COTO PITMASTERS

At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)

Power ranking

#6006

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1432

peak 1503 · rated over 8 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2014-10-02

latest 2018-09-14

Best ToY finish

#1212

Master 2015

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 8 contests

Avg finish

top 86%

overall standings

Best overall

665.1428 / 720

Master · Dana Point State BBQ Championship

Perfect 180s

Current form

555.32 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 586.96 (-31.64)

Walk rate

13%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

174.8456

Pork · The Outlets @ Lake Elsinore BBQ State Championship

Consistency

±62.49

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 161.49 · weakest Brisket (148.44)

Road miles

270

mi across 8 mapped stops · furthest 37 mi

Schedule strength

38%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1549)

State championships

0 🏅

GCs in 2 state-championship entries

Master avg

586.96 / 720

8 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (6 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.

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
2014-10-02

A tough matchup

8–0 behind in the head-to-head

LADY OF Q ahead in 100% of their meetings

LADY OF Q has come out ahead in 8 of their 8 shared contests.

The weak link

−13.0 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 13.05 points below their pork, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 13%.

Brisket avg 148.44
Pork avg 161.49
0 calls in 6 entries

The comeback

2.7 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 2.7 years, then back at Horse Town Brew B Que Festival (2018-06-01).

last seen 2015-10-02
back 2018-06-01

Pork nemesis

7 of 8 shared pork entries lost

LADY OF Q ahead 88% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, LADY OF Q has out-cooked them in 7 of 8 shared pork entries.

Boom or bust

±8.68% swing around their own average

Their overall swings ±8.68% of a perfect score around its own average — when it lands they're dangerous, and when it doesn't the weekend is gone by lunch.

averages 81.5% of a perfect score
best 92.4%

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52 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.

GRILLIN' THE SHED

#6007 of the rated field

1432 ▼ 0 power rating

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.

rated over 19 contests
last seen 2025-11-21

⚔ Head-to-head

DERBY CITY SMOKERS

#6004 of the rated field

1432 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1432

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.

rated over 8 contests
last seen 2016-08-19

⚔ Head-to-head

Loaded Barrel BBQ

#6013 of the rated field

1431 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1431

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 9 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 9 contests
last seen 2025-09-12

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Sunset Ridge Q

#6011 of the rated field

1432 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1432

No shared contest yet.

Level with COTO PITMASTERS on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 9 contests
last seen 2017-03-31

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JUST WINGIN' IT

#6010 of the rated field

1432 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1432

No shared contest yet.

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.

rated over 9 contests

⚔ Head-to-head

Off The Bone

#6001 of the rated field

1432 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1432

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 7 contests
last seen 2025-07-10

⚔ Head-to-head

Familiar 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	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	8	0	164.0000	149.6572	157.60	top 84%
Pork Ribs	8	0	172.0000	148.5144	156.55	top 75%
Pork	8	1	174.8456	146.8228	161.49	top 60%
Brisket	6	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 contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	1	0	top 100%
Large (40+)	7	0	top 84%

The story so far (16 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 4 yrs 2014-10-02 → 2018-09-14

Busiest season 2015 4 contests

Contests a season 2.7 across 3 seasons in the data

Cooks most in CA 8 of 8 contests

Contests visited 8 0 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 8 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls

Strongest meat Pork averages 161.49 · weakest Brisket (148.44)

Walk rate 13% a top-10 call in 1 of 8 contests

Overall top-10 rate 0% 0 of 8 contests

Master average 586.96 out of 720 · 8 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 232 83–369 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 270 8 mapped stops · furthest 37 mi

Schedule strength 1549 average field rating faced — tougher than 38% of rated contests

State championships 0 from 2 state-championship entries

Longest layoff 2.7 yrs 2015-10-02 → 2018-06-01

Power rating 1432 peak 1503 · #6006 of 6,413 rated

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

2014
Oct 2 First tracked contest Dana Point State BBQ Championship
Oct 2 First overall past 90% of a perfect score665.1428 Dana Point State BBQ Championship
Oct 2 Career-best overall score665.1428 Dana Point State BBQ Championship
Oct 2 Peak power rating (1503) Dana Point State BBQ Championship
2015
Sep 11 First call The Outlets @ Lake Elsinore BBQ State Championship
Sep 11 Career-best single call (Pork)174.8456 The Outlets @ Lake Elsinore BBQ State Championship
2018
Sep 14 Most recent contest America's Finest BBQ State Championship

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+2.8	Dana Point State BBQ Championship	2014-10-02

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-13.2	City of Dana Point State BBQ Championship	2015-10-02
-12.7	The Outlets @ Lake Elsinore BBQ State Championship	2015-09-11
-11.6	Ribs, Pigs & Watermelons	2015-08-07
-10.6	Horse Town Brew B Que Festival	2018-06-01
-10.4	America's Finest BBQ State Championship	2018-09-14

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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2018	3	0%	top 93%	84.1%	83.6%
2015	4	25%	top 91%	88.7%	77.3%
2014	1	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
2018-09-14	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)
2018-08-17	Turf & Surf BBQ Championship Del Mar, CA	45 / 51 (599.8396)	32 (160.5140)	41 (151.4056)	50 (146.8228)	46 (141.0972)
2018-06-01	Horse Town Brew B Que Festival Norco, CA	55 / 57 (605.5316)	51 (155.3944)	54 (154.2172)	55 (148.5600)	53 (147.3600)
2015-10-02	City of Dana Point State BBQ Championship Dana Point, CA	74 / 75 (470.7544)	70 (149.6572)	71 (148.5144)	12 (172.5828)	—
2015-09-11	The Outlets @ Lake Elsinore BBQ State Championship 🏅 Lake Elsinore, CA	28 / 28 (500.5256)	25 (164.0000)	22 (161.6800)	7 (174.8456)	—
2015-08-07	Ribs, Pigs & Watermelons Huntington Beach, CA	54 / 58 (615.2684)	53 (155.3712)	35 (164.0116)	49 (155.3712)	58 (140.5144)
2015-07-24	7th Annual Vista BBQ Classic Vista, CA	40 / 54 (638.6972)	40 (162.7884)	49 (150.2744)	29 (167.9772)	40 (157.6572)
2014-10-02	Dana Point State BBQ Championship Dana Point, CA	43 / 97 (665.1428)	71 (162.2628)	15 (172.0000)	15 (172.0228)	61 (158.8572)

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
2018 ↗	Master	#1266 (180 pts)	#1319 (180 pts)	#1354 (180 pts)	#1342 (180 pts)	#1330 (180 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#1212 (233 pts)	#1294 (233 pts)	#1240 (248 pts)	#900 (403 pts)	#1763 (120 pts)