High-water mark
664.4568
career-best overall
92.3% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 664.4568 at Danny Dietz Memorial World Championship Cookoff — 92.3% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Sep 11, 2026
Salty Dawg Cookers
Salty Dawg Cookers is a competition barbecue team with 2 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2025 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 39th of 75 at the Danny Dietz Memorial World Championship Cookoff (2026). They finished #1148 in the 2025 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1493
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 2
Contests
2
in the data
First seen
Sep 12, 2025
latest Sep 11, 2026 · 1 year on the trail
Avg finish
top 65%
overall standings
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 167.67 · weakest Brisket (159.69)
Road miles
1
across 2 mapped stops
Purse competed for
$100K
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
Master avg
654.73 / 720
2 Master contests · 0 GCs
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #1148 (60 pts) | #1221 (60 pts) | #1293 (60 pts) | #1190 (60 pts) | #1190 (60 pts) |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.8344 | 165.1316 | 165.98 | top 59% |
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.2628 | 165.0856 | 167.67 | top 54% |
| Pork | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.3712 | 159.4056 | 161.39 | top 79% |
| Brisket | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.9884 | 155.3828 | 159.69 | top 65% |
“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)
20264 milestones
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score664.4568 Danny Dietz Memorial World Championship Cookoff
- Career-best overall score664.4568 Danny Dietz Memorial World Championship Cookoff
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)170.2628 Danny Dietz Memorial World Championship Cookoff
- Most recent contest Danny Dietz Memorial World Championship Cookoff
20251 milestone
- First tracked contest Navy SEAL Danny Dietz Memorial Classic Cookoff
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 | 39 / 75 (664.4568) | 46 (166.8344) | 29 (170.2628) | 54 (163.3712) | 40 (163.9884) |
| Sep 12, 2025 | Navy SEAL Danny Dietz Memorial Classic Cookoff 🏅 Waller, TX | 72 / 92 (645.0056) | 52 (165.1316) | 63 (165.0856) | 79 (159.4056) | 70 (155.3828) |