Cluster Cluck Barbecue CO
Rating
1488
peak 1516
Contests
24
in the data
First seen
2022-05-06
latest 2025-05-02
Best ToY finish
#180
Master 2023
Grand champs
1
0 reserve
Category wins
1
4 podiums
Overall top-10s
5
of 24 contests
Avg finish
top 59%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
670.39 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 642.86 (+27.54)
Walk rate
63%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±102.73
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 170.46 · weakest Pork (161.07)
Road miles
8719
mi across 24 mapped stops · furthest 733 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
Monarchbbq has finished one call ahead of Cluster Cluck Barbecue 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
SCORE ONE SMOKIN' has landed one call behind them 2 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
Colorado Bulldawg BBQ has come out ahead in 18 of their 21 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of Frank's BBQ Trading Post in 5 of their 7 shared contests.
📅 A June team
Something about June: average finish in the top 47% across 6 contests, versus top 59% the rest of the year.
🃏 Against the odds
Their Grand Championship at Miles City Cowtown Cookoff (2023-06-16) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 19-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, Texas Smoke Whisperer.
Teams like this (closest power rating, CO first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 24 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 178.8572 | 158.2400 | 170.46 | top 42% |
| Pork Ribs | 23 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 175.4400 | 145.6344 | 165.86 | top 56% |
| Pork | 23 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 178.8572 | 20.0000 | 161.07 | top 55% |
| Brisket | 23 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 177.1428 | 156.4912 | 166.00 | top 54% |
“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 68% |
| WY | 3 | 0 | top 47% |
| KS | 2 | 0 | top 72% |
| MT | 2 | 1 | top 24% |
| AZ | 2 | 0 | top 78% |
| NM | 1 | 0 | top 67% |
| TX | 1 | 0 | top 12% |
| UT | 1 | 0 | top 68% |
| SD | 1 | 0 | top 75% |
| NE | 1 | 0 | top 28% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 79% |
| Medium (20–39) | 20 | 1 | top 60% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 44% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2023 (12 contests)
- Cooks mostly in CO (10 of 24 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (24 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: Miles City Cowtown Cookoff (2023-06-16)
- Wins it all in 4% of contests
- All-time average overall score: 642.86
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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 679.8856 | 679.89 |
| 2023 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 703.3944 | 619.10 |
| 2022 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 684.4568 | 665.40 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-05-02 | The All American Comeback BBQ, Bourbon, & Bands Ruidoso Downs, NM | 20 / 30 (679.8856) | 7 (176.5716) | 12 (173.7028) | 27 (162.8000) | 20 (166.8112) |
| 2023-08-25 | Keating Tractor Antique Tractor Show Liberal, KS | 15 / 19 (666.8228) | 9 (169.1544) | 15 (164.5828) | 15 (164.5256) | 11 (168.5600) |
| 2023-08-18 | Pepsi Wyoming State BBQ Championships & Bluegrass Festival Worland, WY | 10 / 27 (683.8856) | 9 (170.8228) | 6 (174.8456) | 13 (168.5372) | 7 (169.6800) |
