High-water mark
174.2628
career-best overall
96.8% of a perfect 180
Their best day on record: 174.2628 at Smokin on the Osage (Day 1) — 96.8% of a perfect 180.
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- Jul 19, 2024
Cooper Heyen
Cooper Heyen is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record in 2024. Their best overall finish is 5th of 37 at the Smokin on the Osage (Day 1) (2024).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1514
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 1
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
Jul 19, 2024
latest Jul 19, 2024
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
25% of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 14%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Road miles
1,191
across 4 mapped stops · furthest 595 mi
Purse competed for
$35K
listed at 4 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 4 state-championship entries
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|
“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.
More numbers
Busiest season
2024
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
GA
3 of 4 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
1
a different one every time
Opponents faced
67
finished ahead 53 times, behind 12
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20251 milestone
- Most recent contest Atlanta BBQ Store Classic
20243 milestones
- First overall top-10 Smokin on the Osage (Day 1)
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score174.2628 Smokin on the Osage (Day 1)
- Career-best overall score174.2628 Smokin on the Osage (Day 1)
20231 milestone
- First tracked contest Atlanta BBQ Store Classic
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% | top 14% | 96.8% | 96.8% |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 14, 2025 | Atlanta BBQ Store Classic 🏅 Cumming, GA | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nov 15, 2024 | Atlanta BBQ Store Classic 🏅 Cuming, GA | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul 19, 2024 | Smokin on the Osage (Day 1) 🏅 Osceola, MO | 5 / 37 (174.2628) | — | — | — | — |
| Nov 17, 2023 | Atlanta BBQ Store Classic 🏅 Cumming, GA | — | — | — | — | — |