A tough matchup
5–0
behind in the head-to-head
OWENS BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
OWENS BBQ has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
BBQ MAVERICK
BBQ MAVERICK is a competition barbecue team with 8 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2019 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 14th of 16 at the Father's Day Smoke n' Bones BBQ (2023). They are ranked #5871 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1440
peak 1440 · rated over 6 contests
Contests
8
in the data
First seen
Jun 8, 2019
latest Jun 19, 2026 · 7 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podium
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 8 contests
Avg finish
top 93%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
631.48 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 617.95 (+13.53)
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±32.26
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 158.29 · weakest Brisket (152.74)
Road miles
1,172
across 8 mapped stops · furthest 465 mi
Schedule strength
42%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1555)
Master avg
617.95 / 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Master | #828 (127 pts) | #695 (230 pts) | #565 (360 pts) | #775 (157 pts) | #868 (122 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #1411 (57 pts) | #1159 (77 pts) | #908 (157 pts) | #1485 (52 pts) | #1478 (52 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #852 (152 pts) | #934 (147 pts) | #1042 (142 pts) | #874 (157 pts) | #591 (297 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #1867 (74 pts) | #1901 (84 pts) | #1955 (74 pts) | #1915 (79 pts) | #1879 (79 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to BBQ MAVERICK, each with one reason worth a look.
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#5,859 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1440
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#5,860 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1440
Their last contest in the data was back in 2023, 3 years before BBQ MAVERICK's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#5,885 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1440
Level with BBQ MAVERICK on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#5,883 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1440
They were already cooking in 2014, 5 years before BBQ MAVERICK's first contest.
⚔ Compare careers#5,852 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 43%
- Peak
- 1441
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#5,873 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1440
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 8, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OWENS BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN' OUTLAWS | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.8572 | 148.5828 | 157.14 | top 87% |
| Pork Ribs | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 172.5716 | 132.6172 | 158.29 | top 68% |
| Pork | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.4628 | 153.1084 | 157.81 | top 87% |
| Brisket | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 174.2856 | 139.4284 | 152.74 | top 81% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 2 | 0 | top 94% |
| Medium (20–39) | 4 | 0 | top 92% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smokey Skies BBQ Competition | 2 | 23 | 0 | top 92% | Jun 19, 2026 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2026
4 contests
Contests a season
2
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
SK
5 of 8 contests · 2 states and provinces in all
Contests visited
5
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
70
finished ahead 10 times, behind 119
Longest layoff
4 yrs
Jun 8, 2019 → Jun 16, 2023
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20261 milestone
- Most recent contest Smokey Skies BBQ Competition
20251 milestone
- Career-best overall score644.0116 Smokey Skies BBQ Competition
20232 milestones
- First call Father's Day Smoke n' Bones BBQ
- Career-best single call (Brisket)174.2856 Father's Day Smoke n' Bones BBQ
20192 milestones
- First tracked contest Bare Bones BBQ Cookoff
- Peak power rating (1486) Bare Bones BBQ Cookoff
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -14 | Bare Bones BBQ Cookoff | Jun 8, 2019 |
| -10.2 | Smoke 'N the Valley | Sep 23, 2023 |
| -10.1 | Embers and Ice Pitmaster Championship | May 23, 2026 |
| -9.2 | Smokey Skies BBQ Competition | Jun 19, 2026 |
| -8.6 | Father's Day Smoke n' Bones BBQ | Jun 16, 2023 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 94% | 88.3% | 87.2% |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 89% | 89.4% | 89.4% |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 90% | 89.4% | 87.4% |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 100% | 76.4% | 76.4% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 19, 2026 | Smokey Skies BBQ Competition Kipling, SK | 23 / 24 (636.0228) | 21 (160.0228) | 23 (158.2628) | 18 (163.4628) | 23 (154.2744) |
| May 23, 2026 | Embers and Ice Pitmaster Championship Calmar, AB | 21 / 23 (619.2112) | 23 (150.2512) | 9 (167.9656) | 20 (155.9544) | 22 (145.0400) |
| May 23, 2026 | Embers and Ice Pitmaster Championship (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Calmar, AB | — | 13 (162.8456) | — | — | — |
| May 23, 2026 | Embers and Ice Pitmaster Championship (ONE MEAT RIBS) Calmar, AB | — | — | 5 (172.5716) | — | — |
| Jun 21, 2025 | Smokey Skies BBQ Competition Kipling, SK | 24 / 27 (644.0116) | 20 (166.8572) | 7 (172.0800) | 25 (153.1200) | 25 (151.9544) |
| Sep 23, 2023 | Smoke 'N the Valley Lumsden, SK | 24 / 26 (614.7540) | 26 (150.8456) | 25 (149.0740) | 21 (163.4056) | 24 (151.4288) |
| Jun 16, 2023 | Father's Day Smoke n' Bones BBQ Regina, SK | 14 / 16 (643.4168) | 14 (160.5828) | 15 (155.4400) | 16 (153.1084) | 2 (174.2856) |
| Jun 8, 2019 | Bare Bones BBQ Cookoff Pilot Butte, SK | 19 / 19 (550.2968) | 17 (148.5828) | 19 (132.6172) | — | 18 (139.4284) |