The comeback
4 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 4 years, then back at Smoke on the mountain BBQ championship (2017-07-21).
- last seen 2013-07-19
- back 2017-07-21
KINGS COOKING TEAM
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1487
peak 1487 · rated over 3 contests ⓘ
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
2013-07-19
latest 2018-09-28
Best ToY finish
#2027
Master 2017
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 3 contests
Avg finish
top 74%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
642.54
last 3 Master vs avg 642.54 (+0.00)
Walk rate
67%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±7.76
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 166.48 · weakest Brisket (155.57)
Road miles
122
mi 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
Storylines (1 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.
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The nearest teams in the power rankings, with a different reason on each card — six teams on one rating are rarely on it for the same reason. Rating decides who makes the list; where teams tie on it, the ones this team has actually cooked against come first, then teams at a similar point in their own career. KCBS doesn’t publish where a team is from, so nothing here is inferred from geography.
KINGS COOKING TEAM has 3 rated contests — short of the five it takes to earn a power ranking — so this rating has barely moved off the 1500 every team starts on and 144 rated teams sit within a point of it. Read the list as the nearest company at a number nobody here has moved far from, not as a verdict on who this team belongs with.
#3821 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1486
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 5 contests to 3.
⚔ Head-to-head#3806 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1487
No shared contest yet.
Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 9 contests, alongside a 33% overall top-10 rate.
⚔ Head-to-head#3809 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1487
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 5 years after KINGS COOKING TEAM did, first appearing in 2018.
⚔ Head-to-head#3820 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1486
No shared contest yet.
Level with KINGS COOKING TEAM on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#3828 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1486
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 5 contests to 3.
⚔ Head-to-head#3817 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1506
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 5 contests to 3.
⚔ Head-to-headBy 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.
By state / province
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| VA | 2 | 0 | top 72% |
| SC | 1 | 0 | top 78% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 75% |
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 73% |
The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
5.2 yrs
2013-07-19 → 2018-09-28
Busiest season
2018
1 contest
Contests a season
1
across 3 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
VA
2 of 3 contests · 2 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
3
0 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
3 entries · 0 wins · 2 calls
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
averages 166.48 · weakest Brisket (155.57)
Walk rate
67%
a top-10 call in 2 of 3 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 3 contests
Master average
642.54
out of 720 · 3 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
62
18–47 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
122
3 mapped stops · furthest 120 mi
Schedule strength
1563
average field rating faced — tougher than 48% of rated contests
Longest layoff
4 yrs
2013-07-19 → 2017-07-21
Power rating
1487
peak 1487 · #null of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- 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
- 2017
- 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
- 2018
- Most recent contest *Rock The Grill
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -7.3 | Smoke on the Mountain - VA State BBQ Championship | 2013-07-19 |
| -3.1 | *Rock The Grill | 2018-09-28 |
| -2.9 | Smoke on the mountain BBQ championship | 2017-07-21 |
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)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 78% | 87.8% | 87.8% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 68% | 90.3% | 90.3% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 100% | top 75% | 89.7% | 89.7% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-09-28 | *Rock The Grill Rock Hill, SC | 21 / 27 (631.8748) | 22 (158.2172) | 20 (160.0116) | 21 (158.8344) | 22 (154.8116) |
| 2017-07-21 | Smoke on the mountain BBQ championship Galax, VA | 17 / 25 (650.1028) | 8 (169.6684) | 11 (166.8228) | 18 (157.6572) | 21 (155.9544) |
| 2013-07-19 | 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) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #2027 (90 pts) | #1677 (145 pts) | #1822 (120 pts) | #2121 (85 pts) | #2197 (70 pts) |