Cotton Blossom
Cotton Blossom is a competition barbecue team with 2 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2019 and 2021. Their best overall finish is 53rd of 56 at the Kelly Wilson BBQ (KWBBQ) (2019). They finished #1955 in the 2019 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1477
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 2
Contests
2
in the data
First seen
May 31, 2019
latest Sep 16, 2021 · 2.3 years on the trail
Avg finish
top 92%
overall standings
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 152.82 · weakest Pork (145.98)
Road miles
16
across 2 mapped stops
Purse competed for
$71K
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
Master avg
596.20 / 720
2 Master contests · 0 GCs
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) |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 155.4060 | 150.2284 | 152.82 | top 87% |
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 158.8228 | 143.9428 | 151.38 | top 87% |
| Pork | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 147.4400 | 144.5260 | 145.98 | top 94% |
| Brisket | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 149.6912 | 142.3432 | 146.02 | top 93% |
“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
507
finished ahead 32 times, behind 489
Longest layoff
2.3 yrs
May 31, 2019 → Sep 16, 2021
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20213 milestones
- Career-best overall score608.4460 American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)158.8228 American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST
- Most recent contest American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST
20191 milestone
- First tracked contest Kelly Wilson BBQ (KWBBQ)
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 16, 2021 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 420 / 467 (608.4460) | 391 (155.4060) | 358 (158.8228) | 444 (144.5260) | 407 (149.6912) |
| May 31, 2019 | Kelly Wilson BBQ (KWBBQ) 🏅 Kansas City, MO | 53 / 56 (583.9544) | 51 (150.2284) | 55 (143.9428) | 52 (147.4400) | 55 (142.3432) |