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
HOWLIN' GOOD is a competition barbecue team with 3 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2021 and 2025. Their best overall finish is 22nd of 25 at the Cherokee Strip BBQ & Chili Cook-Off (2021). They finished #1213 in the 2021 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1469
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 3
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
Sep 10, 2021
latest Sep 19, 2025 · 4 years on the trail
Avg finish
top 96%
overall standings
Consistency
±200.29
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 158.83 · weakest Pork (104.75)
Road miles
0
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
Master avg
451.41 / 720
3 Master contests · 0 GCs
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the 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) |
By 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 | 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.
Repeat visits (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% | Sep 19, 2025 |
More numbers
Contests a season
1
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
OK
3 of 3 contests
Contests visited
1
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
58
finished ahead 3 times, behind 83
Longest layoff
3 yrs
Sep 16, 2022 → Sep 19, 2025
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20251 milestone
- Most recent contest Cherokee Strip BBQ & Chili Cook-Off
20214 milestones
- 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
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 19, 2025 | 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) |
| Sep 16, 2022 | Cherokee Strip BBQ & Chili Cook-Off 🏅 Ponca City, OK | 39 / 39 (170.2284) | — | 36 (150.2284) | 39 (20) | — |
| Sep 10, 2021 | 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) |