STEVE'S COOKING TEAM
STEVE'S COOKING TEAM is a competition barbecue team with 1 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contest on record in 2026. Their best overall finish is 46th of 75 at the Danny Dietz Memorial World Championship Cookoff (2026).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1498
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 61%
overall standings
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 172.57 · weakest Brisket (155.41)
Purse competed for
$50K
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
Still inside their first twelve months: see what a first season usually looks like.
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168.5372 | 168.5372 | 168.54 | top 48% |
| Pork Ribs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 172.5716 | 172.5716 | 172.57 | top 23% |
| Pork | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.1312 | 161.1312 | 161.13 | top 77% |
| Brisket | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 155.4056 | 155.4056 | 155.41 | top 81% |
“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 | 46 / 75 (657.6456) | 36 (168.5372) | 17 (172.5716) | 58 (161.1312) | 61 (155.4056) |