OWENS BBQ

OWENS BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 70 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2018 and 2026. They have won 1 Grand Championship, at the Miles City Cowtown Cook Off (2021), and finished Reserve Grand Champion once. They are ranked #638 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#638

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1653

peak 1677 · rated over 65 contests3 invitational or side-series contests not counted

Contests

in the data

First seen

Jun 15, 2018

latest Sep 25, 2026 · 8.3 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#120

Master 2020 · every season

Grand champs

1 reserve · wins it all 1% of the time

Category wins

24 podiums

Overall top-10s

39% of 70 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 41%

overall standings

Best overall

704.5600 / 720

Master · Miles City Cowtown Cook Off

Perfect 180s

1 🔥

Current form

651.95 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 673.50 (-21.55)

Walk rate

73%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

180 🔥

Pork · Montana Pitmaster Classic

Consistency

±22.17

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 169.56 · weakest Brisket (167.85)

Road miles

27,518

across 70 mapped stops · furthest 1,372 mi

Schedule strength

70%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1589)

Purse competed for

$521K

listed at 46 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

1 🏅

won from 53 state-championship entries

Master avg

673.50 / 720

67 Master contests · 1 GC

Storylines (16 found in their record)

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

The heartbreaker

3.3480 points from the title

Came within 3.3480 points of the Grand Championship at Montana BBQ Cook-off (Jun 10, 2022).

Among the elite

#638 of 6,491 rated teams

In the top 10% of every rated team in the data

A power rating of 1653 puts them #638 of 6,491 rated teams — the top 10% of the field.

rating 1653
peak 1677
65 rated contests

Perfect scores on the board

1 perfect 180

1 perfect 180 in the data — every judge at the table handing back a nine, all in pork.

Pork ×1

Against the odds

16-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings

The ratings favoured the top seed the other 84 times in 100

Their Grand Championship at Miles City Cowtown Cook Off (Jun 25, 2021) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 16-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, HICKORY AND SPICE BBQ.

Happy hunting ground

Top 17% average finish here

Original SD BBQ Championship is their spot: an average finish in the top 17% across 2 visits.

2 visits
best finish 6th
average top 17%

They almost always walk

73% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 51 of 70 contests

A top-10 category call in 73% of their 70 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

704.5600 career-best overall

97.9% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 704.5600 at Miles City Cowtown Cook Off — 97.9% of a perfect 720.

Master
Jun 25, 2021

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State champions

1 state championship won

They've taken 1 state championship from 53 entries at contests carrying the title.

53 state-championship entries

The one to beat

3× one call ahead of them

WHO DAT BBQ has finished one call ahead of OWENS BBQ 3 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

28–9 behind in the head-to-head

RUM N' SMOKE BBQ ahead in 76% of their meetings

RUM N' SMOKE BBQ has come out ahead in 28 of their 37 shared contests.

The drought

48 contests since the last title

Their last Grand Championship came at Miles City Cowtown Cook Off on Jun 25, 2021 — 48 contests and 5.3 years ago.

last GC Jun 25, 2021
5.3 years ago

A strong matchup

18–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 95% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Sheyenne BBQ in 18 of their 19 shared contests.

Built for the big stage

Top 37% average finish in large fields

Field size changes the story: they average a top 37% finish in large fields against top 48% in small ones.

Large (40+): top 37% (29)
Small (<20 teams): top 48% (6)

Looking over their shoulder

4× one call behind them

Phoenix BBQ has landed one call behind them 4 times.

The long haul

27,518 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 27,518 miles across 70 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 1,372 miles to 32nd Annual Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (Competitor's Series) (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY).

70 mapped stops
furthest 1,372 mi

A standing appointment

6 years running at one contest

They've cooked KTD Smokin Gobbler Cook-off every year from 2019 to 2024 — the contest they never miss.

