The heartbreaker
Came within 1.1430 points of the Grand Championship at BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay (May 25, 2013).
MOE CASON BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 50 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2022. They have won 1 Grand Championship, at the Smokin on the Water (2018), and finished Reserve Grand Champion 3 times. They are ranked #1120 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #1858 (114 pts) | #1947 (109 pts) | #1702 (139 pts) | #2101 (84 pts) | #1961 (109 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #287 (1,222 pts) | #326 (1,082 pts) | #396 (962 pts) | #363 (1,017 pts) | #205 (1,467 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #108 (1,877 pts) | #55 (2,069 pts) | #115 (1,661 pts) | #100 (1,707 pts) | #81 (1,994 pts) |
The teams rated closest to MOE CASON BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
34 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
These two have cooked 3 of the same contests — MOE CASON BBQ ahead 2–1 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.
⚔ Head-to-headTheir last contest in the data was back in 2019, 3 years before MOE CASON BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-headFewer contests behind them than MOE CASON BBQ has cooked, 25 to 50, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.
⚔ Head-to-head22 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 23% top-10 finishes rather than wins.
⚔ Head-to-headThis is the highest they've ever been rated, 21 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-headBoth teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Compare careers| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUTCHER BBQ | 16 | 5 | 11 | 31% | ⚔ compare |
| IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | 15 | 1 | 14 | 7% | ⚔ compare |
| WOODWARD BARBEQUE | 13 | 2 | 11 | 15% | ⚔ compare |
| BUFFALO'S BBQ | 12 | 3 | 9 | 25% | ⚔ compare |
| 4 LEGS UP BBQ | 11 | 1 | 10 | 9% | ⚔ compare |
| CAVEMAN CUISINE | 11 | 1 | 10 | 9% | ⚔ compare |
| THE SMOKING HILLS | 10 | 3 | 7 | 30% | ⚔ compare |
| LUCKY'S Q | 10 | 2 | 8 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| PORKY BUTTS BBQ | 10 | 1 | 9 | 10% | ⚔ compare |
| THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ | 10 | 1 | 9 | 10% | ⚔ compare |
| FIRE DANCER BBQ | 9 | 3 | 6 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| PORK PATROL BBQ | 9 | 3 | 6 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| UNCLE BUB'S BBQ, LLC | 9 | 2 | 7 | 22% | ⚔ compare |
| Pig Skin BBQ | 9 | 1 | 8 | 11% | ⚔ compare |
| CLARK CREW BBQ | 9 | 1 | 8 | 11% | ⚔ compare |
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 50 | 17 | 0 | 4 | 177.7028 | 147.9544 | 165.46 | top 44% |
| Pork Ribs | 50 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 178.8572 | 140.5376 | 163.14 | top 48% |
| Pork | 50 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 179.4400 | 146.2628 | 165.10 | top 46% |
| Brisket | 50 | 21 | 1 | 9 | 178.8572 | 143.9312 | 166.20 | top 35% |
“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.
