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MOONSWINERS

MOONSWINERS is a competition barbecue team with 19 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2014. They have won 2 Grand Championships, most recently at the Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) (2013). They are ranked #841 of 6,485 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#841
of 6,485 rated · rankings

Rating

1623
peak 1628 · rated over 16 contests2 invitational or side-series contests not counted

Contests

19
in the data

First seen

Apr 19, 2013
latest Oct 3, 2014 · 1.5 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#282
Master 2014 · every season

Grand champs

2
0 reserve · wins it all 11% of the time

Category wins

4
11 podiums

Overall top-10s

10
53% of 19 contests

Best top-10 run

4
straight overall top-10s · 2 straight GCs

Avg finish

top 25%
overall standings

Best overall

697.0972 / 720
Master · Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional)

Perfect 180s

0

Current form

674.98 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 676.23 (-1.25)

Walk rate

79%
contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

178.2972
Chicken · Madison Ribberfest: Barbeque & Blues

Consistency

±13.23
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken
avg 170.30 · weakest Brisket (167.45)

Road miles

6,978
across 19 mapped stops · furthest 1,715 mi

Schedule strength

33%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1544)

Master avg

676.23 / 720
18 Master contests · 2 GCs

Storylines (13 found in their record)

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

Against the odds

29-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings

The ratings favoured the top seed the other 71 times in 100

Their Grand Championship at Madison Ribberfest: Barbeque & Blues (Aug 16, 2013) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 29-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS.

On the rise

+48 rating points in a year

Their power rating has climbed 48 points across 11 contests since Oct 4, 2013 — from 1576 up to 1623.

  • 11 contests since Oct 4, 2013
  • now 1623

They almost always walk

79% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 15 of 19 contests

A top-10 category call in 79% of their 19 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

697.0972 career-best overall

96.8% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 697.0972 at Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) — 96.8% of a perfect 720.

  • Master
  • Sep 13, 2013

Their season

2013 2 Grand Championships

2013 was the year it came together: 9 contests, 2 Grand Championships and 3 category wins, at an average finish in the top 18%.

  • 9 contests
  • 6 overall top-10s
  • 3 category wins
  • average top 18%

A tough matchup

5–2 behind in the head-to-head

HUG HOGS ahead in 71% of their meetings

HUG HOGS has come out ahead in 5 of their 7 shared contests.

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The drought

14 contests since the last title

Their last Grand Championship came at Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) on Sep 13, 2013 — 14 contests and 13.1 years ago.

  • last GC Sep 13, 2013
  • 13.1 years ago

A strong matchup

7–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 88% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of FOWL BUTT BBQ in 7 of their 8 shared contests.

The comeback

4 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 4 years, then back at Roast N Boast (Sep 21, 2018).

  • last seen Oct 3, 2014
  • back Sep 21, 2018

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

FRIENDS OF OBR has landed one call behind them 2 times.

The metronome

±1.84% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.84% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

  • averages 93.9% of a perfect score
  • 19 contests

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

YearSeriesOverallChickenRibsPorkBrisket
2014 ↗ Master #282 (1,237 pts) #279 (1,187 pts) #396 (962 pts) #295 (1,162 pts) #214 (1,442 pts)
2013 ↗ Master #315 (975 pts) #386 (805 pts) #253 (1,145 pts) #496 (660 pts) #581 (550 pts)

Overall rank by season

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Contests
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GCs
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Top-10s
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Peak
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1623 power rating
Contests
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GCs
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Top-10s
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Peak
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  • rated over 34 contests
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1623 power rating
Contests
45
GCs
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Top-10s
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Peak
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They've been 1654 at their best, 31 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

  • rated over 45 contests
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1623 power rating
Contests
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GCs
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Top-10s
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Peak
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HOOSIER FAVORITE BBQ
#849 of the rated field
1622 ▼ 1 power rating
Contests
24
GCs
1
Top-10s
42%
Peak
1622
3–0 in 3 shared contests (100% to MOONSWINERS)

These two have cooked 3 of the same contests — MOONSWINERS ahead 3–0 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.