6 visits in all
best finish 3rd

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

Year	Series	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2026 ↗	Master	#238 (853 pts)	#252 (868 pts)	#237 (943 pts)	#208 (928 pts)	#204 (953 pts)
2025 ↗	Master	#163 (1,270 pts)	#130 (1,435 pts)	#232 (1,060 pts)	#119 (1,425 pts)	#201 (1,090 pts)
2024 ↗	Master	#290 (759 pts)	#247 (939 pts)	#292 (849 pts)	#258 (859 pts)	#302 (764 pts)
2023 ↗	Master	#166 (1,154 pts)	#163 (1,144 pts)	#125 (1,418 pts)	#188 (1,044 pts)	#151 (1,209 pts)
2022 ↗	Master	#191 (1,080 pts)	#237 (965 pts)	#266 (925 pts)	#186 (1,090 pts)	#255 (905 pts)
2021 ↗	Master	#123 (1,309 pts)	#209 (909 pts)	#144 (1,234 pts)	#198 (969 pts)	#76 (1,584 pts)
2020 ↗	Master	#120 (875 pts)	#117 (900 pts)	#69 (1,245 pts)	#154 (740 pts)	#157 (740 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#569 (578 pts)	#599 (573 pts)	#605 (578 pts)	#546 (633 pts)	#387 (848 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#1110 (238 pts)	#1262 (203 pts)	#1119 (258 pts)	#1096 (263 pts)	#1045 (283 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to OWENS BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.

SCHLUCHTENGRILLER BBQ

#637 of the rated field

1653 power rating

Contests: 65
GCs: 4
Top-10s: 72%
Peak: 1680

Careers of much the same size, 65 contests to 70, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 62 contests
last seen Sep 26, 2026

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CAROLINA SMOKIN JOHN'S BBQ

#639 of the rated field

1652 power rating

Contests: 52
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 38%
Peak: 1672

Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 7 years before OWENS BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 52 contests

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Fire Pig

#640 of the rated field

1652 power rating

Contests: 23
GCs: 5
Top-10s: 65%
Peak: 1664

Their rating is built on 5 Grand Championships in 23 contests, alongside a 65% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 21 contests
last seen Aug 15, 2026

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ACES HIGH BBQ

#633 of the rated field

1654 ▲ 1 power rating

Contests: 103
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 27%
Peak: 1721

8–9 in 17 shared contests (47% to OWENS BBQ)

These two have cooked 17 of the same contests — ACES HIGH BBQ ahead 9–8 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.

rated over 101 contests
last seen Sep 30, 2026

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KEV'S CHEW CHEW BBQ

#646 of the rated field

1651 ▼ 1 power rating

Contests: 65
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 22%
Peak: 1651

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 64 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 64 contests
last seen Oct 3, 2025

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Littles BBQ Co

#635 of the rated field

1653 ▲ 1 power rating

Contests: 65
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 29%
Peak: 1673

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

rated over 64 contests
last seen Sep 25, 2020

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
SPITFIRE	41	16	25	39%	⚔ compare
RUM N' SMOKE BBQ	37	9	28	24%	⚔ compare
SHIGGIN & GRINNIN	30	7	23	23%	⚔ compare
MACHETE BOYS BBQ	28	15	13	54%	⚔ compare
RUB MY RACK	28	13	15	46%	⚔ compare
PARROTHEAD SMOKERS	28	10	18	36%	⚔ compare
BURNT TREES BBQ	27	14	13	52%	⚔ compare
LAST CALL HEROES BBQ	25	2	23	8%	⚔ compare
Phoenix BBQ	24	14	10	58%	⚔ compare
LUCKY 19 SAUCE COMPANY	24	9	15	38%	⚔ compare
HOT DADDY'S BBQ	24	7	17	29%	⚔ compare
SIN CIRCLE BBQ	23	11	12	48%	⚔ compare
Dirty Little Pigs BBQ	21	14	7	67%	⚔ compare
WHEN PIGS DIE	21	12	9	57%	⚔ compare
SMOKEY AND HIS BANDITS	21	10	11	48%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	67	27	1	6	177.7144	154.7884	169.56	top 45%
Pork Ribs	68	32	1	5	178.8572	146.2516	169.09	top 41%
Pork	65	20	2	8	180 🔥	154.7540	169.27	top 45%
Brisket	66	30	2	5	177.7028	147.3712	167.85	top 41%

