The comeback
4 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 4 years, then back at Smoke on the mountain BBQ championship (Jul 21, 2017).
- last seen Jul 19, 2013
- back Jul 21, 2017
KINGS COOKING TEAM
KINGS COOKING TEAM is a competition barbecue team with 3 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2018. Their best overall finish is 12th of 16 at the Smoke on the Mountain - VA State BBQ Championship (2013). They finished #2027 in the 2017 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1487
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 3
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
Jul 19, 2013
latest Sep 28, 2018 · 5.2 years on the trail
Category wins
1
1 podium
Avg finish
top 74%
overall standings
Walk rate
67%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±7.76
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 166.48 · weakest Brisket (155.57)
Road miles
122
across 3 mapped stops · furthest 120 mi
Schedule strength
48%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1563)
Master avg
642.54 / 720
3 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 | #2027 (90 pts) | #1677 (145 pts) | #1822 (120 pts) | #2121 (85 pts) | #2197 (70 pts) |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 169.6684 | 158.2172 | 163.38 | top 59% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 172.5944 | 160.0116 | 166.48 | top 41% |
| Pork | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 158.8344 | 154.8344 | 157.11 | top 83% |
| Brisket | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 155.9544 | 154.8116 | 155.57 | top 82% |
“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.
More numbers
Contests a season
1
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
VA
2 of 3 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
3
a different one every time
Opponents faced
62
finished ahead 18 times, behind 47
Longest layoff
4 yrs
Jul 19, 2013 → Jul 21, 2017
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20181 milestone
- Most recent contest Rock The Grill
20172 milestones
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score650.1028 Smoke on the mountain BBQ championship
- Career-best overall score650.1028 Smoke on the mountain BBQ championship
20135 milestones
- First tracked contest Smoke on the Mountain - VA State BBQ Championship
- First call Smoke on the Mountain - VA State BBQ Championship
- First category win (Pork Ribs) Smoke on the Mountain - VA State BBQ Championship
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)172.5944 Smoke on the Mountain - VA State BBQ Championship
- Peak power rating (1493) Smoke on the Mountain - VA State BBQ Championship
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 28, 2018 | Rock The Grill Rock Hill, SC | 21 / 27 (631.8748) | 22 (158.2172) | 20 (160.0116) | 21 (158.8344) | 22 (154.8116) |
| Jul 21, 2017 | Smoke on the mountain BBQ championship Galax, VA | 17 / 25 (650.1028) | 8 (169.6684) | 11 (166.8228) | 18 (157.6572) | 21 (155.9544) |
| Jul 19, 2013 | Smoke on the Mountain - VA State BBQ Championship Galax, VA | 12 / 16 (645.6460) | 10 (162.2628) | 1 (172.5944) | 16 (154.8344) | 13 (155.9544) |