OINK-A-DOODLE-MOO 1559

At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)

Power ranking

#1274

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1580

peak 1587 · rated over 28 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-05-17

latest 2025-11-05

Best ToY finish

#371

Master 2021

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

7 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 32 contests

Avg finish

top 47%

overall standings

Best overall

694.8000 / 720

Master · Columbia Elks Lodge # 594 BBQ Contest

Perfect 180s

Current form

672.58 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 665.83 (+6.74)

Walk rate

53%

contests with a top-10 call

Top-10 streak

best run (overall)

Best single call

178.8572

Pork · Table Rock Boats and Bones

Consistency

±17.05

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 168.93 · weakest Brisket (165.43)

Road miles

3,870

mi across 32 mapped stops · furthest 206 mi

Schedule strength

69%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1586)

Purse competed for

$286K

listed at 15 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

GCs in 16 state-championship entries

Master avg

665.83 / 720

28 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (10 found in this team's record)

Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.

High-water mark

694.8000 career-best overall

96.5% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 694.8000 at Columbia Elks Lodge # 594 BBQ Contest — 96.5% of a perfect 720.

Master
2020-10-17

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

RUB IT, SMOKE IT, LOVE IT has finished one call ahead of OINK-A-DOODLE-MOO 1559 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

23–0 behind in the head-to-head

SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ has come out ahead in 23 of their 23 shared contests.

A strong matchup

8–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 89% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of CHICK HUGGINS BBQ in 8 of their 9 shared contests.

The comeback

2.1 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 2.1 years, then back at American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest (2025-11-05).

last seen 2023-09-27
back 2025-11-05

Chicken nemesis

19 of 23 shared chicken entries lost

SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ ahead 83% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ has out-cooked them in 19 of 23 shared chicken entries.

Announced themselves early

5th at their very first contest

Finished 5 of 41 at their very first tracked contest, Lake of the Ozarks Blues & BBQ Weekend (2013-05-17).

2013-05-17
41-team field

A September team

Top 38% average finish in September

Something about September: average finish in the top 38% across 8 contests, versus top 47% the rest of the year.

8 September contests
top 47% the rest of the year

The long haul

3,870 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 3,870 miles across 32 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 206 miles to Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown.

32 mapped stops
furthest 206 mi

The metronome

±2.37% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.37% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 92.5% of a perfect score
32 contests

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The nearest teams in the power rankings, with a different reason on each card — six teams on one rating are rarely on it for the same reason. Rating decides who makes the list; where teams tie on it, the ones this team has actually cooked against come first, then teams at a similar point in their own career. KCBS doesn’t publish where a team is from, so nothing here is inferred from geography.

39 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.

Scooter's BBQ

#1272 of the rated field

1581 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 17
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 24%
Peak: 1581

1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to OINK-A-DOODLE-MOO 1559)

2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team OINK-A-DOODLE-MOO 1559 has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 14 contests
last seen 2024-08-16

⚔ Head-to-head

SMOKE IN THE EYE

#1276 of the rated field

1580 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 62
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 21%
Peak: 1638

2–1 in 3 shared contests (67% to OINK-A-DOODLE-MOO 1559)

They've been 1638 at their best, 58 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 62 contests
last seen 2026-08-28

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LIL' FIDDLER'S

#1273 of the rated field

1580 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 48
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 21%
Peak: 1605

No shared contest yet.

Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 7 years before OINK-A-DOODLE-MOO 1559's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 47 contests

⚔ Head-to-head

FOUR CROWS BBQ

#1275 of the rated field

1580 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 46%
Peak: 1580

No shared contest yet.

Fewer contests behind them than OINK-A-DOODLE-MOO 1559 has cooked, 13 to 32, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

rated over 12 contests
last seen 2015-03-27

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BBQ4ALL DEFENDERS

#1277 of the rated field

1580 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 67%
Peak: 1583

No shared contest yet.

Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 12 contests, alongside a 67% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 10 contests
last seen 2016-10-29

⚔ Head-to-head

PICKIN' PORKERS

#1279 of the rated field

1580 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 83
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 20%
Peak: 1629

No shared contest yet.