“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
Small (<20 teams)	6	0	top 48%
Medium (20–39)	33	1	top 44%
Large (40+)	29	0	top 37%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
MT	15	1	top 38%
MN	14	0	top 43%
SD	12	0	top 42%
SK	6	0	top 31%
IA	4	0	top 57%
WI	4	0	top 23%
ND	3	0	top 21%
KS	2	0	top 54%
WY	2	0	top 56%
NE	1	0	top 68%
AB	1	0	top 53%
MB	1	0	top 42%
TN	1	0	top 66%
MO	1	0	top 39%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
KTD Smokin Gobbler Cook-off	6	3	0	top 44%	Jul 12, 2024
Original SD BBQ Championships	4	11	0	top 34%	Jun 5, 2026
Minnesota in May	4	15	0	top 34%	May 8, 2026
Montana Pitmaster Classic	3	8	0	top 49%	Aug 28, 2026
Montana BBQ Cookoff	3	9	0	top 37%	Jun 12, 2026
ND BBQ Championship	3	4	0	top 21%	May 1, 2026
Miles City Cowtown Cook Off	2	1	1	top 25%	Jun 25, 2021
SD BBQ Shootout @ Huset's Speedway	2	4	0	top 24%	Sep 4, 2026
Smokey Skies BBQ Competition	2	7	0	top 29%	Jun 19, 2026
Miles City Cowtown Cookoff	2	8	0	top 40%	Jun 14, 2024
Original SD BBQ Championship	2	6	0	top 17%	Jun 3, 2022
Minnesota in May (Masters)	2	32	0	top 57%	May 13, 2022
Bring'n Home the Bacon - Day 2	2	5	0	top 25%	Jun 12, 2021
Bring'n Home the Bacon - Day 1	2	3	0	top 21%	Jun 11, 2021
Cookin On Kampeska	2	21	0	top 65%	Jul 19, 2019

More numbers

Busiest season 2021 11 contests · 1 GC

Contests a season 7.8 across 9 seasons in the data

Most contests held in MT 15 of 70 contests · 14 states and provinces in all

Contests visited 42 15 of them more than once

Most-entered meat Pork Ribs 68 entries · 1 win · 32 calls

First title Jun 25, 2021 Miles City Cowtown Cook Off

Opponents faced 1,259 finished ahead 1,860 times, behind 1,537

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

20263 milestones

Jun 19 Peak power rating (1677) Smokey Skies BBQ Competition
Aug 28 First perfect 180 (Pork) Montana Pitmaster Classic
Sep 25 Most recent contest Sandhills Smoke Show BBQ

20241 milestone

Jul 12 50th tracked contest KTD Smokin Gobbler Cook-off

20221 milestone

Jun 10 First Reserve Championship Montana BBQ Cook-off

20214 milestones

Jun 25 First Grand Championship Miles City Cowtown Cook Off
Jun 25 First state championship Miles City Cowtown Cook Off
Jun 25 Career-best overall score704.5600 Miles City Cowtown Cook Off
Aug 27 25th tracked contest Montana Pitmaster Classic

20202 milestones

Jun 19 10th tracked contest The Hayfield
Oct 16 First overall podium Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1

20193 milestones

Jun 8 First overall top-10 Bare Bones BBQ Cookoff
Jun 14 First call Miles City Cowtown Cook Off
Jul 19 First category win (Brisket) Cookin On Kampeska

20182 milestones

Jun 15 First tracked contest Miles City Cowtown Cook Off
Sep 28 First overall past 90% of a perfect score655.2800 BBQ in the Badlands

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+16.3	Miles City Cowtown Cook Off	Jun 25, 2021
+15.5	Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1	Oct 16, 2020
+13.8	KTD Smokin Gobbler Cook-off	Jul 15, 2022
+13.5	Original SD BBQ Championship	Jun 4, 2021
+13	Bring'n Home the Bacon - Day 2	Jun 12, 2021

