SALT CREEK BAR-B-QUE

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

Power ranking

#2454

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1521

peak 1521 · rated over 6 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-07-26

latest 2018-09-07

Best ToY finish

#724

Master 2018

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

1 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 6 contests

Avg finish

top 44%

overall standings

Best overall

771.8972 / 720

Master · Dodge City Days Barbeque Cook-off

Perfect 180s

Current form

666.42 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 605.87 (+60.55)

Walk rate

50%

contests with a top-10 call

Top-10 streak

and counting

Best single call

178.8572

Chicken · Hog Wild West BBQ Contest

Consistency

±195.30

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 167.98 · weakest Brisket (160.34)

Road miles

948

mi across 6 mapped stops · furthest 175 mi

Schedule strength

30%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1540)

Master avg

605.87 / 720

6 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (7 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.

On the rise

+27 rating points in a year

Their power rating has climbed 27 points across 3 contests since 2018-05-04 — from 1495 up to 1521.

3 contests since 2018-05-04
now 1521

High-water mark

771.8972 career-best overall

107.2% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 771.8972 at Dodge City Days Barbeque Cook-off — 107.2% of a perfect 720.

Master
2013-07-26

Their season

2018 their best year

2018 was the year it came together: 3 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 1 category win, at an average finish in the top 29%.

3 contests
2 overall top-10s
1 category wins
average top 29%

A tough matchup

3–0 behind in the head-to-head

SMOKIN ELVISES ahead in 100% of their meetings

SMOKIN ELVISES has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.

The weak link

−7.6 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 7.64 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 50% of the time against 33%.

Brisket avg 160.34
Chicken avg 167.98
3 calls in 6 entries

A strong matchup

4–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of DUSTY ROADS BBQ in 4 of their 4 shared contests.

The comeback

3.8 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 3.8 years, then back at *Brew, Blues, & Bar-B-Q (2018-05-04).

last seen 2014-07-25
back 2018-05-04

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

Smokin' Cowboys

#2453 of the rated field

1521 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 50%
Peak: 1521

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 6 contests
last seen 2025-09-12

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Twizted Smoke

#2457 of the rated field

1521 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 17%
Peak: 1525

No shared contest yet.

They turned up 11 years after SALT CREEK BAR-B-QUE did, first appearing in 2024.

rated over 6 contests
last seen 2025-03-22

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BERRY PATCH BBQ

#2461 of the rated field

1521 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 33%
Peak: 1521

No shared contest yet.

Their last contest in the data was back in 2013, 5 years before SALT CREEK BAR-B-QUE's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 6 contests

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Sunday Smokies

#2456 of the rated field

1521 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 14%
Peak: 1521

No shared contest yet.

Level with SALT CREEK BAR-B-QUE on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 7 contests
last seen 2023-11-17

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Mighta Burned That

#2450 of the rated field

1522 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1522

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 7 contests
last seen 2017-06-23

⚔ Head-to-head

Smokin Los BBQ

#2451 of the rated field

1522 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1522

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 8 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 5 contests
last seen 2025-11-05

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By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	6	2	1	1	178.8572	158.8572	167.98	top 36%
Pork Ribs	6	1	0	0	174.8456	154.8340	165.78	top 45%
Pork	6	1	0	0	173.1544	161.1428	167.04	top 43%
Brisket	6	3	0	0	169.6684	138.7888	160.34	top 51%

“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	GCs	Avg finish
KS	5	0	top 43%
MO	1	0	top 46%

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	4	0	top 37%
Large (40+)	2	0	top 57%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Dodge City Days Barbeque Cook-Off	2	19	0	top 66%	2014-07-25

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

On the trail 5.1 yrs 2013-07-26 → 2018-09-07

Busiest season 2018 3 contests

Contests a season 2 across 3 seasons in the data

Cooks most in KS 5 of 6 contests · 2 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 5 1 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 6 entries · 1 win · 2 calls

Strongest meat Chicken averages 167.98 · weakest Brisket (160.34)

Walk rate 50% a top-10 call in 3 of 6 contests

Overall top-10 rate 33% 2 of 6 contests

Best top-10 run 2 straight contests — and still running

Master average 605.87 out of 720 · 6 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 637 372–324 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 948 6 mapped stops · furthest 175 mi

Schedule strength 1540 average field rating faced — tougher than 30% of rated contests

Longest layoff 3.8 yrs 2014-07-25 → 2018-05-04

Power rating 1521 peak 1521 · #2454 of 6,413 rated

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

2013
Jul 26 First tracked contest Dodge City Days Barbeque Cook-off
Jul 26 First overall past 90% of a perfect score771.8972 Dodge City Days Barbeque Cook-off
Jul 26 Career-best overall score771.8972 Dodge City Days Barbeque Cook-off
2018
May 4 First call *Brew, Blues, & Bar-B-Q
Jun 1 First overall top-10 McLouth BBQ Blowout 27th Annual( JUDGES FULL)
Sep 7 First category win (Chicken) Hog Wild West BBQ Contest
Sep 7 Career-best single call (Chicken)178.8572 Hog Wild West BBQ Contest
Sep 7 Peak power rating (1521) Hog Wild West BBQ Contest
Sep 7 Most recent contest Hog Wild West BBQ Contest

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+14.3	McLouth BBQ Blowout 27th Annual( JUDGES FULL)	2018-06-01
+12.4	Hog Wild West BBQ Contest	2018-09-07
+3	*Brew, Blues, & Bar-B-Q	2018-05-04
+2.6	34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open	2013-10-03

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-8.6	Dodge City Days Barbeque Cook-off	2013-07-26
-2.3	Dodge City Days Barbeque Cook-Off	2014-07-25

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)

Season by season

Season	Contests	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2018	3	2	1	100%	top 29%	95.3%	94.2%
2014	1	0	0	0%	top 63%	91.2%	91.2%
2013	2	0	0	0%	top 57%	107.2%	98.1%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2018-09-07	Hog Wild West BBQ Contest Leavenworth, KS	5 / 25 (680.5032)	1 (178.8572)	15 (160.5260)	7 (173.1544)	8 (167.9656)
2018-06-01	McLouth BBQ Blowout 27th Annual( JUDGES FULL) McLouth, KS	5 / 36 (686.1824)	9 (170.8228)	4 (174.8456)	11 (170.8456)	8 (169.6684)
2018-05-04	*Brew, Blues, & Bar-B-Q Lansing, KS	15 / 29 (668.4340)	16 (167.4172)	20 (164.5256)	17 (167.9656)	10 (168.5256)
2014-07-25	Dodge City Days Barbeque Cook-Off Dodge City, KS	19 / 30 (656.5372)	25 (158.8572)	15 (166.2628)	18 (164.5484)	15 (166.8688)
2013-10-03	34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO	248 / 535 (640.4456)	148 (166.8112)	24 (173.7028)	242 (161.1428)	492 (138.7888)
2013-07-26	Dodge City Days Barbeque Cook-off Dodge City, KS	32 / 47 (771.8972)	11 (165.1428)	36 (154.8340)	16 (164.5716)	34 (150.2400)

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
2018 ↗	Master	#724 (464 pts)	#693 (519 pts)	#880 (389 pts)	#868 (379 pts)	#796 (429 pts)