CALLAWAY CREMATORS

CALLAWAY CREMATORS is a competition barbecue team with 10 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 18th of 27 at the Anchor City Cook Off (2017). They are ranked #5265 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#5,265

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1457

peak 1457 · rated over 10 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

May 17, 2013

latest Oct 11, 2019 · 6.4 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#1196

Master 2013 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

0% of 10 contests

Avg finish

top 75%

overall standings

Best overall

652.5028 / 720

Master · Columbia Elks Lodge #594 BBQ Contest

Perfect 180s

Current form

641.60 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 642.79 (-1.19)

Walk rate

30%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

174.8572

Chicken · Main Street BBQ & Bluesfest

Consistency

±7.39

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 164.55 · weakest Brisket (155.63)

Road miles

448

across 10 mapped stops · furthest 73 mi

Schedule strength

48%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1562)

Purse competed for

$16K

listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 2 state-championship entries

Master avg

642.79 / 720

10 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (6 found in their record)

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

A tough matchup

9–0 behind in the head-to-head

SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ has come out ahead in 9 of their 9 shared contests.

The weak link

−8.9 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 8.92 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 30%.

Brisket avg 155.63
Chicken avg 164.55
0 calls in 10 entries

A strong matchup

3–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 75% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of THE SMOKIN' WALZS in 3 of their 4 shared contests.

The comeback

2 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 2 years, then back at Main Street BBQ & Bluesfest (Apr 15, 2016).

last seen May 2, 2014
back Apr 15, 2016

Chicken nemesis

9 of 9 shared chicken entries lost

SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ ahead 100% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ has out-cooked them in 9 of 9 shared chicken entries.

The metronome

±1.03% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.03% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 89.3% of a perfect score
10 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
2019 ↗	Master	#1420 (130 pts)	#1558 (125 pts)	#1516 (130 pts)	#1222 (205 pts)	#1485 (130 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#1954 (60 pts)	#1982 (65 pts)	#1996 (60 pts)	#2030 (60 pts)	#1990 (60 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#2051 (87 pts)	#2170 (77 pts)	#2051 (102 pts)	#2001 (107 pts)	#2160 (77 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#1932 (119 pts)	#1337 (234 pts)	#1634 (169 pts)	#1708 (159 pts)	#1985 (119 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#2700 (60 pts)	#2145 (80 pts)	#2141 (80 pts)	#2715 (60 pts)	#2095 (85 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#1196 (222 pts)	#675 (487 pts)	#1381 (197 pts)	#1192 (242 pts)	#1167 (247 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to CALLAWAY CREMATORS, each with one reason worth a look.

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

HOG HAVEN BBQ

#5,277 of the rated field

1456 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1506

1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to CALLAWAY CREMATORS)

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

rated over 12 contests
last seen Oct 11, 2019

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LOADED-N-ROLLIN BBQ

#5,257 of the rated field

1457 power rating

Contests: 96
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 7%
Peak: 1457

1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to CALLAWAY CREMATORS)

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 96 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 96 contests
last seen Sep 11, 2026

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Sweet Smokin' Jones

#5,255 of the rated field

1457 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1457

Careers of much the same size, 10 contests to 10, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 10 contests
last seen Sep 19, 2025

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MONTANA MAX BBQ

#5,278 of the rated field

1456 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1456

They turned up 5 years after CALLAWAY CREMATORS did, first appearing in 2018.

rated over 10 contests
last seen Aug 28, 2020

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HOOKED ON ONYX COOK TEAM

#5,283 of the rated field

1456 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1456

Level with CALLAWAY CREMATORS on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 10 contests
last seen Apr 28, 2018

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TEAR-A-BYTE BBQ

#5,269 of the rated field

1457 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 10%
Peak: 1457

Their last contest in the data was back in 2014, 5 years before CALLAWAY CREMATORS's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 10 contests

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

Opponent	Meetings	Behind	Win rate
SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ	9	9	0%	⚔ compare
SMOKE THIS BBQ MO	9	9	0%	⚔ compare
UNCLE BUB'S BBQ, LLC	9	9	0%	⚔ compare
OUTLAW HAWGS BBQ	7	7	0%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN O BBQ	6	6	0%	⚔ compare
POLITICAL PORK	5	5	0%	⚔ compare
OKLAHOMA JOE'S SERIOUS QUE	5	5	0%	⚔ compare
ST. LOUIS BLACK IRON BBQ	5	5	0%	⚔ compare
Shootin' Smoke	5	5	0%	⚔ compare
MOKAN MEATHEADS	5	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	10	3	174.8572	148.5144	164.55	top 58%
Pork Ribs	10	0	167.4400	146.2856	159.58	top 71%
Pork	10	0	167.9656	156.5716	163.02	top 61%
Brisket	10	0	166.2628	146.8344	155.63	top 74%

