High-water mark
674.7884
career-best overall
93.7% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 674.7884 at 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST — 93.7% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Sep 12, 2019
Oink-A-Doodle-Moo
Oink-A-Doodle-Moo is a competition barbecue team with 7 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2024. Their best overall finish is 8th of 10 at The Gulf Coast BBQ Championship (BACKYARD ONLY) (2024). They are ranked #3219 of 6,477 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “Oink-A-Doodle Moo”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1500
peak 1507 · rated over 5 contests1 invitational or side-series contest not counted
Contests
7
in the data
First seen
Apr 19, 2013
latest May 3, 2024 · 11 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
2
29% of 7 contests
Avg finish
top 57%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
57%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±20.67
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 162.84 · weakest Brisket (162.27)
Road miles
2,380
across 7 mapped stops · furthest 583 mi
Schedule strength
44%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1557)
Purse competed for
$74K
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 1 state-championship entry
Master avg
653.06 / 720
4 Master contests · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
293.14 / 360
1 Backyard contest · 0 GCs
These overall scores sit on different scales (Master out of 720, Backyard out of 360), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.
This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Oink-A-Doodle-Moo, each with one reason worth a look.
119 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3,220 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1500
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,228 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1505
They turned up 7 years after Oink-A-Doodle-Moo did, first appearing in 2020.
⚔ Compare careers#3,212 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1508
Their last contest in the data was back in 2021, 3 years before Oink-A-Doodle-Moo's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#3,224 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1500
Level with Oink-A-Doodle-Moo on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#3,227 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1502
Their last contest in the data was back in 2021, 3 years before Oink-A-Doodle-Moo's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#3,239 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1507
Their last contest in the data was back in 2021, 3 years before Oink-A-Doodle-Moo's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careersBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 171.4056 | 144.5600 | 162.84 | top 49% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 170.8228 | 148.5828 | 162.75 | top 51% |
| Pork | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 174.8800 | 146.8572 | 162.50 | top 60% |
| Brisket | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 172 | 150.8570 | 162.27 | top 52% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 80% |
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 61% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 40% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2014
3 contests
Contests a season
1.4
across 5 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
MO
4 of 7 contests · 3 states in all
Contests visited
6
a different one every time
Opponents faced
578
finished ahead 433 times, behind 185
Longest layoff
4.6 yrs
Sep 12, 2019 → May 3, 2024
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20241 milestone
- Most recent contest The Gulf Coast BBQ Championship (BACKYARD ONLY)
20192 milestones
- Career-best overall score674.7884 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST
- Peak power rating (1507) 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST
20144 milestones
- First call Hermann Bar-BQ and Brats Festival
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score665.0400 Hermann Bar-BQ and Brats Festival
- First overall top-10 Certified BBQ Judging Class
- Career-best single call (Pork)174.8800 Certified BBQ Judging Class
20131 milestone
- First tracked contest Main Street BBQ & Bluesfest
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +13.2 | 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST | Sep 12, 2019 |
| +1.8 | Hermann Bar-BQ and Brats Festival | Sep 26, 2014 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -6.9 | The Gulf Coast BBQ Championship (BACKYARD ONLY) | May 3, 2024 |
| -6 | Main Street BBQ & Bluesfest | Apr 19, 2013 |
| -2.2 | Table Rock Boats and Bones | Sep 22, 2018 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 80% | 81.4% | 81.4% |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 10% | 92.6% | 92.6% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 71% | 90.6% | 90.6% |
| 2014 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 67% | top 51% | 93.4% | 92.9% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 70% | 86.1% | 86.1% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 3, 2024 | The Gulf Coast BBQ Championship (BACKYARD ONLY) Mobile, AL | 8 / 10 (293.1428) | 8 (144.5600) | 9 (148.5828) | — | — |
| Sep 12, 2019 | 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 49 / 468 (500.0800) | 122 (170.2628) | 208 (166.2856) | 47 (173.7144) | 223 (164.5256) |
| Sep 22, 2018 | Table Rock Boats and Bones Kimberling, MO | 25 / 35 (652.4112) | 26 (162.2284) | 19 (165.6800) | 32 (152.5028) | 6 (172) |
| Oct 2, 2014 | Certified BBQ Judging Class unrated Kansas City, MO | 9 (504.5600) | 10 (167.4172) | 12 (164) | 5 (174.8800) | 10 (165.6800) |
| Sep 26, 2014 | Hermann Bar-BQ and Brats Festival Hermann, MO | 19 / 37 (665.0400) | 7 (171.4056) | 11 (170.8228) | 19 (164.5488) | 26 (158.2628) |
| Mar 27, 2014 | BBQ Throw Down 2014 @ Windcreek Atmore, AL | — | — | — | — | — |
| Apr 19, 2013 | Main Street BBQ & Bluesfest Washington, MO | 35 / 50 (620.0002) | 22 (161.1430) | 19 (161.1430) | 44 (146.8572) | 36 (150.8570) |
An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.