KRAZE-E'S BBQ

KRAZE-E'S BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 17 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2018 and 2022. Their best overall finish is 8th of 26 at the Wild West BBQ Cook Off (2018). They are ranked #4053 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#4,053

of 6,476 rated · rankings

Rating

1482

peak 1505 · rated over 17 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Jan 5, 2018

latest Apr 29, 2022 · 4.3 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#372

Master 2018 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

1 podium

Overall top-10s

12% of 17 contests

Avg finish

top 63%

overall standings

Best overall

667.4172 / 720

Master · Happy Grillmore BBQ Competition

Perfect 180s

Current form

658.38 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 640.66 (+17.72)

Walk rate

53%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

177.1428

Chicken · CSU BBQ Showdown

Consistency

±47.34

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 165.86 · weakest Brisket (159.72)

Road miles

4,987

across 17 mapped stops · furthest 1,165 mi

Schedule strength

60%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1576)

Purse competed for

$50K

listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 3 state-championship entries

Master avg

640.66 / 720

17 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

667.4172 career-best overall

92.7% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 667.4172 at Happy Grillmore BBQ Competition — 92.7% of a perfect 720.

Master
Jul 13, 2018

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

Lost Weekend Grill has finished one call ahead of KRAZE-E'S BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

11–0 behind in the head-to-head

Backdraft BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

Backdraft BBQ has come out ahead in 11 of their 11 shared contests.

The weak link

−6.1 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 6.14 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 6% of the time against 41%.

Brisket avg 159.72
Chicken avg 165.86
1 call in 17 entries

A strong matchup

6–2 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 75% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Lost Weekend Grill in 6 of their 8 shared contests.

The comeback

2.9 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 2.9 years, then back at BBQ Boogie & Blues (Apr 29, 2022).

last seen Jun 14, 2019
back Apr 29, 2022

Chicken nemesis

8 of 11 shared chicken entries lost

Backdraft BBQ ahead 73% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, Backdraft BBQ has out-cooked them in 8 of 11 shared chicken entries.

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Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

UNCLE J'S has landed one call behind them 2 times.

The long haul

4,987 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 4,987 miles across 17 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 1,165 miles to Poosa-Q.

17 mapped stops
furthest 1,165 mi

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	#1309 (60 pts)	#1325 (65 pts)	#1404 (60 pts)	#1256 (85 pts)	#1333 (60 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#1363 (148 pts)	#1223 (203 pts)	#1673 (118 pts)	#1672 (118 pts)	#1081 (253 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#372 (919 pts)	#168 (1,484 pts)	#287 (1,094 pts)	#394 (904 pts)	#429 (839 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to KRAZE-E'S BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.

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

Buck-Wild BBQ

#4,066 of the rated field

1482 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1482

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to KRAZE-E'S BBQ)

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team KRAZE-E'S BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 8 contests
last seen Jun 13, 2025

⚔ Head-to-head

LOCO GRINGOS

#4,069 of the rated field

1482 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 20%
Peak: 1502

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to KRAZE-E'S BBQ)

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

rated over 5 contests

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BLAZING SADDLES BBQ

#4,060 of the rated field

1482 power rating

Contests: 18
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1482

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 18 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 18 contests
last seen Oct 29, 2016

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Swing'N Meats BBQ

#4,038 of the rated field

1482 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1523

Careers of much the same size, 15 contests to 17, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 15 contests
last seen Apr 11, 2025

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SWINE SONG

#4,049 of the rated field

1482 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1505

14 contests and no Grand Championship yet.

rated over 14 contests
last seen Sep 21, 2018

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UNCLE BUTCH BARBEQUE

#4,039 of the rated field

1482 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 7%
Peak: 1501

They were already cooking in 2013, 5 years before KRAZE-E'S BBQ's first contest.

rated over 14 contests
last seen Nov 18, 2016

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
Backdraft BBQ	11	0	11	0%	⚔ compare
Big Daddy's Backyard BBQ	10	1	9	10%	⚔ compare
BURNTOUT BBQ CO	10	1	9	10%	⚔ compare
GRILLIN' BEAVERS	9	2	7	22%	⚔ compare
Lost Weekend Grill	8	6	2	75%	⚔ compare
UNCLE J'S	8	5	3	63%	⚔ compare
HONEYMAN BBQ	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
PROUD SOULS BARBECUE	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
BRACKEN RACKS BBQ	7	4	3	57%	⚔ compare
WILD HOGS BBQ	7	4	3	57%	⚔ compare
Frank's BBQ Trading Post	7	2	5	29%	⚔ compare
ROCKET BOYS PYRO BBQ	7	2	5	29%	⚔ compare
SHB Customs	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
BURNIN BOBS BUTTS N BONES	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
VOGT'S BBQ	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	17	7	1	1	177.1428	147.9660	165.86	top 49%
Pork Ribs	16	1	0	0	171.9772	151.3716	163.40	top 59%
Pork	17	2	0	0	168.5600	151.3600	161.28	top 64%
Brisket	17	1	0	0	173.7028	147.3832	159.72	top 63%

“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)	9	0	top 59%
Large (40+)	8	0	top 68%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
CO	10	top 55%
GA	2	top 71%
KS	2	top 89%
AL	1	top 81%
NV	1	top 72%
UT	1	top 48%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
BBQ Boogie & Blues	2	19	0	top 71%	Apr 29, 2022

