AWESOME RACKS COOKIN CREW MO
Rating
1613
peak 1629
Contests
70
in the data
First seen
2019-04-12
latest 2026-04-17
Best ToY finish
#140
Master 2018
Grand champs
0
4 reserve
Category wins
10
26 podiums
Overall top-10s
21
of 70 contests
Avg finish
top 42%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
5 🔥
Current form
688.60 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 680.79 (+7.81)
Walk rate
61%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
4
best run (overall)
Consistency
±11.58
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 170.71 · weakest Pork Ribs (169.53)
Road miles
10815
mi across 70 mapped stops · furthest 399 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
Ambition Que has finished one call ahead of AWESOME RACKS COOKIN CREW 3 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
SMOKE THIS BBQ MO has landed one call behind them 4 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
Heavy Smoke BBQ has come out ahead in 30 of their 33 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of Chillin N Grillin N Iowa BBQ in 14 of their 17 shared contests.
💔 The heartbreaker
Came within 3.9768 points of the Grand Championship at King of the Corn (2024-05-17).
📅 A April team
Something about April: average finish in the top 25% across 7 contests, versus top 42% the rest of the year.
🐣 Announced themselves early
Finished 2 of 54 at their very first tracked contest, The Best Dam BBQ Contest at Smithville Lake (2019-04-12).
Teams like this (closest power rating, MO first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 64 | 20 | 2 | 6 | 180.0000 🔥 | 149.6800 | 170.06 | top 48% |
| Pork Ribs | 67 | 22 | 2 | 8 | 180.0000 🔥 | 151.3372 | 169.53 | top 46% |
| Pork | 64 | 20 | 2 | 5 | 180.0000 🔥 | 153.0744 | 170.26 | top 45% |
| Brisket | 64 | 22 | 4 | 7 | 180.0000 🔥 | 158.8000 | 170.71 | top 37% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| MO | 27 | 0 | top 42% |
| IL | 14 | 0 | top 52% |
| KS | 13 | 0 | top 38% |
| IA | 8 | 0 | top 31% |
| TN | 1 | 0 | top 60% |
| WI | 1 | 0 | top 49% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 5 | 0 | top 46% |
| Medium (20–39) | 37 | 0 | top 45% |
| Large (40+) | 22 | 0 | top 37% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2024 (13 contests)
- Cooks mostly in MO (27 of 70 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (67 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 680.79
- 5 perfect 180s on the books 🔥
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
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 691.3372 | 687.53 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 697.0628 | 686.19 |
| 2024 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 695.3712 | 682.81 |
| 2023 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 698.8228 | 685.33 |
| 2022 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 701.1200 | 682.42 |
| 2021 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 690.7888 | 667.87 |
| 2020 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 694.2860 | 676.96 |
| 2019 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 697.1316 | 677.52 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-17 | Knox Co. 4-H/FFA Ring of Smoke Edina, MO | 5 / 25 (690.8000) | 5 (174.2628) | 11 (169.7144) | 2 (178.8572) | 11 (167.9656) |
| 2026-04-10 | Smoke in the Spring (OPEN FORMAT) Osage City, KS | 33 / 101 (691.3372) | 1 (180.0000) | 46 (171.9888) | 33 (173.1200) | 74 (166.2284) |
| 2026-03-20 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship Lebanon, TN | 75 / 125 (680.4456) | 52 (173.1200) | 70 (169.6800) | 38 (174.2628) | 99 (163.3828) |
