Angry Cock BBQ

Angry Cock BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 28 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2023 and 2026. They have won 1 Grand Championship, at the Kora Kares for Kids (2025). They are ranked #4287 of 6,477 teams in the KCBS power rankings and hold 1 all-time KCBS record. Also listed in KCBS results as “Angrycock BBQ”.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

KCBS records held

1 🥇

biggest upset

Power ranking

#4,287

of 6,477 rated · rankings

Rating

1477

peak 1477 · rated over 19 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Apr 15, 2023

latest Aug 15, 2026 · 3.3 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#371

Master 2023 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve · wins it all 4% of the time

Category wins

3 podiums

Overall top-10s

7% of 28 contests

Avg finish

top 66%

overall standings

Best overall

699.9772 / 720

Master · Kora Kares for Kids

Perfect 180s

Current form

673.49 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 657.77 (+15.72)

Walk rate

50%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

178.8572

Chicken · Kora Kares for Kids

Consistency

±23.92

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 166.04 · weakest Brisket (163.85)

Road miles

2,103

across 28 mapped stops · furthest 227 mi

Schedule strength

49%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1563)

Purse competed for

$104K

listed at 25 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

1 🏅

won from 18 state-championship entries

Master avg

657.77 / 720

19 Master contests · 1 GC

Storylines (11 found in their record)

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

Against the odds

4-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings

The ratings favoured the top seed the other 96 times in 100

Their Grand Championship at Kora Kares for Kids (Aug 16, 2025) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 4-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, GETTIN' BASTED.

Giant slayer

40 teams beaten in one weekend

Took the Grand Championship over a 40-team field at Kora Kares for Kids.

Aug 16, 2025

High-water mark

699.9772 career-best overall

97.2% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 699.9772 at Kora Kares for Kids — 97.2% of a perfect 720.

Master
Aug 16, 2025

State champions

1 state championship won

They've taken 1 state championship from 18 entries at contests carrying the title.

18 state-championship entries

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

BBQBrewCrew has finished one call ahead of Angry Cock BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2025 1 Grand Championship

2025 was the year it came together: 6 contests, 1 Grand Championship and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 51%.

6 contests
1 overall top-10
0 category wins
average top 51%

A tough matchup

17–1 behind in the head-to-head

PADDY MCQ'S ahead in 94% of their meetings

PADDY MCQ'S has come out ahead in 17 of their 18 shared contests.

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A strong matchup

8–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Professor Smoke in 8 of their 8 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

18 of 20 shared chicken entries lost

PADDY MCQ'S ahead 90% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, PADDY MCQ'S has out-cooked them in 18 of 20 shared chicken entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

Mullen It Over BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.

An August team

Top 48% average finish in August

Something about August: average finish in the top 48% across 3 contests, versus top 66% the rest of the year.

3 August contests
top 66% the rest of the year

Holds 1 KCBS record (on 1 all-time board)

Where this team sits in the all-time KCBS record book. A gold line is a record they hold outright; the rest are boards they are on.

🥇 🃏 Biggest upset 4-in-100 pre-contest odds on the champion · over a 40-team rated field · Aug 16, 2025

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
2026 ↗	Master	#752 (141 pts)	#453 (441 pts)	#637 (281 pts)	#888 (116 pts)	#769 (151 pts)
2025 ↗	Master	#427 (468 pts)	#476 (473 pts)	#518 (423 pts)	#545 (338 pts)	#428 (508 pts)
2024 ↗	Master	#644 (249 pts)	#447 (487 pts)	#754 (234 pts)	#587 (319 pts)	#656 (264 pts)
2023 ↗	Master	#371 (544 pts)	#357 (630 pts)	#308 (817 pts)	#286 (759 pts)	#329 (664 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to Angry Cock BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.

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

RANCH HOUSE KITCHEN

#4,277 of the rated field

1477 power rating

Contests: 19
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 21%
Peak: 1502

Fewer contests behind them than Angry Cock BBQ has cooked, 19 to 28, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

rated over 19 contests
last seen Sep 18, 2026

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Jurassic Pork

#4,265 of the rated field

1477 power rating

Contests: 18
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 6%
Peak: 1477

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 18 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 18 contests
last seen Sep 25, 2026

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MARK'S SMOKIN QUE

#4,291 of the rated field

1477 power rating

Contests: 18
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 6%
Peak: 1522

Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 7 years before Angry Cock BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 18 contests

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CAJUN JAX BBQ

#4,301 of the rated field

1477 power rating

Contests: 18
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 11%
Peak: 1477

18 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 11% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 18 contests
last seen Oct 14, 2016

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BSQ'S

#4,300 of the rated field

1477 power rating

Contests: 17
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 12%
Peak: 1477

They were already cooking in 2015, 8 years before Angry Cock BBQ's first contest.

