Melting Cow
Melting Cow is a competition barbecue team with 2 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2023 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 12th of 15 at the Camp High Hopes Rib Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) (2023).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1486
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 2
Contests
2
in the data
First seen
Jun 23, 2023
latest Jun 26, 2026 · 3 years on the trail
Avg finish
top 77%
overall standings
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 155.70 · weakest Chicken (154.88)
Road miles
0
across 2 mapped stops
Purse competed for
$3,500
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
Backyard avg
310.58 / 360
2 Backyard contests · 0 GCs
This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 157.7256 | 152.0344 | 154.88 | top 74% |
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.9660 | 147.4284 | 155.70 | top 75% |
“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
23
finished ahead 8 times, behind 24
Longest layoff
3 yrs
Jun 23, 2023 → Jun 26, 2026
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20263 milestones
- Career-best overall score316.0004 Rib Fest (BACKYARD ONLY)
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)163.9660 Rib Fest (BACKYARD ONLY)
- Most recent contest Rib Fest (BACKYARD ONLY)
20232 milestones
- First tracked contest Camp High Hopes Rib Fest (BACKYARD ONLY)
- First call Camp High Hopes Rib Fest (BACKYARD ONLY)
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 26, 2026 | Rib Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) Sioux City, IA | 14 / 19 (316.0004) | 18 (152.0344) | 12 (163.9660) | — | — |
| Jun 23, 2023 | Camp High Hopes Rib Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) Sioux City, IA | 12 / 15 (305.1540) | 8 (157.7256) | 13 (147.4284) | — | — |