Posey County Cookers

Posey County Cookers is a competition barbecue team with 7 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2024. Their best overall finish is 12th of 55 at the Murphysboro Barbecue Cook-Off (2015). They are ranked #4188 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#4,188

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1479

peak 1479 · rated over 7 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Sep 19, 2013

latest Sep 20, 2024 · 11 years on the trail

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

1 podium

Overall top-10s

0% of 7 contests

Avg finish

top 71%

overall standings

Best overall

688.4684 / 720

Master · Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard

Perfect 180s

Current form

654.46 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 645.97 (+8.49)

Walk rate

43%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

178.2972

Chicken · Murphysboro Barbecue Cook-Off

Consistency

±25.61

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 166.75 · weakest Pork (158.65)

Road miles

377

across 7 mapped stops · furthest 187 mi

Schedule strength

61%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1577)

Purse competed for

$13K

listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 1 state-championship entry

Master avg

645.97 / 720

7 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (4 found in their record)

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

High-water mark

688.4684 career-best overall

95.6% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 688.4684 at Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard — 95.6% of a perfect 720.

Master
Sep 20, 2024

A tough matchup

5–0 behind in the head-to-head

IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.

The weak link

−8.1 points behind their best meat

Pork is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 8.10 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 29%.

Pork avg 158.65
Chicken avg 166.75
0 calls in 7 entries

The comeback

6.5 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 6.5 years, then back at Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard (Sep 20, 2024).

last seen Mar 9, 2018
back Sep 20, 2024

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The teams rated closest to Posey County Cookers, each with one reason worth a look.

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

Slinging Meat

#4,187 of the rated field

1479 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1479

Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 7 contests
last seen Jul 9, 2026

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OPERATION DESSERT STORM BBQ

#4,192 of the rated field

1479 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 14%
Peak: 1517

They've been 1517 at their best, 37 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 7 contests
last seen May 30, 2025

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Barley, Hops, & Hogs

#4,185 of the rated field

1479 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 14%
Peak: 1500

Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 5 years before Posey County Cookers's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 7 contests

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QUIET RIOT BBQ

#4,194 of the rated field

1479 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1509

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.

rated over 7 contests
last seen May 31, 2019

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FAT DADDY JOE'S BBQ

#4,165 of the rated field

1480 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1480

Level with Posey County Cookers on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 7 contests
last seen Oct 20, 2017

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HI TECH REDNECK

#4,196 of the rated field

1479 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1479

Their last contest in the data was back in 2017, 7 years before Posey County Cookers's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 7 contests

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
Party Q	5	3	2	60%	⚔ compare
Dewey Smokem & Howe	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
One2BBQ	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	7	2	1	1	178.2972	157.6912	166.75	top 56%
Pork Ribs	7	0	0	0	170.8228	154.8228	161.68	top 71%
Pork	7	0	0	0	172.5600	146.8344	158.65	top 80%
Brisket	7	1	0	0	174.2628	144.4688	158.89	top 64%

“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 state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
IL	5	0	top 64%
TN	2	0	top 88%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Murphysboro Barbecue Cook-Off	3	12	0	top 65%	Sep 25, 2015

More numbers

Contests a season 1 across 7 seasons in the data

Most contests held in IL 5 of 7 contests · 2 states in all

Contests visited 5 1 of them more than once

Opponents faced 289 finished ahead 122 times, behind 330

Longest layoff 6.5 yrs Mar 9, 2018 → Sep 20, 2024

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

20242 milestones

Sep 20 Career-best overall score688.4684 Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard
Sep 20 Most recent contest Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard

20154 milestones

Sep 25 First category win (Chicken) Murphysboro Barbecue Cook-Off
Sep 25 First overall past 90% of a perfect score677.6576 Murphysboro Barbecue Cook-Off
Sep 25 Career-best single call (Chicken)178.2972 Murphysboro Barbecue Cook-Off
Sep 25 Peak power rating (1494) Murphysboro Barbecue Cook-Off

20141 milestone

Sep 18 First call Murphysboro Barbecue Cook-Off

20131 milestone

Sep 19 First tracked contest Murphysboro Barbecue Cook-off

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+12.9	Murphysboro Barbecue Cook-Off	Sep 25, 2015
+10.9	Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard	Sep 20, 2024

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-11.5	Murphysboro Barbecue Cook-off	Sep 19, 2013
-10.2	Murphysboro BBQ Cookoff	Sep 23, 2016
-9.2	Smoke on the Shores	Mar 10, 2017
-7.7	Murphysboro Barbecue Cook-Off	Sep 18, 2014
-5.9	Smoke on the Shores	Mar 9, 2018

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	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2024	1	0	100%	top 34%	95.6%	95.6%
2018	1	0	0%	top 84%	88.8%	88.8%
2017	1	0	0%	top 92%	89.1%	89.1%
2016	1	0	0%	top 92%	86.9%	86.9%
2015	1	1	100%	top 22%	94.1%	94.1%
2014	1	0	100%	top 82%	88.7%	88.7%
2013	1	0	0%	top 91%	84.8%	84.8%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Sep 20, 2024	Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard 🏅 Murphysboro, IL	20 / 58 (688.4684)	35 (170.8228)	31 (170.8228)	25 (172.5600)	8 (174.2628)
Mar 9, 2018	Smoke on the Shores Nashville, TN	73 / 87 (639.2344)	57 (165.1316)	63 (161.6572)	83 (154.2172)	69 (158.2284)
Mar 10, 2017	Smoke on the Shores Nashville, TN	57 / 62 (641.4968)	55 (161.6572)	50 (159.4056)	60 (154.7656)	35 (165.6684)
Sep 23, 2016	Murphysboro BBQ Cookoff Murphysboro, IL	59 / 64 (625.4520)	51 (161.0972)	46 (161.6688)	58 (158.2172)	59 (144.4688)
Sep 25, 2015	Murphysboro Barbecue Cook-Off Murphysboro, IL	12 / 55 (677.6576)	1 (178.2972)	23 (166.8460)	33 (163.9544)	17 (168.5600)
Sep 18, 2014	Murphysboro Barbecue Cook-Off Murphysboro, IL	47 / 57 (638.7772)	10 (172.5600)	50 (156.5028)	44 (160.0228)	53 (149.6916)
Sep 19, 2013	Murphysboro Barbecue Cook-off Murphysboro, IL	69 / 76 (610.7200)	60 (157.6912)	66 (154.8228)	74 (146.8344)	65 (151.3716)

Posey County Cookers

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

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 (4 found in their record)

High-water mark

A tough matchup

The weak link

The comeback

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 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)