MOODSWING BBQ

At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)

Power ranking

#2200

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1530

peak 1531 · rated over 11 contests ⓘ

Best runs

straight top-10s

Contests

in the data

First seen

2018-01-19

latest 2022-04-08

Best ToY finish

#1954

Master 2018

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

5 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 11 contests

Avg finish

top 54%

overall standings

Best overall

681.0972 / 720

Master · *Traeger NorUt State Championship

Perfect 180s

Current form

664.81 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 660.93 (+3.88)

Walk rate

64%

contests with a top-10 call

Top-10 streak

best run (overall)

Best single call

178.2972

Pork Ribs · Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge

Consistency

±13.90

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork Ribs

avg 167.51 · weakest Pork (162.46)

Road miles

3,455

mi across 11 mapped stops · furthest 1476 mi

Schedule strength

67%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1584)

Purse competed for

$40K

listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

GCs in 5 state-championship entries

Master avg

660.93 / 720

11 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (10 found in this team's record)

Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.

They almost always walk

64% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 7 of 11 contests

A top-10 category call in 64% of their 11 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

681.0972 career-best overall

94.6% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 681.0972 at *Traeger NorUt State Championship — 94.6% of a perfect 720.

Master
2018-06-29

Their season

2019 their best year

2019 was the year it came together: 3 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 2 category wins, at an average finish in the top 38%.

3 contests
0 overall top-10s
2 category wins
average top 38%

A tough matchup

6–0 behind in the head-to-head

All About Smokin Q ahead in 100% of their meetings

All About Smokin Q has come out ahead in 6 of their 6 shared contests.

The weak link

−5.0 points behind their best meat

Pork is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 5.05 points below their pork ribs, and turns into a call 36% of the time against 45%.

Pork avg 162.46
Pork Ribs avg 167.51
4 calls in 11 entries

A strong matchup

4–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 80% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of DJS SMOKIN' BBQ in 4 of their 5 shared contests.

The comeback

1.9 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 1.9 years, then back at Smoke on The Shores BBQ Championship (2021-03-19).

last seen 2019-05-03
back 2021-03-19

Pork Ribs nemesis

4 of 6 shared pork ribs entries lost

Bad Boyz BBQ ahead 67% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, Bad Boyz BBQ has out-cooked them in 4 of 6 shared pork ribs entries.

The long haul

3,455 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 3,455 miles across 11 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 1,476 miles to Smoke on the Falls.

11 mapped stops
furthest 1,476 mi

The metronome

±1.93% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.93% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 91.8% of a perfect score
11 contests

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The nearest teams in the power rankings, with a different reason on each card — six teams on one rating are rarely on it for the same reason. Rating decides who makes the list; where teams tie on it, the ones this team has actually cooked against come first, then teams at a similar point in their own career. KCBS doesn’t publish where a team is from, so nothing here is inferred from geography.

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

FIGHTING DELFUEGOS

#2195 of the rated field

1531 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 10%
Peak: 1539

No shared contest yet.

Their last contest in the data was back in 2017, 5 years before MOODSWING BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 10 contests

⚔ Head-to-head

EADS DOWNHOME

#2209 of the rated field

1530 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 36%
Peak: 1536

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 14 contests to 11, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 14 contests
last seen 2018-07-06

⚔ Head-to-head

BR.BQ

#2203 of the rated field

1530 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 16
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 38%
Peak: 1541

No shared contest yet.

Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 16 contests, alongside a 38% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 14 contests
last seen 2016-07-02

⚔ Head-to-head

Boots Style BBQ

#2201 of the rated field

1530 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 13%
Peak: 1534

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 15 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 15 contests
last seen 2016-07-29

⚔ Head-to-head

STEEL SMOKIN' BBQ

#2197 of the rated field

1530 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 47%
Peak: 1564

No shared contest yet.

They were already cooking in 2013, 5 years before MOODSWING BBQ's first contest.

rated over 15 contests
last seen 2015-07-17

⚔ Head-to-head

Los Diablos

#2206 of the rated field

1530 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 38%
Peak: 1530

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 8 contests
last seen 2025-10-17

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
SMOKERS PURGATORY	7	2	5	29%	⚔ compare
Vegas Grillbillies	6	3	3	50%	⚔ compare
Your Behind BBQ	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
THE PIT CREW BBQ OF AZ	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
COW TIPPIN BBQ	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
SHIG NINJA BBQ	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
All About Smokin Q	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
Bad Boyz BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
DJS SMOKIN' BBQ	5	4	1	80%	⚔ compare
STEVO'S BBQ	5	3	2	60%	⚔ compare
BURNIN BELLIES	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
SMOKED OUT BBQ	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
KNIFE PORK AND SPOON	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	11	4	0	1	173.7028	156.5372	165.02	top 56%
Pork Ribs	11	5	2	4	178.2972	149.6572	167.51	top 42%
Pork	11	4	0	0	173.1200	154.2284	162.46	top 68%
Brisket	11	3	0	0	173.1200	153.1088	165.94	top 47%

“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 state / province

Where	Contests	Avg finish
AZ	5	top 63%
UT	3	top 37%
AL	1	top 71%
TN	1	top 65%
CA	1	top 27%