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 23 | 1 | top 40% |
| Large (40+) | 27 | 0 | top 40% |
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| KS | 7 | 0 | top 50% |
| TX | 5 | 0 | top 31% |
| IA | 5 | 0 | top 40% |
| MO | 4 | 0 | top 44% |
| NE | 4 | 0 | top 38% |
| OK | 4 | 0 | top 32% |
| WY | 3 | 0 | top 33% |
| DC | 2 | 0 | top 62% |
| MN | 2 | 0 | top 26% |
| NJ | 1 | 0 | top 59% |
| CA | 1 | 0 | top 60% |
| IL | 1 | 0 | top 65% |
| LA | 1 | 0 | top 45% |
| SD | 1 | 0 | top 40% |
| GA | 1 | 0 | top 5% |
| TN | 1 | 0 | top 18% |
| MI | 1 | 0 | top 71% |
| NC | 1 | 0 | top 82% |
| MS | 1 | 0 | top 40% |
| NM | 1 | 0 | top 30% |
| OR | 1 | 0 | top 6% |
| AR | 1 | 0 | top 44% |
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke in the Spring (WFC Quilfyer) | 3 | 7 | 0 | top 30% | Apr 7, 2017 |
| Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle | 2 | 20 | 0 | top 62% | Jun 24, 2017 |
| BBQ'Loo & Blues Too! | 2 | 4 | 0 | top 36% | Jul 17, 2015 |
| Smokin' on the Prairie | 2 | 2 | 0 | top 14% | Aug 8, 2014 |
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +14.4 | Best of the Basin Barbeque Championship | Mar 22, 2013 |
| +12.6 | BBQ'Loo & Blues Too! | Jul 18, 2014 |
| +12.2 | BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay | May 25, 2013 |
| +11.8 | Smokin on the Water | Nov 3, 2018 |
| +11.6 | Smoke In The Spring | Apr 12, 2013 |
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12.9 | Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down | Oct 11, 2013 |
| -12 | 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open | Oct 3, 2015 |
| -9.7 | Griller's Cup | Jul 19, 2013 |
| -9 | Lynch Livestock Pig Stampede | Aug 16, 2013 |
| -7.2 | Septemberfest BBQ & Ribeye Steak Cookoff Challenge | Aug 31, 2013 |
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 71% | 92% | 90.2% |
| 2018 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100% | top 4% | 97.5% | 97.5% |
| 2017 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33% | top 55% | 92.6% | 91.1% |
| 2016 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 75% | top 40% | 93.8% | 91.2% |
| 2015 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 57% | top 53% | 93.8% | 90.7% |
| 2014 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 70% | top 33% | 96.7% | 92.3% |
| 2013 | 22 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 82% | top 35% | 96.3% | 91.7% |
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 29, 2022 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 289 / 505 (662.7084) | 391 (161.6456) | 245 (167.4056) | 216 (168.5372) | 253 (165.1200) |
| Sep 29, 2022 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - INVITATIONAL CONTEST unrated Kansas City, KS | 243 / 249 (649.0052) | 78 (173.7028) | 247 (154.2512) | 247 (154.7884) | 174 (166.2628) |
| Jul 9, 2022 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship 🏅 North Wildwood, NJ | 36 / 61 (637.0168) | 42 (160.5140) | 28 (164.5600) | 47 (153.6800) | 32 (158.2628) |
| Nov 3, 2018 | Smokin on the Water Bayswater | 1 / 23 (701.7372) | 3 (175.4172) | 1 (172.6172) | 2 (179.4400) | 4 (174.2628) |
| Sep 1, 2017 | 38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS | 220 / 407 (659.2568) | 282 (161.6456) | 118 (169.7028) | 286 (161.0856) | 166 (166.8228) |