| 2026-03-20 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship (ONE MEAT RIBS) Lebanon, TN | — | — | 78 (159.9544) | — | — |
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest Kansas City, KS | 87 / 401 (690.1828) | 45 (176.5600) | 58 (175.4172) | 143 (171.9772) | 238 (166.2284) |
| 2025-10-03 | La Belle MO Show Me BBQ Showdown La Belle, MO | 16 / 39 (690.2516) | 12 (174.8572) | 11 (175.4172) | 14 (173.1200) | 26 (166.8572) |
| 2025-09-13 | Trekking for CDH Pierron, IL | 24 / 27 (672.9596) | 8 (175.4056) | 24 (166.2400) | 26 (165.0856) | 21 (166.2284) |
| 2025-08-16 | Smoke N for the Kids Troy, IL | 10 / 32 (697.0628) | 29 (165.0856) | 3 (177.7144) | 5 (177.7028) | 5 (176.5600) |
| 2025-07-26 | Code 3 Spices - Smokin' on Main Collinsville, IL | 22 / 32 (684.4340) | 17 (173.1084) | 26 (168.5372) | 20 (171.9656) | 17 (170.8228) |
| 2025-06-27 | Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown Eureka, IL | 22 / 26 (669.5428) | 14 (170.8228) | 23 (165.0972) | 8 (173.1200) | 23 (160.5028) |
| 2025-05-16 | King of the Corn Ottumwa, IA | 2 / 33 (695.4060) | 7 (177.7144) | 4 (173.7260) | 9 (173.7028) | 16 (170.2628) |
| 2025-04-11 | Smoke in the Spring Osage City, KS | 23 / 92 (689.6456) | 50 (171.4056) | 68 (166.8344) | 22 (176.0000) | 12 (175.4056) |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest Kansas City, KS | 158 / 444 (682.7196) | 348 (162.7884) | 61 (175.4172) | 136 (171.9656) | 84 (172.5484) |
| 2024-09-14 | Trekking for CDH Pierron, IL | 23 / 35 (684.4568) | 25 (169.6912) | 29 (166.2400) | 14 (173.1084) | 11 (175.4172) |
| 2024-09-13 | Buds Blues and BBQ Columbia, MO | 8 / 16 (673.6112) | 9 (167.9772) | 9 (167.9656) | 5 (172.5600) | 7 (165.1084) |
| 2024-08-16 | BBQ & Fly-In on the River Excelsior Springs, MO | 19 / 65 (690.1944) | 42 (166.2400) | 5 (176.5716) | 24 (173.1200) | 14 (174.2628) |
| 2024-07-27 | Code 3 Spices - Smokin' on Main Collinsville, IL | 3 / 34 (695.3712) | 15 (173.7144) | 2 (177.1428) | 5 (174.8456) | 18 (169.6684) |
| 2024-07-19 | Shenandoah ShenDig BBQ Shenandoah, IA | 20 / 36 (678.1716) | 31 (162.2400) | 11 (173.1316) | 10 (174.2628) | 17 (168.5372) |
| 2024-06-07 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) West Salem, WI | 20 / 41 (670.1484) | 29 (166.8228) | 25 (164.5256) | 21 (166.8344) | 12 (171.9656) |
| 2024-05-17 | King of the Corn Ottumwa, IA | 2 / 36 (690.2516) | 24 (169.6800) | 8 (172.0116) | 4 (176.5600) | 11 (172.0000) |
| 2024-04-05 | Smoke in the Spring Osage City, KS | 35 / 97 (687.3372) | 25 (174.8572) | 36 (171.9772) | 42 (170.8344) | 48 (169.6684) |
| 2024-03-29 | Iowa State BBQ Championship Altoona, IA | 20 / 42 (674.7888) | 41 (158.8000) | 14 (170.2972) | 6 (174.2744) | 10 (171.4172) |
| 2024-03-23 | Kickin' It Route 66 BBQ (Day 2) St. Robert, MO | 20 / 34 (689.6344) | 20 (173.1316) | 19 (171.4172) | 19 (173.1200) | 19 (171.9656) |
| 2024-03-22 | Kickin' It Route 66 BBQ (Day 1) St. Robert, MO | 16 / 35 (677.0056) | 32 (159.3484) | 3 (174.8688) | 11 (170.8228) | 11 (171.9656) |
| 2023-10-13 | Dragon Smoke BBQ Competition Osage Beach, MO | 6 / 18 (695.3484) | 6 (176.5716) | 9 (171.9656) | 7 (172.5484) | 8 (174.2628) |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest Kansas City, KS | 196 / 487 (678.1828) | 45 (176.5600) | 313 (165.1200) | 281 (166.8228) | 167 (169.6800) |
| 2023-09-08 | Anchor City Cook-Off Centralia, MO | 3 / 13 (698.8228) | 6 (171.4056) | 1 (179.4400) | 9 (168.5372) | 1 (179.4400) |
| 2023-08-12 | 5th Annual KCBS World Invitational - MASTER SERIES INVITATIONAL Mayetta, KS | 21 / 62 (697.6456) | 11 (177.7028) | 37 (173.1200) | 37 (171.4172) | 22 (175.4056) |
| 2023-08-11 | 5th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN Mayetta, KS | 51 / 90 (683.3144) | 33 (173.1316) | 59 (169.6800) | 58 (168.5372) | 35 (171.9656) |
