CLARK CREW BBQ OK
Rating
1804
peak 1819
Contests
75
in the data
First seen
2019-01-11
latest 2023-09-27
Best ToY finish
#1
Master 2017
Grand champs
16
7 reserve
Category wins
33
76 podiums
Overall top-10s
48
of 75 contests
Avg finish
top 17%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
18 🔥
Current form
693.17
last 5 vs career avg 693.32 (-0.15)
Walk rate
83%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
16
best run (overall)
Consistency
±9.58
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 174.40 · weakest Pork Ribs (171.97)
Road miles
22139
mi across 75 mapped stops · furthest 1129 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
Rio Valley Meat BBQ has finished one call ahead of CLARK CREW BBQ 4 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
4 LEGS UP BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ has come out ahead in 11 of their 14 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of Petie's Smokin Pits BBQ in 24 of their 31 shared contests.
🏕️ Happy hunting ground
City of Springs BBQ Championship is their spot: 2 Grand Championships in 3 visits.
💔 The heartbreaker
Came within 0.0228 points of the Grand Championship at Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay-Heat 1 (2019-07-12).
🗡️ Giant slayer
Took the Grand Championship over a 104-team field at Smoke In the Springs.
📅 A May team
Something about May: average finish in the top 8% across 6 contests, versus top 17% the rest of the year.
🃏 Against the odds
Their Grand Championship at Colorado BBQ Challenge (2023-06-16) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 31-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, GETTIN' BASTED.
🐣 Announced themselves early
Finished 4 of 38 at their very first tracked contest, National Western BBQ Throwdown (2019-01-11).
Teams like this (closest power rating, OK first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 71 | 37 | 6 | 15 | 180.0000 🔥 | 163.4056 | 173.54 | top 30% |
| Pork Ribs | 73 | 35 | 6 | 16 | 180.0000 🔥 | 154.8000 | 171.97 | top 32% |
| Pork | 69 | 43 | 10 | 23 | 180.0000 🔥 | 161.6800 | 174.40 | top 25% |
| Brisket | 69 | 41 | 11 | 22 | 180.0000 🔥 | 158.1940 | 173.24 | top 27% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| KS | 24 | 5 | top 18% |
| OK | 22 | 7 | top 15% |
| CO | 7 | 2 | top 8% |
| GA | 2 | 0 | top 12% |
| NE | 2 | 1 | top 17% |
| TN | 2 | 1 | top 35% |
| WI | 2 | 0 | top 18% |
| NM | 2 | 0 | top 15% |
| DC | 1 | 0 | top 41% |
| SD | 1 | 0 | top 11% |
| WY | 1 | 0 | top 10% |
| MO | 1 | 0 | top 36% |
| TX | 1 | 0 | top 21% |
| AR | 1 | 0 | top 24% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 5 | 2 | top 19% |
| Medium (20–39) | 36 | 11 | top 15% |
| Large (40+) | 28 | 3 | top 20% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2019 (25 contests)
- Cooks mostly in OK (25 of 75 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (73 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: Stillwater Elks Lodge Blazathon (2019-04-05)
