High-water mark
677.6916
career-best overall
94.1% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 677.6916 at KTD Smokin' Gobbler Cook-off — 94.1% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Jul 16, 2021
Mad Horse BBQ
Mad Horse BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record in 2021. Their best overall finish is 13th of 33 at the KTD Smokin' Gobbler Cook-off (2021). They finished #587 in the 2021 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1503
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 3
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
Jul 16, 2021
latest Aug 20, 2021
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podium
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 62%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±14.82
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 168.84 · weakest Pork (165.50)
Road miles
136
across 4 mapped stops · furthest 75 mi
Schedule strength
83%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1610)
Purse competed for
$20K
listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 3 state-championship entries
Master avg
665.23 / 720
3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #587 (278 pts) | #664 (248 pts) | #409 (508 pts) | #674 (233 pts) | #550 (338 pts) |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.2512 | 160.5256 | 166.84 | top 66% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 176.5600 | 163.4172 | 168.84 | top 45% |
| Pork | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.4172 | 163.9656 | 165.50 | top 62% |
| Brisket | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 171.9656 | 156.5028 | 166.63 | top 49% |
“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
More numbers
Most contests held in
MN
3 of 4 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
3
a different one every time
Most-entered meat
Pork Ribs
4 entries · 0 wins · 1 call
Opponents faced
75
finished ahead 39 times, behind 61
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20217 milestones
- First tracked contest KTD Smokin' Gobbler Cook-off - One Meat Rib Contest
- First call KTD Smokin' Gobbler Cook-off - One Meat Rib Contest
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score677.6916 KTD Smokin' Gobbler Cook-off
- Career-best overall score677.6916 KTD Smokin' Gobbler Cook-off
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)176.5600 KTD Smokin' Gobbler Cook-off - One Meat Rib Contest
- Peak power rating (1509) KTD Smokin' Gobbler Cook-off
- Most recent contest 13th Annual Big Island BBQ
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +8.7 | KTD Smokin' Gobbler Cook-off | Jul 16, 2021 |
| +4.1 | 13th Annual Big Island BBQ | Aug 20, 2021 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -10.3 | 5th Annual E'burg BBQ Contest | Jul 30, 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)
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 20, 2021 | 13th Annual Big Island BBQ 🏅 Albert Lea, MN | 17 / 35 (673.5996) | 18 (170.2512) | 22 (163.9656) | 17 (167.4172) | 12 (171.9656) |
| Jul 30, 2021 | 5th Annual E'burg BBQ Contest 🏅 Emmetsburg, IA | 34 / 35 (644.4112) | 32 (160.5256) | 23 (163.4172) | 23 (163.9656) | 31 (156.5028) |
| Jul 16, 2021 | KTD Smokin' Gobbler Cook-off 🏅 Worthington, MN | 13 / 33 (677.6916) | 18 (169.7372) | 11 (171.4056) | 24 (165.1200) | 8 (171.4288) |
| Jul 16, 2021 | KTD Smokin' Gobbler Cook-off - One Meat Rib Contest Worthington, MN | — | — | 2 (176.5600) | — | — |