The one to beat
2×
one call ahead of them
Mad Cow Angry Beaver has finished one call ahead of Stock Car BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
Stock Car BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1478
peak 1510 · rated over 11 contests ⓘ
Contests
11
in the data
First seen
2013-06-14
latest 2023-06-23
Best ToY finish
#1264
Master 2013
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 11 contests
Avg finish
top 61%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
631.55 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 630.26 (+1.29)
Walk rate
18%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±20.37
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 159.40 · weakest Chicken (152.76)
Road miles
1,085
mi across 11 mapped stops · furthest 416 mi
Schedule strength
20%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1528)
Purse competed for
$45K
listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 3 state-championship entries
Master avg
630.26 / 720
11 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (7 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.
Their season
2013
their best year
2013 was the year it came together: 4 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 45%.
- 4 contests
- 0 overall top-10s
- 0 category wins
- average top 45%
A tough matchup
6–0
behind in the head-to-head
QUAU ahead in 100% of their meetings
QUAU has come out ahead in 6 of their 6 shared contests.
The weak link
−6.6
points behind their best meat
Chicken is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 6.65 points below their brisket, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 18%.
- Chicken avg 152.76
- Brisket avg 159.40
- 0 calls in 11 entries
A strong matchup
4–0
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 100% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of Fire in the Hole in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
The comeback
3 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 3 years, then back at The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship (2022-06-24).
- last seen 2019-06-21
- back 2022-06-24
Brisket nemesis
6 of 6
shared brisket entries lost
QUAU ahead 100% of the time
Even in their strongest meat, QUAU has out-cooked them in 6 of 6 shared brisket entries.
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.
149 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4215 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1478
1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to Stock Car BBQ)
2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Stock Car BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#4196 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1479
2–0 in 2 shared contests (100% to Stock Car BBQ)
Their last contest in the data was back in 2013, 10 years before Stock Car BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-head#4211 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1478
No shared contest yet.
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 11 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-head#4213 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 18%
- Peak
- 1502
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 11 contests to 11, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#4188 of the rated field
- Contests
- 12
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1501
No shared contest yet.
12 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 17% top-10 finishes rather than wins.
⚔ Head-to-head#4206 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1479
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 13 years after Stock Car BBQ did, first appearing in 2026.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QUAU | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| DESIGNATED SMOKIN' AREA | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| JH OLD SCHOOL | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.8228 | 135.9316 | 152.76 | top 80% |
| Pork Ribs | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 167.4288 | 132.5488 | 159.21 | top 49% |
| Pork | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 164.5828 | 154.2512 | 158.89 | top 62% |
| Brisket | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 168.5140 | 127.3604 | 159.40 | top 39% |
“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 | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| IL | 5 | 0 | top 59% |
| KS | 4 | 0 | top 68% |
| MN | 1 | 0 | top 36% |
| WI | 1 | 0 | top 62% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 3 | 0 | top 51% |
| Large (40+) | 8 | 0 | top 64% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | 2 | 66 | 0 | top 63% | 2023-06-23 |