| Jun 24, 2017 | Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle Washington, DC | 22 / 33 (641.6344) | 17 (165.1084) | 14 (166.3088) | 29 (154.8228) | 22 (155.3944) |
| Apr 7, 2017 | Smoke in the Spring (WFC Quilfyer) Osage City, KS | 45 / 100 (666.7544) | 4 (176.5600) | 34 (168.6060) | 51 (165.6800) | 74 (155.9084) |
| Jun 25, 2016 | Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle Washington, DC | 20 / 35 (661.1664) | 25 (160.0116) | 25 (158.8460) | 13 (169.1200) | 7 (173.1888) |
| Jun 3, 2016 | Horse Town Brew n Que Festival Norco, CA | 35 / 58 (652.3884) | 47 (162.8000) | 46 (156.5144) | 31 (163.9428) | 20 (169.1312) |
| Apr 22, 2016 | Bynum School's Best of the Basin Midland, TX | 3 / 46 (675.3828) | 31 (149.6800) | 6 (173.7028) | 2 (177.1428) | 3 (174.8572) |
| Apr 1, 2016 | Cedar Fest BBQ Cedar Park, TX | 24 / 67 (637.0740) | 52 (149.1084) | 9 (166.8800) | 9 (169.6800) | 39 (151.4056) |
| Oct 3, 2015 | 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open Kansas City, MO | 491 / 606 (623.2452) | 503 (154.7884) | 462 (155.9656) | 157 (168.5600) | 551 (143.9312) |
| Sep 25, 2015 | Murphysboro Barbecue Cook-Off Murphysboro, IL | 36 / 55 (648.5256) | 39 (162.2972) | 46 (151.9428) | 18 (170.2856) | 27 (164) |
| Aug 14, 2015 | 23rd Annual State BBQ Championship of Nebraska Omaha, NE | 19 / 42 (662.1944) | 20 (165.7028) | 32 (158.2744) | 16 (169.6800) | 15 (168.5372) |
| Jul 17, 2015 | BBQ'Loo & Blues Too! Waterloo, IA | 24 / 39 (646.6856) | 29 (160.5028) | 31 (147.9200) | 12 (167.9884) | 8 (170.2744) |
| Jul 10, 2015 | Sauce & Cycles Falls City, NE | 7 / 31 (675.4064) | 22 (159.9888) | 6 (172.0116) | 12 (167.3944) | 1 (176.0116) |
| Mar 6, 2015 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Shreveport, LA | 13 / 29 (668.4228) | 14 (167.9772) | 9 (169.6800) | 19 (165.6800) | 14 (165.0856) |
| Feb 26, 2015 | Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown Huntsville, TX | 30 / 61 (645.0860) | 11 (168.5828) | 60 (140.5376) | 21 (166.2628) | 8 (169.7028) |
| Oct 2, 2014 | 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO | 115 / 552 (671.9540) | 368 (161.1200) | 106 (170.8456) | 140 (169.7028) | 99 (170.2856) |
| Aug 22, 2014 | Hill City Wine, Brew & BBQ Hill City, SD | 10 / 25 (661.0856) | 19 (158.8228) | 4 (172.0228) | 17 (157.1200) | 3 (173.1200) |
| Aug 15, 2014 | Atlanta BarB-Que Festival (SBBQA) Atlanta, GA | 2 / 43 (696.5144) | 11 (172.5484) | 15 (166.2516) | 2 (178.8572) | 2 (178.8572) |
| Aug 8, 2014 | Smokin' on the Prairie Gillette, WY | 5 / 25 (673.6460) | 9 (170.2744) | 11 (166.2744) | 12 (163.9772) | 2 (173.1200) |
| Aug 1, 2014 | Rossville Tall Corn BBQ Contest Rossville, KS | 19 / 37 (645.5192) | 14 (165.6568) | 23 (157.1428) | 19 (162.7768) | 19 (159.9428) |
| Jul 25, 2014 | BBQ Fest Cooking Contest Dyersburg, TN | 8 / 44 (682.2052) | 3 (177.7028) | 18 (167.9884) | 24 (165.0856) | 12 (171.4284) |
| Jul 18, 2014 | BBQ'Loo & Blues Too! Waterloo, IA | 4 / 37 (682.8460) | 5 (170.2972) | 12 (166.2744) | 6 (170.2744) | 2 (176) |
| Jul 4, 2014 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Traverse City, MI | 15 / 21 (639.3256) | 8 (168.5600) | 16 (159.9656) | 17 (156.5600) | 18 (154.2400) |
| Apr 11, 2014 | Smoke In The Spring Osage City, KS | 25 / 73 (654.7316) | 34 (163.9428) | 19 (168.0116) | 28 (163.9772) | 42 (158.8000) |
| Mar 7, 2014 | NBBQA BBQ Bash Cook Off San Marcos, TX | 13 / 22 (641.0632) | 18 (147.9544) | 15 (159.4060) | 9 (163.9656) | 5 (169.7372) |
