BIG JUICY BBQ CREW

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

Power ranking

#5003

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1462

peak 1462 · rated over 7 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-05-24

latest 2018-04-20

Best ToY finish

#1325

Master 2014

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 7 contests

Avg finish

top 74%

overall standings

Best overall

665.6684 / 720

Master · Hermann BBQ & Brats Festival

Perfect 180s

Current form

638.23 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 636.93 (+1.30)

Walk rate

43%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

171.4400

Pork Ribs · Knights of Columbus

Consistency

±21.49

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 163.44 · weakest Brisket (152.38)

Road miles

527

mi across 7 mapped stops · furthest 270 mi

Schedule strength

24%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1532)

Master avg

636.93 / 720

7 Master contests · 0 GCs

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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.

High-water mark

665.6684 career-best overall

92.5% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 665.6684 at Hermann BBQ & Brats Festival — 92.5% of a perfect 720.

Master
2013-09-27

A tough matchup

4–0 behind in the head-to-head

QUAU ahead in 100% of their meetings

QUAU has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.

The weak link

−11.1 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 11.06 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 29%.

Brisket avg 152.38
Chicken avg 163.44
0 calls in 7 entries

A strong matchup

3–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of SCHAEFER BBQ in 3 of their 3 shared contests.

The comeback

3.6 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 3.6 years, then back at *Main Street BBQ & Blues Fest (2018-04-20).

last seen 2014-09-26
back 2018-04-20

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

Buckeye Barbeque

#5011 of the rated field

1462 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 17%
Peak: 1462

No shared contest yet.

A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 12 contests to 7.

rated over 7 contests
last seen 2026-06-12

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CARBONDALE PORK DISTRICT

#5020 of the rated field

1462 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1462

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 7 contests
last seen 2019-09-20

⚔ Head-to-head

RUBBIN N GRUBBIN

#4985 of the rated field

1463 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1463

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 7 contests
last seen 2018-10-12

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COME AND SMOKE IT

#5002 of the rated field

1462 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1462

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 7 contests
last seen 2017-07-15

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Checkered Flag BBQ

#5023 of the rated field

1462 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1462

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 7 contests
last seen 2017-06-16

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Whiskey Business BBQ

#5001 of the rated field

1462 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 13%
Peak: 1462

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 8 contests
last seen 2026-07-11

⚔ Head-to-head

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	7	2	171.4400	156.0000	163.44	top 57%
Pork Ribs	7	1	171.4400	143.3944	161.47	top 57%
Pork	7	0	166.8456	148.0000	159.65	top 71%
Brisket	7	0	161.6456	141.1430	152.38	top 78%

“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
MO	5	0	top 70%
IL	2	0	top 86%

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	4	0	top 64%
Large (40+)	3	0	top 88%

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

On the trail 4.9 yrs 2013-05-24 → 2018-04-20

Busiest season 2014 4 contests

Contests a season 2.3 across 3 seasons in the data

Cooks most in MO 5 of 7 contests · 2 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 7 0 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 7 entries · 0 wins · 2 calls

Strongest meat Chicken averages 163.44 · weakest Brisket (152.38)

Walk rate 43% a top-10 call in 3 of 7 contests

Overall top-10 rate 14% 1 of 7 contests

Master average 636.93 out of 720 · 7 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 202 69–206 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 527 7 mapped stops · furthest 270 mi

Schedule strength 1532 average field rating faced — tougher than 24% of rated contests

Longest layoff 3.6 yrs 2014-09-26 → 2018-04-20

Power rating 1462 peak 1462 · #5003 of 6,413 rated

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

2013
May 24 First tracked contest Westmont Red, White & BBQ
Sep 27 First call Hermann BBQ & Brats Festival
Sep 27 First overall top-10 Hermann BBQ & Brats Festival
Sep 27 First overall past 90% of a perfect score665.6684 Hermann BBQ & Brats Festival
Sep 27 Career-best overall score665.6684 Hermann BBQ & Brats Festival
Sep 27 Peak power rating (1498) Hermann BBQ & Brats Festival
2014
Jun 20 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)171.4400 Knights of Columbus
2018
Apr 20 Most recent contest *Main Street BBQ & Blues Fest

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+10.3	Hermann BBQ & Brats Festival	2013-09-27

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-12.8	Westmont Red, White & BBQ	2013-05-24
-10.8	6th Annual Main Street BBQ & Bluesfest	2014-04-11
-10.1	Smokin on the Lake	2014-05-17
-6.5	*Main Street BBQ & Blues Fest	2018-04-20
-6.5	Knights of Columbus	2014-06-20

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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2018	1	0	0%	top 83%	86.9%	86.9%
2014	4	0	50%	top 80%	91.1%	89.1%
2013	2	1	50%	top 57%	92.5%	88%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2018-04-20	*Main Street BBQ & Blues Fest Washington, MO	33 / 40 (625.6572)	27 (161.7372)	27 (158.2744)	29 (159.9884)	38 (145.6572)
2014-09-26	Hermann Bar-BQ and Brats Festival Hermann, MO	24 / 37 (652.4912)	17 (166.2856)	23 (165.1200)	16 (166.2284)	30 (154.8572)
2014-06-20	Knights of Columbus Quincy, IL	20 / 25 (640.5372)	21 (161.7256)	5 (171.4400)	20 (158.2400)	23 (149.1316)
2014-05-17	Smokin on the Lake Monroe City, MO	22 / 25 (656.0232)	9 (169.1772)	11 (169.7260)	23 (160.5600)	21 (156.5600)
2014-04-11	6th Annual Main Street BBQ & Bluesfest Washington, MO	41 / 46 (616.4228)	34 (157.7028)	46 (143.3944)	36 (157.6684)	31 (157.6572)
2013-09-27	Hermann BBQ & Brats Festival Hermann, MO	9 / 39 (665.6684)	5 (171.4400)	15 (165.7372)	14 (166.8456)	14 (161.6456)
2013-05-24	Westmont Red, White & BBQ Westmont, IL	64 / 70 (601.7146)	55 (156.0000)	46 (156.5716)	65 (148.0000)	65 (141.1430)

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
2018 ↗	Master	#1954 (60 pts)	#2012 (60 pts)	#1996 (60 pts)	#2030 (60 pts)	#1990 (60 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#1325 (211 pts)	#1170 (276 pts)	#968 (366 pts)	#1429 (206 pts)	#1427 (201 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#1970 (75 pts)	#2073 (75 pts)	#2043 (75 pts)	#2080 (75 pts)	#2034 (75 pts)