High-water mark
662.8572
career-best overall
92.1% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 662.8572 at Danny Dietz Memorial World Championship Cookoff — 92.1% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Sep 11, 2026
TEXAS STAR COOKERS
TEXAS STAR COOKERS is a competition barbecue team with 1 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contest on record in 2026. Their best overall finish is 42nd of 75 at the Danny Dietz Memorial World Championship Cookoff (2026). They finished #1020 in the 2026 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1499
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 1
Contests
1
in the data
First seen
Sep 11, 2026
their only contest in the data
Avg finish
top 56%
overall standings
Walk rate
100%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 175.45 · weakest Brisket (145.70)
Purse competed for
$50K
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Master | #1020 (60 pts) | #1093 (60 pts) | #833 (165 pts) | #1017 (75 pts) | #1051 (60 pts) |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.2972 | 170.2972 | 170.30 | top 35% |
| Pork Ribs | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 175.4516 | 175.4516 | 175.45 | top 9% |
| Pork | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 171.4056 | 171.4056 | 171.41 | top 29% |
| Brisket | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 145.7028 | 145.7028 | 145.70 | top 91% |
“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 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 | 42 / 75 (662.8572) | 26 (170.2972) | 7 (175.4516) | 22 (171.4056) | 68 (145.7028) |