- Wins it all in 21% of contests
- All-time average overall score: 693.32
- 18 perfect 180s on the books 🔥
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 711.4172 | 694.44 |
| 2022 | 22 | 3 | 8 | 708.5600 | 691.84 |
| 2021 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 709.1200 | 693.99 |
| 2019 | 25 | 9 | 12 | 711.9888 | 693.55 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest Kansas City, KS | 95 / 487 (686.7772) | 214 (169.6916) | 252 (168.5256) | 10 (178.8572) | 161 (169.7028) |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest Kansas City, KS | 46 / 211 (690.7656) | 93 (172.5484) | 32 (175.4172) | 141 (168.5372) | 42 (174.2628) |
| 2023-09-15 | Cherokee Strip BBQ & Chili Cook-Off Ponca City, OK | 2 / 26 (697.0512) | 1 (180.0000) | 6 (171.9656) | 3 (177.7028) | 17 (167.3828) |
| 2023-09-15 | Cherokee Strip BBQ & Chili Cook-Off (ONE MEAT RIBS) Ponca City, OK | — | — | 8 (166.2400) | — | — |
| 2023-08-25 | Keating Tractor Antique Tractor Show Liberal, KS | 5 / 19 (689.6224) | 1 (178.8800) | 16 (164.5256) | 10 (173.1084) | 5 (173.1084) |
| 2023-07-29 | The National Beef Smokin' Saddles Official BBQ Contest (Day 2) Dodge City, KS | 4 / 27 (701.6456) | 8 (177.7028) | 11 (173.1200) | 4 (178.8572) | 16 (171.9656) |
| 2023-07-28 | The National Beef Smokin' Saddles Official BBQ Contest (Day 1) Dodge City, KS | 1 / 25 (711.4172) | 4 (177.7028) | 1 (178.8572) | 2 (180.0000) | 4 (174.8572) |
| 2023-06-24 | Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle Washington, DC | 12 / 29 (686.2284) | 20 (170.8228) | 10 (172.0000) | 21 (168.5600) | 5 (174.8456) |
| 2023-06-24 | Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Washington, DC | — | 14 (170.8228) | — | — | — |
| 2023-06-24 | Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle (ONE MEAT RIBS) Washington, DC | — | — | 3 (176.5600) | — | — |
| 2023-06-16 | Colorado BBQ Challenge Frisco, CO | 1 / 42 (698.2628) | 6 (174.8800) | 12 (171.4056) | 4 (176.5600) | 2 (175.4172) |
| 2023-05-05 | 2nd Annual Alva Police Department Cars, Concerts and BBQ Contest Alva, OK | 2 / 15 (707.3828) | 2 (180.0000) | 1 (180.0000) | 7 (176.5600) | 11 (170.8228) |
| 2023-04-21 | Rod Trowbridge Memorial Cook Flyin BBQ Competition Derby, KS | 7 / 28 (697.6456) | 6 (176.5600) | 9 (176.0000) | 22 (165.0856) | 1 (180.0000) |
| 2023-04-07 | Smoke in the Spring Osage City, KS | 47 / 103 (681.0172) | 61 (168.5256) | 38 (171.9772) | 67 (166.2400) | 21 (174.2744) |
| 2023-03-31 | Lake Views & BBQ (formerly Beats, Brew & BBQ) Wagoner, OK | 10 / 29 (689.0400) | 13 (173.1084) | 16 (171.9888) | 21 (169.6800) | 7 (174.2628) |
| 2023-03-17 | 5th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship Olathe, KS | 15 / 68 (690.8116) | 24 (172.5716) | 8 (176.5600) | 24 (173.1428) | 38 (168.5372) |
| 2022-10-21 | OKC BBQ Fest Oklahoma City, OK | 11 / 35 (689.0628) | 13 (172.0000) | 16 (170.8344) | 7 (176.5600) | 15 (169.6684) |
| 2022-10-14 | Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que Music Festival Grovetown, GA | 9 / 51 (693.6344) | 32 (169.6800) | 1 (178.8572) | 6 (175.4172) | 24 (169.6800) |
