	Mar 19, 2016
-4.5	Brasstown Valley Resort BBQ Throwdown (JUDGES FULL)	Feb 2, 2018
-4.2	Swinging Bridge BBQ Festival	Jun 26, 2020

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	100%	top 47%	92%	92%
2020	1	0	1	100%	top 58%	90.1%	90.1%
2019	6	2	2	67%	top 42%	94.2%	93%
2018	8	3	2	88%	top 42%	95.1%	93.5%
2017	9	5	2	78%	top 42%	95.2%	93.9%
2016	10	3	1	60%	top 50%	95.5%	93%
2015	4	1	1	50%	top 62%	93.6%	90.1%

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	18 / 38 (662.7084)	26 (162.2400)	19 (165.0972)	27 (159.9656)	2 (175.4056)
Jun 26, 2020	Swinging Bridge BBQ Festival 🏅 Byram, MS	18 / 31 (649.0168)	26 (153.0856)	1 (171.9656)	18 (165.1200)	24 (158.8456)
Oct 4, 2019	Go Hog Wild Arkansas BBQ Championship 🏅 Sheridan, AR	8 / 26 (667.2908)	8 (169.7028)	18 (153.6224)	2 (172.5600)	7 (171.4056)
Jul 19, 2019	Downtown BBQ Showdown 🏅 Hattiesburg, MS	14 / 28 (669.5884)	21 (162.2400)	11 (166.2744)	4 (172.5484)	13 (168.5256)
Mar 22, 2019	Hammond BBQ 🏅 Hammond, LA	18 / 48 (678.1484)	28 (168.5372)	20 (168.5256)	16 (169.6684)	22 (171.4172)
Mar 15, 2019	Smokin In the Square 🏅 Pensacola, FL	10 / 35 (674.7312)	26 (163.9656)	12 (169.1200)	1 (174.2628)	15 (167.3828)
Feb 8, 2019	KCBS World Invitational Barbeque Championship 🏅 unrated Little Rock, AR	85 / 92 (658.6628)	84 (164.5372)	38 (168.5372)	34 (169.6800)	89 (155.9084)
Feb 1, 2019	Humble Rodeo and BBQ 🏅 Humble, TX	15 / 126 (667.3828)	98 (148.5716)	10 (172.5828)	26 (168.5256)	1 (177.7028)
Oct 5, 2018	Go Hog Wild Arkansas BBQ Championship Sheridan, AR	7 / 26 (673.6000)	14 (162.8344)	8 (168.5256)	5 (169.1200)	5 (173.1200)
May 25, 2018	Shepherd's Smokin Summer Kick Off Branson, MO	17 / 50 (678.1832)	26 (170.2628)	7 (174.2744)	21 (168.5372)	30 (165.1088)
May 4, 2018	Hog Wild BBQ Cook off, Kids Que and Family Festival Brookhaven, MS	2 / 19 (685.0740)	5 (168.5600)	4 (170.8456)	3 (170.8228)	3 (174.8456)
Apr 13, 2018	Smoke on the Falls Gadsden, AL	25 / 38 (672.4456)	1 (177.7372)	14 (171.9772)	32 (159.9428)	33 (162.7884)
Mar 23, 2018	Hammond BBQ Hammond, LA	14 / 48 (675.8972)	15 (170.8228)	25 (165.6800)	41 (160.5372)	1 (178.8572)
Mar 16, 2018	Smokin In the Square Pensacola, FL	29 / 49 (676.4572)	45 (165.0972)	24 (167.4172)	35 (166.2400)	3 (177.7028)
Feb 23, 2018	D'Iberville BBQ Throw down Kids Q & Festival (JUDGES FULL) D'Iberville, MS	9 / 27 (664.3768)	16 (163.9312)	9 (167.3944)	12 (166.2284)	6 (166.8228)
Feb 2, 2018	Brasstown Valley Resort BBQ Throwdown (JUDGES FULL) Young Harris, GA	26 / 35 (661.5772)	28 (162.2400)	12 (171.4172)	31 (162.8344)	27 (165.0856)
Nov 8, 2017	World Barbecue Championship Orange Beach, AL	10 / 93 (685.0628)	20 (172.5600)	24 (170.8572)	16 (171.9772)	34 (169.6684)
Oct 6, 2017	Roast N Boast BBQ Columbus, MS	10 / 25 (669.5424)	12 (166.2284)	1 (175.4172)	18 (168.5256)	17 (159.3712)
Sep 16, 2017	Smokin on the Rez BBQ and Music Festival (DAY2) (JUDGES LIST FULL) Ridgeland, MS	9 / 17 (676.4916)	3 (176.0116)	12 (166.2628)	15 (158.8000)	2 (175.4172)