rated over 17 contests
last seen Feb 21, 2025

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COOKS N HOOKS

#4,272 of the rated field

1477 power rating

Contests: 22
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 5%
Peak: 1477

Level with Angry Cock BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 22 contests
last seen Jul 11, 2026

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
ELJEFE SMOKE	18	2	16	11%	⚔ compare
FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY	18	2	16	11%	⚔ compare
PADDY MCQ'S	18	1	17	6%	⚔ compare
Mullen It Over BBQ	17	7	10	41%	⚔ compare
Let It Smoke Barbecue	17	5	12	29%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA	16	1	15	6%	⚔ compare
Up-2 BBQ	14	1	13	7%	⚔ compare
CIDER BOYS BBQ	10	4	6	40%	⚔ compare
STICKS & STONES BBQ	10	2	8	20%	⚔ compare
Q42	9	6	3	67%	⚔ compare
LG bbq	9	1	8	11%	⚔ compare
Matt's Backyard BBQ	9	1	8	11%	⚔ compare
Grandpa Val's BBQ	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
Live Q or Die	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
Professor Smoke	8	8	0	100%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	23	7	2	178.8572	142.2400	166.04	top 59%
Pork Ribs	24	3	0	174.2744	126.6516	163.94	top 64%
Pork	19	3	0	176	154.8116	165.77	top 58%
Brisket	19	4	1	176.5600	149.0744	163.85	top 60%

“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)	1	0	top 95%
Medium (20–39)	12	0	top 64%
Large (40+)	6	1	top 65%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
CT	4	0	top 66%
ME	3	1	top 48%
MA	3	0	top 78%
NH	3	0	top 64%
NJ	2	0	top 56%
PA	1	0	top 61%
VT	1	0	top 77%
NY	1	0	top 95%
RI	1	0	top 76%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2)	3	19	0	top 75%	Apr 13, 2024
Kora Kares for Kids	2	1	1	top 35%	Aug 15, 2026
Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2)	2	17	0	top 56%	Oct 25, 2025
Granite State BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2)	2	14	0	top 70%	May 31, 2025
Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2)	2	30	0	top 84%	Sep 23, 2023

More numbers

Busiest season 2023 11 contests

Contests a season 7 across 4 seasons in the data

Most contests held in CT 8 of 28 contests · 9 states in all

Contests visited 13 5 of them more than once

Most-entered meat Pork Ribs 24 entries · 0 wins · 3 calls

First title Aug 16, 2025 Kora Kares for Kids

Opponents faced 230 finished ahead 228 times, behind 436

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

20262 milestones

Jun 13 25th tracked contest Bristol BBQ Bash - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT CHICKEN)
Aug 15 Most recent contest Kora Kares for Kids

20257 milestones

Aug 16 First overall top-10 Kora Kares for Kids
Aug 16 First overall podium Kora Kares for Kids
Aug 16 First Grand Championship Kora Kares for Kids
Aug 16 First state championship Kora Kares for Kids
Aug 16 Biggest field won (40 teams) Kora Kares for Kids
Aug 16 Career-best overall score699.9772 Kora Kares for Kids
Aug 16 Career-best single call (Chicken)178.8572 Kora Kares for Kids

20235 milestones

Apr 15 First tracked contest Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT RIBS)
Apr 15 Peak power rating (1487) Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES
May 6 First call HOGS 4 HEROES
Aug 19 First overall past 90% of a perfect score653.6232 Kora Shriners BBQ Competition
Sep 23 10th tracked contest Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2)

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+20.2	Kora Kares for Kids	Aug 16, 2025
+7.5	Bristol BBQ Bash - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES	Jun 13, 2026
+4.4	Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2)	Apr 13, 2024
+4.3	Granite State BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2)	May 31, 2025
+4.1	Granite State BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES	Jun 1, 2024

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-12.7	Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES	Apr 15, 2023
-11.1	Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1)	Sep 22, 2023
-9.5	Frog Alley BREW-B-QUE Cookoff	Jun 24, 2023
-6.2	HOGS 4 HEROES	May 6, 2023
-6.2	Granite State BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 1)	May 30, 2025

