COCK-N-BULL SMOKERS

COCK-N-BULL SMOKERS is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2017. Their best overall finish is 37th of 76 at the Independence Fire & Ice BBQ (2017). They are ranked #5064 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “Cock n Bull Smokers”.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#5,064

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1461

peak 1461 · rated over 5 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Jun 6, 2014

latest Oct 6, 2017 · 3.3 years on the trail

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

0% of 5 contests

Avg finish

top 82%

overall standings

Best overall

652.5028 / 720

Master · Independence Fire & Ice BBQ

Perfect 180s

Walk rate

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

165.7028

Pork · Independence Fire & Ice BBQ

Consistency

±21.57

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 158.83 · weakest Brisket (144.64)

Road miles

across 5 mapped stops

Schedule strength

26%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1535)

Master avg

611.14 / 720

5 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (2 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

A tough matchup

5–0 behind in the head-to-head

Theslabs.com ahead in 100% of their meetings

Theslabs.com has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.

The weak link

−14.2 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 14.19 points below their pork, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 0%.

Brisket avg 144.64
Pork avg 158.83
0 calls in 5 entries

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The teams rated closest to COCK-N-BULL SMOKERS, each with one reason worth a look.

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

No Name BBQ Team

#5,078 of the rated field

1461 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 17%
Peak: 1461

Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 5 contests
last seen Aug 14, 2026

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SMOKIN MAD HATTERS

#5,080 of the rated field

1461 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1461

They turned up 7 years after COCK-N-BULL SMOKERS did, first appearing in 2021.

rated over 5 contests
last seen Oct 1, 2021

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THE BARBECUBE

#5,054 of the rated field

1462 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 40%
Peak: 1462

Level with COCK-N-BULL SMOKERS on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 5 contests
last seen Jul 24, 2021

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* Salzburger Barbecue Bulls

#5,058 of the rated field

1461 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1461

Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 5 contests
last seen Oct 25, 2019

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PORKSMITH

#5,049 of the rated field

1462 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1462

Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 5 contests
last seen Aug 10, 2018

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Coach's BBQ

#5,055 of the rated field

1461 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1461

Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 5 contests
last seen Jul 27, 2018

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

Opponent	Meetings	Behind	Win rate
Theslabs.com	5	5	0%	⚔ compare
SMOOTH SMOKE	5	5	0%	⚔ compare
PELLET ENVY	5	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	5	163.9772	143.9084	152.16	top 79%
Pork Ribs	5	161.1084	148.5256	155.51	top 69%
Pork	5	165.7028	150.2172	158.83	top 63%
Brisket	5	162.2628	134.7772	144.64	top 85%

“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.

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Smokin' on the Summit	2	62	0	top 84%	Jun 5, 2015

More numbers

Busiest season 2015 2 contests

Contests a season 1.3 across 4 seasons in the data

Most contests held in MO 5 of 5 contests

Contests visited 4 1 of them more than once

Opponents faced 243 finished ahead 71 times, behind 300

Longest layoff 1.3 yrs Jun 3, 2016 → Oct 6, 2017

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

20174 milestones

Oct 6 First overall past 90% of a perfect score652.5028 Independence Fire & Ice BBQ
Oct 6 Career-best overall score652.5028 Independence Fire & Ice BBQ
Oct 6 Career-best single call (Pork)165.7028 Independence Fire & Ice BBQ
Oct 6 Most recent contest Independence Fire & Ice BBQ

20142 milestones

Jun 6 First tracked contest Smokin on the Summit
Jun 6 Peak power rating (1492) Smokin on the Summit

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+4.7	Independence Fire & Ice BBQ	Oct 6, 2017

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-13.2	Smokin' on the Summit BBQ	Jun 3, 2016
-11.3	Smokin' on the Summit	Jun 5, 2015
-10.5	Independence Fire & Ice BBQ	Sep 11, 2015
-8.4	Smokin on the Summit	Jun 6, 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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2017	1	0%	top 49%	90.6%	90.6%
2016	1	0%	top 99%	81.9%	81.9%
2015	2	0%	top 91%	83.7%	83.6%
2014	1	0%	top 78%	84.6%	84.6%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Oct 6, 2017	Independence Fire & Ice BBQ Independence, MO	37 / 76 (652.5028)	39 (163.9772)	40 (160.5600)	33 (165.7028)	36 (162.2628)
Jun 3, 2016	Smokin' on the Summit BBQ Lee's Summit, MO	66 / 67 (590.0112)	65 (143.9084)	44 (161.1084)	65 (150.2172)	65 (134.7772)
Sep 11, 2015	Independence Fire & Ice BBQ Independence, MO	70 / 76 (602.7196)	56 (155.9428)	67 (148.5256)	60 (156)	73 (142.2512)
Jun 5, 2015	Smokin' on the Summit Lee's Summit, MO	70 / 78 (601.4856)	65 (151.9200)	62 (149.6800)	38 (161.6912)	75 (138.1944)
Jun 6, 2014	Smokin on the Summit Lee's Summit, MO	62 / 79 (608.9592)	71 (145.0740)	47 (157.6684)	39 (160.5256)	68 (145.6912)

COCK-N-BULL SMOKERS

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Master avg

Storylines (2 found in their record)

A tough matchup

The weak link

Teams like this (closest power rating)

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

By meat

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

More numbers

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

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

📉 Toughest weekends

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

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

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