High-water mark
667.9772
career-best overall
92.8% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 667.9772 at Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle — 92.8% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Jun 23, 2018
Moe Cason
Moe Cason is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2015 and 2022. Their best overall finish is 16th of 42 at the Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle (2018). They are ranked #2652 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1515
peak 1518 · rated over 5 contests
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
Aug 28, 2015
latest Oct 21, 2022 · 7.1 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podium
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 51%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
60%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±9.10
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 167.30 · weakest Chicken (161.10)
Road miles
10,101
across 5 mapped stops · furthest 5,039 mi
Schedule strength
67%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1585)
Purse competed for
$50K
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 1 state-championship entry
Master avg
656.48 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Moe Cason, each with one reason worth a look.
85 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2,654 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1518
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to Moe Cason)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Moe Cason has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#2,648 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 50%
- Peak
- 1515
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#2,655 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1515
They turned up 7 years after Moe Cason did, first appearing in 2022.
⚔ Compare careers#2,662 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 40%
- Peak
- 1519
Level with Moe Cason on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#2,653 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1515
Their last contest in the data was back in 2014, 8 years before Moe Cason's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#2,661 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1514
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careersBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168.5484 | 150.7656 | 161.10 | top 66% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.2628 | 150.8572 | 162.63 | top 56% |
| Pork | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 176 | 162.2400 | 167.30 | top 39% |
| Brisket | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 169.6800 | 161.0856 | 165.46 | 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 field size and state
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 60% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 49% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2018
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
AR
1 of 5 contests · 4 states in all
Contests visited
5
a different one every time
Opponents faced
220
finished ahead 114 times, behind 108
Longest layoff
4.2 yrs
Aug 25, 2018 → Oct 21, 2022
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20221 milestone
- Most recent contest Saracen Casino Smoke on the Water
20182 milestones
- Career-best overall score667.9772 Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle
- Peak power rating (1518) Regahfest 2018 Green
20154 milestones
- First tracked contest Raider Red Meats BBQ and Ribeye Championship
- First call Raider Red Meats BBQ and Ribeye Championship
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score660.4228 Raider Red Meats BBQ and Ribeye Championship
- Career-best single call (Pork)176 Raider Red Meats BBQ and Ribeye Championship
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +7.9 | Raider Red Meats BBQ and Ribeye Championship | Aug 28, 2015 |
| +7.8 | Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle | Jun 23, 2018 |
| +1.5 | Riverfest Community Festival | Jul 21, 2017 |
| +0.3 | Regahfest 2018 Green | Aug 25, 2018 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -2.7 | Saracen Casino Smoke on the Water | Oct 21, 2022 |
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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 72% | 92% | 92% |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 49% | 92.8% | 91.1% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 54% | 90.1% | 90.1% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 30% | 91.7% | 91.7% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 21, 2022 | Saracen Casino Smoke on the Water 🏅 Pine Bluff, AR | 34 / 47 (662.1140) | 34 (166.8228) | 17 (170.2628) | 33 (163.9428) | 36 (161.0856) |
| Aug 25, 2018 | Regahfest 2018 Green The Hague | 21 / 35 (643.3944) | 33 (151.9428) | 18 (161.7372) | 15 (162.8572) | 5 (166.8572) |
| Jun 23, 2018 | Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle Washington, DC | 16 / 42 (667.9772) | 17 (167.4172) | 23 (166.2972) | 6 (171.4400) | 23 (162.8228) |
| Jul 21, 2017 | Riverfest Community Festival Bellevue, NE | 25 / 46 (648.5028) | 17 (168.5484) | 41 (150.8572) | 30 (162.2400) | 16 (166.8572) |
| Aug 28, 2015 | Raider Red Meats BBQ and Ribeye Championship Lubbock, TX | 17 / 57 (660.4228) | 50 (150.7656) | 27 (163.9772) | 2 (176) | 8 (169.6800) |