MOVIN' THE CHAINS OK
Rating
1504
peak 1510
Contests
15
in the data
First seen
2019-03-22
latest 2022-07-01
Best ToY finish
#200
Master 2016
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
3 podiums
Overall top-10s
2
of 15 contests
Avg finish
top 56%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
673.29 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 667.09 (+6.20)
Walk rate
53%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±15.33
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 169.91 · weakest Brisket (161.96)
Road miles
2242
mi across 15 mapped stops · furthest 763 mi
Storylines
👀 Looking over their shoulder
Three Hog Night Smokers has landed one call behind them 2 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
BUFFALO'S BBQ has come out ahead in 11 of their 11 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of HOLLOW Q in 9 of their 10 shared contests.
📅 A May team
Something about May: average finish in the top 42% across 3 contests, versus top 56% the rest of the year.
Teams like this (closest power rating, OK first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 14 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 178.8800 | 159.3944 | 169.91 | top 47% |
| Pork Ribs | 15 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 177.7144 | 146.8000 | 167.60 | top 44% |
| Pork | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 177.7028 | 157.1200 | 167.36 | top 57% |
| Brisket | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 171.9656 | 147.3600 | 161.96 | top 65% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| OK | 11 | 0 | top 57% |
| AR | 1 | 0 | top 43% |
| OH | 1 | 0 | top 87% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 87% |
| Medium (20–39) | 5 | 0 | top 47% |
| Large (40+) | 8 | 0 | top 58% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2021 (7 contests)
- Cooks mostly in OK (12 of 15 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (15 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 667.09
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 689.6572 | 687.93 |
| 2021 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 679.3828 | 661.13 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 658.6624 | 658.66 |
| 2019 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 678.2628 | 667.59 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-07-01 | Lowell's Smokin' In the Ozarks-Arkansas State Challenge Lowell, AR | 13 / 30 (689.6572) | 15 (170.8456) | 20 (169.1432) | 5 (177.7028) | 13 (171.9656) |
| 2022-04-01 | Beats, Brews, & BBQ Wagoner, OK | 9 / 30 (686.1944) | 12 (173.1200) | 2 (177.7144) | 12 (170.8344) | 21 (164.5256) |
| 2021-09-04 | Destination Outlets Labor Day BBQ Championship Jeffersonville, OH | 13 / 15 (633.0288) | 11 (168.5600) | 12 (158.2628) | 14 (157.1200) | 15 (149.0860) |
| 2021-06-11 | Beats, Brews, & BBQ Wagoner, OK | 9 / 25 (679.3828) | 6 (174.2744) | 8 (172.5600) | 19 (165.1084) | 11 (167.4400) |
| 2021-05-07 | Bixby Rotary BBQ'N Blues Festival Bixby, OK | 22 / 53 (678.1944) | 27 (169.1316) | 15 (173.1200) | 8 (174.8572) | 29 (161.0856) |
| 2021-04-23 | 16th Annual HANOR Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ Enid, OK | 26 / 41 (663.8744) | 4 (176.0116) | 11 (170.8344) | 20 (169.6684) | 38 (147.3600) |
| 2021-03-20 | Firelake BBQ Cook Off-Day 2 Shawnee, OK | 43 / 50 (663.8632) | 49 (159.3944) | 16 (171.9772) | 28 (170.8344) | 43 (161.6572) |
| 2021-03-19 | Firelake BBQ Cook Off-Day 1 Shawnee, OK | 51 / 56 (648.4340) | 27 (171.4400) | 56 (146.8000) | 47 (163.3712) | 40 (166.8228) |
| 2021-03-19 | Firelake BBQ Cook Off - One Meat Contest Ribs Shawnee, OK | — | — | 27 (163.9656) | — | — |
| 2020-06-12 | Beats, Brews, & BBQ Wagoner, OK | 41 / 55 (658.6624) | 35 (167.3828) | 48 (155.9200) | 44 (163.9540) | 22 (171.4056) |
| 2019-05-10 | City Of Springs BBQ Championship Sulphur, OK | 13 / 25 (666.2056) | 14 (166.2744) | 2 (173.1200) | 16 (161.7028) | 14 (165.1084) |
| 2019-05-03 | Bixby BBQ'n Blues Festival | 19 / 56 (670.2516) | 24 (165.7372) | 18 (167.9772) | 20 (170.8228) | 22 (165.7144) |
| 2019-04-26 | 14th Annual HANOR Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ Enid, OK | 29 / 39 (648.4348) | 17 (169.1428) | 15 (166.2860) | 24 (165.0856) | 32 (147.9204) |
| 2019-03-23 | Firelake BBQ Cook Off Day 2 Shawnee, OK | 25 / 62 (678.2628) | 3 (178.8800) | 21 (170.8572) | 35 (167.9656) | 52 (160.5600) |
| 2019-03-22 | Firelake BBQ Cook Off Day 1 Shawnee, OK | 24 / 74 (674.8116) | 35 (168.5600) | 5 (175.4516) | 50 (163.9428) | 34 (166.8572) |
Team of the Year standings (rank per category by season — year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #683 (255 pts) | #787 (225 pts) | #646 (335 pts) | #645 (300 pts) | #817 (190 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #393 (490 pts) | #306 (665 pts) | #294 (711 pts) | #374 (535 pts) | #440 (450 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #774 (385 pts) | #609 (565 pts) | #483 (720 pts) | #865 (365 pts) | #865 (360 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #531 (674 pts) | #441 (829 pts) | #556 (679 pts) | #488 (754 pts) | #526 (704 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #493 (763 pts) | #335 (1088 pts) | #590 (683 pts) | #584 (688 pts) | #521 (763 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #200 (1536 pts) | #101 (1777 pts) | #69 (1941 pts) | #65 (1981 pts) | #129 (1747 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #317 (1149 pts) | #324 (1109 pts) | #339 (1049 pts) | #465 (844 pts) | #305 (1124 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #303 (1177 pts) | #347 (1047 pts) | #319 (1092 pts) | #278 (1202 pts) | #291 (1187 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #1026 (279 pts) | #1505 (159 pts) | #1969 (89 pts) | #1222 (229 pts) | #1315 (204 pts) |