K & K KOOKERS TN
Rating
1435
peak 1507
Contests
28
in the data
First seen
2019-04-05
latest 2024-06-07
Best ToY finish
#357
Master 2020
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
5 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 28 contests
Avg finish
top 69%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
654.85 ▼
last 5 vs career avg 655.67 (-0.83)
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±14.39
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 166.41 · weakest Brisket (160.32)
Road miles
2820
mi across 28 mapped stops · furthest 234 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
LOADED-N-ROLLIN BBQ has finished one call ahead of K & K KOOKERS 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
⚔️ A tough matchup
RAZORRACKS has come out ahead in 20 of their 20 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of BIG ASS Q MASTERS in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
Teams like this (closest power rating, TN first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 28 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 176.6172 | 151.3600 | 166.41 | top 58% |
| Pork Ribs | 28 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 178.2972 | 142.8228 | 162.73 | top 69% |
| Pork | 28 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 178.8800 | 151.9200 | 166.21 | top 59% |
| Brisket | 28 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 173.1544 | 147.9772 | 160.32 | top 70% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| TN | 11 | 0 | top 75% |
| MS | 7 | 0 | top 66% |
| AR | 6 | 0 | top 65% |
| MO | 3 | 0 | top 57% |
| AL | 1 | 0 | top 82% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 2 | 0 | top 89% |
| Medium (20–39) | 19 | 0 | top 73% |
| Large (40+) | 7 | 0 | top 53% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2021 (7 contests)
- Cooks mostly in TN (11 of 28 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (28 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 655.67
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 669.0284 | 661.85 |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 652.4116 | 650.18 |
| 2022 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 665.6688 | 656.47 |
| 2021 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 685.6916 | 652.96 |
| 2020 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 669.1084 | 650.75 |
| 2019 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 681.0628 | 662.97 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-06-07 | Hayden West's Delta Smoke BBQ Contest Wynne, AR | 23 / 33 (654.6740) | 29 (161.0972) | 29 (161.6456) | 15 (169.7028) | 24 (162.2284) |
| 2024-04-12 | 12th Annual Bull Moose BBQ Somerville, TN | 14 / 14 (669.0284) | 14 (163.9428) | 6 (174.2628) | 13 (168.5256) | 14 (162.2972) |
| 2023-06-09 | Hayden West's Delta Smoke BBQ Contest Wynne, AR | 20 / 26 (652.4116) | 24 (157.0628) | 22 (164.0004) | 17 (169.6684) | 19 (161.6800) |
| 2023-05-19 | 3rd Annual Obion County Fair BBQ Cook Off - Day 1 Union City, TN | 14 / 18 (647.9200) | 10 (169.1428) | 15 (160.5600) | 15 (166.2744) | 16 (151.9428) |
| 2023-04-14 | 11th Annual Bull Moose BBQ Somerville, TN | 22 / 25 (650.1944) | 18 (167.9888) | 25 (161.6684) | 24 (161.7028) | 22 (158.8344) |
| 2022-09-09 | International Goat Days Championship BBQ Contest Millington, TN | 26 / 38 (665.6688) | 24 (168.0000) | 37 (155.3944) | 4 (178.8800) | 25 (163.3944) |
| 2022-06-10 | Delta Smoke BBQ Contest Wynne, AR | 30 / 33 (644.9944) | 10 (173.1544) | 30 (160.5372) | 32 (151.9200) | 27 (159.3828) |
| 2022-06-03 | Covington World's Oldest Barbeque Festival Covington, TN | 19 / 28 (654.7660) | 14 (169.1200) | 16 (165.7144) | 24 (160.5144) | 20 (159.4172) |
| 2022-04-22 | Southaven Springfest Southaven, MS | 29 / 36 (654.7428) | 3 (175.4172) | 33 (159.4056) | 23 (166.2400) | 32 (153.6800) |
| 2022-04-01 | Smokin' For Down Syndrome Collierville, TN | 17 / 28 (662.1600) | 17 (168.5256) | 1 (178.2972) | 18 (165.1200) | 22 (150.2172) |
| 2021-10-29 | Southaven Springfest Southaven, MS | 23 / 36 (658.7544) | 21 (168.5372) | 28 (162.8460) | 22 (166.2628) | 25 (161.1084) |