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — 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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2026	7	0	1	43%	top 57%	94%	93.2%
2025	6	1	1	83%	top 51%	97.2%	94.1%
2024	4	0	0	25%	top 60%	94%	92.3%
2023	11	0	0	45%	top 81%	92.1%	88.6%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Aug 15, 2026	Kora Kares for Kids 🏅 Hiram, ME	34 / 51 (671.3144)	17 (174.2744)	48 (159.3944)	29 (169.1200)	31 (168.5256)
Aug 15, 2026	Kora Kares for Kids (ONE MEAT RIBS) Hiram, ME	—	—	13 (171.4172)	—	—
Jun 13, 2026	Bristol BBQ Bash - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Bristol, CT	10 / 26 (677.0056)	9 (174.2628)	17 (166.2400)	19 (164.5256)	4 (171.9772)
Jun 13, 2026	Bristol BBQ Bash - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Bristol, CT	—	7 (172.5600)	—	—	—
Jun 13, 2026	Bristol BBQ Bash - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT RIBS) Bristol, CT	—	—	11 (169.1316)	—	—
May 16, 2026	Mass in May (Day 2) 🏅 Wrentham, MA	20 / 31 (665.0056)	18 (167.4172)	16 (169.6800)	26 (160.5256)	18 (167.3828)
May 16, 2026	Mass in May (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Wrentham, MA	—	2 (178.2972)	—	—	—
Oct 25, 2025	Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) 🏅 Jackson, NJ	17 / 32 (679.9088)	5 (174.2744)	25 (166.2400)	19 (170.2744)	18 (169.1200)
Oct 24, 2025	Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) 🏅 Jackson, NJ	18 / 31 (674.2056)	24 (166.2400)	5 (173.1656)	17 (169.6800)	19 (165.1200)
Aug 16, 2025	Kora Kares for Kids 🏅 Hiram, ME	1 / 40 (699.9772)	2 (178.8572)	14 (170.2628)	7 (174.2972)	2 (176.5600)
Aug 16, 2025	Kora Kares for Kids (ONE MEAT RIBS) Hiram, ME	—	—	21 (166.2628)	—	—
May 31, 2025	Granite State BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2) 🏅 Hancock, NH	14 / 26 (675.8856)	12 (170.8228)	24 (161.6800)	15 (168.5372)	5 (174.8456)
May 30, 2025	Granite State BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 1) 🏅 Hancock, NH	19 / 22 (655.8632)	15 (168.5372)	5 (174.2744)	20 (154.8116)	20 (158.2400)
Jun 1, 2024	Granite State BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Merrimack, NH	19 / 37 (668.5140)	12 (171.4056)	22 (166.2972)	20 (166.2628)	19 (164.5484)
Apr 13, 2024	Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2) 🏅 Bristol, CT	19 / 37 (677.0400)	18 (170.2744)	16 (170.2628)	15 (167.9772)	15 (168.5256)
Apr 12, 2024	Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 1) 🏅 Bristol, CT	22 / 29 (647.2572)	20 (163.4056)	27 (155.9660)	11 (168.5372)	23 (159.3484)
Apr 12, 2024	Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Bristol, CT	—	4 (170.8228)	—	—	—
Oct 6, 2023	Keystone Classic BBQ State Championship 🏅 Harrisburg, PA	17 / 28 (646.1372)	20 (161.6800)	17 (160.5372)	14 (162.2400)	20 (161.6800)
Sep 23, 2023	Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) 🏅 Southwick, MA	30 / 42 (663.3144)	33 (165.6800)	28 (165.0972)	10 (176)	38 (156.5372)
Sep 22, 2023	Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) 🏅 Southwick, MA	30 / 31 (643.2344)	28 (161.0972)	29 (164.5372)	28 (161.0856)	30 (156.5144)
Sep 10, 2023	Green Mountain BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Braintree, VT	—	9 (158.8116)	—	—	—
Sep 10, 2023	Green Mountain BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT RIBS) Braintree, VT	—	—	9 (167.3828)	—	—
Sep 8, 2023	Green Mountain BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Braintree, VT	20 / 26 (650.7428)	24 (158.2860)	12 (167.9656)	4 (171.9772)	24 (152.5140)
Aug 19, 2023	Kora Shriners BBQ Competition 🏅 Hiram, ME	34 / 46 (653.6232)	40 (159.4288)	29 (165.6916)	34 (162.7884)	23 (165.7144)
Jun 24, 2023	Frog Alley BREW-B-QUE Cookoff Schenectady, NY	18 / 19 (624.9944)	18 (155.9772)	17 (161.1200)	18 (158.8228)	19 (149.0744)
May 6, 2023	HOGS 4 HEROES 🏅 Jamestown, RI	38 / 50 (634.7656)	44 (154.2628)	41 (151.4056)	35 (156.5372)	4 (172.5600)
Apr 15, 2023	Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Bristol, CT	42 / 43 (588.8688)	43 (142.2400)	43 (126.6516)	27 (165.7028)	38 (154.2744)
Apr 15, 2023	Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT RIBS) Bristol, CT	—	—	13 (163.9656)	—	—

Angry Cock BBQ

At a glance (the record in numbers)

KCBS records held

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 (11 found in their record)

Against the odds

Giant slayer

High-water mark

State champions

The one to beat

Their season

A tough matchup

A strong matchup

Chicken nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

An August team

Holds 1 KCBS record (on 1 all-time board)

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, averaged over 5 contests — 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)