“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	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	6	0	top 75%
Large (40+)	4	0	top 74%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Anchor City Cook off	4	18	0	top 73%	Oct 11, 2019

More numbers

Busiest season 2013 3 contests

Contests a season 1.7 across 6 seasons in the data

Most contests held in MO 10 of 10 contests

Contests visited 7 1 of them more than once

Opponents faced 204 finished ahead 93 times, behind 268

Longest layoff 2 yrs May 2, 2014 → Apr 15, 2016

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

20192 milestones

Oct 11 10th tracked contest Anchor City Cook off
Oct 11 Most recent contest Anchor City Cook off

20161 milestone

Apr 15 Career-best single call (Chicken)174.8572 Main Street BBQ & Bluesfest

20142 milestones

May 2 First overall past 90% of a perfect score652.5028 Columbia Elks Lodge #594 BBQ Contest
May 2 Career-best overall score652.5028 Columbia Elks Lodge #594 BBQ Contest

20133 milestones

May 17 First tracked contest Lake of the Ozarks Blues & BBQ Weekend
May 17 First call Lake of the Ozarks Blues & BBQ Weekend
May 17 Peak power rating (1491) Lake of the Ozarks Blues & BBQ Weekend

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+0.1	Main Street BBQ & Bluesfest	Apr 15, 2016

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-9.5	Lake of the Ozarks Blues & BBQ Weekend	May 17, 2013
-8.9	6th Annual Wellsville BBQ Cookoff	Jul 12, 2013
-6.8	Anchor City Cook off	Oct 11, 2019
-5	BBQ, Bikes and Blues	Apr 26, 2019
-4.8	Anchor City Cook Off	Oct 14, 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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2019	2	0%	top 83%	90.5%	89.1%
2018	1	0%	top 68%	88.3%	88.3%
2017	1	0%	top 67%	90.6%	90.6%
2016	2	50%	top 72%	89.1%	88.8%
2014	1	0%	top 74%	90.6%	90.6%
2013	3	67%	top 76%	89.8%	89.1%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Oct 11, 2019	Anchor City Cook off 🏅 Centralia, MO	21 / 25 (651.9544)	22 (163.9772)	21 (163.4400)	13 (166.8572)	21 (157.6800)
Apr 26, 2019	BBQ, Bikes and Blues 🏅 Washington, MO	32 / 39 (630.7084)	38 (148.5144)	31 (158.8456)	18 (167.9656)	29 (155.3828)
Apr 20, 2018	Main Street BBQ & Blues Fest Washington, MO	27 / 40 (635.8512)	24 (163.3828)	35 (154.2284)	27 (161.1428)	28 (157.0972)
Oct 13, 2017	Anchor City Cook Off Centralia, MO	18 / 27 (652.4684)	20 (167.4056)	15 (167.4400)	14 (166.2856)	20 (151.3372)
Oct 14, 2016	Anchor City Cook Off Centralia, MO	27 / 34 (637.0176)	27 (158.2516)	15 (166.2516)	17 (165.6800)	31 (146.8344)
Apr 15, 2016	Main Street BBQ & Bluesfest Washington, MO	34 / 53 (641.7144)	6 (174.8572)	25 (161.7256)	39 (156.5716)	48 (148.5600)
May 2, 2014	Columbia Elks Lodge #594 BBQ Contest Columbia, MO	26 / 35 (652.5028)	21 (165.1200)	21 (163.9772)	27 (161.1200)	20 (162.2856)
Oct 11, 2013	Anchor City Cook Off Centralia, MO	18 / 29 (646.8344)	4 (172.0344)	23 (154.8000)	20 (161.1428)	19 (158.8572)
Jul 12, 2013	6th Annual Wellsville BBQ Cookoff Wellsville, MO	35 / 42 (641.0856)	36 (158.8228)	31 (158.8456)	34 (157.1544)	19 (166.2628)
May 17, 2013	Lake of the Ozarks Blues & BBQ Weekend Lake of the Ozarks, MO	34 / 41 (637.7138)	4 (173.1428)	39 (146.2856)	19 (166.2856)	36 (151.9998)

CALLAWAY CREMATORS

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

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (6 found in their record)

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

The comeback

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

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)