The one to beat
2×
one call ahead of them
Five Creek Cookers has finished one call ahead of Honorable Mention Cookers 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
Honorable Mention Cookers
Honorable Mention Cookers is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2023 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 62nd of 75 at the Danny Dietz Memorial World Championship Cookoff (2026).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1454
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 4
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
Sep 8, 2023
latest Sep 11, 2026 · 3 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 92%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±60.22
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 156.11 · weakest Chicken (121.55)
Road miles
1
across 4 mapped stops
Schedule strength
18%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1526)
Purse competed for
$185K
listed at 4 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 4 state-championship entries
Master avg
583.15 / 720
4 Master contests · 0 GCs
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.2744 | 20 | 121.55 | top 86% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 154.7656 | 145.0860 | 151.51 | top 93% |
| Pork | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.8460 | 146.8344 | 156.11 | top 84% |
| Brisket | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168.5484 | 145.6916 | 153.97 | top 73% |
“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.
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Navy SEAL Danny Dietz Memorial Classic Cookoff | 3 | 62 | 0 | top 95% | Sep 12, 2025 |
More numbers
Contests a season
1
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
TX
4 of 4 contests
Contests visited
2
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
226
finished ahead 25 times, behind 304
Longest layoff
1 yrs
Sep 8, 2023 → Sep 13, 2024
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20263 milestones
- Career-best overall score643.2224 Danny Dietz Memorial World Championship Cookoff
- Career-best single call (Brisket)168.5484 Danny Dietz Memorial World Championship Cookoff
- Most recent contest Danny Dietz Memorial World Championship Cookoff
20232 milestones
- First tracked contest Navy SEAL Danny Dietz Memorial Classic Cookoff
- Peak power rating (1486) Navy SEAL Danny Dietz Memorial Classic Cookoff
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -14.2 | Navy SEAL Danny Dietz Memorial Classic Cookoff | Sep 8, 2023 |
| -12 | Navy SEAL Danny Dietz Memorial Classic Cookoff | Sep 12, 2025 |
| -11.8 | Navy SEAL Danny Dietz Memorial Classic Cookoff | Sep 13, 2024 |
| -7.8 | 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 83% | 89.3% | 89.3% |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 96% | 82.6% | 82.6% |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 93% | 84.9% | 84.9% |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 97% | 67.1% | 67.1% |
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 | 62 / 75 (643.2224) | 63 (161.0856) | 72 (152.5028) | 59 (161.0856) | 22 (168.5484) |
| Sep 12, 2025 | Navy SEAL Danny Dietz Memorial Classic Cookoff 🏅 Waller, TX | 88 / 92 (594.8228) | 92 (138.8572) | 86 (153.6912) | 90 (146.8344) | 69 (155.4400) |
| Sep 13, 2024 | Navy SEAL Danny Dietz Memorial Classic Cookoff 🏅 Waller, TX | 62 / 67 (611.2456) | 42 (166.2744) | 65 (145.0860) | 62 (153.6684) | 66 (146.2168) |
| Sep 8, 2023 | Navy SEAL Danny Dietz Memorial Classic Cookoff 🏅 Waller, TX | 96 / 99 (483.3032) | 97 (20) | 86 (154.7656) | 68 (162.8460) | 88 (145.6916) |