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
- Jul 7, 2017
CRYSTAL BBQ
CRYSTAL BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 7 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2016 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 9th of 15 at the Smokin on The Harbor (BACKYARD ONLY) (2019). They are ranked #3950 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1484
peak 1501 · rated over 6 contests
Contests
7
in the data
First seen
Jul 8, 2016
latest Aug 2, 2019 · 3.1 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podium
Overall top-10s
1
14% of 7 contests
Avg finish
top 70%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
71%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±16.56
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 167.09 · weakest Brisket (154.57)
Road miles
689
across 7 mapped stops · furthest 212 mi
Schedule strength
62%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1579)
Purse competed for
$2,025
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
Master avg
645.38 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
321.09 / 360
1 Backyard contest · 0 GCs
These overall scores sit on different scales (Master 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.
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 | #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) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to CRYSTAL BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
164 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3,926 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1510
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,927 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1485
Level with CRYSTAL BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#3,944 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1484
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,949 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1484
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,971 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1484
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,939 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1484
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2016.
⚔ Compare careersBy 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 field size and state
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% |
Repeat visits (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% | Sep 29, 2017 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2018
2 contests
Contests a season
1.8
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
MO
5 of 7 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
5
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
143
finished ahead 52 times, behind 125
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20192 milestones
- First overall top-10 Smokin on The Harbor (BACKYARD ONLY)
- Most recent contest Smokin on The Harbor (BACKYARD ONLY)
20171 milestone
- Career-best overall score668.5028 16th Annual Bordertown Bash
20165 milestones
- 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
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +2 | 16th Annual Bordertown Bash | Jul 7, 2017 |
| +1 | 15th Annual Bordertown Bash | Jul 8, 2016 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -8.5 | Johnson County BBQ Challenge (JUDGES FULL) | Jul 6, 2018 |
| -4.8 | Smoking in the Golden Valley | Sep 23, 2016 |
| -3.7 | Smoking in the Golden Valley | Sep 29, 2017 |
| -1.8 | Smokin on The Harbor (BACKYARD ONLY) | Aug 2, 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 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2, 2019 | Smokin on The Harbor (BACKYARD ONLY) Warsaw, MO | 9 / 15 (321.0856) | 9 (162.8112) | 11 (158.2744) | — | — |
| Aug 4, 2018 | Taste of the Ozarks (BACKYARD ONLY) Warsaw, MO | — | 4 (166.2856) | 6 (165.7484) | — | — |
| Jul 6, 2018 | Johnson County BBQ Challenge (JUDGES FULL) Warrensburg, MO | 42 / 47 (618.7428) | 42 (156.5484) | 41 (155.4172) | 36 (157.0972) | 40 (149.6800) |
| Sep 29, 2017 | Smoking in the Golden Valley Clinton, MO | 21 / 29 (638.1140) | 13 (169.7028) | 21 (159.3712) | 25 (156.5372) | 23 (152.5028) |
| Jul 7, 2017 | 16th Annual Bordertown Bash Fort Smith, AR | 19 / 31 (668.5028) | 26 (165.1200) | 18 (166.8572) | 7 (173.7372) | 22 (162.7884) |
| Sep 23, 2016 | Smoking in the Golden Valley Clinton, MO | 16 / 22 (647.9088) | 2 (175.4172) | 17 (162.2972) | 18 (159.4172) | 19 (150.7772) |
| Jul 8, 2016 | 15th Annual Bordertown Bash Fort Smith, AR | 24 / 39 (653.6232) | 5 (173.7144) | 35 (155.3944) | 13 (167.4172) | 25 (157.0972) |