High-water mark
668.5706
career-best overall
92.9% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 668.5706 at Smoke In The Spring — 92.9% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Apr 12, 2013
CRIMSON & BLUE BBQ CREW
CRIMSON & BLUE BBQ CREW is a competition barbecue team with 3 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2014. Their best overall finish is 16th of 71 at the Smoke In The Spring (2013). They finished #2397 in the 2013 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1498
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 3
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
Feb 22, 2013
latest Jun 20, 2014 · 1.3 years on the trail
Avg finish
top 57%
overall standings
Consistency
±19.11
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 166.86 · weakest Pork Ribs (161.33)
Road miles
265
across 3 mapped stops · furthest 198 mi
Schedule strength
14%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1521)
Master avg
655.03 / 720
3 Master contests · 0 GCs
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #2397 (71 pts) | #2446 (71 pts) | #2436 (71 pts) | #2452 (71 pts) | #2440 (71 pts) |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.2856 | 155.9998 | 162.85 | top 59% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.7140 | 152.5712 | 161.33 | top 66% |
| Pork | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.4284 | 157.1424 | 164.00 | top 54% |
| Brisket | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.1428 | 162.2856 | 166.86 | top 38% |
“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.
More numbers
Busiest season
2013
2 contests
Contests a season
1.5
across 2 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
KS
2 of 3 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
3
a different one every time
Opponents faced
147
finished ahead 77 times, behind 79
Longest layoff
1.2 yrs
Apr 12, 2013 → Jun 20, 2014
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20143 milestones
- Career-best single call (Brisket)169.1428 Ol' Glory BBQ Bash
- Peak power rating (1498) Ol' Glory BBQ Bash
- Most recent contest Ol' Glory BBQ Bash
20133 milestones
- First tracked contest Polar Bear Challenge
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score668.5706 Smoke In The Spring
- Career-best overall score668.5706 Smoke In The Spring
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 20, 2014 | Ol' Glory BBQ Bash Fredonia, KS | 22 / 42 (668.5144) | 22 (166.2628) | 27 (165.6916) | 23 (167.4172) | 11 (169.1428) |
| Apr 12, 2013 | Smoke In The Spring Osage City, KS | 16 / 71 (668.5706) | 25 (166.2856) | 28 (165.7140) | 20 (167.4284) | 12 (169.1426) |
| Feb 22, 2013 | Polar Bear Challenge Columbia, MO | 44 / 46 (627.9990) | 41 (155.9998) | 44 (152.5712) | 37 (157.1424) | 32 (162.2856) |