Cowboy Q AR
Rating
1604
peak 1617
Contests
34
in the data
First seen
2019-06-07
latest 2026-01-09
Best ToY finish
#188
Master 2021
Grand champs
2
2 reserve
Category wins
1
12 podiums
Overall top-10s
14
of 34 contests
Avg finish
top 40%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
3 🔥
Current form
688.24 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 680.55 (+7.68)
Walk rate
68%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
4
best run (overall)
Consistency
±17.92
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 172.32 · weakest Brisket (168.73)
Road miles
6685
mi across 34 mapped stops · furthest 695 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
Kermit's Ex has finished one call ahead of Cowboy Q 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
3 RIVERS BBQ has landed one call behind them 3 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
RAZORRACKS has come out ahead in 23 of their 28 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of PORK AVENUE in 9 of their 9 shared contests.
💔 The heartbreaker
Came within 1.1772 points of the Grand Championship at Go Hog Wild BBQ (2023-10-06).
🗡️ Giant slayer
Took the Grand Championship over a 43-team field at Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival.
🃏 Against the odds
Their Grand Championship at Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival (2019-09-27) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 29-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, RAZORRACKS.
🐣 Announced themselves early
Finished 2 of 51 at their very first tracked contest, Delta Smoke BBQ Contest (2019-06-07).
Teams like this (closest power rating, AR first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 33 | 18 | 1 | 4 | 179.4400 | 155.9656 | 172.32 | top 35% |
| Pork Ribs | 33 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 177.7028 | 150.8684 | 168.82 | top 47% |
| Pork | 33 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 180.0000 🔥 | 148.6056 | 170.68 | top 41% |
| Brisket | 33 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 177.7028 | 141.7028 | 168.73 | top 45% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| AR | 18 | 2 | top 34% |
| TN | 5 | 0 | top 56% |
| MS | 3 | 0 | top 24% |
| OK | 3 | 0 | top 51% |
| MO | 3 | 0 | top 56% |
| KS | 1 | 0 | top 43% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 2 | 0 | top 43% |
| Medium (20–39) | 17 | 1 | top 40% |
| Large (40+) | 14 | 1 | top 39% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2021 (9 contests)
- Cooks mostly in AR (18 of 34 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (33 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival (2019-09-27)
- Wins it all in 6% of contests
- All-time average overall score: 680.55
- 3 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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 689.0400 | 687.89 |
| 2024 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 695.3484 | 686.03 |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 708.5372 | 690.58 |
| 2022 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 692.5376 | 685.64 |
| 2021 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 696.4912 | 679.27 |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 645.6000 | 625.95 |
| 2019 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 699.9544 | 683.92 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-09 | 10th Annual Jimmy Jam BBQ Slam St. Augustine, FL | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2025-06-06 | Hayden West's Delta Smoke BBQ Contest Wynne, AR | 19 / 30 (689.0400) | 4 (178.8572) | 18 (170.8228) | 19 (173.1200) | 24 (166.2400) |
| 2025-03-14 | University of Arkansas Animal Science Boots, Brews, and BBQ Contest Fayetteville, AR | 16 / 28 (686.7428) | 8 (175.4172) | 23 (167.3828) | 10 (174.2628) | 14 (169.6800) |
| 2024-09-27 | Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival Jonesboro, AR | 18 / 27 (683.8740) | 17 (169.6800) | 7 (175.4172) | 17 (171.9656) | 19 (166.8112) |
| 2024-09-20 | Smoke on the Water Pine Bluff, AR | 12 / 42 (686.1712) | 7 (176.0000) | 4 (175.4172) | 7 (174.2628) | 37 (160.4912) |
| 2024-06-07 | Hayden West's Delta Smoke BBQ Contest Wynne, AR | 7 / 33 (695.3484) | 11 (174.2628) | 8 (173.7144) | 11 (171.9656) | 6 (175.4056) |
| 2024-03-15 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship Lebanon, TN | 51 / 93 (678.7312) | 64 (169.6800) | 88 (160.5256) | 5 (177.7028) | 34 (170.8228) |
| 2023-10-27 | Smoke on the Water - Saracen Casino PB Pine Bluff, AR | 19 / 49 (685.0512) | 15 (174.2628) | 13 (174.8572) | 29 (167.3828) | 22 (168.5484) |
