MOO COW

At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)

Power ranking

#1790

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1547

peak 1566 · rated over 17 contests ⓘ

Best runs

straight top-10s

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-04-26

latest 2018-06-01

Best ToY finish

#440

Master 2013

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

11 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 17 contests

Avg finish

top 42%

overall standings

Best overall

679.8972 / 720

Master · Smokin' on Oak

Perfect 180s

Current form

650.13 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 657.48 (-7.34)

Walk rate

53%

contests with a top-10 call

Top-10 streak

best run (overall)

Best single call

177.1428

Pork · The Best Damn BBQ Contest

Consistency

±12.92

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 167.41 · weakest Brisket (161.38)

Road miles

1,797

mi across 17 mapped stops · furthest 204 mi

Schedule strength

38%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1550)

Master avg

657.48 / 720

17 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (9 found in this team's record)

Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.

Happy hunting ground

Top 11% average finish here

Smokin' on Oak is their spot: an average finish in the top 11% across 2 visits.

2 visits
best finish 3rd
average top 11%

High-water mark

679.8972 career-best overall

94.4% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 679.8972 at Smokin' on Oak — 94.4% of a perfect 720.

Master
2014-08-22

Their season

2014 their best year

2014 was the year it came together: 3 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 22%.

3 contests
2 overall top-10s
0 category wins
average top 22%

A tough matchup

10–0 behind in the head-to-head

GETTIN' BASTED ahead in 100% of their meetings

GETTIN' BASTED has come out ahead in 10 of their 10 shared contests.

The weak link

−6.0 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 6.04 points below their pork, and turns into a call 24% of the time against 41%.

Brisket avg 161.38
Pork avg 167.41
4 calls in 17 entries

A strong matchup

9–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 90% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of MEL'S BBQ in 9 of their 10 shared contests.

Pork nemesis

8 of 12 shared pork entries lost

THE SMOKING HILLS ahead 67% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, THE SMOKING HILLS has out-cooked them in 8 of 12 shared pork entries.

The metronome

±1.79% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.79% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 91.3% of a perfect score
17 contests

A standing appointment

6 years running at one contest

They've cooked *Big Blue BBQ Championship(TEAMS FULL) every year from 2013 to 2018 — the contest they never miss.

6 visits in all
best finish 7th

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65 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.

Sizzlin Bones BBQ

#1780 of the rated field

1548 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 50%
Peak: 1556

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to MOO COW)

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team MOO COW has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 9 contests
last seen 2015-07-10

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SOUTHERN KRUNK BBQ SOCIETY

#1796 of the rated field

1547 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 41
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 24%
Peak: 1584

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to MOO COW)

They've been 1584 at their best, 37 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 39 contests
last seen 2022-10-07

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TENACIOUS Q

#1794 of the rated field

1547 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 78
GCs: 3
Top-10s: 32%
Peak: 1671

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to MOO COW)

78 contests to 17: their number has had years to settle where MOO COW's is still finding its level.

rated over 77 contests
last seen 2025-03-07

⚔ Head-to-head

ALL QUED UP

#1801 of the rated field

1547 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 17
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 53%
Peak: 1568

No shared contest yet.

17 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 53% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 17 contests
last seen 2019-10-18

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HOGS GONE WILD BBQ

#1786 of the rated field

1547 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 16
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 44%
Peak: 1579

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 16 contests
last seen 2022-01-28

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BIG ROCK BBQ

#1783 of the rated field

1548 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 16
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 19%
Peak: 1548

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 16 contests
last seen 2019-06-01

