The Cunning Hams
The Cunning Hams is a competition barbecue team with 2 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record in 2019. Their best overall finish is 22nd of 31 at the Clayton BBQ Cook-off (2019). They finished #1879 in the 2019 Master Series Team of the Year standings. Also listed in KCBS results as “The Cunninghams”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1491
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 1
Contests
2
in the data
First seen
Jul 12, 2019
latest Jul 12, 2019
Avg finish
top 71%
overall standings
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 159.38 · weakest Pork Ribs (139.39)
Road miles
0
across 2 mapped stops
Purse competed for
$9,700
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
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 | #1879 (71 pts) | #1792 (101 pts) | #1963 (71 pts) | #2512 (56 pts) | #1900 (76 pts) |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.4056 | 133.1428 | 150.27 | top 76% |
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 158.8344 | 119.9544 | 139.39 | top 83% |
| Pork | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 154.8000 | 154.8000 | 154.80 | top 87% |
| Brisket | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 159.3828 | 159.3828 | 159.38 | top 68% |
“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.
More numbers
Opponents faced
52
finished ahead 9 times, behind 42
Longest layoff
2.9 yrs
Aug 5, 2016 → Jul 12, 2019
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20193 milestones
- Career-best overall score640.4228 Clayton BBQ Cook-off
- Career-best single call (Chicken)167.4056 Clayton BBQ Cook-off
- Most recent contest Clayton BBQ Cook-off
20161 milestone
- First tracked contest 2016 Clayton Rib Cook-off (COMPETITOR SERIES )
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 12, 2019 | Clayton BBQ Cook-off 🏅 Clayton, CA | 22 / 31 (640.4228) | 16 (167.4056) | 22 (158.8344) | 27 (154.8000) | 21 (159.3828) |
| Aug 5, 2016 | 2016 Clayton Rib Cook-off (COMPETITOR SERIES ) Clayton, CA | — | 17 (133.1428) | 16 (119.9544) | — | — |