The Cowboy Way BBQ
The Cowboy Way BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 2 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record in 2013. Their best overall finish is 28th of 30 at the 7th Stagecoach BBQ Fest (2013). They finished #2650 in the 2013 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1487
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 1
Contests
2
in the data
First seen
Apr 27, 2013
latest Apr 27, 2013
Avg finish
top 93%
overall standings
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 151.43 · weakest Pork Ribs (134.86)
Road miles
131
across 2 mapped stops · furthest 131 mi
Purse competed for
$20K
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #2650 (55 pts) | #2658 (55 pts) | #2656 (55 pts) | #2536 (65 pts) | #2661 (55 pts) |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 151.4286 | 151.4286 | 151.43 | top 90% |
| Pork Ribs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 134.8570 | 134.8570 | 134.86 | top 97% |
| Pork | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 150.8572 | 150.8572 | 150.86 | top 77% |
| Brisket | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 138.2858 | 138.2858 | 138.29 | top 93% |
“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.
More numbers
Opponents faced
29
finished ahead 2 times, behind 27
Longest layoff
11.7 yrs
Apr 27, 2013 → Jan 17, 2025
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20251 milestone
- Most recent contest 10th Annual Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge
20133 milestones
- First tracked contest 7th Stagecoach BBQ Fest
- Career-best overall score575.4286 7th Stagecoach BBQ Fest
- Career-best single call (Chicken)151.4286 7th Stagecoach BBQ Fest
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 17, 2025 | 10th Annual Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge 🏅 Bullhead City, AZ | — | — | — | — | — |
| Apr 27, 2013 | 7th Stagecoach BBQ Fest Indio, CA | 28 / 30 (575.4286) | 27 (151.4286) | 29 (134.8570) | 23 (150.8572) | 28 (138.2858) |