STELLA AND CREW BBQ

STELLA AND CREW BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 10 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2018. Their best overall finish is 24th of 61 at the Dillard Bluegrass & Barbeque Festival (GBC Qualifier) (2013). They are ranked #4893 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#4,893

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1465

peak 1505 · rated over 10 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Aug 2, 2013

latest Jul 12, 2018 · 4.9 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#1167

Master 2015 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

0% of 10 contests

Avg finish

top 71%

overall standings

Best overall

671.9656 / 720

Master · Dillard Bluegrass & Barbeque Festival (GBC Qualifier)

Perfect 180s

Current form

643.36 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 646.13 (-2.77)

Walk rate

20%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

174.2628

Pork Ribs · Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival

Consistency

±14.19

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 164.53 · weakest Pork Ribs (158.59)

Road miles

777

across 10 mapped stops · furthest 174 mi

Schedule strength

46%

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

Master avg

646.13 / 720

10 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (6 found in their record)

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

High-water mark

671.9656 career-best overall

93.3% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 671.9656 at Dillard Bluegrass & Barbeque Festival (GBC Qualifier) — 93.3% of a perfect 720.

Master
Aug 2, 2013

A tough matchup

8–1 behind in the head-to-head

SMOKE THIS ahead in 89% of their meetings

SMOKE THIS has come out ahead in 8 of their 9 shared contests.

The weak link

−5.9 points behind their best meat

Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 5.94 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 10% of the time against 0%.

Pork Ribs avg 158.59
Chicken avg 164.53
1 call in 10 entries

A strong matchup

4–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 80% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of OINK, CACKLE & MOO in 4 of their 5 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

8 of 9 shared chicken entries lost

SMOKE THIS ahead 89% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, SMOKE THIS has out-cooked them in 8 of 9 shared chicken entries.

The metronome

±1.97% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.97% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 89.7% of a perfect score
10 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	#1954 (60 pts)	#2012 (60 pts)	#1996 (60 pts)	#2030 (60 pts)	#1990 (60 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#1860 (119 pts)	#1920 (119 pts)	#1945 (119 pts)	#1908 (119 pts)	#1923 (119 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#2274 (60 pts)	#2353 (60 pts)	#1692 (155 pts)	#2326 (60 pts)	#2345 (60 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#1167 (240 pts)	#1112 (285 pts)	#1266 (240 pts)	#970 (360 pts)	#1158 (260 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to STELLA AND CREW BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.

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

PARTY FOWL BBQ

#4,914 of the rated field

1465 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1465

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to STELLA AND CREW BBQ)

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team STELLA AND CREW BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 5 contests
last seen Jun 12, 2015

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V Licious BBQ

#4,899 of the rated field

1465 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1465

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 6, 2023

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SMOKIN SOMBRERO

#4,873 of the rated field

1465 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1465

Careers of much the same size, 10 contests to 10, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 10 contests
last seen Aug 13, 2021

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LAST PLACE PORK

#4,889 of the rated field

1465 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1465

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

rated over 10 contests
last seen Mar 2, 2018

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Juggy's Juicers

#4,897 of the rated field

1465 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1503

Level with STELLA AND CREW BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 11 contests
last seen Sep 30, 2026

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Fat Dad's Barbeque

#4,896 of the rated field

1465 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 27%
Peak: 1520

They've been 1520 at their best, 55 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 11 contests
last seen May 23, 2026

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
SMOKE THIS	9	1	8	11%	⚔ compare
BAYOU POKER SMOKERS	7	3	4	43%	⚔ compare
SUE E PIGG	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
HOT WACHULA'S	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
WICKED QUE	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
WILD BUNCH BUTT BURNERS	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
PORK-N-BONES	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
OINK, CACKLE & MOO	5	4	1	80%	⚔ compare
JIGGY PIGGY	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
A TASTE OF CAROLINA	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
THE BLUE BLOODS	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
BAREKNUCKLES BBQ	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN BLUE Q FL	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
MUTTLEY CREW BBQ	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
PICKIN' PORKERS	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	10	0	173.1200	160.5140	164.53	top 62%
Pork Ribs	10	1	174.2628	145.0512	158.59	top 69%
Pork	10	1	172.5600	145.6796	162.83	top 62%
Brisket	10	0	168.5600	153.6340	160.18	top 67%

