CALLAWAY CREMATORS

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

Power ranking

#5239

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1457

peak 1457 · rated over 10 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-05-17

latest 2019-10-11

Best ToY finish

#1196

Master 2013

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

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

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 164.55 · weakest Brisket (155.63)

Road miles

448

mi across 10 mapped stops · furthest 73 mi

Schedule strength

48%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1561)

Purse competed for

$16K

listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

GCs in 2 state-championship entries

Master avg

642.79 / 720

10 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (6 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

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 (2016-04-15).

last seen 2014-05-02
back 2016-04-15

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

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.

128 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

#5250 of the rated field

1456 ▼ 0 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 2019-10-11

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Sweet Smokin' Jones

#5227 of the rated field

1457 ▲ 0 power rating

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

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 10 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 10 contests
last seen 2025-09-19

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MONTANA MAX BBQ

#5240 of the rated field

1457 ▼ 0 power rating

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

No shared contest yet.

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 2020-08-28

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Circle W Meats

#5232 of the rated field

1457 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1457

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 9 contests
last seen 2026-04-03

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Trash Panda BBQ

#5229 of the rated field

1457 ▲ 0 power rating

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

No shared contest yet.

They turned up 8 years after CALLAWAY CREMATORS did, first appearing in 2021.

rated over 9 contests
last seen 2024-10-30

⚔ Head-to-head

UNCOMMON Q

#5230 of the rated field

1457 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1457

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 9 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 9 contests
last seen 2023-04-28

⚔ Head-to-head

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 contest size

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

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Anchor City Cook off	4	18	0	top 73%	2019-10-11

The story so far (17 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 6.4 yrs 2013-05-17 → 2019-10-11

Busiest season 2013 3 contests

Contests a season 1.7 across 6 seasons in the data

Cooks most in MO 10 of 10 contests

Contests visited 7 1 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 10 entries · 0 wins · 3 calls

Strongest meat Chicken averages 164.55 · weakest Brisket (155.63)

Walk rate 30% a top-10 call in 3 of 10 contests

Overall top-10 rate 0% 0 of 10 contests

Master average 642.79 out of 720 · 10 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 204 93–268 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 448 10 mapped stops · furthest 73 mi

Schedule strength 1561 average field rating faced — tougher than 48% of rated contests

Purse competed for $15,500 listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships 0 from 2 state-championship entries

Longest layoff 2 yrs 2014-05-02 → 2016-04-15

Power rating 1457 peak 1457 · #5239 of 6,413 rated

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

2013
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
2014
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
2016
Apr 15 Career-best single call (Chicken)174.8572 Main Street BBQ & Bluesfest
2019
Oct 11 10th tracked contest Anchor City Cook off
Oct 11 Most recent contest Anchor City Cook off

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+0.1	Main Street BBQ & Bluesfest	2016-04-15

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-9.5	Lake of the Ozarks Blues & BBQ Weekend	2013-05-17
-8.9	6th Annual Wellsville BBQ Cookoff	2013-07-12
-6.8	Anchor City Cook off	2019-10-11
-5	BBQ, Bikes and Blues	2019-04-26
-4.8	Anchor City Cook Off	2016-10-14

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	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
2019-10-11	Anchor City Cook off 🏅 Centralia, MO	21 / 25 (651.9544)	22 (163.9772)	21 (163.4400)	13 (166.8572)	21 (157.6800)
2019-04-26	BBQ, Bikes and Blues 🏅 Washington, MO	32 / 39 (630.7084)	38 (148.5144)	31 (158.8456)	18 (167.9656)	29 (155.3828)
2018-04-20	*Main Street BBQ & Blues Fest Washington, MO	27 / 40 (635.8512)	24 (163.3828)	35 (154.2284)	27 (161.1428)	28 (157.0972)
2017-10-13	Anchor City Cook Off Centralia, MO	18 / 27 (652.4684)	20 (167.4056)	15 (167.4400)	14 (166.2856)	20 (151.3372)
2016-10-14	Anchor City Cook Off Centralia, MO	27 / 34 (637.0176)	27 (158.2516)	15 (166.2516)	17 (165.6800)	31 (146.8344)
2016-04-15	Main Street BBQ & Bluesfest Washington, MO	34 / 53 (641.7144)	6 (174.8572)	25 (161.7256)	39 (156.5716)	48 (148.5600)
2014-05-02	Columbia Elks Lodge #594 BBQ Contest Columbia, MO	26 / 35 (652.5028)	21 (165.1200)	21 (163.9772)	27 (161.1200)	20 (162.2856)
2013-10-11	Anchor City Cook Off Centralia, MO	18 / 29 (646.8344)	4 (172.0344)	23 (154.8000)	20 (161.1428)	19 (158.8572)
2013-07-12	6th Annual Wellsville BBQ Cookoff Wellsville, MO	35 / 42 (641.0856)	36 (158.8228)	31 (158.8456)	34 (157.1544)	19 (166.2628)
2013-05-17	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)

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
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)