MOO COW

MOO COW is a competition barbecue team with 17 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2018. Their best overall finish is 3rd of 38 at the Smokin' on Oak (2013). They are ranked #1731 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#1,731

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1551

peak 1566 · rated over 17 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Apr 26, 2013

latest Jun 1, 2018 · 5.1 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#440

Master 2013 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

11 podiums

Overall top-10s

35% of 17 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

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

Best single call

177.1428

Pork · The Best Damn BBQ Contest

Consistency

±12.92

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 167.41 · weakest Brisket (161.38)

Road miles

1,797

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

Storylines (9 found in their record)

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

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
Aug 22, 2014

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

10–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of MEL'S BBQ in 10 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.

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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

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
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)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to MOO COW, each with one reason worth a look.

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

UFF-DA-Q

#1,738 of the rated field

1550 power rating

Contests: 17
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 29%
Peak: 1550

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 16 contests
last seen May 25, 2019

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Dead Last BBQ

#1,723 of the rated field

1551 power rating

Contests: 47
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 15%
Peak: 1638

1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to MOO COW)

They've been 1638 at their best, 87 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 46 contests
last seen Apr 10, 2026

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HERDING SMOKE

#1,729 of the rated field

1551 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 40%
Peak: 1552

Their last contest in the data was back in 2015, 3 years before MOO COW's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 15 contests

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EVEL QUE-NIEVEL

#1,734 of the rated field

1551 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 21%
Peak: 1552

Careers of much the same size, 14 contests to 17, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 14 contests
last seen Oct 12, 2018

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The BBQ Yard

#1,735 of the rated field

1551 power rating

Contests: 23
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 22%
Peak: 1571

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

rated over 22 contests
last seen May 26, 2023

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BIG BUTT BBQ

#1,730 of the rated field

1551 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 15%
Peak: 1551

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

rated over 13 contests
last seen Apr 22, 2016

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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	10	0	100%	⚔ 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	7	0	100%	⚔ 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	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 field size and state

By contest size

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

By state / province (where the contests were held)

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

Repeat visits (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%	Jun 1, 2018
Smokin' on Oak	2	3	0	top 11%	Aug 22, 2014

More numbers

Busiest season 2013 5 contests

Contests a season 2.8 across 6 seasons in the data

Most contests held in KS 12 of 17 contests · 3 states in all

Contests visited 11 2 of them more than once

Opponents faced 1,484 finished ahead 1,594 times, behind 1,456

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

20181 milestone

Jun 1 Most recent contest Big Blue BBQ Championship (TEAMS FULL)

20153 milestones

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

20141 milestone

Aug 22 Career-best overall score679.8972 Smokin' on Oak

20136 milestones

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

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+14.1	Smokin' on Oak	Aug 23, 2013
+11.2	Smokin' on Oak	Aug 22, 2014
+11.1	5th Annual Hay Capital BBQ Cook Off	Sep 13, 2013
+8.2	Big Blue BBQ Championship	Jun 6, 2014
+8.1	35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open	Oct 2, 2014

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-6.9	Grand Lake BBQ & Festival	May 20, 2016
-6.1	Big Blue BBQ Championship (TEAM FULL)	Jun 2, 2017
-3.7	38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)	Sep 1, 2017
-3.6	Big Blue BBQ Championship (TEAMS FULL)	Jun 1, 2018
-2.9	34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open	Oct 3, 2013

Scores over time (% of a perfect score — 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	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
Jun 1, 2018	Big Blue BBQ Championship (TEAMS FULL) Marysville, KS	28 / 42 (642.1828)	23 (164.5828)	35 (149.6688)	19 (164.5484)	21 (163.3828)
Sep 1, 2017	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)
Jun 2, 2017	Big Blue BBQ Championship (TEAM FULL) Marysville, KS	25 / 35 (637.5888)	11 (169.7144)	35 (153.6456)	26 (157.1316)	23 (157.0972)
Oct 29, 2016	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)
Jun 3, 2016	Big Blue BBQ Championship Marysville, KS	9 / 30 (665.5656)	7 (167.9772)	13 (162.8228)	16 (162.8000)	6 (171.9656)
May 20, 2016	Grand Lake BBQ & Festival Langley, OK	38 / 46 (648.3772)	36 (165.6916)	44 (154.7884)	32 (163.9544)	32 (163.9428)
Oct 3, 2015	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)
Jun 5, 2015	Big Blue BBQ Championship Marysville, KS	15 / 30 (657.0396)	14 (165.6800)	23 (158.8112)	2 (170.3200)	16 (162.2284)
Apr 10, 2015	The Best Damn BBQ Contest Smithville, MO	18 / 52 (665.0400)	25 (165.7028)	17 (168.5372)	2 (177.1428)	43 (153.6572)
Oct 2, 2014	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)
Aug 22, 2014	Smokin' on Oak Bonner Springs, KS	4 / 30 (679.8972)	9 (170.2744)	3 (175.4172)	2 (172.5600)	16 (161.6456)
Jun 6, 2014	Big Blue BBQ Championship Marysville, KS	7 / 25 (664.5372)	12 (159.9884)	7 (167.4516)	2 (176)	10 (161.0972)
Oct 3, 2013	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)
Sep 13, 2013	5th Annual Hay Capital BBQ Cook Off Yates Center, KS	4 / 25 (675.3716)	2 (172)	15 (159.9544)	1 (174.2744)	8 (169.1428)
Aug 23, 2013	Smokin' on Oak Bonner Springs, KS	3 / 38 (670.2516)	20 (160.5028)	14 (162.2972)	1 (170.8572)	2 (176.5944)
May 31, 2013	Big Blue BBQ Championship Marysville, KS	9 / 30 (662.8568)	13 (164.5712)	3 (172)	2 (174.8572)	25 (151.4284)
Apr 26, 2013	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)

MOO COW

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

Master avg

Storylines (9 found in their record)

Happy hunting ground

High-water mark

Their season

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

Pork nemesis

The metronome

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 — 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)