Sep 15, 2017	Smokin on the Rez BBQ and Music Festival (DAY 1) (JUDGES LIST FULL) Ridgeland, MS	10 / 22 (669.0400)	20 (159.9428)	1 (172.5600)	9 (167.4172)	5 (169.1200)
Jul 21, 2017	WNC BBQ Festival (Smokin in the Valley) Maggie Valley, NC	22 / 47 (673.5888)	40 (163.9544)	36 (163.9544)	27 (166.2400)	2 (179.4400)
Jun 23, 2017	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Birmingham, AL	10 / 28 (685.6228)	15 (171.9656)	10 (172.5716)	8 (171.9656)	17 (169.1200)
Mar 24, 2017	Hammond BBQ Hammond, LA	28 / 55 (670.1484)	4 (176.5600)	26 (167.3712)	45 (162.2400)	35 (163.9772)
Mar 18, 2017	Tupelo BBQ Duel- Comp 2 Tupelo, MS	27 / 45 (671.8284)	39 (167.3944)	8 (173.1084)	34 (163.9428)	27 (167.3828)
Mar 17, 2017	Tupelo BBQ Duel- Comp 1 Tupelo, MS	24 / 68 (680.4456)	40 (167.3828)	13 (174.2628)	34 (167.9772)	29 (170.8228)
Oct 7, 2016	Downtown BBQ Throwdown Hattiesburg, MS	3 / 26 (677.0400)	5 (172.5600)	6 (166.8228)	9 (168.5372)	5 (169.1200)
Sep 30, 2016	Roast N Boast BBQ Columbus, MS	8 / 27 (687.3484)	24 (161.6684)	3 (178.8572)	2 (177.7028)	13 (169.1200)
Jul 22, 2016	WNC BBQ Festival- Maggie Valley, NC	19 / 49 (678.1716)	18 (170.8228)	40 (160.5028)	14 (170.8460)	6 (176)
Jun 24, 2016	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Birmingham, AL	16 / 30 (679.3372)	26 (165.0856)	9 (171.4172)	23 (162.8344)	1 (180)
May 27, 2016	Hog Wild BBQ Cookoff and Family Festival Brookhaven, MS	10 / 25 (669.0628)	11 (167.9772)	19 (158.8344)	3 (174.2628)	6 (167.9884)
Apr 8, 2016	'Que at the View Gulfport, MS	31 / 43 (655.8516)	17 (167.4172)	35 (164.5372)	11 (169.6800)	37 (154.2172)
Mar 25, 2016	Hamond BBQ Hammond, LA	24 / 58 (674.7544)	8 (174.2628)	25 (167.4172)	27 (168.5372)	43 (164.5372)
Mar 19, 2016	Tupelo BBQ Duel- Comp 2 Tupelo, MS	50 / 61 (653.5772)	57 (159.3600)	51 (161.1200)	35 (164.5600)	28 (168.5372)
Mar 18, 2016	Tupelo BBQ Duel- Comp 1 Tupelo, MS	43 / 95 (664.4912)	61 (165.1084)	26 (169.1428)	43 (167.3828)	54 (162.8572)
Feb 26, 2016	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Daphne, AL	26 / 30 (654.7656)	11 (170.8456)	26 (161.1200)	15 (167.4172)	29 (155.3828)
Oct 9, 2015	Downtown BBQ Showdown Hattiesburg, MS	9 / 26 (674.1712)	9 (170.8228)	17 (161.6800)	15 (165.1084)	1 (176.5600)
Sep 25, 2015	Jim Bowie BBQ Throwdown Vidalia, LA	25 / 45 (662.6852)	8 (174.2628)	39 (157.0740)	38 (160.5256)	12 (170.8228)
Aug 14, 2015	Stand By Your Grill Fulton, MS	34 / 57 (663.2456)	26 (170.2744)	35 (165.0856)	26 (168.5256)	48 (159.3600)
May 29, 2015	Hog Wild BBQ Cookoff and Family Festival Brookhaven, MS	30 / 31 (594.7316)	26 (153.6572)	29 (143.9772)	30 (133.6800)	16 (163.4172)

An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.

COCHON 225

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

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (11 found in their record)

The heartbreaker

Perfect scores on the board

They almost always walk

High-water mark

The one to beat

A tough matchup

A strong matchup

Brisket nemesis

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)