Cool Guys BBQ FL
Rating
1476
peak 1525
Contests
13
in the data
First seen
2024-01-26
latest 2026-01-22
Best ToY finish
#110
Backyard 2024
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
8 podiums
Overall top-10s
5
of 13 contests
Avg finish
top 57%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
583.13 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 448.07 (+135.06)
Walk rate
46%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
3
best run (overall)
Consistency
±157.61
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 164.39 · weakest Brisket (156.17)
Road miles
1370
mi across 13 mapped stops · furthest 473 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
SmokinGhost BBQ has finished one call ahead of Cool Guys BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
⚔️ A tough matchup
Dogpatch Q has come out ahead in 8 of their 8 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of Smokin-N-Pokin in 5 of their 6 shared contests.
🏕️ Happy hunting ground
Grills Gone Wild is their spot: an average finish in the top 11% across 2 visits.
📅 A February team
Something about February: average finish in the top 30% across 4 contests, versus top 57% 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 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 170.8228 | 156.5256 | 162.81 | top 51% |
| Pork Ribs | 13 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 171.9656 | 150.1944 | 161.71 | top 54% |
| Pork | 13 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 169.7028 | 157.0740 | 164.39 | top 46% |
| Brisket | 12 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 166.2400 | 143.8516 | 156.17 | top 57% |
“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 | 12 | 0 | top 59% |
| GA | 1 | 0 | top 32% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 3 | 0 | top 80% |
| Medium (20–39) | 7 | 0 | top 34% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 89% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2025 (6 contests)
- Cooks mostly in FL (12 of 13 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (14 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 448.07
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 | 651.2112 | 651.21 |
| 2025 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 647.8168 | 483.74 |
| 2024 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 651.8280 | 378.55 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-22 | Lakeland Pig Festival Lakeland, FL | 56 / 63 (651.2112) | 52 (166.2284) | 57 (161.0972) | 53 (162.8000) | 52 (161.0856) |
| 2025-11-21 | Plant City Pig Jam Plant City, FL | 27 / 31 (647.8168) | 31 (162.2400) | 24 (165.6684) | 19 (169.6684) | 29 (150.2400) |
| 2025-03-14 | Back Porch Jam at the Hillsborough County Fairgrounds Dover, FL | 15 / 15 (643.7832) | 15 (159.3716) | 13 (157.0744) | 14 (163.9544) | 12 (163.3828) |
| 2025-02-14 | Ribs on the Ridge Haines City, FL | 13 / 16 (642.0572) | 14 (161.0972) | 14 (157.0744) | 13 (165.0972) | 12 (158.7884) |
| 2025-02-07 | Grills Gone Wild Davenport, FL | 3 / 25 (330.7772) | 3 (167.9772) | 4 (162.8000) | 2 (167.3828) | — |
| 2025-01-24 | Lakeland Pig Festival Lakeland, FL | 49 / 40 (311.8284) | 37 (161.6340) | 49 (150.1944) | 19 (169.7028) | 26 (159.9428) |
| 2025-01-09 | 9th Annual Jimmy Jam BBQ Slam Elkton, FL | 15 / 38 (326.1712) | 13 (162.8344) | 13 (163.9428) | 11 (163.9428) | 18 (152.5144) |
| 2024-11-22 | Plant City Pig Jam Plant City, FL | 10 / 26 (319.3256) | 10 (156.5256) | 6 (162.8000) | 1 (169.6684) | 6 (156.4912) |
| 2024-04-26 | BBQ, Boogie & Blues Calhoun, GA | 11 / 34 (324.4572) | 3 (170.8228) | 19 (153.6344) | 14 (157.0740) | 2 (166.2400) |
| 2024-03-16 | Back Porch Jam at the Hillsborough County Fairgrounds Dover, FL | 9 / 15 (651.8280) | 6 (168.5828) | 4 (171.9656) | 12 (161.0856) | 13 (150.1940) |
| 2024-02-16 | Ribs on the Ridge Brews & BBQ Haines City, FL | 5 / 29 (327.3372) | 6 (159.3600) | 4 (167.9772) | 6 (159.3716) | 9 (143.8516) |
| 2024-02-09 | Grills Gone Wild Davenport, FL | 3 / 28 (322.1944) | 3 (158.2056) | 3 (163.9888) | 5 (162.2400) | 2 (165.7028) |
| 2024-01-26 | Lakeland Pig Festival Lakeland, FL | 34 / 61 (326.1712) | 31 (162.2168) | 35 (163.9544) | 21 (165.1084) | 51 (145.6572) |
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 | #666 (116 pts) | #737 (116 pts) | #731 (121 pts) | #592 (146 pts) | #687 (116 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Backyard | #113 (478 pts) | #124 (473 pts) | #132 (503 pts) | — | — |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #706 (191 pts) | #795 (186 pts) | #820 (196 pts) | #746 (196 pts) | #702 (211 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Backyard | #110 (543 pts) | #98 (638 pts) | #113 (528 pts) | — | — |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #865 (125 pts) | #879 (155 pts) | #829 (190 pts) | #1041 (105 pts) | #1046 (100 pts) |