The heartbreaker
0.5256
points from the title
Came within 0.5256 points of the Grand Championship at Smoke on the Mountain BBQ Championship 2022 (Jul 21, 2022).
NO LOOKIN' COOKIN'
NO LOOKIN' COOKIN' is a competition barbecue team with 30 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2021 and 2026. They have won 1 Grand Championship, at the Poosa Q (2022), and finished Reserve Grand Champion once. They are ranked #1158 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1590
peak 1608 · rated over 21 contests9 invitational or side-series contests not counted
Contests
30
in the data
First seen
Nov 19, 2021
latest Mar 6, 2026 · 4.3 years on the trail
Grand champs
1
1 reserve · wins it all 3% of the time
Category wins
3
6 podiums
Overall top-10s
8
27% of 30 contests
Best top-10 run
3
straight overall top-10s
Avg finish
top 47%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
331.82 ▼
last 5 Backyard vs avg 333.23 (-1.41)
Walk rate
53%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±9.22
spread of their Backyard overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 168.55 · weakest Pork (163.61)
Road miles
5,708
across 30 mapped stops · furthest 735 mi
Schedule strength
73%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1592)
Purse competed for
$298K
listed at 20 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
1 🏅
won from 20 state-championship entries
Master avg
655.87 / 720
3 Master contests · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
333.23 / 360
20 Backyard contests · 1 GC
Backyard (3-meat) avg
496.94 / 540
5 Backyard (3-meat) contests · 0 GCs
These overall scores sit on different scales (Master out of 720, Backyard out of 360, Backyard (3-meat) out of 540), 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Backyard | #291 (93 pts) | #312 (78 pts) | #283 (108 pts) | — | — |
| 2025 ↗ | Backyard | #224 (183 pts) | #182 (273 pts) | #203 (238 pts) | — | — |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | — | #888 (145 pts) | #1293 (60 pts) | — | — |
| 2024 ↗ | Backyard | #88 (693 pts) | #94 (645 pts) | #87 (678 pts) | — | — |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #1182 (60 pts) | #1242 (60 pts) | #1317 (60 pts) | #1231 (60 pts) | #1204 (60 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Backyard | — | #73 (796 pts) | #103 (637 pts) | — | — |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #938 (120 pts) | #1011 (120 pts) | #1118 (120 pts) | #989 (120 pts) | #989 (120 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Backyard | — | #29 (989 pts) | #33 (985 pts) | — | — |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to NO LOOKIN' COOKIN', each with one reason worth a look.
38 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#1,161 of the rated field
- Contests
- 17
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 35%
- Peak
- 1589
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to NO LOOKIN' COOKIN')
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team NO LOOKIN' COOKIN' has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#1,159 of the rated field
- Contests
- 25
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 16%
- Peak
- 1590
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 25 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#1,154 of the rated field
- Contests
- 28
- GCs
- 2
- Top-10s
- 82%
- Peak
- 1612
Careers of much the same size, 28 contests to 30, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#1,164 of the rated field
- Contests
- 15
- GCs
- 2
- Top-10s
- 93%
- Peak
- 1589
Their rating is built on 2 Grand Championships in 15 contests, alongside a 93% overall top-10 rate.
⚔ Compare careers#1,163 of the rated field
- Contests
- 15
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 47%
- Peak
- 1589
Their last contest in the data was back in 2013, 13 years before NO LOOKIN' COOKIN''s most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#1,157 of the rated field
- Contests
- 35
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1612
They were already cooking in 2015, 6 years before NO LOOKIN' COOKIN''s first contest.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dogpatch Q | 22 | 9 | 13 | 41% | ⚔ compare |
| HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ | 20 | 8 | 11 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| BAD ROOSTER BBQ | 17 | 7 | 10 | 41% | ⚔ compare |
| MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | 15 | 6 | 9 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | 15 | 2 | 13 | 13% | ⚔ compare |
| Bourbon & Blues BBQ | 14 | 5 | 9 | 36% | ⚔ compare |
| LEE LA Q | 14 | 3 | 11 | 21% | ⚔ compare |
| Optimus Swine | 12 | 6 | 5 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| FRED VEGAS SMOKERS | 12 | 5 | 7 | 42% | ⚔ compare |
| WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | 11 | 4 | 7 | 36% | ⚔ compare |
| Hickory Hangover | 11 | 1 | 10 | 9% | ⚔ compare |
| SLATER HOUSE BBQ | 10 | 6 | 4 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| COOL HAND QUE | 10 | 5 | 5 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| TRIPLE H BBQ | 10 | 4 | 6 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS | 10 | 4 | 6 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 29 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 177.7144 | 154.7540 | 168.55 | top 41% |
| Pork Ribs | 29 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 177.7372 | 147.8972 | 164.38 | top 47% |
| Pork | 13 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 175.4056 | 145.6800 | 163.61 | top 47% |
| Brisket | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 168.5488 | 163.9772 | 165.54 | top 58% |
“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 field size and state
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 12 | 0 | top 41% |
| Large (40+) | 16 | 1 | top 52% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sip & Swine BBQ Festival | 5 | 3 | 0 | top 32% | Mar 6, 2026 |
| Poosa Q | 3 | 1 | 1 | top 39% | Jun 20, 2025 |
| Jiggy With The Piggy - Day 2 | 2 | 9 | 0 | top 40% | May 4, 2024 |
| Jiggy With The Piggy - Day 1 | 2 | 11 | 0 | top 30% | May 3, 2024 |
| Revolutionary BBQ Brawl (Day 2) | 2 | 14 | 0 | top 74% | Apr 20, 2024 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2024
8 contests
Contests a season
5
across 6 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
GA
7 of 30 contests · 7 states in all
Contests visited
19
5 of them more than once
First title
May 5, 2022
Poosa Q
Opponents faced
784
finished ahead 964 times, behind 983
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20261 milestone
- Most recent contest Sip & Swine BBQ Festival
20251 milestone
- 25th tracked contest Sip & Swine BBQ Festival
20241 milestone
- Peak power rating (1608) Sip & Swine BBQ Festival
20231 milestone
- 10th tracked contest Jimbo's Annual BBQ Competition
202211 milestones
- First call Sip & Swine BBQ Festival
- First category win (Chicken) Sip & Swine BBQ Festival
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score491.3716 Sip & Swine BBQ Festival
- First overall top-10 BBQ Boogie & Blues
- First overall podium BBQ Boogie & Blues
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)177.7372 BBQ Boogie & Blues
- First Grand Championship Poosa Q
- First state championship Poosa Q
- Biggest field won (72 teams) Poosa Q
- First Reserve Championship Smoke on the Mountain BBQ Championship 2022
- Career-best overall score660.4576 4th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN
20211 milestone
- First tracked contest GBC Throwdown
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +18.1 | Poosa Q | May 5, 2022 |
| +15.6 | Smoke on the Mountain BBQ Championship 2022 | Jul 21, 2022 |
| +15.1 | BBQ Boogie & Blues | Apr 29, 2022 |
| +13.1 | Smoke on the Mountain | Jul 21, 2023 |
| +13.1 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival | Mar 1, 2024 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11.9 | Revolutionary BBQ Brawl (Day 1) | Apr 19, 2024 |
| -7.6 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival | Mar 7, 2025 |
| -5.4 | Poosa Q | Oct 5, 2023 |
| -3.8 | Revolutionary BBQ Brawl (Day 2) | Apr 20, 2024 |
| -1.9 | GBC Throwdown | Nov 19, 2021 |
Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — tap a meat to add it)
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 41% | 92.9% | 92.9% |
| 2025 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20% | top 54% | 94% | 91.5% |
| 2024 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 63% | top 52% | 96.5% | 92.2% |
| 2023 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 63% | top 46% | 93.6% | 92.3% |