  • rated over 23 contests
  • last seen Sep 2, 2016
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WILBUR'S REVENGE
#829 of the rated field
1625 ▲ 1 power rating
Contests
54
GCs
2
Top-10s
30%
Peak
1645
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to MOONSWINERS)

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

  • rated over 52 contests
  • last seen Apr 5, 2019
⚔ Head-to-head

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

OpponentMeetingsAheadBehindWin rate
Pappy Q 11 7 4 64% ⚔ compare
BLUE CHIP BBQ 9 6 3 67% ⚔ compare
BIG JT'S SMOKIN BBQ 9 4 5 44% ⚔ compare
WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS 9 3 6 33% ⚔ compare
FOWL BUTT BBQ 8 7 1 88% ⚔ compare
FRIENDS OF OBR 8 7 1 88% ⚔ compare
Extra Mile BBQ 7 6 1 86% ⚔ compare
ACME BBQ 7 6 1 86% ⚔ compare
WeQ4U 7 5 2 71% ⚔ compare
UNCULTURED SWINE 7 4 3 57% ⚔ compare
HUG HOGS 7 2 5 29% ⚔ compare
THUNDER HOG BBQ 6 4 2 67% ⚔ compare
ROCKY TOP BARBEQUE 6 4 2 67% ⚔ compare
QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N 6 4 2 67% ⚔ compare
YELLOW RIVER BBQ 6 3 3 50% ⚔ compare

By meat

CategoryEntriesCallsWinsPodiumsBestWorstAverageAvg finish
Chicken 18 8 1 2 178.2972 159.4286 170.30 top 36%
Pork Ribs 18 9 2 4 177.1544 156.5604 169.13 top 33%
Pork 18 8 0 3 177.7028 157.0628 169.34 top 31%
Brisket 18 8 1 2 175.4056 147.4060 167.45 top 38%

“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

FieldContestsGCsAvg finish
Medium (20–39)71top 26%
Large (40+)111top 24%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

WhereContestsGCsAvg finish
KY50top 33%
IN51top 18%
TN41top 29%
MS10top 40%
CA10top 13%
AR10top 10%
NC10top 13%

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

ContestVisitsBestGCsAvg finishLast visit
Jim Beam BBQ Classic 2 4 0 top 33% Oct 3, 2014

More numbers

Busiest season 2014 9 contests
Contests a season 6.3 across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in KY 5 of 19 contests · 7 states in all
Contests visited 17 1 of them more than once
First title Aug 16, 2013 Madison Ribberfest: Barbeque & Blues
Opponents faced 525 finished ahead 640 times, behind 217
Longest layoff 4 yrs Oct 3, 2014 → Sep 21, 2018

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

20181 milestone
  1. Most recent contest Roast N Boast
20142 milestones
  1. 10th tracked contest Grills Gone Wild BBQ Festival
  2. Peak power rating (1628) Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional)
201310 milestones
  1. First tracked contest High on the Hog Festival
  2. First call High on the Hog Festival
  3. First overall past 90% of a perfect score663.4286 High on the Hog Festival
  4. First overall top-10 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
  5. First overall podium Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
  6. First category win (Chicken) Madison Ribberfest: Barbeque & Blues
  7. First Grand Championship Madison Ribberfest: Barbeque & Blues
  8. Biggest field won (60 teams) Madison Ribberfest: Barbeque & Blues
  9. Career-best single call (Chicken)178.2972 Madison Ribberfest: Barbeque & Blues
  10. Career-best overall score697.0972 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional)

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

SwingContestDate
+16.3Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional)Sep 13, 2013
+15.3Madison Ribberfest: Barbeque & BluesAug 16, 2013
+15.1Sam's Club National BBQ Tour ChampionshipOct 18, 2013
+14Sam's Club National BBQ TourMay 10, 2013
+12.7Jim Beam BBQ ClassicOct 4, 2013

📉 Toughest weekends

SwingContestDate
-10.3Bourbon City BBQ Festival CookoffJun 6, 2014
-4.7Jim Beam BBQ ClassicOct 3, 2014

