CALLAWAY CREAMATORS

CALLAWAY CREAMATORS is a competition barbecue team with 16 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2018. Their best overall finish is 12th of 18 at the Smoking in the Woods (2016). They are ranked #5773 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#5,773

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1444

peak 1444 · rated over 16 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

May 3, 2013

latest Oct 12, 2018 · 5.4 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#843

Master 2015 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

1 podium

Overall top-10s

0% of 16 contests

Avg finish

top 75%

overall standings

Best overall

664.5484 / 720

Master · Main Street BBQ & Blues Fest

Perfect 180s

Current form

653.43 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 640.85 (+12.58)

Walk rate

38%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

177.1428

Pork · Columbia Elks Lodge #594 BBQ Contest

Consistency

±12.41

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 164.42 · weakest Brisket (157.26)

Road miles

646

across 16 mapped stops · furthest 60 mi

Schedule strength

49%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1564)

Master avg

640.85 / 720

16 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (7 found in their record)

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

High-water mark

664.5484 career-best overall

92.3% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 664.5484 at Main Street BBQ & Blues Fest — 92.3% of a perfect 720.

Master
Apr 21, 2017

A tough matchup

13–0 behind in the head-to-head

SMOKE THIS BBQ MO ahead in 100% of their meetings

SMOKE THIS BBQ MO has come out ahead in 13 of their 13 shared contests.

The weak link

−7.2 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 7.16 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 6% of the time against 25%.

Brisket avg 157.26
Chicken avg 164.42
1 call in 16 entries

A strong matchup

5–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Jonnie O's in 5 of their 5 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

11 of 13 shared chicken entries lost

SMOKE THIS BBQ MO ahead 85% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, SMOKE THIS BBQ MO has out-cooked them in 11 of 13 shared chicken entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

Beta BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.

The metronome

±1.72% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.72% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 89.0% of a perfect score
16 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
2018 ↗	Master	#2501 (58 pts)	#1587 (123 pts)	#2496 (58 pts)	#2507 (58 pts)	#1551 (128 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#1516 (165 pts)	#1745 (130 pts)	#1641 (155 pts)	#1267 (245 pts)	#1607 (160 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#927 (363 pts)	#888 (418 pts)	#1067 (323 pts)	#679 (593 pts)	#878 (413 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#843 (399 pts)	#589 (659 pts)	#705 (539 pts)	#870 (419 pts)	#848 (424 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#1657 (148 pts)	#1591 (168 pts)	#1619 (158 pts)	#1919 (123 pts)	#1823 (133 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to CALLAWAY CREAMATORS, each with one reason worth a look.

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

DIXIE MOON

#5,770 of the rated field

1444 power rating

Contests: 17
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1444

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 17 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 17 contests
last seen Sep 30, 2026

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CAN'T STOP THE SMOKE

#5,783 of the rated field

1443 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1505

Careers of much the same size, 15 contests to 16, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 15 contests
last seen Oct 29, 2016

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BLOWIN' SMOKE NWA

#5,764 of the rated field

1444 power rating

Contests: 23
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 4%
Peak: 1444

23 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 4% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 23 contests
last seen Nov 9, 2018

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Smokin Swine BBQ

#5,774 of the rated field

1444 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 9%
Peak: 1444

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

rated over 11 contests
last seen Jul 1, 2023

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SMOKIN IN THE BOARDROOM

#5,771 of the rated field

1444 power rating

Contests: 25
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 8%
Peak: 1502

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

rated over 25 contests
last seen Jun 17, 2022

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Bear Bonz Competition BBQ

#5,777 of the rated field

1443 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1443

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 10 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 10 contests
last seen Oct 2, 2021

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
SMOKE THIS BBQ MO	13	0	13	0%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN O BBQ	12	0	12	0%	⚔ compare
SPICEWINE IRONWORKS	11	1	10	9%	⚔ compare
OUTLAW HAWGS BBQ	11	1	10	9%	⚔ compare
SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ	11	0	11	0%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN' BUTTS	10	1	9	10%	⚔ compare
THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE SMOKE	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
ST. LOUIS BLACK IRON BBQ	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
UNCLE BUB'S BBQ, LLC	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
IN DEEP SAUCE	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
BLAZIN' BLUES BBQ	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
MY 3 SONS BARBEQUE MO	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
HOG HAVEN BBQ	7	4	3	57%	⚔ compare
Shootin' Smoke	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
PITMASTERIQ BBQ	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	16	4	0	0	172.5600	154.2854	164.42	top 59%
Pork Ribs	16	1	0	0	168	147.3828	159.55	top 68%
Pork	16	2	1	1	177.1428	139.9088	159.62	top 69%
Brisket	16	1	0	0	170.2744	145.1430	157.26	top 70%

“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)	1	top 67%
Medium (20–39)	12	top 79%
Large (40+)	3	top 63%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Anchor City Cook Off	3	18	top 81%	Oct 12, 2018
Columbia Elks Lodge #594 BBQ Contest	3	21	top 79%	May 6, 2016
Hott Butts BBQ Contest	2	15	top 76%	Jun 3, 2016

