Bourbon Cowboy Cookers
Bourbon Cowboy Cookers is a competition barbecue team with 2 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2023. Their best overall finish is 14th of 37 at the Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown (2014). They finished #1857 in the 2014 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1504
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 2
Contests
2
in the data
First seen
Feb 27, 2014
latest Sep 8, 2023 · 9.5 years on the trail
Avg finish
top 47%
overall standings
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 166.27 · weakest Chicken (161.14)
Road miles
55
across 2 mapped stops
Purse competed for
$35K
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
Master avg
653.37 / 720
2 Master contests · 0 GCs
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #1857 (117 pts) | #2054 (97 pts) | #1991 (107 pts) | #1925 (122 pts) | #1481 (187 pts) |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.8456 | 155.4284 | 161.14 | top 48% |
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.3944 | 160.5600 | 161.98 | top 55% |
| Pork | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168.5484 | 163.9884 | 166.27 | top 40% |
| Brisket | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 167.9884 | 159.9884 | 163.99 | top 40% |
“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.
More numbers
Opponents faced
134
finished ahead 67 times, behind 67
Longest layoff
9.5 yrs
Feb 27, 2014 → Sep 8, 2023
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20234 milestones
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score658.7768 Navy SEAL Danny Dietz Memorial Classic Cookoff
- Career-best overall score658.7768 Navy SEAL Danny Dietz Memorial Classic Cookoff
- Career-best single call (Pork)168.5484 Navy SEAL Danny Dietz Memorial Classic Cookoff
- Most recent contest Navy SEAL Danny Dietz Memorial Classic Cookoff
20142 milestones
- First tracked contest Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown
- First call Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 8, 2023 | Navy SEAL Danny Dietz Memorial Classic Cookoff 🏅 Waller, TX | 55 / 99 (658.7768) | 46 (166.8456) | 67 (163.3944) | 44 (168.5484) | 65 (159.9884) |
| Feb 27, 2014 | Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown Huntsville, TX | 14 / 37 (647.9652) | 18 (155.4284) | 16 (160.5600) | 13 (163.9884) | 5 (167.9884) |