High-water mark
668.5028
career-best overall
92.8% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 668.5028 at *16th Annual Bordertown Bash — 92.8% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2017-07-07
CRYSTAL BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1484
peak 1501 · rated over 6 contests ⓘ
Contests
7
in the data
First seen
2016-07-08
latest 2019-08-02
Best ToY finish
#1541
Master 2017
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
of 7 contests
Avg finish
top 70%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
645.38
last 5 Master vs avg 645.38 (+0.00)
Walk rate
71%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±16.56
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 167.09 · weakest Brisket (154.57)
Road miles
689
mi across 7 mapped stops · furthest 212 mi
Schedule strength
62%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1578)
Purse competed for
$2K
listed at 1 contests — purses, not winnings
Master avg
645.38 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
321.09 / 360
1 Backyard contest · 0 GCs
Master and Backyard overall scores sit on different scales (Master is out of 720, Backyard out of 360), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.
This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.
Storylines (3 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
3–0
behind in the head-to-head
VALLEY OAKS STEAK COMPANY ahead in 100% of their meetings
VALLEY OAKS STEAK COMPANY has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
The weak link
−12.5
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 12.52 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 57%.
- Brisket avg 154.57
- Chicken avg 167.09
- 0 calls in 5 entries
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The nearest teams in the power rankings, with a different reason on each card — six teams on one rating are rarely on it for the same reason. Rating decides who makes the list; where teams tie on it, the ones this team has actually cooked against come first, then teams at a similar point in their own career. KCBS doesn’t publish where a team is from, so nothing here is inferred from geography.
142 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3920 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1485
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#3929 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1484
No shared contest yet.
Level with CRYSTAL BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#3934 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1484
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#3933 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1484
No shared contest yet.
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2016.
⚔ Head-to-head#3952 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 29%
- Peak
- 1484
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#3921 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1485
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-headBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 175.4172 | 156.5484 | 167.09 | top 46% |
| Pork Ribs | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 166.8572 | 155.3944 | 160.48 | top 70% |
| Pork | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 173.7372 | 156.5372 | 162.84 | top 60% |
| Brisket | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.7884 | 149.6800 | 154.57 | top 77% |
“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 | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| MO | 4 | 0 | top 74% |
| AR | 2 | 0 | top 61% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 60% |
| Medium (20–39) | 4 | 0 | top 67% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 89% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| *Smoking in the Golden Valley | 2 | 16 | 0 | top 73% | 2017-09-29 |
The story so far (16 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
3.1 yrs
2016-07-08 → 2019-08-02
Busiest season
2018
2 contests
Contests a season
1.8
across 4 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
MO
5 of 7 contests · 2 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
5
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
7 entries · 0 wins · 4 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 167.09 · weakest Brisket (154.57)
Walk rate
71%
a top-10 call in 5 of 7 contests
Overall top-10 rate
14%
1 of 7 contests
Master average
645.38
out of 720 · 5 contests · 0 GCs
Backyard average
321.09
out of 360 · 1 contest · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
144
52–125 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
689
7 mapped stops · furthest 212 mi
Schedule strength
1578
average field rating faced — tougher than 62% of rated contests
Purse competed for
$2,025
listed at 1 contests — purses, not winnings
Power rating
1484
peak 1501 · #3937 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2016
- First tracked contest 15th Annual Bordertown Bash
- First call 15th Annual Bordertown Bash
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score653.6232 15th Annual Bordertown Bash
- Peak power rating (1501) 15th Annual Bordertown Bash
- Career-best single call (Chicken)175.4172 Smoking in the Golden Valley
- 2017
- Career-best overall score668.5028 *16th Annual Bordertown Bash
- 2019
- First overall top-10 Smokin on The Harbor (BACKYARD ONLY)
- Most recent contest Smokin on The Harbor (BACKYARD ONLY)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +2 | *16th Annual Bordertown Bash | 2017-07-07 |
| +1 | 15th Annual Bordertown Bash | 2016-07-08 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -8.5 | Johnson County BBQ Challenge(JUDGES FULL) | 2018-07-06 |
| -4.9 | Smoking in the Golden Valley | 2016-09-23 |
| -3.7 | *Smoking in the Golden Valley | 2017-09-29 |
| -1.8 | Smokin on The Harbor (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2019-08-02 |
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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 60% | 89.2% | 89.2% |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 89% | 85.9% | 85.9% |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 67% | 92.8% | 90.7% |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 67% | 90.8% | 90.4% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-08-02 | Smokin on The Harbor (BACKYARD ONLY) Warsaw, MO | 9 / 15 (321.0856) | 9 (162.8112) | 11 (158.2744) | — | — |
| 2018-08-04 | *Taste of the Ozarks (BACKYARD ONLY) Warsaw, MO | — | 4 (166.2856) | 6 (165.7484) | — | — |
| 2018-07-06 | Johnson County BBQ Challenge(JUDGES FULL) Warrensburg, MO | 42 / 47 (618.7428) | 42 (156.5484) | 41 (155.4172) | 36 (157.0972) | 40 (149.6800) |
| 2017-09-29 | *Smoking in the Golden Valley Clinton, MO | 21 / 29 (638.1140) | 13 (169.7028) | 21 (159.3712) | 25 (156.5372) | 23 (152.5028) |
| 2017-07-07 | *16th Annual Bordertown Bash Fort Smith, AR | 19 / 31 (668.5028) | 26 (165.1200) | 18 (166.8572) | 7 (173.7372) | 22 (162.7884) |
| 2016-09-23 | Smoking in the Golden Valley Clinton, MO | 16 / 22 (647.9088) | 2 (175.4172) | 17 (162.2972) | 18 (159.4172) | 19 (150.7772) |
| 2016-07-08 | 15th Annual Bordertown Bash Fort Smith, AR | 24 / 39 (653.6232) | 5 (173.7144) | 35 (155.3944) | 13 (167.4172) | 25 (157.0972) |
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 | #1954 (60 pts) | #2012 (60 pts) | #1996 (60 pts) | #2030 (60 pts) | #1990 (60 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #1541 (160 pts) | #1580 (170 pts) | #1602 (165 pts) | #1359 (215 pts) | #1715 (135 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #1595 (157 pts) | #869 (432 pts) | #1731 (147 pts) | #1485 (202 pts) | #1746 (137 pts) |