MOODSWING BBQ

MOODSWING BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 11 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2018 and 2022. Their best overall finish is 4th of 15 at the Southern Utah BBQ Festival (2018). They are ranked #2226 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#2,226

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1530

peak 1531 · rated over 11 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Jan 19, 2018

latest Apr 8, 2022 · 4.2 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#1954

Master 2018 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

5 podiums

Overall top-10s

27% of 11 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

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

Best single call

178.2972

Pork Ribs · Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge

Consistency

±13.90

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork Ribs

avg 167.51 · weakest Pork (162.46)

Road miles

3,455

across 11 mapped stops · furthest 1,476 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 🏅

won from 5 state-championship entries

Master avg

660.93 / 720

11 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (10 found in their record)

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

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
Jun 29, 2018

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 (Mar 19, 2021).

last seen May 3, 2019
back Mar 19, 2021

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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

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
2018 ↗	Master	#1954 (60 pts)	#2012 (60 pts)	#1996 (60 pts)	#2030 (60 pts)	#1776 (105 pts)

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The teams rated closest to MOODSWING BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.

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

Budget BBQ

#2,237 of the rated field

1530 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 23%
Peak: 1530

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 11 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 11 contests
last seen Sep 18, 2026

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THE DUTCHEF

#2,215 of the rated field

1531 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 8%
Peak: 1542

Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 3 years before MOODSWING BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 11 contests

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TACO TUESDAY

#2,235 of the rated field

1530 power rating

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

Careers of much the same size, 10 contests to 11, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 10 contests
last seen Sep 29, 2017

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FIGHTING DELFUEGOS

#2,214 of the rated field

1531 power rating

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

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

rated over 10 contests
last seen Jun 23, 2017

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TWO BUTTS AND A HAM

#2,221 of the rated field

1530 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 13%
Peak: 1530

15 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 13% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 13 contests
last seen Sep 12, 2019

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MR. BIBS

#2,219 of the rated field

1531 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1531

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

rated over 9 contests
last seen Sep 16, 2021

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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 field size and state

By contest size

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

By state / province (where the contests were held)

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

Repeat visits (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%	Jan 18, 2019

More numbers

Busiest season 2018 6 contests

Contests a season 2.8 across 4 seasons in the data

Most contests held in AZ 5 of 11 contests · 5 states in all

Contests visited 10 1 of them more than once

Opponents faced 334 finished ahead 231 times, behind 271

Longest layoff 1.9 yrs May 3, 2019 → Mar 19, 2021

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

20221 milestone

Apr 8 Most recent contest Smoke on the Falls

20211 milestone

Mar 19 10th tracked contest Smoke on The Shores BBQ Championship

20193 milestones

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

20185 milestones

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

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+11.2	The Smithfield Guinea Pig (TEAMS AND JUDGES FULL)	Feb 15, 2019
+11.2	Southern Utah BBQ Festival	May 18, 2018
+9.2	Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge	Jan 18, 2019
+9.1	Traeger NorUt State Championship	Jun 29, 2018
+2.4	Western Legends Roundup BBQ Cook Off	Aug 24, 2018

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-5.6	City of Show Low's 6th Annual BBQ Throwdown	May 4, 2018
-5.4	Mazatzal Grill Masters BBQ competition & Testicle Festival	Sep 28, 2018
-3.3	Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge	Jan 19, 2018
-1.1	Smoke on The Shores BBQ Championship	Mar 19, 2021

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	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
Apr 8, 2022	Smoke on the Falls 🏅 Gadsden, AL	24 / 34 (654.1372)	30 (157.6572)	25 (164.5372)	9 (173.1200)	24 (158.8228)
Mar 19, 2021	Smoke on The Shores BBQ Championship 🏅 Lebanon, TN	37 / 57 (662.1600)	33 (166.8228)	16 (171.9772)	51 (157.0972)	33 (166.2628)
May 3, 2019	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)
Feb 15, 2019	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)
Jan 18, 2019	Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge 🏅 Bullhead City, AZ	21 / 63 (670.1716)	9 (173.1200)	1 (178.2972)	56 (154.8000)	35 (163.9544)
Sep 28, 2018	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)
Aug 24, 2018	Western Legends Roundup BBQ Cook Off Kanab, UT	7 / 13 (662.7660)	7 (169.7028)	2 (174.2744)	7 (165.6800)	12 (153.1088)
Jun 29, 2018	Traeger NorUt State Championship 🏅 Ogden, UT	6 / 19 (681.0972)	3 (173.7028)	10 (166.2628)	9 (169.7144)	8 (171.4172)
May 18, 2018	Southern Utah BBQ Festival Washington, UT	4 / 15 (673.6000)	6 (165.1200)	3 (170.8344)	6 (171.4056)	8 (166.2400)
May 4, 2018	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)
Jan 19, 2018	Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge Bullhead City, AZ	51 / 70 (653.6000)	64 (156.5372)	32 (166.8228)	63 (157.1200)	7 (173.1200)

MOODSWING BBQ

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 (10 found in their record)

They almost always walk

High-water mark

Their season

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

The comeback

Pork Ribs nemesis

The long haul

The metronome

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

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 — 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)