Team Chupacabra KS
Rating
1581
peak 1583
Contests
12
in the data
First seen
2021-09-16
latest 2024-10-30
Grand champs
0
1 reserve
Category wins
2
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
3
of 12 contests
Avg finish
top 31%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
2 🔥
Current form
685.65 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 666.00 (+19.65)
Walk rate
25%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±53.05
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 171.42 · weakest Pork (169.29)
Road miles
2536
mi across 12 mapped stops · furthest 631 mi
Storylines
👀 Looking over their shoulder
LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
GETTIN' BASTED has come out ahead in 10 of their 11 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of Barton BBQ in 7 of their 10 shared contests.
🏕️ Happy hunting ground
Navy SEAL Danny Dietz Memorial Classic Cookoff is their spot: an average finish in the top 7% across 2 visits.
💔 The heartbreaker
Came within 1.2004 points of the Grand Championship at Navy SEAL Danny Dietz Memorial Classic Cookoff (2023-09-08).
Teams like this (closest power rating, KS first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 180.0000 🔥 | 158.8116 | 171.30 | top 40% |
| Pork Ribs | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 177.1772 | 164.5600 | 171.42 | top 37% |
| Pork | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 176.0000 | 159.3828 | 169.29 | top 45% |
| Brisket | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 180.0000 🔥 | 158.7884 | 170.15 | top 36% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| KS | 8 | 0 | top 34% |
| TX | 2 | 0 | top 7% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2024 (4 contests)
- Cooks mostly in KS (10 of 12 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (10 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 666.00
- 2 perfect 180s on the books 🔥
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)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 699.4172 | 690.05 |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 691.9656 | 683.35 |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 702.8456 | 681.93 |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 681.0400 | 592.75 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest Kansas City, KS | 110 / 169 (679.8972) | 89 (171.9772) | 28 (176.0116) | 97 (170.8228) | 159 (161.0856) |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest Kansas City, KS | 16 / 444 (699.4172) | 48 (176.5828) | 252 (168.5372) | 72 (174.2972) | 1 (180.0000) |
| 2024-09-13 | Navy SEAL Danny Dietz Memorial Classic Cookoff Waller, TX | 8 / 67 (690.8228) | 1 (180.0000) | 42 (167.4172) | 22 (171.4056) | 9 (172.0000) |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest Kansas City, KS | 278 / 487 (668.4340) | 358 (163.4056) | 214 (170.2628) | 81 (174.2628) | 358 (160.5028) |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest Kansas City, KS | 58 / 211 (689.6572) | 137 (169.1084) | 21 (176.5716) | 60 (173.7144) | 106 (170.2628) |
| 2023-09-08 | Navy SEAL Danny Dietz Memorial Classic Cookoff Waller, TX | 2 / 99 (691.9656) | 4 (176.0000) | 4 (177.1772) | 74 (162.2284) | 5 (176.5600) |
| 2022-10-01 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - SIDES Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - INVITATIONAL CONTEST Kansas City, KS | 7 / 249 (702.8456) | 79 (173.7028) | 29 (176.0000) | 43 (176.0000) | 15 (177.1428) |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST Kansas City, KS | 302 / 505 (661.0056) | 427 (158.8116) | 178 (170.2512) | 376 (161.1200) | 128 (170.8228) |
| 2021-09-16 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST Kansas City, KS | 31 / 467 (504.4684) | 66 (173.7028) | 272 (164.5600) | 337 (159.3828) | 319 (158.7884) |
| 2021-09-16 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-INVITATIONAL CONTEST Kansas City, KS | 91 / 185 (681.0400) | 111 (169.6800) | 132 (167.3828) | 105 (169.6800) | 38 (174.2972) |