Cool Beans BBQ CO
Rating
1531
peak 1550
Contests
13
in the data
First seen
2019-10-18
latest 2025-05-23
Best ToY finish
#251
Master 2022
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
2
9 podiums
Overall top-10s
4
of 13 contests
Avg finish
top 45%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
667.54 ▼
last 5 vs career avg 668.36 (-0.82)
Walk rate
92%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
2
best run (overall)
Consistency
±9.40
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 170.13 · weakest Brisket (162.07)
Road miles
3303
mi across 13 mapped stops · furthest 640 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
Frank's BBQ Trading Post has finished one call ahead of Cool Beans BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
Happy Burnt Endings has landed one call behind them 2 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
Bushmaster BBQ has come out ahead in 12 of their 12 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of BRACKEN RACKS BBQ in 8 of their 11 shared contests.
📅 A May team
Something about May: average finish in the top 32% across 3 contests, versus top 45% the rest of the year.
Teams like this (closest power rating, CO first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 13 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 173.7028 | 164.5372 | 170.13 | top 38% |
| Pork Ribs | 13 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 178.8572 | 153.1088 | 167.28 | top 42% |
| Pork | 13 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 178.8800 | 160.5600 | 168.87 | top 39% |
| Brisket | 13 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 177.7372 | 149.0744 | 162.07 | top 60% |
“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.
By state / province
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| CO | 10 | 0 | top 49% |
| NV | 1 | 0 | top 48% |
| WY | 1 | 0 | top 28% |
| AZ | 1 | 0 | top 22% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 10 | 0 | top 48% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 36% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2022 (8 contests)
- Cooks mostly in CO (10 of 13 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (13 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 668.36
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 679.3028 | 672.73 |
| 2022 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 677.6684 | 668.86 |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 664.4800 | 658.47 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 675.3828 | 675.38 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-05-23 | Best Dam BBQ Boulder City, NV | 14 / 29 (679.3028) | 21 (165.0856) | 1 (178.8572) | 2 (177.7144) | 27 (157.6456) |
| 2025-04-25 | Wild West BBQ Cook-Off Lamar, CO | 21 / 30 (666.1488) | 13 (170.8344) | 17 (166.2628) | 3 (173.1200) | 26 (155.9316) |
| 2022-10-22 | Meat Scream BBQ Competition-Day 2 Westminster, CO | 27 / 31 (654.7660) | 21 (164.5372) | 15 (169.1316) | 18 (168.0000) | 28 (153.0972) |
| 2022-10-21 | Meat Scream BBQ Competition-Day 1 Westminster, CO | 22 / 32 (660.4228) | 21 (167.3828) | 21 (162.8456) | 7 (170.8228) | 25 (159.3716) |
| 2022-10-07 | Smoke & Soul Fest Casper, WY | 8 / 29 (677.0744) | 8 (171.4172) | 3 (172.5484) | 10 (169.1316) | 17 (163.9772) |
| 2022-07-01 | The Art of BBQ Sterling, CO | 7 / 28 (677.1084) | 11 (171.4056) | 12 (166.8228) | 10 (170.3200) | 13 (168.5600) |
| 2022-06-04 | Greeley Blues Jam (Day 2) Greeley, CO | 14 / 34 (672.5256) | 24 (165.7028) | 14 (167.9656) | 28 (161.1200) | 2 (177.7372) |
| 2022-06-03 | Greeley Blues Jam (Day 1) Greeley, CO | 22 / 33 (655.9432) | 8 (173.1200) | 31 (153.1088) | 13 (166.2972) | 20 (163.4172) |
| 2022-05-06 | Wild West BBQ Cook-Off Lamar, CO | 7 / 33 (675.3712) | 3 (172.5600) | 2 (176.5828) | 20 (164.0000) | 22 (162.2284) |
| 2022-01-14 | Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge Bullhead City, AZ | 13 / 59 (677.6684) | 18 (170.2856) | 22 (168.5372) | 1 (178.8800) | 37 (159.9656) |
| 2021-08-13 | Milliken BBQ Beef N Bean Day Milliken, CO | 25 / 42 (652.4688) | 10 (172.0000) | 10 (170.8344) | 32 (160.5600) | 34 (149.0744) |
| 2021-05-07 | Wild West BBQ Cook-Off Lamar, CO | 9 / 35 (664.4800) | 2 (173.7028) | 23 (155.4172) | 10 (169.1200) | 10 (166.2400) |
| 2019-10-18 | Meat Scream BBQ Competition Westminster, CO | 12 / 46 (675.3828) | 7 (173.7028) | 22 (165.7144) | 21 (166.2628) | 10 (169.7028) |
Team of the Year standings (rank per category by season — year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #977 (109 pts) | #1170 (74 pts) | #665 (279 pts) | #654 (254 pts) | #1469 (54 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #251 (905 pts) | #235 (970 pts) | #234 (1035 pts) | #199 (1055 pts) | #289 (795 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #1236 (60 pts) | #920 (135 pts) | #971 (135 pts) | #1262 (60 pts) | #1245 (60 pts) |