CRAZY COYOTE

CRAZY COYOTE is a competition barbecue team with 32 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2017. Their best overall finish is 2nd of 17 at the Bootleggin' BBQ (2014), and they have finished Reserve Grand Champion once. They are ranked #1051 of 6,477 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#1,051

of 6,477 rated · rankings

Rating

1599

peak 1618 · rated over 32 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

May 30, 2014

latest Aug 4, 2017 · 3.2 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#228

Master 2015 · every season

Grand champs

1 reserve

Category wins

13 podiums

Overall top-10s

34% of 32 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 40%

overall standings

Best overall

695.3716 / 720

Master · Bootleggin' BBQ

Perfect 180s

1 🔥

Current form

655.50 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 662.43 (-6.93)

Walk rate

72%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

180 🔥

Pork · Bootleggin' BBQ

Consistency

±15.17

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 168.55 · weakest Brisket (163.41)

Road miles

4,279

across 32 mapped stops · furthest 450 mi

Schedule strength

46%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1560)

Master avg

662.43 / 720

32 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (12 found in their record)

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

The heartbreaker

2.2856 points from the title

Came within 2.2856 points of the Grand Championship at Bootleggin' BBQ (Aug 22, 2014).

Perfect scores on the board

1 perfect 180

1 perfect 180 in the data — every judge at the table handing back a nine, all in pork.

Pork ×1

They almost always walk

72% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 23 of 32 contests

A top-10 category call in 72% of their 32 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

695.3716 career-best overall

96.6% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 695.3716 at Bootleggin' BBQ — 96.6% of a perfect 720.

Master
Aug 22, 2014

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

BURNIN BOBS BUTTS N BONES has finished one call ahead of CRAZY COYOTE 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

22–7 behind in the head-to-head

Backdraft BBQ ahead in 76% of their meetings

Backdraft BBQ has come out ahead in 22 of their 29 shared contests.

The weak link

−5.1 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 5.14 points below their pork, and turns into a call 41% of the time against 56%.

Brisket avg 163.41
Pork avg 168.55
13 calls in 32 entries

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A strong matchup

20–2 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 91% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of BRACKEN RACKS BBQ in 20 of their 22 shared contests.

Looking over their shoulder

3× one call behind them

Grillfellas has landed one call behind them 3 times.

A July team

Top 24% average finish in July

Something about July: average finish in the top 24% across 4 contests, versus top 40% the rest of the year.

4 July contests
top 40% the rest of the year

The long haul

4,279 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 4,279 miles across 32 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 450 miles to 10th Annual Roberts Ranch Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ.

32 mapped stops
furthest 450 mi

The metronome

±2.11% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.11% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 92.0% of a perfect score
32 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
2017 ↗	Master	#1040 (315 pts)	#1080 (325 pts)	#1032 (350 pts)	#870 (450 pts)	#1016 (345 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#340 (1,078 pts)	#358 (1,053 pts)	#445 (903 pts)	#257 (1,273 pts)	#496 (828 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#228 (1,384 pts)	#260 (1,253 pts)	#315 (1,107 pts)	#149 (1,569 pts)	#216 (1,423 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#385 (977 pts)	#390 (962 pts)	#499 (797 pts)	#212 (1,367 pts)	#433 (882 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to CRAZY COYOTE, each with one reason worth a look.

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

CHICKEN BUTT BBQ UTAH

#1,054 of the rated field

1599 power rating

Contests: 19
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 32%
Peak: 1599

1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to CRAZY COYOTE)

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

rated over 18 contests
last seen Oct 24, 2015

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Hickory Pit Stop

#1,055 of the rated field

1599 power rating

Contests: 34
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 24%
Peak: 1612

Careers of much the same size, 34 contests to 32, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 34 contests
last seen Sep 11, 2026

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KC Meat Sweats

#1,050 of the rated field

1599 power rating

Contests: 65
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 18%
Peak: 1628

65 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 18% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 60 contests
last seen Sep 11, 2026

