Perfect scores on the board
1
perfect 180s
1 perfect 180 in the data — every judge at the table handing back a nine, all in brisket.
- Brisket ×1
KG Cookers BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1513
peak 1513 · rated over 3 contests ⓘ
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
2016-06-25
latest 2018-09-15
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 45%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
1 🔥
Current form
670.19
last 5 Master vs avg 670.19 (+0.00)
Walk rate
20%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±19.72
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 169.23 · weakest Chicken (165.46)
Road miles
971
mi 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
Storylines (5 found in this team's record)
Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.
Happy hunting ground
Top 16%
average finish here
38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) is their spot: an average finish in the top 16% across 2 visits.
- 2 visits
- best finish 4th
- average top 16%
High-water mark
705.1200
career-best overall
97.9% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 705.1200 at 38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (INVITATIONAL) — 97.9% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2017-08-31
A tough matchup
4–1
behind in the head-to-head
Cool Smoke ahead in 80% of their meetings
Cool Smoke has come out ahead in 4 of their 5 shared contests.
A strong matchup
4–0
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 100% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of Rollin' Smoke BBQ Texas in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The nearest teams in the power rankings, with a different reason on each card — six teams on one rating are rarely on it for the same reason. Rating decides who makes the list; where teams tie on it, the ones this team has actually cooked against come first, then teams at a similar point in their own career. KCBS doesn’t publish where a team is from, so nothing here is inferred from geography.
KG Cookers BBQ has 3 rated contests — short of the five it takes to earn a power ranking — so this rating has barely moved off the 1500 every team starts on and 120 rated teams sit within a point of it. Read the list as the nearest company at a number nobody here has moved far from, not as a verdict on who this team belongs with.
#2729 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#2711 of the rated field
- Contests
- 13
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 23%
- Peak
- 1529
2–0 in 2 shared contests (100% to KG Cookers BBQ)
13 contests to 5: their number has had years to settle where KG Cookers BBQ's is still finding its level.
⚔ Head-to-head#2720 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 40%
- Peak
- 1524
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 8 years after KG Cookers BBQ did, first appearing in 2024.
⚔ Head-to-head#2719 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1513
No shared contest yet.
Level with KG Cookers BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#2714 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 40%
- Peak
- 1513
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#2735 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1512
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar 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 | 180.0000 🔥 | 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 state / province
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| KS | 4 | 0 | top 41% |
| DC | 1 | 0 | top 63% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 63% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 41% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring 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% | 2018-09-15 |
| 38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) | 2 | 4 | 0 | top 16% | 2017-09-01 |
The story so far (16 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
2.2 yrs
2016-06-25 → 2018-09-15
Busiest season
2018
2 contests
Contests a season
1.7
across 3 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
KS
4 of 5 contests · 2 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
3
2 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
5 entries · 0 wins · 1 calls
Strongest meat
Pork
averages 169.23 · weakest Chicken (165.46)
Walk rate
20%
a top-10 call in 1 of 5 contests
Overall top-10 rate
20%
1 of 5 contests
Master average
670.19
out of 720 · 5 contests · 0 GCs
Perfect 180s
1
every judge at the table handing back a nine
Opponents faced
657
690–507 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
971
5 mapped stops · furthest 971 mi
Schedule strength
1585
average field rating faced — tougher than 67% of rated contests
Longest layoff
1.2 yrs
2016-06-25 → 2017-08-31
Power rating
1513
peak 1513 · #null of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2016
- First tracked contest Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle
- 2017
- 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)
- 2018
- Peak power rating (1513) 39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)
- Most recent contest 39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +10 | 38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) | 2017-09-01 |
| +2.8 | 39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) | 2018-09-15 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -0.2 | Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle | 2016-06-25 |
Category scores over time
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-09-15 | 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) |
| 2018-09-14 | 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) |
| 2017-09-01 | 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) |
| 2017-08-31 | 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 (180.0000) |
| 2016-06-25 | Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle Washington, DC | 22 / 35 (646.1712) | 28 (158.2168) | 22 (163.3944) | 19 (165.1200) | 25 (159.4400) |