High-water mark
671.3828
career-best overall
93.2% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 671.3828 at The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship — 93.2% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2021-06-25
Mad Cow BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1514
peak 1524 · rated over 15 contests ⓘ
Contests
15
in the data
First seen
2013-06-21
latest 2026-06-26
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 15 contests
Avg finish
top 49%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
651.22 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 642.32 (+8.90)
Walk rate
7%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±20.39
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 162.09 · weakest Brisket (159.41)
Road miles
4,496
mi across 15 mapped stops · furthest 1514 mi
Schedule strength
16%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1523)
Purse competed for
$103K
listed at 7 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 12 state-championship entries
Master avg
642.32 / 720
15 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (7 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.
A tough matchup
12–1
behind in the head-to-head
B & C SMOKERS ahead in 92% of their meetings
B & C SMOKERS has come out ahead in 12 of their 13 shared contests.
A strong matchup
13–0
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 100% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of No Clue BBQ in 13 of their 13 shared contests.
The comeback
2 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 2 years, then back at The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship (2021-06-25).
- last seen 2019-06-21
- back 2021-06-25
Pork Ribs nemesis
10 of 13
shared pork ribs entries lost
HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB ahead 77% of the time
Even in their strongest meat, HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB has out-cooked them in 10 of 13 shared pork ribs entries.
The long haul
4,496
road miles between contests
Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 4,496 miles across 15 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 1,514 miles to Barn Burner BBQ.
- 15 mapped stops
- furthest 1,514 mi
A standing appointment
4
years running at one contest
They've cooked The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship every year from 2023 to 2026 — the contest they never miss.
- 6 visits in all
- best finish 27th
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.
97 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2671 of the rated field
- Contests
- 15
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 7%
- Peak
- 1523
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2016, 10 years before Mad Cow BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-head#2661 of the rated field
- Contests
- 14
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 57%
- Peak
- 1533
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 14 contests to 15, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#2668 of the rated field
- Contests
- 14
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 21%
- Peak
- 1537
No shared contest yet.
14 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 21% top-10 finishes rather than wins.
⚔ Head-to-head#2669 of the rated field
- Contests
- 13
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1519
No shared contest yet.
Level with Mad Cow BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#2664 of the rated field
- Contests
- 13
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 31%
- Peak
- 1528
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 5 years after Mad Cow BBQ did, first appearing in 2018.
⚔ Head-to-head#2670 of the rated field
- Contests
- 12
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1532
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2016, 10 years before Mad Cow BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No Clue BBQ | 13 | 13 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| DUNN UP BBQ | 13 | 11 | 2 | 85% | ⚔ compare |
| Grill on Grill Action | 13 | 11 | 2 | 85% | ⚔ compare |
| Smokin Engineers | 13 | 11 | 2 | 85% | ⚔ compare |
| The Drizzlers | 13 | 11 | 2 | 85% | ⚔ compare |
| Too Hot to Handle | 13 | 11 | 2 | 85% | ⚔ compare |
| Can't Beat Our Meat | 13 | 10 | 3 | 77% | ⚔ compare |
| Every Man A Smoker | 13 | 10 | 3 | 77% | ⚔ compare |
| Hogs Breath BBQ | 13 | 10 | 3 | 77% | ⚔ compare |
| Nice Rack | 13 | 10 | 3 | 77% | ⚔ compare |
| Animal House BBQ | 13 | 9 | 4 | 69% | ⚔ compare |
| KC Rib doctor | 13 | 9 | 4 | 69% | ⚔ compare |
| Slow Cookin' Cats | 13 | 9 | 4 | 69% | ⚔ compare |
| B&D BBQ | 13 | 8 | 5 | 62% | ⚔ compare |
| Beware of the Hog BBQ | 13 | 7 | 6 | 54% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 173.7372 | 153.1426 | 160.76 | top 56% |
| Pork Ribs | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 171.9656 | 150.2972 | 162.09 | top 46% |
| Pork | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 173.7144 | 147.4172 | 160.06 | top 59% |
| Brisket | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.8572 | 131.3144 | 159.41 | top 46% |
“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 state / province
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| KS | 13 | 0 | top 44% |
| AL | 1 | 0 | top 81% |
| BC | 1 | 0 | top 81% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 81% |
| Large (40+) | 14 | 0 | top 47% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | 6 | 27 | 0 | top 45% | 2026-06-26 |
| Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship | 4 | 34 | 0 | top 41% | 2016-06-24 |
The story so far (17 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
13 yrs
2013-06-21 → 2026-06-26
