A tough matchup
3–0
behind in the head-to-head
Cow Creek BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
Cow Creek BBQ has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
The Rollin' Smokin' Meat Wagon
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1467
peak 1467 · rated over 3 contests ⓘ
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
2024-03-15
latest 2025-05-16
Best ToY finish
#963
Master 2025
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 3 contests
Avg finish
top 99%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
601.92
last 3 Master vs avg 601.92 (+0.00)
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±17.61
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 161.12 · weakest Brisket (143.94)
Road miles
70
mi across 3 mapped stops · furthest 47 mi
Schedule strength
76%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1598)
Purse competed for
$27K
listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 3 state-championship entries
Master avg
601.92 / 720
3 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (1 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.
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.
The Rollin' Smokin' Meat Wagon 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 146 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.
#4796 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1467
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 5 contests to 3.
⚔ Head-to-head#4800 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1466
No shared contest yet.
They were already cooking in 2013, 11 years before The Rollin' Smokin' Meat Wagon's first contest.
⚔ Head-to-head#4789 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1467
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 6 years before The Rollin' Smokin' Meat Wagon's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-head#4780 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1467
No shared contest yet.
Level with The Rollin' Smokin' Meat Wagon on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#4814 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1466
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 7 years before The Rollin' Smokin' Meat Wagon's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-head#4785 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1467
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 7 years before The Rollin' Smokin' Meat Wagon'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 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.9656 | 149.7028 | 161.12 | top 83% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 150.2400 | 142.8000 | 146.81 | top 98% |
| Pork | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 159.3944 | 142.7540 | 150.05 | top 98% |
| Brisket | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 149.6800 | 135.9544 | 143.94 | top 98% |
“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 contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 100% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 98% |
The story so far (17 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
1.2 yrs
2024-03-15 → 2025-05-16
Busiest season
2025
2 contests
Contests a season
1.5
across 2 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
KS
3 of 3 contests
Contests visited
3
0 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
3 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 161.12 · weakest Brisket (143.94)
Walk rate
0%
a top-10 call in 0 of 3 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 3 contests
Master average
601.92
out of 720 · 3 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
100
2–150 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
70
3 mapped stops · furthest 47 mi
Schedule strength
1598
average field rating faced — tougher than 76% of rated contests
Purse competed for
$27,000
listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0
from 3 state-championship entries
Longest layoff
1 yrs
2024-03-15 → 2025-03-21
Power rating
1467
peak 1467 · #null of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2024
- First tracked contest 6th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship
- Peak power rating (1488) 6th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship
- 2025
- Career-best overall score624.4344 Tom Brigham Memorial BBQ
- Career-best single call (Chicken)167.9656 Tom Brigham Memorial BBQ
- Most recent contest Tom Brigham Memorial BBQ
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12.2 | 6th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship | 2024-03-15 |
| -10.8 | Tom Brigham Memorial BBQ | 2025-05-16 |
| -10.6 | 7th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship | 2025-03-21 |
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)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 99% | 86.7% | 85% |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 98% | 80.8% | 80.8% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-05-16 | Tom Brigham Memorial BBQ 🏅 Iola, KS | 27 / 27 (624.4344) | 19 (167.9656) | 27 (147.3944) | 25 (159.3944) | 27 (149.6800) |
| 2025-03-21 | 7th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship 🏅 Olathe, KS | 69 / 70 (599.8744) | 58 (165.6800) | 68 (150.2400) | 70 (148.0000) | 70 (135.9544) |
| 2024-03-15 | 6th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship 🏅 Olathe, KS | 57 / 58 (581.4512) | 55 (149.7028) | 57 (142.8000) | 58 (142.7540) | 55 (146.1944) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #963 (112 pts) | #896 (142 pts) | #1110 (112 pts) | #1009 (112 pts) | #1000 (112 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #1182 (60 pts) | #1242 (60 pts) | #1317 (60 pts) | #1231 (60 pts) | #1204 (60 pts) |