KNOW BULL

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

Power ranking

#2034

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1537

peak 1539 · rated over 17 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-04-05

latest 2017-05-05

Best ToY finish

#480

Master 2013

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

1 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 17 contests

Avg finish

top 48%

overall standings

Best overall

682.2856 / 720

Master · Boots & BBQ Festival

Perfect 180s

Current form

661.85 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 651.99 (+9.86)

Walk rate

59%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

177.1544

Pork · Stillwater Elks Lodge Blazathon

Consistency

±27.42

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 164.49 · weakest Pork Ribs (160.65)

Road miles

1,832

mi across 17 mapped stops · furthest 217 mi

Schedule strength

35%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1546)

Master avg

651.99 / 720

17 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.

Happy hunting ground

Top 19% average finish here

*Bixby BBQ'n Blues Festival(JUDGES FULL) is their spot: an average finish in the top 19% across 2 visits.

2 visits
best finish 14th
average top 19%

High-water mark

682.2856 career-best overall

94.8% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 682.2856 at Boots & BBQ Festival — 94.8% of a perfect 720.

Master
2013-05-10

A tough matchup

9–3 behind in the head-to-head

BIG BUTTS NEED RUBBIN TOO ahead in 75% of their meetings

BIG BUTTS NEED RUBBIN TOO has come out ahead in 9 of their 12 shared contests.

A strong matchup

7–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of FATTMIKES BBQ in 7 of their 7 shared contests.

Pork nemesis

9 of 11 shared pork entries lost

BUFFALO'S BBQ ahead 82% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, BUFFALO'S BBQ has out-cooked them in 9 of 11 shared pork entries.

A May team

Top 28% average finish in May

Something about May: average finish in the top 28% across 7 contests, versus top 48% the rest of the year.

7 May contests
top 48% the rest of the year

A standing appointment

4 years running at one contest

They've cooked Stillwater Elks Lodge Blazathon every year from 2014 to 2017 — the contest they never miss.

4 visits in all
best finish 5th

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

BAPTIZED IN SMOKE

#2024 of the rated field

1537 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 24
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 4%
Peak: 1537

0–2 in 2 shared contests (0% to KNOW BULL)

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

rated over 24 contests
last seen 2017-09-08

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Red Rock Cafe

#2028 of the rated field

1537 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 17
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 29%
Peak: 1555

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 17 contests
last seen 2025-05-16

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BIG DADDY Q - FL

#2040 of the rated field

1537 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 20%
Peak: 1548

No shared contest yet.

15 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 20% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 15 contests
last seen 2024-02-16

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Belly Bustin Bistro

#2025 of the rated field

1537 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 43%
Peak: 1551

No shared contest yet.

They turned up 9 years after KNOW BULL did, first appearing in 2022.

rated over 14 contests
last seen 2026-04-25

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PORK N' CIDER

#2035 of the rated field

1537 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 14%
Peak: 1537

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 14 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 14 contests
last seen 2016-06-24

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MOLLOY'S BBQ

#2033 of the rated field

1537 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 33%
Peak: 1551

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 12 contests
last seen 2016-06-24

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
BIG BUTTS NEED RUBBIN TOO	12	3	9	25%	⚔ compare
BUFFALO'S BBQ	11	2	9	18%	⚔ compare
THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ	10	1	9	10%	⚔ compare
BUTCHER BBQ	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
RUB IT ALL OVER	8	5	3	63%	⚔ compare
Three Hog Night Smokers	8	5	3	63%	⚔ compare
RIB CRIB PIGMEN	8	3	5	38%	⚔ compare
IRON WHEEL COOKERS	8	3	5	38%	⚔ compare
LITTLE PIG TOWN BBQ	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
FATTMIKES BBQ	7	7	0	100%	⚔ compare
IT'S A LEAGUE GAME, SMOKEY	7	4	3	57%	⚔ compare
SPICY SPITFIRE	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
PISTOLS FIRING	6	4	2	67%	⚔ compare
MOOCHEWSOOEY	6	4	2	67%	⚔ compare
Bonemaker Outdoors	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	17	5	0	0	174.8572	133.1426	163.66	top 47%
Pork Ribs	17	1	0	0	172.5828	146.2516	160.65	top 55%
Pork	17	4	1	1	177.1544	140.5714	164.49	top 45%
Brisket	17	6	0	0	173.7144	146.8228	163.19	top 40%

“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
OK	14	top 39%
KS	2	top 90%
MO	1	top 89%

By contest size

Field	Contests	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	1	top 71%
Medium (20–39)	8	top 56%
Large (40+)	8	top 37%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Stillwater Elks Lodge Blazathon	4	5	top 40%	2017-03-31
*Bixby BBQ'n Blues Festival(JUDGES FULL)	2	14	top 19%	2017-05-05
Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	2	25	top 90%	2017-04-28

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

On the trail 4.1 yrs 2013-04-05 → 2017-05-05

Busiest season 2013 6 contests

Contests a season 3.4 across 5 seasons in the data

Cooks most in OK 14 of 17 contests · 3 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 12 3 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 17 entries · 0 wins · 5 calls

Strongest meat Pork averages 164.49 · weakest Pork Ribs (160.65)

Walk rate 59% a top-10 call in 10 of 17 contests

Overall top-10 rate 12% 2 of 17 contests

Master average 651.99 out of 720 · 17 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 417 484–307 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 1,832 17 mapped stops · furthest 217 mi

Schedule strength 1546 average field rating faced — tougher than 35% of rated contests