By contest size

Field	Contests	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	3	top 37%
Medium (20–39)	1	top 71%
Large (40+)	7	top 58%

Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge	2	21	0	top 53%	2019-01-18

The story so far (18 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 4.2 yrs 2018-01-19 → 2022-04-08

Busiest season 2018 6 contests

Contests a season 2.8 across 4 seasons in the data

Cooks most in AZ 5 of 11 contests · 5 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 10 1 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 11 entries · 0 wins · 4 calls

Strongest meat Pork Ribs averages 167.51 · weakest Pork (162.46)

Walk rate 64% a top-10 call in 7 of 11 contests

Overall top-10 rate 27% 3 of 11 contests

Best top-10 run 3 straight contests

Master average 660.93 out of 720 · 11 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 335 231–271 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 3,455 11 mapped stops · furthest 1,476 mi

Schedule strength 1584 average field rating faced — tougher than 67% of rated contests

Purse competed for $39,820 listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships 0 from 5 state-championship entries

Longest layoff 1.9 yrs 2019-05-03 → 2021-03-19

Power rating 1530 peak 1531 · #2200 of 6,413 rated

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

2018
Jan 19 First tracked contest Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge
Jan 19 First call Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge
Jan 19 First overall past 90% of a perfect score653.6000 Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge
May 18 First overall top-10 *Southern Utah BBQ Festival
Jun 29 Career-best overall score681.0972 *Traeger NorUt State Championship
2019
Jan 18 First category win (Pork Ribs) Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge
Jan 18 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)178.2972 Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge
May 3 Peak power rating (1531) 7th Annual Show Low BBQ Throw down
2021
Mar 19 10th tracked contest Smoke on The Shores BBQ Championship
2022
Apr 8 Most recent contest Smoke on the Falls

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+11.2	The Smithfield Guinea Pig (TEAMS AND JUDGES FULL)	2019-02-15
+11.2	*Southern Utah BBQ Festival	2018-05-18
+9.2	Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge	2019-01-18
+9.1	*Traeger NorUt State Championship	2018-06-29
+2.4	Western Legends Roundup BBQ Cook Off	2018-08-24

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-5.6	*City of Show Low's 6th Annual BBQ Throwdown	2018-05-04
-5.4	Mazatzal Grill Masters BBQ competition & Testicle Festival	2018-09-28
-3.3	Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge	2018-01-19
-1.1	Smoke on The Shores BBQ Championship	2021-03-19

Category scores over time

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)
2022	1	0	0	100%	top 71%	90.9%	90.9%
2021	1	0	0	0%	top 65%	92%	92%
2019	3	0	2	67%	top 38%	94%	93%
2018	6	3	0	67%	top 57%	94.6%	91.3%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2022-04-08	Smoke on the Falls 🏅 Gadsden, AL	24 / 34 (654.1372)	30 (157.6572)	25 (164.5372)	9 (173.1200)	24 (158.8228)
2021-03-19	Smoke on The Shores BBQ Championship 🏅 Lebanon, TN	37 / 57 (662.1600)	33 (166.8228)	16 (171.9772)	51 (157.0972)	33 (166.2628)
2019-05-03	7th Annual Show Low BBQ Throw down 🏅 Show Low, AZ	24 / 45 (660.4568)	35 (162.8456)	17 (166.2972)	24 (166.2284)	18 (165.0856)
2019-02-15	The Smithfield Guinea Pig (TEAMS AND JUDGES FULL) Indian Wells, CA	13 / 49 (677.1316)	18 (169.1772)	1 (177.7144)	44 (159.9772)	18 (170.2628)
2019-01-18	Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge 🏅 Bullhead City, AZ	21 / 63 (670.1716)	9 (173.1200)	1 (178.2972)	56 (154.8000)	35 (163.9544)
2018-09-28	Mazatzal Grill Masters BBQ competition & Testicle Festival Payson, AZ	31 / 40 (635.2340)	22 (162.2400)	37 (149.6572)	35 (154.2284)	12 (169.1084)
2018-08-24	Western Legends Roundup BBQ Cook Off Kanab, UT	7 / 13 (662.7660)	7 (169.7028)	2 (174.2744)	7 (165.6800)	12 (153.1088)
2018-06-29	*Traeger NorUt State Championship 🏅 Ogden, UT	6 / 19 (681.0972)	3 (173.7028)	10 (166.2628)	9 (169.7144)	8 (171.4172)
2018-05-18	*Southern Utah BBQ Festival Washington, UT	4 / 15 (673.6000)	6 (165.1200)	3 (170.8344)	6 (171.4056)	8 (166.2400)
2018-05-04	*City of Show Low's 6th Annual BBQ Throwdown Show Low, AZ	41 / 52 (639.8400)	44 (158.2400)	49 (155.9200)	43 (157.7028)	16 (167.9772)
2018-01-19	Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge Bullhead City, AZ	51 / 70 (653.6000)	64 (156.5372)	32 (166.8228)	63 (157.1200)	7 (173.1200)

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)

Team of the Year standings (rank per category by season — 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)	#2030 (60 pts)	#1776 (105 pts)