A tough matchup
8–0
behind in the head-to-head
OMAHA'S BLOWIN' SMOKE ahead in 100% of their meetings
OMAHA'S BLOWIN' SMOKE has come out ahead in 8 of their 8 shared contests.
CROWN POINT BBQ
CROWN POINT BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 9 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 20th of 30 at the 3rd Annual Valley Veterans Barbecue Competition (2014). They are ranked #5778 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1443
peak 1443 · rated over 9 contests
Contests
9
in the data
First seen
May 30, 2014
latest Aug 9, 2019 · 5.2 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podium
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 9 contests
Avg finish
top 81%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
620.00 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 622.64 (-2.65)
Walk rate
33%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±11.18
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 158.45 · weakest Brisket (153.19)
Road miles
111
across 9 mapped stops
Schedule strength
51%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1566)
Purse competed for
$17K
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 2 state-championship entries
Master avg
622.64 / 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #1457 (124 pts) | #1428 (154 pts) | #1666 (119 pts) | #1531 (129 pts) | #1529 (124 pts) |
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to CROWN POINT BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
79 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5,784 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1443
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 9 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#5,780 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1443
Their last contest in the data was back in 2015, 4 years before CROWN POINT BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#5,792 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1503
Careers of much the same size, 10 contests to 9, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#5,777 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1443
They turned up 6 years after CROWN POINT BBQ did, first appearing in 2020.
⚔ Compare careers#5,774 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 9%
- Peak
- 1444
Level with CROWN POINT BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#5,790 of the rated field
- Contests
- 12
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 8%
- Peak
- 1443
12 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 8% top-10 finishes rather than wins.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELWOOD BBQ | 8 | 1 | 7 | 13% | ⚔ compare |
| OMAHA'S BLOWIN' SMOKE | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| WHEN PIGS DIE | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| HELPING U BBQ | 7 | 2 | 5 | 29% | ⚔ compare |
| PORKY BUTTS BBQ | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN' LEFTY'S BBQ | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| BLAIR'S BIGFOOT BBQ | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| 2FishQ | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| SPICE YOUR LIFE RUB YOUR MEAT | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| HOT GRILL ON GRILL ACTION | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| ALWAYS SMOK'D | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| TEAM BREW & QUE | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| 1881 SMOKIN' IRON BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 168.5944 | 149.6572 | 158.45 | top 72% |
| Pork Ribs | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 169.7028 | 143.9660 | 153.50 | top 77% |
| Pork | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 174.2972 | 138.2400 | 157.50 | top 68% |
| Brisket | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164.5600 | 136.5372 | 153.19 | top 74% |
“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) | 6 | 0 | top 81% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 82% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2014
3 contests
Contests a season
2.3
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
NE
9 of 9 contests
Contests visited
9
a different one every time
Opponents faced
186
finished ahead 64 times, behind 281
Longest layoff
1.8 yrs
Aug 5, 2016 → May 18, 2018
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20191 milestone
- Most recent contest GOBS Que
20181 milestone
- Career-best overall score637.6228 7th Annual Valley Veterans BBQ Competition
20161 milestone
- Career-best single call (Pork)174.2972 5th Annual Valley Veteran's BBQ Competition
20143 milestones
- First tracked contest 3rd Annual Valley Veterans Barbecue Competition
- Peak power rating (1496) 3rd Annual Valley Veterans Barbecue Competition
- First call 22nd Annual State Barbeque Championship of Nebraska
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -9.9 | 5th Annual Valley Veteran's BBQ Competition | May 20, 2016 |
| -9 | 8th Annual Valley Veterans BBQ Competition | May 31, 2019 |
| -8.5 | 26th Annual State BBQ Championship of Nebraska | Aug 10, 2018 |
| -7.1 | 22nd Annual State Barbeque Championship of Nebraska | Aug 15, 2014 |
| -6 | 24th Annual State BBQ Championship of Nebraska | Aug 5, 2016 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 86% | 87.1% | 86.2% |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 82% | 88.6% | 86.5% |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 87% | 85.1% | 84.8% |
| 2014 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33% | top 73% | 88.3% | 87.8% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 9, 2019 | GOBS Que 🏅 Arlington, NE | 23 / 29 (627.2916) | 17 (162.8000) | 24 (154.2172) | 22 (156.5600) | 23 (153.7144) |
| May 31, 2019 | 8th Annual Valley Veterans BBQ Competition 🏅 Valley, NE | 36 / 39 (614.1256) | 33 (157.0972) | 37 (145.6800) | 35 (154.2056) | 29 (157.1428) |
| Aug 10, 2018 | 26th Annual State BBQ Championship of Nebraska Arlington, NE | 28 / 30 (607.9084) | 25 (157.7028) | 9 (169.7028) | 29 (138.2400) | 28 (142.2628) |
| May 18, 2018 | 7th Annual Valley Veterans BBQ Competition Valley, NE | 30 / 42 (637.6228) | 25 (165.1428) | 33 (154.8572) | 28 (162.8112) | 33 (154.8116) |
| Aug 5, 2016 | 24th Annual State BBQ Championship of Nebraska Omaha, NE | 60 / 70 (613.0288) | 64 (149.6684) | 68 (143.9660) | 52 (154.8344) | 28 (164.5600) |
| May 20, 2016 | 5th Annual Valley Veteran's BBQ Competition Valley, NE | 37 / 42 (607.8860) | 38 (149.6572) | 37 (147.3944) | 2 (174.2972) | 42 (136.5372) |
| Aug 15, 2014 | 22nd Annual State Barbeque Championship of Nebraska LaPlatte, NE | 30 / 38 (630.8112) | 10 (168.5944) | 37 (150.2628) | 34 (155.9884) | 28 (155.9656) |
| Jun 27, 2014 | 2nd Annual Ribstock MBA BBQ Festival Omaha, NE | 22 / 30 (635.4288) | 24 (159.9884) | 21 (156.5488) | 11 (167.4516) | 25 (151.4400) |
| May 30, 2014 | 3rd Annual Valley Veterans Barbecue Competition Valley, NE | 20 / 30 (629.6804) | 23 (155.4400) | 16 (158.8344) | 24 (153.0972) | 12 (162.3088) |