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Backwoods BBQ

#1,053 of the rated field

1599 power rating

Contests: 63
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 37%
Peak: 1654

They've been 1654 at their best, 55 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 62 contests
last seen Jul 9, 2026

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Phoenix BBQ

#1,056 of the rated field

1599 power rating

Contests: 90
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 26%
Peak: 1642

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

rated over 85 contests
last seen Aug 28, 2026

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PORTLY FELLAS BBQ

#1,052 of the rated field

1599 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 36%
Peak: 1599

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 11 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 11 contests
last seen Jan 17, 2020

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
Backdraft BBQ	29	7	22	24%	⚔ compare
BURNIN BOBS BUTTS N BONES	27	9	18	33%	⚔ compare
Lost Weekend Grill	25	17	8	68%	⚔ compare
BRACKEN RACKS BBQ	22	20	2	91%	⚔ compare
ROCKET BOYS PYRO BBQ	20	11	9	55%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN TIMBERS BBQ	18	10	8	56%	⚔ compare
JO-BAWB'S BBQ	18	0	18	0%	⚔ compare
GRILLIN' BEAVERS	16	6	10	38%	⚔ compare
4 LEGS UP BBQ	16	2	14	13%	⚔ compare
WILD HOGS BBQ	15	8	7	53%	⚔ compare
STARS AND STRIPES BBQ	14	9	5	64%	⚔ compare
303 BBQ	13	9	4	69%	⚔ compare
WE'RE BURNIN DAYLIGHT BBQ	13	6	7	46%	⚔ compare
WOODY'S Q SHACK	13	6	7	46%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN TRIGGERS	13	5	8	38%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	32	10	0	5	176.5600	154.2404	166.09	top 48%
Pork Ribs	32	7	0	0	172.5600	150.8116	164.38	top 46%
Pork	32	18	1	6	180 🔥	145.0628	168.55	top 32%
Brisket	32	13	0	2	174.8572	147.3600	163.41	top 46%

“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	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	2	top 32%
Medium (20–39)	21	top 43%
Large (40+)	9	top 36%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
CO	30	top 41%
WY	1	top 14%
OK	1	top 39%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Boats, Bands, & BBQ	3	3	top 25%	May 19, 2017
National Western BBQ Throwdown	3	11	top 43%	Jan 6, 2017
Colorado Pork & Hops Challenge	2	16	top 44%	Sep 11, 2015
Conifer Mountain BBQ Challenge	2	12	top 41%	Aug 14, 2015
Royal Gorge Holy Smoke BBQ Showdown	2	16	top 53%	May 29, 2015

More numbers

Busiest season 2015 13 contests

Contests a season 8 across 4 seasons in the data

Most contests held in CO 30 of 32 contests · 3 states in all

Contests visited 25 5 of them more than once

Opponents faced 420 finished ahead 705 times, behind 443

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

20171 milestone

Aug 4 Most recent contest San Luis Valley Beat the Heat BBQ

20162 milestones

Jun 17 25th tracked contest 23rd Annual Colorado BBQ Challenge
Jul 29 Peak power rating (1618) SanLuis Valley Beat The Heat Brew BBQ & Chili Challenge

20151 milestone

May 8 10th tracked contest Wild West BBQ

20149 milestones

May 30 First tracked contest Royal Gorge Holy Smoke BBQ Showdown
May 30 First call Royal Gorge Holy Smoke BBQ Showdown
May 30 First overall past 90% of a perfect score655.2916 Royal Gorge Holy Smoke BBQ Showdown
Jun 20 First overall top-10 2nd Annual South Park Kick Ass BBQ Competition
Aug 22 First category win (Pork) Bootleggin' BBQ
Aug 22 First overall podium Bootleggin' BBQ
Aug 22 First Reserve Championship Bootleggin' BBQ
Aug 22 First perfect 180 (Pork) Bootleggin' BBQ
Aug 22 Career-best overall score695.3716 Bootleggin' BBQ

