SHORT CREW BBQ

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

Power ranking

#4059

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1481

peak 1513 · rated over 26 contests ⓘ

Best runs

straight top-10s

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-07-03

latest 2017-09-08

Best ToY finish

#548

Master 2014

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

2 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 26 contests

Avg finish

top 62%

overall standings

Best overall

679.4748 / 720

Master · KTD Smokin' Gobbler Cook-Off

Perfect 180s

Current form

646.33 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 645.82 (+0.51)

Walk rate

50%

contests with a top-10 call

Top-10 streak

best run (overall)

Best single call

174.8800

Pork · Ribs, Rods & Rock 'n Roll

Consistency

±17.34

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 165.98 · weakest Brisket (159.44)

Road miles

2,793

mi across 26 mapped stops · furthest 182 mi

Schedule strength

41%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1555)

Master avg

645.82 / 720

26 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (10 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

679.4748 career-best overall

94.4% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 679.4748 at KTD Smokin' Gobbler Cook-Off — 94.4% of a perfect 720.

Master
2015-09-18

The one to beat

3× one call ahead of them

CROIX VALLEY SAUCES has finished one call ahead of SHORT CREW BBQ 3 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2015 their best year

2015 was the year it came together: 5 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 1 category win, at an average finish in the top 40%.

5 contests
3 overall top-10s
1 category wins
average top 40%

A tough matchup

22–1 behind in the head-to-head

SPITFIRE ahead in 96% of their meetings

SPITFIRE has come out ahead in 22 of their 23 shared contests.

The weak link

−6.5 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 6.54 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 12% of the time against 23%.

Brisket avg 159.44
Chicken avg 165.98
3 calls in 26 entries

A strong matchup

6–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of BIG STONE BRISKETEERS in 6 of their 6 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

17 of 23 shared chicken entries lost

SPITFIRE ahead 74% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, SPITFIRE has out-cooked them in 17 of 23 shared chicken entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

WHO DAT BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.

An August team

Top 52% average finish in August

Something about August: average finish in the top 52% across 5 contests, versus top 62% the rest of the year.

5 August contests
top 62% the rest of the year

The metronome

±2.41% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.41% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 89.7% of a perfect score
26 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.

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

Bone Daddy's BBQ

#4070 of the rated field

1481 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 27
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 19%
Peak: 1517

No shared contest yet.

They've been 1517 at their best, 37 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 27 contests
last seen 2025-08-09

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Sheyenne BBQ

#4073 of the rated field

1481 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 23
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 9%
Peak: 1481

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 23 contests to 26, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 23 contests
last seen 2026-08-28

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Wild West BBQ

#4047 of the rated field

1482 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 23
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 13%
Peak: 1501

No shared contest yet.

23 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 13% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 23 contests
last seen 2026-07-24

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HAWGPOUND SMOKERS

#4075 of the rated field

1481 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 20
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1504

No shared contest yet.

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.

rated over 20 contests
last seen 2017-08-04

⚔ Head-to-head

BUTCHIE'S BACKYARD BBQ

#4066 of the rated field

1481 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 16
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 19%
Peak: 1538

No shared contest yet.

Level with SHORT CREW BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 16 contests
last seen 2025-07-25

⚔ Head-to-head

LETTUCE SMOKE

#4060 of the rated field

1481 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 7%
Peak: 1537

No shared contest yet.

They've been 1537 at their best, 55 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 15 contests
last seen 2019-05-04

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
SPITFIRE	23	1	22	4%	⚔ compare
Eggspert BBQ	19	1	18	5%	⚔ compare
SMOKEY AND HIS BANDITS	16	5	11	31%	⚔ compare
Charcoal Loungers	15	2	13	13%	⚔ compare
ROLLIN' SMOKE BBQ SD	14	4	10	29%	⚔ compare
TIMBONE BARBECUE	14	4	10	29%	⚔ compare
SHIGGIN & GRINNIN	14	0	14	0%	⚔ compare
PARROTHEAD SMOKERS	13	2	11	15%	⚔ compare
SIN CIRCLE BBQ	13	2	11	15%	⚔ compare
LAST CALL HEROES BBQ	13	0	13	0%	⚔ compare
QUETOPIA	12	2	10	17%	⚔ compare
MUSTANG SALLY BBQ	10	2	8	20%	⚔ compare
WOODWARD BARBEQUE	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
TRUE SMOKE BBQ	9	3	6	33%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN DINGER - THE PROFESSOR OF HOGOLOGY	9	2	7	22%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	26	6	0	0	173.7372	155.9540	165.98	top 50%
Pork Ribs	26	5	0	0	172.5828	141.7140	160.22	top 63%
Pork	26	6	1	2	174.8800	148.0000	160.18	top 65%
Brisket	26	3	0	0	170.8916	144.5372	159.44	top 61%