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-19.5	Montana Pitmaster Classic	Aug 28, 2026
-9.1	KTD Smokin Gobbler Cook-off	Jul 12, 2024
-9.1	Ribs, Rods & Rock N Roll	Sep 8, 2023
-8.1	Hill City Wine, Brew & BBQ	Aug 23, 2024
-8	American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST	Sep 16, 2021

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — 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)
2026	8	0	2	0	100%	top 45%	95.4%	92.1%
2025	9	0	5	1	89%	top 33%	96.8%	94.5%
2024	7	0	3	0	71%	top 51%	96.1%	94.4%
2023	10	0	3	0	90%	top 37%	96.6%	94.4%
2022	8	0	5	1	63%	top 29%	96.2%	94.7%
2021	11	1	5	1	64%	top 36%	97.9%	94.1%
2020	9	0	2	2	56%	top 44%	94.9%	93.4%
2019	5	0	2	1	80%	top 48%	92.7%	91.1%
2018	3	0	0	0	0%	top 70%	91%	89.3%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Sep 25, 2026	Sandhills Smoke Show BBQ 🏅 North Platte, NE	13 / 19 (684.5024)	13 (170.2512)	11 (171.9656)	14 (166.8456)	6 (175.4400)
Sep 4, 2026	SD BBQ Shootout @ Huset's Speedway 🏅 Brandon, SD	12 / 31 (684.5144)	24 (165.6684)	10 (174.8572)	18 (171.4172)	14 (172.5716)
Aug 28, 2026	Montana Pitmaster Classic 🏅 Bozeman, MT	38 / 39 (535.4172)	9 (176.5600)	2 (178.8572)	2 (180)	—
Jun 19, 2026	Smokey Skies BBQ Competition Kipling, SK	7 / 24 (676.0116)	4 (174.2744)	20 (160.0344)	4 (174.8572)	10 (166.8456)
Jun 12, 2026	Montana BBQ Cookoff 🏅 Absarokee, MT	9 / 29 (679.3256)	5 (175.4172)	10 (171.9772)	17 (166.8112)	19 (165.1200)
Jun 5, 2026	Original SD BBQ Championships 🏅 Huron, SD	15 / 48 (685.6112)	32 (166.8228)	15 (172.5600)	31 (168.5256)	5 (177.7028)
May 8, 2026	Minnesota in May 🏅 St. Peter, MN	16 / 77 (686.7884)	48 (169.7028)	24 (171.4172)	37 (170.2628)	9 (175.4056)
May 1, 2026	ND BBQ Championship 🏅 Fargo, ND	32 / 71 (675.3828)	53 (163.4288)	38 (166.8456)	24 (171.4056)	9 (173.7028)
Oct 11, 2025	Bean Town BBQ Cookoff Bow Island, AB	8 / 15 (656.9824)	8 (166.8228)	9 (164.5256)	2 (169.7028)	13 (155.9312)
Oct 3, 2025	ND BBQ Championship 🏅 Fargo, ND	4 / 46 (691.9656)	10 (173.1084)	6 (172.5600)	3 (175.4288)	9 (170.8684)
Aug 29, 2025	SD BBQ Shootout @ Huset's Speedway 🏅 Brandon, SD	4 / 44 (697.1316)	4 (176.5600)	23 (169.7144)	1 (179.4400)	14 (171.4172)
Jul 11, 2025	KTD Smokn' Gobbler 🏅 Worthington, MN	16 / 26 (669.5656)	6 (171.9656)	17 (166.2516)	24 (163.9656)	17 (167.3828)
Jun 30, 2025	Blue Bombers BBQ Pit Master Showdown Winnipeg, MB	10 / 24 (670.1712)	15 (165.1084)	18 (163.9656)	2 (175.4172)	11 (165.6800)
Jun 21, 2025	Smokey Skies BBQ Competition Kipling, SK	8 / 27 (686.2172)	2 (175.4172)	10 (170.8228)	14 (170.8228)	7 (169.1544)
Jun 13, 2025	Montana BBQ Cookoff 🏅 Absarokee, MT	15 / 33 (670.1484)	7 (175.4172)	4 (173.1200)	17 (163.9428)	26 (157.6684)
Jun 6, 2025	Original SD BBQ Championships 🏅 Huron, SD	11 / 48 (690.7768)	13 (173.1200)	13 (173.1200)	18 (171.4284)	11 (173.1084)