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.

rated over 83 contests
last seen 2019-10-18

⚔ Head-to-head

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ	23	0	23	0%	⚔ compare
SMOKE THIS BBQ MO	16	4	12	25%	⚔ compare
OUTLAW HAWGS BBQ	16	4	12	25%	⚔ compare
UNCLE BUB'S BBQ, LLC	13	5	8	38%	⚔ compare
MEAT ME IN ST. LOUIS	13	4	9	31%	⚔ compare
GETTIN' BASTED	13	1	12	8%	⚔ compare
Heavy Smoke BBQ	11	3	8	27%	⚔ compare
MOKAN MEATHEADS	11	3	8	27%	⚔ compare
AWESOME RACKS COOKIN CREW	10	5	5	50%	⚔ compare
Can Country Outlaw BBQ	10	3	7	30%	⚔ compare
TRIPLE H BBQ	10	3	7	30%	⚔ compare
CHICK HUGGINS BBQ	9	8	1	89%	⚔ compare
T-MAC SMOKIN	9	5	4	56%	⚔ compare
LA PASADITA	9	5	4	56%	⚔ compare
PARTS 'R' SMOKIN	9	4	5	44%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	28	9	1	3	178.2972	158.2744	168.93	top 44%
Pork Ribs	29	7	0	2	178.2972	154.2288	165.89	top 49%
Pork	28	8	1	2	178.8572	144.5600	165.46	top 51%
Brisket	28	7	0	0	176.0000	147.9656	165.43	top 48%

“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	Avg finish
MO	21	top 48%
KS	4	top 36%
IL	3	top 55%

By contest size

Field	Contests	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	1	top 22%
Medium (20–39)	13	top 50%
Large (40+)	14	top 46%

Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest	3	63	top 27%	2023-09-27
WashMo BBQ & Bluesfest (JUDGING FULL)	3	19	top 60%	2023-04-28
*Main Street BBQ & Blues Fest	2	8	top 33%	2018-04-20
Table Rock Boats and Bones	2	12	top 43%	2017-09-16

The story so far (18 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 12.5 yrs 2013-05-17 → 2025-11-05

Busiest season 2021 5 contests

Contests a season 2.7 across 12 seasons in the data

Cooks most in MO 22 of 32 contests · 3 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 22 4 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Pork Ribs 29 entries · 0 wins · 7 calls

Strongest meat Chicken averages 168.93 · weakest Brisket (165.43)

Walk rate 53% a top-10 call in 17 of 32 contests

Overall top-10 rate 19% 6 of 32 contests

Best top-10 run 2 straight contests

Master average 665.83 out of 720 · 28 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 1,294 1,583–1,159 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 3,870 32 mapped stops · furthest 206 mi

Schedule strength 1586 average field rating faced — tougher than 69% of rated contests

Purse competed for $286,270 listed at 15 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships 0 from 16 state-championship entries

Longest layoff 2.1 yrs 2023-09-27 → 2025-11-05

Power rating 1580 peak 1587 · #1274 of 6,413 rated

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

2013
May 17 First tracked contest Lake of the Ozarks Blues & BBQ Weekend
May 17 First call Lake of the Ozarks Blues & BBQ Weekend
May 17 First category win (Pork) Lake of the Ozarks Blues & BBQ Weekend
May 17 First overall top-10 Lake of the Ozarks Blues & BBQ Weekend
May 17 First overall past 90% of a perfect score681.1428 Lake of the Ozarks Blues & BBQ Weekend
2016
Sep 17 Career-best single call (Pork)178.8572 Table Rock Boats and Bones
2017
Sep 16 10th tracked contest Table Rock Boats and Bones
2020
Oct 17 Career-best overall score694.8000 Columbia Elks Lodge # 594 BBQ Contest
2021
Sep 3 First overall podium A Celebration of Our Heroes
Sep 16 Peak power rating (1587) American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST
2022
Sep 29 25th tracked contest American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST
2025
Nov 5 Most recent contest American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+14.1	Columbia Elks Lodge # 594 BBQ Contest	2020-10-17
+13.8	A Celebration of Our Heroes	2021-09-03
+13.5	Lake of the Ozarks Blues & BBQ Weekend	2013-05-17
+12.8	Hannibal Bar-B-Q-Festival	2019-07-27
+12.7	Main Street BBQ & Blues Fest	2017-04-21

