CROSSROADS GRILLIN

CROSSROADS GRILLIN is a competition barbecue team with 11 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2015 and 2018. Their best overall finish is 15th of 25 at the Hog Wild BBQ Cookoff and Family Festival (2016). They are ranked #4937 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#4,937

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1464

peak 1464 · rated over 11 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

May 1, 2015

latest Aug 17, 2018 · 3.3 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#813

Master 2015 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

1 podium

Overall top-10s

0% of 11 contests

Avg finish

top 72%

overall standings

Best overall

659.2224 / 720

Master · Jim Bowie BBQ Throwdown

Perfect 180s

Current form

644.11 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 646.82 (-2.72)

Walk rate

45%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

174.2972

Chicken · Downtown BBQ Showdown

Consistency

±7.67

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 167.05 · weakest Brisket (151.84)

Road miles

1,241

across 11 mapped stops · furthest 197 mi

Schedule strength

48%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1562)

State championships

0 🏅

won from 1 state-championship entry

Master avg

646.82 / 720

11 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (6 found in their record)

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

A tough matchup

9–0 behind in the head-to-head

RED EYED SMOKERS ahead in 100% of their meetings

RED EYED SMOKERS has come out ahead in 9 of their 9 shared contests.

The weak link

−15.2 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 15.21 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 27%.

Brisket avg 151.84
Chicken avg 167.05
0 calls in 11 entries

A strong matchup

3–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 75% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of TWO SLABAHOLICS BBQ TEAM in 3 of their 4 shared contests.

The comeback

1.9 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 1.9 years, then back at Downtown BBQ Showdown (Aug 17, 2018).

last seen Oct 7, 2016
back Aug 17, 2018

Chicken nemesis

8 of 9 shared chicken entries lost

RED EYED SMOKERS ahead 89% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, RED EYED SMOKERS has out-cooked them in 8 of 9 shared chicken entries.

The metronome

±1.07% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.07% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 89.8% of a perfect score
11 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	#1784 (95 pts)	#1054 (280 pts)	#1484 (150 pts)	#1781 (110 pts)	#2527 (55 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#1018 (318 pts)	#918 (398 pts)	#880 (438 pts)	#1032 (353 pts)	#1276 (243 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#813 (424 pts)	#700 (539 pts)	#713 (534 pts)	#723 (519 pts)	#882 (404 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to CROSSROADS GRILLIN, each with one reason worth a look.

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

SMOKE OF THE SHOALS

#4,912 of the rated field

1465 power rating

Contests: 38
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 11%
Peak: 1540

0–2 in 2 shared contests (0% to CROSSROADS GRILLIN)

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

rated over 38 contests
last seen Dec 1, 2017

⚔ Head-to-head

BB Barbecue and Pits

#4,920 of the rated field

1464 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1464

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 Mar 27, 2026

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Penny's Cut BBQ

#4,922 of the rated field

1464 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 9%
Peak: 1464

Careers of much the same size, 11 contests to 11, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 11 contests
last seen Sep 7, 2024

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SMOKIN ARMADILLOS

#4,926 of the rated field

1464 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1501

Their last contest in the data was back in 2015, 3 years before CROSSROADS GRILLIN's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 11 contests

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Hogs B Hatin'

#4,949 of the rated field

1464 power rating

Contests: 21
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 43%
Peak: 1464

Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 21 contests, alongside a 43% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 12 contests
last seen Jun 12, 2026

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225 MAFIA

#4,917 of the rated field

1464 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1464

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

rated over 12 contests
last seen Apr 3, 2026

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
KOKOMO Q	9	1	8	11%	⚔ compare
RED EYED SMOKERS	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
BAYOU BOOGIE BBQ	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN' SOBER...SOMETIMES	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
CAJUN BLAZE	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
COCHON 225	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
PLUMB CRAZY Q	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
GENERAL LEE SMOKING	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
KILLER HOGS	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
BOOTYQUE	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
CUZ'S CUSTOM COOKING	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
GIVE IT TO GOD	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
South Pork	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
Smokin' Good Times	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
C4-Que	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	11	3	1	1	174.2972	162.2856	167.05	top 50%
Pork Ribs	11	3	0	0	170.8344	151.3600	165.01	top 51%
Pork	11	2	0	0	169.7256	153.0972	162.93	top 62%
Brisket	11	0	0	0	165.7032	143.9200	151.84	top 86%

