Fowl Ballz

Fowl Ballz is a competition barbecue team with 20 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2022. Their best overall finish is 12th of 26 at the Ozarks BBQ Fest (2020). They are ranked #5438 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#5,438

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1453

peak 1453 · rated over 19 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Apr 11, 2014

latest Oct 7, 2022 · 8.5 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#503

Master 2020 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

3 podiums

Overall top-10s

0% of 20 contests

Avg finish

top 71%

overall standings

Best overall

682.2288 / 720

Master · Columbia Elks Lodge # 594 BBQ Contest

Perfect 180s

Current form

650.35 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 640.41 (+9.93)

Walk rate

30%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

178.8572

Pork · Columbia Elks Lodge # 594 BBQ Contest

Consistency

±34.14

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 166.89 · weakest Brisket (151.78)

Road miles

4,020

across 20 mapped stops · furthest 740 mi

Schedule strength

68%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1585)

Purse competed for

$112K

listed at 7 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 10 state-championship entries

Master avg

640.41 / 720

19 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (8 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

High-water mark

682.2288 career-best overall

94.8% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 682.2288 at Columbia Elks Lodge # 594 BBQ Contest — 94.8% of a perfect 720.

Master
Oct 17, 2020

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

Bushwood BBQ has finished one call ahead of Fowl Ballz 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

10–0 behind in the head-to-head

SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ has come out ahead in 10 of their 10 shared contests.

The weak link

−15.1 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 15.10 points below their pork, and turns into a call 5% of the time against 32%.

Brisket avg 151.78
Pork avg 166.89
1 call in 19 entries

A strong matchup

5–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Grandpa Smokeys in 5 of their 5 shared contests.

The comeback

3 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 3 years, then back at Apple Blossom BBQ Made with Uncommon Character (May 3, 2019).

last seen May 6, 2016
back May 3, 2019

Pork nemesis

7 of 10 shared pork entries lost

GETTIN' BASTED ahead 70% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, GETTIN' BASTED has out-cooked them in 7 of 10 shared pork entries.

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The long haul

4,020 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 4,020 miles across 20 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 740 miles to Smoke & Soul Fest.

20 mapped stops
furthest 740 mi

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
2022 ↗	Master	#942 (138 pts)	#975 (143 pts)	#840 (213 pts)	#625 (318 pts)	#1151 (108 pts)
2021 ↗	Master	#752 (180 pts)	#773 (195 pts)	#833 (180 pts)	#776 (180 pts)	#659 (250 pts)
2020 ↗	Master	#503 (196 pts)	#553 (186 pts)	#626 (161 pts)	#232 (536 pts)	#553 (186 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#1126 (215 pts)	#1170 (220 pts)	#872 (355 pts)	#621 (545 pts)	#1176 (215 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#2169 (76 pts)	#2225 (81 pts)	#2912 (56 pts)	#2137 (96 pts)	#2110 (101 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#951 (330 pts)	#1070 (300 pts)	#991 (350 pts)	#860 (425 pts)	#959 (355 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#1672 (146 pts)	#1600 (166 pts)	#1475 (191 pts)	#1626 (161 pts)	#1729 (146 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to Fowl Ballz, each with one reason worth a look.

120 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.

MISSISSIPPI MEAT MAFIA

#5,427 of the rated field

1453 power rating

Contests: 20
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1453

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to Fowl Ballz)

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Fowl Ballz has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 20 contests
last seen Apr 24, 2026

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IN HOG HEAVEN

#5,436 of the rated field

1453 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1453

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to Fowl Ballz)

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 10 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 10 contests
last seen May 25, 2019

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Up In Your Grill

#5,415 of the rated field

1453 power rating

Contests: 19
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 16%
Peak: 1453

Careers of much the same size, 19 contests to 20, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 19 contests
last seen Aug 17, 2024

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Roast a Piece

#5,451 of the rated field

1453 power rating

Contests: 22
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 36%
Peak: 1453

22 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 36% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 22 contests
last seen Sep 19, 2026

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HOLY SMOQUE BBQ

#5,426 of the rated field

1453 power rating

Contests: 16
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1453

Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 3 years before Fowl Ballz's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 15 contests