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-11.5	Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown	2022-07-15
-9.1	7th Annual Main Street BBQ & Bluesfest	2015-04-17
-7.7	Columbia Elks BBQ Cookoff	2021-05-01
-6.7	Murphysboro Barbecue Cook-off	2013-09-19
-4.8	6th Annual Main Street BBQ & Bluesfest	2014-04-11

Category scores over time

Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)

Where they finish (overall)

Best vs average (by meat)

How entries end (by meat)

Team of the Year rank by season

Season by season

Season	Contests	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2025	2	0	0	0%	top 62%	93.2%	93.2%
2023	4	0	0	50%	top 47%	94.6%	94%
2022	4	0	0	25%	top 59%	94%	92.6%
2021	5	1	0	40%	top 42%	95.5%	93.2%
2020	1	1	0	100%	top 18%	96.5%	96.5%
2019	4	2	1	75%	top 40%	94.8%	93.4%
2018	2	0	0	100%	top 43%	92.5%	92.3%
2017	2	1	0	50%	top 39%	93.9%	93.2%
2016	2	0	0	50%	top 43%	94.8%	92.5%
2015	2	0	0	50%	top 75%	89.3%	87.7%
2014	2	0	0	100%	top 58%	89.7%	89.3%
2013	2	1	1	50%	top 43%	94.6%	91.4%

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2025-11-05	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS	—	—	—	—	—
2025-11-05	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS	250 / 401 (670.7316)	98 (174.2628)	376 (154.2288)	192 (170.2628)	105 (171.9772)
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	165 / 487 (681.0284)	171 (171.4056)	15 (178.2972)	330 (163.9428)	235 (167.3828)
2023-04-28	WashMo BBQ & Bluesfest (JUDGING FULL) 🏅 Washington, MO	22 / 37 (671.9084)	7 (173.7028)	25 (163.3828)	11 (171.9772)	27 (162.8456)
2023-04-28	WashMo BBQ & Bluesfest (ONE MEAT RIBS) (JUDGING FULL) Washington, MO	—	—	10 (162.2400)	—	—
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	176 / 505 (676.5028)	161 (170.8228)	355 (163.3828)	119 (172.0344)	137 (170.2628)
2022-07-15	Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown 🏅 Eureka, IL	19 / 25 (662.7088)	11 (171.4172)	12 (168.5372)	22 (159.3600)	20 (163.3944)
2022-04-22	WashMo BBQ & Bluesfest 🏅 Washington, MO	19 / 29 (661.6460)	20 (165.1428)	7 (169.1544)	7 (170.8228)	26 (156.5260)
2021-09-16	American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS	63 / 467 (495.9428)	15 (177.1428)	104 (171.4172)	136 (168.5600)	247 (163.4056)
2021-09-03	A Celebration of Our Heroes 🏅 Madison, IL	3 / 20 (687.9200)	9 (170.8456)	3 (176.5716)	13 (167.3828)	5 (173.1200)
2021-08-20	Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest 🏅 Cape Girardeau, MO	12 / 27 (666.8688)	9 (169.1428)	5 (171.9772)	15 (162.8688)	18 (162.8800)
2021-05-01	Columbia Elks BBQ Cookoff 🏅 Columbia, MO	31 / 39 (666.1484)	33 (163.3944)	22 (166.8344)	31 (165.6684)	17 (170.2512)
2021-04-23	WashMo BBQ & Bluesfest 🏅 Washington, MO	25 / 45 (663.3716)	32 (165.1544)	26 (167.3828)	16 (166.8572)	21 (163.9772)
2020-10-17	Columbia Elks Lodge # 594 BBQ Contest 🏅 Columbia, MO	7 / 38 (694.8000)	29 (170.8228)	7 (174.2628)	10 (174.2744)	5 (175.4400)
2019-09-21	Bikes Boats & Bones BBQ & Steak Showdown 🏅 Kimberling City, MO	13 / 28 (679.9200)	3 (176.0000)	26 (160.5488)	5 (175.4056)	17 (167.9656)
2019-07-27	Hannibal Bar-B-Q-Festival 🏅 Hannibal, MO	4 / 18 (682.7768)	1 (178.2972)	3 (171.9772)	11 (167.9656)	8 (164.5368)
2019-05-31	Smokin on the Lake 🏅 Monroe City, MO	6 / 25 (671.9772)	10 (167.4172)	12 (164.0000)	5 (174.8800)	10 (165.6800)
2019-04-26	BBQ, Bikes and Blues 🏅 Washington, MO	26 / 39 (655.2568)	19 (166.8456)	23 (163.9772)	31 (158.2056)	23 (166.2284)
2018-06-01	*7th Annual Smokin on the Lake Monroe City, MO	12 / 29 (663.3484)	9 (165.6800)	14 (164.5944)	7 (169.6800)	14 (163.3940)
2018-04-20	*Main Street BBQ & Blues Fest Washington, MO	18 / 40 (666.1716)	3 (176.0000)	25 (159.9544)	33 (158.2516)	12 (171.9656)
2017-09-16	Table Rock Boats and Bones Kimberling, MO	27 / 47 (666.7200)	24 (169.6916)	24 (168.5372)	36 (163.9656)	29 (164.5256)
2017-04-21	Main Street BBQ & Blues Fest Washington, MO	8 / 40 (675.9200)	14 (168.5372)	16 (167.4172)	24 (163.9656)	5 (176.0000)
2016-09-17	Table Rock Boats and Bones Kimberling City, MO	12 / 43 (682.7888)	18 (170.8456)	31 (163.4060)	2 (178.8572)	18 (169.6800)
2016-04-15	Main Street BBQ & Bluesfest Washington, MO	31 / 53 (649.0976)	38 (161.1544)	37 (157.7032)	34 (161.0972)	12 (169.1428)
2015-05-15	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour St. Charles, MO	20 / 30 (642.8112)	22 (163.4056)	19 (161.0856)	29 (144.5600)	4 (173.7600)
2015-04-17	7th Annual Main Street BBQ & Bluesfest Washington, MO	41 / 49 (620.4228)	40 (158.2744)	23 (162.8228)	45 (151.3600)	43 (147.9656)
2014-06-26	2nd Annual Freedom Feast BBQ Cook-Off Willard, MO	16 / 35 (645.6456)	5 (172.5828)	15 (165.7144)	32 (148.5028)	13 (158.8456)
2014-04-11	6th Annual Main Street BBQ & Bluesfest Washington, MO	32 / 46 (640.4456)	19 (165.6800)	39 (154.2400)	6 (170.8228)	39 (149.7028)
2013-09-19	Murphysboro Barbecue Cook-off Murphysboro, IL	56 / 76 (634.7316)	47 (163.4056)	17 (167.4056)	63 (154.8572)	68 (149.0632)
2013-05-17	Lake of the Ozarks Blues & BBQ Weekend Lake of the Ozarks, MO	5 / 41 (681.1428)	31 (162.8570)	9 (169.7144)	1 (176.5714)	5 (172.0000)

