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Needs More Cowbell BBQ CO

Power ranking

#660
of 2982 rated · rankings

Rating

1569
peak 1570

Contests

45
in the data

First seen

2022-07-01
latest 2025-04-25

Best ToY finish

#105
Master 2023

Grand champs

1
0 reserve

Category wins

1
15 podiums

Overall top-10s

14
of 45 contests

Avg finish

top 49%
overall standings

Perfect 180s

1 🔥

Current form

678.76 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 677.67 (+1.09)

Walk rate

69%
contests with a top-10 call

Top-10 streak

3
best run (overall)

Best single call

180.0000 🔥

Consistency

±13.68
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Brisket
avg 169.94 · weakest Pork Ribs (168.71)

Road miles

16288
mi across 45 mapped stops · furthest 1153 mi

⚔ Compare with another team

Storylines

🎯 The one to beat

Texas Smoke Whisperer has finished one call ahead of Needs More Cowbell BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

👀 Looking over their shoulder

Meat Machine BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.

⚔️ A tough matchup

Colorado Bulldawg BBQ has come out ahead in 28 of their 33 shared contests.

⚔️ A strong matchup

They've finished ahead of ROCKET BOYS PYRO BBQ in 12 of their 17 shared contests.

🏕️ Happy hunting ground

Smoke & Soul Fest is their spot: 1 Grand Championship in 3 visits.

📅 A October team

Something about October: average finish in the top 35% across 7 contests, versus top 49% the rest of the year.

🃏 Against the odds

Their Grand Championship at Smoke & Soul Fest (2023-10-06) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 25-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, Colorado Bulldawg BBQ.

Teams like this (closest power rating, CO first)

By meat

CategoryEntriesCallsWinsPodiumsBestWorstAverageAvg finish
Chicken 41 11 1 2 177.7028 159.9428 169.91 top 51%
Pork Ribs 44 15 0 2 177.1544 154.2056 168.71 top 53%
Pork 41 12 0 3 178.8572 141.6572 169.28 top 49%
Brisket 41 18 0 8 180.0000 🔥 150.8228 169.94 top 42%

“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

WhereContestsGCsAvg finish
CO110top 44%
KS80top 55%
WY61top 28%
OK30top 46%
SD30top 73%
TN20top 43%
MT20top 39%
MO20top 74%
NE20top 57%
NV10top 76%
AZ10top 53%

By contest size

FieldContestsGCsAvg finish
Small (<20 teams)20top 25%
Medium (20–39)311top 51%
Large (40+)80top 48%

The story so far

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

Category scores over time

Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)

Where they finish (overall)

Best vs average (by meat)

Team of the Year rank by season

Season by season

SeasonContestsGCsCategory winsBest overallAvg overall
2025200 682.7428 677.89
20241600 697.0856 680.14
20231911 705.1316 679.66
2022800 685.6228 669.04

