Boom Chicka Cow Cow KS

Power ranking

#154

of 2982 rated · rankings

Rating

1701

peak 1728

Contests

in the data

First seen

2019-03-22

latest 2021-11-13

Best ToY finish

#25

Master 2020

Grand champs

2 reserve

Category wins

12 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 45 contests

Avg finish

top 25%

overall standings

Best overall

701.7260

American Royal World Series of Barbecue-INVITATIONAL CONTEST

Perfect 180s

Current form

644.37 ▼

last 5 vs career avg 678.11 (-33.73)

Walk rate

80%

contests with a top-10 call

Top-10 streak

best run (overall)

Best single call

179.4400

Chicken · Knights Of Columbus BBQ Smoke Off 4 Life

Consistency

±37.63

std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 172.15 · weakest Pork (170.92)

Road miles

7898

mi across 45 mapped stops · furthest 711 mi

⚔ Compare with another team

Storylines

🎯 The one to beat

4 LEGS UP BBQ has finished one call ahead of Boom Chicka Cow Cow 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

👀 Looking over their shoulder

56 SMOKEHOUSE has landed one call behind them 2 times.

⚔️ A tough matchup

Piggin' Whiskey has come out ahead in 5 of their 7 shared contests.

⚔️ A strong matchup

They've finished ahead of ALL FORKED UP FOR Q in 20 of their 24 shared contests.

🏕️ Happy hunting ground

Smoke in the Spring is their spot: an average finish in the top 6% across 2 visits.

💔 The heartbreaker

Came within 1.1200 points of the Grand Championship at Black Silo Winery (2020-06-19).

🗡️ Giant slayer

Took the Grand Championship over a 468-team field at 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST.

📅 A April team

Something about April: average finish in the top 14% across 4 contests, versus top 25% the rest of the year.

🃏 Against the odds

Their Grand Championship at 15th Annual HANOR Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ (2020-08-07) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 30-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, BOOMERANG BBQ.

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By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	42	15	2	5	179.4400	162.2628	172.15	top 36%
Pork Ribs	44	16	1	2	177.7372	162.2628	171.06	top 33%
Pork	42	11	0	1	177.7028	157.6572	170.92	top 37%
Brisket	42	19	1	4	178.8572	158.8000	171.64	top 29%

“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
KS	22	1	top 19%
OK	13	2	top 27%
MO	4	0	top 27%
IA	2	0	top 21%
GA	1	0	top 85%

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	12	0	top 31%
Large (40+)	30	3	top 21%

The story so far

Busiest season: 2021 (17 contests)
Cooks mostly in KS (23 of 45 contests)
Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (44 entries)
First Grand Championship in the data: 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST (2019-09-12)
Wins it all in 7% of contests
All-time average overall score: 678.11

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
2021	17	1	2	701.7260	676.25
2020	15	1	0	696.5028	690.10
2019	13	1	2	692.5028	668.23