| Red, White and BBQ (Day 2) | 2 | 38 | 0 | top 82% | 2015-05-23 |
The story so far (17 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
10 yrs
2013-06-14 → 2023-06-23
Busiest season
2013
4 contests
Contests a season
1.8
across 6 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
IL
5 of 11 contests · 4 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
9
2 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
11 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Brisket
averages 159.40 · weakest Chicken (152.76)
Walk rate
18%
a top-10 call in 2 of 11 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 11 contests
Master average
630.26
out of 720 · 11 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
505
359–629 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
1,085
11 mapped stops · furthest 416 mi
Schedule strength
1528
average field rating faced — tougher than 20% of rated contests
Purse competed for
$45,025
listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0
from 3 state-championship entries
Longest layoff
3 yrs
2019-06-21 → 2022-06-24
Power rating
1478
peak 1510 · #4207 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Pig in the Park
- First call Pig in the Park
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score657.6572 Med City BBQ & Musicfest
- Career-best overall score657.6572 Med City BBQ & Musicfest
- Peak power rating (1510) 8th Annual Lambs Farm Barn Burner Bar-B-Q (TEAMS FULL)
- 2019
- Career-best single call (Brisket)168.5140 The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship
- 2022
- 10th tracked contest The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
- 2023
- Most recent contest The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +5.9 | Med City BBQ & Musicfest | 2013-08-09 |
| +5.5 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship | 2019-06-21 |
| +4.1 | Firin' Up the Fox BBQ Contest | 2013-07-05 |
| +2.7 | 10th Annual Lambs Farm Barn Burner Bar-B-Q | 2015-10-16 |
| +2.7 | 8th Annual Lambs Farm Barn Burner Bar-B-Q (TEAMS FULL) | 2013-10-18 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12 | Red, White and BBQ (Day 1) | 2015-05-22 |
| -11.6 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | 2023-06-23 |
| -7.2 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | 2022-06-24 |
| -6.3 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle | 2018-06-22 |
| -3.2 | Pig in the Park | 2013-06-14 |
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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 90% | 84.2% | 84.2% |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 76% | 87.8% | 87.8% |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 36% | 90.4% | 90.4% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 71% | 85.8% | 85.8% |
| 2015 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 71% | 90.4% | 87.2% |
| 2013 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 45% | 91.3% | 88.3% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-06-23 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 150 / 167 (606.1148) | 115 (159.4060) | 115 (159.9428) | 126 (159.4056) | 162 (127.3604) |
| 2022-06-24 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 124 / 164 (632.5028) | 148 (150.8572) | 102 (159.4056) | 126 (157.6456) | 54 (164.5944) |
| 2019-06-21 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 66 / 183 (650.7652) | 137 (154.8340) | 63 (165.1544) | 89 (162.2628) | 35 (168.5140) |
| 2018-06-22 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle Lenexa, KS | 132 / 185 (617.5428) | 182 (135.9316) | 64 (163.9772) | 126 (154.2512) | 55 (163.3828) |
| 2015-10-16 | 10th Annual Lambs Farm Barn Burner Bar-B-Q Libertyville, IL | 17 / 35 (650.8232) | 31 (154.8572) | 11 (167.4288) | 19 (164.5828) | 14 (163.9544) |
| 2015-05-23 | Red, White and BBQ (Day 2) Westmont, IL | 38 / 58 (643.9428) | 50 (154.2628) | 17 (166.8456) | 52 (155.3944) | 13 (167.4400) |
| 2015-05-22 | Red, White and BBQ (Day 1) Westmont, IL | 40 / 41 (588.4688) | 41 (145.0856) | 40 (132.5488) | 33 (155.4400) | 26 (155.3944) |
| 2013-10-18 | 8th Annual Lambs Farm Barn Burner Bar-B-Q (TEAMS FULL) Libertyville, IL | 23 / 54 (628.5028) | 29 (157.7028) | 15 (161.7144) | 11 (161.1428) | 38 (147.9428) |
| 2013-08-09 | Med City BBQ & Musicfest Rochester, MN | 18 / 50 (657.6572) | 27 (162.8228) | 22 (162.8572) | 26 (163.9772) | 13 (168.0000) |
| 2013-07-05 | Firin' Up the Fox BBQ Contest St. Charles, IL | 14 / 34 (639.9998) | 25 (156.5716) | 7 (165.1428) | 26 (154.8568) | 4 (163.4286) |
| 2013-06-14 | Pig in the Park Whitewater, WI | 18 / 29 (616.5714) | 28 (147.9998) | 24 (146.2860) | 10 (158.8572) | 5 (163.4284) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #1264 (203 pts) | #1842 (113 pts) | #1285 (223 pts) | #1377 (188 pts) | #813 (388 pts) |