A tough matchup
3–0
behind in the head-to-head
OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE ahead in 100% of their meetings
OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
CRIPPLE CREEK BBQ
CRIPPLE CREEK BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2016. Their best overall finish is 35th of 40 at the Shenandoah Valley BBQ Fest (2014). They finished #2158 in the 2015 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1467
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 3
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
Oct 17, 2014
latest Apr 29, 2016 · 1.5 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 92%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±6.69
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 157.31 · weakest Pork Ribs (143.20)
Road miles
696
across 5 mapped stops · furthest 551 mi
Schedule strength
32%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1543)
Master avg
596.62 / 720
3 Master contests · 0 GCs
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to CRIPPLE CREEK BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
CRIPPLE CREEK BBQ has 3 rated contests, short of the five a power ranking needs, so its rating is still close to the 1500 every team starts on and 140 rated teams sit within a point of it.
#4,781 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1467
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,803 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1467
Level with CRIPPLE CREEK BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#4,796 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1510
They've been 1510 at their best, 43 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Compare careers#4,792 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1467
They turned up 8 years after CRIPPLE CREEK BBQ did, first appearing in 2022.
⚔ Compare careers#4,808 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1467
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,790 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1467
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 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.7144 | 149.6800 | 157.31 | top 70% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.3316 | 129.0744 | 143.20 | top 83% |
| Pork | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 157.6800 | 138.2284 | 148.14 | top 86% |
| Brisket | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 151.9312 | 143.9544 | 147.96 | top 85% |
“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.
More numbers
Contests a season
1
across 5 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
VA
4 of 5 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
3
a different one every time
Opponents faced
88
finished ahead 11 times, behind 120
Longest layoff
1 yrs
Apr 17, 2015 → Apr 29, 2016
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20181 milestone
- Most recent contest Smoke on the Falls
20161 milestone
- Career-best single call (Chicken)165.7144 3rd Annual Pickin' N Pullin
20143 milestones
- First tracked contest Shenandoah Valley BBQ Fest
- Career-best overall score602.1712 Shenandoah Valley BBQ Fest
- Peak power rating (1490) Shenandoah Valley BBQ Fest
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12.5 | 2nd Annual Pickin' N' Pullin BBQ Competition | Apr 17, 2015 |
| -10.3 | Shenandoah Valley BBQ Fest | Oct 17, 2014 |
| -10.2 | 3rd Annual Pickin' N Pullin | Apr 29, 2016 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 92% | 83.4% | 83.4% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 96% | 81.6% | 81.6% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 88% | 83.6% | 83.6% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 13, 2018 | Smoke on the Falls Gadsden, AL | — | — | — | — | — |
| Apr 28, 2017 | 4th Annual Pickin N Pullin BBQ competition Lanexa, VA | — | — | — | — | — |
| Apr 29, 2016 | 3rd Annual Pickin' N Pullin Lanexa, VA | 44 / 48 (600.4688) | 22 (165.7144) | 47 (129.0744) | 32 (157.6800) | 39 (148) |
| Apr 17, 2015 | 2nd Annual Pickin' N' Pullin BBQ Competition Lanexa, VA | 44 / 46 (587.2116) | 34 (156.5372) | 46 (138.1944) | 43 (148.5256) | 43 (143.9544) |
| Oct 17, 2014 | Shenandoah Valley BBQ Fest Woodstock, VA | 35 / 40 (602.1712) | 36 (149.6800) | 20 (162.3316) | 39 (138.2284) | 32 (151.9312) |