COWBOYS SMOKIN HOT BBQ

COWBOYS SMOKIN HOT BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 10 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2014. Their best overall finish is 9th of 25 at the Smoke on the Water NEVADA BBQ Championship (2013). They are ranked #4204 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#4,204

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1479

peak 1510 · rated over 10 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Jan 25, 2013

latest Jun 20, 2014 · 1.4 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#456

Master 2013 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

10% of 10 contests

Avg finish

top 60%

overall standings

Best overall

652.5716 / 720

Master · 5th Annual Lake Havasu Music Brews & BBQ Championship

Perfect 180s

Current form

619.44 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 626.75 (-7.31)

Walk rate

50%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

171.4284

Pork · 2nd Annual Pechanga BBQ Championship

Consistency

±16.32

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 160.11 · weakest Brisket (152.38)

Road miles

3,471

across 10 mapped stops · furthest 1,917 mi

Schedule strength

14%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1521)

Master avg

626.75 / 720

10 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (7 found in their record)

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

A tough matchup

7–1 behind in the head-to-head

THE PIT CREW BBQ OF AZ ahead in 88% of their meetings

THE PIT CREW BBQ OF AZ has come out ahead in 7 of their 8 shared contests.

The weak link

−7.7 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 7.73 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 20%.

Brisket avg 152.38
Chicken avg 160.11
0 calls in 10 entries

A strong matchup

3–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of BIG AL'S BIG TIME BBQ in 3 of their 3 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

6 of 8 shared chicken entries lost

THE PIT CREW BBQ OF AZ ahead 75% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, THE PIT CREW BBQ OF AZ has out-cooked them in 6 of 8 shared chicken entries.

Going the wrong way

-29 rating points in a year

The rating has slipped 29 points across 6 contests since Jun 21, 2013 — from 1508 down to 1479.

6 contests since Jun 21, 2013
now 1479

The long haul

3,471 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 3,471 miles across 10 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 1,917 miles to Sam's Club National BBQ Tour.

10 mapped stops
furthest 1,917 mi

The metronome

±2.27% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.27% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 87.0% of a perfect score
10 contests

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
2013 ↗	Master	#456 (674 pts)	#368 (839 pts)	#402 (779 pts)	#369 (844 pts)	#391 (804 pts)

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to COWBOYS SMOKIN HOT BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.

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

VOODOO ZOMBQUE

#4,200 of the rated field

1479 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 8%
Peak: 1479

2–0 in 2 shared contests (100% to COWBOYS SMOKIN HOT BBQ)

2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team COWBOYS SMOKIN HOT BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 13 contests
last seen May 22, 2015

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PLUM CRAZY BBQ OF HOISINGTON, KS

#4,217 of the rated field

1479 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1479

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 10 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 10 contests
last seen Oct 15, 2021

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DTC SMOKERS

#4,205 of the rated field

1479 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 10%
Peak: 1479

Careers of much the same size, 10 contests to 10, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 10 contests
last seen Apr 13, 2019

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LAZY 2 BBQ

#4,220 of the rated field

1479 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 10%
Peak: 1479

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

rated over 10 contests
last seen Sep 25, 2015

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QUE TALKIN' TO ME

#4,224 of the rated field

1479 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 9%
Peak: 1504

Level with COWBOYS SMOKIN HOT BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 11 contests
last seen Jun 18, 2021

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Backyard Kuisine

#4,186 of the rated field

1479 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1479

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 9 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 9 contests
last seen Mar 31, 2017

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
THE PIT CREW BBQ OF AZ	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
MAR-B-QUE'S BBQ	7	2	5	29%	⚔ compare
LEFT COAST Q	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
SLAP YO' DADDY BBQ	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
BOWLING OVER PIGS	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
BUTCHER'S DAUGHTER BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
BIG B'S DOWN-N-DIRTY BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
RIDGE ROUTE BOYS BBQ	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN MO'S BBQ	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
HOG ISLAND PITMASTERS	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
ZZYZX BAR.B.Q	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	10	2	168.5716	154.2400	160.11	top 56%
Pork Ribs	10	2	168.5600	141.1428	157.08	top 53%
Pork	10	3	171.4284	136.5712	157.18	top 57%
Brisket	10	0	169.1430	138.2172	152.38	top 59%