| 2022-10-14 | Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que Music Festival - One Meat Chicken Grovetown, GA | — | 16 (171.4056) | — | — | — |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - INVITATIONAL CONTEST Kansas City, KS | 151 / 249 (678.1596) | 226 (163.4056) | 98 (171.9772) | 64 (174.2628) | 142 (168.5140) |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST Kansas City, KS | 111 / 505 (683.3028) | 100 (173.1200) | 316 (165.1088) | 23 (177.7028) | 214 (167.3712) |
| 2022-09-16 | Cherokee Strip BBQ & Chili Cook-Off Ponca City, OK | 21 / 39 (668.9940) | 17 (170.2628) | 35 (154.8000) | 14 (171.9656) | 12 (171.9656) |
| 2022-09-03 | Septemberfest BBQ & RibEye Steak Cookoff Challenge Omaha, NE | 14 / 45 (682.7428) | 1 (180.0000) | 13 (172.5600) | 33 (165.0972) | 27 (165.0856) |
| 2022-08-26 | Hill City Wine, Brew & BBQ Fest Hill City, SD | 3 / 28 (694.2056) | 8 (174.2628) | 6 (174.8572) | 15 (170.8228) | 6 (174.2628) |
| 2022-08-19 | Pepsi Wyoming State BBQ Championships & Bluegrass Festival Worland, WY | 3 / 29 (693.0744) | 11 (171.9772) | 15 (166.8344) | 2 (176.5600) | 3 (177.7028) |
| 2022-08-05 | Beat the Heat BBQ & Brews Alamosa, CO | 6 / 35 (688.5260) | 4 (172.5716) | 6 (174.2972) | 21 (165.0972) | 3 (176.5600) |
| 2022-07-30 | Dodge City Days Smokin' Saddles BBQ Competition (Day 2) Dodge City, KS | 10 / 25 (694.7772) | 10 (174.2628) | 10 (173.1316) | 11 (173.1200) | 11 (174.2628) |
| 2022-07-29 | Dodge City Days Smokin' Saddles BBQ Competition (Day 1) Dodge City, KS | 2 / 26 (708.5600) | 3 (178.8572) | 7 (174.2628) | 2 (178.8572) | 3 (176.5828) |
| 2022-06-16 | Frisco BBQ Challenge Frisco, CO | 3 / 37 (698.8228) | 4 (176.5600) | 11 (169.1200) | 8 (174.2628) | 1 (178.8800) |
| 2022-06-04 | Greeley Blues Jam (Day 2) Greeley, CO | 4 / 34 (687.9200) | 5 (174.2628) | 11 (169.1200) | 2 (177.7144) | 16 (166.8228) |
| 2022-06-03 | Greeley Blues Jam (Day 1) Greeley, CO | 1 / 33 (698.2288) | 3 (175.4172) | 12 (167.3944) | 1 (175.4172) | 1 (180.0000) |
| 2022-05-20 | City of Springs BBQ Championship Sulphur, OK | 2 / 25 (699.9428) | 5 (173.7028) | 2 (176.5600) | 4 (176.5600) | 7 (173.1200) |
| 2022-05-20 | City of Springs BBQ Championship (One Meat Ribs 2) Sulphur, OK | — | — | 4 (166.2400) | — | — |
| 2022-05-20 | City of Springs BBQ Championship (One Meat Ribs) Sulphur, OK | — | — | 1 (171.9656) | — | — |
| 2022-05-06 | Wild West BBQ Cook-Off Lamar, CO | 2 / 33 (690.7772) | 16 (169.1200) | 9 (171.9772) | 5 (174.2628) | 2 (175.4172) |
| 2022-04-22 | 17th Annual HANOR Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ Enid, OK | 1 / 26 (705.6800) | 5 (176.0000) | 11 (171.9772) | 1 (180.0000) | 3 (177.7028) |
| 2022-04-15 | Pork-A-Palooza Weatherford, OK | 1 / 29 (699.9544) | 12 (174.2628) | 2 (178.2972) | 13 (168.5372) | 1 (178.8572) |
| 2022-04-08 | Smoke in the Spring Osage City, KS | 14 / 94 (688.5028) | 19 (174.8456) | 46 (168.5372) | 13 (176.0000) | 40 (169.1200) |
