Cooters N Smoke FL
Rating
1549
peak 1564
Contests
23
in the data
First seen
2019-01-25
latest 2026-03-20
Best ToY finish
#232
Master 2023
Grand champs
0
1 reserve
Category wins
1
8 podiums
Overall top-10s
5
of 23 contests
Avg finish
top 42%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
2 🔥
Current form
683.67 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 681.17 (+2.51)
Walk rate
70%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
2
best run (overall)
Consistency
±10.57
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 171.61 · weakest Pork (168.70)
Road miles
4456
mi across 23 mapped stops · furthest 1111 mi
Storylines
👀 Looking over their shoulder
HOT WACHULA'S has landed one call behind them 2 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
GETTIN' BASTED has come out ahead in 8 of their 8 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of K & E's Little Smokers in 14 of their 16 shared contests.
💔 The heartbreaker
Came within 0.0348 points of the Grand Championship at The Downtown BBQ Showdown (2023-04-14).
📅 A January team
Something about January: average finish in the top 29% across 6 contests, versus top 42% the rest of the year.
Teams like this (closest power rating, FL first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 23 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 177.7028 | 145.6912 | 169.49 | top 52% |
| Pork Ribs | 23 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 180.0000 🔥 | 159.3600 | 171.61 | top 35% |
| Pork | 22 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 180.0000 🔥 | 161.6800 | 168.70 | top 53% |
| Brisket | 22 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 178.2972 | 161.0856 | 170.36 | top 39% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FL | 13 | 0 | top 34% |
| SC | 3 | 0 | top 40% |
| GA | 3 | 0 | top 47% |
| KS | 2 | 0 | top 74% |
| AL | 1 | 0 | top 60% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 7 | 0 | top 35% |
| Large (40+) | 15 | 0 | top 45% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2023 (8 contests)
- Cooks mostly in FL (13 of 23 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (23 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 681.17
- 2 perfect 180s on the books 🔥
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)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 678.7544 | 678.75 |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 691.3716 | 689.26 |
| 2023 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 701.6456 | 681.31 |
| 2022 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 696.5144 | 686.32 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 664.9368 | 664.94 |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 677.0400 | 666.15 |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 681.0512 | 679.92 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-20 | Torry Island BBQ Showdown Belle Glade, FL | 18 / 34 (678.7544) | 21 (166.8228) | 21 (169.6800) | 5 (177.1544) | 19 (165.0972) |
| 2024-02-16 | Ribs on the Ridge Brews & BBQ Haines City, FL | 9 / 29 (691.3716) | 24 (166.2284) | 8 (173.1316) | 14 (173.7144) | 2 (178.2972) |
| 2024-02-09 | Grills Gone Wild Davenport, FL | 16 / 28 (685.6116) | 18 (169.6800) | 2 (178.8572) | 25 (163.9428) | 5 (173.1316) |
| 2024-01-26 | Lakeland Pig Festival Lakeland, FL | 23 / 61 (690.7884) | 20 (175.4056) | 8 (177.1544) | 44 (167.9656) | 29 (170.2628) |
| 2023-10-05 | Poosa Q Montgomery, AL | 44 / 73 (671.8396) | 60 (163.9428) | 18 (173.1200) | 37 (168.5256) | 48 (166.2512) |
| 2023-08-12 | 5th Annual KCBS World Invitational - MASTER SERIES INVITATIONAL Mayetta, KS | 43 / 62 (689.0516) | 28 (175.4172) | 14 (175.4288) | 62 (163.9428) | 28 (174.2628) |
| 2023-08-11 | 5th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN Mayetta, KS | 70 / 90 (672.4456) | 76 (166.2400) | 38 (173.1428) | 82 (162.7884) | 41 (170.2744) |
| 2023-07-06 | South Carolina Festival of Discovery Greenwood, SC | 30 / 76 (678.1716) | 6 (177.7028) | 21 (171.9888) | 48 (164.5372) | 52 (163.9428) |
| 2023-05-12 | 17th Annual Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off Waynesboro, GA | 19 / 40 (678.7316) | 66 (145.6912) | 8 (174.2744) | 31 (163.9544) | 8 (173.1200) |
| 2023-04-14 | The Downtown BBQ Showdown Lake City, FL | 2 / 32 (701.6456) | 7 (175.4056) | 6 (173.1316) | 1 (180.0000) | 11 (173.1084) |
| 2023-02-03 | Budweiser Smoke on the Water Winter Haven, FL | 32 / 47 (666.6740) | 23 (171.9656) | 40 (162.7884) | 29 (166.8228) | 34 (165.0972) |
| 2023-01-27 | Lakeland Pig Festival Lakeland, FL | 11 / 51 (691.9200) | 45 (163.9544) | 2 (180.0000) | 26 (170.8228) | 6 (177.1428) |
| 2022-11-18 | Plant City Pig Jam Plant City, FL | 9 / 25 (681.6000) | 3 (176.5600) | 18 (165.6800) | 9 (170.8228) | 13 (168.5372) |
| 2022-08-05 | Swine At the Shrine Savannah, GA | 8 / 49 (696.5144) | 6 (176.5716) | 4 (178.2972) | 27 (169.6800) | 18 (171.9656) |
| 2022-08-05 | Swine At the Shrine (One Meat Ribs) Savannah, GA | — | — | 6 (173.1544) | — | — |
| 2022-07-07 | South Carolina Festival of Discovery Greenwood, SC | 29 / 92 (682.1944) | 15 (174.2628) | 33 (170.8344) | 17 (172.5600) | 52 (164.5372) |
| 2022-01-28 | Lakeland Pig Festival Lakeland, FL | 12 / 60 (688.4800) | 26 (171.9656) | 16 (171.9772) | 31 (167.9772) | 3 (176.5600) |
| 2022-01-07 | Southern Sunshine BBQ Fest Lake Wales, FL | 11 / 29 (682.7884) | 12 (171.4172) | 10 (173.1084) | 20 (165.1428) | 6 (173.1200) |
| 2021-07-09 | SC Festival of Discovery Greenwood, SC | 40 / 81 (664.9368) | 57 (162.7884) | 60 (159.3600) | 26 (169.6800) | 15 (173.1084) |
| 2020-07-31 | Hawgin On Lanier Cumming, GA | 42 / 55 (655.2684) | 35 (167.9772) | 43 (161.1200) | 44 (165.0856) | 46 (161.0856) |
| 2020-01-24 | Lakeland Pig Festival Lakeland, FL | 18 / 53 (677.0400) | 3 (176.0000) | 29 (166.2400) | 40 (161.6800) | 7 (173.1200) |
| 2019-11-22 | Plant City Pig Jam Plant City, FL | 9 / 39 (681.0512) | 17 (167.9656) | 15 (167.9656) | 2 (175.4400) | 9 (169.6800) |
| 2019-01-25 | Lakeland Pig Festival Lakeland, FL | 12 / 58 (678.7884) | 23 (166.8456) | 4 (176.5716) | 16 (169.1428) | 29 (166.2284) |
Team of the Year standings (rank per category by season — year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Master | #713 (94 pts) | #827 (79 pts) | #858 (79 pts) | #524 (184 pts) | #749 (89 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #567 (307 pts) | #729 (232 pts) | #434 (557 pts) | #727 (222 pts) | #443 (492 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #232 (912 pts) | #229 (932 pts) | #207 (1082 pts) | #263 (837 pts) | #251 (867 pts) |