High-water mark
682.7544
career-best overall
94.8% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 682.7544 at 11th Annual Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge — 94.8% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2026-01-16
KYOTEE KOOKERS
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1496
peak 1507 · rated over 6 contests ⓘ
Contests
10
in the data
First seen
2023-09-08
latest 2026-01-16
Best ToY finish
#754
Master 2024
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 10 contests
Avg finish
top 65%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
665.14 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 663.54 (+1.60)
Walk rate
20%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±12.54
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 168.27 · weakest Brisket (162.81)
Road miles
3,661
mi across 10 mapped stops · furthest 1129 mi
Schedule strength
45%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1558)
Purse competed for
$389K
listed at 10 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 6 state-championship entries
Master avg
663.54 / 720
8 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (7 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.
A tough matchup
7–0
behind in the head-to-head
CHICKEN FRIED BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
CHICKEN FRIED BBQ has come out ahead in 7 of their 7 shared contests.
The weak link
−5.5
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 5.45 points below their pork, and turns into a call 13% of the time against 13%.
- Brisket avg 162.81
- Pork avg 168.27
- 1 calls in 8 entries
A strong matchup
3–0
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 100% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of Honorable Mention Cookers in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
Pork nemesis
6 of 7
shared pork entries lost
Barton BBQ ahead 86% of the time
Even in their strongest meat, Barton BBQ has out-cooked them in 6 of 7 shared pork entries.
The long haul
3,661
road miles between contests
Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 3,661 miles across 10 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 1,129 miles to 11th Annual Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge.
- 10 mapped stops
- furthest 1,129 mi
The metronome
±1.74%
swing around their own average
Their overall lands within ±1.74% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.
- averages 92.2% of a perfect score
- 10 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.
116 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3330 of the rated field
- Contests
- 33
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 6%
- Peak
- 1502
0–2 in 2 shared contests (0% to KYOTEE KOOKERS)
2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team KYOTEE KOOKERS has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#3372 of the rated field
- Contests
- 64
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 19%
- Peak
- 1593
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to KYOTEE KOOKERS)
They've been 1593 at their best, 97 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-head#3332 of the rated field
- Contests
- 71
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 4%
- Peak
- 1497
1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to KYOTEE KOOKERS)
71 contests to 10: their number has had years to settle where KYOTEE KOOKERS's is still finding its level.
⚔ Head-to-head#3352 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1511
No shared contest yet.
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2023.
⚔ Head-to-head#3351 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1501
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2021, 5 years before KYOTEE KOOKERS's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-head#3357 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1506
No shared contest yet.
Level with KYOTEE KOOKERS on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barton BBQ | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14% | ⚔ compare |
| BULLHORN BBQ | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14% | ⚔ compare |
| CHICKEN FRIED BBQ | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Smokin Los BBQ | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| Kanned Heat | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| The Pitfather BBQ | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| Sure Shot BBQ | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| Smoke Show BBQ | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| East Texas Smokers | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| Meat Candy Q | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| Crossed Rifles BBQ | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| MAN MEAT BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| LC BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| LA PASADITA | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Team Chupacabra | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 173.7028 | 156.5488 | 167.27 | top 57% |
| Pork Ribs | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 173.1772 | 153.6800 | 165.19 | top 65% |
| Pork | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 174.2744 | 160.5256 | 168.27 | top 50% |
| Brisket | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 176.5600 | 152.5144 | 162.81 | top 60% |
“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.
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Navy SEAL Danny Dietz Memorial Classic Cookoff | 3 | 31 | 0 | top 55% | 2025-09-12 |
The story so far (16 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
2.4 yrs
2023-09-08 → 2026-01-16
Busiest season
2024
4 contests
Contests a season
2.5
across 4 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
KS
6 of 10 contests · 3 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
6
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
8 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Pork
averages 168.27 · weakest Brisket (162.81)
Walk rate
20%
a top-10 call in 2 of 10 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 10 contests
Master average
663.54
out of 720 · 8 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
817
446–1,167 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
3,661
10 mapped stops · furthest 1,129 mi
Schedule strength
1558
average field rating faced — tougher than 45% of rated contests
Purse competed for
$388,680
listed at 10 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0
from 6 state-championship entries
Power rating
1496
peak 1507 · #3347 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2023
- First tracked contest Navy SEAL Danny Dietz Memorial Classic Cookoff
- First call Navy SEAL Danny Dietz Memorial Classic Cookoff
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score673.7144 Navy SEAL Danny Dietz Memorial Classic Cookoff
- Peak power rating (1507) Navy SEAL Danny Dietz Memorial Classic Cookoff
- 2024
- Career-best single call (Brisket)176.5600 American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest
- 2026
- 10th tracked contest 11th Annual Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge
- Career-best overall score682.7544 11th Annual Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge
- Most recent contest 11th Annual Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +7 | Navy SEAL Danny Dietz Memorial Classic Cookoff | 2023-09-08 |
| +6.9 | 11th Annual Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge | 2026-01-16 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -6.3 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 2024-10-30 |
| -4.4 | Navy SEAL Danny Dietz Memorial Classic Cookoff | 2024-09-13 |
| -3.4 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 2023-09-27 |
| -3.4 | Navy SEAL Danny Dietz Memorial Classic Cookoff | 2025-09-12 |
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)
Team of the Year rank by season
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 | 100% | top 42% | 94.8% | 94.8% |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 66% | 91.1% | 91.1% |
| 2024 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 71% | 94.4% | 92% |
| 2023 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25% | top 66% | 93.6% | 91.8% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-16 | 11th Annual Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge 🏅 Bullhead City, AZ | 22 / 53 (682.7544) | 14 (173.7028) | 12 (173.1200) | 8 (174.2744) | 40 (161.6572) |
| 2025-09-12 | Navy SEAL Danny Dietz Memorial Classic Cookoff 🏅 Waller, TX | 61 / 92 (655.8628) | 16 (172.5600) | 87 (153.6800) | 34 (170.2628) | 60 (159.3600) |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest unrated Kansas City, KS | 111 / 169 (679.8972) | 150 (165.6800) | 138 (167.3828) | 98 (170.2744) | 22 (176.5600) |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 359 / 444 (646.6972) | 230 (169.1084) | 396 (157.0972) | 232 (167.9772) | 390 (152.5144) |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2024-09-13 | Navy SEAL Danny Dietz Memorial Classic Cookoff 🏅 Waller, TX | 45 / 67 (660.5032) | 50 (162.8344) | 50 (165.1088) | 24 (170.8684) | 40 (161.6916) |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 346 / 487 (653.6228) | 203 (169.7372) | 356 (162.8344) | 375 (160.5256) | 355 (160.5256) |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest unrated Kansas City, KS | 200 / 211 (655.2684) | 154 (167.9772) | 138 (169.1200) | 197 (161.6684) | 201 (156.5028) |
| 2023-09-08 | Navy SEAL Danny Dietz Memorial Classic Cookoff 🏅 Waller, TX | 31 / 99 (673.7144) | 82 (156.5488) | 20 (173.1772) | 30 (170.2856) | 8 (173.7028) |
Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)
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 | #889 (75 pts) | #875 (115 pts) | #862 (125 pts) | #697 (155 pts) | #950 (60 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #1148 (60 pts) | #1057 (105 pts) | #1293 (60 pts) | #1190 (60 pts) | #1190 (60 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #754 (180 pts) | #806 (180 pts) | #852 (180 pts) | #788 (185 pts) | #773 (195 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #938 (120 pts) | #1011 (120 pts) | #1118 (120 pts) | #989 (120 pts) | #989 (120 pts) |