“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)	1	0	top 100%
Large (40+)	9	0	top 67%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
NC	5	top 71%
GA	4	top 70%
SC	1	top 70%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Dillard Bluegrass & Barbeque Festival	4	24	0	top 70%	Aug 4, 2017
Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival	2	44	0	top 60%	Jun 10, 2016

More numbers

Busiest season 2015 4 contests

Contests a season 1.7 across 6 seasons in the data

Most contests held in NC 5 of 10 contests · 3 states in all

Contests visited 6 2 of them more than once

Opponents faced 339 finished ahead 189 times, behind 401

Longest layoff 1.2 yrs Jun 10, 2016 → Aug 4, 2017

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

20182 milestones

Jul 12 10th tracked contest SC Festival Of Discovery
Jul 12 Most recent contest SC Festival Of Discovery

20161 milestone

Jun 10 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)174.2628 Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival

20151 milestone

Jun 12 First call Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival

20134 milestones

Aug 2 First tracked contest Dillard Bluegrass & Barbeque Festival (GBC Qualifier)
Aug 2 First overall past 90% of a perfect score671.9656 Dillard Bluegrass & Barbeque Festival (GBC Qualifier)
Aug 2 Career-best overall score671.9656 Dillard Bluegrass & Barbeque Festival (GBC Qualifier)
Aug 2 Peak power rating (1505) Dillard Bluegrass & Barbeque Festival (GBC Qualifier)

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+5.1	Dillard Bluegrass & Barbeque Festival (GBC Qualifier)	Aug 2, 2013
+1.3	Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival	Jun 10, 2016

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-12.3	Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show	Aug 11, 2017
-9.9	Dillard Bluegrass & Barbeque Festival (GBC Qualifier)	Jul 31, 2015
-7.8	Dillard Bluegrass & Barbeque Festival (GBC Qualifier)	Aug 1, 2014
-5.7	Peak City Pigfest	Jun 19, 2015
-2.2	SC Festival Of Discovery	Jul 12, 2018

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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2018	1	0%	top 70%	87.7%	87.7%
2017	2	0%	top 83%	92.1%	89.3%
2016	1	100%	top 58%	91.2%	91.2%
2015	4	25%	top 73%	90.3%	89.4%
2014	1	0%	top 82%	88.9%	88.9%
2013	1	0%	top 39%	93.3%	93.3%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Jul 12, 2018	SC Festival Of Discovery Greenwood, SC	62 / 89 (631.2568)	48 (163.9428)	68 (153.0744)	81 (145.6796)	27 (168.5600)
Aug 11, 2017	Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show Franklin, NC	34 / 34 (622.6280)	27 (162.7884)	34 (145.0512)	31 (157.6800)	28 (157.1084)
Aug 4, 2017	Dillard Bluegrass & Barbeque Festival Dillard, GA	38 / 57 (663.2568)	31 (167.3944)	25 (169.1200)	31 (166.8112)	46 (159.9312)
Jun 10, 2016	Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival Tryon, NC	44 / 76 (656.9712)	56 (161.0972)	8 (174.2628)	34 (166.8456)	63 (154.7656)
Jul 31, 2015	Dillard Bluegrass & Barbeque Festival (GBC Qualifier) Dillard, GA	51 / 55 (642.6624)	16 (173.1200)	50 (157.6456)	52 (158.2628)	51 (153.6340)
Jul 24, 2015	WNC BBQ Festival Maggie Valley, NC	32 / 49 (650.1256)	35 (164.5256)	42 (155.9544)	35 (163.4056)	21 (166.2400)
Jun 19, 2015	Peak City Pigfest Apex, NC	32 / 45 (636.4572)	33 (160.5372)	38 (150.2860)	22 (165.6684)	29 (159.9656)
Jun 12, 2015	Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival Tryon, NC	48 / 78 (646.1368)	59 (160.5256)	54 (158.2628)	7 (172.5600)	58 (154.7884)
Aug 1, 2014	Dillard Bluegrass & Barbeque Festival (GBC Qualifier) Dillard, GA	46 / 56 (639.8164)	44 (160.5140)	48 (153.1200)	38 (163.9540)	36 (162.2284)
Aug 2, 2013	Dillard Bluegrass & Barbeque Festival (GBC Qualifier) Dillard, GA	24 / 61 (671.9656)	21 (170.8800)	24 (169.1200)	31 (167.4284)	36 (164.5372)

STELLA AND CREW BBQ

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 (6 found in their record)

High-water mark

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

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)