| 2023-07-21 | Shenandoah ShenDig Shenandoah, IA | 13 / 37 (685.6228) | 14 (171.9656) | 23 (165.6916) | 17 (171.9656) | 1 (176.0000) |
| 2023-07-14 | Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown Eureka, IL | 5 / 25 (686.7656) | 9 (171.9656) | 9 (167.3944) | 14 (167.4056) | 1 (180.0000) |
| 2023-07-14 | Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown (One Meat Ribs) Eureka, IL | — | — | 7 (171.9656) | — | — |
| 2023-04-21 | Smokin in the Creek BBQ Sugar Creek, MO | 16 / 51 (683.9088) | 25 (167.3944) | 14 (173.1316) | 34 (167.3828) | 4 (176.0000) |
| 2023-03-25 | Kickin' It Route 66 BBQ (Day 2) St. Robert, MO | 22 / 25 (665.5544) | 21 (166.2400) | 18 (168.5372) | 22 (161.6572) | 16 (169.1200) |
| 2023-03-24 | Kickin' It Route 66 BBQ (Day 1) St. Robert, MO | 17 / 26 (678.1832) | 19 (167.3944) | 11 (171.4172) | 17 (166.2516) | 8 (173.1200) |
| 2022-10-14 | King of the Corn Ottumwa, IA | 24 / 36 (665.6464) | 13 (171.9888) | 22 (166.2972) | 27 (165.6916) | 26 (161.6688) |
| 2022-10-01 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - SIDES Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST Kansas City, KS | 127 / 505 (681.6684) | 12 (178.8572) | 387 (161.1200) | 310 (164.5484) | 19 (177.1428) |
| 2022-08-26 | Smoke on the Bricks Baldwin City, KS | 16 / 48 (685.0632) | 22 (168.5488) | 23 (166.8228) | 7 (177.7028) | 11 (171.9888) |
| 2022-07-29 | Shenandoah "ShenDig" Barbeque Championship Shenandoah, IA | 2 / 27 (701.1200) | 6 (173.1544) | 2 (180.0000) | 2 (179.4400) | 8 (168.5256) |
| 2022-07-15 | Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown Eureka, IL | 6 / 25 (686.7772) | 5 (176.0000) | 11 (169.1200) | 19 (166.2400) | 3 (175.4172) |
| 2022-07-15 | Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown (One Meat Ribs) Eureka, IL | — | — | 16 (162.2744) | — | — |
| 2022-07-08 | Harvest on Fire at the Winery Marshall, IL | 18 / 28 (675.8856) | 16 (171.9656) | 25 (158.8228) | 17 (169.6800) | 4 (175.4172) |
| 2022-05-06 | Columbia Elks BBQ Cookoff Columbia, MO | 18 / 25 (675.8744) | 3 (177.7144) | 4 (177.7028) | 25 (153.0744) | 14 (167.3828) |
| 2022-04-22 | Ozarks BBQ Fest Springfield, MO | 8 / 31 (687.3256) | 1 (180.0000) | 5 (176.0116) | 17 (166.2284) | 15 (165.0856) |
| 2021-10-08 | Anchor City Cook Off Centralia, MO | 16 / 19 (660.4568) | 19 (149.6800) | 10 (170.8456) | 13 (167.9656) | 6 (171.9656) |
| 2021-09-16 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST Kansas City, KS | 210 / 467 (665.5772) | 228 (166.2516) | 326 (161.6572) | 204 (166.2628) | 90 (171.4056) |
| 2021-09-03 | A Celebration of Our Heroes Madison, IL | 14 / 20 (668.4916) | 16 (164.0000) | 7 (170.8344) | 12 (169.1200) | 13 (164.5372) |
| 2021-08-13 | Smokin' Trackside BBQ Bash Winston, MO | 11 / 25 (690.7888) | 18 (166.8344) | 3 (177.7144) | 16 (168.5256) | 4 (177.7144) |
| 2021-07-23 | Effingham -Jam Effingham, IL | 23 / 29 (650.0568) | 22 (162.2400) | 21 (161.6456) | 25 (159.3484) | 12 (166.8228) |
| 2021-05-01 | Columbia Elks BBQ Cookoff Columbia, MO | 30 / 39 (666.1712) | 36 (160.5028) | 10 (172.0000) | 28 (166.2400) | 23 (167.4284) |
| 2021-03-26 | Kickin It Route 66 Barbeque Challenge St. Roberts, MO | 31 / 52 (673.5768) | 44 (162.8228) | 12 (173.7028) | 18 (171.9656) | 35 (165.0856) |
| 2020-11-13 | Second Annual KCBS World Invitational Barbeque Competition Mayetta, KS | 94 / 94 (652.9600) | 93 (157.0628) | 88 (161.6572) | 76 (166.2628) | 66 (167.9772) |
| 2020-10-17 | Columbia Elks Lodge # 594 BBQ Contest Columbia, MO | 17 / 38 (683.3024) | 35 (165.0856) | 12 (171.9656) | 15 (171.9656) | 8 (174.2856) |
