A tough matchup
6–0
behind in the head-to-head
SMOKIN' BUTTS ahead in 100% of their meetings
SMOKIN' BUTTS has come out ahead in 6 of their 6 shared contests.
CRUMMY BBQ
CRUMMY BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 9 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2017 and 2023. Their best overall finish is 17th of 33 at the Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival (2017). They are ranked #5592 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1449
peak 1449 · rated over 9 contests
Contests
9
in the data
First seen
Sep 8, 2017
latest Jun 2, 2023 · 5.7 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 9 contests
Avg finish
top 79%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
626.35 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 612.13 (+14.23)
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Best single call
173.1200
Consistency
±46.28
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 156.85 · weakest Chicken (145.37)
Road miles
344
across 9 mapped stops · furthest 61 mi
Schedule strength
50%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1565)
Purse competed for
$28K
listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 4 state-championship entries
Master avg
612.13 / 720
9 Master contests · 0 GCs
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #1232 (65 pts) | #1305 (65 pts) | #1320 (90 pts) | #1287 (60 pts) | #1594 (55 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #1309 (60 pts) | #1341 (60 pts) | #1404 (60 pts) | #1348 (60 pts) | #1333 (60 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #1597 (117 pts) | #1683 (117 pts) | #1681 (117 pts) | #1679 (117 pts) | #1648 (117 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #1442 (139 pts) | #1508 (144 pts) | #1570 (129 pts) | #1728 (119 pts) | #1369 (179 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to CRUMMY BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
115 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5,600 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1449
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 9 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#5,585 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1449
Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 5 years before CRUMMY BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#5,590 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1449
Careers of much the same size, 10 contests to 9, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#5,595 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1505
Level with CRUMMY BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#5,588 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1449
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2017.
⚔ Compare careers#5,579 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1502
They've been 1502 at their best, 53 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PORK AVENUE | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN' BUTTS | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| HOGG LEGG SMOKERS | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| BLUE COLLAR BBQ MS | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| RAZORRACKS | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Smokin Through The Night | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Q-BONES BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 173.1200 | 20 | 145.37 | top 74% |
| Pork Ribs | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.9656 | 146.8116 | 155.64 | top 81% |
| Pork | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164.5600 | 141.6800 | 154.26 | top 84% |
| Brisket | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.1772 | 141.0400 | 156.85 | top 67% |
“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) | 5 | 0 | top 80% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 77% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| International Goat Days Championship BBQ Contest-SMOKIN IN THE GOAT PEN | 3 | 27 | 0 | top 82% | Sep 6, 2019 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2018
3 contests
Contests a season
1.8
across 5 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
TN
6 of 9 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
7
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
205
finished ahead 74 times, behind 257
Longest layoff
3 yrs
Sep 6, 2019 → Sep 9, 2022
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20231 milestone
- Most recent contest Covington World's Oldest Barbeque Festival
20191 milestone
- Career-best overall score636.9596 Delta Smoke BBQ Contest
20173 milestones
- First tracked contest International Goat Days Championship BBQ Contest-SMOKIN IN THE GOAT PEN
- Career-best single call (Chicken)173.1200 International Goat Days Championship BBQ Contest-SMOKIN IN THE GOAT PEN
- Peak power rating (1493) Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +3.8 | Jonesboro Downtown BBQ Festival | Sep 28, 2018 |
| +1.4 | Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival | Sep 29, 2017 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11.8 | Eighth Annual Bull Moose (JUDGE'S FULL) | Apr 6, 2018 |
| -9 | International Goat Days Championship BBQ Contest | Sep 9, 2022 |
| -8.7 | International Goat Days Championship BBQ Contest-SMOKIN IN THE GOAT PEN | Sep 8, 2017 |
| -8.2 | International Goat Days Championship BBQ Contest-SMOKIN IN THE GOAT PEN | Sep 6, 2019 |
| -7.1 | Delta Smoke BBQ Contest | Jun 7, 2019 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 88% | 86% | 86% |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 95% | 87.4% | 87.4% |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 83% | 88.5% | 86.9% |
| 2018 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 75% | 87.8% | 80.6% |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 67% | 88.2% | 88.1% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 2, 2023 | Covington World's Oldest Barbeque Festival 🏅 Covington, TN | 22 / 25 (619.1768) | 22 (159.3828) | 17 (163.9656) | 23 (154.7884) | 24 (141.0400) |
| Sep 9, 2022 | International Goat Days Championship BBQ Contest 🏅 Millington, TN | 36 / 38 (629.0172) | 35 (159.9428) | 36 (155.4172) | 35 (155.4056) | 32 (158.2516) |
| Sep 6, 2019 | International Goat Days Championship BBQ Contest-SMOKIN IN THE GOAT PEN 🏅 Millington, TN | 27 / 32 (614.1256) | 31 (151.9888) | 28 (154.7884) | 27 (157.6684) | 27 (149.6800) |
| Jun 7, 2019 | Delta Smoke BBQ Contest 🏅 Wynne, AR | 42 / 51 (636.9596) | 44 (160.5256) | 43 (153.6456) | 31 (164.5600) | 38 (158.2284) |
| Sep 28, 2018 | Jonesboro Downtown BBQ Festival Jonesboro, AR | 21 / 45 (632.4912) | 31 (153.6456) | 30 (155.3828) | 25 (158.2856) | 13 (165.1772) |
| Sep 7, 2018 | International Goat Days Championship BBQ Contest-SMOKIN IN THE GOAT PEN (JUDGES FULL) Millington, TN | 27 / 34 (626.1596) | 20 (166.2512) | 23 (162.2512) | 33 (141.6800) | 25 (155.9772) |
| Apr 6, 2018 | Eighth Annual Bull Moose (JUDGE'S FULL) Somerville, TN | 39 / 40 (482.7772) | 39 (20) | 39 (146.8116) | 33 (159.4400) | 32 (156.5256) |
| Sep 29, 2017 | Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival Jonesboro, AR | 17 / 33 (635.3716) | 16 (163.4400) | 24 (155.9544) | 29 (151.9772) | 12 (164) |
| Sep 8, 2017 | International Goat Days Championship BBQ Contest-SMOKIN IN THE GOAT PEN Millington, TN | 35 / 42 (633.0624) | 14 (173.1200) | 38 (152.5712) | 42 (144.5712) | 20 (162.8000) |