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

DateEventOverallChickenRibsPorkBrisket
2025-04-25 Wild West BBQ Cook-Off Lamar, CO 16 / 30 (673.0396) 17 (169.6912) 22 (163.3828) 20 (165.6800) 3 (174.2856)
2025-04-11 Smoke in the Spring Osage City, KS 42 / 92 (682.7428) 46 (171.9656) 58 (168.5372) 75 (164.5256) 3 (177.7144)
2024-10-30 American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS
2024-10-30 American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest Kansas City, KS 89 / 169 (684.4684) 99 (171.4056) 153 (165.0972) 58 (172.5600) 32 (175.4056)
2024-10-30 American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest Kansas City, KS 248 / 444 (672.4456) 376 (160.5028) 251 (168.5372) 28 (177.1428) 245 (166.2628)
2024-10-11 Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (Competitor's Series) (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) Lynchburg, TN 39 / 87 (681.0856) 36 (170.8456) 73 (164.5372) 42 (169.1428) 9 (176.5600)
2024-09-20 Cherokee Strip BBQ & Chili Cook-Off Ponca City, OK 6 / 26 (686.2284) 4 (174.2628) 3 (176.5600) 14 (170.2628) 17 (165.1428)
2024-09-20 Cherokee Strip BBQ & Chili Cook-Off (ONE MEAT RIBS) Ponca City, OK 2 (174.2744)
2024-09-06 Veterans of Foreign Wars Colorado KCBS Pitmaster BBQ Contest Castle Rock, CO 23 / 36 (668.4112) 24 (167.3828) 19 (167.3828) 27 (164.5372) 18 (169.1084)
2024-08-23 Hill City Wine, Brew & BBQ Hill City, SD 21 / 29 (671.2916) 12 (171.9772) 6 (173.1316) 24 (161.6572) 25 (164.5256)
2024-08-16 Pepsi Wyoming State BBQ Championships and Bluegrass Festival Worland, WY 7 / 29 (696.5256) 11 (173.1084) 5 (176.5600) 2 (178.8572) 16 (168.0000)
2024-07-26 Albany County Fair Smokin' BBQ Cookoff Laramie, WY 5 / 17 (687.9312) 2 (174.8456) 7 (169.1428) 11 (167.3828) 4 (176.5600)
2024-07-12 Smoke & Soul Fest Casper, WY 9 / 26 (685.5652) 13 (171.9656) 21 (166.2284) 4 (175.4056) 8 (171.9656)
2024-06-28 The Art of Barbeque Sterling, CO 11 / 25 (674.7196) 12 (168.5256) 4 (175.4056) 24 (161.0856) 11 (169.7028)
2024-05-24 Best Dam Barbeque Boulder City, NV 25 / 33 (659.2800) 10 (171.9772) 28 (159.3484) 30 (154.8344) 7 (173.1200)
2024-05-03 3rd Annual Alva Police Department Cars, Concerts and BBQ Contest Alva, OK 19 / 20 (682.1940) 10 (175.4400) 16 (171.4172) 17 (169.6684) 16 (165.6684)
2024-04-05 Smoke in the Spring Osage City, KS 8 / 97 (697.0856) 22 (175.4400) 78 (165.0856) 13 (176.5600) 3 (180.0000)
2024-01-12 9th Annual Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge Bullhead City, AZ 31 / 58 (674.7544) 25 (171.9656) 12 (174.2744) 14 (173.7144) 50 (154.8000)
2023-10-06 Smoke & Soul Fest Casper, WY 1 / 28 (693.6572) 1 (175.4172) 7 (173.1200) 13 (169.6800) 5 (175.4400)
2023-08-11 Beat the Heat BBQ & Brews Alamosa, CO 10 / 27 (674.7316) 8 (171.9656) 10 (168.5488) 17 (167.3828) 15 (166.8344)
2023-08-05 East Helena Smoke Show East Helena, MT 11 / 24 (680.4916) 5 (174.8572) 14 (166.2632) 3 (176.5600) 15 (162.8112)
2023-07-29 The National Beef Smokin' Saddles Official BBQ Contest (Day 2) Dodge City, KS 19 / 27 (684.4572) 19 (171.9772) 10 (173.1316) 22 (166.2400) 12 (173.1084)
2023-07-28 The National Beef Smokin' Saddles Official BBQ Contest (Day 1) Dodge City, KS 18 / 25 (680.4688) 18 (169.6916) 17 (169.6916) 20 (170.2628) 11 (170.8228)
