Who's Cookin' KS
Rating
1545
peak 1545
Contests
44
in the data
First seen
2022-04-29
latest 2026-06-19
Best ToY finish
#183
Master 2026
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
5
15 podiums
Overall top-10s
4
of 44 contests
Avg finish
top 56%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
1 🔥
Current form
685.97 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 674.23 (+11.74)
Walk rate
73%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±17.89
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 171.76 · weakest Brisket (163.78)
Road miles
2930
mi across 44 mapped stops · furthest 234 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
M2 Smokin' Q has finished one call ahead of Who's Cookin' 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
⚔️ A tough matchup
MAN MEAT BBQ has come out ahead in 25 of their 28 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of Split Borders BBQ in 15 of their 19 shared contests.
📅 A May team
Something about May: average finish in the top 46% across 3 contests, versus top 56% the rest of the year.
Teams like this (closest power rating, KS first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 43 | 19 | 3 | 7 | 179.4400 | 157.0628 | 171.76 | top 43% |
| Pork Ribs | 44 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 180.0000 🔥 | 147.3600 | 169.68 | top 53% |
| Pork | 46 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 178.8800 | 150.2856 | 169.31 | top 50% |
| Brisket | 43 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 176.0000 | 143.3256 | 163.78 | top 66% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| KS | 31 | 0 | top 56% |
| MO | 8 | 0 | top 52% |
| IA | 2 | 0 | top 62% |
| NE | 1 | 0 | top 50% |
| AR | 1 | 0 | top 71% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 2 | 0 | top 64% |
| Medium (20–39) | 26 | 0 | top 56% |
| Large (40+) | 15 | 0 | top 55% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2025 (16 contests)
- Cooks mostly in KS (32 of 44 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork (46 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 674.23
- 1 perfect 180 on the books 🔥
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 702.2400 | 684.39 |
| 2025 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 695.9428 | 679.32 |
| 2024 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 700.5028 | 682.53 |
| 2023 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 685.0284 | 668.31 |
| 2022 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 639.8060 | 630.99 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-19 | 12th Annual K of C BBQ Smoke Off 4-Life Kansas City, KS | 6 / 33 (702.2400) | 10 (175.4172) | 7 (177.7028) | 9 (176.0000) | 9 (173.1200) |
| 2026-06-05 | McLouth BBQ Blowout 35th Annual McLouth, KS | 12 / 30 (682.2512) | 26 (163.4056) | 12 (171.9884) | 2 (178.8800) | 15 (167.9772) |
| 2026-05-01 | SmokeHouse Barbeque Showdown (OPEN FORMAT) (REGISTRATION FULL) Cambridge, IA | 11 / 17 (678.1600) | 8 (175.4172) | 21 (167.9772) | 3 (176.5600) | 25 (158.2056) |
| 2026-04-17 | Tom Brigham Memorial BBQ Iola, KS | 20 / 27 (672.9824) | 20 (169.6800) | 10 (172.5484) | 22 (167.3828) | 22 (163.3712) |
