The comeback
2.3 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 2.3 years, then back at BBBrew For Hope (2018-07-27).
- last seen 2016-04-15
- back 2018-07-27
CR'S SMOKIN BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1483
peak 1483 · rated over 2 contests ⓘ
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
2016-04-15
latest 2018-07-27
Best ToY finish
#1954
Master 2018
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 3 contests
Avg finish
top 86%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 157.43 · weakest Chicken (151.95)
Road miles
1,520
mi across 3 mapped stops · furthest 1246 mi
Master avg
616.17 / 720
2 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (1 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.
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.
CR'S SMOKIN BBQ has 2 rated contests — short of the five it takes to earn a power ranking — so this rating has barely moved off the 1500 every team starts on and 122 rated teams sit within a point of it. Read the list as the nearest company at a number nobody here has moved far from, not as a verdict on who this team belongs with.
#4015 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1482
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 6 contests to 3.
⚔ Head-to-head#4010 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 40%
- Peak
- 1483
No shared contest yet.
Level with CR'S SMOKIN BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#3990 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1502
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 5 years after CR'S SMOKIN BBQ did, first appearing in 2021.
⚔ Head-to-head#4002 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1503
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 5 contests to 3.
⚔ Head-to-head#4001 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1483
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 5 contests to 3.
⚔ Head-to-head#3995 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1508
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 5 contests to 3.
⚔ Head-to-headBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 159.3828 | 144.5144 | 151.95 | top 88% |
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 153.1088 | 152.0000 | 152.55 | top 86% |
| Pork | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 156.4912 | 151.9772 | 154.23 | top 87% |
| Brisket | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.1544 | 153.7028 | 157.43 | top 72% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| CO | 1 | 0 | top 91% |
| NC | 1 | 0 | top 80% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 91% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 80% |
The story so far (14 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
2.3 yrs
2016-04-15 → 2018-07-27
Busiest season
2016
2 contests
Contests a season
1.5
across 2 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
CO
1 of 3 contests · 3 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
2
0 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
2 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Brisket
averages 157.43 · weakest Chicken (151.95)
Walk rate
0%
a top-10 call in 0 of 3 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 3 contests
Master average
616.17
out of 720 · 2 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
74
11–63 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
1,520
3 mapped stops · furthest 1,246 mi
Longest layoff
2.3 yrs
2016-04-15 → 2018-07-27
Power rating
1483
peak 1483 · #null of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2016
- First tracked contest Sip & Swine BBQ Festival (GBC Qualifier)
- Career-best overall score622.6856 20th Annual Fire House BBQ Cook-Off
- 2018
- Career-best single call (Brisket)161.1544 BBBrew For Hope
- Most recent contest BBBrew For Hope
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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 91% | 84.7% | 84.7% |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 80% | 86.5% | 86.5% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-07-27 | BBBrew For Hope Fort Collins, CO | 32 / 35 (609.6460) | 35 (144.5144) | 31 (152.0000) | 31 (151.9772) | 20 (161.1544) |
| 2016-04-15 | 20th Annual Fire House BBQ Cook-Off Kings Mountain, NC | 33 / 41 (622.6856) | 31 (159.3828) | 34 (153.1088) | 35 (156.4912) | 36 (153.7028) |
| 2016-03-04 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival (GBC Qualifier) Lawrenceville, GA | — | — | — | — | — |
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 | #1954 (60 pts) | #2012 (60 pts) | #1996 (60 pts) | #2030 (60 pts) | #1873 (85 pts) |