High-water mark
674.1828
career-best overall
93.6% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 674.1828 at Porktober Que — 93.6% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Sep 25, 2015
COOKS PORTABLE SMOKEHOUSE
COOKS PORTABLE SMOKEHOUSE is a competition barbecue team with 7 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2017. Their best overall finish is 8th of 8 at the 13th Annual Triple B Festival Blackwater, BBQ & Bands (2017). They are ranked #3583 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1491
peak 1508 · rated over 7 contests
Contests
7
in the data
First seen
May 17, 2013
latest Sep 29, 2017 · 4.4 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podium
Overall top-10s
2
29% of 7 contests
Avg finish
top 62%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
664.94 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 660.42 (+4.52)
Walk rate
71%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±8.97
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 166.59 · weakest Pork Ribs (163.16)
Road miles
664
across 7 mapped stops · furthest 214 mi
Schedule strength
40%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1552)
Master avg
660.42 / 720
7 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 | #2057 (85 pts) | #2014 (105 pts) | #2123 (90 pts) | #2199 (70 pts) | #2006 (105 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #1674 (140 pts) | #1058 (330 pts) | #1884 (120 pts) | #1664 (165 pts) | #1686 (150 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #1591 (136 pts) | #1516 (176 pts) | #2058 (86 pts) | #1574 (166 pts) | #1624 (146 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #1216 (217 pts) | #1818 (117 pts) | #1233 (237 pts) | #1045 (297 pts) | #1167 (247 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to COOKS PORTABLE SMOKEHOUSE, each with one reason worth a look.
149 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3,575 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1505
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,587 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 29%
- Peak
- 1491
Level with COOKS PORTABLE SMOKEHOUSE on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#3,597 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1491
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Compare careers#3,605 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 43%
- Peak
- 1521
They've been 1521 at their best, 30 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Compare careers#3,586 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 13%
- Peak
- 1491
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#3,572 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 13%
- Peak
- 1519
Careers of much the same size, 8 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RANCH HOUSE KITCHEN | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| POVERTY HILL SMOKERS | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| HAULIN' BUTT BBQ | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 175.4400 | 154.2856 | 165.86 | top 54% |
| Pork Ribs | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 168 | 159.9544 | 163.16 | top 67% |
| Pork | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 171.9656 | 162.2284 | 166.59 | top 53% |
| Brisket | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 169.1316 | 160.5714 | 164.80 | top 52% |
“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 100% |
| Medium (20–39) | 6 | 0 | top 55% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Porktober Que | 2 | 19 | 0 | top 65% | Sep 29, 2017 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2017
2 contests
Contests a season
1.8
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
AL
5 of 7 contests · 3 states in all
Contests visited
6
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
131
finished ahead 78 times, behind 102
Longest layoff
2 yrs
Sep 27, 2013 → Sep 25, 2015
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20171 milestone
- Most recent contest Porktober Que
20161 milestone
- Career-best single call (Chicken)175.4400 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
20153 milestones
- First overall top-10 Porktober Que
- Career-best overall score674.1828 Porktober Que
- Peak power rating (1508) Porktober Que
20133 milestones
- First tracked contest Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- First call Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score649.1426 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +5.8 | Porktober Que | Sep 25, 2015 |
| +1.9 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | May 17, 2013 |
| +0.8 | Porktober Que | Sep 29, 2017 |
| +0.3 | PorktoberQue | Sep 27, 2013 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12.9 | 13th Annual Triple B Festival Blackwater, BBQ & Bands | Mar 24, 2017 |
| -2.8 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | Feb 26, 2016 |
| -1.8 | Porktober Que | Sep 23, 2016 |
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 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50% | top 82% | 92.6% | 92.1% |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 68% | 92.8% | 91.9% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 35% | 93.6% | 93.6% |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 49% | 90.2% | 90.2% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 29, 2017 | Porktober Que Dothan, AL | 19 / 30 (666.8116) | 15 (169.7144) | 18 (167.3944) | 22 (163.4400) | 15 (166.2628) |
| Mar 24, 2017 | 13th Annual Triple B Festival Blackwater, BBQ & Bands Crestview, FL | 8 / 8 (659.8856) | 6 (165.6800) | 7 (162.8456) | 8 (162.2284) | 6 (169.1316) |
| Sep 23, 2016 | Porktober Que Dothan, AL | 24 / 36 (655.8856) | 22 (165.6800) | 29 (160.5716) | 21 (166.8456) | 23 (162.7884) |
| Feb 26, 2016 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Daphne, AL | 21 / 30 (667.9428) | 2 (175.4400) | 24 (162.2628) | 19 (166.8228) | 20 (163.4172) |
| Sep 25, 2015 | Porktober Que Dothan, AL | 9 / 26 (674.1828) | 5 (174.2628) | 18 (159.9544) | 6 (171.9656) | 8 (168) |
| Sep 27, 2013 | PorktoberQue Dothan, AL | 15 / 29 (649.0740) | 25 (155.9656) | 18 (161.1200) | 10 (168.5600) | 11 (163.4284) |
| May 17, 2013 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Marietta, GA | 13 / 28 (649.1426) | 23 (154.2856) | 8 (168) | 6 (166.2856) | 11 (160.5714) |