| 2026-04-10 | Smoke in the Spring (OPEN FORMAT) Osage City, KS | 22 / 101 (694.2284) | 33 (175.4056) | 25 (174.2972) | 55 (170.2628) | 20 (174.2628) |
| 2026-03-20 | 8th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship Olathe, KS | 35 / 68 (676.4684) | 26 (171.4172) | 45 (166.2628) | 37 (169.6800) | 33 (169.1084) |
| 2025-11-01 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 2) Oak Grove, MO | 22 / 50 (687.9316) | 5 (178.8572) | 42 (167.9888) | 15 (175.4056) | 40 (165.6800) |
| 2025-10-31 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 1) Oak Grove, MO | 47 / 53 (669.0172) | 13 (175.4288) | 46 (166.8228) | 52 (159.3600) | 41 (167.4056) |
| 2025-10-10 | Smoke on the Water Topeka, KS | 13 / 30 (681.5768) | 10 (175.4056) | 17 (169.1200) | 18 (168.5256) | 16 (168.5256) |
| 2025-10-03 | Meat Inferno Edgerton, KS | 16 / 21 (666.1028) | 18 (159.3600) | 14 (169.6800) | 11 (170.8228) | 16 (166.2400) |
| 2025-10-03 | Meat Inferno (One Meat Ribs) Edgerton, KS | — | — | 8 (170.8344) | — | — |
| 2025-09-19 | 37th Annual Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out Kearney, MO | 6 / 30 (689.0744) | 6 (175.4172) | 3 (175.4400) | 1 (173.1316) | 17 (167.3944) |
| 2025-08-30 | Smoke on the River (Day 2) Burlington, KS | 17 / 24 (689.0856) | 7 (177.7028) | 22 (165.1200) | 19 (170.2628) | 7 (176.0000) |
| 2025-08-29 | Smoke on the River (Day 1) Burlington, KS | 21 / 25 (666.1488) | 19 (168.5488) | 10 (175.4172) | 20 (166.2400) | 22 (155.9428) |
| 2025-08-08 | Smoke on the Bricks Baldwin City, KS | 16 / 53 (695.9428) | 1 (178.2972) | 10 (175.4172) | 30 (169.6684) | 18 (172.5600) |
| 2025-07-18 | Shenandoah ShenDig Shenandoah, IA | 18 / 30 (676.9940) | 18 (170.2628) | 4 (177.7144) | 10 (173.1200) | 27 (155.8968) |
| 2025-07-11 | Goose's 1st Annual Pitmaster Showdown Papillion, NE | 12 / 24 (678.1484) | 7 (172.5600) | 7 (170.8228) | 13 (169.6800) | 14 (165.0856) |
| 2025-06-13 | 11th Annual K of C BBQ Smoke Off 4-Life Kansas City, KS | 16 / 30 (678.7540) | 2 (179.4400) | 2 (177.7144) | 14 (170.8228) | 26 (150.7768) |
| 2025-06-06 | McLouth BBQ Blowout 34th Annual McLouth, KS | 15 / 28 (678.1940) | 17 (170.2628) | 15 (172.5600) | 3 (177.1428) | 24 (158.2284) |
| 2025-04-25 | Smokin' in the Creek BBQ Contest Sugar Creek, MO | 31 / 40 (675.8744) | 28 (169.6800) | 4 (178.8572) | 33 (163.9544) | 30 (163.3828) |
| 2025-04-11 | Smoke in the Spring Osage City, KS | 49 / 92 (679.8856) | 9 (177.7028) | 44 (170.8344) | 77 (162.8228) | 51 (168.5256) |
| 2025-03-14 | University of Arkansas Animal Science Boots, Brews, and BBQ Contest Fayetteville, AR | 20 / 28 (677.0512) | 16 (170.8344) | 21 (168.5256) | 19 (169.7028) | 21 (167.9884) |
| 2024-10-26 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 2) (MASTERS and BACKYARD) Oak Grove, MO | 33 / 56 (678.7312) | 37 (171.4172) | 34 (170.2628) | 9 (175.4056) | 50 (161.6456) |
| 2024-10-25 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 1) (MASTERS and BACKYARD) Oak Grove, MO | 42 / 53 (674.7428) | 34 (170.8344) | 44 (165.0972) | 46 (166.2628) | 15 (172.5484) |
| 2024-10-11 | Smoke on the Water Topeka, KS | 22 / 31 (673.5540) | 26 (165.0972) | 23 (165.0856) | 7 (175.4056) | 18 (167.9656) |