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2021-11-13	3rd Annual KCBS World Invitational - Master Invitational Shawnee, OK	59 / 92 (683.9200)	89 (165.6684)	31 (174.3088)	28 (174.2628)	55 (169.6800)
2021-11-11	3rd Annual KCBS World Invitational - Ancillary Shawnee, OK	—	—	—	—	—
2021-10-15	Royal Oak Invitational Only (COMPETITOR SERIES) Roswell, GA	29 / 34 (677.0056)	32 (165.0972)	22 (170.2628)	6 (175.4172)	27 (166.2284)
2021-09-16	American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST Kansas City, KS	46 / 467 (500.4684)	310 (162.2628)	315 (162.2628)	140 (168.5484)	215 (165.6684)
2021-09-16	American Royal World Series of Barbecue-INVITATIONAL CONTEST Kansas City, KS	4 / 185 (701.7260)	56 (173.1544)	22 (176.5716)	34 (174.2972)	12 (177.7028)
2021-09-10	Smoke on the Trails Gardner, KS	20 / 53 (685.0400)	15 (175.4056)	13 (174.8572)	26 (170.8344)	27 (163.9428)
2021-07-23	Smokin' Hot Cars & BBQ Iola, KS	10 / 28 (679.8624)	19 (162.8112)	10 (170.8228)	2 (175.4172)	11 (170.8112)
2021-07-09	Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest Mayetta, KS	12 / 43 (690.2172)	6 (177.1428)	27 (167.9772)	16 (171.9772)	13 (173.1200)
2021-06-18	Knights Of Columbus BBQ Smoke Off 4 Life Kansas City, KS	6 / 37 (695.9544)	2 (179.4400)	7 (175.4288)	18 (169.6800)	10 (171.4056)
2021-06-11	Smoke on the Plains Derby BBQ & Music Fest Derby, KS	10 / 28 (689.6228)	4 (178.2972)	17 (169.6684)	13 (170.8344)	13 (170.8228)
2021-06-11	Smoke on the Plains Derby BBQ & Music Fest - One Meat Contest - Ribs Derby, KS	—	—	8 (164.5600)	—	—
2021-05-01	Columbia Elks BBQ Cookoff Columbia, MO	4 / 39 (693.6688)	14 (173.1200)	14 (170.8572)	17 (171.9772)	1 (177.7144)
2021-04-23	16th Annual HANOR Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ Enid, OK	1 / 41 (698.8000)	1 (179.4400)	6 (171.9772)	14 (171.9656)	5 (175.4172)
2021-04-09	Smoke in the Spring Osage City, KS	6 / 105 (698.8000)	10 (177.7028)	29 (172.5716)	8 (177.7028)	37 (170.8228)
2021-03-20	Firelake BBQ Cook Off-Day 2 Shawnee, OK	17 / 50 (687.3256)	33 (169.6800)	7 (174.2628)	13 (173.1316)	21 (170.2512)
2021-03-19	Firelake BBQ Cook Off-Day 1 Shawnee, OK	17 / 56 (685.0628)	29 (171.4172)	22 (170.2628)	34 (167.3828)	4 (176.0000)
2021-03-19	Firelake BBQ Cook Off - One Meat Contest Ribs Shawnee, OK	—	—	25 (164.5716)	—	—
2020-11-13	Second Annual KCBS World Invitational Barbeque Competition Mayetta, KS	18 / 94 (694.2056)	42 (171.9656)	13 (176.5600)	52 (170.8228)	20 (174.8572)
2020-10-30	Smoke in the Spring Osage City, KS	5 / 93 (695.3712)	8 (177.7028)	31 (170.8228)	39 (170.2628)	3 (176.5828)
2020-10-24	Firelake BBQ Cook Off-Day 2 Shawnee, OK	12 / 58 (693.6344)	6 (178.8572)	40 (166.2516)	24 (171.9656)	6 (176.5600)
2020-10-23	Firelake BBQ Cook Off-Day 1 Shawnee, OK	12 / 64 (693.6572)	55 (165.6684)	5 (175.4288)	14 (176.5600)	7 (176.0000)
2020-10-02	Ottumwa Smoketoberfest Ottumwa, IA	2 / 66 (688.4684)	9 (173.7028)	11 (170.8228)	12 (173.1200)	15 (170.8228)
2020-09-19	The Oklahoma Grand BBQ Championship Day 2 Shawnee, OK	32 / 56 (679.8856)	31 (171.9772)	12 (172.5600)	53 (162.2284)	19 (173.1200)
2020-09-18	The Oklahoma Grand BBQ Championship Day 1 Shawnee, OK	11 / 56 (686.7540)	12 (173.1200)	14 (173.7028)	7 (174.8456)	39 (165.0856)
2020-09-11	Smoke on the Trails Gardner, KS	4 / 48 (696.5028)	8 (175.4172)	3 (177.7028)	9 (173.1200)	22 (170.2628)
