COOTERS COUNTRY CATERING

At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)

Power ranking

#2216

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1530

peak 1532 · rated over 13 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-04-26

latest 2016-09-09

Best ToY finish

#506

Master 2013

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

2 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 14 contests

Avg finish

top 50%

overall standings

Best overall

667.8168 / 720

Master · Telluride Barbeque Festival

Perfect 180s

Current form

652.42 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 651.20 (+1.21)

Walk rate

50%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

174.2628

Chicken · Pony Express BBQ Challenge

Consistency

±9.10

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 164.91 · weakest Brisket (159.10)

Road miles

2,950

mi across 14 mapped stops · furthest 655 mi

Schedule strength

31%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1542)

Master avg

651.20 / 720

14 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (6 found in this team's record)

Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.

High-water mark

667.8168 career-best overall

92.8% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 667.8168 at Telluride Barbeque Festival — 92.8% of a perfect 720.

Master
2013-09-21

A tough matchup

9–2 behind in the head-to-head

Backdraft BBQ ahead in 82% of their meetings

Backdraft BBQ has come out ahead in 9 of their 11 shared contests.

The weak link

−5.8 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 5.82 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 7% of the time against 43%.

Brisket avg 159.10
Chicken avg 164.91
1 calls in 14 entries

A strong matchup

5–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of SWINE DOCTORS in 5 of their 5 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

8 of 11 shared chicken entries lost

Backdraft BBQ ahead 73% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, Backdraft BBQ has out-cooked them in 8 of 11 shared chicken entries.

The metronome

±1.26% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.26% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 90.4% of a perfect score
14 contests

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The nearest teams in the power rankings, with a different reason on each card — six teams on one rating are rarely on it for the same reason. Rating decides who makes the list; where teams tie on it, the ones this team has actually cooked against come first, then teams at a similar point in their own career. KCBS doesn’t publish where a team is from, so nothing here is inferred from geography.

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

Sauced BBQ

#2221 of the rated field

1530 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 14%
Peak: 1530

0–2 in 2 shared contests (0% to COOTERS COUNTRY CATERING)

2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team COOTERS COUNTRY CATERING has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 5 contests
last seen 2018-09-15

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SUGARFIRE SMOKEHOUSE

#2214 of the rated field

1530 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 20%
Peak: 1530

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 14 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 14 contests
last seen 2021-09-16

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EADS DOWNHOME

#2209 of the rated field

1530 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 36%
Peak: 1536

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 14 contests to 14, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 14 contests
last seen 2018-07-06

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Porkasaurus Rex BBQ

#2222 of the rated field

1529 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 58%
Peak: 1529

No shared contest yet.

12 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 58% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 12 contests
last seen 2026-08-08

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Big Baker's BBQ

#2211 of the rated field

1530 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 25%
Peak: 1530

No shared contest yet.

They turned up 8 years after COOTERS COUNTRY CATERING did, first appearing in 2021.

rated over 12 contests
last seen 2025-11-14

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TACO TUESDAY

#2215 of the rated field

1530 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 10%
Peak: 1530

No shared contest yet.

Level with COOTERS COUNTRY CATERING on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 10 contests
last seen 2017-09-29

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
Backdraft BBQ	11	2	9	18%	⚔ compare
GRILLIN' BEAVERS	10	3	7	30%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN TRIGGERS	9	2	7	22%	⚔ compare
BURNIN BOBS BUTTS N BONES	9	1	8	11%	⚔ compare
ROCKET BOYS PYRO BBQ	8	4	4	50%	⚔ compare
JO-BAWB'S BBQ	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
STARS AND STRIPES BBQ	7	3	4	43%	⚔ compare
BIG POPPA SMOKERS	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
SCORCH AND RESQUE	6	4	2	67%	⚔ compare
Lost Weekend Grill	6	4	2	67%	⚔ compare
WOODY'S Q SHACK	6	3	3	50%	⚔ compare
LUCKY'S Q	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
4 LEGS UP BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
SWINE DOCTORS	5	5	0	100%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN TIMBERS BBQ	5	3	2	60%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	14	6	2	174.2628	155.3712	164.91	top 44%
Pork Ribs	14	5	0	170.8228	153.6456	162.78	top 48%
Pork	14	1	0	169.6800	155.3600	164.42	top 47%
Brisket	14	1	0	169.1200	147.3484	159.10	top 56%

“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	Avg finish
CO	9	top 51%
NE	2	top 31%
MO	2	top 67%
WY	1	top 48%

By contest size

Field	Contests	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	1	top 47%
Medium (20–39)	7	top 47%
Large (40+)	6	top 55%

Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Colorado Pork & Hops Challenge	3	17	0	top 55%	2015-09-11
Pony Express BBQ Challenge	2	11	0	top 31%	2014-04-25

The story so far (14 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 3.4 yrs 2013-04-26 → 2016-09-09

Busiest season 2013 7 contests

Contests a season 3.5 across 4 seasons in the data

Cooks most in CO 9 of 14 contests · 4 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 11 2 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 14 entries · 0 wins · 6 calls

Strongest meat Chicken averages 164.91 · weakest Brisket (159.10)

Walk rate 50% a top-10 call in 7 of 14 contests

Overall top-10 rate 14% 2 of 14 contests

Master average 651.20 out of 720 · 14 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 744 536–577 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 2,950 14 mapped stops · furthest 655 mi

