HELL BENT 100% TEXAS COOKERS

HELL BENT 100% TEXAS COOKERS is a competition barbecue team with 10 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2016 and 2020. Their best overall finish is 20th of 26 at the Q'ing to Cure Childhood Cancer BBQ Cookoff (2017). They are ranked #5238 of 6,485 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#5,238

of 6,485 rated · rankings

Rating

1457

peak 1457 · rated over 10 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Jun 17, 2016

latest Nov 21, 2020 · 4.4 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#1524

Master 2018 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

0% of 10 contests

Avg finish

top 74%

overall standings

Best overall

654.8224 / 720

Master · Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off

Perfect 180s

Current form

635.19 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 620.52 (+14.67)

Walk rate

20%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

174.2972

Pork · Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off

Consistency

±21.34

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 160.56 · weakest Brisket (147.90)

Road miles

1,423

across 10 mapped stops · furthest 504 mi

Schedule strength

41%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1555)

Purse competed for

$15K

listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 4 state-championship entries

Master avg

620.52 / 720

10 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (6 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

A tough matchup

8–0 behind in the head-to-head

FAT BOYS BBQ - TEMPLE, TX ahead in 100% of their meetings

FAT BOYS BBQ - TEMPLE, TX has come out ahead in 8 of their 8 shared contests.

The weak link

−12.7 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 12.66 points below their pork, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 20%.

Brisket avg 147.90
Pork avg 160.56
0 calls in 10 entries

A strong matchup

3–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of B.A.D. BBQ in 3 of their 3 shared contests.

The comeback

1.6 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 1.6 years, then back at McGregor Lions Club Barrels & BBQ (Day 1) (Nov 20, 2020).

last seen Apr 5, 2019
back Nov 20, 2020

Pork nemesis

6 of 8 shared pork entries lost

FAT BOYS BBQ - TEMPLE, TX ahead 75% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, FAT BOYS BBQ - TEMPLE, TX has out-cooked them in 6 of 8 shared pork entries.

A February team

Top 63% average finish in February

Something about February: average finish in the top 63% across 3 contests, versus top 74% the rest of the year.

3 February contests
top 74% the rest of the year

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
2019 ↗	Master	#1955 (60 pts)	#2049 (60 pts)	#2026 (60 pts)	#2029 (60 pts)	#2010 (60 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#1524 (120 pts)	#1598 (120 pts)	#1614 (120 pts)	#1610 (120 pts)	#1462 (155 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#2212 (60 pts)	#2286 (60 pts)	#2304 (60 pts)	#2260 (60 pts)	#2266 (60 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to HELL BENT 100% TEXAS COOKERS, each with one reason worth a look.

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

Holy Smoke

#5,227 of the rated field

1457 power rating

Contests: 19
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 32%
Peak: 1507

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to HELL BENT 100% TEXAS COOKERS)

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team HELL BENT 100% TEXAS COOKERS has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 12 contests
last seen Sep 18, 2026

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OUTLAW RAYS BARBEQUE

#5,234 of the rated field

1457 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1457

1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to HELL BENT 100% TEXAS COOKERS)

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 Feb 1, 2019

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Sweet Smokin' Jones

#5,249 of the rated field

1457 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1457

Careers of much the same size, 10 contests to 10, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 10 contests
last seen Sep 19, 2025

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BIG D BBQ

#5,237 of the rated field

1457 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 10%
Peak: 1457

Level with HELL BENT 100% TEXAS COOKERS on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 10 contests
last seen Jul 19, 2024

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One Love BBQ

#5,226 of the rated field

1457 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1457

They turned up 6 years after HELL BENT 100% TEXAS COOKERS did, first appearing in 2022.

rated over 9 contests
last seen Apr 10, 2026

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COSMIC SMOKE-N-BBQ LLC

#5,230 of the rated field

1457 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1457

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 9 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 9 contests
last seen Jul 14, 2023

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Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
FAT BOYS BBQ - TEMPLE, TX	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
LA PASADITA	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
TEXAS WARPIG BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
BUCKSHOT BBQ - TX	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
Texas-car-b-que	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
HONKY-TONK SMOKERS	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
ONE MAN PITS	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
Rio Valley Meat BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
THE REPUBLIC OF 'QUE	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
BOOMERANG BBQ	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	10	0	168.5716	139.3828	155.23	top 73%
Pork Ribs	10	1	171.4172	145.1084	156.83	top 68%
Pork	10	2	174.2972	149.1200	160.56	top 56%
Brisket	10	0	166.2628	132.4916	147.90	top 80%