2020-08-21	Smoke on the Bricks Baldwin City, KS	15 / 43 (685.6800)	31 (167.9772)	14 (172.5600)	18 (170.8572)	6 (174.2856)
2020-08-07	15th Annual HANOR Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ Enid, OK	1 / 54 (693.6572)	2 (176.0000)	14 (170.2744)	12 (170.8228)	2 (176.5600)
2020-07-24	Farm Stock Smoke Off Lane, KS	8 / 21 (692.5604)	16 (170.8460)	7 (173.1316)	8 (174.8800)	6 (173.7028)
2020-07-10	Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest Mayetta, KS	11 / 61 (689.0628)	19 (172.5600)	47 (164.5256)	18 (173.1200)	3 (178.8572)
2020-06-19	Black Silo Winery Trenton, MO	2 / 31 (695.9772)	2 (176.0000)	10 (171.4172)	4 (176.5828)	6 (171.9772)
2020-06-12	Beats, Brews, & BBQ Wagoner, OK	16 / 55 (681.6688)	18 (171.4172)	18 (170.8344)	38 (165.7144)	9 (173.7028)
2020-03-13	2nd Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship Olathe, KS	13 / 68 (684.4568)	29 (169.1200)	7 (174.8456)	5 (177.7028)	44 (162.7884)
2019-10-19	Rock-N-Q on the planes Great Bend, KS	7 / 28 (676.5028)	1 (176.5828)	5 (170.8228)	19 (162.2628)	13 (166.8344)
2019-10-18	Harper County Bullseye BBQ Harper, KS	7 / 25 (684.4800)	12 (170.8228)	4 (173.1544)	8 (171.9772)	14 (168.5256)
2019-10-04	Smoketoberfest Ottumwa, IA	19 / 49 (678.7656)	25 (169.6912)	1 (177.7372)	14 (169.6800)	29 (161.6572)
2019-09-27	Smoke on the Trails Gardner, KS	5 / 53 (680.5256)	11 (169.6800)	12 (168.5828)	12 (169.1084)	6 (173.1544)
2019-09-12	40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST Kansas City, KS	1 / 468 (521.1772)	189 (167.9656)	301 (162.2744)	180 (167.9772)	61 (173.7028)
2019-08-16	BBQ and Fly In on the River Excelsior Springs, MO	33 / 68 (670.7312)	6 (176.5600)	15 (171.9656)	45 (163.4056)	50 (158.8000)
2019-07-12	Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest Mayetta, KS	8 / 59 (687.3712)	29 (168.5256)	12 (174.2628)	23 (170.2628)	6 (174.3200)
2019-06-07	Smoke on the Plains Derby BBQ & Music Fest Derby, KS	6 / 39 (674.7540)	5 (171.4172)	8 (169.1428)	5 (171.4056)	18 (162.7884)
2019-05-03	Apple Blossom BBQ Made with Uncommon Character St. Joseph, MO	17 / 39 (668.4456)	15 (166.8228)	8 (170.8456)	35 (157.6572)	5 (173.1200)
2019-04-26	14th Annual HANOR Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ Enid, OK	14 / 39 (677.0288)	21 (166.8344)	24 (162.8116)	9 (173.1200)	4 (174.2628)
2019-04-12	Smoke In the Springs Osage City, KS	12 / 104 (687.9428)	5 (178.8572)	32 (169.6800)	69 (163.9656)	9 (175.4400)
2019-03-23	Firelake BBQ Cook Off Day 2 Shawnee, OK	12 / 62 (692.5028)	27 (170.8344)	28 (169.6800)	12 (174.8456)	6 (177.1428)
2019-03-22	Firelake BBQ Cook Off Day 1 Shawnee, OK	10 / 74 (686.7884)	13 (172.5600)	9 (173.1428)	40 (166.8228)	13 (174.2628)

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	#1309 (60 pts)	#1341 (60 pts)	#1404 (60 pts)	#1348 (60 pts)	#1333 (60 pts)
2021 ↗	Master	#80 (1641 pts)	#90 (1486 pts)	#143 (1248 pts)	#150 (1176 pts)	#100 (1436 pts)
2020 ↗	Master	#25 (1847 pts)	#32 (1547 pts)	#45 (1467 pts)	#46 (1397 pts)	#21 (1832 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#174 (1428 pts)	#157 (1438 pts)	#136 (1543 pts)	#257 (1113 pts)	#141 (1498 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#347 (978 pts)	#373 (933 pts)	#481 (773 pts)	#309 (1053 pts)	#229 (1288 pts)