High-water mark
670.2854
career-best overall
93.1% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 670.2854 at Grilling on the River '13 — 93.1% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2013-04-12
CRITTER SMOKIN' FOOLS
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1472
peak 1472 · rated over 6 contests ⓘ
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
2013-03-15
latest 2015-03-13
Best ToY finish
#829
Master 2013
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 69%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
628.20 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 607.40 (+20.79)
Walk rate
33%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±76.39
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 169.14 · weakest Pork Ribs (130.17)
Road miles
222
mi across 6 mapped stops · furthest 36 mi
Schedule strength
11%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1516)
Master avg
607.40 / 720
6 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (5 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.
The one to beat
2×
one call ahead of them
Sultans of Smoke has finished one call ahead of CRITTER SMOKIN' FOOLS 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
A tough matchup
5–0
behind in the head-to-head
CUZ'S CUSTOM COOKING ahead in 100% of their meetings
CUZ'S CUSTOM COOKING has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
The weak link
−39.0
points behind their best meat
Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 38.98 points below their pork, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 17%.
- Pork Ribs avg 130.17
- Pork avg 169.14
- 0 calls in 5 entries
A strong matchup
3–1
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 75% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of BIG ED'S MSU BBQ 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.
137 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4513 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1472
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-head#4511 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 13%
- Peak
- 1472
No shared contest yet.
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Head-to-head#4524 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1472
No shared contest yet.
Level with CRITTER SMOKIN' FOOLS on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#4495 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1473
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-head#4530 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1472
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-head#4516 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1472
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KILLER HOGS | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| HOTTY TOTTY BBQ CREW | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| Sultans of Smoke | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| CUZ'S CUSTOM COOKING | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 170.2856 | 155.9884 | 164.36 | top 60% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168.5600 | 0.0000 | 130.17 | top 69% |
| Pork | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 173.7600 | 166.2856 | 169.14 | top 32% |
| Brisket | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 175.4628 | 151.9428 | 165.43 | top 46% |
“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 contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 49% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 79% |
The story so far (14 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
2 yrs
2013-03-15 → 2015-03-13
Busiest season
2013
4 contests
Contests a season
2
across 3 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
MS
6 of 6 contests
Contests visited
6
0 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
6 entries · 0 wins · 1 calls
Strongest meat
Pork
averages 169.14 · weakest Pork Ribs (130.17)
Walk rate
33%
a top-10 call in 2 of 6 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 6 contests
Master average
607.40
out of 720 · 6 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
240
99–303 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
222
6 mapped stops · furthest 36 mi
Schedule strength
1516
average field rating faced — tougher than 11% of rated contests
Power rating
1472
peak 1472 · #4510 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Don't Be Cruel BBQ Duel
- First call Grilling on the River '13
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score670.2854 Grilling on the River '13
- Career-best overall score670.2854 Grilling on the River '13
- Peak power rating (1490) Grilling on the River '13
- Career-best single call (Brisket)175.4628 Stand By Your Grill
- 2015
- Most recent contest Don't Be Cruel BBQ Duel
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +5.5 | Grilling on the River '13 | 2013-04-12 |
| +1.7 | Don't Be Cruel BBQ Duel Benefiting Link Centre | 2014-03-14 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -15.6 | Don't Be Cruel BBQ Duel | 2013-03-15 |
| -13.8 | Don't Be Cruel BBQ Duel | 2015-03-13 |
| -4 | Stand By Your Grill | 2013-08-16 |
| -1.5 | Roast n' Boast | 2013-08-23 |
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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 100% | 68.9% | 68.9% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 49% | 90.7% | 90.7% |
| 2013 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 66% | 93.1% | 86.6% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-03-13 | Don't Be Cruel BBQ Duel Tupelo, MS | 94 / 94 (495.9656) | 28 (170.2628) | — | 14 (173.7600) | 82 (151.9428) |
| 2014-03-14 | Don't Be Cruel BBQ Duel Benefiting Link Centre Tupelo, MS | 47 / 95 (653.1312) | 78 (155.9884) | 47 (161.1200) | 25 (169.7028) | 36 (166.3200) |
| 2013-08-23 | Roast n' Boast Columbus, MS | 16 / 27 (665.0512) | 19 (166.2628) | 14 (168.5600) | 15 (166.8228) | 17 (163.4056) |
| 2013-08-16 | Stand By Your Grill Fulton, MS | 42 / 62 (656.5484) | 56 (159.9312) | 56 (154.8688) | 27 (166.2856) | 6 (175.4628) |
| 2013-04-12 | Grilling on the River '13 Columbus, MS | 12 / 31 (670.2854) | 9 (170.2856) | 17 (166.2856) | 10 (169.7142) | 18 (164.0000) |
| 2013-03-15 | Don't Be Cruel BBQ Duel Tupelo, MS | 99 / 100 (503.4282) | 60 (163.4284) | 100 (0.0000) | 20 (168.5714) | 19 (171.4284) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #2158 (60 pts) | #2209 (60 pts) | — | #1923 (115 pts) | #2214 (60 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #2084 (75 pts) | #2167 (75 pts) | #2161 (75 pts) | #2172 (75 pts) | #2148 (75 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #829 (368 pts) | #868 (373 pts) | #897 (353 pts) | #806 (408 pts) | #679 (478 pts) |