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%
KNOW BULL
KNOW BULL is a competition barbecue team with 17 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2017. Their best overall finish is 5th of 34 at the Stillwater Elks Lodge Blazathon (2015). They are ranked #2041 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1537
peak 1539 · rated over 17 contests
Contests
17
in the data
First seen
Apr 5, 2013
latest May 5, 2017 · 4.1 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
1 podium
Overall top-10s
2
12% of 17 contests
Avg finish
top 48%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
661.85 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 651.99 (+9.86)
Walk rate
59%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±27.42
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 164.49 · weakest Pork Ribs (160.65)
Road miles
1,832
across 17 mapped stops · furthest 217 mi
Schedule strength
35%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1547)
Master avg
651.99 / 720
17 Master contests · 0 GCs
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to KNOW BULL, each with one reason worth a look.
80 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2,040 of the rated field
- Contests
- 17
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 29%
- Peak
- 1555
Careers of much the same size, 17 contests to 17, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#2,038 of the rated field
- Contests
- 14
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 43%
- Peak
- 1551
14 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 43% top-10 finishes rather than wins.
⚔ Compare careers#2,034 of the rated field
- Contests
- 14
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 7%
- Peak
- 1546
Level with KNOW BULL on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#2,042 of the rated field
- Contests
- 12
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1551
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Compare careers#2,045 of the rated field
- Contests
- 27
- GCs
- 2
- Top-10s
- 26%
- Peak
- 1585
They've been 1585 at their best, 48 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Compare careers#2,044 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 18%
- Peak
- 1537
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 11 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar 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 |
| RUB IT ALL OVER | 10 | 5 | 5 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ | 10 | 1 | 9 | 10% | ⚔ compare |
| BUTCHER BBQ | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0% | ⚔ 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 field size and state
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 71% |
| Medium (20–39) | 8 | 0 | top 56% |
| Large (40+) | 8 | 0 | top 37% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stillwater Elks Lodge Blazathon | 4 | 5 | 0 | top 40% | Mar 31, 2017 |
| Bixby BBQ'n Blues Festival (JUDGES FULL) | 2 | 14 | 0 | top 19% | May 5, 2017 |
| Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | 2 | 25 | 0 | top 90% | Apr 28, 2017 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2013
6 contests
Contests a season
3.4
across 5 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
OK
14 of 17 contests · 3 states in all
Contests visited
12
3 of them more than once
Opponents faced
412
finished ahead 484 times, behind 307
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20174 milestones
- First category win (Pork) Stillwater Elks Lodge Blazathon
- Career-best single call (Pork)177.1544 Stillwater Elks Lodge Blazathon
- Peak power rating (1539) Stillwater Elks Lodge Blazathon
- Most recent contest Bixby BBQ'n Blues Festival (JUDGES FULL)
20151 milestone
- 10th tracked contest Bixby BBQ'N Blues Festival
20135 milestones
- First tracked contest Stillwater Elks 25th Annual Blazathon
- First call Bixby BBQ & Blues Festival
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score670.8570 Bixby BBQ & Blues Festival
- First overall top-10 Boots & BBQ Festival
- Career-best overall score682.2856 Boots & BBQ Festival
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +13.8 | Stillwater Elks Lodge Blazathon | Apr 3, 2015 |
| +11.9 | Boots & BBQ Festival | May 10, 2013 |
| +11.6 | Bixby BBQ & Blues Festival | May 3, 2013 |
| +10.9 | Bixby BBQ'N Blues Festival | May 6, 2016 |
| +10 | Bixby BBQ'N Blues Festival | May 2, 2014 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11.2 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | Apr 28, 2017 |
| -9.3 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | Sep 27, 2013 |
| -9.3 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | Sep 11, 2015 |
| -9 | Stillwater Elks 25th Annual Blazathon | Apr 5, 2013 |
| -4.8 | Smokin on Route 66 | Aug 2, 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 67% | top 51% | 94% | 91.6% |
| 2016 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33% | top 43% | 94.1% | 91.7% |
| 2015 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 46% | 93.1% | 90.8% |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 42% | 91.5% | 87.3% |
| 2013 | 6 | 0 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 5, 2017 | 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) |
| Apr 28, 2017 | 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) |
| Mar 31, 2017 | Stillwater Elks Lodge Blazathon Stillwater, OK | 14 / 37 (667.2800) | 20 (163.3944) | 26 (155.9084) | 1 (177.1544) | 8 (170.8228) |
| May 13, 2016 | Boots and BBQ Festival Claremore, OK | 19 / 28 (653.0060) | 27 (150.7772) | 15 (165.1316) | 15 (169.1200) | 14 (167.9772) |
| May 6, 2016 | Bixby BBQ'N Blues Festival Bixby, OK | 14 / 83 (677.7028) | 12 (172) | 10 (172.5828) | 40 (162.2628) | 8 (170.8572) |
| Apr 1, 2016 | Stillwater Elks Lodge Blazathon Stillwater, OK | 20 / 44 (649.0856) | 21 (162.8800) | 12 (169.1200) | 13 (170.2628) | 36 (146.8228) |
| Sep 11, 2015 | 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) |
| May 1, 2015 | Bixby BBQ'N Blues Festival Bixby, OK | 28 / 81 (654.1828) | 26 (167.4056) | 65 (150.2172) | 25 (166.8228) | 10 (169.7372) |
| Apr 3, 2015 | Stillwater Elks Lodge Blazathon Stillwater, OK | 5 / 34 (670.2516) | 4 (170.8572) | 12 (164.5488) | 5 (168.5600) | 7 (166.2856) |
| May 2, 2014 | Bixby BBQ'N Blues Festival Bixby, OK | 17 / 80 (658.7768) | 18 (169.1084) | 38 (159.3712) | 31 (163.4172) | 17 (166.8800) |
| Apr 4, 2014 | Stillwater Elks Lodge Blazathon Stillwater, OK | 25 / 40 (598.8796) | 34 (141.1312) | 13 (159.4972) | 32 (143.4056) | 14 (154.8456) |
| Sep 27, 2013 | 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) |
| Aug 30, 2013 | 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) |
| Aug 2, 2013 | Smokin on Route 66 Miami, OK | 12 / 17 (652.4456) | 8 (170.2628) | 16 (158.8000) | 10 (163.4056) | 12 (159.9772) |
| May 10, 2013 | Boots & BBQ Festival Claremore, OK | 6 / 36 (682.2856) | 16 (169.1428) | 16 (166.2854) | 5 (173.1430) | 5 (173.7144) |
| May 3, 2013 | Bixby BBQ & Blues Festival Bixby, OK | 14 / 88 (670.8570) | 10 (173.7144) | 54 (158.2856) | 11 (171.4284) | 21 (167.4286) |
| Apr 5, 2013 | Stillwater Elks 25th Annual Blazathon Stillwater, OK | 41 / 52 (574.8566) | 47 (133.1426) | 24 (150.8570) | 41 (140.5714) | 26 (150.2856) |