Cardinal Services
Cardinal Services is a competition barbecue team with 2 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2022 and 2025. Their best overall finish is 44th of 98 at the Permian Basin Barbeque Cook-off by Daniel Energy Partners (COMPETITOR SERIES) (2025).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1487
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 11 invitational or side-series contest not counted
Contests
2
in the data
First seen
Sep 29, 2022
latest Nov 11, 2025 · 3.1 years on the trail
Avg finish
top 68%
overall standings
Best overall
297.6456 / 360
Competitor Series · Permian Basin Barbeque Cook-off by Daniel Energy Partners (COMPETITOR SERIES)
Best single call
149.6912
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 148.58 · weakest Brisket (128.30)
Road miles
434
across 2 mapped stops · furthest 218 mi
This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 149.2000 | 147.9544 | 148.58 | top 53% |
| Brisket | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 149.6912 | 106.9028 | 128.30 | top 68% |
“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
Opponents faced
138
finished ahead 60 times, behind 100
Longest layoff
3.1 yrs
Sep 29, 2022 → Nov 11, 2025
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20253 milestones
- Career-best overall score297.6456 Permian Basin Barbeque Cook-off by Daniel Energy Partners (COMPETITOR SERIES)
- Career-best single call (Brisket)149.6912 Permian Basin Barbeque Cook-off by Daniel Energy Partners (COMPETITOR SERIES)
- Most recent contest Permian Basin Barbeque Cook-off by Daniel Energy Partners (COMPETITOR SERIES)
20221 milestone
- First tracked contest Permian Basin Barbeque Cook-off (BACKYARD ONLY)
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 11, 2025 | Permian Basin Barbeque Cook-off by Daniel Energy Partners (COMPETITOR SERIES) unrated Houston, TX | 44 / 98 (297.6456) | — | 48 (147.9544) | — | 42 (149.6912) |
| Sep 29, 2022 | Permian Basin Barbeque Cook-off (BACKYARD ONLY) Midland, TX | 58 / 64 (256.1028) | — | 36 (149.2000) | — | 60 (106.9028) |
An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.