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+14.2	Bootleggin' BBQ	Aug 22, 2014
+12.8	Griller's Cup	Jul 17, 2015
+12.5	22nd Colorado BBQ Challenge	Jun 19, 2015
+12	SLV Beat the Heat - Barbeque, Brews and Chili	Jul 31, 2015
+11.1	Boats, Bands, & BBQ	Jun 10, 2016

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-12.6	San Luis Valley Beat the Heat BBQ	Aug 4, 2017
-8.7	Rock'N Western Rendezvous	May 30, 2015
-6.6	National Western BBQ Throwdown	Jan 6, 2017
-4.9	2015 Colorado Rockies Championship	Sep 18, 2015
-4.7	Leadville BBQ and Brew Festival	Jun 24, 2016

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — 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	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2017	4	1	0	50%	top 59%	93.4%	90.5%
2016	8	3	0	88%	top 34%	95.1%	92.4%
2015	13	4	0	62%	top 41%	95.1%	92.1%
2014	7	3	1	86%	top 35%	96.6%	92.3%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Aug 4, 2017	San Luis Valley Beat the Heat BBQ Alamosa, CO	36 / 44 (640.9372)	36 (158.8000)	21 (166.8344)	40 (158.2172)	36 (157.0856)
Jun 16, 2017	24th Annual Colorado BBQ Challenge Frisco, CO	34 / 59 (644.4232)	39 (160.5028)	20 (164.5832)	40 (157.6572)	23 (161.6800)
May 19, 2017	Boats, Bands, & BBQ Pueblo, CO	10 / 36 (672.4112)	34 (155.3484)	12 (168.5372)	2 (176.5600)	8 (171.9656)
Jan 6, 2017	National Western BBQ Throwdown Denver, CO	26 / 38 (647.7940)	9 (170.8456)	26 (159.3600)	23 (162.2516)	29 (155.3368)
Jul 29, 2016	SanLuis Valley Beat The Heat Brew BBQ & Chili Challenge Alamosa, CO	10 / 27 (671.9200)	10 (170.2628)	11 (167.4172)	3 (174.2744)	18 (159.9656)
Jul 22, 2016	Arvada On-Tap A Craft Beer and BBQ Fest Arvada, CO	11 / 35 (673.0976)	2 (176.5600)	18 (164.5716)	7 (169.7144)	23 (162.2516)
Jun 24, 2016	Leadville BBQ and Brew Festival Leadville, CO	18 / 33 (651.7944)	27 (158.2056)	10 (167.3828)	11 (165.6800)	20 (160.5260)
Jun 17, 2016	23rd Annual Colorado BBQ Challenge Frisco, CO	13 / 58 (670.1712)	25 (166.8228)	9 (172.5600)	19 (169.7028)	28 (161.0856)
Jun 10, 2016	Boats, Bands, & BBQ Pueblo, CO	3 / 30 (684.5256)	2 (174.8456)	20 (158.8228)	2 (178.8572)	5 (172)
Jun 3, 2016	Royal Gorge Holy Smoke BBQ Showdown Canon City, CO	6 / 30 (659.2340)	9 (168.5140)	13 (165.1316)	10 (165.0856)	10 (160.5028)
May 13, 2016	Wild West BBQ Cook Off Lamar, CO	20 / 33 (649.7028)	18 (165.7028)	19 (162.3428)	23 (161.0972)	22 (160.5600)
Jan 8, 2016	National Western BBQ Throwdown Denver, CO	12 / 36 (662.6968)	26 (159.3484)	12 (165.7028)	4 (169.6800)	9 (167.9656)
Sep 18, 2015	2015 Colorado Rockies Championship Denver, CO	29 / 35 (672.4800)	19 (172.5484)	16 (170.8688)	28 (165.6800)	32 (163.3828)
Sep 11, 2015	Colorado Pork & Hops Challenge Grand Junction, CO	16 / 32 (655.3256)	19 (161.6684)	9 (165.1544)	11 (167.9772)	19 (160.5256)
Sep 5, 2015	Smokin' Brew BBQ Parker, CO	8 / 49 (678.8000)	13 (173.1084)	25 (162.2744)	12 (168.5600)	3 (174.8572)
