COWBOYS SMOKIN HOT BBQ

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

Power ranking

#4177

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1479

peak 1510 · rated over 10 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-01-25

latest 2014-06-20

Best ToY finish

#456

Master 2013

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

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

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 160.11 · weakest Brisket (152.38)

Road miles

3,471

mi across 10 mapped stops · furthest 1917 mi

Schedule strength

14%

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

Master avg

626.75 / 720

10 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (7 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.

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 2013-06-21 — from 1508 down to 1479.

6 contests since 2013-06-21
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

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The nearest teams in the power rankings, with a different reason on each card — six teams on one rating are rarely on it for the same reason. Rating decides who makes the list; where teams tie on it, the ones this team has actually cooked against come first, then teams at a similar point in their own career. KCBS doesn’t publish where a team is from, so nothing here is inferred from geography.

144 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

#4172 of the rated field

1479 ▲ 0 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 2015-05-22

⚔ Head-to-head

Team BS BBQ

#4206 of the rated field

1479 ▼ 0 power rating

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

No shared contest yet.

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 2026-08-28

⚔ Head-to-head

PLUM CRAZY BBQ OF HOISINGTON, KS

#4189 of the rated field

1479 ▼ 0 power rating

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

No shared contest yet.

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 2021-10-15

⚔ Head-to-head

DTC SMOKERS

#4165 of the rated field

1479 ▲ 0 power rating

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

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 10 contests
last seen 2019-04-13

⚔ Head-to-head

FIRECHEF BBQ

#4163 of the rated field

1479 ▲ 0 power rating

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

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 10 contests
last seen 2015-10-03

⚔ Head-to-head

LAZY 2 BBQ

#4198 of the rated field

1479 ▼ 0 power rating

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

No shared contest yet.

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 2015-09-25

⚔ Head-to-head

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 state / province

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

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	3	0	top 55%
Large (40+)	7	0	top 62%

The story so far (14 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 1.4 yrs 2013-01-25 → 2014-06-20

Busiest season 2013 9 contests

Contests a season 5 across 2 seasons in the data

Cooks most in CA 6 of 10 contests · 4 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 10 0 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 10 entries · 0 wins · 2 calls

Strongest meat Chicken averages 160.11 · weakest Brisket (152.38)

Walk rate 50% a top-10 call in 5 of 10 contests

Overall top-10 rate 10% 1 of 10 contests

Master average 626.75 out of 720 · 10 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 381 222–356 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 3,471 10 mapped stops · furthest 1,917 mi

Schedule strength 1521 average field rating faced — tougher than 14% of rated contests

Power rating 1479 peak 1510 · #4177 of 6,413 rated

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

2013
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
2014
Jun 20 10th tracked contest Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
Jun 20 Most recent contest Sam's Club National BBQ Tour

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+5.8	5th Annual Lake Havasu Music Brews & BBQ Championship	2013-01-25
+5.4	Smoke on the Water NEVADA BBQ Championship	2013-05-02

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-10.2	Dana Point State BBQ Championship	2013-10-04
-7.8	Riverside Resort Casino USA Barbecue Championship	2013-10-31
-5	Wine Country Big Q	2013-07-12
-3.4	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	2014-06-20
-2.9	Silicon Valley BBQ Championships	2013-06-28

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)

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
2014-06-20	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Lexington, KY	20 / 28 (643.3944)	22 (161.7144)	9 (168.5600)	28 (152.5828)	16 (160.5372)
2013-10-31	Riverside Resort Casino USA Barbecue Championship Laughlin, NV	72 / 85 (625.6000)	47 (164.0000)	45 (163.4172)	69 (155.9428)	79 (142.2400)
2013-10-04	Dana Point State BBQ Championship Dana Point, CA	84 / 99 (604.3200)	77 (154.2400)	94 (143.9200)	68 (155.9428)	80 (150.2172)
2013-07-12	Wine Country Big Q Santa Rosa, CA	30 / 44 (606.1712)	30 (154.8684)	20 (158.8800)	25 (154.2056)	37 (138.2172)
2013-06-28	Silicon Valley BBQ Championships Santa Clara, CA	34 / 56 (617.7140)	36 (154.8570)	12 (166.8572)	35 (153.7138)	40 (142.2860)
2013-06-21	2nd Annual Pechanga BBQ Championship Temecula, CA	39 / 70 (633.7138)	56 (154.2856)	20 (164.5714)	5 (171.4284)	58 (143.4284)
2013-05-17	Bakersfield's Biggest Baddest BBQ Championship Bakersfield, CA	33 / 65 (607.4282)	5 (168.5716)	54 (143.9998)	59 (136.5712)	14 (158.2856)
2013-05-02	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)
2013-04-27	7th Stagecoach BBQ Fest Indio, CA	17 / 30 (634.8568)	8 (167.4286)	26 (141.1428)	8 (166.2856)	11 (159.9998)
2013-01-25	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)

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