“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	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	8	0	top 70%
Large (40+)	3	0	top 78%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
MS	9	top 71%
AL	1	top 86%
LA	1	top 64%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Downtown BBQ Showdown	2	17	top 65%	Aug 17, 2018
Hog Wild BBQ Cookoff and Family Festival	2	15	top 61%	May 27, 2016
George County Firefighters Association BBQ Challenge	2	20	top 80%	May 6, 2016

More numbers

Busiest season 2015 6 contests

Contests a season 3.7 across 3 seasons in the data

Most contests held in MS 9 of 11 contests · 3 states in all

Contests visited 8 3 of them more than once

Opponents faced 207 finished ahead 99 times, behind 263

Longest layoff 1.9 yrs Oct 7, 2016 → Aug 17, 2018

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

20183 milestones

Aug 17 First category win (Chicken) Downtown BBQ Showdown
Aug 17 Career-best single call (Chicken)174.2972 Downtown BBQ Showdown
Aug 17 Most recent contest Downtown BBQ Showdown

20161 milestone

Oct 7 10th tracked contest Downtown BBQ Throwdown

20155 milestones

May 1 First tracked contest George County Firefighters Association BBQ Challenge
May 1 First overall past 90% of a perfect score658.7888 George County Firefighters Association BBQ Challenge
May 1 Peak power rating (1496) George County Firefighters Association BBQ Challenge
May 29 First call Hog Wild BBQ Cookoff and Family Festival
Sep 25 Career-best overall score659.2224 Jim Bowie BBQ Throwdown

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+3.5	Downtown BBQ Showdown	Aug 17, 2018
+0.8	Downtown BBQ Throwdown	Oct 7, 2016
+0.3	Hog Wild BBQ Cookoff and Family Festival	May 27, 2016

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-8.1	'Que at the View	Apr 8, 2016
-7.1	Stand By Your Grill	Aug 14, 2015
-6.9	George County Firefighters Association BBQ Challenge	May 6, 2016
-6.5	Christmas on the River State Championship BBQ	Dec 4, 2015
-4.4	Downtown BBQ Showdown	Oct 9, 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	1	100%	top 57%	91.1%	91.1%
2016	4	0	50%	top 74%	89.5%	89.1%
2015	6	0	33%	top 74%	91.6%	90.2%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Aug 17, 2018	Downtown BBQ Showdown Hattiesburg, MS	17 / 30 (655.8516)	1 (174.2972)	8 (168.5372)	14 (167.9772)	27 (145.0400)
Oct 7, 2016	Downtown BBQ Throwdown Hattiesburg, MS	16 / 26 (639.9424)	15 (162.2856)	7 (166.8228)	20 (158.2856)	22 (152.5484)
May 27, 2016	Hog Wild BBQ Cookoff and Family Festival Brookhaven, MS	15 / 25 (644.4112)	8 (169.1084)	17 (161.6572)	6 (169.7256)	22 (143.9200)
May 6, 2016	George County Firefighters Association BBQ Challenge Lucedale, MS	23 / 27 (639.8860)	17 (166.8228)	12 (166.8572)	25 (158.2516)	26 (147.9544)
Apr 8, 2016	'Que at the View Gulfport, MS	38 / 43 (640.4456)	29 (164)	22 (167.4172)	37 (158.2284)	39 (150.8000)
Dec 4, 2015	Christmas on the River State Championship BBQ 🏅 Demopolis, AL	31 / 36 (636.3544)	24 (165.6800)	34 (151.3600)	15 (164.5256)	28 (154.7888)
Oct 9, 2015	Downtown BBQ Showdown Hattiesburg, MS	19 / 26 (643.2684)	12 (168.5256)	10 (168.5600)	25 (153.0972)	20 (153.0856)
Sep 25, 2015	Jim Bowie BBQ Throwdown Vidalia, LA	29 / 45 (659.2224)	20 (167.9656)	19 (168.5372)	26 (167.3712)	40 (155.3484)
Aug 14, 2015	Stand By Your Grill Fulton, MS	47 / 57 (648.4228)	37 (165.7028)	15 (170.8344)	46 (159.9656)	55 (151.9200)
May 29, 2015	Hog Wild BBQ Cookoff and Family Festival Brookhaven, MS	19 / 31 (648.4800)	10 (169.7144)	20 (162.8572)	10 (166.8112)	28 (149.0972)
May 1, 2015	George County Firefighters Association BBQ Challenge Lucedale, MS	20 / 27 (658.7888)	19 (163.4172)	22 (161.6684)	14 (168)	17 (165.7032)

CROSSROADS GRILLIN

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

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (6 found in their record)

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

The comeback

Chicken nemesis

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 — 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)