High-water mark
689.6804
career-best overall
95.8% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 689.6804 at 8th Annual DuPont BBQ Competition — 95.8% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Aug 16, 2025
Moose & Gator BBQ
Moose & Gator BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2025 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 4th of 17 at the Smoke on the Sound (2026). They finished #697 in the 2025 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1512
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 4
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
May 24, 2025
latest Sep 25, 2026 · 1.3 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
3 podiums
Overall top-10s
2
50% of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 49%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
75%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±12.99
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 173.27 · weakest Brisket (161.54)
Road miles
313
across 4 mapped stops · furthest 282 mi
Schedule strength
32%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1543)
Purse competed for
$62K
listed at 4 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 4 state-championship entries
Master avg
674.91 / 720
4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #697 (196 pts) | #856 (161 pts) | #565 (376 pts) | #758 (186 pts) | #671 (231 pts) |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 174.2628 | 166.2284 | 169.40 | top 53% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 177.7144 | 167.3828 | 173.27 | top 32% |
| Pork | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 178.3200 | 166.2628 | 170.70 | top 47% |
| Brisket | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 174.8800 | 150.2516 | 161.54 | top 65% |
“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 field size and state
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 24% |
| Medium (20–39) | 3 | 0 | top 58% |
More numbers
Contests a season
2
across 2 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
WA
3 of 4 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
4
a different one every time
Opponents faced
60
finished ahead 49 times, behind 47
Longest layoff
1 yrs
Aug 16, 2025 → Aug 22, 2026
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20264 milestones
- First category win (Pork) Smoke on the Sound
- Career-best single call (Pork)178.3200 Smoke on the Sound
- Peak power rating (1512) Smoke on the Sound
- Most recent contest Smoke on the Sound
20255 milestones
- First tracked contest BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score654.1600 BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay
- First call 8th Annual DuPont BBQ Competition
- First overall top-10 8th Annual DuPont BBQ Competition
- Career-best overall score689.6804 8th Annual DuPont BBQ Competition
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +12.4 | Smoke on the Sound | Sep 25, 2026 |
| +7.7 | 8th Annual DuPont BBQ Competition | Aug 16, 2025 |
| +0.7 | 9th Annual DuPont BBQ Competition | Aug 22, 2026 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -8.9 | BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay | May 24, 2025 |
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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 100% | top 40% | 94.4% | 94.2% |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50% | top 59% | 95.8% | 93.3% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 25, 2026 | Smoke on the Sound 🏅 Redmond, WA | 4 / 17 (679.9428) | 10 (169.7028) | 2 (176.5600) | 1 (178.3200) | 13 (155.3600) |
| Aug 22, 2026 | 9th Annual DuPont BBQ Competition 🏅 DuPont, WA | 15 / 27 (675.8740) | 4 (174.2628) | 18 (167.3828) | 16 (168.5484) | 18 (165.6800) |
| Aug 16, 2025 | 8th Annual DuPont BBQ Competition 🏅 DuPont, WA | 10 / 30 (689.6804) | 21 (167.4060) | 2 (177.7144) | 15 (169.6800) | 5 (174.8800) |
| May 24, 2025 | BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay 🏅 North Bend, OR | 22 / 26 (654.1600) | 18 (166.2284) | 11 (171.4172) | 19 (166.2628) | 26 (150.2516) |