High-water mark
666.8000
career-best overall
92.6% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 666.8000 at World BBQ Festival — 92.6% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Nov 4, 2016
HIBBS & CREW PIRATE BAR B Q
HIBBS & CREW PIRATE BAR B Q is a competition barbecue team with 7 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2016 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 13th of 31 at the World BBQ Festival (2016). They are ranked #4788 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1467
peak 1467 · rated over 7 contests
Contests
7
in the data
First seen
Jul 15, 2016
latest Sep 27, 2019 · 3.2 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 7 contests
Avg finish
top 78%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
602.81 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 616.25 (-13.45)
Walk rate
43%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±60.84
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 162.84 · weakest Brisket (155.54)
Road miles
3,316
across 7 mapped stops · furthest 1,156 mi
Schedule strength
72%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1591)
Purse competed for
$17K
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 2 state-championship entries
Master avg
616.25 / 720
7 Master contests · 0 GCs
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #1581 (118 pts) | #1495 (138 pts) | #946 (318 pts) | #1275 (188 pts) | #1637 (118 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #1524 (120 pts) | #1598 (120 pts) | #1996 (60 pts) | #1610 (120 pts) | #1586 (120 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #2140 (70 pts) | #2286 (60 pts) | #2304 (60 pts) | #2260 (60 pts) | #1285 (235 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #1506 (176 pts) | #1343 (231 pts) | #1763 (141 pts) | #1520 (191 pts) | #1649 (156 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to HIBBS & CREW PIRATE BAR B Q, each with one reason worth a look.
138 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4,783 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1467
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,760 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1503
They've been 1503 at their best, 36 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Compare careers#4,772 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1502
Their last contest in the data was back in 2016, 3 years before HIBBS & CREW PIRATE BAR B Q's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#4,801 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1506
Level with HIBBS & CREW PIRATE BAR B Q on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#4,775 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1512
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2016.
⚔ Compare careers#4,804 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 13%
- Peak
- 1467
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rhythm n QUE | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| All About Smokin Q | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| Bad Boyz BBQ | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| MONSOON BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| KNIFE PORK AND SPOON | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| RUB YOUR MEAT BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| BURNIN BELLIES | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| DJS SMOKIN' BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKED OUT BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| THE PIT CREW BBQ OF AZ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKERS PURGATORY | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Your Behind BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| COW TIPPIN BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 173.7028 | 150.8000 | 161.18 | top 67% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 175.4172 | 142.1716 | 159.48 | top 69% |
| Pork | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 170.2628 | 155.4172 | 162.84 | top 59% |
| Brisket | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 174.2744 | 143.9544 | 155.54 | top 71% |
“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) | 3 | 0 | top 65% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 87% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mazatzal Grill Masters-BBQ Competition & Testicle Festival | 2 | 29 | 0 | top 94% | Sep 27, 2019 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2019
2 contests
Contests a season
1.8
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
AZ
6 of 7 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
6
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
140
finished ahead 59 times, behind 218
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20192 milestones
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)175.4172 Mazatzal Grill Masters-BBQ Competition & Testicle Festival
- Most recent contest Mazatzal Grill Masters-BBQ Competition & Testicle Festival
20165 milestones
- First tracked contest Del Mar BBQ Championship
- First call World BBQ Festival
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score666.8000 World BBQ Festival
- Career-best overall score666.8000 World BBQ Festival
- Peak power rating (1498) World BBQ Festival
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +7.1 | World BBQ Festival | Nov 4, 2016 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11.8 | Mazatzal Grill Masters BBQ competition & Testicle Festival | Sep 28, 2018 |
| -9.2 | Del Mar BBQ Championship | Jul 15, 2016 |
| -7.5 | City of Show Low's 6th Annual BBQ Throwdown | May 4, 2018 |
| -7.1 | Mazatzal Grill Masters-BBQ Competition & Testicle Festival | Sep 27, 2019 |
| -3.5 | 7th Annual Show Low BBQ Throw down | May 3, 2019 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 82% | 88.5% | 88.1% |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 92% | 87.3% | 76.3% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 64% | 89.8% | 89.8% |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 66% | 92.6% | 90.3% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 27, 2019 | Mazatzal Grill Masters-BBQ Competition & Testicle Festival 🏅 Payson, AZ | 29 / 33 (631.8744) | 27 (157.0856) | 2 (175.4172) | 26 (155.4172) | 31 (143.9544) |
| May 3, 2019 | 7th Annual Show Low BBQ Throw down 🏅 Show Low, AZ | 34 / 45 (636.8800) | 21 (169.6800) | 45 (142.1716) | 11 (170.2628) | 36 (154.7656) |
| Sep 28, 2018 | Mazatzal Grill Masters BBQ competition & Testicle Festival Payson, AZ | 40 / 40 (470.1828) | 37 (150.8000) | — | 28 (161.7028) | 31 (157.6800) |
| May 4, 2018 | City of Show Low's 6th Annual BBQ Throwdown Show Low, AZ | 44 / 52 (628.4344) | 46 (153.0628) | 46 (157.1316) | 25 (167.4056) | 43 (150.8344) |
| Sep 29, 2017 | Rim County BBQ Classic and Testicle Festival Payson, AZ | 23 / 36 (646.6744) | 25 (159.9428) | 31 (154.2172) | 25 (158.2400) | 3 (174.2744) |
| Nov 4, 2016 | World BBQ Festival Peoria, AZ | 13 / 31 (666.8000) | 6 (173.7028) | 20 (162.2516) | 10 (169.1772) | 17 (161.6684) |
| Jul 15, 2016 | Del Mar BBQ Championship Del Mar, CA | 42 / 47 (632.9368) | 33 (163.9656) | 31 (165.7144) | 42 (157.6568) | 46 (145.6000) |