Perfect scores on the board
2
perfect 180s
2 perfect 180s in the data — every judge at the table handing back a nine, across 2 different meats.
- Pork Ribs ×1
- Brisket ×1
KG Cookers
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1558
peak 1561 · rated over 7 contests ⓘ
Contests
7
in the data
First seen
2017-02-03
latest 2025-11-05
Best ToY finish
#462
Master 2025
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
3 podiums
Overall top-10s
2
of 7 contests
Avg finish
top 29%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
2 🔥
Current form
681.99 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 681.40 (+0.59)
Walk rate
71%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±9.90
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 172.48 · weakest Pork (168.06)
Road miles
5,207
mi across 7 mapped stops · furthest 1179 mi
Schedule strength
52%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1566)
Purse competed for
$238K
listed at 5 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 5 state-championship entries
Master avg
681.40 / 720
7 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (8 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.
Happy hunting ground
Top 4%
average finish here
Navy SEAL Danny Dietz Memorial Classic Cookoff is their spot: an average finish in the top 4% across 2 visits.
- 2 visits
- best finish 3rd
- average top 4%
High-water mark
694.2860
career-best overall
96.4% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 694.2860 at Navy SEAL Danny Dietz Memorial Classic Cookoff — 96.4% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2025-09-12
A tough matchup
3–0
behind in the head-to-head
Cherry Anchor BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
Cherry Anchor BBQ has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
The weak link
−4.4
points behind their best meat
Pork is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 4.41 points below their pork ribs, and turns into a call 14% of the time against 43%.
- Pork avg 168.06
- Pork Ribs avg 172.48
- 1 calls in 7 entries
A strong matchup
3–1
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 75% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of LA PASADITA in 3 of their 4 shared contests.
The comeback
7.3 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 7.3 years, then back at Navy SEAL Danny Dietz Memorial Classic Cookoff (2024-09-13).
- last seen 2017-05-26
- back 2024-09-13
The long haul
5,207
road miles between contests
Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 5,207 miles across 7 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 1,179 miles to Best Dam BBQ.
- 7 mapped stops
- furthest 1,179 mi
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.
43 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#1591 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 50%
- Peak
- 1558
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to KG Cookers)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team KG Cookers has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#1598 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1558
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to KG Cookers)
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 9 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-head#1597 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 67%
- Peak
- 1558
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#1596 of the rated field
- Contests
- 13
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 38%
- Peak
- 1562
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2022, 3 years before KG Cookers's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-head#1600 of the rated field
- Contests
- 17
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 24%
- Peak
- 1558
No shared contest yet.
17 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 24% top-10 finishes rather than wins.
⚔ Head-to-head#1595 of the rated field
- Contests
- 24
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 25%
- Peak
- 1560
No shared contest yet.
Level with KG Cookers 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bourbon & Blues BBQ | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| CHICKEN FRIED BBQ | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 177.7028 | 164.5256 | 169.94 | top 38% |
| Pork Ribs | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 180.0000 🔥 | 158.8000 | 172.48 | top 29% |
| Pork | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 175.4056 | 159.3828 | 168.06 | top 46% |
