A tough matchup
3–0
behind in the head-to-head
BULL IN THE RING ahead in 100% of their meetings
BULL IN THE RING has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
HOWLIN' GOOD
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1469
peak 1469 · rated over 3 contests ⓘ
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
2021-09-10
latest 2025-09-19
Best ToY finish
#1213
Master 2021
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 3 contests
Avg finish
top 96%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
451.41
last 3 Master vs avg 451.41 (+0.00)
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±200.29
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 158.83 · weakest Pork (104.75)
Road miles
0
mi across 3 mapped stops
Schedule strength
79%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1603)
Purse competed for
$43K
listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 3 state-championship entries
Master avg
451.41 / 720
3 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (2 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.
The comeback
3 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 3 years, then back at Cherokee Strip BBQ & Chili Cook-Off (2025-09-19).
- last seen 2022-09-16
- back 2025-09-19
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.
HOWLIN' GOOD has 3 rated contests — short of the five it takes to earn a power ranking — so this rating has barely moved off the 1500 every team starts on and 147 rated teams sit within a point of it. Read the list as the nearest company at a number nobody here has moved far from, not as a verdict on who this team belongs with.
#4673 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1469
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 5 contests to 3.
⚔ Head-to-head#4632 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1470
No shared contest yet.
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2021.
⚔ Head-to-head#4636 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1469
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2022, 3 years before HOWLIN' GOOD's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-head#4657 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1469
No shared contest yet.
Level with HOWLIN' GOOD on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#4652 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1469
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 6 years before HOWLIN' GOOD's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-head#4648 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1469
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 6 years before HOWLIN' GOOD's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-headBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 151.9540 | 112.7656 | 132.36 | top 94% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.8800 | 150.2284 | 158.83 | top 81% |
| Pork | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 150.2628 | 20.0000 | 104.75 | top 97% |
| Brisket | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 150.2400 | 148.5372 | 149.39 | top 92% |
“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.
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cherokee Strip BBQ & Chili Cook-Off | 3 | 22 | 0 | top 96% | 2025-09-19 |
The story so far (17 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
4 yrs
2021-09-10 → 2025-09-19
Busiest season
2025
1 contest
Contests a season
1
across 3 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
OK
3 of 3 contests
Contests visited
1
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Pork Ribs
3 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
averages 158.83 · weakest Pork (104.75)
Walk rate
0%
a top-10 call in 0 of 3 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 3 contests
Master average
451.41
out of 720 · 3 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
58
3–83 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
0
3 mapped stops
Schedule strength
1603
average field rating faced — tougher than 79% of rated contests
Purse competed for
$42,750
listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0
from 3 state-championship entries
Longest layoff
3 yrs
2022-09-16 → 2025-09-19
Power rating
1469
peak 1469 · #null of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2021
- First tracked contest Cherokee Strip BBQ & Chili Cook-Off
- Career-best overall score621.6340 Cherokee Strip BBQ & Chili Cook-Off
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)170.8800 Cherokee Strip BBQ & Chili Cook-Off
- Peak power rating (1492) Cherokee Strip BBQ & Chili Cook-Off
- 2025
- Most recent contest Cherokee Strip BBQ & Chili Cook-Off
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11.8 | Cherokee Strip BBQ & Chili Cook-Off | 2025-09-19 |
| -11.1 | Cherokee Strip BBQ & Chili Cook-Off | 2022-09-16 |
| -7.9 | Cherokee Strip BBQ & Chili Cook-Off | 2021-09-10 |
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)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 100% | 78.1% | 78.1% |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 100% | 23.6% | 23.6% |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 88% | 86.3% | 86.3% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-19 | Cherokee Strip BBQ & Chili Cook-Off 🏅 Ponca City, OK | 25 / 25 (562.3540) | 25 (112.7656) | 24 (155.3712) | 25 (143.9772) | 24 (150.2400) |
| 2022-09-16 | Cherokee Strip BBQ & Chili Cook-Off 🏅 Ponca City, OK | 39 / 39 (170.2284) | — | 36 (150.2284) | 39 (20.0000) | — |
| 2021-09-10 | Cherokee Strip BBQ & Chili Cook-Off 🏅 Ponca City, OK | 22 / 25 (621.6340) | 22 (151.9540) | 14 (170.8800) | 23 (150.2628) | 22 (148.5372) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #1213 (65 pts) | #1267 (65 pts) | #1144 (105 pts) | #1262 (60 pts) | #1225 (65 pts) |