CROSSROADS GRILLIN

At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)

Power ranking

#4923

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1464

peak 1464 · rated over 11 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2015-05-01

latest 2018-08-17

Best ToY finish

#813

Master 2015

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

1 podiums

Overall top-10s

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

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 167.05 · weakest Brisket (151.84)

Road miles

1,241

mi across 11 mapped stops · furthest 197 mi

Schedule strength

48%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1561)

State championships

0 🏅

GCs in 1 state-championship entries

Master avg

646.82 / 720

11 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (6 found in this team's record)

Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.

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 (2018-08-17).

last seen 2016-10-07
back 2018-08-17

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

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

BBQ JUNKIES

#4939 of the rated field

1464 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 18%
Peak: 1464

No shared contest yet.

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 2023-09-27

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THE COWBOY WAY AZ

#4945 of the rated field

1463 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 10%
Peak: 1463

No shared contest yet.

Their last contest in the data was back in 2014, 4 years before CROSSROADS GRILLIN's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 10 contests

⚔ Head-to-head

Tracica BBQ Team

#4915 of the rated field

1464 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 43%
Peak: 1464

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 14 contests to 11, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 14 contests
last seen 2026-08-08

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Wine & Swine

#4926 of the rated field

1464 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 21%
Peak: 1516

No shared contest yet.

14 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 21% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 14 contests
last seen 2025-11-05

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HPO PIT TEAM

#4924 of the rated field

1464 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1464

No shared contest yet.

They turned up 7 years after CROSSROADS GRILLIN did, first appearing in 2022.

rated over 14 contests
last seen 2025-10-03

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B&E BBQ

#4935 of the rated field

1464 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 25%
Peak: 1510

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 8 contests
last seen 2026-08-07

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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 state / province

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

By contest size

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

Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
*Downtown BBQ Showdown	2	17	top 65%	2018-08-17
Hog Wild BBQ Cookoff and Family Festival	2	15	top 61%	2016-05-27
*George County Firefighters Association BBQ Challenge	2	20	top 80%	2016-05-06

The story so far (16 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 3.3 yrs 2015-05-01 → 2018-08-17

Busiest season 2015 6 contests

Contests a season 3.7 across 3 seasons in the data

Cooks most in MS 9 of 11 contests · 3 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 8 3 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 11 entries · 1 win · 3 calls

Strongest meat Chicken averages 167.05 · weakest Brisket (151.84)

Walk rate 45% a top-10 call in 5 of 11 contests

Overall top-10 rate 0% 0 of 11 contests

Master average 646.82 out of 720 · 11 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 208 99–263 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 1,241 11 mapped stops · furthest 197 mi

Schedule strength 1561 average field rating faced — tougher than 48% of rated contests

State championships 0 from 1 state-championship entries

Longest layoff 1.9 yrs 2016-10-07 → 2018-08-17

Power rating 1464 peak 1464 · #4923 of 6,413 rated

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

2015
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
2016
Oct 7 10th tracked contest Downtown BBQ Throwdown
2018
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

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+3.5	*Downtown BBQ Showdown	2018-08-17
+0.8	Downtown BBQ Throwdown	2016-10-07
+0.3	Hog Wild BBQ Cookoff and Family Festival	2016-05-27

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-8.3	'Que at the View	2016-04-08
-7.2	Stand By Your Grill	2015-08-14
-6.9	*George County Firefighters Association BBQ Challenge	2016-05-06
-6.5	* Christmas on the River State Championship BBQ	2015-12-04
-4.4	Downtown BBQ Showdown	2015-10-09

Category scores over time

Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)

Where they finish (overall)

Best vs average (by meat)

How entries end (by meat)

Team of the Year rank by season

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
2018-08-17	*Downtown BBQ Showdown Hattiesburg, MS	17 / 30 (655.8516)	1 (174.2972)	8 (168.5372)	14 (167.9772)	27 (145.0400)
2016-10-07	Downtown BBQ Throwdown Hattiesburg, MS	16 / 26 (639.9424)	15 (162.2856)	7 (166.8228)	20 (158.2856)	22 (152.5484)
2016-05-27	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)
2016-05-06	*George County Firefighters Association BBQ Challenge Lucedale, MS	23 / 27 (639.8860)	17 (166.8228)	12 (166.8572)	25 (158.2516)	26 (147.9544)
2016-04-08	'Que at the View Gulfport, MS	38 / 43 (640.4456)	29 (164.0000)	22 (167.4172)	37 (158.2284)	39 (150.8000)
2015-12-04	* 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)
2015-10-09	Downtown BBQ Showdown Hattiesburg, MS	19 / 26 (643.2684)	12 (168.5256)	10 (168.5600)	25 (153.0972)	20 (153.0856)
2015-09-25	Jim Bowie BBQ Throwdown Vidalia, LA	29 / 45 (659.2224)	20 (167.9656)	19 (168.5372)	26 (167.3712)	40 (155.3484)
2015-08-14	Stand By Your Grill Fulton, MS	47 / 57 (648.4228)	37 (165.7028)	15 (170.8344)	46 (159.9656)	55 (151.9200)
2015-05-29	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)
2015-05-01	George County Firefighters Association BBQ Challenge Lucedale, MS	20 / 27 (658.7888)	19 (163.4172)	22 (161.6684)	14 (168.0000)	17 (165.7032)

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)

Team of the Year standings (rank per category by season — 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)