May 9, 2025	Minnesota in May 🏅 St. Peter, MN	15 / 58 (687.9200)	8 (176)	54 (163.9428)	25 (171.9772)	6 (176)
Sep 27, 2024	ND BBQ Championship 🏅 Fargo, ND	4 / 47 (691.3252)	8 (173.1084)	6 (171.9656)	4 (174.2628)	12 (171.9884)
Sep 21, 2024	Smoke 'N the Valley Fort Qu'Appelle, SK	9 / 21 (678.1368)	8 (170.8228)	10 (170.8228)	16 (162.7884)	4 (173.7028)
Aug 23, 2024	Hill City Wine, Brew & BBQ 🏅 Hill City, SD	22 / 29 (671.2800)	3 (177.7144)	9 (171.4172)	12 (167.3944)	28 (154.7540)
Jul 12, 2024	KTD Smokin Gobbler Cook-off 🏅 Worthington, MN	25 / 34 (668.4456)	26 (169.1084)	25 (164.5372)	26 (165.6800)	16 (169.1200)
Jun 14, 2024	Miles City Cowtown Cookoff 🏅 Miles City, MT	8 / 16 (691.9200)	9 (171.9772)	9 (173.1200)	3 (177.1428)	10 (169.6800)
Jun 7, 2024	Original SD BBQ Championships 🏅 Huron, SD	18 / 34 (675.3600)	24 (165.1428)	11 (174.2744)	16 (169.6800)	15 (166.2628)
May 10, 2024	Minnesota in May 🏅 St. Peter, MN	31 / 58 (679.3828)	7 (176)	17 (171.4172)	42 (167.9772)	52 (163.9884)
Sep 23, 2023	Smoke 'N the Valley Lumsden, SK	4 / 26 (695.4284)	6 (173.7028)	3 (176.5600)	9 (174.8456)	5 (170.3200)
Sep 8, 2023	Ribs, Rods & Rock N Roll 🏅 Vermillion, SD	22 / 28 (665.5540)	19 (167.9656)	4 (172.5716)	10 (170.2628)	26 (154.7540)
Aug 25, 2023	Montana Pitmaster Classic 🏅 Bozeman, MT	12 / 44 (685.6912)	30 (166.2628)	5 (178.2972)	20 (168.0228)	6 (173.1084)
Aug 5, 2023	East Helena Smoke Show 🏅 East Helena, MT	8 / 24 (683.8968)	8 (174.2628)	5 (174.2628)	15 (164.5256)	8 (170.8456)
Jul 14, 2023	KTD Smokin Gobbler Cook-off 🏅 Worthington, MN	23 / 39 (667.3028)	6 (173.7028)	31 (160.5372)	21 (168.5372)	23 (164.5256)
Jun 16, 2023	Father's Day Smoke n' Bones BBQ Regina, SK	3 / 16 (682.7768)	2 (176)	7 (170.2856)	13 (164.5256)	4 (171.9656)
Jun 9, 2023	Montana BBQ Cookoff 🏅 Absarokee, MT	12 / 36 (682.7772)	8 (174.2744)	9 (173.1316)	22 (162.8112)	9 (172.5600)
Jun 2, 2023	Original SD BBQ Championships 🏅 Huron, SD	11 / 39 (674.8000)	29 (161.7028)	15 (167.9772)	2 (177.1544)	13 (167.9656)
Jun 1, 2023	Original SD BBQ Championships (One Meat Ribs) Huron, SD	—	—	24 (146.2516)	—	—
May 12, 2023	Minnesota in May 🏅 St. Peter, MN	22 / 59 (677.6228)	50 (163.3828)	14 (171.4172)	21 (170.2628)	10 (172.5600)
Aug 26, 2022	Montana Pitmaster Classic 🏅 Bozeman, MT	8 / 37 (692.4916)	2 (176.5600)	8 (174.2744)	21 (167.3828)	5 (174.2744)
Jul 29, 2022	6th Annual E'burg BBQ Contest 🏅 Emmetsburg, IA	17 / 32 (668.4568)	19 (166.2512)	16 (166.2972)	17 (167.3828)	13 (168.5256)
Jul 15, 2022	KTD Smokin Gobbler Cook-off 🏅 Worthington, MN	3 / 40 (683.3372)	21 (169.6800)	26 (164.5372)	1 (176.5600)	6 (172.5600)
Jul 15, 2022	KTD Smokin Gobbler Cook-off (One Meat Ribs) Worthington, MN	—	—	—	—	—
