CRUSH BBQ

CRUSH BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 24 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2017 and 2022. Their best overall finish is 7th of 37 at the Frisco BBQ Challenge (2022). They are ranked #2876 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#2,876

of 6,476 rated · rankings

Rating

1509

peak 1514 · rated over 24 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Jun 16, 2017

latest Oct 22, 2022 · 5.3 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#572

Master 2018 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

2 podiums

Overall top-10s

8% of 24 contests

Avg finish

top 59%

overall standings

Best overall

689.0628 / 720

Master · Frisco BBQ Challenge

Perfect 180s

Current form

668.70 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 640.66 (+28.03)

Walk rate

54%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

177.7372

Chicken · BBBrew For Hope

Consistency

±75.30

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 166.88 · weakest Brisket (161.00)

Road miles

2,614

across 24 mapped stops · furthest 239 mi

Schedule strength

56%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1571)

Purse competed for

$147K

listed at 14 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 15 state-championship entries

Master avg

640.66 / 720

24 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (9 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

High-water mark

689.0628 career-best overall

95.7% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 689.0628 at Frisco BBQ Challenge — 95.7% of a perfect 720.

Master
Jun 16, 2022

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

VOGT'S BBQ has finished one call ahead of CRUSH BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

17–2 behind in the head-to-head

Backdraft BBQ ahead in 89% of their meetings

Backdraft BBQ has come out ahead in 17 of their 19 shared contests.

The weak link

−5.9 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 5.87 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 17% of the time against 26%.

Brisket avg 161.00
Chicken avg 166.88
4 calls in 23 entries

A strong matchup

11–3 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 79% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Q LIVE CREW in 11 of their 14 shared contests.

The comeback

1.7 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 1.7 years, then back at Wild West BBQ Cook-Off (May 7, 2021).

last seen Aug 9, 2019
back May 7, 2021

Chicken nemesis

13 of 18 shared chicken entries lost

Backdraft BBQ ahead 72% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, Backdraft BBQ has out-cooked them in 13 of 18 shared chicken entries.

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Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

GRILLIN' BEAVERS has landed one call behind them 2 times.

Boom or bust

±10.46% swing around their own average

Their overall swings ±10.46% of a perfect score around its own average — when it lands they're dangerous, and when it doesn't the weekend is gone by lunch.

averages 89.0% of a perfect score
best 95.7%

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
2022 ↗	Master	#584 (327 pts)	#496 (452 pts)	#688 (302 pts)	#548 (377 pts)	#658 (292 pts)
2021 ↗	Master	#792 (168 pts)	#645 (258 pts)	#802 (193 pts)	#653 (248 pts)	#855 (158 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#995 (263 pts)	#1268 (188 pts)	#1042 (273 pts)	#1214 (208 pts)	#782 (413 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#572 (618 pts)	#529 (698 pts)	#611 (598 pts)	#483 (763 pts)	#647 (573 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#2113 (75 pts)	#2286 (60 pts)	#2123 (90 pts)	#2234 (65 pts)	#1982 (110 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to CRUSH BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.

99 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.

BUFFALO MEATHEADS

#2,880 of the rated field

1509 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 27%
Peak: 1520

Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 4 years before CRUSH BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 15 contests

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Serial Grillaz

#2,879 of the rated field

1509 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 21%
Peak: 1538

Fewer contests behind them than CRUSH BBQ has cooked, 14 to 24, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

rated over 14 contests
last seen Nov 11, 2016

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NATTY QUE

#2,887 of the rated field

1509 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 31%
Peak: 1526

13 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 31% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 13 contests
last seen Apr 26, 2024

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Last Place Chicken

#2,878 of the rated field

1509 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 8%
Peak: 1526

Level with CRUSH BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 12 contests
last seen Jun 12, 2026

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VanHoozen BBQ

#2,877 of the rated field

1509 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 27%
Peak: 1509

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 11 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 11 contests
last seen Sep 11, 2026

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LOCK, STOCK, AND TWO SMOKING FELLAS

#2,883 of the rated field

1509 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 9%
Peak: 1509

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 11 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 11 contests
last seen Oct 29, 2021

