High-water mark
687.8968
career-best overall
95.5% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 687.8968 at VPD Back the Blue BBQ Competition — 95.5% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Oct 23, 2026
Italians Do it Better Cooking Tean
Italians Do it Better Cooking Tean is a competition barbecue team with 1 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contest on record in 2026. Their best overall finish is 10th of 29 at the VPD Back the Blue BBQ Competition (2026).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1509
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 1
Contests
1
in the data
First seen
Oct 23, 2026
their only contest in the data
Category wins
0
3 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
of 1 contest
Avg finish
top 34%
overall standings
Walk rate
100%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 177.70 · weakest Brisket (156.49)
Purse competed for
$10K
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 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 177.7028 | 177.7028 | 177.70 | top 7% |
| Pork Ribs | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 177.1428 | 177.1428 | 177.14 | top 7% |
| Pork | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 176.5600 | 176.5600 | 176.56 | top 10% |
| Brisket | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 156.4912 | 156.4912 | 156.49 | top 69% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 23, 2026 | VPD Back the Blue BBQ Competition 🏅 Vidalia, LA | 10 / 29 (687.8968) | 2 (177.7028) | 2 (177.1428) | 3 (176.5600) | 20 (156.4912) |