AMP Cookers TX
Rating
1527
peak 1527 · rated over 4 contests
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
2023-09-08
latest 2025-09-12
Grand champs
0
1 reserve
Category wins
0
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 32%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
673.04
last 3 Master vs avg 673.04 (+0.00)
Walk rate
100%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±5.23
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 170.56 · weakest Chicken (167.27)
Road miles
41
mi across 4 mapped stops
Schedule strength
21%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1516)
Purse competed for
$135K
listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 3 state-championship entries
Master avg
673.04 / 720
3 Master contests · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
343.98 / 360
1 Backyard contest · 0 GCs
Master and Backyard overall scores sit on different scales (Master is out of 720, Backyard out of 360), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.
Storylines
⚔️ A tough matchup
CHICKEN FRIED BBQ has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of BBQ PROJECT in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
💔 The heartbreaker
Came within 3.4512 points of the Grand Championship at NSDDF presents the Inaugural Baylor Backyard BBQ Bash (BACKYARD ONLY) (2024-07-12).
Teams like this (closest power rating, TX first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 173.7028 | 160.5600 | 167.27 | top 49% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 176.0000 | 163.9884 | 170.56 | top 32% |
| Pork | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 175.4056 | 163.3828 | 169.49 | top 40% |
| Brisket | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 174.8572 | 163.3828 | 167.78 | top 34% |
“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 contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 20% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 37% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Navy SEAL Danny Dietz Memorial Classic Cookoff | 3 | 19 | 0 | top 37% | 2025-09-12 |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2024 (2 contests)
- Cooks mostly in TX (4 of 4 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (4 entries)
- Average Master overall score: 673.04 / 720
- Average Backyard overall score: 343.98 / 360
Milestones
- 🚩 2023-09-08 — First tracked contest · Navy SEAL Danny Dietz Memorial Classic Cookoff
- 📣 2023-09-08 — First call · Navy SEAL Danny Dietz Memorial Classic Cookoff
- ⭐ 2024-09-13 — Career-best overall score (680.4340) · Navy SEAL Danny Dietz Memorial Classic Cookoff
- 📈 2025-09-12 — Peak power rating (1527) · Navy SEAL Danny Dietz Memorial Classic Cookoff
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +12.4 | NSDDF presents the Inaugural Baylor Backyard BBQ Bash (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2024-07-12 |
| +7.5 | Navy SEAL Danny Dietz Memorial Classic Cookoff | 2024-09-13 |
| +3.8 | Navy SEAL Danny Dietz Memorial Classic Cookoff | 2025-09-12 |
| +3.2 | Navy SEAL Danny Dietz Memorial Classic Cookoff | 2023-09-08 |
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)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 39% | 93% | 93% |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 24% | 95.5% | 95% |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 42% | 92.9% | 92.9% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-12 | Navy SEAL Danny Dietz Memorial Classic Cookoff 🏅 Waller, TX | 36 / 92 (669.6112) | 46 (166.8456) | 8 (176.0000) | 67 (163.3828) | 43 (163.3828) |
| 2024-09-13 | Navy SEAL Danny Dietz Memorial Classic Cookoff 🏅 Waller, TX | 19 / 67 (680.4340) | 32 (167.9656) | 17 (171.9772) | 6 (175.4056) | 33 (165.0856) |
| 2024-07-12 | NSDDF presents the Inaugural Baylor Backyard BBQ Bash (BACKYARD ONLY) Tomball, TX | 2 / 10 (343.9772) | 3 (173.7028) | 3 (170.2744) | — | — |
| 2023-09-08 | Navy SEAL Danny Dietz Memorial Classic Cookoff 🏅 Waller, TX | 42 / 99 (669.0856) | 69 (160.5600) | 64 (163.9884) | 37 (169.6800) | 6 (174.8572) |