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MOE CASON BBQ

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.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#1,120
of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1593
peak 1615 · rated over 49 contests1 invitational or side-series contest not counted

Contests

50
in the data

First seen

Mar 15, 2013
latest Sep 29, 2022 · 9.5 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#108
Master 2013 · every season

Grand champs

1
3 reserve · wins it all 2% of the time

Category wins

5
21 podiums

Overall top-10s

17
34% of 50 contests

Best top-10 run

3
straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 40%
overall standings

Best overall

701.7372 / 720

Perfect 180s

0

Current form

661.94 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 659.90 (+2.04)

Walk rate

68%
contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

179.4400

Consistency

±18.10
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Brisket
avg 166.20 · weakest Pork Ribs (163.14)

Road miles

52,471
across 50 mapped stops · furthest 10,617 mi

Schedule strength

26%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1535)

Purse competed for

$8,800
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅
won from 2 state-championship entries

Master avg

659.90 / 720
50 Master contests · 1 GC

Storylines (12 found in their record)

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

The heartbreaker

1.1430 points from the title

Came within 1.1430 points of the Grand Championship at BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay (May 25, 2013).

Happy hunting ground

Top 14% average finish here

Smokin' on the Prairie is their spot: an average finish in the top 14% across 2 visits.

  • 2 visits
  • best finish 2nd
  • average top 14%

They almost always walk

68% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 34 of 50 contests

A top-10 category call in 68% of their 50 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

701.7372 career-best overall

97.5% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 701.7372 at Smokin on the Water — 97.5% of a perfect 720.

  • Master
  • Nov 3, 2018

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

C-N-B BAR-B-Q has finished one call ahead of MOE CASON BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

14–1 behind in the head-to-head

IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ ahead in 93% of their meetings

IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ has come out ahead in 14 of their 15 shared contests.

A strong matchup

5–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Moolicious Intentions in 5 of their 5 shared contests.

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The comeback

3.7 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 3.7 years, then back at New Jersey State Barbecue Championship (Jul 9, 2022).

  • last seen Nov 3, 2018
  • back Jul 9, 2022

Brisket nemesis

12 of 15 shared brisket entries lost

IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ ahead 80% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ has out-cooked them in 12 of 15 shared brisket entries.

Always the bridesmaid

3 reserve championships

Runner-up for the whole thing 3 times against 1 Grand Championship — close enough to touch it, over and over.

  • 1 Grand Championship
  • 50 contests

A May team

Top 15% average finish in May

Something about May: average finish in the top 15% across 3 contests, versus top 40% the rest of the year.

  • 3 May contests
  • top 40% the rest of the year

The long haul

52,471 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 52,471 miles across 50 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 10,617 miles to Smokin on the Water.

  • 50 mapped stops
  • furthest 10,617 mi

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

YearSeriesOverallChickenRibsPorkBrisket
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)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

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.

SOCIAL SMOKERS BBQ SQUAD
#1,123 of the rated field
1593 power rating
Contests
60
GCs
1
Top-10s
23%
Peak
1674
2–1 in 3 shared contests (67% to MOE CASON BBQ)

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.

  • rated over 59 contests
  • last seen Sep 30, 2026
⚔ Head-to-head
GONNA GET MESSY
#1,118 of the rated field
1593 power rating
Contests
26
GCs
1
Top-10s
23%
Peak
1602
2–1 in 3 shared contests (67% to MOE CASON BBQ)

Their 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.

  • rated over 25 contests
⚔ Head-to-head
Smokin Steve's BBQ
#1,126 of the rated field
1593 power rating
Contests
25
GCs
5
Top-10s
60%
Peak
1599
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to MOE CASON BBQ)

Fewer contests behind them than MOE CASON BBQ has cooked, 25 to 50, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

  • rated over 24 contests
  • last seen Aug 1, 2026
⚔ Head-to-head
QSS SMOKIN
#1,122 of the rated field
1593 power rating
Contests
22
GCs
0
Top-10s
23%
Peak
1601
3–2 in 5 shared contests (60% to MOE CASON BBQ)

22 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 23% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

  • rated over 22 contests
  • last seen Apr 12, 2019
⚔ Head-to-head
BROTHER OF SWEET SMOKE Q
#1,121 of the rated field
1593 power rating
Contests
21
GCs
0
Top-10s
29%
Peak
1593
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to MOE CASON BBQ)

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 21 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

  • rated over 21 contests
  • last seen Sep 30, 2026
⚔ Head-to-head
Notorious P.I.G.
#1,127 of the rated field
1592 power rating
Contests
63
GCs
2
Top-10s
35%
Peak
1596

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.

