High-water mark
665.0400
career-best overall
92.4% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 665.0400 at Blue Springs Barbeque Blaze-Off — 92.4% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2013-09-06
HOOTCHIE COOTCHIE BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1498
peak 1508 · rated over 7 contests ⓘ
Contests
7
in the data
First seen
2013-06-21
latest 2016-07-22
Best ToY finish
#934
Master 2013
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
of 7 contests
Avg finish
top 58%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
653.73 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 649.48 (+4.25)
Walk rate
71%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±12.38
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 165.95 · weakest Brisket (157.37)
Road miles
333
mi across 7 mapped stops · furthest 148 mi
Schedule strength
35%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1546)
Master avg
649.48 / 720
7 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (4 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
4–0
behind in the head-to-head
PELLET ENVY ahead in 100% of their meetings
PELLET ENVY has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
The weak link
−8.6
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 8.58 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 14% of the time against 29%.
- Brisket avg 157.37
- Chicken avg 165.95
- 1 calls in 7 entries
The comeback
1.9 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 1.9 years, then back at Independence Fire & Ice BBQ (2015-09-11).
- last seen 2013-10-18
- back 2015-09-11
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.
126 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3289 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1498
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to HOOTCHIE COOTCHIE BBQ)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team HOOTCHIE COOTCHIE BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#3307 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1508
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 8 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#3309 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1515
No shared contest yet.
Level with HOOTCHIE COOTCHIE BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#3290 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 38%
- Peak
- 1498
No shared contest yet.
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-head#3293 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1505
No shared contest yet.
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Head-to-head#3284 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1508
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 8 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| THUMP & STRUM BBQ | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 176.5828 | 161.1428 | 165.95 | top 48% |
| Pork Ribs | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 171.4286 | 149.7140 | 162.34 | top 48% |
| Pork | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 171.4400 | 157.1428 | 163.82 | top 57% |
| Brisket | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 167.9772 | 147.4286 | 157.37 | top 60% |
“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 | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| MO | 5 | 0 | top 55% |
| KS | 1 | 0 | top 92% |
| IL | 1 | 0 | top 41% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 3 | 0 | top 44% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 69% |
The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
3.1 yrs
2013-06-21 → 2016-07-22
Busiest season
2013
5 contests
Contests a season
2.3
across 3 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
MO
5 of 7 contests · 3 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
7
0 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
7 entries · 0 wins · 2 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 165.95 · weakest Brisket (157.37)
Walk rate
71%
a top-10 call in 5 of 7 contests
Overall top-10 rate
14%
1 of 7 contests
Master average
649.48
out of 720 · 7 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
262
135–185 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
333
7 mapped stops · furthest 148 mi
Schedule strength
1546
average field rating faced — tougher than 35% of rated contests
Longest layoff
1.9 yrs
2013-10-18 → 2015-09-11
Power rating
1498
peak 1508 · #3303 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Knights of Columbus
- First call Knights of Columbus
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score658.7996 Smokin' on the River
- Career-best overall score665.0400 Blue Springs Barbeque Blaze-Off
- Career-best single call (Chicken)176.5828 Blue Springs Barbeque Blaze-Off
- First overall top-10 Fountains Blaze Off and Senior Q
- Peak power rating (1508) Fountains Blaze Off and Senior Q
- 2016
- Most recent contest The Kansas Smithfield Guinea Pig
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +7 | Blue Springs Barbeque Blaze-Off | 2013-09-06 |
| +3.7 | Knights of Columbus | 2013-06-21 |
| +3.5 | Fountains Blaze Off and Senior Q | 2013-10-18 |
| +3.1 | Smokin' on the River | 2013-07-19 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -9 | Crossroads BBQ Cook-off | 2013-07-05 |
| -6.7 | The Kansas Smithfield Guinea Pig | 2016-07-22 |
| -4.1 | Independence Fire & Ice BBQ | 2015-09-11 |
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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 92% | 91.7% | 91.7% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 68% | 87.5% | 87.5% |
| 2013 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 49% | 92.4% | 90.5% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-07-22 | The Kansas Smithfield Guinea Pig Desoto, KS | 45 / 49 (659.8972) | 32 (169.7028) | 49 (157.6456) | 44 (164.5716) | 28 (167.9772) |
| 2015-09-11 | Independence Fire & Ice BBQ Independence, MO | 52 / 76 (630.1028) | 38 (162.8228) | 44 (159.4056) | 47 (158.8116) | 67 (149.0628) |
| 2013-10-18 | Fountains Blaze Off and Senior Q Independence, MO | 10 / 22 (654.8000) | 15 (162.2972) | 8 (165.7028) | 12 (165.6800) | 10 (161.1200) |
| 2013-09-06 | Blue Springs Barbeque Blaze-Off Blue Springs, MO | 23 / 72 (665.0400) | 4 (176.5828) | 26 (165.6800) | 57 (159.3600) | 24 (163.4172) |
| 2013-07-19 | Smokin' on the River Glasgow, MO | 16 / 36 (658.7996) | 20 (163.9656) | 10 (166.8228) | 4 (171.4400) | 22 (156.5712) |
| 2013-07-05 | Crossroads BBQ Cook-off Cameron, MO | 33 / 40 (637.1428) | 29 (161.1428) | 3 (171.4286) | 35 (157.1428) | 35 (147.4286) |
| 2013-06-21 | Knights of Columbus Quincy, IL | 13 / 32 (640.5712) | 6 (165.1428) | 22 (149.7140) | 4 (169.7142) | 15 (156.0002) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #2274 (60 pts) | #2353 (60 pts) | #2349 (60 pts) | #2326 (60 pts) | #2345 (60 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #2158 (60 pts) | #2209 (60 pts) | #2209 (60 pts) | #2225 (60 pts) | #2214 (60 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #934 (313 pts) | #800 (408 pts) | #897 (353 pts) | #825 (398 pts) | #1057 (278 pts) |