| 2020-10-02 | Ottumwa Smoketoberfest Ottumwa, IA | 14 / 66 (679.9656) | 3 (177.1544) | 37 (163.4056) | 19 (170.2972) | 24 (169.1084) |
| 2020-08-07 | Smokin' Trackside BBQ Bash Winston, MO | 5 / 30 (694.2860) | 8 (174.8456) | 23 (162.8460) | 1 (178.2972) | 4 (178.2972) |
| 2020-06-26 | Grillin and Chillin Chillicothe, MO | 28 / 34 (666.1828) | 20 (169.6800) | 20 (167.4172) | 33 (162.8228) | 21 (166.2628) |
| 2020-06-19 | Black Silo Winery Trenton, MO | 6 / 31 (685.0856) | 9 (171.4056) | 6 (174.8916) | 17 (167.3828) | 11 (171.4056) |
| 2019-10-11 | Anchor City Cook off Centralia, MO | 4 / 25 (685.0516) | 17 (166.8228) | 15 (168.5372) | 3 (174.2744) | 3 (175.4172) |
| 2019-09-12 | 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST Kansas City, KS | 15 / 468 (693.1200) | 63 (173.1200) | 108 (170.2744) | 20 (176.0000) | 55 (173.7256) |
| 2019-08-16 | Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest Cape Girardeau, MO | 11 / 45 (681.0400) | 23 (164.5372) | 11 (173.1200) | 18 (167.9656) | 4 (175.4172) |
| 2019-07-27 | Hannibal Bar-B-Q-Festival Hannibal, MO | 7 / 18 (670.1716) | 9 (167.3944) | 1 (174.2972) | 6 (169.6800) | 11 (158.8000) |
| 2019-06-21 | Ribs on the River Louisiana, MO | 10 / 26 (676.5028) | 18 (165.6800) | 14 (167.4172) | 7 (173.7028) | 8 (169.7028) |
| 2019-06-14 | Hog Capital Challenge Kewanee, IL | 8 / 25 (665.6112) | 13 (165.0856) | 5 (172.0000) | 17 (157.1084) | 5 (171.4172) |
| 2019-06-07 | Blues,Brews & Barbecue Beardstown, IL | 8 / 25 (662.1484) | 6 (173.1084) | 22 (151.3372) | 5 (169.7256) | 3 (167.9772) |
| 2019-05-31 | Up In Smoke on the Square Lincoln, IL | 19 / 36 (663.3368) | 8 (171.4056) | 29 (157.1312) | 5 (170.8572) | 22 (163.9428) |
| 2019-05-03 | Apple Blossom BBQ Made with Uncommon Character St. Joseph, MO | 5 / 39 (681.1088) | 3 (176.5716) | 3 (173.1316) | 26 (164.5600) | 19 (166.8456) |
| 2019-04-12 | The Best Dam BBQ Contest at Smithville Lake Smithville, MO | 2 / 54 (697.1316) | 2 (176.5716) | 34 (163.3828) | 1 (180.0000) | 1 (177.1772) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Master | #366 (295 pts) | #237 (520 pts) | #433 (300 pts) | #314 (370 pts) | #432 (240 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #267 (820 pts) | #277 (815 pts) | #298 (865 pts) | #269 (855 pts) | #315 (760 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #151 (1234 pts) | #317 (744 pts) | #120 (1414 pts) | #114 (1349 pts) | #155 (1194 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #173 (1127 pts) | #199 (1022 pts) | #180 (1182 pts) | #250 (872 pts) | #76 (1607 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #229 (971 pts) | #151 (1266 pts) | #205 (1100 pts) | #283 (856 pts) | #203 (1066 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #345 (553 pts) | #404 (498 pts) | #233 (888 pts) | #354 (578 pts) | #255 (773 pts) |
| 2020 ↗ | Master | #191 (625 pts) | #182 (670 pts) | #240 (505 pts) | #191 (635 pts) | #177 (630 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #154 (1539 pts) | #177 (1359 pts) | #210 (1259 pts) | #142 (1514 pts) | #123 (1604 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #140 (1670 pts) | #49 (2039 pts) | #68 (1913 pts) | #100 (1748 pts) | #293 (1084 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #337 (1084 pts) | #253 (1244 pts) | #172 (1524 pts) | #197 (1404 pts) | #421 (929 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #298 (1170 pts) | #562 (720 pts) | #195 (1445 pts) | #300 (1175 pts) | #364 (1055 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #493 (768 pts) | #445 (878 pts) | #457 (838 pts) | #592 (658 pts) | #526 (718 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #1510 (165 pts) | #2145 (80 pts) | #1157 (275 pts) | #1823 (135 pts) | #1883 (125 pts) |