A tough matchup
8–0
behind in the head-to-head
ELJEFE SMOKE ahead in 100% of their meetings
ELJEFE SMOKE has come out ahead in 8 of their 8 shared contests.
Cow-Hen-Pig
Cow-Hen-Pig is a competition barbecue team with 11 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2024 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 21st of 30 at the Connecticut Barbecue Challenge (2024). They are ranked #6158 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “Cow-Hen-Pig!”, “Cow,Hen,Pig!”, “Cow Hen Pig” and “Cow-Hen -Pig”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1424
peak 1424 · rated over 8 contests
Contests
11
in the data
First seen
May 17, 2024
latest Jul 18, 2026 · 2.2 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 11 contests
Avg finish
top 91%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
632.68 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 635.53 (-2.85)
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±15.80
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 161.13 · weakest Brisket (155.40)
Road miles
289
across 11 mapped stops · furthest 58 mi
Schedule strength
38%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1550)
Purse competed for
$39K
listed at 10 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 8 state-championship entries
Master avg
635.53 / 720
8 Master contests · 0 GCs
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Cow-Hen-Pig, each with one reason worth a look.
32 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#6,160 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1424
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#6,156 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1424
Careers of much the same size, 8 contests to 11, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#6,157 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1424
Their last contest in the data was back in 2021, 5 years before Cow-Hen-Pig's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#6,152 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1425
They were already cooking in 2013, 11 years before Cow-Hen-Pig's first contest.
⚔ Compare careers#6,155 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1424
Level with Cow-Hen-Pig on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#6,154 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 10%
- Peak
- 1424
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 10 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELJEFE SMOKE | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Q Shanty | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Pray For Me BBQ | 7 | 3 | 4 | 43% | ⚔ compare |
| Let It Smoke Barbecue | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| New Pigs on the Block | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| STICKS & STONES BBQ | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| American Barbecue Company | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| PADDY MCQ'S | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Q42 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| LG bbq | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Titans of BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| CANYON RIDERS BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Grumpy Old Patriot Barbeque | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.6800 | 146.2628 | 156.59 | top 84% |
| Pork Ribs | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.3316 | 144.5256 | 161.13 | top 75% |
| Pork | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.1428 | 146.7884 | 159.32 | top 86% |
| Brisket | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.8456 | 145.6800 | 155.40 | top 84% |
“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
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Massachusetts in May (Day 2) | 4 | 27 | 0 | top 97% | May 17, 2025 |
| Connecticut Barbecue Challenge | 3 | 21 | 0 | top 83% | Jul 18, 2026 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2026
4 contests
Contests a season
3.7
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
MA
7 of 11 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
3
2 of them more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
10 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Opponents faced
81
finished ahead 22 times, behind 214
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20262 milestones
- 10th tracked contest Mass in May (Day 2)
- Most recent contest Connecticut Barbecue Challenge
20245 milestones
- First tracked contest Massachusetts in May (Day 1)
- Peak power rating (1487) Massachusetts in May (Day 1)
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score648.4912 Massachusetts in May (Day 2)
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)170.3316 Massachusetts in May (Day 2)
- Career-best overall score657.0740 Connecticut Barbecue Challenge
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12.7 | Massachusetts in May (Day 1) | May 17, 2024 |
| -12.5 | Massachusetts in May (Day 1) | May 16, 2025 |
| -12.2 | Massachusetts in May (Day 2) | May 18, 2024 |
| -11.1 | Massachusetts in May (Day 2) | May 17, 2025 |
| -8.2 | Connecticut Barbecue Challenge | Jul 12, 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 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 91% | 89.7% | 88% |
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 94% | 89.4% | 87.8% |
| 2024 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 88% | 91.3% | 88.9% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 18, 2026 | Connecticut Barbecue Challenge 🏅 Somers, CT | 33 / 36 (646.1828) | 16 (169.6800) | 20 (166.8572) | 32 (163.9656) | 34 (145.6800) |
| May 16, 2026 | Mass in May (Day 2) 🏅 Wrentham, MA | 28 / 31 (621.5660) | 30 (152.5256) | 20 (164.5716) | 28 (157.6688) | 30 (146.8000) |
| May 16, 2026 | Mass in May (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Wrentham, MA | — | 24 (149.1200) | — | — | — |
| May 16, 2026 | Mass in May (ONE MEAT RIBS) Wrentham, MA | — | — | 23 (144.5256) | — | — |
| Jul 12, 2025 | Connecticut Barbecue Challenge 🏅 Somers, CT | 26 / 30 (643.8284) | 22 (162.7884) | 22 (162.8344) | 27 (161.0856) | 27 (157.1200) |
| May 17, 2025 | Massachusetts in May (Day 2) 🏅 Wrentham, MA | 28 / 29 (639.8972) | 28 (158.2400) | 21 (166.8572) | 25 (162.8344) | 29 (151.9656) |
| May 16, 2025 | Massachusetts in May (Day 1) 🏅 Wrentham, MA | 27 / 27 (611.9084) | 27 (146.2628) | 26 (152.5372) | 21 (160.5484) | 25 (152.5600) |
| Jul 12, 2024 | Connecticut Barbecue Challenge 🏅 Somers, CT | 21 / 30 (657.0740) | 25 (155.9656) | 20 (165.1200) | 16 (169.1428) | 16 (166.8456) |
| Jul 12, 2024 | Connecticut Barbecue Challenge (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Somers, CT | — | 16 (155.9656) | — | — | — |
| May 18, 2024 | Massachusetts in May (Day 2) 🏅 Wrentham, MA | 30 / 31 (648.4912) | 20 (166.8112) | 16 (170.3316) | 31 (152.5484) | 29 (158.8000) |
| May 17, 2024 | Massachusetts in May (Day 1) 🏅 Wrentham, MA | 29 / 30 (615.2800) | 30 (148.5372) | 29 (156.5256) | 30 (146.7884) | 15 (163.4288) |