Busiest season
2016
2 contests
Contests a season
1.2
across 13 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
KS
13 of 15 contests · 3 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
7
2 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
15 entries · 0 wins · 1 calls
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
averages 162.09 · weakest Brisket (159.41)
Walk rate
7%
a top-10 call in 1 of 15 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 15 contests
Master average
642.32
out of 720 · 15 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
700
1,279–1,065 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
4,496
15 mapped stops · furthest 1,514 mi
Schedule strength
1523
average field rating faced — tougher than 16% of rated contests
Purse competed for
$103,350
listed at 7 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0
from 12 state-championship entries
Longest layoff
2 yrs
2019-06-21 → 2021-06-25
Power rating
1514
peak 1524 · #2659 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score649.1424 Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
- 2021
- First call The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship
- 10th tracked contest The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship
- Career-best overall score671.3828 The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship
- Career-best single call (Chicken)173.7372 The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship
- 2023
- Peak power rating (1524) The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
- 2026
- Most recent contest The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +11.9 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship | 2017-06-23 |
| +10.8 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship | 2021-06-25 |
| +10.3 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | 2013-06-21 |
| +9.7 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship | 2016-06-24 |
| +7 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | 2023-06-23 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -9.4 | Barn Burner BBQ | 2015-03-21 |
| -7.2 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle | 2018-06-22 |
| -5.1 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | 2025-06-27 |
| -5 | World Barbecue Championship | 2016-11-11 |
| -4.4 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | 2015-06-26 |
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)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 62% | 89.7% | 89.7% |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 65% | 89.6% | 89.6% |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 53% | 89.8% | 89.8% |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 28% | 92.7% | 92.7% |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 49% | 90.5% | 90.5% |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 19% | 93.2% | 93.2% |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 43% | 89.8% | 89.8% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 72% | 85.7% | 85.7% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 15% | 91.4% | 91.4% |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 52% | 90.8% | 90.2% |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 73% | 86.7% | 84.2% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 59% | 86.6% | 86.6% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 19% | 90.2% | 90.2% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-26 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 97 / 157 (645.6000) | 131 (155.9656) | 42 (170.8344) | 97 (162.2972) | 113 (156.5028) |
| 2025-06-27 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 104 / 159 (645.0056) | 139 (154.8116) | 48 (171.9656) | 126 (156.5256) | 91 (161.7028) |
| 2024-06-21 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 92 / 172 (646.7428) | 85 (162.8456) | 148 (152.4800) | 109 (160.5600) | 24 (170.8572) |
| 2023-06-23 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 47 / 167 (667.3028) | 81 (163.9656) | 83 (163.9544) | 21 (173.7144) | 57 (165.6684) |
| 2022-06-24 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 81 / 164 (651.4288) | 120 (158.2744) | 19 (171.4516) | 101 (162.2628) | 97 (159.4400) |
| 2021-06-25 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 27 / 145 (671.3828) | 8 (173.7372) | 37 (168.5600) | 92 (159.9428) | 29 (169.1428) |
| 2019-06-21 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 79 / 183 (646.8688) | 132 (155.4516) | 31 (169.2116) | 157 (152.5028) | 29 (169.7028) |
| 2018-06-22 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle Lenexa, KS | 134 / 185 (617.0288) | 93 (158.8572) | 53 (165.1544) | 83 (161.7028) | 179 (131.3144) |
| 2017-06-23 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 27 / 184 (658.3316) | 57 (162.8688) | 28 (167.4400) | 110 (157.7256) | 14 (170.2972) |
| 2016-11-11 | World Barbecue Championship Orange Beach, AL | 72 / 89 (645.0632) | 70 (165.1316) | 84 (153.7260) | 76 (159.9772) | 54 (166.2284) |
| 2016-06-24 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 41 / 183 (653.8516) | 78 (160.5944) | 78 (161.1772) | 53 (164.6172) | 32 (167.4628) |
| 2015-06-26 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 120 / 183 (624.5260) | 36 (168.0000) | 118 (155.4516) | 135 (154.8344) | 152 (146.2400) |
| 2015-03-21 | Barn Burner BBQ Yarrow, BC | 17 / 21 (588.5828) | 18 (153.1656) | 15 (150.2972) | 20 (147.4172) | 17 (137.7028) |
| 2014-06-27 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 108 / 184 (623.8744) | 61 (164.5256) | 119 (154.8000) | 99 (156.5600) | 133 (147.9888) |
| 2013-06-21 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 34 / 183 (649.1424) | 132 (153.1426) | 118 (154.8572) | 18 (170.2856) | 11 (170.8570) |