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
THE SMOKING HILLS	12	2	10	17%	⚔ compare
SMOKE ON WHEELS	11	5	6	45%	⚔ compare
MEL'S BBQ	10	9	1	90%	⚔ compare
GETTIN' BASTED	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
R BUTTS R SMOKIN	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
T'S SMOKIN PIT	8	6	2	75%	⚔ compare
MAD HOGS AND AN ENGLISHMAN	8	5	3	63%	⚔ compare
99 PROBLEMS SMOKIN AINT 1	8	4	4	50%	⚔ compare
DIRT ROAD BBQ	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
DUSTY ROADS BBQ	7	6	1	86%	⚔ compare
BIG GUNS BBQ	7	5	2	71%	⚔ compare
RED OAK BBQ	7	4	3	57%	⚔ compare
Bare Bones BBQ Team	7	4	3	57%	⚔ compare
BUCKY'S BADASS BBQ	7	3	4	43%	⚔ compare
LAZY BACON BBQ	7	2	5	29%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	17	4	0	1	172.0000	149.0628	164.71	top 46%
Pork Ribs	17	4	0	2	175.4172	149.6688	163.97	top 47%
Pork	17	7	2	7	177.1428	153.1432	167.41	top 34%
Brisket	17	4	0	1	176.5944	151.4284	161.38	top 54%

“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	Avg finish
KS	12	top 39%
MO	4	top 43%
OK	1	top 83%

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	9	0	top 32%
Large (40+)	8	0	top 54%

Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
*Big Blue BBQ Championship(TEAMS FULL)	6	7	0	top 46%	2018-06-01
Smokin' on Oak	2	3	0	top 11%	2014-08-22

The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 5.1 yrs 2013-04-26 → 2018-06-01

Busiest season 2013 5 contests

Contests a season 2.8 across 6 seasons in the data

Cooks most in KS 12 of 17 contests · 3 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 11 2 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 17 entries · 0 wins · 4 calls

Strongest meat Pork averages 167.41 · weakest Brisket (161.38)

Walk rate 53% a top-10 call in 9 of 17 contests

Overall top-10 rate 35% 6 of 17 contests

Best top-10 run 3 straight contests

Master average 657.48 out of 720 · 17 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 1,498 1,511–1,541 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 1,797 17 mapped stops · furthest 204 mi

Schedule strength 1550 average field rating faced — tougher than 38% of rated contests

Power rating 1547 peak 1566 · #1790 of 6,413 rated

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

2013
Apr 26 First tracked contest Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
Apr 26 First call Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
Apr 26 First overall past 90% of a perfect score650.2858 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
May 31 First overall top-10 Big Blue BBQ Championship
Aug 23 First category win (Pork) Smokin' on Oak
Aug 23 First overall podium Smokin' on Oak
2014
Aug 22 Career-best overall score679.8972 Smokin' on Oak
2015
Apr 10 Career-best single call (Pork)177.1428 The Best Damn BBQ Contest
Apr 10 Peak power rating (1566) The Best Damn BBQ Contest
Jun 5 10th tracked contest Big Blue BBQ Championship
2018
Jun 1 Most recent contest *Big Blue BBQ Championship(TEAMS FULL)

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+14.1	Smokin' on Oak	2013-08-23
+11.2	Smokin' on Oak	2014-08-22
+11.1	5th Annual Hay Capital BBQ Cook Off	2013-09-13
+8.2	Big Blue BBQ Championship	2014-06-06
+8.1	35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open	2014-10-02

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-6.9	36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open	2015-10-03
-6.8	Grand Lake BBQ & Festival	2016-05-20
-5.9	*Big Blue BBQ Championship(TEAM FULL)	2017-06-02
-3.6	38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)	2017-09-01
-3.5	*Big Blue BBQ Championship(TEAMS FULL)	2018-06-01

Category scores over time

Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)

Where they finish (overall)

Best vs average (by meat)

How entries end (by meat)

