King's Cooking NC
Rating
1430
peak 1430 · rated over 8 contests
Contests
8
in the data
First seen
2019-04-26
latest 2025-07-25
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 8 contests
Avg finish
top 90%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
592.73 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 605.40 (-12.67)
Walk rate
13%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±58.63
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 160.20 · weakest Brisket (152.15)
Road miles
272
mi across 8 mapped stops · furthest 101 mi
Schedule strength
73%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1569)
Purse competed for
$58K
listed at 6 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 8 state-championship entries
Master avg
605.40 / 720
8 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
Slayton's Barbeque Company has finished one call ahead of King's Cooking 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
⚔️ A tough matchup
HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ has come out ahead in 7 of their 7 shared contests.
🔁 The comeback
Off the trail for 2.2 years, then back at Smoke on the Mountain BBQ Championship (2021-07-23).
Teams like this (closest power rating, NC first)
Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| POOR BOYS BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN SKULLIES | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Optimus Swine | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Bowmans Butt & BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Que N Cue | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Sweet Swine O'Mine | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Slayton's Barbeque Company | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.2512 | 151.9200 | 160.20 | top 79% |
| Pork Ribs | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.0972 | 143.9200 | 157.54 | top 88% |
| Pork | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.1428 | 144.5372 | 155.54 | top 88% |
| Brisket | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 164.5256 | 145.6344 | 152.15 | top 90% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| VA | 5 | 0 | top 90% |
| NC | 3 | 0 | top 91% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 71% |
| Medium (20–39) | 6 | 0 | top 95% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 79% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke on the Mountain | 3 | 31 | 0 | top 96% | 2025-07-25 |
| Smoke on the Mountain BBQ Championship 2022 | 2 | 12 | 0 | top 79% | 2022-07-21 |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2021 (3 contests)
- Cooks mostly in VA (5 of 8 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (8 entries)
- Average Master overall score: 605.40 / 720
Milestones
- 🚩 2019-04-26 — First tracked contest · BBQ Capital Cook Off
- 📈 2019-04-26 — Peak power rating (1491) · BBQ Capital Cook Off
- 📣 2021-07-23 — First call · Smoke on the Mountain BBQ Championship
- ⭐ 2021-07-23 — Career-best overall score (651.9200) · Smoke on the Mountain BBQ Championship
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -10.7 | Shelby's BBQ Extravaganza Day 2 | 2021-10-30 |
| -10 | Smoke on the Mountain | 2024-07-26 |
| -9.8 | Shelby's BBQ Extravaganza Day 1 | 2021-10-29 |
| -9.3 | Smoke on the Mountain | 2025-07-25 |
| -9.2 | Smoke on the Mountain BBQ Championship 2022 | 2022-07-21 |
Category scores over time
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 100% | 63.2% | 63.2% |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 97% | 85.8% | 85.8% |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 92% | 85.5% | 85.5% |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 88% | 88.9% | 88.9% |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33% | top 88% | 90.5% | 87.6% |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 79% | 86.5% | 86.5% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07-25 | Smoke on the Mountain 🏅 Galax, VA | 37 / 37 (454.7660) | — | 30 (164.5716) | 37 (144.5372) | 37 (145.6572) |
| 2024-07-26 | Smoke on the Mountain 🏅 Galax, VA | 31 / 32 (618.0576) | 31 (151.9200) | 24 (163.4060) | 30 (157.0972) | 32 (145.6344) |
| 2023-07-21 | Smoke on the Mountain 🏅 Galax, VA | 35 / 38 (615.7596) | 35 (153.0740) | 31 (157.1316) | 37 (151.9312) | 35 (153.6228) |
| 2022-07-21 | Smoke on the Mountain BBQ Championship 2022 🏅 Galax, VA | 22 / 25 (640.3880) | 12 (170.2512) | 20 (165.0972) | 25 (151.3940) | 22 (153.6456) |
| 2021-10-30 | Shelby's BBQ Extravaganza Day 2 🏅 Shelby, NC | 27 / 27 (634.6972) | 26 (163.9428) | 26 (159.9772) | 25 (162.8228) | 27 (147.9544) |
| 2021-10-29 | Shelby's BBQ Extravaganza Day 1 🏅 Shelby, NC | 31 / 33 (604.9716) | 32 (154.2516) | 33 (149.0628) | 33 (147.4056) | 31 (154.2516) |
| 2021-07-23 | Smoke on the Mountain BBQ Championship 🏅 Galax, VA | 12 / 17 (651.9200) | 12 (165.1316) | 16 (157.1200) | 11 (165.1428) | 10 (164.5256) |
| 2019-04-26 | BBQ Capital Cook Off 🏅 Lexington, NC | 34 / 43 (622.6744) | 23 (162.8456) | 41 (143.9200) | 23 (163.9656) | 37 (151.9432) |