“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
SD	11	top 63%
MN	8	top 54%
IA	5	top 76%
NE	2	top 59%

By contest size

Field	Contests	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	1	top 71%
Medium (20–39)	19	top 64%
Large (40+)	6	top 57%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Cookin' on Kampeska	3	24	top 69%	2016-07-15
Ribs, Rods & Rock 'n Roll	3	6	top 43%	2015-09-11
Smokefest	3	7	top 36%	2015-08-21
SMSU Smokefest	2	29	top 76%	2017-08-18
Back to Mayberry BBQ	2	17	top 80%	2016-07-01
KTD Smokin' Gobbler Cook-Off	2	7	top 62%	2015-09-18
Ak-Sar-Ben's River City Rodeo & Stock Show	2	28	top 59%	2014-09-26

The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 4.2 yrs 2013-07-03 → 2017-09-08

Busiest season 2014 7 contests

Contests a season 5.2 across 5 seasons in the data

Cooks most in SD 11 of 26 contests · 4 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 16 7 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 26 entries · 0 wins · 6 calls

Strongest meat Chicken averages 165.98 · weakest Brisket (159.44)

Walk rate 50% a top-10 call in 13 of 26 contests

Overall top-10 rate 15% 4 of 26 contests

Best top-10 run 3 straight contests

Master average 645.82 out of 720 · 26 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 345 328–524 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 2,793 26 mapped stops · furthest 182 mi

Schedule strength 1555 average field rating faced — tougher than 41% of rated contests

Power rating 1481 peak 1513 · #4059 of 6,413 rated

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

2013
Jul 3 First tracked contest Whiting 4th of July BBQ Cookoff
Jul 19 First call Cookin' on Kampeska: Wing Fling & BBQ Thing
Aug 16 First overall past 90% of a perfect score656.0232 Smokefest
2014
Sep 5 First overall top-10 Ribs, Rods & Rock 'n Roll
Sep 5 10th tracked contest Ribs, Rods & Rock 'n Roll
2015
Aug 21 First category win (Pork) Smokefest
Sep 11 Career-best single call (Pork)174.8800 Ribs, Rods & Rock 'n Roll
Sep 18 Career-best overall score679.4748 KTD Smokin' Gobbler Cook-Off
Sep 18 Peak power rating (1513) KTD Smokin' Gobbler Cook-Off
2017
Aug 18 25th tracked contest SMSU Smokefest
Sep 8 Most recent contest Ribs, Rod & Rock'n Roll

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+14.4	Smokefest	2015-08-21
+12.9	Ribs, Rods & Rock 'n Roll	2014-09-05
+11.3	Ribs, Rods & Rock 'n Roll	2015-09-11
+9.6	KTD Smokin' Gobbler Cook-Off	2015-09-18
+4.9	King Turkey Day Smokin' Gobbler Cook-Off	2014-09-12

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-13	KTD Smokin' Gobbler Cook-off	2013-09-13
-10.8	Whiting 4th of July BBQ Cookoff	2013-07-03
-9	Back to Mayberry BBQ	2016-07-01
-7.6	Ribs, Rods & Rock 'n Roll	2013-09-06
-7	SMSU Smokefest	2016-08-19

