High-water mark
665.1428
career-best overall
92.4% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 665.1428 at Dana Point State BBQ Championship — 92.4% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Oct 2, 2014
COTO PITMASTERS
COTO PITMASTERS is a competition barbecue team with 8 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2018. Their best overall finish is 28th of 28 at The Outlets @ Lake Elsinore BBQ State Championship (2015). They are ranked #6055 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1432
peak 1503 · rated over 8 contests
Contests
8
in the data
First seen
Oct 2, 2014
latest Sep 14, 2018 · 4 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 8 contests
Avg finish
top 86%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
555.32 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 586.96 (-31.64)
Walk rate
13%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±62.49
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 161.49 · weakest Brisket (148.44)
Road miles
270
across 8 mapped stops · furthest 37 mi
Schedule strength
37%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1549)
State championships
0 🏅
won from 2 state-championship entries
Master avg
586.96 / 720
8 Master contests · 0 GCs
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to COTO PITMASTERS, each with one reason worth a look.
60 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#6,056 of the rated field
- Contests
- 19
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1432
1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to COTO PITMASTERS)
2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team COTO PITMASTERS has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#6,051 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1432
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#6,061 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1431
Careers of much the same size, 9 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#6,060 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1432
Level with COTO PITMASTERS on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#6,053 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1432
Their last contest in the data was back in 2015, 3 years before COTO PITMASTERS's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#6,049 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1432
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 8, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| COOL GRILLING | 8 | 1 | 7 | 13% | ⚔ compare |
| LADY OF Q | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Meat Candy Q | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| ZZYZX BAR.B.Q | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Smokin it Up BBQ | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| TEAM WOODSHED | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| TOOT & STINKY'S CALI-Q | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| 2LiveQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| MOSSY ROCK BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| Porterhouse BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Burnin and Lootin | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Sharpe's Woodshed | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| RIDGE ROUTE BOYS BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| DG FIREHOUSE BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164 | 149.6572 | 157.60 | top 84% |
| Pork Ribs | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 172 | 148.5144 | 156.55 | top 75% |
| Pork | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 174.8456 | 146.8228 | 161.49 | top 60% |
| Brisket | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 158.8572 | 140.5144 | 148.44 | top 86% |
“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) | 1 | 0 | top 100% |
| Large (40+) | 7 | 0 | top 84% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2015
4 contests
Contests a season
2.7
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
CA
8 of 8 contests
Contests visited
8
a different one every time
Opponents faced
231
finished ahead 83 times, behind 369
Longest layoff
2.7 yrs
Oct 2, 2015 → Jun 1, 2018
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20181 milestone
- Most recent contest America's Finest BBQ State Championship
20152 milestones
- First call The Outlets @ Lake Elsinore BBQ State Championship
- Career-best single call (Pork)174.8456 The Outlets @ Lake Elsinore BBQ State Championship
20144 milestones
- First tracked contest Dana Point State BBQ Championship
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score665.1428 Dana Point State BBQ Championship
- Career-best overall score665.1428 Dana Point State BBQ Championship
- Peak power rating (1503) Dana Point State BBQ Championship
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +2.8 | Dana Point State BBQ Championship | Oct 2, 2014 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -13.2 | City of Dana Point State BBQ Championship | Oct 2, 2015 |
| -12.7 | The Outlets @ Lake Elsinore BBQ State Championship | Sep 11, 2015 |
| -11.6 | Ribs, Pigs & Watermelons | Aug 7, 2015 |
| -10.6 | Horse Town Brew B Que Festival | Jun 1, 2018 |
| -10.4 | America's Finest BBQ State Championship | Sep 14, 2018 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 93% | 84.1% | 83.6% |
| 2015 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25% | top 91% | 88.7% | 77.3% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 44% | 92.4% | 92.4% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 14, 2018 | America's Finest BBQ State Championship 🏅 San Diego, CA | 38 / 40 (599.9540) | 38 (150.8456) | 33 (150.2628) | 35 (153.7028) | 38 (145.1428) |
| Aug 17, 2018 | Turf & Surf BBQ Championship Del Mar, CA | 45 / 51 (599.8396) | 32 (160.5140) | 41 (151.4056) | 50 (146.8228) | 46 (141.0972) |
| Jun 1, 2018 | Horse Town Brew B Que Festival Norco, CA | 55 / 57 (605.5316) | 51 (155.3944) | 54 (154.2172) | 55 (148.5600) | 53 (147.3600) |
| Oct 2, 2015 | City of Dana Point State BBQ Championship Dana Point, CA | 74 / 75 (470.7544) | 70 (149.6572) | 71 (148.5144) | 12 (172.5828) | — |
| Sep 11, 2015 | The Outlets @ Lake Elsinore BBQ State Championship 🏅 Lake Elsinore, CA | 28 / 28 (500.5256) | 25 (164) | 22 (161.6800) | 7 (174.8456) | — |
| Aug 7, 2015 | Ribs, Pigs & Watermelons Huntington Beach, CA | 54 / 58 (615.2684) | 53 (155.3712) | 35 (164.0116) | 49 (155.3712) | 58 (140.5144) |
| Jul 24, 2015 | 7th Annual Vista BBQ Classic Vista, CA | 40 / 54 (638.6972) | 40 (162.7884) | 49 (150.2744) | 29 (167.9772) | 40 (157.6572) |
| Oct 2, 2014 | Dana Point State BBQ Championship Dana Point, CA | 43 / 97 (665.1428) | 71 (162.2628) | 15 (172) | 15 (172.0228) | 61 (158.8572) |