High-water mark
671.2912
career-best overall
93.2% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 671.2912 at Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown — 93.2% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Feb 25, 2016
LOOSE MOOSE COOKERS
LOOSE MOOSE COOKERS is a competition barbecue team with 6 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2015 and 2017. Their best overall finish is 8th of 42 at the Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown (2016). They are ranked #2924 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1508
peak 1513 · rated over 6 contests
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
Mar 27, 2015
latest Mar 10, 2017 · 2 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
17% of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 54%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
650.71 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 652.52 (-1.81)
Walk rate
33%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±13.64
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 165.68 · weakest Brisket (159.86)
Road miles
665
across 6 mapped stops · furthest 340 mi
Schedule strength
45%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1558)
Master avg
652.52 / 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)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #1936 (110 pts) | #2118 (85 pts) | #2244 (70 pts) | #1773 (125 pts) | #1564 (170 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #1314 (214 pts) | #1620 (174 pts) | #1265 (254 pts) | #1399 (224 pts) | #1493 (184 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #1316 (197 pts) | #1273 (237 pts) | #1321 (227 pts) | #1265 (247 pts) | #1473 (177 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to LOOSE MOOSE COOKERS, each with one reason worth a look.
115 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2,948 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1507
Careers of much the same size, 8 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#2,930 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1515
They turned up 6 years after LOOSE MOOSE COOKERS did, first appearing in 2021.
⚔ Compare careers#2,933 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1507
Level with LOOSE MOOSE COOKERS on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#2,915 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1508
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#2,941 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1513
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#2,916 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1509
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Three Hog Night Smokers | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| BUTCHER BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 171.9772 | 153.0744 | 162.15 | top 60% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 170.2972 | 158.8116 | 164.82 | top 49% |
| Pork | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 170.2628 | 158.2628 | 165.68 | top 44% |
| Brisket | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 167.3712 | 150.8000 | 159.86 | top 55% |
“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 65% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 43% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2015
3 contests
Contests a season
2
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
TX
3 of 6 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
6
a different one every time
Opponents faced
190
finished ahead 124 times, behind 135
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20171 milestone
- Most recent contest Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
20164 milestones
- First call Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown
- First overall top-10 Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown
- Career-best overall score671.2912 Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown
- Peak power rating (1513) Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown
20153 milestones
- First tracked contest Firelake BBQ Cook Off
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score661.5772 Firelake BBQ Cook Off
- Career-best single call (Chicken)171.9772 Hot Pursuit BBQ Cookoff
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +13.6 | Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown | Feb 25, 2016 |
| +3.3 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | Mar 10, 2017 |
| +0.4 | Firelake BBQ Cook Off | Mar 27, 2015 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -8.8 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | Mar 11, 2016 |
| -0.6 | Hot Pursuit BBQ Cookoff | Jul 24, 2015 |
| -0.3 | Bixby BBQ'N Blues Festival | May 1, 2015 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 47% | 90.9% | 90.9% |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50% | top 51% | 93.2% | 90.7% |
| 2015 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 59% | 91.9% | 90.5% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 10, 2017 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour White Settlement, TX | 14 / 30 (654.1600) | 19 (161.1544) | 22 (158.8116) | 11 (166.8228) | 6 (167.3712) |
| Mar 11, 2016 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Fort Worth, TX | 24 / 29 (635.2112) | 21 (158.1940) | 14 (163.3944) | 22 (158.2628) | 21 (155.3600) |
| Feb 25, 2016 | Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown Huntsville, TX | 8 / 42 (671.2912) | 17 (166.2400) | 9 (168.5256) | 8 (170.2628) | 15 (166.2628) |
| Jul 24, 2015 | Hot Pursuit BBQ Cookoff Shawnee, OK | 21 / 32 (658.8116) | 13 (171.9772) | 15 (170.2972) | 25 (160.5372) | 25 (156) |
| May 1, 2015 | Bixby BBQ'N Blues Festival Bixby, OK | 45 / 81 (634.0688) | 58 (153.0744) | 36 (161.6572) | 19 (168.5372) | 56 (150.8000) |
| Mar 27, 2015 | Firelake BBQ Cook Off Shawnee, OK | 29 / 52 (661.5772) | 38 (162.2744) | 30 (166.2400) | 17 (169.6800) | 29 (163.3828) |