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	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2017	4	0	0	50%	top 72%	91.4%	90%
2016	4	0	0	0%	top 77%	90.5%	89%
2015	5	3	1	100%	top 40%	94.4%	92.5%
2014	7	1	0	57%	top 56%	93.6%	89.9%
2013	6	0	0	33%	top 73%	91.1%	87.4%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2017-09-08	Ribs, Rod & Rock'n Roll Vermillion, SD	23 / 31 (638.8000)	11 (173.1200)	20 (161.7372)	24 (159.4056)	30 (144.5372)
2017-08-18	SMSU Smokefest Marshall, MN	29 / 41 (646.7660)	18 (168.5372)	5 (170.2744)	28 (162.2744)	39 (145.6800)
2017-07-14	Cookin On Kampeska Watertown, SD	35 / 48 (658.2172)	21 (169.1200)	39 (160.5372)	13 (170.2972)	41 (158.2628)
2017-06-16	*Beresford Wheels 'n Squeals (RUSHMORE CUP QUALIFIER) Beresford, SD	12 / 17 (649.0856)	11 (166.2628)	11 (165.1200)	10 (166.2972)	16 (151.4056)
2016-09-09	Ribs, Rods and Rock'n Roll Vermillion, SD	24 / 34 (638.7888)	21 (160.5144)	23 (158.2744)	28 (159.4172)	19 (160.5828)
2016-08-19	SMSU Smokefest Marshall, MN	30 / 37 (636.4340)	14 (170.2856)	30 (156.5256)	23 (162.2628)	32 (147.3600)
2016-07-15	Cookin' on Kampeska Watertown, SD	27 / 41 (651.3940)	19 (169.1200)	30 (162.2856)	34 (160.5712)	29 (159.4172)
2016-07-01	Back to Mayberry BBQ Whiting, IA	32 / 35 (635.2340)	24 (165.6684)	35 (152.5144)	33 (157.1084)	30 (159.9428)
2015-09-18	KTD Smokin' Gobbler Cook-Off Worthington, MN	7 / 26 (679.4748)	13 (167.4288)	10 (169.6916)	4 (171.4628)	7 (170.8916)
2015-09-11	Ribs, Rods & Rock 'n Roll Vermillion, SD	8 / 32 (674.2512)	8 (170.8456)	23 (158.8456)	2 (174.8800)	10 (169.6800)
2015-08-21	Smokefest Marshall, MN	7 / 42 (676.0348)	27 (165.7144)	9 (168.5716)	1 (174.2972)	15 (167.4516)
2015-07-17	Cookin' on Kampeska Watertown, SD	24 / 38 (649.5772)	28 (158.8228)	32 (155.3944)	6 (170.8228)	12 (164.5372)
2015-07-03	Back to Mayberry BBQ Whiting, IA	17 / 25 (649.1660)	15 (161.6800)	20 (158.2972)	22 (159.4400)	8 (169.7488)
2014-10-11	WinnaVegas Rib Master Classic Sloan, IA	28 / 34 (631.8396)	27 (155.9540)	25 (159.9428)	27 (153.6456)	21 (162.2972)
2014-09-26	Ak-Sar-Ben's River City Rodeo & Stock Show Omaha, NE	28 / 47 (637.5080)	27 (162.8112)	32 (157.0740)	38 (154.7884)	20 (162.8344)
2014-09-12	King Turkey Day Smokin' Gobbler Cook-Off Worthington, MN	16 / 36 (649.0056)	15 (167.9656)	32 (150.2172)	20 (166.2628)	18 (164.5600)
2014-09-05	Ribs, Rods & Rock 'n Roll Vermillion, SD	6 / 26 (673.7256)	6 (171.4056)	5 (172.5828)	10 (165.7028)	14 (164.0344)
2014-08-15	Smokefest Marshall, MN	16 / 32 (653.0744)	4 (173.7372)	18 (162.2516)	31 (150.2284)	11 (166.8572)
2014-07-18	Cookin' on Kampeska Watertown, SD	24 / 31 (645.0628)	7 (168.5600)	19 (163.3828)	30 (150.2628)	18 (162.8572)
2014-07-03	Whiting BBQ Cookoff Whiting, IA	11 / 21 (642.2628)	7 (168.0228)	13 (159.3944)	15 (155.9656)	13 (158.8800)
2013-09-27	Ak-Sar-Ben's River City Rodeo & Stock Show Omaha, NE	33 / 56 (640.5144)	27 (165.1428)	32 (160.0000)	45 (153.6800)	30 (161.6916)
2013-09-13	KTD Smokin' Gobbler Cook-off Worthington, MN	38 / 39 (610.1372)	30 (162.2628)	39 (145.0972)	39 (149.0856)	30 (153.6916)
2013-09-06	Ribs, Rods & Rock 'n Roll Vermillion, SD	22 / 27 (617.6800)	20 (157.1200)	11 (166.8572)	26 (148.0000)	25 (145.7028)
2013-08-16	Smokefest Marshall, MN	13 / 31 (656.0232)	5 (171.9888)	15 (162.8572)	11 (162.2972)	17 (158.8800)
2013-07-19	Cookin' on Kampeska: Wing Fling & BBQ Thing Watertown, SD	18 / 26 (638.1824)	20 (159.4056)	9 (166.2628)	22 (157.0968)	17 (155.4172)
2013-07-03	Whiting 4th of July BBQ Cookoff Whiting, IA	22 / 25 (613.1426)	16 (164.0000)	24 (141.7140)	23 (149.1428)	14 (158.2858)

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
2017 ↗	Master	#1083 (293 pts)	#936 (413 pts)	#893 (438 pts)	#1012 (358 pts)	#1191 (263 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#1204 (244 pts)	#1009 (349 pts)	#1278 (249 pts)	#1296 (249 pts)	#1196 (269 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#1970 (90 pts)	#1988 (100 pts)	#2111 (75 pts)	#2201 (65 pts)	#1629 (145 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#548 (682 pts)	#405 (927 pts)	#594 (652 pts)	#683 (552 pts)	#526 (702 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#1056 (271 pts)	#1003 (311 pts)	#979 (316 pts)	#1167 (251 pts)	#1013 (296 pts)