High-water mark
686.8456
career-best overall
95.4% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 686.8456 at 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open — 95.4% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Oct 2, 2014
B.S. Cookers
B.S. Cookers is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 33rd of 552 at the 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open (2014). Also listed in KCBS results as “BS COOKERS”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1488
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 31 invitational or side-series contest not counted
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
Jul 19, 2013
latest Sep 11, 2026 · 13.1 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 74%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±53.89
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 164.57 · weakest Brisket (145.40)
Road miles
886
across 4 mapped stops · furthest 632 mi
Schedule strength
21%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1529)
Purse competed for
$50K
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 1 state-championship entry
Master avg
613.77 / 720
4 Master contests · 0 GCs
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 174.2972 | 152.6172 | 164.57 | top 49% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.2628 | 117.6456 | 152.82 | top 66% |
| Pork | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 177.1428 | 128.5256 | 150.97 | top 72% |
| Brisket | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.8572 | 125.0972 | 145.40 | top 76% |
“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
Busiest season
2014
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
MO
2 of 4 contests · 3 states in all
Contests visited
4
a different one every time
Opponents faced
655
finished ahead 530 times, behind 297
Longest layoff
12 yrs
Oct 2, 2014 → Sep 11, 2026
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20261 milestone
- Most recent contest Danny Dietz Memorial World Championship Cookoff
20144 milestones
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score686.8456 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open
- Career-best overall score686.8456 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open
- Career-best single call (Pork)177.1428 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open
- Peak power rating (1502) 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open
20131 milestone
- First tracked contest Blues, BBQ & Bargains
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +16.7 | 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open | Oct 2, 2014 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -15.1 | Blues, BBQ & Bargains | Jul 19, 2013 |
| -13.9 | Danny Dietz Memorial World Championship Cookoff | Sep 11, 2026 |
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)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 96% | 82% | 82% |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 50% | 95.4% | 91.9% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 100% | 75.2% | 75.2% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 11, 2026 | Danny Dietz Memorial World Championship Cookoff 🏅 Waller, TX | 72 / 75 (590.1484) | 67 (157.6572) | 61 (158.2400) | 75 (128.5256) | 67 (145.7256) |
| Oct 2, 2014 | 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Invitational unrated Kansas City, MO | 156 / 165 (636.4456) | 24 (174.2972) | 62 (170.2628) | 157 (151.9656) | 163 (139.9200) |
| Oct 2, 2014 | 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO | 33 / 552 (686.8456) | 66 (173.7028) | 246 (165.1428) | 12 (177.1428) | 86 (170.8572) |
| Jul 19, 2013 | Blues, BBQ & Bargains Hays, KS | 42 / 42 (541.6228) | 33 (152.6172) | 42 (117.6456) | 38 (146.2628) | 42 (125.0972) |
An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.