They almost always walk
92%
of contests with a top-10 call
A call in 12 of 13 contests
A top-10 category call in 92% of their 13 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.
Cool Beans BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1544
peak 1561 · rated over 13 contests ⓘ
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 Master vs 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 Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 170.13 · weakest Brisket (162.07)
Road miles
3,303
mi across 13 mapped stops · furthest 640 mi
Schedule strength
58%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1574)
Purse competed for
$123K
listed at 12 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 13 state-championship entries
Master avg
668.36 / 720
13 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (11 found in this team's record)
Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.
High-water mark
679.3028
career-best overall
94.3% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 679.3028 at Best Dam BBQ — 94.3% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2025-05-23
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
12–0
behind in the head-to-head
Bushmaster BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
Bushmaster BBQ has come out ahead in 12 of their 12 shared contests.
The weak link
−8.1
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 8.06 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 23% of the time against 46%.
- Brisket avg 162.07
- Chicken avg 170.13
- 3 calls in 13 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 (2025-04-25).
- last seen 2022-10-22
- back 2025-04-25
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 45% the rest of the year.
- 3 May contests
- top 45% the rest of the year
The long haul
3,303
road miles between contests
Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 3,303 miles across 13 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 640 miles to Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge.
- 13 mapped stops
- furthest 640 mi
The metronome
±1.31%
swing around their own average
Their overall lands within ±1.31% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.
- averages 92.8% of a perfect score
- 13 contests
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The nearest teams in the power rankings, with a different reason on each card — six teams on one rating are rarely on it for the same reason. Rating decides who makes the list; where teams tie on it, the ones this team has actually cooked against come first, then teams at a similar point in their own career. KCBS doesn’t publish where a team is from, so nothing here is inferred from geography.
67 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#1865 of the rated field
- Contests
- 13
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 46%
- Peak
- 1556
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 7 years before Cool Beans BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-head#1856 of the rated field
- Contests
- 13
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 23%
- Peak
- 1554
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 13 contests to 13, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#1848 of the rated field
- Contests
- 14
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 7%
- Peak
- 1545
No shared contest yet.
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 12 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-head#1861 of the rated field
- Contests
- 12
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1555
No shared contest yet.
12 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 17% top-10 finishes rather than wins.
⚔ Head-to-head#1859 of the rated field
- Contests
- 12
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 42%
- Peak
- 1550
No shared contest yet.
They were already cooking in 2013, 6 years before Cool Beans BBQ's first contest.
⚔ Head-to-head#1870 of the rated field
- Contests
- 16
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 38%
- Peak
- 1549
No shared contest yet.
Level with Cool Beans BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bushmaster BBQ | 12 | 0 | 12 | 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 |
| 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 |
| Brinkerhoff BBQ | 8 | 3 | 5 | 38% | ⚔ compare |
| Hooligans Barbecue | 7 | 6 | 1 | 86% | ⚔ compare |
| Bull-B-Que | 7 | 5 | 2 | 71% | ⚔ compare |
| ROOSTER'S COMPETITION BBQ TEAM | 7 | 4 | 3 | 57% | ⚔ compare |
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% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring 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% | 2025-04-25 |
| Greeley Blues Jam (Day 2) | 2 | 14 | 0 | top 54% | 2022-06-04 |
The story so far (18 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
5.6 yrs
2019-10-18 → 2025-05-23
Busiest season
2022
8 contests
Contests a season
3.3
across 4 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
CO
10 of 13 contests · 4 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
10
2 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
13 entries · 0 wins · 6 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 170.13 · weakest Brisket (162.07)
Walk rate
92%
a top-10 call in 12 of 13 contests
Overall top-10 rate
31%
4 of 13 contests
Best top-10 run
2
straight contests
Master average
668.36
out of 720 · 13 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
200
260–188 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
3,303
13 mapped stops · furthest 640 mi
Schedule strength
1574
average field rating faced — tougher than 58% of rated contests
Purse competed for
$123,000
listed at 12 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0
from 13 state-championship entries
Longest layoff
2.5 yrs
2022-10-22 → 2025-04-25
Power rating
1544
peak 1561 · #1860 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2019
- First tracked contest Meat Scream BBQ Competition
- First call Meat Scream BBQ Competition
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score675.3828 Meat Scream BBQ Competition
- 2021
- First overall top-10 Wild West BBQ Cook-Off
- 2022
- First category win (Pork) Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge
- Career-best single call (Pork)178.8800 Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge
- Peak power rating (1561) Smoke & Soul Fest
- 10th tracked contest Meat Scream BBQ Competition-Day 1
- 2025
- Career-best overall score679.3028 Best Dam BBQ
- Most recent contest Best Dam BBQ
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +12.9 | Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge | 2022-01-14 |
| +11.3 | Wild West BBQ Cook-Off | 2022-05-06 |
| +10.9 | Meat Scream BBQ Competition | 2019-10-18 |
| +10.1 | Wild West BBQ Cook-Off | 2021-05-07 |
| +8.6 | The Art of BBQ | 2022-07-01 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -10.6 | Meat Scream BBQ Competition-Day 2 | 2022-10-22 |
| -4.9 | Meat Scream BBQ Competition-Day 1 | 2022-10-21 |
| -4.2 | Greeley Blues Jam (Day 1) | 2022-06-03 |
| -3.7 | Wild West BBQ Cook-Off | 2025-04-25 |
| -1 | Milliken BBQ Beef N Bean Day | 2021-08-13 |
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
How entries end (by meat)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 100% | top 59% | 94.3% | 93.4% |
| 2022 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 88% | top 45% | 94.1% | 92.9% |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 43% | 92.3% | 91.5% |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) |
Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)
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) |