A tough matchup
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behind in the head-to-head
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CRAIGIE MACK'S BBQ SHACK
CRAIGIE MACK'S BBQ SHACK is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2016. Their best overall finish is 24th of 65 at the New Jersey State Barbecue Championship (2014). They are ranked #3753 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1488
peak 1488 · rated over 5 contests
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
Sep 21, 2013
latest Jun 3, 2016 · 2.7 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 61%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
20%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±16.79
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 158.40 · weakest Pork (149.59)
Road miles
679
across 5 mapped stops · furthest 305 mi
Schedule strength
13%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1519)
Master avg
612.04 / 720
5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #2274 (60 pts) | #2353 (60 pts) | #1692 (155 pts) | #2326 (60 pts) | #2143 (95 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #2158 (60 pts) | #2209 (60 pts) | #2209 (60 pts) | #2225 (60 pts) | #2214 (60 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #1564 (155 pts) | #1475 (195 pts) | #1392 (210 pts) | #1668 (150 pts) | #1548 (175 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to CRAIGIE MACK'S BBQ SHACK, each with one reason worth a look.
133 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3,760 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1504
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,742 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1489
They turned up 7 years after CRAIGIE MACK'S BBQ SHACK did, first appearing in 2020.
⚔ Compare careers#3,775 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1505
Level with CRAIGIE MACK'S BBQ SHACK on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#3,763 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1502
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,749 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1511
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,755 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1502
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careersBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.1200 | 143.3600 | 154.27 | top 60% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 167.4400 | 150.2400 | 158.40 | top 37% |
| Pork | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.1312 | 139.4172 | 149.59 | top 75% |
| Brisket | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.8456 | 129.6116 | 149.78 | top 61% |
“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
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Jersey State Barbecue Championship | 2 | 24 | 0 | top 62% | Jul 10, 2015 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2014
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
NJ
3 of 5 contests · 3 states in all
Contests visited
4
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
235
finished ahead 126 times, behind 201
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20164 milestones
- First call Que for the Troops
- Career-best overall score633.7484 Que for the Troops
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)167.4400 Que for the Troops
- Most recent contest Que for the Troops
20132 milestones
- First tracked contest Que by the Sea
- Peak power rating (1498) Que by the Sea
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +5.4 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship | Jul 11, 2014 |
| +2 | Que for the Troops | Jun 3, 2016 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11.1 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship | Jul 10, 2015 |
| -6.2 | Roc City Rib Fest | May 24, 2014 |
| -1.9 | Que by the Sea | Sep 21, 2013 |
Scores over time (% of a perfect score — 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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 51% | 88% | 88% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 88% | 81.6% | 81.6% |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 55% | 86.3% | 86.2% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 59% | 83% | 83% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 3, 2016 | Que for the Troops Levittown, PA | 34 / 67 (633.7484) | 55 (153.1544) | 8 (167.4400) | 64 (146.3084) | 18 (166.8456) |
| Jul 10, 2015 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship North Wildwood, NJ | 57 / 65 (587.8400) | 37 (157.7372) | 50 (150.2400) | 52 (150.2512) | 62 (129.6116) |
| Jul 11, 2014 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship North Wildwood, NJ | 24 / 65 (621.5888) | 16 (161.1200) | 34 (151.9888) | 42 (150.8228) | 20 (157.6572) |
| May 24, 2014 | Roc City Rib Fest Rochester, NY | 62 / 86 (619.3828) | 81 (143.3600) | 13 (166.3316) | 35 (161.1312) | 68 (148.5600) |
| Sep 21, 2013 | Que by the Sea Seaside Heights, NJ | 29 / 49 (597.6344) | 21 (155.9772) | 14 (156) | 46 (139.4172) | 36 (146.2400) |