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
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1443
peak 1443 · rated over 9 contests ⓘ
Contests
9
in the data
First seen
2014-05-30
latest 2019-08-09
Best ToY finish
#1457
Master 2019
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
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
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 158.45 · weakest Brisket (153.19)
Road miles
111
mi 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 🏅
GCs in 2 state-championship entries
Master avg
622.64 / 720
9 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (5 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.
The weak link
−5.3
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 5.26 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 11%.
- Brisket avg 153.19
- Chicken avg 158.45
- 0 calls in 9 entries
The comeback
1.8 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 1.8 years, then back at 7th Annual Valley Veterans BBQ Competition (2018-05-18).
- last seen 2016-08-05
- back 2018-05-18
Chicken nemesis
7 of 8
shared chicken entries lost
WHEN PIGS DIE ahead 88% of the time
Even in their strongest meat, WHEN PIGS DIE has out-cooked them in 7 of 8 shared chicken entries.
The metronome
±1.55%
swing around their own average
Their overall lands within ±1.55% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.
- averages 86.5% of a perfect score
- 9 contests
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.
69 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5750 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1443
No shared contest yet.
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 9 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-head#5753 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1501
No shared contest yet.
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.
⚔ Head-to-head#5752 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1443
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 10 contests to 9, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#5735 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1443
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 6 years after CROWN POINT BBQ did, first appearing in 2020.
⚔ Head-to-head#5733 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1443
No shared contest yet.
Level with CROWN POINT BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#5732 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1444
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 9, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar 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 contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 6 | 0 | top 81% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 82% |
The story so far (17 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
5.2 yrs
2014-05-30 → 2019-08-09
Busiest season
2014
3 contests
Contests a season
2.3
across 4 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
NE
9 of 9 contests
Contests visited
9
0 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
9 entries · 0 wins · 1 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 158.45 · weakest Brisket (153.19)
Walk rate
33%
a top-10 call in 3 of 9 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 9 contests
Master average
622.64
out of 720 · 9 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
187
64–281 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
111
9 mapped stops
Schedule strength
1566
average field rating faced — tougher than 51% of rated contests
Purse competed for
$16,510
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0
from 2 state-championship entries
Longest layoff
1.8 yrs
2016-08-05 → 2018-05-18
Power rating
1443
peak 1443 · #5741 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2014
- 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
- 2016
- Career-best single call (Pork)174.2972 5th Annual Valley Veteran's BBQ Competition
- 2018
- Career-best overall score637.6228 7th Annual Valley Veterans BBQ Competition
- 2019
- Most recent contest GOBS Que
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -9.9 | 5th Annual Valley Veteran's BBQ Competition | 2016-05-20 |
| -9 | 8th Annual Valley Veterans BBQ Competition | 2019-05-31 |
| -8.5 | 26th Annual State BBQ Championship of Nebraska | 2018-08-10 |
| -7.1 | 22nd Annual State Barbeque Championship of Nebraska | 2014-08-15 |
| -6.1 | 24th Annual State BBQ Championship of Nebraska | 2016-08-05 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-08-09 | GOBS Que 🏅 Arlington, NE | 23 / 29 (627.2916) | 17 (162.8000) | 24 (154.2172) | 22 (156.5600) | 23 (153.7144) |
| 2019-05-31 | 8th Annual Valley Veterans BBQ Competition 🏅 Valley, NE | 36 / 39 (614.1256) | 33 (157.0972) | 37 (145.6800) | 35 (154.2056) | 29 (157.1428) |
| 2018-08-10 | 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) |
| 2018-05-18 | 7th Annual Valley Veterans BBQ Competition Valley, NE | 30 / 42 (637.6228) | 25 (165.1428) | 33 (154.8572) | 28 (162.8112) | 33 (154.8116) |
| 2016-08-05 | 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) |
| 2016-05-20 | 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) |
| 2014-08-15 | 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) |
| 2014-06-27 | 2nd Annual Ribstock MBA BBQ Festival Omaha, NE | 22 / 30 (635.4288) | 24 (159.9884) | 21 (156.5488) | 11 (167.4516) | 25 (151.4400) |
| 2014-05-30 | 3rd Annual Valley Veterans Barbecue Competition Valley, NE | 20 / 30 (629.6804) | 23 (155.4400) | 16 (158.8344) | 24 (153.0972) | 12 (162.3088) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #1457 (124 pts) | #1428 (154 pts) | #1666 (119 pts) | #1531 (129 pts) | #1529 (124 pts) |