More numbers

Busiest season 2015 6 contests

Contests a season 2.7 across 6 seasons in the data

Most contests held in MO 16 of 16 contests

Contests visited 11 3 of them more than once

Opponents faced 201 finished ahead 124 times, behind 339

Longest layoff 1.3 yrs Jul 7, 2017 → Oct 12, 2018

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

20181 milestone

Oct 12 Most recent contest Anchor City Cook Off

20171 milestone

Apr 21 Career-best overall score664.5484 Main Street BBQ & Blues Fest

20163 milestones

May 6 First category win (Pork) Columbia Elks Lodge #594 BBQ Contest
May 6 10th tracked contest Columbia Elks Lodge #594 BBQ Contest
May 6 Career-best single call (Pork)177.1428 Columbia Elks Lodge #594 BBQ Contest

20152 milestones

Jun 5 First call Hott Butts BBQ Contest
Sep 4 First overall past 90% of a perfect score649.6916 Q'ing for a Cause

20132 milestones

May 3 First tracked contest Columbia Elks Lodge #594 BBQ Contest
May 3 Peak power rating (1487) Columbia Elks Lodge #594 BBQ Contest

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+7	Main Street BBQ & Blues Fest	Apr 21, 2017
+0.1	Smoking in the Woods	Jul 22, 2016

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-13.1	Columbia Elks Lodge #594 BBQ Contest	May 3, 2013
-7.6	Anchor City Cook Off	Oct 9, 2015
-7.2	Hott Butts BBQ Contest	Jun 5, 2015
-6.7	7th Annual Wellsville BBQ Cookoff	Jul 11, 2014
-5.3	Columbia Elks Lodge #594 BBQ Contest	May 1, 2015

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	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2018	1	0	0%	top 82%	89.3%	89.3%
2017	2	0	0%	top 65%	92.3%	91.4%
2016	4	1	75%	top 68%	91.2%	89.9%
2015	6	0	50%	top 80%	90.2%	88.2%
2014	2	0	0%	top 75%	89.1%	88.3%
2013	1	0	0%	top 92%	86.7%	86.7%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Oct 12, 2018	Anchor City Cook Off Centralia, MO	27 / 33 (642.7084)	12 (169.6684)	32 (147.3828)	31 (155.3828)	11 (170.2744)
Jul 7, 2017	10th Annual Wellsville BBQ Cookoff Wellsville, MO	21 / 25 (652.0228)	24 (160.5600)	16 (165.1428)	12 (167.4400)	18 (158.8800)
Apr 21, 2017	Main Street BBQ & Blues Fest Washington, MO	18 / 40 (664.5484)	22 (165.1428)	25 (163.4172)	11 (171.9656)	22 (164.0228)
Jul 22, 2016	Smoking in the Woods Kingdom City, MO	12 / 18 (656.4684)	8 (168.5600)	17 (151.3828)	7 (167.9656)	7 (168.5600)
Jul 8, 2016	9th Annual Wellsville BBQ Cookoff Wellsville, MO	19 / 26 (651.3944)	19 (165.6800)	14 (162.8344)	21 (161.7372)	19 (161.1428)
Jun 3, 2016	Hott Butts BBQ Contest Boonville, MO	15 / 22 (628.9372)	8 (166.2516)	19 (147.9428)	16 (161.6800)	16 (153.0628)
May 6, 2016	Columbia Elks Lodge #594 BBQ Contest Columbia, MO	21 / 32 (653.6464)	28 (156.5488)	25 (159.9660)	1 (177.1428)	18 (159.9888)
Oct 9, 2015	Anchor City Cook Off Centralia, MO	18 / 20 (629.0744)	6 (172.5600)	18 (151.9772)	18 (151.4400)	15 (153.0972)
Sep 4, 2015	Q'ing for a Cause Columbia, MO	17 / 21 (649.6916)	4 (172.0116)	14 (163.9772)	19 (151.9656)	15 (161.7372)
Jul 10, 2015	8th Annual Wellsville BBQ Cookoff Wellsville, MO	25 / 31 (639.2112)	14 (166.2400)	19 (161.6684)	19 (163.4056)	28 (147.8972)
Jun 5, 2015	Hott Butts BBQ Contest Boonville, MO	27 / 32 (620.4344)	24 (158.8456)	10 (168)	31 (139.9088)	25 (153.6800)
May 1, 2015	Columbia Elks Lodge #594 BBQ Contest Columbia, MO	29 / 37 (634.2056)	25 (162.8572)	21 (161.1316)	34 (153.1312)	29 (157.0856)
Apr 17, 2015	7th Annual Main Street BBQ & Bluesfest Washington, MO	31 / 49 (635.9312)	23 (165.1772)	26 (161.1656)	41 (153.6572)	31 (155.9312)
Oct 10, 2014	Anchor City Cook Off Centralia, MO	19 / 27 (641.6344)	15 (166.8572)	17 (165.1544)	24 (156.5028)	22 (153.1200)
Jul 11, 2014	7th Annual Wellsville BBQ Cookoff Wellsville, MO	33 / 41 (629.6228)	35 (159.4172)	25 (161.1084)	31 (156.5600)	33 (152.5372)
May 3, 2013	Columbia Elks Lodge #594 BBQ Contest Columbia, MO	23 / 25 (623.9994)	23 (154.2854)	19 (160.5712)	14 (163.9998)	24 (145.1430)

CALLAWAY CREAMATORS

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Master avg

Storylines (7 found in their record)

High-water mark

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

Chicken nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

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

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 — 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)