NEW AMERICAN BBQ CREW

At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)

Power ranking

#2916

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1507

peak 1526 · rated over 13 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2017-05-12

latest 2021-09-24

Best ToY finish

#566

Master 2018

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

2 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 13 contests

Avg finish

top 60%

overall standings

Best overall

681.0512 / 720

Master · *Smokin Trackside BBQ Bash

Perfect 180s

Current form

656.22 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 655.28 (+0.94)

Walk rate

54%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

174.8456

Chicken · 39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)

Consistency

±13.96

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 167.76 · weakest Brisket (161.86)

Road miles

1,723

mi across 13 mapped stops · furthest 186 mi

Schedule strength

75%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1596)

State championships

0 🏅

GCs in 2 state-championship entries

Master avg

655.28 / 720

13 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (8 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.

High-water mark

681.0512 career-best overall

94.6% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 681.0512 at *Smokin Trackside BBQ Bash — 94.6% of a perfect 720.

Master
2018-08-10

Their season

2018 their best year

2018 was the year it came together: 7 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 49%.

7 contests
2 overall top-10s
0 category wins
average top 49%

A tough matchup

8–0 behind in the head-to-head

LUCKY'S Q ahead in 100% of their meetings

LUCKY'S Q has come out ahead in 8 of their 8 shared contests.

The weak link

−5.9 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 5.91 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 15% of the time against 38%.

Brisket avg 161.86
Chicken avg 167.76
2 calls in 13 entries

A strong matchup

5–2 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 71% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of TEAM CRAWFORD in 5 of their 7 shared contests.

The comeback

2 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 2 years, then back at Ottumwa Smoketoberfest (2020-10-02).

last seen 2018-10-05
back 2020-10-02

Chicken nemesis

5 of 8 shared chicken entries lost

LUCKY'S Q ahead 63% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, LUCKY'S Q has out-cooked them in 5 of 8 shared chicken entries.

The metronome

±1.94% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.94% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 91.0% of a perfect score
13 contests

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.

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

JOHNSON'S BREW N BBQ

#2922 of the rated field

1507 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 19
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 5%
Peak: 1514

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to NEW AMERICAN BBQ CREW)

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team NEW AMERICAN BBQ CREW has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 18 contests
last seen 2020-04-06

⚔ Head-to-head

Frank's BBQ Trading Post

#2909 of the rated field

1508 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 53
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 9%
Peak: 1552

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to NEW AMERICAN BBQ CREW)

They've been 1552 at their best, 45 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 52 contests
last seen 2026-07-24

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M & M Barbeque

#2928 of the rated field

1507 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1522

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 13 contests to 13, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 13 contests
last seen 2024-12-06

⚔ Head-to-head

Holy Smokes NY

#2925 of the rated field

1507 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 17%
Peak: 1517

No shared contest yet.

12 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 17% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 12 contests
last seen 2024-05-24

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Smokin' Good Times

#2923 of the rated field

1507 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 16
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 19%
Peak: 1532

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 16 contests
last seen 2024-08-17

⚔ Head-to-head

EAST TENNESSE Q CREW

#2907 of the rated field

1508 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 16
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 25%
Peak: 1523

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 16 contests to 13, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 16 contests
last seen 2021-07-16

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
BAMBQ	8	2	6	25%	⚔ compare
LUCKY'S Q	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
TEAM CRAWFORD	7	5	2	71%	⚔ compare
SMOKEHOUSE 72	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
4 LEGS UP BBQ	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
SLAPS BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
DIRT ROAD BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
TEAM BREW & QUE	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
Bohica BBQ	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
Luscious Loins BBQ	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
TIMBONE BARBECUE	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
SHIGGIN & GRINNIN	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN' LEFTY'S BBQ	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
GRINDERS BBQ KANSAS CITY	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
WHEN PIGS DIE	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	13	5	1	174.8456	153.6800	167.76	top 43%
Pork Ribs	13	0	0	173.1428	149.7144	162.97	top 61%
Pork	13	3	0	173.1428	144.5256	162.69	top 60%
Brisket	13	2	1	171.9656	152.5372	161.86	top 57%

“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
IA	9	top 64%
KS	2	top 52%
MO	2	top 50%

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	6	0	top 62%
Large (40+)	7	0	top 59%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
*BBQ in the Bluffs	2	8	0	top 49%	2018-05-11

The story so far (16 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 4.4 yrs 2017-05-12 → 2021-09-24

Busiest season 2018 7 contests

Contests a season 3.3 across 4 seasons in the data

Cooks most in IA 9 of 13 contests · 3 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 12 1 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 13 entries · 0 wins · 5 calls

Strongest meat Chicken averages 167.76 · weakest Brisket (161.86)

Walk rate 54% a top-10 call in 7 of 13 contests

Overall top-10 rate 15% 2 of 13 contests

Master average 655.28 out of 720 · 13 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 823 596–714 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 1,723 13 mapped stops · furthest 186 mi

