King's Cooking NC
Rating
1458
peak 1458
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
2019-04-26
latest 2022-07-21
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 86%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
630.93
last 5 vs career avg 630.93 (+0.00)
Walk rate
20%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±16.04
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 163.28 · weakest Brisket (154.46)
Road miles
272
mi across 5 mapped stops · furthest 83 mi
Storylines
⚔️ A tough matchup
HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
Teams like this (closest power rating, NC first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.2512 | 154.2516 | 163.28 | top 73% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.0972 | 143.9200 | 155.04 | top 93% |
| Pork | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.1428 | 147.4056 | 158.15 | top 82% |
| Brisket | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 164.5256 | 147.9544 | 154.46 | top 85% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| NC | 3 | 0 | top 91% |
| VA | 2 | 0 | top 79% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 71% |
| Medium (20–39) | 3 | 0 | top 94% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 79% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2021 (3 contests)
- Cooks mostly in NC (3 of 5 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (5 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 630.93
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)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 640.3880 | 640.39 |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 651.9200 | 630.53 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 622.6744 | 622.67 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) |