On the rise
+26
rating points in a year
Their power rating has climbed 26 points across 3 contests since May 4, 2018 — from 1498 up to 1525.
- 3 contests since May 4, 2018
- now 1525
SALT CREEK BAR-B-QUE
SALT CREEK BAR-B-QUE is a competition barbecue team with 6 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2018. Their best overall finish is 5th of 25 at the Hog Wild West BBQ Contest (2018). They are ranked #2355 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1525
peak 1525 · rated over 6 contests
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
Jul 26, 2013
latest Sep 7, 2018 · 5.1 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
1 podium
Overall top-10s
2
33% of 6 contests
Best top-10 run
2
straight overall top-10s, still running
Avg finish
top 44%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±16.52
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 167.98 · weakest Brisket (160.34)
Road miles
948
across 6 mapped stops · furthest 175 mi
Schedule strength
30%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1540)
Master avg
666.42 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
Master (5-meat) avg
771.90 / 900
1 Master (5-meat) contest · 0 GCs
These overall scores sit on different scales (Master out of 720, Master (5-meat) out of 900), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #724 (464 pts) | #693 (519 pts) | #880 (389 pts) | #868 (379 pts) | #796 (429 pts) |
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to SALT CREEK BAR-B-QUE, each with one reason worth a look.
83 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2,345 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1529
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to SALT CREEK BAR-B-QUE)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team SALT CREEK BAR-B-QUE has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#2,357 of the rated field
- Contests
- 65
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1632
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to SALT CREEK BAR-B-QUE)
They've been 1632 at their best, 108 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-head#2,343 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1530
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#2,344 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 43%
- Peak
- 1543
They turned up 6 years after SALT CREEK BAR-B-QUE did, first appearing in 2019.
⚔ Compare careers#2,353 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1525
Level with SALT CREEK BAR-B-QUE on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#2,363 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1526
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careersBy 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 field size and state
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 4 | 0 | top 37% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 57% |
Repeat visits (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% | Jul 25, 2014 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2018
3 contests
Contests a season
2
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
KS
5 of 6 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
5
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
637
finished ahead 378 times, behind 318
Longest layoff
3.8 yrs
Jul 25, 2014 → May 4, 2018
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20186 milestones
- First call Brew, Blues, & Bar-B-Q
- First overall top-10 McLouth BBQ Blowout 27th Annual ( JUDGES FULL)
- First category win (Chicken) Hog Wild West BBQ Contest
- Career-best single call (Chicken)178.8572 Hog Wild West BBQ Contest
- Peak power rating (1525) Hog Wild West BBQ Contest
- Most recent contest Hog Wild West BBQ Contest
20141 milestone
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score656.5372 Dodge City Days Barbeque Cook-Off
20132 milestones
- First tracked contest Dodge City Days Barbeque Cook-off
- Career-best overall score771.8972 Dodge City Days Barbeque Cook-off
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +14.1 | McLouth BBQ Blowout 27th Annual ( JUDGES FULL) | Jun 1, 2018 |
| +12.3 | Hog Wild West BBQ Contest | Sep 7, 2018 |
| +2.8 | Brew, Blues, & Bar-B-Q | May 4, 2018 |
| +2.4 | 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open | Oct 3, 2013 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -4.4 | Dodge City Days Barbeque Cook-off | Jul 26, 2013 |
| -2.4 | Dodge City Days Barbeque Cook-Off | Jul 25, 2014 |
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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 100% | top 29% | 95.3% | 94.2% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 63% | 91.2% | 91.2% |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 57% | 89% | 87.4% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 7, 2018 | Hog Wild West BBQ Contest Leavenworth, KS | 5 / 25 (680.5032) | 1 (178.8572) | 15 (160.5260) | 7 (173.1544) | 8 (167.9656) |
| Jun 1, 2018 | 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) |
| May 4, 2018 | Brew, Blues, & Bar-B-Q Lansing, KS | 15 / 29 (668.4340) | 16 (167.4172) | 20 (164.5256) | 17 (167.9656) | 10 (168.5256) |
| Jul 25, 2014 | 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) |
| Oct 3, 2013 | 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) |
| Jul 26, 2013 | 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) |