CROIX VALLEY SAUCES WI

Power ranking

#2403

of 3077 rated · rankings

Rating

1464

peak 1517 · rated over 18 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

2019-05-03

latest 2022-04-29

Best ToY finish

#293

Master 2018

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

4 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 18 contests

Avg finish

top 59%

overall standings

Best overall

675.9316 / 720

Master · Minnesota in May

Perfect 180s

Current form

651.40 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 654.96 (-3.55)

Walk rate

56%

contests with a top-10 call

Top-10 streak

best run (overall)

Best single call

177.7028

Brisket · 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST

Consistency

±14.36

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 166.19 · weakest Pork Ribs (162.01)

Road miles

3441

mi across 18 mapped stops · furthest 474 mi

Schedule strength

32%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1527)

Purse competed for

$221K

listed at 16 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

GCs in 17 state-championship entries

Master avg

654.96 / 720

18 Master contests · 0 GCs

⚔ Compare with another team

Storylines

⚔️ A tough matchup

SHIGGIN & GRINNIN has come out ahead in 15 of their 16 shared contests.

⚔️ A strong matchup

They've finished ahead of SCHWEBS BBQ in 9 of their 9 shared contests.

😤 Chicken nemesis

Even in their strongest meat, LUCKY 19 SAUCE COMPANY has out-cooked them in 12 of 13 shared chicken entries.

📅 A August team

Something about August: average finish in the top 48% across 5 contests, versus top 59% the rest of the year.

Teams like this (closest power rating, WI first)

Crackhouse BBQ #2437 · 1462 · WI Penny's Cut BBQ #2440 · 1462 · WI Red Line BBQ #2352 · 1466 · WI Ole Mae I BBQ #2447 · 1461 · WI SMOKIN CHEESE HEADS #2470 · 1460 · WI Squeeze My Slabs #2212 · 1473 · WI

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
SHIGGIN & GRINNIN	16	1	15	6%	⚔ compare
Hogline	14	1	13	7%	⚔ compare
LUCKY 19 SAUCE COMPANY	13	2	11	15%	⚔ compare
LUCKY'S Q	12	0	12	0%	⚔ compare
MACHETE BOYS BBQ	11	5	6	45%	⚔ compare
HOT DADDY'S BBQ	11	3	8	27%	⚔ compare
SMOKE IN THE EYE	10	3	7	30%	⚔ compare
SCHWEBS BBQ	9	9	0	100%	⚔ compare
On Q BBQ	9	6	3	67%	⚔ compare
Phoenix BBQ	9	4	5	44%	⚔ compare
WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ	9	2	7	22%	⚔ compare
CITY SLICKERS BBQ	9	1	8	11%	⚔ compare
BEND OF THE RIVER BBQ	8	4	4	50%	⚔ compare
ACES HIGH BBQ	8	3	5	38%	⚔ compare
NECTAR OF THE HOGS	8	2	6	25%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	19	7	0	1	176.5600	152.5144	166.19	top 55%
Pork Ribs	19	1	1	1	176.5600	153.6228	162.01	top 62%
Pork	19	4	0	1	177.1428	149.6340	163.90	top 58%
Brisket	19	2	1	1	177.7028	137.6800	162.86	top 54%

“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	Avg finish
WI	9	top 65%
MN	5	top 63%
KS	2	top 54%
IA	1	top 21%

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	7	0	top 54%
Large (40+)	11	0	top 62%

Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Smokin' in the Bogs	3	14	0	top 57%	2021-09-03

The story so far

Busiest season: 2019 (10 contests)
Cooks mostly in WI (9 of 18 contests)
Most-entered category: Chicken (19 entries)
Average Master overall score: 654.96 / 720

Milestones

🚩 2019-05-03 — First tracked contest · Masters In May Day 1
📣 2019-05-04 — First call · Masters in May Day 2
⭐ 2019-05-10 — Career-best overall score (675.9316) · Minnesota in May
📈 2019-09-12 — Peak power rating (1517) · 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+12.6	Bring'n Home the Bacon	2019-06-21
+10.6	16th Annual UP IN SMOKE BBQ Bash	2019-08-09
+7.5	Minnesota in May	2019-05-10
+3.1	40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST	2019-09-12
+2.7	SMSU Smokefest	2019-08-16