“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)	3	0	top 55%
Large (40+)	7	0	top 62%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
CA	6	top 63%
NV	2	top 60%
KY	1	top 71%
AZ	1	top 33%

More numbers

Busiest season 2013 9 contests

Contests a season 5 across 2 seasons in the data

Most contests held in CA 6 of 10 contests · 4 states in all

Contests visited 10 a different one every time

Opponents faced 380 finished ahead 222 times, behind 356

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

20142 milestones

Jun 20 10th tracked contest Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
Jun 20 Most recent contest Sam's Club National BBQ Tour

20137 milestones

Jan 25 First tracked contest 5th Annual Lake Havasu Music Brews & BBQ Championship
Jan 25 First overall past 90% of a perfect score652.5716 5th Annual Lake Havasu Music Brews & BBQ Championship
Jan 25 Career-best overall score652.5716 5th Annual Lake Havasu Music Brews & BBQ Championship
Apr 27 First call 7th Stagecoach BBQ Fest
May 2 First overall top-10 Smoke on the Water NEVADA BBQ Championship
May 2 Peak power rating (1510) Smoke on the Water NEVADA BBQ Championship
Jun 21 Career-best single call (Pork)171.4284 2nd Annual Pechanga BBQ Championship

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+5.8	5th Annual Lake Havasu Music Brews & BBQ Championship	Jan 25, 2013
+5.4	Smoke on the Water NEVADA BBQ Championship	May 2, 2013

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-10.2	Dana Point State BBQ Championship	Oct 4, 2013
-7.8	Riverside Resort Casino USA Barbecue Championship	Oct 31, 2013
-5	Wine Country Big Q	Jul 12, 2013
-3.4	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	Jun 20, 2014
-2.9	Silicon Valley BBQ Championships	Jun 28, 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	GCs	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2014	1	0	0	0	100%	top 71%	89.4%	89.4%
2013	9	0	1	0	44%	top 59%	90.6%	86.8%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Jun 20, 2014	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Lexington, KY	20 / 28 (643.3944)	22 (161.7144)	9 (168.5600)	28 (152.5828)	16 (160.5372)
Oct 31, 2013	Riverside Resort Casino USA Barbecue Championship Laughlin, NV	72 / 85 (625.6000)	47 (164)	45 (163.4172)	69 (155.9428)	79 (142.2400)
Oct 4, 2013	Dana Point State BBQ Championship Dana Point, CA	84 / 99 (604.3200)	77 (154.2400)	94 (143.9200)	68 (155.9428)	80 (150.2172)
Jul 12, 2013	Wine Country Big Q Santa Rosa, CA	30 / 44 (606.1712)	30 (154.8684)	20 (158.8800)	25 (154.2056)	37 (138.2172)
Jun 28, 2013	Silicon Valley BBQ Championships Santa Clara, CA	34 / 56 (617.7140)	36 (154.8570)	12 (166.8572)	35 (153.7138)	40 (142.2860)
Jun 21, 2013	2nd Annual Pechanga BBQ Championship Temecula, CA	39 / 70 (633.7138)	56 (154.2856)	20 (164.5714)	5 (171.4284)	58 (143.4284)
May 17, 2013	Bakersfield's Biggest Baddest BBQ Championship Bakersfield, CA	33 / 65 (607.4282)	5 (168.5716)	54 (143.9998)	59 (136.5712)	14 (158.2856)
May 2, 2013	Smoke on the Water NEVADA BBQ Championship Laughlin, NV	9 / 25 (641.7138)	11 (160.5712)	6 (162.2858)	10 (159.4284)	11 (159.4284)
Apr 27, 2013	7th Stagecoach BBQ Fest Indio, CA	17 / 30 (634.8568)	8 (167.4286)	26 (141.1428)	8 (166.2856)	11 (159.9998)
Jan 25, 2013	5th Annual Lake Havasu Music Brews & BBQ Championship Lake Havasu City, AZ	28 / 86 (652.5716)	46 (160.5716)	55 (157.1430)	31 (165.7140)	13 (169.1430)

COWBOYS SMOKIN HOT BBQ

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Master avg

Storylines (7 found in their record)

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

Chicken nemesis

Going the wrong way

The long haul

The metronome

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

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)

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)