More numbers

Busiest season 2018 14 contests

Contests a season 5.7 across 3 seasons in the data

Most contests held in CO 10 of 17 contests · 6 states in all

Contests visited 16 1 of them more than once

Opponents faced 487 finished ahead 234 times, behind 525

Longest layoff 2.9 yrs Jun 14, 2019 → Apr 29, 2022

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

20221 milestone

Apr 29 Most recent contest BBQ Boogie & Blues

20189 milestones

Jan 5 First tracked contest National Western BBQ Throwdown
Apr 28 First call LuLu's Brew & Que
Apr 28 First overall past 90% of a perfect score651.3716 LuLu's Brew & Que
May 11 First overall top-10 Wild West BBQ Cook Off
May 26 First category win (Chicken) CSU BBQ Showdown
May 26 Career-best single call (Chicken)177.1428 CSU BBQ Showdown
Jul 13 10th tracked contest Happy Grillmore BBQ Competition
Jul 13 Career-best overall score667.4172 Happy Grillmore BBQ Competition
Oct 19 Peak power rating (1505) Meat Scream BBQ Competition at Halloween Harvest Festival

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+11	Wild West BBQ Cook Off	May 11, 2018
+6.4	25th Annual Colorado BBQ Challenge	Jun 15, 2018
+5	Happy Grillmore BBQ Competition	Jul 13, 2018
+4.3	BBBrew For Hope	Jul 27, 2018
+4.3	Meat Scream BBQ Competition at Halloween Harvest Festival	Oct 19, 2018

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-11.9	Smoke in the Spring	Apr 6, 2018
-9.8	BBQ Boogie & Blues	Apr 29, 2022
-8.7	Poosa-Q	Jun 14, 2019
-7	National Western BBQ Throwdown	Jan 5, 2018
-4.6	10th Annual VFW Post 846 BBQ Challenge	Apr 20, 2018

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	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2022	1	0	0	0%	top 84%	91%	91%
2019	2	0	0	50%	top 69%	92%	91.8%
2018	14	2	1	57%	top 61%	92.7%	88.4%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Apr 29, 2022	BBQ Boogie & Blues 🏅 Calhoun, GA	31 / 37 (655.2684)	24 (168.5256)	30 (163.3828)	20 (168.5600)	34 (154.8000)
Jun 14, 2019	Poosa-Q 🏅 Montgomery, AL	39 / 48 (662.7088)	44 (158.8116)	36 (165.0972)	37 (165.0972)	13 (173.7028)
Apr 26, 2019	BBQ Boogie & Blues 🏅 Calhoun, GA	19 / 33 (658.7200)	9 (171.9772)	30 (159.3944)	26 (157.6800)	10 (169.6684)
Oct 19, 2018	Meat Scream BBQ Competition at Halloween Harvest Festival Westminster, CO	22 / 48 (658.1488)	19 (167.9772)	5 (171.9772)	42 (151.3600)	15 (166.8344)
Aug 24, 2018	Wild West BBQ Shoot Out Wendover, NV	33 / 46 (657.0400)	44 (158.2628)	30 (166.2744)	26 (167.9656)	24 (164.5372)
Aug 3, 2018	San Luis Valley Beat the Heat BBQ Alamosa, CO	27 / 41 (654.1828)	8 (175.4056)	40 (151.3716)	22 (166.2628)	27 (161.1428)
Jul 27, 2018	BBBrew For Hope Fort Collins, CO	16 / 35 (662.2288)	15 (167.4172)	15 (166.8460)	12 (168.5600)	22 (159.4056)
Jul 13, 2018	Happy Grillmore BBQ Competition Draper, UT	10 / 21 (667.4172)	4 (170.9028)	14 (163.3944)	10 (167.4400)	11 (165.6800)
Jun 22, 2018	2018 Leadville BBQ and Brew Fest Leadville, CO	21 / 31 (618.6056)	16 (161.0856)	20 (156.5028)	23 (152.5028)	23 (148.5144)
Jun 15, 2018	25th Annual Colorado BBQ Challenge Frisco, CO	25 / 62 (653.5424)	10 (171.4516)	18 (167.4172)	42 (154.1824)	27 (160.4912)
Jun 8, 2018	Buskers, Brews & BBQ Aurora, CO	16 / 31 (662.1484)	6 (173.1200)	17 (163.3944)	18 (162.2628)	11 (163.3712)
May 26, 2018	CSU BBQ Showdown Estes Park, CO	13 / 20 (661.6456)	1 (177.1428)	11 (166.8228)	16 (162.2400)	16 (155.4400)
May 11, 2018	Wild West BBQ Cook Off Lamar, CO	8 / 26 (659.8516)	13 (165.6684)	11 (167.3944)	7 (168.5600)	21 (158.2288)
Apr 28, 2018	LuLu's Brew & Que Brighton, CO	23 / 40 (651.3716)	9 (170.8916)	11 (168)	28 (158.8688)	36 (153.6112)
Apr 20, 2018	10th Annual VFW Post 846 BBQ Challenge Overland Park, KS	36 / 46 (638.1144)	38 (158.2400)	31 (161.6916)	34 (158.8000)	34 (159.3828)
Apr 6, 2018	Smoke in the Spring Osage City, KS	103 / 103 (461.6348)	96 (154.8344)	—	74 (159.4172)	96 (147.3832)
Jan 5, 2018	National Western BBQ Throwdown Denver, CO	33 / 39 (608.5148)	38 (147.9660)	31 (155.4172)	31 (152.0116)	33 (153.1200)

KRAZE-E'S 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

The long haul

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)