| 2024-09-20 | 36th Annual Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out Kearney, MO | 4 / 32 (700.5028) | 2 (177.7144) | 3 (180.0000) | 1 (178.8572) | 21 (165.0856) |
| 2024-06-28 | Happy Basset 4th Annual BBQ Competition Topeka, KS | 17 / 28 (683.8856) | 17 (171.9656) | 12 (171.9772) | 4 (176.5600) | 23 (163.3828) |
| 2024-06-14 | 10th Annual K of C BBQ Smoke Off 4-Life Kansas City, KS | 21 / 34 (669.5656) | 1 (178.8572) | 29 (162.2400) | 18 (170.2628) | 25 (158.2056) |
| 2024-05-31 | McLouth BBQ Blowout 33rd Annual McLouth, KS | 10 / 35 (681.1084) | 8 (172.5600) | 23 (164.5484) | 9 (172.0000) | 6 (172.0000) |
| 2024-05-17 | Tom Brigham Memorial BBQ Iola, KS | 14 / 31 (687.9200) | 10 (175.4172) | 5 (176.0000) | 18 (170.2628) | 22 (166.2400) |
| 2024-04-26 | Smokin' in the Creek BBQ Contest Sugar Creek, MO | 17 / 44 (685.0400) | 14 (174.2628) | 37 (165.0972) | 18 (170.2628) | 7 (175.4172) |
| 2024-04-05 | Smoke in the Spring Osage City, KS | 26 / 97 (690.2288) | 7 (177.7144) | 15 (176.5600) | 40 (171.4172) | 67 (164.5372) |
| 2023-10-13 | Smoke on the Water Topeka, KS | 14 / 39 (685.0284) | 23 (168.5372) | 14 (171.9772) | 10 (171.9656) | 11 (172.5484) |
| 2023-10-06 | Meat Inferno (JUDGING FULL) Edgerton, KS | 12 / 19 (677.0168) | 2 (178.8572) | 13 (168.5256) | 13 (165.6684) | 17 (163.9656) |
| 2023-08-25 | Smoke on the Bricks Baldwin City, KS | 13 / 44 (685.0284) | 1 (178.8572) | 19 (170.8228) | 32 (163.9312) | 12 (171.4172) |
| 2023-07-28 | Tom Brigham Memorial BBQ Iola, KS | 15 / 25 (667.2800) | 3 (175.4172) | 13 (170.8344) | 21 (159.3716) | 20 (161.6568) |
| 2023-06-30 | Happy Basset 3rd Annual BBQ Competition Topeka, KS | 21 / 33 (674.1488) | 29 (165.0972) | 22 (168.5372) | 19 (170.8344) | 18 (169.6800) |
| 2023-06-16 | Knights of Columbus BBQ Smoke Off "4 Life" Kansas City, KS | 23 / 29 (657.5544) | 17 (167.9772) | 17 (169.1316) | 21 (163.3828) | 25 (157.0628) |
| 2023-06-02 | McLouth BBQ Blowout 32nd Annual McLouth, KS | 19 / 36 (658.2744) | 7 (172.0344) | 20 (163.4516) | 15 (167.9656) | 28 (154.8228) |
| 2023-04-07 | Smoke in the Spring Osage City, KS | 85 / 103 (642.1256) | 92 (157.0628) | 71 (165.7144) | 55 (169.1084) | 95 (150.2400) |
| 2022-10-14 | Smoke on the Water Topeka, KS | 21 / 28 (639.8060) | 19 (165.0972) | 23 (158.2860) | 22 (161.6572) | 22 (154.7656) |
| 2022-08-26 | Smoke on the Bricks Baldwin City, KS | 36 / 48 (634.6628) | 24 (166.8344) | 28 (163.9540) | 43 (153.0856) | 42 (150.7888) |
| 2022-07-01 | Happy Basset 2nd Annual BBQ Competition Topeka, KS | 21 / 24 (633.0856) | 14 (166.2628) | 9 (166.8228) | 21 (150.2856) | 21 (149.7144) |
| 2022-04-29 | Red, White, Blue BBQ Competition Topeka, KS | 57 / 77 (616.4228) | 62 (157.1656) | 68 (147.3600) | 33 (168.5716) | 68 (143.3256) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Master | #183 (596 pts) | #231 (536 pts) | #217 (606 pts) | #112 (816 pts) | #224 (516 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #205 (1055 pts) | #77 (1696 pts) | #105 (1650 pts) | #177 (1170 pts) | #257 (897 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #218 (976 pts) | #113 (1376 pts) | #231 (1016 pts) | #134 (1261 pts) | #235 (931 pts) |