  • rated over 59 contests
  • last seen May 29, 2026
⚔ Compare careers

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

OpponentMeetingsAheadBehindWin 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

By meat

CategoryEntriesCallsWinsPodiumsBestWorstAverageAvg 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.

By field size and state

By contest size

FieldContestsGCsAvg finish
Medium (20–39)231top 40%
Large (40+)270top 40%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

WhereContestsGCsAvg finish
KS70top 50%
TX50top 31%
IA50top 40%
MO40top 44%
NE40top 38%
OK40top 32%
WY30top 33%
DC20top 62%
MN20top 26%
NJ10top 59%
CA10top 60%
IL10top 65%
LA10top 45%
SD10top 40%
GA10top 5%
TN10top 18%
MI10top 71%
NC10top 82%
MS10top 40%
NM10top 30%
OR10top 6%
AR10top 44%

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

ContestVisitsBestGCsAvg finishLast 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

More numbers

Busiest season 2013 22 contests
Contests a season 7.1 across 7 seasons in the data
Most contests held in KS 7 of 50 contests · 22 states in all
Contests visited 45 4 of them more than once
First title Nov 3, 2018 Smokin on the Water
Opponents faced 2,481 finished ahead 2,219 times, behind 2,050
Longest layoff 3.7 yrs Nov 3, 2018 → Jul 9, 2022

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

20222 milestones
  1. 50th tracked contest American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST
  2. Most recent contest American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST
20183 milestones
  1. First Grand Championship Smokin on the Water
  2. Career-best overall score701.7372 Smokin on the Water
  3. Career-best single call (Pork)179.4400 Smokin on the Water
20151 milestone
  1. Peak power rating (1615) Sauce & Cycles
20141 milestone
  1. 25th tracked contest Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
20138 milestones
  1. First tracked contest Smokin' At The Run Miami, OK
  2. First call Smokin' At The Run Miami, OK
  3. First overall top-10 Smokin' At The Run Miami, OK
  4. First overall past 90% of a perfect score677.1430 Smokin' At The Run Miami, OK
  5. First overall podium Best of the Basin Barbeque Championship
  6. First category win (Pork Ribs) BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay
  7. First Reserve Championship BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay
  8. 10th tracked contest Smokin' in Steele

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

SwingContestDate
+14.4Best of the Basin Barbeque ChampionshipMar 22, 2013
+12.6BBQ'Loo & Blues Too!Jul 18, 2014
+12.2BBQ, Blues & Brews on the BayMay 25, 2013
+11.8Smokin on the WaterNov 3, 2018
+11.6Smoke In The SpringApr 12, 2013

📉 Toughest weekends

SwingContestDate
-12.9Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw DownOct 11, 2013
-1236th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- OpenOct 3, 2015
-9.7Griller's CupJul 19, 2013
-9Lynch Livestock Pig StampedeAug 16, 2013
-7.2Septemberfest BBQ & Ribeye Steak Cookoff ChallengeAug 31, 2013

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

SeasonContestsGCsTop-10sCategory winsWalk rateAvg finishBest overall (% of perfect)Avg overall (% of perfect)
20223000 0% top 71% 92% 90.2%
20181111 100% top 4% 97.5% 97.5%
20173000 33% top 55% 92.6% 91.1%
20164010 75% top 40% 93.8% 91.2%
20157011 57% top 53% 93.8% 90.7%
201410050 70% top 33% 96.7% 92.3%
201322093 82% top 35% 96.3% 91.7%

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

DateEventOverallChickenRibsPorkBrisket
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.

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

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