| Brisket | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 180.0000 🔥 | 162.8228 | 170.92 | top 26% |
“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 state / province
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| TX | 3 | 0 | top 6% |
| KS | 2 | 0 | top 61% |
| NV | 1 | 0 | top 41% |
| GA | 1 | 0 | top 21% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 41% |
| Large (40+) | 6 | 0 | top 27% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 2 | 249 | 0 | top 61% | 2025-11-05 |
| Navy SEAL Danny Dietz Memorial Classic Cookoff | 2 | 3 | 0 | top 4% | 2025-09-12 |
The story so far (18 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
8.8 yrs
2017-02-03 → 2025-11-05
Busiest season
2025
3 contests
Contests a season
2.3
across 3 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
TX
3 of 7 contests · 4 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
5
2 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
7 entries · 0 wins · 1 calls
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
averages 172.48 · weakest Pork (168.06)
Walk rate
71%
a top-10 call in 5 of 7 contests
Overall top-10 rate
29%
2 of 7 contests
Master average
681.40
out of 720 · 7 contests · 0 GCs
Perfect 180s
2
every judge at the table handing back a nine
Opponents faced
848
674–555 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
5,207
7 mapped stops · furthest 1,179 mi
Schedule strength
1566
average field rating faced — tougher than 52% of rated contests
Purse competed for
$237,835
listed at 5 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0
from 5 state-championship entries
Longest layoff
7.3 yrs
2017-05-26 → 2024-09-13
Power rating
1558
peak 1561 · #1599 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2017
- First tracked contest *Humble Rodeo & BBQ ( WFC Qualifier)
- First call *Humble Rodeo & BBQ ( WFC Qualifier)
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score673.0628 *Humble Rodeo & BBQ ( WFC Qualifier)
- 2024
- First overall top-10 Navy SEAL Danny Dietz Memorial Classic Cookoff
- First overall podium Navy SEAL Danny Dietz Memorial Classic Cookoff
- 2025
- First category win (Pork Ribs) Navy SEAL Danny Dietz Memorial Classic Cookoff
- First perfect 180 (Pork Ribs) Navy SEAL Danny Dietz Memorial Classic Cookoff
- Career-best overall score694.2860 Navy SEAL Danny Dietz Memorial Classic Cookoff
- Peak power rating (1561) Navy SEAL Danny Dietz Memorial Classic Cookoff
- Most recent contest American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +14.9 | Navy SEAL Danny Dietz Memorial Classic Cookoff | 2024-09-13 |
| +14.7 | Navy SEAL Danny Dietz Memorial Classic Cookoff | 2025-09-12 |
| +14.2 | *Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival (GBC Qualifier) | 2017-05-26 |
| +13.7 | *Humble Rodeo & BBQ ( WFC Qualifier) | 2017-02-03 |
| +4.8 | Best Dam BBQ | 2025-05-23 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -2.9 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 2025-11-05 |
| -1.4 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 2024-10-30 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 67% | top 36% | 96.4% | 94.8% |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50% | top 32% | 96.3% | 94.6% |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 16% | 95.4% | 94.4% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 249 / 401 (670.7428) | 141 (172.5600) | 355 (158.8000) | 354 (159.3828) | 6 (180.0000) |
| 2025-09-12 | Navy SEAL Danny Dietz Memorial Classic Cookoff 🏅 Waller, TX | 3 / 92 (694.2860) | 34 (168.5716) | 1 (180.0000) | 24 (172.0000) | 5 (173.7144) |
| 2025-05-23 | Best Dam BBQ 🏅 Boulder City, NV | 12 / 29 (683.3372) | 13 (170.2628) | 11 (173.1200) | 18 (169.1316) | 13 (170.8228) |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 267 / 444 (668.4800) | 305 (165.0972) | 144 (172.0000) | 345 (161.6800) | 157 (169.7028) |
| 2024-09-13 | Navy SEAL Danny Dietz Memorial Classic Cookoff 🏅 Waller, TX | 3 / 67 (693.0968) | 3 (177.7028) | 22 (171.4056) | 5 (175.4056) | 17 (168.5828) |
| 2017-05-26 | *Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival (GBC Qualifier) Evans, GA | 14 / 67 (686.7888) | 32 (170.8344) | 4 (177.1544) | 33 (167.9772) | 23 (170.8228) |
| 2017-02-03 | *Humble Rodeo & BBQ ( WFC Qualifier) Humble, TX | 14 / 136 (673.0628) | 39 (164.5256) | 3 (174.8572) | 18 (170.8572) | 51 (162.8228) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #462 (414 pts) | #716 (234 pts) | #487 (469 pts) | #721 (214 pts) | #448 (474 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #581 (295 pts) | #626 (295 pts) | #962 (135 pts) | #682 (245 pts) | #838 (160 pts) |