CUZ'S CUSTOM COOKING

CUZ'S CUSTOM COOKING is a competition barbecue team with 42 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2018. Their best overall finish is 3rd of 25 at the Roast N' Boast (2014). They are ranked #1586 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#1,586

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1559

peak 1589 · rated over 42 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Mar 15, 2013

latest Jun 15, 2018 · 5.3 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#267

Master 2014 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

12 podiums

Overall top-10s

26% of 42 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 45%

overall standings

Best overall

687.3484 / 720

Master · Roast n' Boast

Perfect 180s

Current form

663.06 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 668.68 (-5.63)

Walk rate

60%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

179.4400

Pork · The Desoto Shrine Club 8th Annual BBQ Cook Off

Consistency

±10.81

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 168.85 · weakest Brisket (165.36)

Road miles

6,384

across 42 mapped stops · furthest 194 mi

Schedule strength

32%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1543)

Master avg

668.68 / 720

42 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (11 found in their record)

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

They almost always walk

60% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 25 of 42 contests

A top-10 category call in 60% of their 42 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

687.3484 career-best overall

95.5% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 687.3484 at Roast n' Boast — 95.5% of a perfect 720.

Master
Aug 23, 2013

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

THE BLUE BLOODS has finished one call ahead of CUZ'S CUSTOM COOKING 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2013 their best year

2013 was the year it came together: 8 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 2 category wins, at an average finish in the top 34%.

8 contests
2 overall top-10s
2 category wins
average top 34%

A tough matchup

24–1 behind in the head-to-head

BAYOU BOOGIE BBQ ahead in 96% of their meetings

BAYOU BOOGIE BBQ has come out ahead in 24 of their 25 shared contests.

A strong matchup

9–2 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 82% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Misfits of Smoke in 9 of their 11 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

19 of 25 shared chicken entries lost

BAYOU BOOGIE BBQ ahead 76% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, BAYOU BOOGIE BBQ has out-cooked them in 19 of 25 shared chicken entries.

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Looking over their shoulder

3× one call behind them

SMOKIN' SOBER...SOMETIMES has landed one call behind them 3 times.

An August team

Top 35% average finish in August

Something about August: average finish in the top 35% across 3 contests, versus top 45% the rest of the year.

3 August contests
top 45% the rest of the year

The long haul

6,384 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 6,384 miles across 42 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 194 miles to 'Que at the View.

42 mapped stops
furthest 194 mi

The metronome

±1.50% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.50% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 92.9% of a perfect score
42 contests

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
2018 ↗	Master	#1894 (70 pts)	#2012 (60 pts)	#1614 (120 pts)	#1997 (65 pts)	#1990 (60 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#614 (635 pts)	#702 (575 pts)	#707 (565 pts)	#538 (730 pts)	#615 (645 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#700 (544 pts)	#813 (474 pts)	#620 (659 pts)	#548 (749 pts)	#769 (494 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#374 (993 pts)	#255 (1,263 pts)	#386 (953 pts)	#433 (873 pts)	#309 (1,113 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#267 (1,265 pts)	#174 (1,515 pts)	#214 (1,410 pts)	#244 (1,275 pts)	#337 (1,070 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#305 (1,009 pts)	#257 (1,099 pts)	#311 (979 pts)	#268 (1,079 pts)	#375 (844 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to CUZ'S CUSTOM COOKING, each with one reason worth a look.

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

DRY HOLERS BBQ

#1,590 of the rated field

1559 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 67%
Peak: 1559

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to CUZ'S CUSTOM COOKING)

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team CUZ'S CUSTOM COOKING has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 9 contests
last seen Jul 4, 2014

⚔ Head-to-head

QUEGASM

#1,587 of the rated field

1559 power rating

Contests: 43
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 9%
Peak: 1559

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 43 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 43 contests
last seen Aug 24, 2018

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What the Pork?

#1,583 of the rated field

1559 power rating

Contests: 47
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 32%
Peak: 1589

Careers of much the same size, 47 contests to 42, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 45 contests
last seen Sep 27, 2025

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HOME COOKIN' BBQ

#1,585 of the rated field

1559 power rating

Contests: 27
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 67%
Peak: 1577

Their rating is built on 2 Grand Championships in 27 contests, alongside a 67% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 27 contests
last seen May 30, 2026

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Rack Shack bbq

#1,584 of the rated field

1559 power rating

Contests: 21
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 38%
Peak: 1576

They turned up 10 years after CUZ'S CUSTOM COOKING did, first appearing in 2023.

rated over 17 contests
last seen Sep 30, 2026

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LEGION OF QUE

#1,582 of the rated field

1559 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 36%
Peak: 1559

Level with CUZ'S CUSTOM COOKING on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 11 contests
last seen Sep 20, 2019