| 2022 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 71% | top 40% | 96.7% | 93.1% |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 57% | 89% | 89% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 6, 2026 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival 🏅 Lawrenceville, GA | 18 / 44 (334.2632) | 21 (165.1316) | 15 (169.1316) | — | — |
| Jun 20, 2025 | Poosa Q 🏅 Montgomery, AL | 23 / 42 (336.5372) | 19 (170.2628) | 24 (166.2744) | — | — |
| May 25, 2025 | 7th Annual KCBS World Invitational (Sunday, May 25, 2025) unrated Lebanon, TN | 34 / 70 (338.2288) | 17 (171.9888) | 37 (166.2400) | — | — |
| May 23, 2025 | 7th Annual KCBS World Invitational Chicken (Friday, May 23, 2025) unrated Lebanon, TN | — | 9 (175.4400) | — | — | — |
| May 23, 2025 | 7th Annual KCBS World Invitational Ribs (Friday, May 23, 2025) unrated Lebanon, TN | — | — | 54 (154.8116) | — | — |
| Mar 7, 2025 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival 🏅 Lawrenceville, GA | 26 / 45 (313.5772) | 19 (165.6800) | 27 (147.8972) | 15 (163.9544) | — |
| May 25, 2024 | 6th Annual KCBS World Invitational - BACKYARD SERIES INVITATIONAL unrated Lebanon, TN | 40 / 47 (336.5144) | 21 (173.1316) | 47 (163.3828) | — | — |
| May 24, 2024 | 6th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN unrated Lebanon, TN | 110 / 118 (654.7084) | 55 (173.1200) | 118 (149.0856) | 92 (167.9656) | 93 (164.5372) |
| May 4, 2024 | Jiggy With The Piggy - Day 2 🏅 Kannapolis, NC | 14 / 35 (322.2172) | 15 (157.6800) | 10 (164.5372) | — | — |
| May 3, 2024 | Jiggy With The Piggy - Day 1 🏅 Kannapolis, NC | 13 / 45 (329.0860) | 15 (165.6916) | 13 (163.3944) | — | — |
| Apr 20, 2024 | Revolutionary BBQ Brawl (Day 2) 🏅 Williamsburg, VA | 14 / 25 (334.8116) | 18 (162.8344) | 5 (171.9772) | 15 (157.0628) | — |
| Apr 19, 2024 | Revolutionary BBQ Brawl (Day 1) 🏅 Williamsburg, VA | 23 / 25 (321.6572) | 23 (161.1200) | 18 (160.5372) | 2 (175.4056) | — |
| Mar 1, 2024 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival 🏅 Lawrenceville, GA | 3 / 59 (347.4172) | 4 (174.2628) | 5 (173.1544) | 14 (169.1084) | — |
| Jan 4, 2024 | 8th Annual Jimmy Jam BBQ Slam & Car Show 🏅 Elkton, FL | 7 / 43 (337.6684) | 6 (173.1084) | 15 (164.5600) | 8 (166.2400) | 9 (165.0856) |
| Oct 5, 2023 | Poosa Q 🏅 Montgomery, AL | 44 / 73 (325.6572) | 48 (162.8344) | 40 (162.8228) | — | — |
| Aug 12, 2023 | 5th Annual KCBS World Invitational - BACKYARD SERIES INVITATIONAL unrated Mayetta, KS | 26 / 29 (334.8116) | 19 (170.8344) | 26 (163.9772) | — | — |
| Aug 11, 2023 | 5th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN unrated Mayetta, KS | 83 / 90 (652.4572) | 69 (168.5372) | 89 (153.0972) | 71 (166.8456) | 75 (163.9772) |
| Jul 21, 2023 | Smoke on the Mountain 🏅 Galax, VA | 4 / 38 (334.2288) | 9 (166.2516) | 7 (167.9772) | — | — |
| May 6, 2023 | Jiggy With The Piggy - Day 2 🏅 Kannapolis, NC | 9 / 23 (333.6572) | 8 (167.9656) | 8 (165.6916) | — | — |
| May 5, 2023 | Jiggy With The Piggy - Day 1 🏅 Kannapolis, NC | 11 / 35 (335.9428) | 4 (177.1428) | 12 (158.8000) | — | — |
| Apr 7, 2023 | Jimbo's Annual BBQ Competition 🏅 Stem, NC | 4 / 28 (337.0744) | 1 (177.7028) | 11 (159.3716) | — | — |
| Mar 3, 2023 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival 🏅 Lawrenceville, GA | 19 / 65 (496.4684) | 21 (166.8228) | 9 (171.4172) | 34 (158.2284) | — |
| Nov 12, 2022 | 4th Annual KCBS World Invitational - BACKYARD SERIES INVITATIONAL unrated Gadsden, AL | 47 / 49 (316.4112) | 48 (154.7540) | 38 (161.6572) | — | — |
| Nov 11, 2022 | 4th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN unrated Gadsden, AL | 79 / 91 (660.4576) | 82 (163.9544) | 83 (158.8116) | 51 (169.1428) | 46 (168.5488) |
| Aug 12, 2022 | Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD ONLY) Glencoe, AL | 18 / 35 (506.8228) | 23 (163.9772) | 6 (176.0228) | 23 (166.8228) | — |
| Jul 21, 2022 | Smoke on the Mountain BBQ Championship 2022 🏅 Galax, VA | 2 / 25 (346.8572) | 2 (174.2972) | 3 (172.5600) | — | — |
| May 5, 2022 | Poosa Q 🏅 Montgomery, AL | 1 / 72 (347.9772) | 8 (173.7028) | 5 (174.2744) | — | — |
| Apr 29, 2022 | BBQ Boogie & Blues 🏅 Calhoun, GA | 3 / 37 (509.6456) | 4 (170.2628) | 1 (177.7372) | 9 (161.6456) | — |
| Mar 4, 2022 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival 🏅 Lawrenceville, GA | 21 / 73 (491.3716) | 1 (177.7144) | 10 (167.9772) | 38 (145.6800) | — |
| Nov 19, 2021 | GBC Throwdown 🏅 Cumming, GA | 16 / 28 (480.3996) | 13 (161.6800) | 14 (159.9312) | 17 (158.7884) | — |
An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.