Couzans BBQ TEAM
Couzans BBQ TEAM is a competition barbecue team with 2 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 15th of 30 at the Foley BBQ & Blues Cook-Off (BACKYARD ONLY) (2026). They finished #2695 in the 2013 Master Series Team of the Year standings. Also listed in KCBS results as “COUZAN'S BBQ TEAM”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
Contests
First seen
Category wins
Avg finish
Walk rate
Strongest meat
Road miles
Purse competed for
Master avg
Backyard avg
These overall scores sit on different scales (Master out of 720, Backyard out of 360), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.
This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #2695 (53 pts) | #2696 (53 pts) | #2689 (53 pts) | #2690 (53 pts) | #2693 (53 pts) |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 158.2744 | 130.8580 | 144.57 | top 80% |
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 173.1656 | 141.7142 | 157.44 | top 51% |
| Pork | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.8228 | 142.8574 | 152.84 | top 75% |
| Brisket | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 142.2856 | 142.2856 | 142.29 | top 96% |
“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
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20264 milestones
- First call Foley BBQ & Blues Cook-Off (BACKYARD ONLY)
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score331.4400 Foley BBQ & Blues Cook-Off (BACKYARD ONLY)
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)173.1656 Foley BBQ & Blues Cook-Off (BACKYARD ONLY)
- Most recent contest Foley BBQ & Blues Cook-Off (BACKYARD ONLY)
20132 milestones
- First tracked contest Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- Career-best overall score557.7152 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 13, 2026 | Foley BBQ & Blues Cook-Off (BACKYARD ONLY) Foley, AL | 15 / 30 (331.4400) | 18 (158.2744) | 3 (173.1656) | 15 (162.8228) | — |
| Mar 1, 2013 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Baton Rouge, LA | 27 / 28 (557.7152) | 28 (130.8580) | 26 (141.7142) | 28 (142.8574) | 27 (142.2856) |