2023-07-15 Smokin in the Electric City (Day 2) Butler, MO 18 / 21 (669.5428) 16 (168.5372) 13 (170.8344) 20 (161.6572) 16 (168.5140)
2023-07-14 Smokin in the Electric City (Day 1) Butler, MO 17 / 27 (680.4572) 21 (167.9772) 10 (168.5372) 21 (167.3828) 3 (176.5600)
2023-07-14 Smokin in the Electric City (ONE MEAT RIBS) Butler, MO 11 (173.1316)
2023-06-30 Art of Barbeque Sterling, CO 19 / 35 (673.6000) 20 (167.3828) 31 (160.5256) 4 (175.4288) 15 (170.2628)
2023-06-16 Miles City Cowtown Cookoff Miles City, MT 7 / 22 (694.2284) 15 (169.6684) 5 (177.1544) 5 (174.8456) 9 (172.5600)
2023-06-02 Original SD BBQ Championships Huron, SD 25 / 39 (655.8856) 24 (163.9656) 21 (166.2400) 8 (174.8572) 36 (150.8228)
2023-06-01 Original SD BBQ Championships (One Meat Ribs) Huron, SD 12 (166.2400)
2023-05-27 Veterans of Foreign Wars Colorado KCBS Pitmaster BBQ Contest Castle Rock, CO 7 / 37 (692.5028) 8 (173.1200) 24 (166.8228) 6 (175.4056) 2 (177.1544)
2023-05-19 Bloomin' BBQ Music & Food Festival Sevierville, TN 13 / 32 (679.8512) 7 (174.2744) 23 (163.9428) 15 (169.6684) 9 (171.9656)
2023-05-12 Wild West BBQ Cook-Off Lamar, CO 7 / 30 (679.3372) 10 (171.4172) 24 (159.3944) 9 (173.1200) 3 (175.4056)
2023-05-05 2nd Annual Alva Police Department Cars, Concerts and BBQ Contest Alva, OK 3 / 15 (705.1316) 6 (177.7028) 11 (171.4288) 3 (177.7028) 5 (178.2972)
2023-04-21 Rod Trowbridge Memorial Cook Flyin BBQ Competition Derby, KS 20 / 28 (674.6968) 26 (165.0856) 14 (171.4056) 6 (175.4056) 23 (162.8000)
2023-04-07 Smoke in the Spring Osage City, KS 64 / 103 (671.8628) 84 (162.8000) 66 (166.2628) 19 (173.1200) 46 (169.6800)
2023-01-27 SJV Winter Rub Omaha, NE 16 / 31 (663.3144) 18 (166.2628) 15 (167.3944) 18 (167.4172) 20 (162.2400)
2022-10-22 Meat Scream BBQ Competition-Day 2 Westminster, CO 15 / 31 (675.8856) 27 (159.9428) 8 (171.4172) 21 (167.3828) 2 (177.1428)
2022-10-21 Meat Scream BBQ Competition-Day 1 Westminster, CO 7 / 32 (685.6228) 14 (169.6800) 11 (168.5372) 5 (171.9656) 2 (175.4400)
2022-10-07 Smoke & Soul Fest Casper, WY 6 / 29 (681.0168) 16 (167.3828) 6 (170.8228) 8 (169.7028) 5 (173.1084)
2022-09-03 Septemberfest BBQ & RibEye Steak Cookoff Challenge Omaha, NE 28 / 45 (673.1084) 21 (169.7028) 26 (168.5716) 31 (165.6912) 23 (169.1428)
2022-08-26 Hill City Wine, Brew & BBQ Fest Hill City, SD 23 / 28 (666.1484) 22 (166.2400) 20 (167.9772) 26 (163.9428) 19 (167.9884)
2022-08-19 Pepsi Wyoming State BBQ Championships & Bluegrass Festival Worland, WY 16 / 29 (666.7200) 16 (166.2516) 9 (169.6800) 14 (168.5256) 16 (162.2628)
2022-08-05 Beat the Heat BBQ & Brews Alamosa, CO 9 / 35 (683.4516) 23 (165.6916) 10 (173.1544) 11 (172.6172) 8 (171.9884)
2022-07-01 The Art of BBQ Sterling, CO 26 / 28 (620.3312) 14 (167.9656) 25 (154.2056) 27 (141.6572) 23 (156.5028)

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

YearSeriesOverallChickenRibsPorkBrisket
2025 ↗ Master #775 (160 pts) #866 (155 pts) #983 (130 pts) #882 (140 pts) #456 (465 pts)
2024 ↗ Master #161 (1182 pts) #132 (1305 pts) #95 (1526 pts) #158 (1173 pts) #130 (1291 pts)
2023 ↗ Master #105 (1464 pts) #99 (1468 pts) #174 (1201 pts) #75 (1599 pts) #71 (1651 pts)
2022 ↗ Master #266 (857 pts) #349 (692 pts) #272 (912 pts) #302 (812 pts) #170 (1162 pts)

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