A tough matchup
3–0
behind in the head-to-head
Meat Candy Q ahead in 100% of their meetings
Meat Candy Q has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
COOL HAND LUC'S
COOL HAND LUC'S is a competition barbecue team with 3 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2018 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 22nd of 40 at the America's Finest BBQ State Championship (2018). They finished #1617 in the 2019 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
Sep 14, 2018
latest Sep 13, 2019 · 1 year on the trail
Avg finish
top 73%
overall standings
Walk rate
33%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±11.93
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 164.56 · weakest Brisket (156.74)
Road miles
39
across 3 mapped stops
Schedule strength
48%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1562)
Purse competed for
$25K
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
Master avg
645.39 / 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)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.4172 | 155.9428 | 158.62 | top 79% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 170.2628 | 161.1428 | 164.56 | top 56% |
| Pork | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168.5256 | 159.3716 | 163.95 | top 63% |
| Brisket | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 158.2744 | 154.2744 | 156.74 | top 75% |
“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.
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| America's Finest BBQ State Championship (JUDGES FULL) | 2 | 22 | 0 | top 69% | Sep 13, 2019 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2019
2 contests
Contests a season
1.5
across 2 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
CA
3 of 3 contests
Contests visited
2
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
70
finished ahead 30 times, behind 72
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20191 milestone
- Most recent contest America's Finest BBQ State Championship (JUDGES FULL)
20186 milestones
- First tracked contest America's Finest BBQ State Championship
- First call America's Finest BBQ State Championship
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score660.4800 America's Finest BBQ State Championship
- Career-best overall score660.4800 America's Finest BBQ State Championship
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)170.2628 America's Finest BBQ State Championship
- Peak power rating (1500) America's Finest BBQ State Championship
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 13, 2019 | America's Finest BBQ State Championship (JUDGES FULL) 🏅 San Diego, CA | 25 / 30 (631.3032) | 24 (156.5144) | 22 (161.1428) | 22 (159.3716) | 23 (154.2744) |
| Aug 16, 2019 | Turf & Surf BBQ Championship 🏅 Del Mar, CA | 28 / 35 (644.4000) | 32 (155.9428) | 25 (162.2628) | — | 28 (157.6572) |
| Sep 14, 2018 | America's Finest BBQ State Championship 🏅 San Diego, CA | 22 / 40 (660.4800) | 26 (163.4172) | 9 (170.2628) | 21 (168.5256) | 27 (158.2744) |