A tough matchup
3–0
behind in the head-to-head
HOT COLE'S BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
HOT COLE'S BBQ has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
Killer Barbeque
Killer Barbeque is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2019 and 2022. Their best overall finish is 24th of 29 at the Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show (2019). They finished #1262 in the 2019 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1471
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 4
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
Apr 19, 2019
latest May 20, 2022 · 3.1 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 83%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±16.63
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 161.83 · weakest Chicken (160.54)
Road miles
240
across 4 mapped stops · furthest 99 mi
Schedule strength
80%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1604)
Purse competed for
$59K
listed at 4 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 4 state-championship entries
Master avg
644.86 / 720
4 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 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168 | 150.7884 | 160.54 | top 77% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168.5944 | 152.4800 | 161.83 | top 74% |
| Pork | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168.5716 | 147.9200 | 161.39 | top 73% |
| Brisket | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.8344 | 154.2284 | 161.10 | top 67% |
“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) | 3 | 0 | top 80% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 93% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2019
3 contests
Contests a season
2
across 2 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
TN
3 of 4 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
4
a different one every time
Opponents faced
136
finished ahead 23 times, behind 148
Longest layoff
2.8 yrs
Aug 9, 2019 → May 20, 2022
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20221 milestone
- Most recent contest Sevierville's Bloomin' BBQ & Bluegrass Festival
20195 milestones
- First tracked contest High on the Hog Festival
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score662.1944 High on the Hog Festival
- Career-best overall score662.1944 High on the Hog Festival
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)168.5944 High on the Hog Festival
- Peak power rating (1493) High on the Hog Festival
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -10.1 | Bloomin' BBQ & Bluegrass | May 17, 2019 |
| -7 | High on the Hog Festival | Apr 19, 2019 |
| -6.6 | Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show | Aug 9, 2019 |
| -5.8 | Sevierville's Bloomin' BBQ & Bluegrass Festival | May 20, 2022 |
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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 83% | 89.6% | 89.6% |
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 83% | 92% | 89.6% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 20, 2022 | Sevierville's Bloomin' BBQ & Bluegrass Festival 🏅 Sevierville, TN | 25 / 30 (645.0056) | 16 (168) | 29 (158.2400) | 24 (164.5372) | 25 (154.2284) |
| Aug 9, 2019 | Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show 🏅 Franklin, NC | 24 / 29 (654.1832) | 27 (150.7884) | 18 (167.9888) | 12 (168.5716) | 14 (166.8344) |
| May 17, 2019 | Bloomin' BBQ & Bluegrass 🏅 Sevierville, TN | 40 / 43 (618.0456) | 40 (155.9656) | 39 (152.4800) | 42 (147.9200) | 25 (161.6800) |
| Apr 19, 2019 | High on the Hog Festival 🏅 Winchester, TN | 29 / 39 (662.1944) | 26 (167.4172) | 18 (168.5944) | 28 (164.5256) | 31 (161.6572) |