Key corner cookers AR
Rating
1461
peak 1461
Contests
8
in the data
First seen
2019-05-10
latest 2024-06-07
Best ToY finish
#874
Master 2023
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 8 contests
Avg finish
top 75%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
650.76 ▼
last 5 vs career avg 652.17 (-1.42)
Walk rate
13%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±11.25
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 164.33 · weakest Brisket (161.02)
Road miles
301
mi across 8 mapped stops · furthest 91 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
Smokin Miss Piggy has finished one call ahead of Key corner cookers 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
⚔️ A tough matchup
RAZORRACKS has come out ahead in 8 of their 8 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of Dats Cool in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
Teams like this (closest power rating, AR first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168.5600 | 153.6800 | 164.33 | top 71% |
| Pork Ribs | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 175.4516 | 147.9772 | 163.78 | top 66% |
| Pork | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 172.0000 | 155.9772 | 162.76 | top 73% |
| Brisket | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.2628 | 155.9084 | 161.02 | top 75% |
“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 contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 6 | 0 | top 74% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 80% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2023 (2 contests)
- Cooks mostly in AR (8 of 8 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork (9 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 652.17
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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 648.9828 | 648.98 |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 658.1484 | 649.89 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 667.9544 | 667.95 |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 650.1372 | 643.61 |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 669.6344 | 656.74 |
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 | 26 / 33 (648.9828) | 22 (167.3944) | 19 (168.5600) | 29 (157.1200) | 29 (155.9084) |
| 2023-10-27 | Smoke on the Water - Saracen Casino PB Pine Bluff, AR | 42 / 49 (641.6228) | 42 (160.5600) | 48 (147.9772) | 31 (166.8228) | 29 (166.2628) |
| 2023-06-09 | Hayden West's Delta Smoke BBQ Contest Wynne, AR | 19 / 26 (658.1484) | 18 (163.9772) | 21 (164.5256) | 12 (172.0000) | 24 (157.6456) |
| 2022-06-10 | Delta Smoke BBQ Contest Wynne, AR | 23 / 33 (667.9544) | 24 (166.8572) | 19 (170.8684) | 27 (165.1200) | 21 (165.1088) |
| 2021-10-22 | Esperanza Bonanza Marion, AR | 26 / 27 (637.0744) | 27 (153.6800) | 12 (171.4400) | 17 (160.5372) | 26 (155.9772) |
| 2021-06-11 | Delta Smoke BBQ Contest Wynne, AR | 27 / 38 (650.1372) | 25 (165.0972) | 35 (159.4172) | 24 (164.5256) | 30 (161.0972) |
| 2019-06-07 | Delta Smoke BBQ Contest Wynne, AR | 38 / 51 (643.8400) | 26 (168.5372) | 44 (151.9772) | 39 (161.0972) | 32 (162.2284) |
| 2019-05-10 | Esperanza Bonanza BBQ Blitz Marion, AR | 16 / 30 (669.6344) | 17 (168.5600) | 4 (175.4516) | 25 (161.6800) | 17 (163.9428) |
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 | #1480 (58 pts) | #1196 (73 pts) | #1199 (88 pts) | #1491 (58 pts) | #1480 (58 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #874 (141 pts) | #938 (146 pts) | #1082 (131 pts) | #823 (176 pts) | #1066 (116 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #1280 (68 pts) | #1332 (63 pts) | #1297 (88 pts) | #1622 (58 pts) | #1259 (78 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #1012 (112 pts) | #1071 (112 pts) | #850 (177 pts) | #1024 (117 pts) | #1045 (112 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #1335 (160 pts) | #1419 (155 pts) | #1061 (265 pts) | #1694 (115 pts) | #1389 (155 pts) |