Jun 24, 2022	Miles City Cowtown Cookoff 🏅 Miles City, MT	8 / 26 (686.8000)	6 (175.4056)	4 (176.0116)	5 (176.5600)	21 (158.8228)
Jun 10, 2022	Montana BBQ Cook-off 🏅 Absarokee, MT	2 / 27 (690.2632)	2 (177.7144)	4 (176.5716)	5 (172.5716)	11 (163.4056)
Jun 3, 2022	Original SD BBQ Championship 🏅 Huron, SD	10 / 46 (686.8456)	38 (163.4056)	9 (174.2628)	5 (175.4400)	6 (173.7372)
May 13, 2022	Minnesota in May (Masters) 🏅 Cambridge, MN	36 / 59 (664.9824)	33 (165.6800)	32 (165.6684)	19 (171.4056)	47 (162.2284)
Oct 8, 2021	32nd Annual Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (Competitor's Series) (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) unrated Lynchburg, TN	46 / 70 (675.3712)	12 (174.8456)	64 (164.5600)	48 (166.8228)	35 (169.1428)
Sep 16, 2021	American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS	239 / 467 (662.1828)	317 (161.6800)	202 (167.4172)	34 (175.4172)	332 (157.6684)
Sep 16, 2021	American Royal World Series of Barbecue-INVITATIONAL CONTEST 🏅 unrated Kansas City, KS	104 / 185 (678.7424)	69 (172.5484)	123 (168.5372)	113 (169.1084)	104 (168.5484)
Aug 27, 2021	Montana Pitmaster Classic 🏅 Bozeman, MT	5 / 31 (690.8348)	11 (170.8344)	9 (171.4288)	6 (172.5600)	2 (176.0116)
Jul 30, 2021	5th Annual E'burg BBQ Contest 🏅 Emmetsburg, IA	24 / 35 (659.9316)	18 (170.2628)	5 (172.5716)	27 (162.2400)	33 (154.8572)
Jul 16, 2021	KTD Smokin' Gobbler Cook-off 🏅 Worthington, MN	8 / 33 (685.0972)	15 (170.8344)	7 (171.9884)	20 (167.9772)	3 (174.2972)
Jun 25, 2021	Miles City Cowtown Cook Off 🏅 Miles City, MT	1 / 25 (704.5600)	9 (176)	3 (177.1544)	5 (173.7028)	1 (177.7028)
Jun 12, 2021	Bring'n Home the Bacon - Day 2 🏅 West Salem, WI	5 / 45 (678.1828)	21 (167.9656)	12 (169.1200)	20 (165.0856)	2 (176.0116)
Jun 11, 2021	Bring'n Home the Bacon - Day 1 🏅 West Salem, WI	18 / 52 (668.4456)	27 (166.2400)	31 (161.6800)	19 (169.1200)	10 (171.4056)
Jun 4, 2021	Original SD BBQ Championship 🏅 Huron, SD	6 / 49 (687.9544)	12 (170.8228)	8 (174.3088)	12 (171.9772)	12 (170.8456)
May 7, 2021	Minnesota in May 🏅 Cambridge, MN	32 / 60 (662.7428)	34 (165.6800)	37 (162.8228)	36 (164.5256)	13 (169.7144)
Oct 17, 2020	Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 West Salem, WI	13 / 33 (679.8972)	21 (170.8228)	19 (166.8344)	11 (173.1200)	14 (169.1200)
Oct 16, 2020	Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 🏅 West Salem, WI	3 / 40 (683.3832)	1 (177.1544)	6 (172.5716)	29 (164.5372)	17 (169.1200)
Oct 3, 2020	Smoke & Soul Fest-Day 2 🏅 Casper, WY	21 / 41 (675.9660)	22 (168.5716)	6 (172.5716)	28 (166.8228)	22 (168)
Oct 2, 2020	Smoke & Soul Fest-Day 1 🏅 Casper, WY	25 / 41 (671.3376)	14 (171.9772)	20 (168.0116)	25 (168.5372)	29 (162.8116)
Sep 18, 2020	KTD Smokin' Gobbler Cook-off 🏅 Worthington, MN	20 / 35 (670.7888)	14 (172.5600)	26 (163.4172)	14 (170.2744)	22 (164.5372)