| 2023-08-11 | Beat the Heat BBQ & Brews Alamosa, CO | 18 / 27 (663.8172) | 12 (169.6684) | 21 (159.3716) | 5 (173.1200) | 22 (161.6572) |
| 2023-06-30 | Art of Barbeque Sterling, CO | 29 / 35 (657.5540) | 23 (165.0972) | 29 (161.6800) | 9 (174.2856) | 31 (156.4912) |
| 2023-06-16 | Miles City Cowtown Cookoff Miles City, MT | 1 / 22 (703.3944) | 2 (178.8572) | 14 (168.5372) | 1 (178.8572) | 3 (177.1428) |
| 2023-06-09 | Montana BBQ Cookoff Absarokee, MT | 16 / 36 (675.3484) | 12 (172.5600) | 18 (167.9772) | 15 (169.7256) | 21 (165.0856) |
| 2023-05-27 | Veterans of Foreign Wars Colorado KCBS Pitmaster BBQ Contest Castle Rock, CO | 28 / 37 (661.6004) | 26 (168.0116) | 12 (173.1316) | 33 (162.8116) | 32 (157.6456) |
| 2023-05-12 | Wild West BBQ Cook-Off Lamar, CO | 30 / 30 (514.7772) | 15 (167.9772) | 23 (161.1316) | 30 (20.0000) | 15 (165.6684) |
| 2023-04-07 | Smoke in the Spring Osage City, KS | 67 / 103 (670.7432) | 43 (171.9772) | 82 (161.6688) | 30 (172.0000) | 67 (165.0972) |
| 2023-03-31 | Cedar Fest BBQ Cookoff Cedar Park, TX | 7 / 57 (693.0856) | 10 (174.2628) | 9 (175.4400) | 4 (177.7028) | 25 (165.6800) |
| 2023-03-10 | BBQ & Brew Fest - Best in the Southwest Yuma, AZ | 32 / 32 (177.1544) | 4 (177.1544) | — | — | — |
| 2023-01-13 | Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge Bullhead City, AZ | 25 / 45 (661.0744) | 28 (165.1544) | 26 (165.6800) | 14 (171.4400) | 32 (158.8000) |
| 2022-10-21 | Meat Scream BBQ Competition-Day 1 Westminster, CO | 23 / 32 (658.1832) | 2 (175.4288) | 32 (145.6344) | 16 (167.9772) | 9 (169.1428) |
| 2022-10-07 | Smoke & Soul Fest Casper, WY | 21 / 29 (657.0060) | 12 (170.8344) | 27 (153.6688) | 11 (169.1200) | 19 (163.3828) |
| 2022-09-09 | Western Legends BBQ Contest Kanab, UT | 21 / 31 (663.8972) | 19 (169.1200) | 5 (173.1200) | 30 (157.7028) | 19 (163.9544) |
| 2022-08-26 | Hill City Wine, Brew & BBQ Fest Hill City, SD | 21 / 28 (668.5032) | 17 (169.1544) | 22 (167.3944) | 25 (165.0972) | 20 (166.8572) |
| 2022-08-19 | Pepsi Wyoming State BBQ Championships & Bluegrass Festival Worland, WY | 9 / 29 (684.4568) | 4 (177.7028) | 16 (166.2284) | 8 (171.4056) | 10 (169.1200) |
| 2022-08-05 | Beat the Heat BBQ & Brews Alamosa, CO | 22 / 35 (664.4912) | 15 (167.9772) | 26 (163.9656) | 27 (160.5828) | 11 (171.9656) |
| 2022-07-01 | The Art of BBQ Sterling, CO | 16 / 28 (666.1140) | 24 (158.2400) | 4 (171.9656) | 17 (166.2400) | 11 (169.6684) |
| 2022-06-17 | Central Plains Ribfest Holdrege, NE | 8 / 29 (678.7772) | 22 (166.8572) | 5 (173.7144) | 13 (168.5372) | 13 (169.6684) |
| 2022-06-04 | Greeley Blues Jam (Day 2) Greeley, CO | 30 / 34 (638.6512) | 22 (167.3828) | 26 (158.2400) | 32 (155.3828) | 28 (157.6456) |
| 2022-06-03 | Greeley Blues Jam (Day 1) Greeley, CO | 12 / 33 (668.5372) | 14 (169.1428) | 11 (168.5600) | 28 (158.2744) | 7 (172.5600) |
| 2022-05-06 | Wild West BBQ Cook-Off Lamar, CO | 13 / 33 (670.7884) | 4 (172.0000) | 20 (164.5484) | 13 (168.5256) | 16 (165.7144) |
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 | #1076 (80 pts) | #857 (160 pts) | #1020 (120 pts) | #1451 (55 pts) | #1107 (80 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #180 (1100 pts) | #122 (1332 pts) | #241 (985 pts) | #118 (1355 pts) | #210 (985 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #216 (992 pts) | #127 (1333 pts) | #198 (1117 pts) | #249 (933 pts) | #173 (1152 pts) |