Power rating 1537 peak 1539 · #2034 of 6,413 rated

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

2013
Apr 5 First tracked contest Stillwater Elks 25th Annual Blazathon
May 3 First call Bixby BBQ & Blues Festival
May 3 First overall past 90% of a perfect score670.8570 Bixby BBQ & Blues Festival
May 10 First overall top-10 Boots & BBQ Festival
May 10 Career-best overall score682.2856 Boots & BBQ Festival
2015
May 1 10th tracked contest Bixby BBQ'N Blues Festival
2017
Mar 31 First category win (Pork) Stillwater Elks Lodge Blazathon
Mar 31 Career-best single call (Pork)177.1544 Stillwater Elks Lodge Blazathon
Mar 31 Peak power rating (1539) Stillwater Elks Lodge Blazathon
May 5 Most recent contest *Bixby BBQ'n Blues Festival(JUDGES FULL)

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+13.8	Stillwater Elks Lodge Blazathon	2015-04-03
+11.9	Boots & BBQ Festival	2013-05-10
+11.7	Bixby BBQ & Blues Festival	2013-05-03
+10.9	*Bixby BBQ'N Blues Festival	2016-05-06
+10	Bixby BBQ'N Blues Festival	2014-05-02

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-11.2	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	2017-04-28
-9.4	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	2013-09-27
-9.3	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	2015-09-11
-9	Stillwater Elks 25th Annual Blazathon	2013-04-05
-4.8	Smokin on Route 66	2013-08-02

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)
2017	3	0	1	67%	top 51%	94%	91.6%
2016	3	0	0	33%	top 43%	94.1%	91.7%
2015	3	1	0	100%	top 46%	93.1%	90.8%
2014	2	0	0	0%	top 42%	91.5%	87.3%
2013	6	1	0	67%	top 52%	94.8%	90.4%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2017-05-05	*Bixby BBQ'n Blues Festival(JUDGES FULL) Bixby, OK	15 / 68 (677.0744)	8 (174.8572)	14 (169.1428)	20 (167.9772)	20 (165.0972)
2017-04-28	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Overland Park, KS	28 / 30 (634.1828)	27 (157.1428)	30 (146.2516)	18 (167.3712)	19 (163.4172)
2017-03-31	Stillwater Elks Lodge Blazathon Stillwater, OK	14 / 37 (667.2800)	20 (163.3944)	26 (155.9084)	1 (177.1544)	8 (170.8228)
2016-05-13	Boots and BBQ Festival Claremore, OK	19 / 28 (653.0060)	27 (150.7772)	15 (165.1316)	15 (169.1200)	14 (167.9772)
2016-05-06	*Bixby BBQ'N Blues Festival Bixby, OK	14 / 83 (677.7028)	12 (172.0000)	10 (172.5828)	40 (162.2628)	8 (170.8572)
2016-04-01	Stillwater Elks Lodge Blazathon Stillwater, OK	20 / 44 (649.0856)	21 (162.8800)	12 (169.1200)	13 (170.2628)	36 (146.8228)
2015-09-11	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour N. Kansas City, MO	25 / 28 (637.6456)	5 (174.3200)	25 (155.9544)	22 (159.9656)	28 (147.4056)
2015-05-01	Bixby BBQ'N Blues Festival Bixby, OK	28 / 81 (654.1828)	26 (167.4056)	65 (150.2172)	25 (166.8228)	10 (169.7372)
2015-04-03	Stillwater Elks Lodge Blazathon Stillwater, OK	5 / 34 (670.2516)	4 (170.8572)	12 (164.5488)	5 (168.5600)	7 (166.2856)
2014-05-02	Bixby BBQ'N Blues Festival Bixby, OK	17 / 80 (658.7768)	18 (169.1084)	38 (159.3712)	31 (163.4172)	17 (166.8800)
2014-04-04	Stillwater Elks Lodge Blazathon Stillwater, OK	25 / 40 (598.8796)	34 (141.1312)	13 (159.4972)	32 (143.4056)	14 (154.8456)
2013-09-27	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Overland Park, KS	25 / 29 (656.6632)	23 (161.1772)	14 (167.4172)	19 (165.1772)	18 (162.8916)
2013-08-30	Four State BBQ Championship Presented by Downstream Casino Quapaw, OK	16 / 36 (668.5716)	14 (170.8800)	23 (161.6916)	22 (166.2972)	7 (169.7028)
2013-08-02	Smokin on Route 66 Miami, OK	12 / 17 (652.4456)	8 (170.2628)	16 (158.8000)	10 (163.4056)	12 (159.9772)
2013-05-10	Boots & BBQ Festival Claremore, OK	6 / 36 (682.2856)	16 (169.1428)	16 (166.2854)	5 (173.1430)	5 (173.7144)
2013-05-03	Bixby BBQ & Blues Festival Bixby, OK	14 / 88 (670.8570)	10 (173.7144)	54 (158.2856)	11 (171.4284)	21 (167.4286)
2013-04-05	Stillwater Elks 25th Annual Blazathon Stillwater, OK	41 / 52 (574.8566)	47 (133.1426)	24 (150.8570)	41 (140.5714)	26 (150.2856)

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
2017 ↗	Master	#1104 (280 pts)	#1139 (295 pts)	#1329 (230 pts)	#854 (460 pts)	#1055 (325 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#1102 (283 pts)	#1255 (258 pts)	#996 (363 pts)	#1199 (283 pts)	#1055 (323 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#1198 (237 pts)	#908 (387 pts)	#1503 (177 pts)	#1248 (252 pts)	#1306 (217 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#1867 (115 pts)	#1978 (110 pts)	#2161 (75 pts)	#2172 (75 pts)	#1932 (115 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#480 (648 pts)	#501 (648 pts)	#634 (528 pts)	#478 (683 pts)	#442 (718 pts)