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-11.9	Minnesota in Mayaugust	2020-08-28
-11.7	Masters in May Day 2	2019-05-04
-10.7	Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2	2020-10-17
-10	Masters In May Day 1	2019-05-03
-8.4	KTD Smokin' Gobbler Cook-off	2020-09-18

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	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2022	1	0	0	0%	top 81%	89.1%	89.1%
2021	1	0	0	100%	top 72%	88.6%	88.6%
2020	6	0	0	17%	top 77%	92.4%	90.2%
2019	10	2	2	80%	top 44%	93.9%	91.7%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2022-04-29	Masters in May 🏅 Bancroft, WI	35 / 43 (641.6228)	34 (159.9772)	15 (167.9772)	40 (149.6340)	21 (164.0344)
2021-09-03	Smokin' in the Bogs 🏅 Warrens, WI	18 / 25 (638.0916)	10 (167.3828)	23 (154.2516)	19 (160.5144)	19 (155.9428)
2020-10-30	Smoke in the Spring 🏅 Osage City, KS	79 / 93 (652.4228)	43 (170.2744)	80 (159.3944)	74 (162.8228)	73 (159.9312)
2020-10-17	Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 West Salem, WI	30 / 33 (659.8516)	28 (166.2516)	28 (161.6572)	22 (166.2628)	21 (165.6800)
2020-10-16	Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 🏅 West Salem, WI	22 / 40 (665.0288)	27 (163.9544)	21 (163.4172)	24 (166.8344)	11 (170.8228)
2020-09-18	KTD Smokin' Gobbler Cook-off 🏅 Worthington, MN	29 / 35 (647.8284)	33 (159.3944)	32 (153.6228)	18 (168.5484)	21 (166.2628)
2020-09-04	Smokin in the Bogs 🏅 Warrens, WI	17 / 28 (643.2572)	20 (162.8116)	21 (155.9772)	10 (169.6800)	18 (154.7884)
2020-08-28	Minnesota in Mayaugust 🏅 Cambridge, MN	40 / 45 (628.9828)	20 (169.1200)	30 (162.8228)	38 (159.3600)	44 (137.6800)
2019-09-12	40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS	108 / 468 (468.4800)	239 (165.1200)	263 (164.5256)	415 (151.4056)	9 (177.7028)
2019-08-30	Smokin in the Bogs 🏅 Warrens, WI	14 / 38 (667.8512)	3 (176.5600)	27 (158.8000)	22 (165.0856)	16 (167.4056)
2019-08-23	Big Island BBQ 🏅 Alberta Lea, MN	24 / 50 (660.4344)	10 (171.9656)	34 (158.2516)	29 (167.3944)	21 (162.8228)
2019-08-16	SMSU Smokefest 🏅 MARSHALL, MN	20 / 46 (673.6112)	10 (174.2628)	1 (176.5600)	2 (177.1428)	22 (168.5372)
2019-08-09	16th Annual UP IN SMOKE BBQ Bash 🏅 Mason City, IA	8 / 38 (670.7540)	8 (171.9656)	18 (163.9656)	12 (168.0000)	16 (166.8228)
2019-06-21	Bring'n Home the Bacon 🏅 West Salem, WI	5 / 37 (672.4800)	10 (168.5372)	23 (157.0972)	7 (169.7028)	1 (177.1428)
2019-05-31	Smokin In Steele 🏅 Owatonna, MN	23 / 43 (654.1144)	9 (173.1200)	13 (166.2400)	35 (156.5028)	28 (158.2516)
2019-05-10	Minnesota in May 🏅	15 / 57 (675.9316)	44 (162.8000)	11 (171.9772)	13 (171.4172)	15 (169.7372)
2019-05-04	Masters in May Day 2 🏅 Bancroft, WI	36 / 40 (635.2576)	38 (152.5144)	38 (156.5260)	6 (170.8456)	36 (155.3716)
2019-05-03	Masters In May Day 1 🏅 Bancroft, WI	35 / 42 (634.0456)	38 (157.0512)	24 (165.1200)	35 (158.8000)	36 (153.0744)

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
2020 ↗	Master	#353 (313 pts)	#370 (323 pts)	#387 (318 pts)	#344 (353 pts)	#300 (408 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#293 (1086 pts)	#192 (1396 pts)	#317 (1026 pts)	#279 (1126 pts)	#439 (826 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#359 (1040 pts)	#98 (1808 pts)	#220 (1370 pts)	#330 (1093 pts)	#453 (879 pts)