High-water mark
664.4572
career-best overall
92.3% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 664.4572 at Sky's the Limit BBQ Classic — 92.3% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2013-09-07
DENVER CAJUN BBQ KREWE
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1485
peak 1485 · rated over 6 contests ⓘ
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
2013-03-29
latest 2013-10-03
Best ToY finish
#777
Master 2013
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 62%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
644.03 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 640.79 (+3.24)
Walk rate
67%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±14.45
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 162.74 · weakest Pork Ribs (157.98)
Road miles
886
mi across 6 mapped stops · furthest 586 mi
Schedule strength
17%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1524)
Master avg
640.79 / 720
6 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (4 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.
A tough matchup
6–0
behind in the head-to-head
BURNIN BOBS BUTTS N BONES ahead in 100% of their meetings
BURNIN BOBS BUTTS N BONES has come out ahead in 6 of their 6 shared contests.
The weak link
−4.8
points behind their best meat
Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 4.76 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 17%.
- Pork Ribs avg 157.98
- Chicken avg 162.74
- 0 calls in 6 entries
A strong matchup
3–1
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 75% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of LOS NERDS in 3 of their 4 shared 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.
153 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3898 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1508
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to DENVER CAJUN BBQ KREWE)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team DENVER CAJUN BBQ KREWE has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#3917 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1485
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to DENVER CAJUN BBQ KREWE)
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#3891 of the rated field
- Contests
- 37
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 5%
- Peak
- 1533
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to DENVER CAJUN BBQ KREWE)
They've been 1533 at their best, 48 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-head#3877 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 43%
- Peak
- 1503
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 6 years after DENVER CAJUN BBQ KREWE did, first appearing in 2019.
⚔ Head-to-head#3906 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1510
No shared contest yet.
Level with DENVER CAJUN BBQ KREWE on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#3920 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1485
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Backdraft BBQ | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| BURNIN BOBS BUTTS N BONES | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| G "QUE" | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| STARS AND STRIPES BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 173.1084 | 155.9772 | 162.74 | top 52% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.8344 | 141.1428 | 157.98 | top 64% |
| Pork | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 170.8572 | 152.5714 | 161.52 | top 56% |
| Brisket | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 167.3828 | 149.6800 | 158.54 | top 55% |
“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 | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| KS | 2 | 0 | top 74% |
| CO | 2 | 0 | top 57% |
| MO | 1 | 0 | top 61% |
| WY | 1 | 0 | top 52% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 4 | 0 | top 68% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 51% |
The story so far (13 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
0.5 yrs
2013-03-29 → 2013-10-03
Busiest season
2013
6 contests
Cooks most in
KS
2 of 6 contests · 4 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
6
0 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
6 entries · 0 wins · 1 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 162.74 · weakest Pork Ribs (157.98)
Walk rate
67%
a top-10 call in 4 of 6 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 6 contests
Master average
640.79
out of 720 · 6 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
635
278–429 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
886
6 mapped stops · furthest 586 mi
Schedule strength
1524
average field rating faced — tougher than 17% of rated contests
Power rating
1485
peak 1485 · #3896 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- First call Colorado Barbecue Challenge
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score648.4460 Griller's Cup
- Peak power rating (1497) Griller's Cup
- Career-best overall score664.4572 Sky's the Limit BBQ Classic
- Career-best single call (Chicken)173.1084 Sky's the Limit BBQ Classic
- Most recent contest 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +2.7 | Colorado Barbecue Challenge | 2013-06-14 |
| +0.9 | Griller's Cup | 2013-07-19 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -7 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | 2013-03-29 |
| -6.6 | Showdown on the Plains BBQ Challenge & Air Show | 2013-09-06 |
| -2.9 | Sky's the Limit BBQ Classic | 2013-09-07 |
| -2.1 | 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open | 2013-10-03 |
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)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67% | top 62% | 92.3% | 89% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-10-03 | 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO | 329 / 535 (630.8112) | 120 (167.4284) | 232 (160.5600) | 407 (153.1428) | 405 (149.6800) |
| 2013-09-07 | Sky's the Limit BBQ Classic Garden City, KS | 18 / 26 (664.4572) | 6 (173.1084) | 17 (164.5488) | 18 (165.1428) | 20 (161.6572) |
| 2013-09-06 | Showdown on the Plains BBQ Challenge & Air Show Scott City, KS | 22 / 28 (649.5772) | 26 (155.9772) | 18 (166.8344) | 25 (159.3828) | 10 (167.3828) |
| 2013-07-19 | Griller's Cup Laramie, WY | 17 / 33 (648.4460) | 19 (159.9544) | 26 (154.8116) | 5 (170.8572) | 13 (162.8228) |
| 2013-06-14 | Colorado Barbecue Challenge Frisco, CO | 27 / 68 (626.8568) | 33 (158.8568) | 54 (141.1428) | 9 (168.0000) | 19 (158.8572) |
| 2013-03-29 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Thornton, CO | 22 / 30 (624.5716) | 20 (161.1428) | 16 (160.0002) | 22 (152.5714) | 23 (150.8572) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #777 (397 pts) | #713 (462 pts) | #796 (412 pts) | #599 (552 pts) | #658 (492 pts) |