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
Backdraft BBQ	19	2	17	11%	⚔ compare
GRILLIN' BEAVERS	18	6	12	33%	⚔ compare
PROUD SOULS BARBECUE	18	3	15	17%	⚔ compare
BRACKEN RACKS BBQ	16	11	5	69%	⚔ compare
Big Daddy's Backyard BBQ	16	0	16	0%	⚔ compare
Lost Weekend Grill	15	5	10	33%	⚔ compare
Q LIVE CREW	14	11	3	79%	⚔ compare
Frank's BBQ Trading Post	14	5	9	36%	⚔ compare
UNCLE J'S	14	5	9	36%	⚔ compare
ROCKET BOYS PYRO BBQ	13	3	10	23%	⚔ compare
PORKY'S PIT CREW	12	5	7	42%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN' BOXERS BBQ	12	5	7	42%	⚔ compare
Bushmaster BBQ	12	0	12	0%	⚔ compare
THE CELTIC PIG	11	3	8	27%	⚔ compare
M-Dubs BBQ	11	3	8	27%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	23	6	1	177.7372	146.7884	166.88	top 51%
Pork Ribs	24	4	0	172	134.8232	161.83	top 59%
Pork	24	5	1	173.7028	147.3484	164.62	top 51%
Brisket	23	4	0	173.1200	130.2516	161.00	top 56%

“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)	18	0	top 61%
Large (40+)	6	0	top 54%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
CO	21	0	top 58%
WY	3	0	top 68%

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Greeley Blues Jam (Day 2)	3	15	top 58%	Jun 4, 2022
LuLu's Brew & Que	3	15	top 55%	Apr 26, 2019
Milliken BBQ Beef N Bean Day	2	18	top 61%	Aug 13, 2021
Wild West BBQ Cook-Off	2	18	top 72%	May 7, 2021

More numbers

Busiest season 2022 7 contests

Contests a season 4.8 across 5 seasons in the data

Most contests held in CO 21 of 24 contests · 2 states in all

Contests visited 18 4 of them more than once

Opponents faced 270 finished ahead 349 times, behind 472

Longest layoff 1.7 yrs Aug 9, 2019 → May 7, 2021

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

20223 milestones

Jun 16 Career-best overall score689.0628 Frisco BBQ Challenge
Jul 1 Peak power rating (1514) The Art of BBQ
Oct 22 Most recent contest Meat Scream BBQ Competition-Day 2

20191 milestone

May 10 10th tracked contest Wild West BBQ Cook-Off

20184 milestones

Apr 28 First overall past 90% of a perfect score665.5884 LuLu's Brew & Que
May 26 First call CSU BBQ Showdown
Jul 27 First overall top-10 BBBrew For Hope
Jul 27 Career-best single call (Chicken)177.7372 BBBrew For Hope

20171 milestone

Jun 16 First tracked contest 24th Annual Colorado BBQ Challenge

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+13.2	Frisco BBQ Challenge	Jun 16, 2022
+12.8	BBBrew For Hope	Jul 27, 2018
+8.6	LuLu's Brew & Que	Apr 28, 2018
+8	26th Annual Colorado BBQ Challenge	Jun 14, 2019
+6.6	Meat Scream BBQ Competition at Halloween Harvest Festival	Oct 19, 2018

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-13.4	24th Annual Colorado BBQ Challenge	Jun 16, 2017
-9.5	National Western BBQ Throwdown	Jan 5, 2018
-7.8	Wild West BBQ Cook-Off	May 7, 2021
-7.4	Greeley Blues Jam (Day 1)	Jun 3, 2022
-7	LuLu's Brew & Que	Sep 29, 2017