| 2021-10-01 | Go Hog Wild BBQ Cook-Off Sheridan, AR | 13 / 30 (685.6916) | 17 (168.5600) | 16 (168.5600) | 2 (175.4172) | 7 (173.1544) |
| 2021-08-20 | Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest Cape Girardeau, MO | 14 / 27 (657.6456) | 15 (163.4172) | 17 (163.9656) | 19 (161.1200) | 3 (169.1428) |
| 2021-06-18 | DeSoto Shrine Club 13th Annual BBQ Cook-Off Nesbit, MS | 29 / 48 (662.1828) | 26 (167.4172) | 25 (167.4172) | 41 (158.2284) | 23 (169.1200) |
| 2021-06-04 | Covington TN's World's Oldest BBQ Cooking Contest Covington, TN | 28 / 34 (641.5428) | 23 (166.2628) | 27 (156.5372) | 21 (166.2284) | 31 (152.5144) |
| 2021-05-14 | Obion County Barbeque Cook Off Union City, TN | 29 / 31 (604.4456) | 29 (153.0972) | 31 (142.8228) | 27 (154.2400) | 22 (154.2856) |
| 2021-04-09 | Smokin' For Down Syndrome (Formally Bull Moose) Collierville, TN | 28 / 44 (660.4688) | 13 (171.4056) | 32 (161.1432) | 19 (170.2744) | 34 (157.6456) |
| 2020-10-09 | Roast-N-Boast Columbus, MS | 30 / 36 (641.6572) | 22 (166.2972) | 34 (154.2744) | 8 (173.1084) | 35 (147.9772) |
| 2020-09-25 | TN River BBQ Battle & Music Fest Savannah, TN | 29 / 47 (669.1084) | 24 (169.6800) | 39 (160.0000) | 3 (177.7028) | 36 (161.7256) |
| 2020-09-18 | Smoke on the Falls Gadsden, AL | 23 / 28 (645.0060) | 16 (166.8456) | 21 (158.2516) | 25 (157.6572) | 24 (162.2516) |
| 2020-06-26 | Swinging Bridge BBQ Festival Byram, MS | 23 / 31 (642.6628) | 28 (151.3600) | 15 (165.0856) | 19 (163.9772) | 19 (162.2400) |
| 2020-06-19 | Desoto Shrine Club 12th Annual BBQ Cook-Off Hernando, MS | 31 / 47 (655.3028) | 44 (157.0972) | 40 (164.5372) | 33 (164.5484) | 23 (169.1200) |
| 2019-10-11 | BBQ & Blues on the Levee Helena, AR | 15 / 20 (664.4344) | 12 (169.1316) | 12 (165.6800) | 16 (162.2516) | 15 (167.3712) |
| 2019-09-27 | Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival Jonesboro, AR | 14 / 43 (663.3372) | 25 (158.8228) | 23 (163.3944) | 4 (176.5600) | 14 (164.5600) |
| 2019-08-16 | Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest Cape Girardeau, MO | 21 / 45 (655.3944) | 4 (176.6172) | 31 (156.5716) | 36 (158.8000) | 21 (163.4056) |
| 2019-06-14 | Desoto Shrine Club BBQ Cook off Hernado, MS | 18 / 49 (681.0628) | 18 (173.1428) | 7 (176.0000) | 15 (171.4172) | 38 (160.5028) |
| 2019-05-03 | 38th Annual Kennett Jaycee's Show Me State BBQ Cookoff Kennett, MO | 18 / 25 (659.4404) | 16 (166.3088) | 13 (166.8916) | 16 (165.6800) | 19 (160.5600) |
| 2019-04-05 | 9th Annual Bull Moose Millington, TN | 14 / 25 (654.1372) | 5 (171.9656) | 13 (161.1088) | 8 (171.9656) | 22 (149.0972) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #1038 (94 pts) | #1122 (94 pts) | #915 (154 pts) | #1073 (99 pts) | #1069 (94 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #656 (239 pts) | #671 (259 pts) | #849 (209 pts) | #688 (239 pts) | #714 (234 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #561 (354 pts) | #370 (634 pts) | #456 (554 pts) | #461 (484 pts) | #612 (324 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #359 (527 pts) | #351 (582 pts) | #430 (487 pts) | #292 (697 pts) | #288 (707 pts) |
| 2020 ↗ | Master | #357 (309 pts) | #347 (354 pts) | #350 (359 pts) | #209 (589 pts) | #365 (334 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #570 (580 pts) | #459 (745 pts) | #556 (625 pts) | #487 (710 pts) | #683 (495 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #805 (405 pts) | #894 (365 pts) | #735 (490 pts) | #630 (595 pts) | #882 (370 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #853 (429 pts) | #1051 (344 pts) | #785 (514 pts) | #846 (469 pts) | #838 (459 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #416 (941 pts) | #525 (772 pts) | #383 (1002 pts) | #281 (1221 pts) | #356 (1061 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #423 (894 pts) | #480 (819 pts) | #353 (1024 pts) | #356 (989 pts) | #424 (889 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #378 (986 pts) | #452 (841 pts) | #334 (1076 pts) | #291 (1181 pts) | #443 (861 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #459 (670 pts) | #379 (815 pts) | #463 (705 pts) | #389 (815 pts) | #493 (645 pts) |