They almost always walk
75%
of contests with a top-10 call
A call in 6 of 8 contests
A top-10 category call in 75% of their 8 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.
Moe Cason Barbeque
Moe Cason Barbeque is a competition barbecue team with 8 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2015 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 10th of 38 at the Harper County Bullseye BBQ (2016). They are ranked #2079 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1535
peak 1535 · rated over 7 contests1 invitational or side-series contest not counted
Contests
8
in the data
First seen
May 22, 2015
latest Oct 25, 2019 · 4.4 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
1 podium
Overall top-10s
1
13% of 8 contests
Avg finish
top 45%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
663.56 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 662.90 (+0.66)
Walk rate
75%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±15.86
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 168.84 · weakest Chicken (163.25)
Road miles
4,668
across 8 mapped stops · furthest 1,587 mi
Schedule strength
42%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1555)
Purse competed for
$69K
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
Master avg
662.90 / 720
8 Master contests · 0 GCs
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Moe Cason Barbeque, each with one reason worth a look.
72 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2,081 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 45%
- Peak
- 1550
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to Moe Cason Barbeque)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Moe Cason Barbeque has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#2,074 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 57%
- Peak
- 1536
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#2,083 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 29%
- Peak
- 1547
They turned up 8 years after Moe Cason Barbeque did, first appearing in 2023.
⚔ Compare careers#2,071 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 71%
- Peak
- 1538
Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 7 contests, alongside a 71% overall top-10 rate.
⚔ Compare careers#2,085 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 13%
- Peak
- 1539
Level with Moe Cason Barbeque on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#2,086 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1536
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 8, 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 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 176 | 151.9428 | 163.25 | top 58% |
| Pork Ribs | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 177.7372 | 160.5372 | 168.84 | top 35% |
| Pork | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 173.1428 | 155.9428 | 166.12 | top 43% |
| Brisket | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 172.5600 | 146.2056 | 164.68 | top 46% |
“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) | 4 | 0 | top 46% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 43% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2016
3 contests
Contests a season
2
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
KS
2 of 8 contests · 6 states in all
Contests visited
8
a different one every time
Opponents faced
851
finished ahead 680 times, behind 238
Longest layoff
1.7 yrs
Oct 29, 2016 → Jul 14, 2018
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20191 milestone
20181 milestone
- Peak power rating (1535) New Jersey State Barbecue Championship
20163 milestones
- First overall top-10 Harper County Bullseye BBQ
- Career-best overall score686.2284 Harper County Bullseye BBQ
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)177.7372 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)
20154 milestones
- First tracked contest BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay
- First call BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score670.7544 BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay
- First category win (Pork Ribs) State Center Rose Festival BBQ Championship
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +15.3 | 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) | Oct 29, 2016 |
| +11.5 | Harper County Bullseye BBQ | Oct 14, 2016 |
| +7.4 | BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay | May 22, 2015 |
| +7.1 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship | Jul 14, 2018 |
| +0.5 | State Center Rose Festival BBQ Championship | Jun 19, 2015 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -3.5 | Horse Town Brew n Que Festival | May 29, 2015 |
| -3 | BBQ'Loo & Blues Too | Jul 15, 2016 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 67% | 92.5% | 92.5% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 28% | 88.9% | 88.9% |
| 2016 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 35% | 95.3% | 93.1% |
| 2015 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 67% | top 52% | 93.2% | 91.9% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 25, 2019 | 31st Annual Jack Daniels World Championship Invitational Barbecue (JUDGES FULL) (COMPETITORS SERIES) unrated Lynchburg, TN | 65 / 97 (666.2172) | 66 (166.2744) | 12 (177.1428) | 68 (164) | 84 (158.8000) |
| Jul 14, 2018 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship North Wildwood, NJ | 18 / 64 (640.4000) | 18 (163.3828) | 13 (163.9888) | 10 (166.8228) | 48 (146.2056) |
| Oct 29, 2016 | 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS | 54 / 557 (682.2172) | 203 (167.3828) | 6 (177.7372) | 78 (172) | 233 (165.0972) |
| Oct 14, 2016 | Harper County Bullseye BBQ Harper, KS | 10 / 38 (686.2284) | 6 (176) | 24 (169.1200) | 15 (169.1428) | 10 (171.9656) |
| Jul 15, 2016 | BBQ'Loo & Blues Too Waterloo, IA | 22 / 32 (642.7312) | 30 (151.9428) | 16 (162.8228) | 24 (155.9428) | 6 (172.0228) |
| Jun 19, 2015 | State Center Rose Festival BBQ Championship State Center, IA | 16 / 27 (652.4916) | 24 (155.3944) | 1 (173.1544) | 23 (157.6456) | 11 (166.2972) |
| May 29, 2015 | Horse Town Brew n Que Festival Norco, CA | 49 / 75 (662.1600) | 48 (163.9544) | 58 (160.5372) | 13 (173.1428) | 50 (164.5256) |
| May 22, 2015 | BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay North Bend, OR | 12 / 38 (670.7544) | 25 (161.6916) | 19 (166.2400) | 10 (170.2628) | 6 (172.5600) |
An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.