High-water mark
675.9888
career-best overall
93.9% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 675.9888 at Veterans of Foreign Wars Colorado KCBS Pitmaster BBQ Contest — 93.9% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- May 27, 2023
BOVINE INTERVENTION
BOVINE INTERVENTION is a competition barbecue team with 8 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2022 and 2023. Their best overall finish is 14th of 27 at the Beat the Heat BBQ & Brews (2023). They are ranked #4198 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1479
peak 1479 · rated over 6 contests
Contests
8
in the data
First seen
May 6, 2022
latest Aug 11, 2023 · 1.3 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
3 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 8 contests
Avg finish
top 72%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
657.37 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 653.59 (+3.78)
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±15.03
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 171.62 · weakest Brisket (159.39)
Road miles
4,182
across 8 mapped stops · furthest 1,758 mi
Schedule strength
53%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1569)
Purse competed for
$48K
listed at 6 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 6 state-championship entries
Master avg
653.59 / 720
6 Master contests · 0 GCs
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to BOVINE INTERVENTION, each with one reason worth a look.
140 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4,178 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1479
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,212 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1479
Level with BOVINE INTERVENTION on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#4,190 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1479
They were already cooking in 2016, 6 years before BOVINE INTERVENTION's first contest.
⚔ Compare careers#4,195 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1479
Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 4 years before BOVINE INTERVENTION's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#4,213 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1479
Their last contest in the data was back in 2016, 7 years before BOVINE INTERVENTION's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#4,209 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1479
Their last contest in the data was back in 2014, 9 years before BOVINE INTERVENTION's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROCKET BOYS PYRO BBQ | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 176.5828 | 166.8228 | 171.62 | top 37% |
| Pork Ribs | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 171.4172 | 145.0516 | 160.31 | top 68% |
| Pork | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 177.1544 | 148.5372 | 161.58 | top 67% |
| Brisket | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.4400 | 151.9312 | 159.39 | top 74% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 5 | 0 | top 74% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 62% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2023
6 contests
Contests a season
4
across 2 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
CO
7 of 8 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
6
a different one every time
Most-entered meat
Pork Ribs
8 entries · 0 wins · 1 call
Opponents faced
123
finished ahead 57 times, behind 135
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20235 milestones
- First call Somerset Sizzle
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score675.9888 Veterans of Foreign Wars Colorado KCBS Pitmaster BBQ Contest
- Career-best overall score675.9888 Veterans of Foreign Wars Colorado KCBS Pitmaster BBQ Contest
- Career-best single call (Pork)177.1544 Veterans of Foreign Wars Colorado KCBS Pitmaster BBQ Contest
- Most recent contest Beat the Heat BBQ & Brews
20222 milestones
- First tracked contest Wild West BBQ Cook-Off
- Peak power rating (1490) Wild West BBQ Cook-Off
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +4.3 | Veterans of Foreign Wars Colorado KCBS Pitmaster BBQ Contest | May 27, 2023 |
| +1.8 | Beat the Heat BBQ & Brews | Aug 11, 2023 |
| +0.2 | Colorado BBQ Challenge | Jun 16, 2023 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -10.3 | Wild West BBQ Cook-Off | May 6, 2022 |
| -8.6 | Somerset Sizzle | May 20, 2023 |
| -8.4 | Art of Barbeque | Jun 30, 2023 |
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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67% | top 68% | 93.9% | 91.3% |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 91% | 88.2% | 88.2% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 11, 2023 | Beat the Heat BBQ & Brews 🏅 Alamosa, CO | 14 / 27 (666.7656) | 17 (167.4056) | 12 (165.6800) | 13 (168.5372) | 16 (165.1428) |
| Jul 29, 2023 | Colorado Rib Challenge (ONE MEAT RIBS) Castle Rock, CO | — | — | 3 (171.4172) | — | — |
| Jun 30, 2023 | Art of Barbeque 🏅 Sterling, CO | 32 / 35 (652.4112) | 3 (176.5828) | 33 (159.3828) | 32 (162.2284) | 34 (154.2172) |
| Jun 16, 2023 | Colorado BBQ Challenge 🏅 Frisco, CO | 26 / 42 (655.8628) | 11 (173.1428) | 16 (169.6916) | 28 (161.0972) | 36 (151.9312) |
| May 27, 2023 | Veterans of Foreign Wars Colorado KCBS Pitmaster BBQ Contest 🏅 Castle Rock, CO | 19 / 37 (675.9888) | 7 (173.7256) | 30 (157.6688) | 3 (177.1544) | 20 (167.4400) |
| May 20, 2023 | Somerset Sizzle 🏅 Somerset, MA | 20 / 24 (635.8060) | 9 (172.0344) | 21 (157.0628) | 22 (151.9200) | 21 (154.7888) |
| Jul 30, 2022 | Colorado Rib Challenge at the Douglas County Fair & Rodeo - One Meat Rib Castle Rock, CO | — | — | 13 (145.0516) | — | — |
| May 6, 2022 | Wild West BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Lamar, CO | 30 / 33 (634.7084) | 22 (166.8228) | 29 (156.5256) | 31 (148.5372) | 20 (162.8228) |