Blacksheep Cookers
Blacksheep Cookers is a competition barbecue team with 2 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record in 2025. Their best overall finish is 158th of 158 at the American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest (2025).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1493
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 11 invitational or side-series contest not counted
Contests
2
in the data
First seen
Nov 5, 2025
latest Nov 5, 2025
Avg finish
top 92%
overall standings
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 162.51 · weakest Pork (157.37)
Road miles
0
across 2 mapped stops
Purse competed for
$99K
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
Master avg
641.23 / 720
2 Master contests · 0 GCs
Still inside their first twelve months: see what a first season usually looks like.
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.2400 | 159.9544 | 161.10 | top 89% |
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.9312 | 161.0972 | 162.51 | top 88% |
| Pork | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164.5256 | 150.2172 | 157.37 | top 87% |
| Brisket | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 160.5600 | 159.9312 | 160.25 | top 89% |
“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.
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20254 milestones
- First tracked contest American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest
- Career-best overall score647.7940 American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest
- Career-best single call (Pork)164.5256 American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest
- Most recent contest American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest
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 | 334 / 401 (647.7940) | 331 (162.2400) | 337 (161.0972) | 297 (164.5256) | 330 (159.9312) |
| Nov 5, 2025 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest unrated Kansas City, KS | 158 / 158 (634.6628) | 151 (159.9544) | 145 (163.9312) | 158 (150.2172) | 150 (160.5600) |
An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.