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THE BLAZIN' BARRELS NL

#5,440 of the rated field

1453 power rating

Contests: 27
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 19%
Peak: 1559

Level with Fowl Ballz on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 27 contests
last seen Jun 3, 2022

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Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
SMOKE THIS BBQ MO	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
S&S BBQ	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
GETTIN' BASTED	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
SLAPS BBQ	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
Theslabs.com	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
OINK-A-DOODLE-MOO 1559	7	2	5	29%	⚔ compare
4 LEGS UP BBQ	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
POLITICAL PORK	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
ALL FORKED UP FOR Q	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
R BUTTS R SMOKIN	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
OUTLAW HAWGS BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
AWESOME RACKS COOKIN CREW	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
UNCLE BUB'S BBQ, LLC	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
GETTIN' SAUCED	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	19	0	0	0	175.4400	142.2172	160.11	top 73%
Pork Ribs	19	2	0	0	171.9772	147.3372	161.63	top 62%
Pork	19	6	1	3	178.8572	150.8000	166.89	top 44%
Brisket	19	1	0	0	173.1200	20	151.78	top 67%

“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	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	1	top 100%
Medium (20–39)	10	top 68%
Large (40+)	8	top 72%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
MO	16	top 72%
WY	1	top 66%
KS	1	top 79%
IA	1	top 63%

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
BBQ and Fly In on the River	2	41	0	top 74%	Aug 14, 2015

More numbers

Busiest season 2015 5 contests

Contests a season 2.5 across 8 seasons in the data

Most contests held in MO 16 of 20 contests · 5 states in all

Contests visited 18 1 of them more than once

Opponents faced 1,187 finished ahead 415 times, behind 1,291

Longest layoff 3 yrs May 6, 2016 → May 3, 2019

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

20251 milestone

Apr 25 Most recent contest World Championship Hot Wings Contest & Festival (COMPETITORS SERIES)

20203 milestones

Oct 17 First category win (Pork) Columbia Elks Lodge # 594 BBQ Contest
Oct 17 Career-best overall score682.2288 Columbia Elks Lodge # 594 BBQ Contest
Oct 17 Career-best single call (Pork)178.8572 Columbia Elks Lodge # 594 BBQ Contest

20192 milestones

May 3 First call Apple Blossom BBQ Made with Uncommon Character
May 3 10th tracked contest Apple Blossom BBQ Made with Uncommon Character

20151 milestone

May 1 First overall past 90% of a perfect score658.2512 Apple Blossom BBQ Contest

20142 milestones

Apr 11 First tracked contest 6th Annual Main Street BBQ & Bluesfest
Apr 11 Peak power rating (1497) 6th Annual Main Street BBQ & Bluesfest

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+6.2	Ozarks BBQ Fest	Jun 19, 2020
+5.3	Columbia Elks Lodge # 594 BBQ Contest	Oct 17, 2020
+3.2	Apple Blossom BBQ Contest	May 1, 2015

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-10.8	Hannibal Bar-B-Q-Festival	Jul 27, 2019
-7.6	BBQ and Fly In on the River	Aug 15, 2014
-7.2	American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST	Sep 16, 2021
-6.5	WashMo BBQ & Bluesfest	Apr 22, 2022
-5.3	Apple Blossom BBQ Made with Uncommon Character	May 3, 2019

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	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2025	1	0	0%	—	—	—
2022	2	0	50%	top 79%	91.4%	89.8%
2021	3	0	0%	top 79%	92.5%	90.7%
2020	2	1	100%	top 51%	94.8%	94.2%
2019	3	0	100%	top 85%	89.7%	83.2%
2016	1	0	0%	top 68%	90.4%	90.4%
2015	5	0	0%	top 65%	91.4%	89.2%
2014	3	0	0%	top 70%	89.6%	87.8%

