COOTERS COUNTRY CATERING

COOTERS COUNTRY CATERING is a competition barbecue team with 14 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2016. Their best overall finish is 8th of 17 at the San Luis Valley Beat the Heat Brews, Barbecue & Chili Challenge (2013). They are ranked #2241 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#2,241

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1530

peak 1532 · rated over 13 contests1 invitational or side-series contest not counted

Contests

in the data

First seen

Apr 26, 2013

latest Sep 9, 2016 · 3.4 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#506

Master 2013 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

2 podiums

Overall top-10s

14% 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

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 164.91 · weakest Brisket (159.10)

Road miles

2,950

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

Storylines (6 found in their record)

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

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
Sep 21, 2013

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 call 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

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
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)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to COOTERS COUNTRY CATERING, each with one reason worth a look.

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

Disco Pigs

#2,238 of the rated field

1530 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
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 6 contests
last seen Sep 12, 2019

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Sauced BBQ

#2,248 of the rated field

1530 power rating

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

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

Fewer contests behind them than COOTERS COUNTRY CATERING has cooked, 7 to 14, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

rated over 5 contests
last seen Sep 15, 2018

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SUGARFIRE SMOKEHOUSE

#2,244 of the rated field

1530 power rating

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

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 Sep 16, 2021

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EADS DOWNHOME

#2,234 of the rated field

1530 power rating

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

14 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 36% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 14 contests
last seen Jul 6, 2018

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BR.BQ

#2,228 of the rated field

1530 power rating

Contests: 16
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 38%
Peak: 1541

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

rated over 14 contests
last seen Jul 2, 2016

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Big Baker's BBQ

#2,246 of the rated field

1530 power rating

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

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

rated over 12 contests
last seen Nov 14, 2025

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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
G "QUE"	7	0	7	0%	⚔ 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

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 field size and state

By contest size

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

By state / province (where the contests were held)

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

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

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

More numbers

Busiest season 2013 7 contests

Contests a season 3.5 across 4 seasons in the data

Most contests held in CO 9 of 14 contests · 4 states in all

Contests visited 11 2 of them more than once

Opponents faced 742 finished ahead 536 times, behind 577

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

20161 milestone

Sep 9 Most recent contest Colorado Pork & Hops Challenge

20151 milestone

Sep 11 Peak power rating (1532) Colorado Pork & Hops Challenge

20142 milestones

Apr 25 Career-best single call (Chicken)174.2628 Pony Express BBQ Challenge
Sep 12 10th tracked contest Colorado Pork & Hops Challenge

20135 milestones

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

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+9.2	Pony Express BBQ Challenge	Apr 26, 2013
+6.3	Telluride Barbeque Festival	Sep 21, 2013
+5.4	Royal Gorge Holy Smoke BBQ Showdown	May 29, 2015
+4	Pony Express BBQ Challenge	Apr 25, 2014
+3	San Luis Valley Beat the Heat Brews, Barbecue & Chili Challenge	Sep 6, 2013

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-3.5	Colorado Pork & Hops Challenge	Sep 12, 2014
-1.8	Colorado Pork & Hops Challenge	Sep 9, 2016

Scores over time (% of a perfect score — 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	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
Sep 9, 2016	Colorado Pork & Hops Challenge Grand Junction, CO	29 / 49 (655.3028)	16 (167.9772)	35 (161.0856)	30 (162.8228)	22 (163.4172)
Sep 11, 2015	Colorado Pork & Hops Challenge Grand Junction, CO	17 / 32 (653.5312)	20 (161.6572)	11 (165.0856)	23 (161.0856)	12 (165.7028)
May 30, 2015	Rock'N Western Rendezvous Loveland, CO	22 / 38 (651.3028)	27 (160.5372)	32 (153.6456)	14 (168)	13 (169.1200)
May 29, 2015	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)
Sep 12, 2014	Colorado Pork & Hops Challenge Grand Junction, CO	31 / 47 (649.5316)	35 (160.5372)	23 (162.8000)	28 (163.9544)	25 (162.2400)
May 9, 2014	Wild West BBQ Lamar, CO	15 / 29 (638.0688)	19 (155.3716)	14 (160.5488)	4 (169.6800)	21 (152.4684)
Apr 25, 2014	Pony Express BBQ Challenge Gothenburg, NE	11 / 28 (656.3996)	2 (174.2628)	5 (170.8228)	11 (163.9656)	26 (147.3484)
Oct 3, 2013	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)
Oct 3, 2013	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)
Sep 21, 2013	Telluride Barbeque Festival Telluride, CO	9 / 25 (667.8168)	2 (173.1200)	9 (167.3828)	14 (164.5256)	12 (162.7884)
Sep 13, 2013	Colorado Pork & Hops Challenge Grand Junction, CO	19 / 42 (653.0628)	22 (164.5600)	19 (163.9656)	14 (169.1544)	27 (155.3828)
Sep 6, 2013	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)
Jul 19, 2013	Griller's Cup Laramie, WY	16 / 33 (652.4344)	9 (169.1200)	27 (153.6572)	12 (167.9772)	17 (161.6800)
Apr 26, 2013	Pony Express BBQ Challenge Gothenburg, NE	11 / 47 (661.7144)	8 (167.4286)	4 (170.2858)	20 (161.1428)	15 (162.8572)

An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.

COOTERS COUNTRY CATERING

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Master avg

Storylines (6 found in their record)

High-water mark

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

Chicken nemesis

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 — 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)