| Oct 11, 2013 | Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down Rocky Mount, NC | 45 / 55 (619.3600) | 41 (156.5600) | 44 (151.9772) | 54 (146.2628) | 20 (164.5600) |
| Sep 20, 2013 | Smokin' Aces BBQ Festival Tunica, MS | 21 / 53 (669.5656) | 4 (175.4056) | 32 (163.9772) | 7 (174.2628) | 40 (155.9200) |
| Aug 31, 2013 | Septemberfest BBQ & Ribeye Steak Cookoff Challenge Omaha, NE | 21 / 32 (654.7660) | 24 (162.8344) | 29 (155.3716) | 8 (171.4400) | 17 (165.1200) |
| Aug 16, 2013 | Lynch Livestock Pig Stampede Waucoma, IA | 15 / 21 (626.3196) | 12 (158.2740) | 13 (158.2972) | 13 (155.4284) | 14 (154.3200) |
| Aug 9, 2013 | Smokin' on the Prairie Gillette, WY | 2 / 25 (683.9884) | 2 (172) | 7 (166.8228) | 1 (174.8456) | 2 (170.3200) |
| Jul 19, 2013 | Griller's Cup Laramie, WY | 23 / 33 (634.6056) | 25 (155.9200) | 23 (158.2172) | 15 (162.8228) | 20 (157.6456) |
| Jul 12, 2013 | 6th Annual Wellsville BBQ Cookoff Wellsville, MO | 17 / 42 (663.3944) | 24 (164.5600) | 7 (173.1544) | 33 (157.6456) | 13 (168.0344) |
| Jun 28, 2013 | Smokin' On the Pecos Artesia, NM | 21 / 70 (646.2854) | 20 (165.1430) | 61 (144.5712) | 15 (168) | 9 (168.5712) |
| Jun 22, 2013 | Mr. BBQ Barbeque Challenge Davenport, IA | 6 / 32 (673.1428) | 3 (176) | 17 (161.7144) | 1 (177.7144) | 21 (157.7140) |
| Jun 15, 2013 | Treasure Island International BBQ Championship Welch, MN | 22 / 68 (675.4284) | 14 (172.5712) | 26 (170.2858) | 54 (160) | 17 (172.5714) |
| Jun 14, 2013 | State Center Rose Festival BBQ Championship State Center, IA | 11 / 28 (662.8566) | 5 (173.1428) | 18 (158.8570) | 16 (164.5712) | 9 (166.2856) |
| Jun 7, 2013 | It's A Smokin Good Thang Tecumseh, OK | 15 / 27 (647.4284) | 16 (159.4284) | 12 (161.7144) | 9 (168.5714) | 16 (157.7142) |
| May 31, 2013 | Smokin' in Steele Owatonna, MN | 10 / 51 (668.5716) | 6 (174.8572) | 32 (158.2856) | 18 (165.7144) | 9 (169.7144) |
| May 25, 2013 | BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay North Bend, OR | 2 / 31 (693.7140) | 5 (176) | 1 (178.8572) | 15 (167.4284) | 7 (171.4284) |
| May 3, 2013 | North Platte Honky Tonk Barbecue Festival North Platte, NE | 7 / 38 (669.1428) | 6 (165.7144) | 6 (169.7142) | 25 (158.2856) | 2 (175.4286) |
| Apr 26, 2013 | Smokin' in the Ozarks Rogers, AR | 15 / 34 (651.9996) | 22 (159.4286) | 12 (165.7142) | 29 (156.5712) | 5 (170.2856) |
| Apr 19, 2013 | 8th Annual Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ Enid, OK | 24 / 63 (653.1428) | 5 (173.1430) | 33 (161.1428) | 44 (158.8570) | 32 (160) |
| Apr 12, 2013 | Smoke In The Spring Osage City, KS | 7 / 71 (675.4282) | 4 (173.1428) | 35 (162.8570) | 22 (166.8570) | 6 (172.5714) |
| Apr 5, 2013 | Smokin' On Big Creek Pleasant Hill, MO | 24 / 74 (659.4278) | 49 (161.1424) | 36 (163.4286) | 10 (171.4284) | 33 (163.4284) |
| Mar 29, 2013 | Firelake BBQ Cook-off Shawnee, OK | 7 / 38 (666.8568) | 5 (172.5716) | 15 (164.5712) | 32 (154.2854) | 2 (175.4286) |
| Mar 22, 2013 | Best of the Basin Barbeque Championship Midland, TX | 3 / 59 (659.9994) | 22 (157.7140) | 12 (162.2856) | 6 (169.7142) | 4 (170.2856) |
| Mar 15, 2013 | Smokin' At The Run Miami, OK Miami, OK | 9 / 55 (677.1430) | 5 (174.2856) | 2 (175.4288) | 44 (158.2856) | 14 (169.1430) |
An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.