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
BAYOU BOOGIE BBQ	25	1	24	4%	⚔ compare
KILLER HOGS	24	2	22	8%	⚔ compare
South Pork	20	0	20	0%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN' SOBER...SOMETIMES	19	9	10	47%	⚔ compare
HOTTY TOTTY BBQ CREW	18	2	16	11%	⚔ compare
SWEET DREAMS BBQ	17	9	8	53%	⚔ compare
RED EYED SMOKERS	17	4	13	24%	⚔ compare
GIVE IT TO GOD	16	3	13	19%	⚔ compare
BOOTYQUE	16	2	14	13%	⚔ compare
Organizer Portal	16	0	16	0%	⚔ compare
CAJUN BLAZE	15	1	14	7%	⚔ compare
BIG WHIT AND THE BOYS	13	5	8	38%	⚔ compare
BUTTS A'BLAZE BATESVILLE	13	3	10	23%	⚔ compare
THE BLUE BLOODS	13	0	13	0%	⚔ compare
KOKOMO Q	12	5	7	42%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	42	16	0	5	178.2972	155.9772	168.85	top 42%
Pork Ribs	42	12	1	3	176	154.2172	166.89	top 45%
Pork	42	12	2	4	179.4400	150.8000	167.58	top 46%
Brisket	42	10	0	0	174.3200	150.8340	165.36	top 49%

“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 contest size

Field	Contests	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	1	top 41%
Medium (20–39)	24	top 40%
Large (40+)	17	top 51%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
MS	36	top 46%
LA	3	top 25%
TN	2	top 41%
AL	1	top 46%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
'Que at the View	3	8	top 53%	Apr 8, 2016
Roast N' Boast	3	3	top 26%	Oct 2, 2015
Desoto Shrine Club BBQ Cook off	2	23	top 65%	Jun 15, 2018
Roast N Boast BBQ	2	17	top 69%	Oct 6, 2017
Smokin on the Rez BBQ and Music Festival (DAY2) (JUDGES LIST FULL)	2	7	top 50%	Sep 16, 2017
Mississippi Springfest BBQ Contest	2	13	top 48%	May 13, 2016
Jim Bowie BBQ Throwdown	2	4	top 26%	Sep 25, 2015
Stand By Your Grill	2	15	top 44%	Aug 15, 2014
Battle of Brandon BBQ Challenge	2	11	top 53%	May 2, 2014

More numbers

Busiest season 2014 11 contests

Contests a season 7 across 6 seasons in the data

Most contests held in MS 36 of 42 contests · 4 states in all

Contests visited 31 9 of them more than once

Opponents faced 692 finished ahead 917 times, behind 727

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

20181 milestone

Jun 15 Most recent contest Desoto Shrine Club BBQ Cook off

20161 milestone

Jun 17 Career-best single call (Pork)179.4400 The Desoto Shrine Club 8th Annual BBQ Cook Off

20152 milestones

Jun 5 25th tracked contest Variety Children's Charity BBQ Bash
Jun 19 Peak power rating (1589) Desoto Shrine Club 7th Annual 2015 BBQ Cook Off

20142 milestones

Apr 4 10th tracked contest 'Que at the View
Oct 17 First overall podium Roast N' Boast

20136 milestones

Mar 15 First tracked contest Don't Be Cruel BBQ Duel
Mar 15 First overall past 90% of a perfect score653.1428 Don't Be Cruel BBQ Duel
May 3 First call Battle of Brandon BBQ Challenge
Aug 23 First category win (Pork Ribs) Roast n' Boast
Aug 23 First overall top-10 Roast n' Boast
Aug 23 Career-best overall score687.3484 Roast n' Boast

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+12.6	Jim Bowie BBQ Throwdown	Sep 27, 2013
+11.7	Roast n' Boast	Aug 23, 2013
+10.6	Roast N' Boast	Oct 17, 2014
+9.3	Stand By Your Grill	Aug 16, 2013
+9.1	Country Pleasin Grillin & Chillin BBQ Classic	Nov 7, 2014

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-9.2	Desoto Shrine Club BBQ Cook off	Jun 16, 2017
-8	'Que at the View	Apr 8, 2016
-7.4	Battle of Brandon BBQ Challenge	May 2, 2014
-7.1	Roast N Boast BBQ	Sep 30, 2016
-6.5	Roast N Boast BBQ	Oct 6, 2017

