Cool Beans BBQ

Cool Beans BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 14 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2019 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 7th of 28 at The Art of BBQ (2022). They are ranked #1838 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#1,838

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1546

peak 1561 · rated over 14 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Oct 18, 2019

latest Oct 16, 2026 · 7 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#251

Master 2022 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

9 podiums

Overall top-10s

29% of 14 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 46%

overall standings

Best overall

682.7656 / 720

Master · All American BBQ Cook-Off (Day 1)

Perfect 180s

Current form

668.68 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 669.39 (-0.71)

Walk rate

86%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

178.8800

Pork · Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge

Consistency

±9.79

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 170.10 · weakest Brisket (162.53)

Road miles

3,858

across 14 mapped stops · furthest 640 mi

Schedule strength

62%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1578)

Purse competed for

$158K

listed at 13 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 13 state-championship entries

Master avg

669.39 / 720

14 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (12 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

They almost always walk

86% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 12 of 14 contests

A top-10 category call in 86% of their 14 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

682.7656 career-best overall

94.8% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 682.7656 at All American BBQ Cook-Off (Day 1) — 94.8% of a perfect 720.

Master
Oct 16, 2026

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

Frank's BBQ Trading Post has finished one call ahead of Cool Beans BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

13–0 behind in the head-to-head

Bushmaster BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

Bushmaster BBQ has come out ahead in 13 of their 13 shared contests.

The weak link

−7.6 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 7.57 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 21% of the time against 43%.

Brisket avg 162.53
Chicken avg 170.10
3 calls in 14 entries

A strong matchup

8–3 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 73% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of BRACKEN RACKS BBQ in 8 of their 11 shared contests.

The comeback

2.5 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 2.5 years, then back at Wild West BBQ Cook-Off (Apr 25, 2025).

last seen Oct 22, 2022
back Apr 25, 2025

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Chicken nemesis

8 of 13 shared chicken entries lost

Bushmaster BBQ ahead 62% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, Bushmaster BBQ has out-cooked them in 8 of 13 shared chicken entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

Happy Burnt Endings has landed one call behind them 2 times.

A May team

Top 32% average finish in May

Something about May: average finish in the top 32% across 3 contests, versus top 46% the rest of the year.

3 May contests
top 46% the rest of the year

The long haul

3,858 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 3,858 miles across 14 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 640 miles to Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge.

14 mapped stops
furthest 640 mi

The metronome

±1.36% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.36% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 93.0% of a perfect score
14 contests

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
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 (1,035 pts)	#199 (1,055 pts)	#289 (795 pts)
2021 ↗	Master	#1236 (60 pts)	#920 (135 pts)	#971 (135 pts)	#1262 (60 pts)	#1245 (60 pts)

Overall rank by season

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The teams rated closest to Cool Beans BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.

68 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.

PORKARITAVILLE

#1,845 of the rated field

1546 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 40%
Peak: 1548

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 15 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 15 contests
last seen Sep 15, 2017

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403 BBQ CO

#1,839 of the rated field

1546 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 46%
Peak: 1552

Their last contest in the data was back in 2022, 4 years before Cool Beans BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 13 contests

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Badboy Butchers BBQ

#1,832 of the rated field

1546 power rating

Contests: 16
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 38%
Peak: 1546

Careers of much the same size, 16 contests to 14, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 16 contests
last seen Aug 22, 2026

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Cook Shack BBQ

#1,830 of the rated field

1546 power rating

Contests: 17
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 29%
Peak: 1554

17 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 29% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 16 contests
last seen Sep 13, 2024

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THE DEVINE SWINE

#1,837 of the rated field

1546 power rating

Contests: 17
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 35%
Peak: 1565

They were already cooking in 2013, 6 years before Cool Beans BBQ's first contest.

rated over 17 contests
last seen Jul 22, 2016

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Geaux 2 bbq

#1,842 of the rated field

1546 power rating

Contests: 20
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 45%
Peak: 1613

Level with Cool Beans BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 20 contests
last seen Mar 6, 2026

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Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
Bushmaster BBQ	13	0	13	0%	⚔ compare
BRACKEN RACKS BBQ	11	8	3	73%	⚔ compare
GRILLIN' BEAVERS	10	5	5	50%	⚔ compare
Meat Machine BBQ	9	4	5	44%	⚔ compare
Brinkerhoff BBQ	9	3	6	33%	⚔ compare
Heifers, Butts, & Clucks BBQ	9	1	8	11%	⚔ compare
Q LIVE CREW	8	7	1	88%	⚔ compare
CRUSH BBQ	8	6	2	75%	⚔ compare
ROCKET BOYS PYRO BBQ	8	5	3	63%	⚔ compare
Happy Burnt Endings	8	5	3	63%	⚔ compare
Frank's BBQ Trading Post	8	4	4	50%	⚔ compare
PROUD SOULS BARBECUE	8	4	4	50%	⚔ compare
Colorado Bulldawg BBQ	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
Hooligans Barbecue	7	6	1	86%	⚔ compare
Bull-B-Que	7	5	2	71%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	14	6	0	2	173.7028	164.5372	170.10	top 41%
Pork Ribs	14	4	1	3	178.8572	153.1088	167.61	top 42%
Pork	14	7	1	3	178.8800	160.5600	169.14	top 40%
Brisket	14	3	0	1	177.7372	149.0744	162.53	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 field size and state

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	11	0	top 49%
Large (40+)	3	0	top 36%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
CO	10	top 49%
NM	1	top 57%
NV	1	top 48%
WY	1	top 28%
AZ	1	top 22%

