A tough matchup
3–1
behind in the head-to-head
Kentucky Kookers ahead in 75% of their meetings
Kentucky Kookers has come out ahead in 3 of their 4 shared contests.
STARRY NIGHT FARM
STARRY NIGHT FARM is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2015. Their best overall finish is 12th of 27 at the Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (2013). They finished #1750 in the 2013 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1476
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 4
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
Jun 14, 2013
latest Oct 16, 2015 · 2.3 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 77%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±5.63
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 165.85 · weakest Chicken (156.25)
Road miles
186
across 4 mapped stops · furthest 58 mi
Schedule strength
45%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1559)
Master avg
635.61 / 720
4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #1811 (119 pts) | #1872 (119 pts) | #1596 (159 pts) | #1901 (119 pts) | #1876 (119 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #2761 (57 pts) | #2758 (57 pts) | #1599 (162 pts) | #2766 (57 pts) | #2757 (57 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #1750 (117 pts) | #2059 (77 pts) | #1856 (112 pts) | #1710 (137 pts) | #1768 (122 pts) |
Overall rank by season
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.3944 | 153.0972 | 156.25 | top 88% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 170.2744 | 158.8572 | 165.85 | top 45% |
| Pork | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 163.4286 | 150.8344 | 156.40 | top 82% |
| Brisket | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 158.8572 | 154.8456 | 157.12 | top 72% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 3 | 0 | top 74% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 87% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Buffalo Crossing BBQ Cook-Off | 2 | 29 | 0 | top 89% | Oct 16, 2015 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2015
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
KY
4 of 4 contests
Contests visited
3
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
102
finished ahead 28 times, behind 106
Longest layoff
1.3 yrs
Jun 14, 2013 → Oct 17, 2014
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20152 milestones
- Career-best overall score645.0172 Jim Beam BBQ Classic
- Most recent contest Big Buffalo Crossing BBQ Cook-Off
20141 milestone
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)170.2744 Big Buffalo Crossing BBQ Cook-Off
20133 milestones
- First tracked contest Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- First call Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- Peak power rating (1503) Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +2.5 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | Jun 14, 2013 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -10.5 | Big Buffalo Crossing BBQ Cook-Off | Oct 17, 2014 |
| -8 | Big Buffalo Crossing BBQ Cook-Off | Oct 16, 2015 |
| -7.7 | Jim Beam BBQ Classic | Oct 2, 2015 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 87% | 89.6% | 88.8% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 91% | 87.5% | 87.5% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 44% | 88.1% | 88.1% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 16, 2015 | Big Buffalo Crossing BBQ Cook-Off Munfordville, KY | 30 / 34 (632.9944) | 33 (155.3600) | 21 (164.5600) | 34 (154.2516) | 27 (158.8228) |
| Oct 2, 2015 | Jim Beam BBQ Classic Springfield, KY | 39 / 45 (645.0172) | 36 (163.3944) | 21 (169.6916) | 42 (157.0856) | 40 (154.8456) |
| Oct 17, 2014 | Big Buffalo Crossing BBQ Cook-Off Munfordville, KY | 29 / 32 (630.1488) | 32 (153.0972) | 7 (170.2744) | 32 (150.8344) | 25 (155.9428) |
| Jun 14, 2013 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Lexington, KY | 12 / 27 (634.2858) | 20 (153.1428) | 13 (158.8572) | 9 (163.4286) | 11 (158.8572) |