Jun 27, 2020	Back to Mayberry Day 2 🏅 Rodney, IA	20 / 47 (673.0512)	46 (155.3828)	1 (178.2972)	9 (174.2628)	28 (165.1084)
Jun 26, 2020	Back to Mayberry Day 1 🏅 Rodney, IA	34 / 53 (660.4456)	47 (159.3828)	11 (169.6916)	45 (160.5256)	10 (170.8456)
Jun 19, 2020	The Hayfield 🏅 Fort Ripley, MN	7 / 22 (674.8116)	12 (165.7144)	2 (175.4400)	—	10 (165.6800)
Apr 6, 2020	Socially Distanced Smoking - Brisket presented by The BBQ League unrated washington, MO	43 / 109 (165.6800)	—	—	—	—
Sep 13, 2019	KTD Smokin Gobbler Cook-Off 🏅 Worthington, MN	11 / 26 (662.1716)	19 (159.9660)	13 (165.1316)	8 (169.6800)	7 (167.3940)
Jul 26, 2019	Rumble on the River Morris MB	7 / 15 (658.7428)	5 (167.4172)	8 (163.9656)	7 (166.8456)	6 (160.5144)
Jul 19, 2019	Cookin On Kampeska 🏅 Watertown, SD	21 / 40 (666.7540)	24 (165.7144)	10 (170.8456)	36 (154.7540)	1 (175.4400)
Jun 14, 2019	Miles City Cowtown Cook Off 🏅 Miles City, MT	13 / 28 (667.2568)	8 (169.6800)	17 (163.3828)	18 (164.5140)	8 (169.6800)
Jun 8, 2019	Bare Bones BBQ Cookoff Pilot Butte, SK	10 / 19 (623.3028)	11 (159.3944)	13 (152.5372)	—	13 (147.3712)
Sep 28, 2018	BBQ in the Badlands Glendive, MT	18 / 26 (655.2800)	22 (161.6800)	18 (158.8344)	13 (167.3828)	11 (167.3828)
Jul 20, 2018	Cookin On Kampeska Watertown, SD	35 / 45 (636.9940)	25 (166.8228)	36 (157.1200)	35 (161.7028)	38 (151.3484)
Jun 15, 2018	Miles City Cowtown Cook Off Miles City, MT	17 / 27 (636.9372)	20 (154.7884)	13 (164.5488)	17 (155.9316)	15 (161.6684)

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

OWENS BBQ

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Best top-10 run

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (16 found in their record)

The heartbreaker

Among the elite

Perfect scores on the board

Against the odds

Happy hunting ground

They almost always walk

High-water mark

State champions

The one to beat

A tough matchup

The drought

A strong matchup

Built for the big stage

Looking over their shoulder

The long haul

A standing appointment

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

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

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

By meat

By field size and state

By contest size

By state / province (where the contests were held)

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

More numbers

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

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

📉 Toughest weekends

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — 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

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

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