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Wild West BBQ Cook-Off	3	7	0	top 39%	Apr 25, 2025
Greeley Blues Jam (Day 2)	2	14	0	top 54%	Jun 4, 2022

More numbers

Busiest season 2022 8 contests

Contests a season 2.8 across 5 seasons in the data

Most contests held in CO 10 of 14 contests · 5 states in all

Contests visited 11 2 of them more than once

Opponents faced 222 finished ahead 275 times, behind 207

Longest layoff 2.5 yrs Oct 22, 2022 → Apr 25, 2025

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

20262 milestones

Oct 16 Career-best overall score682.7656 All American BBQ Cook-Off (Day 1)
Oct 16 Most recent contest All American BBQ Cook-Off (Day 1)

20224 milestones

Jan 14 First category win (Pork) Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge
Jan 14 Career-best single call (Pork)178.8800 Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge
Oct 7 Peak power rating (1561) Smoke & Soul Fest
Oct 21 10th tracked contest Meat Scream BBQ Competition-Day 1

20211 milestone

May 7 First overall top-10 Wild West BBQ Cook-Off

20193 milestones

Oct 18 First tracked contest Meat Scream BBQ Competition
Oct 18 First call Meat Scream BBQ Competition
Oct 18 First overall past 90% of a perfect score675.3828 Meat Scream BBQ Competition

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+12.9	Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge	Jan 14, 2022
+11.3	Wild West BBQ Cook-Off	May 6, 2022
+10.9	Meat Scream BBQ Competition	Oct 18, 2019
+10.1	Wild West BBQ Cook-Off	May 7, 2021
+8.6	The Art of BBQ	Jul 1, 2022

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-10.6	Meat Scream BBQ Competition-Day 2	Oct 22, 2022
-4.9	Meat Scream BBQ Competition-Day 1	Oct 21, 2022
-4.2	Greeley Blues Jam (Day 1)	Jun 3, 2022
-3.7	Wild West BBQ Cook-Off	Apr 25, 2025
-1	Milliken BBQ Beef N Bean Day	Aug 13, 2021

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	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2026	1	0	0	0%	top 57%	94.8%	94.8%
2025	2	0	1	100%	top 59%	94.3%	93.4%
2022	8	3	1	88%	top 45%	94.1%	92.9%
2021	2	1	0	100%	top 43%	92.3%	91.5%
2019	1	0	0	100%	top 26%	93.8%	93.8%

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Oct 16, 2026	All American BBQ Cook-Off (Day 1) Sunland Park, NM	20 / 35 (682.7656)	27 (169.6684)	17 (171.9772)	19 (172.5828)	19 (168.5372)
May 23, 2025	Best Dam BBQ 🏅 Boulder City, NV	14 / 29 (679.3028)	21 (165.0856)	1 (178.8572)	2 (177.7144)	27 (157.6456)
Apr 25, 2025	Wild West BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Lamar, CO	21 / 30 (666.1488)	13 (170.8344)	17 (166.2628)	3 (173.1200)	26 (155.9316)
Oct 22, 2022	Meat Scream BBQ Competition-Day 2 🏅 Westminster, CO	27 / 31 (654.7660)	21 (164.5372)	15 (169.1316)	18 (168)	28 (153.0972)
Oct 21, 2022	Meat Scream BBQ Competition-Day 1 🏅 Westminster, CO	22 / 32 (660.4228)	21 (167.3828)	21 (162.8456)	7 (170.8228)	25 (159.3716)
Oct 7, 2022	Smoke & Soul Fest 🏅 Casper, WY	8 / 29 (677.0744)	8 (171.4172)	3 (172.5484)	10 (169.1316)	17 (163.9772)
Jul 1, 2022	The Art of BBQ 🏅 Sterling, CO	7 / 28 (677.1084)	11 (171.4056)	12 (166.8228)	10 (170.3200)	13 (168.5600)
Jun 4, 2022	Greeley Blues Jam (Day 2) 🏅 Greeley, CO	14 / 34 (672.5256)	24 (165.7028)	14 (167.9656)	28 (161.1200)	2 (177.7372)
Jun 3, 2022	Greeley Blues Jam (Day 1) 🏅 Greeley, CO	22 / 33 (655.9432)	8 (173.1200)	31 (153.1088)	13 (166.2972)	20 (163.4172)
May 6, 2022	Wild West BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Lamar, CO	7 / 33 (675.3712)	3 (172.5600)	2 (176.5828)	20 (164)	22 (162.2284)
Jan 14, 2022	Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge 🏅 Bullhead City, AZ	13 / 59 (677.6684)	18 (170.2856)	22 (168.5372)	1 (178.8800)	37 (159.9656)
Aug 13, 2021	Milliken BBQ Beef N Bean Day 🏅 Milliken, CO	25 / 42 (652.4688)	10 (172)	10 (170.8344)	32 (160.5600)	34 (149.0744)
May 7, 2021	Wild West BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Lamar, CO	9 / 35 (664.4800)	2 (173.7028)	23 (155.4172)	10 (169.1200)	10 (166.2400)
Oct 18, 2019	Meat Scream BBQ Competition 🏅 Westminster, CO	12 / 46 (675.3828)	7 (173.7028)	22 (165.7144)	21 (166.2628)	10 (169.7028)

Cool Beans BBQ

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Best top-10 run

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (12 found in their record)

They almost always walk

High-water mark

The one to beat

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

The comeback

Chicken nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

A May team

The long haul

The metronome

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

By meat

By field size and state

By contest size

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

More numbers

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

📉 Toughest weekends

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

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)