Team of the Year rank by season

Season by season

Season	Contests	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2018	1	0	0	0%	top 67%	89.2%	89.2%
2017	2	0	0	0%	top 68%	90.1%	89.3%
2016	3	1	0	33%	top 53%	92.4%	91.2%
2015	3	0	0	67%	top 47%	92.4%	91.3%
2014	3	2	0	67%	top 22%	94.4%	93.3%
2013	5	3	2	80%	top 31%	93.8%	91.5%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2018-06-01	*Big Blue BBQ Championship(TEAMS FULL) Marysville, KS	28 / 42 (642.1828)	23 (164.5828)	35 (149.6688)	19 (164.5484)	21 (163.3828)
2017-09-01	38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS	261 / 407 (648.3884)	326 (157.6456)	218 (164.5600)	221 (165.0972)	256 (161.0856)
2017-06-02	*Big Blue BBQ Championship(TEAM FULL) Marysville, KS	25 / 35 (637.5888)	11 (169.7144)	35 (153.6456)	26 (157.1316)	23 (157.0972)
2016-10-29	37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue(OPEN) Kansas City, KS	263 / 557 (656.9484)	136 (170.2512)	365 (160.5028)	409 (159.3716)	185 (166.8228)
2016-06-03	Big Blue BBQ Championship Marysville, KS	9 / 30 (665.5656)	7 (167.9772)	13 (162.8228)	16 (162.8000)	6 (171.9656)
2016-05-20	Grand Lake BBQ & Festival Langley, OK	38 / 46 (648.3772)	36 (165.6916)	44 (154.7884)	32 (163.9544)	32 (163.9428)
2015-10-03	36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open Kansas City, MO	339 / 606 (649.0060)	379 (161.1200)	331 (162.8344)	88 (171.4172)	448 (153.6344)
2015-06-05	Big Blue BBQ Championship Marysville, KS	15 / 30 (657.0396)	14 (165.6800)	23 (158.8112)	2 (170.3200)	16 (162.2284)
2015-04-10	The Best Damn BBQ Contest Smithville, MO	18 / 52 (665.0400)	25 (165.7028)	17 (168.5372)	2 (177.1428)	43 (153.6572)
2014-10-02	35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO	131 / 552 (670.2056)	308 (163.9544)	160 (168.5600)	30 (175.4056)	269 (162.2856)
2014-08-22	Smokin' on Oak Bonner Springs, KS	4 / 30 (679.8972)	9 (170.2744)	3 (175.4172)	2 (172.5600)	16 (161.6456)
2014-06-06	Big Blue BBQ Championship Marysville, KS	7 / 25 (664.5372)	12 (159.9884)	7 (167.4516)	2 (176.0000)	10 (161.0972)
2013-10-03	34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO	306 / 535 (633.5884)	469 (149.0628)	17 (174.8456)	334 (157.1544)	361 (152.5256)
2013-09-13	5th Annual Hay Capital BBQ Cook Off Yates Center, KS	4 / 25 (675.3716)	2 (172.0000)	15 (159.9544)	1 (174.2744)	8 (169.1428)
2013-08-23	Smokin' on Oak Bonner Springs, KS	3 / 38 (670.2516)	20 (160.5028)	14 (162.2972)	1 (170.8572)	2 (176.5944)
2013-05-31	Big Blue BBQ Championship Marysville, KS	9 / 30 (662.8568)	13 (164.5712)	3 (172.0000)	2 (174.8572)	25 (151.4284)
2013-04-26	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Overland Park, KS	13 / 30 (650.2858)	4 (171.4284)	5 (170.8572)	27 (153.1432)	24 (154.8570)

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

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
2016 ↗	Master	#1375 (200 pts)	#1374 (220 pts)	#1593 (175 pts)	#1697 (160 pts)	#1339 (230 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#1947 (95 pts)	#2209 (60 pts)	#1977 (100 pts)	#1215 (260 pts)	#2214 (60 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#909 (360 pts)	#1234 (255 pts)	#936 (385 pts)	#747 (505 pts)	#1306 (225 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#440 (693 pts)	#488 (658 pts)	#527 (628 pts)	#347 (873 pts)	#624 (523 pts)