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — 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	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2018	1	0	0	0%	top 51%	93.4%	93.4%
2017	6	2	0	50%	top 56%	94.2%	91.9%
2016	6	1	1	33%	top 56%	94.8%	92.2%
2015	10	1	0	70%	top 47%	94.4%	92.8%
2014	11	5	0	73%	top 36%	95.2%	93.7%
2013	8	2	2	63%	top 34%	95.5%	93.1%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Jun 15, 2018	Desoto Shrine Club BBQ Cook off Hernado, MS	23 / 45 (672.4456)	32 (165.7028)	13 (171.9772)	24 (168.5256)	25 (166.2400)
Oct 6, 2017	Roast N Boast BBQ Columbus, MS	17 / 25 (653.5424)	23 (158.2056)	18 (162.2856)	11 (170.8228)	13 (162.2284)
Sep 16, 2017	Smokin on the Rez BBQ and Music Festival (DAY2) (JUDGES LIST FULL) Ridgeland, MS	7 / 17 (678.1944)	10 (169.1316)	5 (171.4172)	4 (173.1200)	12 (164.5256)
Sep 15, 2017	Smokin on the Rez BBQ and Music Festival (DAY 1) (JUDGES LIST FULL) Ridgeland, MS	13 / 22 (659.2568)	13 (164.5256)	17 (160.5028)	12 (165.7028)	7 (168.5256)
Jun 16, 2017	Desoto Shrine Club BBQ Cook off Nesbit, MS	32 / 41 (651.8512)	37 (155.9772)	25 (166.8228)	32 (162.8000)	20 (166.2512)
Mar 31, 2017	Jack Town Throw Down Jackson, MS	19 / 34 (658.7768)	13 (169.1428)	23 (162.8800)	16 (166.2284)	25 (160.5256)
Feb 24, 2017	Bud & BBQ (JUDGING IS FULL) Meridian, MS	8 / 22 (669.6460)	12 (166.8572)	15 (162.8228)	8 (171.9772)	9 (167.9888)
Oct 7, 2016	Downtown BBQ Throwdown Hattiesburg, MS	10 / 26 (657.5656)	13 (162.8344)	12 (162.8000)	12 (166.8228)	12 (165.1084)
Sep 30, 2016	Roast N Boast BBQ Columbus, MS	19 / 27 (666.1828)	23 (164.5372)	10 (171.9884)	24 (161.6456)	16 (168.0116)
Jun 17, 2016	The Desoto Shrine Club 8th Annual BBQ Cook Off Hernando, MS	16 / 41 (682.2744)	23 (168)	10 (174.8572)	1 (179.4400)	35 (159.9772)
May 13, 2016	Mississippi Springfest BBQ Contest Ashland, MS	13 / 26 (673.5424)	13 (170.8228)	16 (164.5256)	13 (170.8228)	15 (167.3712)
Apr 8, 2016	'Que at the View Gulfport, MS	32 / 43 (654.1140)	37 (156.5028)	12 (169.7028)	13 (169.6684)	33 (158.2400)
Mar 18, 2016	Tupelo BBQ Duel- Comp 1 Tupelo, MS	63 / 95 (648.3772)	32 (170.8344)	84 (154.2172)	25 (170.8228)	82 (152.5028)
Oct 9, 2015	Downtown BBQ Showdown Hattiesburg, MS	15 / 26 (661.6456)	17 (166.3200)	9 (170.2628)	11 (168.5256)	18 (156.5372)
Oct 2, 2015	Roast N' Boast Columbus, MS	13 / 26 (659.8852)	7 (170.2628)	12 (167.4056)	18 (159.3940)	17 (162.8228)
Sep 25, 2015	Jim Bowie BBQ Throwdown Vidalia, LA	19 / 45 (671.8740)	12 (170.8112)	24 (165.1316)	29 (166.8228)	18 (169.1084)
Jun 19, 2015	Desoto Shrine Club 7th Annual 2015 BBQ Cook Off Hernando, MS	15 / 37 (672.9940)	10 (173.1084)	28 (159.3944)	14 (169.6684)	10 (170.8228)
Jun 5, 2015	Variety Children's Charity BBQ Bash Memphis, TN	10 / 27 (679.9312)	12 (170.8228)	16 (164.5256)	10 (171.4284)	8 (173.1544)
May 29, 2015	Hog Wild BBQ Cookoff and Family Festival Brookhaven, MS	15 / 31 (655.9312)	2 (175.4288)	10 (170.8456)	20 (158.8228)	27 (150.8340)
May 8, 2015	Mississippi Springfest BBQ Contest Ashland, MS	14 / 31 (677.0856)	19 (166.2400)	14 (167.9884)	17 (169.1200)	5 (173.7372)
May 1, 2015	George County Firefighters Association BBQ Challenge Lucedale, MS	12 / 27 (675.9084)	13 (168.5484)	12 (169.1200)	22 (163.9540)	4 (174.2860)