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

SeasonContestsGCsTop-10sCategory winsWalk rateAvg finishBest overall (% of perfect)Avg overall (% of perfect)
20181000 0% — — —
20149041 78% top 32% 95.4% 93.5%
20139263 89% top 18% 96.8% 94.3%

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

DateEventOverallChickenRibsPorkBrisket
Sep 21, 2018 Roast N Boast Columbus, MS — — — — —
Oct 3, 2014 Jim Beam BBQ Classic Springfield, KY 25 / 44 (670.7316) 2 (177.7028) 11 (172.5716) 40 (157.0628) 27 (163.3944)
Sep 5, 2014 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) Southaven, MS 12 / 30 (681.0628) 9 (173.7028) 20 (167.9772) 3 (174.2972) 28 (165.0856)
Aug 15, 2014 Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival Madison, IN 13 / 60 (673.0288) 6 (173.1200) 36 (160.5260) 22 (166.2284) 6 (173.1544)
Jun 27, 2014 Smoke on the Square: In Memory of David Harness Franklin, IN 9 / 34 (674.7776) 23 (165.6800) 9 (169.7032) 12 (169.1200) 5 (170.2744)
Jun 20, 2014 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Lexington, KY 5 / 28 (675.3140) 8 (170.8228) 14 (166.2628) 7 (167.3712) 5 (170.8572)
Jun 13, 2014 Smokin' On The River Jeffersonville, IN 4 / 52 (683.3604) 17 (170.2744) 10 (167.9888) 13 (169.6916) 1 (175.4056)
Jun 6, 2014 Bourbon City BBQ Festival Cookoff Bardstown, KY 25 / 34 (658.8232) 23 (167.4400) 27 (156.5604) 19 (169.1428) 15 (165.6800)
Apr 3, 2014 2nd Annual Parkinson's Smoke Out Evansville, IN 22 / 64 (656.4916) 39 (162.2400) 40 (160.0116) 25 (166.8228) 12 (167.4172)
Mar 28, 2014 Grills Gone Wild BBQ Festival London, KY 4 / 42 (686.7772) 16 (168.5256) 12 (169.6916) 5 (173.7028) 4 (174.8572)
Dec 6, 2013 Big Poppa Smokers - King of the Smoker (Invitational) (JUDGES FULL) unrated LaQuinta, CA 3 / 24 (685.1772) 6 (173.7256) 10 (167.9772) 8 (168.5600) 2 (174.9144)
Oct 25, 2013 Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) unrated Lynchburg, TN 65 / 97 (646.7316) 56 (164.5372) 63 (163.3828) 14 (171.4056) 83 (147.4060)
Oct 18, 2013 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Championship Bentonville, AR 5 / 50 (691.9316) 16 (174.8572) 7 (175.4288) 2 (176.5600) 43 (165.0856)
Oct 4, 2013 Jim Beam BBQ Classic Springfield, KY 4 / 41 (687.4060) 9 (174.8572) 1 (176.5716) 4 (177.7028) 33 (158.2744)
Sep 13, 2013 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) Hendersonville, TN 1 / 30 (697.0972) 14 (168.5372) 1 (177.1544) 2 (177.7028) 8 (173.7028)
Aug 16, 2013 Madison Ribberfest: Barbeque & Blues Madison, IN 1 / 60 (693.1428) 1 (178.2972) 2 (174.8572) 8 (171.4056) 16 (168.5828)
Jun 14, 2013 Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival Tryon, NC 13 / 97 (671.4284) 16 (170.8572) 4 (173.7144) 42 (163.9998) 34 (162.8570)
May 10, 2013 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Knoxville, TN 3 / 29 (675.4284) 7 (170.8572) 3 (174.8572) 11 (166.8570) 14 (162.8570)
Apr 19, 2013 High on the Hog Festival Winchester, TN 21 / 60 (663.4286) 46 (159.4286) 15 (169.1428) 38 (160.5716) 7 (174.2856)

An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)

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