Perfect scores on the board
1
perfect 180
1 perfect 180 in the data — every judge at the table handing back a nine, all in brisket.
- Brisket ×1
KG Cookers BBQ
KG Cookers BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2016 and 2018. Their best overall finish is 4th of 129 at the 38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (INVITATIONAL) (2017).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1513
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 32 invitational or side-series contests not counted
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
Jun 25, 2016
latest Sep 15, 2018 · 2.2 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
1 podium
Overall top-10s
1
20% of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 45%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
1 🔥
Walk rate
20%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±19.72
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 169.23 · weakest Chicken (165.46)
Road miles
971
across 5 mapped stops · furthest 971 mi
Schedule strength
67%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1585)
Master avg
670.19 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to KG Cookers BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
KG Cookers BBQ has 3 rated contests, short of the five a power ranking needs, so its rating is still close to the 1500 every team starts on and 128 rated teams sit within a point of it.
#2,730 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 9%
- Peak
- 1525
2–0 in 2 shared contests (100% to KG Cookers BBQ)
2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team KG Cookers BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#2,746 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1526
2–0 in 2 shared contests (100% to KG Cookers BBQ)
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 11 contests to 5.
⚔ Head-to-head#2,724 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1518
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to KG Cookers BBQ)
Level with KG Cookers BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#2,751 of the rated field
- Contests
- 13
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 8%
- Peak
- 1517
1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to KG Cookers BBQ)
13 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 8% top-10 finishes rather than wins.
⚔ Head-to-head#2,729 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1513
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#2,721 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 40%
- Peak
- 1513
They turned up 7 years after KG Cookers BBQ did, first appearing in 2023.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cool Smoke | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| HOT WACHULA'S | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 177.7372 | 158.2168 | 165.46 | top 59% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 174.2628 | 163.3944 | 166.83 | top 53% |
| Pork | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 175.4172 | 165.0972 | 169.23 | top 45% |
| Brisket | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 180 🔥 | 159.4400 | 168.67 | top 40% |
“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) | 1 | 0 | top 63% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 41% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) | 2 | 134 | 0 | top 66% | Sep 15, 2018 |
| 38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) | 2 | 4 | 0 | top 16% | Sep 1, 2017 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2018
2 contests
Contests a season
1.7
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
KS
4 of 5 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
3
2 of them more than once
Opponents faced
653
finished ahead 690 times, behind 507
Longest layoff
1.2 yrs
Jun 25, 2016 → Aug 31, 2017
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20182 milestones
- Peak power rating (1513) 39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)
- Most recent contest 39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)
20176 milestones
- First call 38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (INVITATIONAL)
- First category win (Brisket) 38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (INVITATIONAL)
- First overall top-10 38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (INVITATIONAL)
- First perfect 180 (Brisket) 38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (INVITATIONAL)
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score705.1200 38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (INVITATIONAL)
- Career-best overall score705.1200 38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (INVITATIONAL)
20161 milestone
- First tracked contest Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +10 | 38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) | Sep 1, 2017 |
| +2.8 | 39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) | Sep 15, 2018 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -0.2 | Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle | Jun 25, 2016 |
Scores over time (% of a perfect score — 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 66% | 92.3% | 92% |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 50% | top 16% | 97.9% | 95.8% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 63% | 89.7% | 89.7% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 15, 2018 | 39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS | 235 / 467 (660.4796) | 306 (162.8340) | 168 (168.5828) | 186 (167.3828) | 282 (161.6800) |
| Sep 14, 2018 | 39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (INVITATIONAL) unrated Kansas City, KS | 134 / 164 (664.4688) | 150 (162.2744) | 130 (164.5256) | 134 (165.0972) | 63 (172.5716) |
| Sep 1, 2017 | 38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS | 117 / 407 (674.7200) | 212 (166.2400) | 242 (163.3944) | 39 (175.4172) | 121 (169.6684) |
| Aug 31, 2017 | 38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (INVITATIONAL) unrated Kansas City, KS | 4 / 129 (705.1200) | 10 (177.7372) | 34 (174.2628) | 52 (173.1200) | 1 (180) |
| Jun 25, 2016 | Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle Washington, DC | 22 / 35 (646.1712) | 28 (158.2168) | 22 (163.3944) | 19 (165.1200) | 25 (159.4400) |
An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.