“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)	4	0	top 90%
Large (40+)	6	0	top 62%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
TX	9	0	top 72%
KS	1	0	top 88%

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off	3	30	top 62%	Apr 5, 2019
McGregor Lions Club Barrels & BBQ (Day 2)	2	25	top 98%	Nov 21, 2020
Humble Rodeo and BBQ	2	69	top 57%	Feb 1, 2019

More numbers

Busiest season 2017 3 contests

Contests a season 2 across 5 seasons in the data

Most contests held in TX 9 of 10 contests · 2 states in all

Contests visited 6 3 of them more than once

Opponents faced 509 finished ahead 237 times, behind 463

Longest layoff 1.6 yrs Apr 5, 2019 → Nov 20, 2020

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

20202 milestones

Nov 21 10th tracked contest McGregor Lions Club Barrels & BBQ (Day 2)
Nov 21 Most recent contest McGregor Lions Club Barrels & BBQ (Day 2)

20192 milestones

Apr 5 First call Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off
Apr 5 Career-best single call (Pork)174.2972 Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off

20182 milestones

Apr 6 First overall past 90% of a perfect score654.8224 Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off
Apr 6 Career-best overall score654.8224 Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off

20162 milestones

Jun 17 First tracked contest Eureka BBQ Bash
Jun 17 Peak power rating (1490) Eureka BBQ Bash

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+4.6	Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off	Apr 6, 2018
+2	Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off	Apr 5, 2019
+0.8	Humble Rodeo and BBQ	Feb 1, 2019

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-11.6	Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off	Mar 31, 2017
-9.7	Eureka BBQ Bash	Jun 17, 2016
-7.9	McGregor Lions Club Barrels & BBQ (Day 2)	Nov 21, 2020
-7.8	McGregor Lions Club Barrels & BBQ (Day 1)	Nov 20, 2020
-6.5	Q'ing to Cure Childhood Cancer BBQ Cookoff	Aug 11, 2017

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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2020	2	50%	top 98%	88.9%	87.1%
2019	2	50%	top 54%	89.5%	88%
2018	2	0%	top 51%	90.9%	88.3%
2017	3	0%	top 80%	84.3%	82.7%
2016	1	0%	top 88%	87.1%	87.1%

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Nov 21, 2020	McGregor Lions Club Barrels & BBQ (Day 2) 🏅 Waco, TX	25 / 25 (639.9084)	21 (168.5716)	25 (150.7884)	8 (170.8456)	25 (149.7028)
Nov 20, 2020	McGregor Lions Club Barrels & BBQ (Day 1) 🏅 Waco, TX	25 / 26 (614.6404)	19 (163.3944)	24 (155.9316)	25 (154.2628)	26 (141.0516)
Apr 5, 2019	Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Cedar Park, TX	32 / 61 (644.4572)	45 (154.8000)	10 (171.4172)	6 (174.2972)	56 (143.9428)
Feb 1, 2019	Humble Rodeo and BBQ 🏅 Humble, TX	69 / 126 (622.1372)	41 (163.3828)	105 (147.9544)	60 (159.9656)	80 (150.8344)
Apr 6, 2018	Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off Cedar Park, TX	30 / 69 (654.8224)	28 (164.5600)	45 (159.9884)	30 (164.0112)	18 (166.2628)
Feb 2, 2018	Humble Rodeo and BBQ Humble, TX	85 / 145 (617.1204)	106 (147.4516)	94 (154.2632)	75 (158.2856)	72 (157.1200)
Aug 11, 2017	Q'ing to Cure Childhood Cancer BBQ Cookoff Conroe, TX	20 / 26 (599.2912)	23 (139.3828)	19 (157.6912)	20 (149.1200)	19 (153.0972)
Mar 31, 2017	Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off Cedar Park, TX	63 / 70 (579.2912)	62 (146.2512)	54 (145.1084)	53 (151.9656)	67 (135.9660)
Feb 3, 2017	Humble Rodeo & BBQ ( WFC Qualifier) Humble, TX	101 / 136 (606.7200)	115 (144.5716)	31 (167.9656)	53 (161.6912)	134 (132.4916)
Jun 17, 2016	Eureka BBQ Bash Eureka, KS	23 / 26 (626.8004)	23 (159.9772)	22 (157.1544)	22 (161.1544)	26 (148.5144)

HELL BENT 100% TEXAS COOKERS

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (6 found in their record)

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

The comeback

Pork nemesis

A February team

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

By meat

By field size and state

By contest size

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

More numbers

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

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

📉 Toughest weekends

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

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)