Schedule strength 1542 average field rating faced — tougher than 31% of rated contests

Power rating 1530 peak 1532 · #2216 of 6,413 rated

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

2013
Apr 26 First tracked contest Pony Express BBQ Challenge
Apr 26 First call Pony Express BBQ Challenge
Apr 26 First overall past 90% of a perfect score661.7144 Pony Express BBQ Challenge
Sep 6 First overall top-10 San Luis Valley Beat the Heat Brews, Barbecue & Chili Challenge
Sep 21 Career-best overall score667.8168 Telluride Barbeque Festival
2014
Apr 25 Career-best single call (Chicken)174.2628 Pony Express BBQ Challenge
Sep 12 10th tracked contest Colorado Pork & Hops Challenge
2015
Sep 11 Peak power rating (1532) Colorado Pork & Hops Challenge
2016
Sep 9 Most recent contest Colorado Pork & Hops Challenge

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+9.2	Pony Express BBQ Challenge	2013-04-26
+6.3	Telluride Barbeque Festival	2013-09-21
+5.5	Royal Gorge Holy Smoke BBQ Showdown	2015-05-29
+4	Pony Express BBQ Challenge	2014-04-25
+3	San Luis Valley Beat the Heat Brews, Barbecue & Chili Challenge	2013-09-06

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-3.5	Colorado Pork & Hops Challenge	2014-09-12
-1.8	Colorado Pork & Hops Challenge	2016-09-09

Category scores over time

Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)

Where they finish (overall)

Best vs average (by meat)

How entries end (by meat)

Team of the Year rank by season

Season by season

Season	Contests	Top-10s	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2016	1	0	0%	top 59%	91%	91%
2015	3	0	33%	top 51%	90.8%	90.6%
2014	3	0	67%	top 52%	91.2%	90%
2013	7	2	57%	top 48%	92.8%	90.5%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2016-09-09	Colorado Pork & Hops Challenge Grand Junction, CO	29 / 49 (655.3028)	16 (167.9772)	35 (161.0856)	30 (162.8228)	22 (163.4172)
2015-09-11	Colorado Pork & Hops Challenge Grand Junction, CO	17 / 32 (653.5312)	20 (161.6572)	11 (165.0856)	23 (161.0856)	12 (165.7028)
2015-05-30	Rock'N Western Rendezvous Loveland, CO	22 / 38 (651.3028)	27 (160.5372)	32 (153.6456)	14 (168.0000)	13 (169.1200)
2015-05-29	Royal Gorge Holy Smoke BBQ Showdown Canon City, CO	13 / 32 (652.4112)	5 (170.8572)	10 (165.6800)	13 (164.5140)	21 (151.3600)
2014-09-12	Colorado Pork & Hops Challenge Grand Junction, CO	31 / 47 (649.5316)	35 (160.5372)	23 (162.8000)	28 (163.9544)	25 (162.2400)
2014-05-09	Wild West BBQ Lamar, CO	15 / 29 (638.0688)	19 (155.3716)	14 (160.5488)	4 (169.6800)	21 (152.4684)
2014-04-25	Pony Express BBQ Challenge Gothenburg, NE	11 / 28 (656.3996)	2 (174.2628)	5 (170.8228)	11 (163.9656)	26 (147.3484)
2013-10-03	34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO	232 / 535 (642.6740)	381 (155.3712)	280 (158.8344)	151 (166.2284)	193 (162.2400)
2013-10-03	34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Invitational unrated Kansas City, MO	158 / 174 (629.6232)	151 (159.4172)	133 (158.2744)	99 (163.4172)	164 (148.5144)
2013-09-21	Telluride Barbeque Festival Telluride, CO	9 / 25 (667.8168)	2 (173.1200)	9 (167.3828)	14 (164.5256)	12 (162.7884)
2013-09-13	Colorado Pork & Hops Challenge Grand Junction, CO	19 / 42 (653.0628)	22 (164.5600)	19 (163.9656)	14 (169.1544)	27 (155.3828)
2013-09-06	San Luis Valley Beat the Heat Brews, Barbecue & Chili Challenge Alamosa, CO	8 / 17 (652.9712)	5 (168.5600)	7 (166.8228)	13 (155.3600)	9 (162.2284)
2013-07-19	Griller's Cup Laramie, WY	16 / 33 (652.4344)	9 (169.1200)	27 (153.6572)	12 (167.9772)	17 (161.6800)
2013-04-26	Pony Express BBQ Challenge Gothenburg, NE	11 / 47 (661.7144)	8 (167.4286)	4 (170.2858)	20 (161.1428)	15 (162.8572)

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)

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
2016 ↗	Master	#2274 (60 pts)	#2097 (105 pts)	#2349 (60 pts)	#2326 (60 pts)	#2252 (75 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#1042 (289 pts)	#1025 (324 pts)	#1045 (319 pts)	#1112 (299 pts)	#1027 (319 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#1042 (299 pts)	#881 (409 pts)	#963 (369 pts)	#909 (399 pts)	#1442 (199 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#506 (614 pts)	#384 (809 pts)	#505 (659 pts)	#601 (549 pts)	#613 (529 pts)