A tough matchup
4–0
behind in the head-to-head
CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
The Moose is Loose BBQ
The Moose is Loose BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 18th of 25 at the 4th Annual High Point BBQ Battle (2014). They are ranked #5261 of 6,477 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1457
peak 1457 · rated over 5 contests
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
Jun 14, 2013
latest Oct 18, 2019 · 6.3 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 84%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±18.73
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 150.71 · weakest Brisket (147.72)
Road miles
372
across 5 mapped stops · furthest 94 mi
Schedule strength
23%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1532)
Purse competed for
$9,400
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 1 state-championship entry
Master avg
599.19 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to The Moose is Loose BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
129 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5,275 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1456
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to The Moose is Loose BBQ)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team The Moose is Loose BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#5,252 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1457
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#5,268 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1456
They turned up 8 years after The Moose is Loose BBQ did, first appearing in 2021.
⚔ Compare careers#5,281 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1456
Level with The Moose is Loose BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#5,254 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1457
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#5,257 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1457
Careers of much the same size, 5 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 | 156.5600 | 140.5600 | 150.71 | top 85% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.1772 | 138.8116 | 150.49 | top 67% |
| Pork | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 159.4172 | 144.4916 | 150.26 | top 73% |
| Brisket | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164.5600 | 133.0400 | 147.72 | top 73% |
“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 72% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 87% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2014
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
MD
3 of 5 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
5
a different one every time
Opponents faced
218
finished ahead 39 times, behind 238
Longest layoff
3 yrs
Oct 10, 2014 → Oct 20, 2017
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20191 milestone
- Most recent contest Boo-B-Que
20172 milestones
20132 milestones
- First tracked contest Central MD Swinetastic BBQ Festival
- Peak power rating (1488) Central MD Swinetastic BBQ Festival
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11.9 | Central MD Swinetastic BBQ Festival | Jun 14, 2013 |
| -11.9 | Pork In The Park BBQ Festival | May 9, 2014 |
| -11.4 | Boo-B-Que | Oct 18, 2019 |
| -4.2 | Boo-B-Que | Oct 20, 2017 |
| -4 | 4th Annual High Point BBQ Battle | Oct 10, 2014 |
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 94% | 83.4% | 83.4% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 75% | 87.2% | 87.2% |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 81% | 84.3% | 81.9% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 87% | 81.7% | 81.7% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 18, 2019 | Boo-B-Que 🏅 Rehoboth Beach, DE | 59 / 63 (600.3544) | 52 (153.0744) | 37 (157.6916) | 61 (144.4916) | 54 (145.0968) |
| Oct 20, 2017 | Boo-B-Que Rehobeth Beach, DE | 52 / 69 (627.9544) | 65 (149.6572) | 16 (169.1772) | 64 (144.5600) | 29 (164.5600) |
| Oct 10, 2014 | 4th Annual High Point BBQ Battle Clarksburg, MD | 18 / 25 (607.2340) | 19 (156.5600) | 18 (146.7884) | 19 (150.2628) | 14 (153.6228) |
| May 9, 2014 | Pork In The Park BBQ Festival Salisbury, MD | 39 / 43 (571.8288) | 42 (140.5600) | 40 (138.8116) | 15 (159.4172) | 42 (133.0400) |
| Jun 14, 2013 | Central MD Swinetastic BBQ Festival Frederick, MD | 55 / 63 (588.5714) | 48 (153.7142) | 55 (140.0002) | 42 (152.5712) | 53 (142.2858) |