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	Top-10s	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2022	7	1	57%	top 57%	95.7%	92.6%
2021	4	0	50%	top 65%	92.4%	90.2%
2019	5	0	60%	top 53%	92.8%	91.1%
2018	6	1	67%	top 53%	94%	90.3%
2017	2	0	0%	top 90%	88.4%	64.4%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Oct 22, 2022	Meat Scream BBQ Competition-Day 2 🏅 Westminster, CO	17 / 31 (670.2632)	12 (170.8572)	21 (166.8344)	15 (168.5600)	21 (164.0116)
Oct 21, 2022	Meat Scream BBQ Competition-Day 1 🏅 Westminster, CO	21 / 32 (662.7544)	29 (159.9544)	19 (166.2744)	10 (170.2856)	17 (166.2400)
Oct 7, 2022	Smoke & Soul Fest 🏅 Casper, WY	22 / 29 (654.6968)	18 (165.7028)	14 (167.9656)	24 (160.5256)	22 (160.5028)
Jul 1, 2022	The Art of BBQ 🏅 Sterling, CO	15 / 28 (666.7084)	13 (168.5256)	23 (155.9316)	6 (173.7028)	14 (168.5484)
Jun 16, 2022	Frisco BBQ Challenge 🏅 Frisco, CO	7 / 37 (689.0628)	8 (174.2628)	8 (172)	14 (169.6800)	6 (173.1200)
Jun 4, 2022	Greeley Blues Jam (Day 2) 🏅 Greeley, CO	16 / 34 (671.4288)	6 (173.7488)	20 (164.0116)	7 (172.5828)	26 (161.0856)
Jun 3, 2022	Greeley Blues Jam (Day 1) 🏅 Greeley, CO	27 / 33 (650.1372)	12 (169.6800)	24 (158.8000)	17 (165.7144)	28 (155.9428)
Oct 2, 2021	Smoke & Soul Fest - Day 2 Casper, WY	19 / 26 (656.3884)	13 (170.2628)	21 (157.0744)	19 (164.5256)	18 (164.5256)
Aug 13, 2021	Milliken BBQ Beef N Bean Day 🏅 Milliken, CO	26 / 42 (650.7084)	5 (175.4172)	35 (155.3828)	18 (165.6800)	28 (154.2284)
Jun 4, 2021	Greeley Blues Jam 🏅 Greeley, CO	15 / 33 (664.9940)	20 (167.3712)	13 (165.7028)	13 (168.5372)	17 (163.3828)
May 7, 2021	Wild West BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Lamar, CO	28 / 35 (626.7548)	6 (171.9772)	22 (155.9660)	11 (168.5600)	34 (130.2516)
Aug 9, 2019	Milliken BBQ Beef N Bean Day 🏅 Milliken, CO	18 / 30 (655.2684)	12 (171.9656)	21 (163.4172)	25 (153.6228)	11 (166.2628)
Jun 14, 2019	26th Annual Colorado BBQ Challenge 🏅 Frisco, CO	20 / 55 (668.4800)	26 (167.9656)	25 (164.5600)	27 (165.1088)	6 (170.8456)
Jun 7, 2019	Buskers, Brews & BBQ 🏅 Aurora, CO	21 / 38 (651.8512)	26 (160.5256)	18 (169.1200)	25 (160.5028)	19 (161.7028)
May 10, 2019	Wild West BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Lamar, CO	18 / 28 (639.8512)	27 (146.7884)	20 (159.9656)	21 (159.9772)	5 (173.1200)
Apr 26, 2019	LuLu's Brew & Que 🏅 Brighton, CO	19 / 40 (665.6116)	22 (169.1200)	10 (171.4172)	22 (165.1316)	28 (159.9428)
Oct 19, 2018	Meat Scream BBQ Competition at Halloween Harvest Festival Westminster, CO	19 / 48 (662.7196)	9 (170.8228)	29 (161.0856)	29 (162.8340)	12 (167.9772)
Sep 14, 2018	Smoke & Soul Fest Casper, WY	15 / 28 (648.9944)	23 (158.8116)	23 (157.7028)	3 (171.9772)	14 (160.5028)
Jul 27, 2018	BBBrew For Hope Fort Collins, CO	8 / 35 (677.0516)	2 (177.7372)	10 (170.8344)	5 (171.4056)	25 (157.0744)
May 26, 2018	CSU BBQ Showdown Estes Park, CO	14 / 20 (659.9428)	18 (158.7884)	6 (169.7372)	12 (164)	10 (167.4172)
Apr 28, 2018	LuLu's Brew & Que Brighton, CO	15 / 40 (665.5884)	27 (162.7884)	13 (167.4056)	13 (170.2744)	17 (165.1200)
Jan 5, 2018	National Western BBQ Throwdown Denver, CO	37 / 39 (588.8224)	19 (165.6684)	36 (143.9200)	34 (147.3484)	39 (131.8856)
Sep 29, 2017	LuLu's Brew & Que Brighton, CO	20 / 25 (636.4456)	23 (159.4056)	17 (163.9428)	22 (153.6800)	13 (159.4172)
Jun 16, 2017	24th Annual Colorado BBQ Challenge Frisco, CO	59 / 59 (291.3716)	—	56 (134.8232)	42 (156.5484)	—

CRUSH BBQ

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (9 found in their record)

High-water mark

The one to beat

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

The comeback

Chicken nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

Boom or bust

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

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

By meat

By field size and state

By contest size

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

More numbers

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

📉 Toughest weekends

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

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

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)