A tough matchup
5–0
behind in the head-to-head
COOKLOUNGE BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
COOKLOUNGE BBQ has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
Ma-Kole BBQ
Ma-Kole BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 7 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2022 and 2025. Their best overall finish is 8th of 11 at the Wild West Fest on Fire (2024). They are ranked #5140 of 6,477 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1460
peak 1460 · rated over 6 contests
Contests
7
in the data
First seen
Aug 6, 2022
latest Aug 9, 2025 · 3 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
3
43% of 7 contests
Avg finish
top 82%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
631.77 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 633.33 (-1.56)
Walk rate
57%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±9.18
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 162.94 · weakest Pork Ribs (155.82)
Road miles
498
across 7 mapped stops · furthest 125 mi
Schedule strength
41%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1554)
Master avg
633.33 / 720
6 Master contests · 0 GCs
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Ma-Kole BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
126 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5,121 of the rated field
- Contests
- 15
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1460
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to Ma-Kole BBQ)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Ma-Kole BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#5,143 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1506
They've been 1506 at their best, 46 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Compare careers#5,128 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1460
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#5,127 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1460
Their last contest in the data was back in 2021, 4 years before Ma-Kole BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#5,147 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1459
They were already cooking in 2013, 9 years before Ma-Kole BBQ's first contest.
⚔ Compare careers#5,122 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1460
Level with Ma-Kole BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| COOKLOUNGE BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 167.4628 | 154.2740 | 162.94 | top 75% |
| Pork Ribs | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 166.8800 | 145.7140 | 155.82 | top 80% |
| Pork | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 171.4056 | 146.7884 | 157.12 | top 85% |
| Brisket | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 168.5488 | 145.1200 | 156.81 | top 75% |
“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) | 3 | 0 | top 73% |
| Medium (20–39) | 3 | 0 | top 91% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wild West Fest on Fire | 4 | 8 | 0 | top 76% | Aug 9, 2025 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2024
3 contests
Contests a season
1.8
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
BZ
2 of 7 contests
Contests visited
3
1 of them more than once
Most-entered meat
Pork Ribs
7 entries · 0 wins · 3 calls
Opponents faced
57
finished ahead 15 times, behind 82
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20252 milestones
- Career-best single call (Pork)171.4056 Wild West Fest on Fire
- Most recent contest Wild West Fest on Fire
20241 milestone
- Career-best overall score643.9656 Wild West Fest on Fire
20224 milestones
- First tracked contest Wild West Fest on Fire
- First call Wild West Fest on Fire
- First overall top-10 Wild West Fest on Fire
- Peak power rating (1497) Wild West Fest on Fire
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12.8 | W.E.S.T. Winter Extreme South Tyrol BBQ Contest | Feb 25, 2023 |
| -9.3 | W.E.S.T. Winter Extreme South Tyrol | Feb 24, 2024 |
| -8.4 | Wild West Fest on Fire | Aug 9, 2025 |
| -4.2 | Wild West Fest on Fire | Aug 12, 2023 |
| -3.1 | Wild West Fest on Fire | Aug 6, 2022 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 85% | 88.5% | 88.5% |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 33% | top 81% | 89.4% | 88.5% |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50% | top 88% | 87.7% | 86.6% |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 73% | 89% | 89% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 9, 2025 | Wild West Fest on Fire Medvode | 17 / 20 (636.9936) | 17 (163.9312) | 20 (145.7140) | 9 (171.4056) | 17 (155.9428) |
| Aug 10, 2024 | Wild West Fest on Fire Medvode | 8 / 11 (643.9656) | 6 (167.4628) | 9 (154.8228) | 11 (158.2856) | 8 (163.3944) |
| Aug 10, 2024 | Wild West Fest on Fire (ONE MEAT RIBS) Medvode | — | — | 14 (151.9428) | — | — |
| Feb 24, 2024 | W.E.S.T. Winter Extreme South Tyrol Rein in Taufers, BZ | 23 / 26 (630.7428) | 21 (162.2856) | 23 (155.9772) | 24 (155.9656) | 20 (156.5144) |
| Aug 12, 2023 | Wild West Fest on Fire Medvode | 9 / 12 (631.3596) | 8 (165.6912) | 5 (161.7028) | 9 (158.8456) | 11 (145.1200) |
| Feb 25, 2023 | W.E.S.T. Winter Extreme South Tyrol BBQ Contest Rein in Taufers, BZ | 23 / 23 (615.7940) | 14 (163.9656) | 21 (153.7144) | 23 (146.7884) | 20 (151.3256) |
| Aug 6, 2022 | Wild West Fest on Fire Medvode | 8 / 11 (641.1312) | 11 (154.2740) | 6 (166.8800) | 11 (151.4284) | 4 (168.5488) |