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Apr 25, 2025	World Championship Hot Wings Contest & Festival (COMPETITORS SERIES) Memphis, TN	—	—	—	—	—
Oct 7, 2022	Smoke & Soul Fest 🏅 Casper, WY	19 / 29 (658.1144)	22 (163.9428)	7 (170.2744)	4 (174.2628)	25 (149.6344)
Apr 22, 2022	WashMo BBQ & Bluesfest 🏅 Washington, MO	27 / 29 (634.6632)	21 (165.1316)	29 (147.3372)	13 (167.3828)	27 (154.8116)
Sep 16, 2021	American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS	369 / 467 (633.5084)	436 (148.5028)	433 (150.7656)	203 (166.2744)	164 (167.9656)
Aug 20, 2021	BBQ & Fly in on the River - Day 1 🏅 Excelsior Springs, MO	30 / 40 (659.3144)	22 (171.4172)	27 (164.5488)	29 (165.0856)	28 (158.2628)
May 1, 2021	Columbia Elks BBQ Cookoff 🏅 Columbia, MO	32 / 39 (666.1256)	31 (163.9312)	29 (163.3944)	30 (165.6800)	11 (173.1200)
Oct 17, 2020	Columbia Elks Lodge # 594 BBQ Contest 🏅 Columbia, MO	21 / 38 (682.2288)	14 (175.4400)	34 (161.6916)	1 (178.8572)	26 (166.2400)
Jun 19, 2020	Ozarks BBQ Fest 🏅 Springfield, MO	12 / 26 (674.7200)	21 (161.6456)	15 (166.2516)	2 (176)	10 (170.8228)
Oct 4, 2019	Guts Glory Ram BBQ Showdown 🏅 Lebanon, MO	20 / 27 (646.1028)	22 (157.7028)	24 (157.0628)	9 (171.9772)	20 (159.3600)
Jul 27, 2019	Hannibal Bar-B-Q-Festival 🏅 Hannibal, MO	18 / 18 (511.3600)	15 (156.5256)	11 (161.1316)	2 (173.7028)	18 (20)
May 3, 2019	Apple Blossom BBQ Made with Uncommon Character 🏅 St. Joseph, MO	32 / 39 (640.4228)	32 (155.3940)	5 (171.9772)	7 (172)	39 (141.0516)
May 6, 2016	Apple Blossom Bar-B-Q St. Joseph, MO	21 / 31 (651.2224)	20 (163.9428)	27 (155.9656)	17 (166.2284)	16 (165.0856)
Oct 3, 2015	36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open Kansas City, MO	446 / 606 (631.3716)	280 (164.5600)	319 (162.8800)	544 (150.8000)	450 (153.1316)
Aug 14, 2015	BBQ and Fly In on the River Excelsior Springs, MO	45 / 67 (640.5260)	35 (164.0116)	27 (166.8916)	50 (156.5028)	50 (153.1200)
Jul 24, 2015	Up in Smoke BBQ Bash Mason City, IA	34 / 54 (650.1824)	39 (163.3940)	36 (161.1084)	20 (167.9772)	39 (157.7028)
May 1, 2015	Apple Blossom BBQ Contest St. Joseph, MO	19 / 36 (658.2512)	32 (157.7256)	15 (168.5600)	16 (165.6800)	14 (166.2856)
Apr 17, 2015	7th Annual Main Street BBQ & Bluesfest Washington, MO	34 / 49 (632.5028)	44 (154.2628)	28 (160.5716)	14 (167.4056)	41 (150.2628)
Aug 15, 2014	BBQ and Fly In on the River Excelsior Springs, MO	41 / 51 (628.3200)	49 (148.4112)	16 (166.8344)	36 (161.6800)	43 (151.3944)
May 2, 2014	Apple Blossom Barbecue Contest St. Joseph, MO	21 / 33 (623.8972)	32 (142.2172)	18 (160)	21 (159.4056)	12 (162.2744)
Apr 11, 2014	6th Annual Main Street BBQ & Bluesfest Washington, MO	30 / 46 (645.0400)	21 (163.9656)	40 (153.6916)	22 (164)	25 (163.3828)

Fowl Ballz

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (8 found in their record)

High-water mark

The one to beat

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

The comeback

Pork nemesis

The long haul

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

By meat

By field size and state

By contest size

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

More numbers

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

📉 Toughest weekends

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

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)