| 2023-10-06 | Go Hog Wild BBQ Sheridan, AR | 2 / 26 (708.5372) | 2 (178.8572) | 6 (176.5600) | 2 (180.0000) | 8 (173.1200) |
| 2023-09-29 | Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival Jonesboro, AR | 10 / 25 (678.1600) | 2 (178.8572) | 11 (169.6800) | 12 (166.8228) | 15 (162.8000) |
| 2022-10-21 | Saracen Casino Smoke on the Water Pine Bluff, AR | 20 / 47 (680.4684) | 27 (169.6684) | 11 (172.5716) | 23 (169.1084) | 23 (169.1200) |
| 2022-09-23 | Downtown Jonesboro BarBQ Festival Jonesboro, AR | 6 / 33 (692.5376) | 8 (173.7144) | 9 (171.4288) | 11 (171.9772) | 4 (175.4172) |
| 2022-06-10 | Delta Smoke BBQ Contest Wynne, AR | 16 / 33 (678.7772) | 17 (169.1200) | 16 (171.9656) | 26 (165.7144) | 12 (171.9772) |
| 2022-04-22 | Southaven Springfest Southaven, MS | 8 / 36 (689.6344) | 10 (173.1200) | 6 (175.4172) | 26 (164.5372) | 6 (176.5600) |
| 2022-04-01 | Beats, Brews, & BBQ Wagoner, OK | 10 / 30 (686.1712) | 10 (173.1200) | 3 (177.7028) | 19 (167.3828) | 14 (167.9656) |
| 2022-03-18 | Smoke on The Shores Lebanon, TN | 16 / 63 (686.2284) | 21 (172.0000) | 25 (169.6684) | 8 (174.8572) | 21 (169.7028) |
| 2021-10-08 | 32nd Annual Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (Competitor's Series)(JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) Lynchburg, TN | 63 / 70 (660.4224) | 56 (164.5256) | 61 (165.1084) | 60 (163.9656) | 52 (166.8228) |
| 2021-10-01 | Go Hog Wild BBQ Cook-Off Sheridan, AR | 16 / 30 (674.2516) | 4 (176.5600) | 18 (167.4172) | 20 (163.4056) | 18 (166.8688) |
| 2021-09-03 | Smithfield Classic in Nashville Nashville, TN | 29 / 50 (681.0284) | 27 (170.2628) | 34 (169.1200) | 18 (173.1200) | 33 (168.5256) |
| 2021-08-20 | Smoke on the Bricks Baldwin City, KS | 20 / 46 (670.1256) | 22 (168.5256) | 16 (167.9656) | 25 (167.3944) | 21 (166.2400) |
| 2021-07-16 | County Seat Cookoff Jay, OK | 5 / 15 (685.6344) | 7 (173.7144) | 12 (165.6916) | 2 (175.4056) | 6 (170.8228) |
| 2021-06-18 | DeSoto Shrine Club 13th Annual BBQ Cook-Off Nesbit, MS | 4 / 48 (696.4912) | 8 (176.0000) | 26 (167.3828) | 7 (175.4056) | 4 (177.7028) |
| 2021-06-11 | Delta Smoke BBQ Contest Wynne, AR | 8 / 38 (695.9544) | 4 (176.5600) | 4 (177.1544) | 11 (175.4172) | 20 (166.8228) |
| 2021-06-04 | Covington TN's World's Oldest BBQ Cooking Contest Covington, TN | 17 / 34 (673.6228) | 8 (174.2972) | 23 (163.9656) | 24 (165.0972) | 13 (170.2628) |
| 2021-05-01 | 39th Annual Kennett Jaycees Show Me State BBQ Cook Off Kennett, MO | 14 / 32 (675.9084) | 14 (168.0000) | 17 (167.4056) | 17 (169.6800) | 12 (170.8228) |
| 2020-09-05 | Mozingo Lake BBQ Maryville, MO | 32 / 34 (606.2968) | 18 (165.1200) | 32 (150.8684) | 32 (148.6056) | 33 (141.7028) |
| 2020-06-12 | Beats, Brews, & BBQ Wagoner, OK | 47 / 55 (645.6000) | 54 (155.9656) | 47 (155.9544) | 23 (171.4400) | 40 (162.2400) |
| 2019-10-25 | Smokin' on the Square El Dorado, AR | 1 / 20 (694.8228) | 1 (179.4400) | 11 (166.8228) | 4 (170.8572) | 2 (177.7028) |
| 2019-10-04 | Go Hog Wild Arkansas BBQ Championship Sheridan, AR | 9 / 26 (666.7540) | 7 (170.8572) | 17 (155.9312) | 3 (172.0000) | 9 (167.9656) |
| 2019-09-27 | Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival Jonesboro, AR | 1 / 43 (699.9544) | 6 (173.1316) | 3 (173.7144) | 3 (180.0000) | 4 (173.1084) |
| 2019-09-06 | Smokin' on the White Batesville, AR | 8 / 15 (671.9084) | 3 (172.0000) | 9 (167.3828) | 4 (170.2628) | 14 (162.2628) |
| 2019-08-16 | Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest Cape Girardeau, MO | 13 / 45 (675.9084) | 20 (166.8572) | 23 (164.5372) | 7 (173.1084) | 11 (171.4056) |
| 2019-06-14 | Desoto Shrine Club BBQ Cook off Hernado, MS | 20 / 49 (678.1484) | 20 (173.1084) | 17 (171.9772) | 34 (166.2400) | 24 (166.8228) |
| 2019-06-07 | Delta Smoke BBQ Contest Wynne, AR | 2 / 51 (699.9544) | 9 (174.8572) | 20 (169.6800) | 3 (180.0000) | 5 (175.4172) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #421 (466 pts) | #373 (611 pts) | #544 (406 pts) | #481 (426 pts) | #566 (321 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #309 (751 pts) | #367 (656 pts) | #303 (841 pts) | #412 (556 pts) | #305 (766 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #188 (986 pts) | #162 (1116 pts) | #264 (796 pts) | #207 (931 pts) | #212 (921 pts) |
| 2020 ↗ | Master | #856 (60 pts) | #896 (60 pts) | #913 (60 pts) | #872 (70 pts) | #883 (60 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #300 (1031 pts) | #312 (986 pts) | #471 (736 pts) | #282 (1071 pts) | #373 (881 pts) |