Schedule strength 1596 average field rating faced — tougher than 75% of rated contests

State championships 0 from 2 state-championship entries

Longest layoff 2 yrs 2018-10-05 → 2020-10-02

Power rating 1507 peak 1526 · #2916 of 6,413 rated

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

2017
May 12 First tracked contest BBQ in the Bluffs
May 12 First call BBQ in the Bluffs
Jul 21 First overall past 90% of a perfect score655.3028 *Up in Smoke BBQ Bash
2018
May 11 First overall top-10 *BBQ in the Bluffs
Aug 10 Career-best overall score681.0512 *Smokin Trackside BBQ Bash
Sep 15 10th tracked contest 39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)
Sep 15 Career-best single call (Chicken)174.8456 39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)
Oct 5 Peak power rating (1526) *SMOKEToBERFEST
2021
Sep 24 Most recent contest Ottumwa 4th Annual Smoketoberfest

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+13	*BBQ in the Bluffs	2018-05-11
+8.8	*Smokin Trackside BBQ Bash	2018-08-10
+7.3	39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)	2018-09-15
+5.1	BBQ 'Loo & Blues TOO!	2018-07-20
+2.4	*Up in Smoke BBQ Bash	2017-07-21

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-10.4	Ottumwa 4th Annual Smoketoberfest	2021-09-24
-8	Ottumwa Smoketoberfest	2020-10-02
-5	BBQ in the Bluffs	2017-05-12
-4.3	Back To Mayberry	2018-07-06
-2.8	38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)	2017-09-01

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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2021	1	0	0%	top 91%	89.7%	89.7%
2020	1	0	0%	top 88%	87.8%	87.8%
2018	7	2	71%	top 49%	94.6%	92.3%
2017	4	0	50%	top 65%	91%	90%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2021-09-24	Ottumwa 4th Annual Smoketoberfest 🏅 Ottumwa, IA	32 / 35 (645.6684)	18 (169.1656)	28 (162.2628)	29 (161.7028)	33 (152.5372)
2020-10-02	Ottumwa Smoketoberfest 🏅 Ottumwa, IA	58 / 66 (631.8284)	48 (163.4056)	58 (154.7884)	60 (154.8000)	53 (158.8344)
2018-10-05	*SMOKEToBERFEST Ottumwa, IA	23 / 40 (651.2456)	8 (171.4172)	32 (156.5144)	18 (167.3712)	30 (155.9428)
2018-09-15	39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS	165 / 467 (671.3140)	43 (174.8456)	62 (173.1428)	311 (161.0856)	274 (162.2400)
2018-08-10	*Smokin Trackside BBQ Bash Winston, MO	10 / 25 (681.0512)	5 (173.7028)	20 (162.2400)	6 (173.1428)	2 (171.9656)
2018-07-20	BBQ 'Loo & Blues TOO! Waterloo, IA	20 / 42 (662.7544)	2 (173.7256)	16 (167.9772)	30 (160.5372)	28 (160.5144)
2018-07-06	Back To Mayberry Rodney, IA	21 / 26 (648.4688)	20 (163.9656)	23 (159.9772)	24 (155.3944)	9 (169.1316)
2018-05-11	*BBQ in the Bluffs Council Bluffs, IA	8 / 39 (675.9660)	5 (173.7372)	23 (164.5716)	5 (172.5600)	17 (165.0972)
2018-04-13	The Best Dam BBQ Contest at Smithville Lake Smithville, MO	31 / 51 (659.3032)	28 (165.6800)	28 (166.2628)	25 (166.2400)	28 (161.1204)
2017-09-22	Tri City BBQ Fest Denison, IA	22 / 37 (653.0516)	23 (164.5372)	26 (161.7488)	15 (167.9656)	25 (158.8000)
2017-09-01	38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS	281 / 407 (643.9084)	252 (163.3828)	77 (172.0000)	393 (144.5256)	206 (164.0000)
2017-07-21	*Up in Smoke BBQ Bash Mason City, IA	26 / 49 (655.3028)	10 (169.6800)	17 (167.3828)	42 (157.6800)	31 (160.5600)
2017-05-12	BBQ in the Bluffs Council Bluffs, IA	30 / 39 (638.7428)	35 (153.6800)	34 (149.7144)	9 (171.9656)	19 (163.3828)

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
2021 ↗	Master	#1236 (60 pts)	#1149 (95 pts)	#1309 (60 pts)	#1262 (60 pts)	#1245 (60 pts)
2020 ↗	Master	#856 (60 pts)	#896 (60 pts)	#913 (60 pts)	#899 (60 pts)	#883 (60 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#566 (626 pts)	#354 (971 pts)	#733 (491 pts)	#547 (681 pts)	#508 (726 pts)