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)

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
2025 ↗	Master	#1148 (60 pts)	#1221 (60 pts)	#1293 (60 pts)	#1190 (60 pts)	#1190 (60 pts)
2023 ↗	Master	#893 (135 pts)	#741 (225 pts)	#699 (283 pts)	#777 (190 pts)	#989 (120 pts)
2022 ↗	Master	#745 (224 pts)	#707 (259 pts)	#649 (334 pts)	#673 (284 pts)	#821 (189 pts)
2021 ↗	Master	#371 (517 pts)	#405 (497 pts)	#344 (592 pts)	#440 (432 pts)	#404 (497 pts)
2020 ↗	Master	#570 (165 pts)	#896 (60 pts)	#615 (165 pts)	#652 (135 pts)	#554 (185 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#616 (531 pts)	#479 (711 pts)	#733 (456 pts)	#635 (526 pts)	#764 (426 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#1262 (215 pts)	#1493 (180 pts)	#1583 (170 pts)	#1773 (125 pts)	#1246 (245 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#1431 (185 pts)	#1693 (155 pts)	#1884 (120 pts)	#1099 (320 pts)	#1374 (220 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#1575 (140 pts)	#1713 (130 pts)	#1612 (155 pts)	#1923 (115 pts)	#1144 (265 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#1467 (176 pts)	#1144 (286 pts)	#1511 (181 pts)	#1279 (246 pts)	#1460 (191 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#1067 (266 pts)	#1644 (141 pts)	#1125 (266 pts)	#889 (366 pts)	#1092 (266 pts)