Apr 3, 2015	'Que at the View Gulfport, MS	25 / 40 (662.1256)	12 (171.4056)	27 (163.9544)	33 (162.2400)	25 (164.5256)
Mar 13, 2015	Don't Be Cruel BBQ Duel Tupelo, MS	44 / 94 (660.9712)	77 (161.0856)	27 (167.9772)	57 (162.8000)	29 (169.1084)
Nov 7, 2014	Country Pleasin Grillin & Chillin BBQ Classic Florence, MS	7 / 29 (681.6572)	5 (175.4172)	12 (167.9772)	9 (169.6684)	13 (168.5944)
Oct 17, 2014	Roast N' Boast Columbus, MS	3 / 25 (685.6456)	5 (170.8572)	2 (173.1084)	3 (174.2628)	7 (167.4172)
Oct 3, 2014	Downtown BBQ Showdown Hattiesburg, MS	7 / 27 (682.7656)	7 (171.9888)	7 (171.4056)	12 (167.9656)	7 (171.4056)
Sep 26, 2014	The Jim Bowie BBQ Throwdown Vidalia, LA	7 / 31 (685.6228)	3 (175.4172)	5 (173.1200)	10 (167.9656)	10 (169.1200)
Sep 12, 2014	Bama Brew & Que Tuscaloosa, AL	12 / 26 (674.2172)	10 (169.7028)	8 (170.2744)	15 (166.8344)	11 (167.4056)
Aug 15, 2014	Stand By Your Grill Fulton, MS	42 / 65 (658.1368)	35 (167.4056)	17 (171.4056)	63 (150.8000)	28 (168.5256)
Jun 20, 2014	The Desoto Shrine Club 6th Annual 2014 BBQ Cook Off Hernando, MS	16 / 49 (680.0116)	22 (168.5600)	17 (168.5488)	22 (168.5828)	14 (174.3200)
May 9, 2014	Mississippi Springfest Ashland, MS	11 / 23 (664.5488)	3 (172.0116)	13 (160.5716)	2 (176.5600)	17 (155.4056)
May 2, 2014	Battle of Brandon BBQ Challenge Brandon, MS	28 / 40 (658.1712)	30 (165.6800)	29 (161.6800)	18 (165.7028)	24 (165.1084)
Apr 4, 2014	'Que at the View Gulfport, MS	8 / 36 (677.6228)	6 (173.7144)	2 (174.8572)	16 (167.4056)	20 (161.6456)
Mar 14, 2014	Don't Be Cruel BBQ Duel Benefiting Link Centre Tupelo, MS	27 / 95 (669.6228)	3 (178.2972)	36 (165.1200)	59 (163.9428)	47 (162.2628)
Sep 27, 2013	Jim Bowie BBQ Throwdown Vidalia, LA	4 / 38 (685.1084)	9 (171.4056)	6 (170.8572)	1 (176.0228)	9 (166.8228)
Sep 20, 2013	Smokin' Aces BBQ Festival Tunica, MS	24 / 53 (661.0628)	15 (169.7372)	25 (166.8572)	36 (162.8228)	29 (161.6456)
Aug 23, 2013	Roast n' Boast Columbus, MS	4 / 27 (687.3484)	8 (171.9656)	1 (176)	6 (171.9656)	11 (167.4172)
Aug 16, 2013	Stand By Your Grill Fulton, MS	15 / 62 (677.6112)	29 (168)	43 (162.8000)	5 (174.8456)	17 (171.9656)
Jun 14, 2013	The Desoto Shrine Club 5th Annual 2013 BBQ Cookoff Hernando, MS	20 / 40 (661.7140)	3 (176)	35 (154.8568)	26 (161.1430)	12 (169.7142)
May 31, 2013	Variety Children's Charity BBQ Bash Memphis, TN	19 / 43 (670.2856)	19 (166.2858)	14 (169.1428)	27 (166.2858)	14 (168.5712)
May 3, 2013	Battle of Brandon BBQ Challenge Brandon, MS	11 / 31 (666.2856)	8 (171.4286)	14 (166.2858)	9 (169.7142)	26 (158.8570)
Mar 15, 2013	Don't Be Cruel BBQ Duel Tupelo, MS	50 / 100 (653.1428)	17 (170.8572)	61 (161.1428)	35 (164.5714)	72 (156.5714)

CUZ'S CUSTOM COOKING

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Best top-10 run

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Master avg

Storylines (11 found in their record)

They almost always walk

High-water mark

The one to beat

Their season

A tough matchup

A strong matchup

Chicken nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

An August team

The long haul

The metronome

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Overall rank by season

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 contest size

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, averaged over 5 contests — 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)