High-water mark
663.4056
career-best overall
92.1% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 663.4056 at Navy SEAL Danny Dietz Memorial Classic Cookoff — 92.1% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Sep 12, 2025
Nut'n But Smoke Kookers
Nut'n But Smoke Kookers is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record in 2025. Their best overall finish is 43rd of 92 at the Navy SEAL Danny Dietz Memorial Classic Cookoff (2025).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1498
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 21 invitational or side-series contest not counted
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
Sep 12, 2025
latest Nov 5, 2025
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 71%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±1.67
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 168.18 · weakest Pork Ribs (161.69)
Road miles
631
across 4 mapped stops · furthest 631 mi
Purse competed for
$156K
listed at 4 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 2 state-championship entries
Master avg
661.44 / 720
3 Master contests · 0 GCs
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 173.7028 | 161.1200 | 167.22 | top 60% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.6684 | 158.2400 | 161.69 | top 85% |
| Pork | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.1200 | 158.2400 | 164.35 | top 71% |
| Brisket | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.8456 | 162.8456 | 168.18 | top 41% |
“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
More numbers
Most contests held in
KS
3 of 4 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
3
a different one every time
Opponents faced
463
finished ahead 163 times, behind 485
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20255 milestones
- First tracked contest Navy SEAL Danny Dietz Memorial Classic Cookoff
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score663.4056 Navy SEAL Danny Dietz Memorial Classic Cookoff
- Career-best overall score663.4056 Navy SEAL Danny Dietz Memorial Classic Cookoff
- Career-best single call (Chicken)173.7028 Navy SEAL Danny Dietz Memorial Classic Cookoff
- Most recent contest American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest
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)
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 5, 2025 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 300 / 401 (659.3256) | 338 (161.1200) | 358 (158.2400) | 215 (169.1200) | 128 (170.8456) |
| Nov 5, 2025 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest unrated Kansas City, KS | 145 / 158 (661.5768) | 130 (166.8228) | 138 (165.6684) | 156 (158.2400) | 68 (170.8456) |
| Nov 5, 2025 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sep 12, 2025 | Navy SEAL Danny Dietz Memorial Classic Cookoff 🏅 Waller, TX | 43 / 92 (663.4056) | 12 (173.7028) | 73 (161.1544) | 55 (165.7028) | 45 (162.8456) |
An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.