Aug 14, 2015	Conifer Mountain BBQ Challenge Conifer, CO	17 / 31 (647.2800)	24 (159.3716)	13 (162.2972)	19 (160.5256)	11 (165.0856)
Jul 31, 2015	SLV Beat the Heat - Barbeque, Brews and Chili Alamosa, CO	4 / 29 (684.5488)	14 (168.5488)	9 (169.1772)	7 (171.9772)	3 (174.8456)
Jul 17, 2015	Griller's Cup Laramie, WY	4 / 29 (681.6228)	12 (168.5372)	6 (170.8572)	5 (170.2628)	5 (171.9656)
Jun 19, 2015	22nd Colorado BBQ Challenge Frisco, CO	6 / 58 (677.6112)	17 (169.1084)	27 (163.9772)	2 (174.8572)	10 (169.6684)
Jun 5, 2015	Boats, Bands & BBQ Pueblo, CO	12 / 30 (660.9712)	27 (158.7884)	14 (162.8344)	7 (171.9656)	9 (167.3828)
May 30, 2015	Rock'N Western Rendezvous Loveland, CO	31 / 38 (630.7312)	32 (157.1084)	20 (160.5600)	38 (145.0628)	14 (168)
May 29, 2015	Royal Gorge Holy Smoke BBQ Showdown Canon City, CO	19 / 32 (635.8060)	20 (163.9428)	27 (150.8116)	12 (164.5488)	20 (156.5028)
May 8, 2015	Wild West BBQ Lamar, CO	13 / 26 (649.0520)	2 (172.5944)	15 (161.6688)	6 (167.4288)	25 (147.3600)
Apr 17, 2015	10th Annual Roberts Ranch Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ Enid, OK	29 / 75 (669.0744)	11 (174.2744)	37 (165.1200)	22 (171.4172)	49 (158.2628)
Jan 9, 2015	National Western BBQ Throwdown Denver, CO	11 / 40 (675.3488)	7 (173.1200)	21 (163.9772)	5 (173.7144)	18 (164.5372)
Sep 20, 2014	Telluride Barbeque Festival Telluride, CO	10 / 19 (648.4920)	15 (154.2404)	8 (165.1200)	6 (166.8572)	8 (162.2744)
Sep 12, 2014	Colorado Pork & Hops Challenge Grand Junction, CO	18 / 47 (664.4916)	31 (162.2628)	14 (166.8344)	11 (170.8572)	19 (164.5372)
Aug 22, 2014	Bootleggin' BBQ Garden City, CO	2 / 17 (695.3716)	2 (174.2628)	8 (170.2744)	1 (180)	4 (170.8344)
Aug 15, 2014	Conifer Mountain BBQ Challenge Conifer, CO	12 / 43 (659.3488)	35 (155.3828)	16 (164.5372)	5 (170.8344)	8 (168.5944)
Jun 20, 2014	2nd Annual South Park Kick Ass BBQ Competition Fairplay, CO	8 / 28 (667.9548)	6 (172.5716)	23 (153.1088)	6 (170.8572)	6 (171.4172)
Jun 6, 2014	Boats, Bands & BBQ Pueblo, CO	11 / 29 (659.3376)	3 (173.7260)	11 (162.8344)	4 (173.7028)	24 (149.0744)
May 30, 2014	Royal Gorge Holy Smoke BBQ Showdown Canon City, CO	16 / 34 (655.2916)	19 (163.9544)	18 (164.5372)	3 (177.7028)	27 (149.0972)

CRAZY COYOTE

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Best top-10 run

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Master avg

Storylines (12 found in their record)

The heartbreaker

Perfect scores on the board

They almost always walk

High-water mark

The one to beat

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

Looking over their shoulder

A July team

The long haul

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

By state / province (where the contests were held)

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, averaged over 5 contests — 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)