Silver Creek Barbecue IN
Rating
1533
peak 1533
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
2023-05-19
latest 2026-05-15
Best ToY finish
#127
Backyard 2026
Grand champs
1
1 reserve
Category wins
2
4 podiums
Overall top-10s
2
of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 6%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
67%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
2
and counting
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 174.68 · weakest Pork Ribs (168.56)
Road miles
107
mi across 6 mapped stops · furthest 54 mi
Storylines
💔 The heartbreaker
Came within 2.2856 points of the Grand Championship at Rockin' BBQ Warsaw, Indiana (2026-05-15).
Teams like this (closest power rating, IN first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 177.7372 | 171.4056 | 174.68 | top 10% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 176.0116 | 155.9656 | 168.56 | top 41% |
| Pork | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Brisket | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| IN | 1 | 0 | top 6% |
| MI | 1 | 1 | top 6% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 1 | top 6% |
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 6% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2026 (3 contests)
- Cooks mostly in IN (5 of 6 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (5 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: Dowagiac BBQ Competition and Summer Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) (2023-07-15)
- Wins it all in 17% of contests
- All-time average overall score: 347.44
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 343.9772 | 343.98 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2023 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 350.9032 | 350.90 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-15 | Rockin' BBQ Warsaw, Indiana (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Warsaw, IN | — | 2 (177.7372) | — | — | — |
| 2026-05-15 | Rockin' BBQ Warsaw, Indiana Warsaw, IN | 2 / 35 (343.9772) | 5 (171.4056) | 3 (172.5716) | — | — |
| 2026-05-15 | Rockin' BBQ Warsaw, Indiana (ONE MEAT RIBS) Warsaw, IN | — | — | 5 (174.8688) | — | — |
| 2024-05-17 | Rockin' BBQ Warsaw (ONE MEAT RIBS) Warsaw, IN | — | — | 28 (163.3828) | — | — |
| 2023-07-15 | Dowagiac BBQ Competition and Summer Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Dowagiac, MI | 1 / 16 (350.9032) | 1 (174.8916) | 1 (176.0116) | — | — |
| 2023-05-19 | Rocking BBQ Warsaw (ONE MEAT RIBS) Warsaw, IN | — | — | 26 (155.9656) | — | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Backyard | #127 (236 pts) | #88 (411 pts) | #152 (211 pts) | — | — |
| 2026 ↗ | Master | — | #480 (250 pts) | #603 (184 pts) | — | — |
| 2024 ↗ | Backyard | — | — | #423 (57 pts) | — | — |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | — | — | #1583 (57 pts) | — | — |
| 2023 ↗ | Backyard | — | #177 (266 pts) | #176 (266 pts) | — | — |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | — | — | #1721 (54 pts) | — | — |