High-water mark
94.8% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 682.7884 at Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (Competitor's Series) (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) — 94.8% of a perfect 720.
- Competitor Series
- Oct 10, 2025
Cook Cartel is a competition barbecue team with 2 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2024 and 2025. Their best overall finish is 53rd of 90 at the Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (Competitor's Series) (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) (2025).
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.1200 | 165.0856 | 167.10 | top 75% |
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 175.4172 | 164.5372 | 169.98 | top 54% |
| Pork | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.2628 | 165.7028 | 167.98 | top 62% |
| Brisket | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 173.7256 | 172.5484 | 173.14 | top 28% |
“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.
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (Competitor's Series) (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) | 2 | 53 | 0 | top 61% | Oct 10, 2025 |
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 10, 2025 | Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (Competitor's Series) (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) unrated Lynchburg, TN | 53 / 90 (682.7884) | 64 (169.1200) | 22 (175.4172) | 73 (165.7028) | 32 (172.5484) |
| Oct 11, 2024 | Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (Competitor's Series) (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) unrated Lynchburg, TN | 55 / 87 (673.6112) | 69 (165.0856) | 72 (164.5372) | 37 (170.2628) | 17 (173.7256) |
An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.