| 2021-11-13 | 3rd Annual KCBS World Invitational - Master Invitational Shawnee, OK | 3 / 92 (702.8460) | 10 (177.7144) | 73 (168.5372) | 5 (177.7144) | 1 (178.8800) |
| 2021-11-11 | 3rd Annual KCBS World Invitational - Open Shawnee, OK | 12 / 111 (691.3832) | 56 (169.7144) | 87 (165.1088) | 1 (180.0000) | 11 (176.5600) |
| 2021-10-08 | 32nd Annual Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (Competitor's Series)(JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) Lynchburg, TN | 48 / 70 (674.1480) | 24 (171.9656) | 27 (172.5484) | 22 (171.4400) | 69 (158.1940) |
| 2021-09-16 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-INVITATIONAL CONTEST Kansas City, KS | 38 / 185 (690.2168) | 25 (176.0000) | 42 (175.4056) | 108 (169.1428) | 95 (169.6684) |
| 2021-09-16 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST Kansas City, KS | 13 / 467 (693.7484) | 197 (167.4628) | 32 (175.4628) | 14 (177.7028) | 53 (173.1200) |
| 2021-08-01 | Dodge City Days Smokin' Saddles BBQ Competition-Day 2 Dodge City, KS | 1 / 26 (709.1200) | 1 (178.8572) | 2 (176.5600) | 1 (179.4400) | 5 (174.2628) |
| 2021-07-30 | Dodge City Days Smokin' Saddles BBQ Competition-Day 1 Dodge City, KS | 3 / 27 (702.7884) | 13 (173.1084) | 19 (169.6800) | 1 (180.0000) | 2 (180.0000) |
| 2021-05-01 | City Of Springs BBQ Championship Sulphur, OK | 1 / 14 (703.3712) | 1 (180.0000) | 2 (176.0000) | 6 (171.9656) | 2 (175.4056) |
| 2021-04-23 | 16th Annual HANOR Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ Enid, OK | 4 / 41 (695.9200) | 11 (173.1200) | 1 (178.8572) | 7 (175.4172) | 23 (168.5256) |
| 2021-04-09 | Smoke in the Spring Osage City, KS | 14 / 105 (693.6568) | 8 (177.7028) | 33 (172.5484) | 11 (176.5716) | 66 (166.8340) |
| 2021-03-20 | Firelake BBQ Cook Off-Day 2 Shawnee, OK | 37 / 50 (673.0172) | 47 (164.5372) | 12 (173.1316) | 33 (169.6800) | 37 (165.6684) |
| 2021-03-19 | Firelake BBQ Cook Off-Day 1 Shawnee, OK | 2 / 56 (697.6572) | 3 (177.7144) | 27 (169.1200) | 1 (180.0000) | 25 (170.8228) |
| 2019-10-25 | 31st Annual Jack Daniels World Championship Invitational Barbecue(JUDGES FULL)(COMPETITORS SERIES) Lynchburg, TN | 1 / 97 (705.1544) | 37 (171.9772) | 26 (173.7372) | 2 (179.4400) | 3 (180.0000) |
| 2019-10-19 | Rock-N-Q on the planes Great Bend, KS | 6 / 28 (681.6228) | 15 (165.1084) | 6 (170.2860) | 2 (176.5600) | 10 (169.6684) |
| 2019-10-18 | National Head 2 Head Invitational Top 50 (Competitors Series) Great Bend, KS | 1 / 7 (711.9888) | 5 (175.4172) | 2 (178.8572) | 1 (177.7144) | 1 (180.0000) |
| 2019-09-12 | 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- INVITATIONAL CONTEST Kansas City, KS | 19 / 135 (695.9200) | 27 (175.4056) | 23 (174.2744) | 25 (174.2744) | 59 (171.9656) |
| 2019-09-12 | 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST Kansas City, KS | 60 / 468 (683.3600) | 205 (166.8456) | 160 (167.9772) | 8 (177.7144) | 109 (170.8228) |
| 2019-07-26 | Dodge City Days Smokin Saddles BBQ Competition Dodge City, KS | 1 / 39 (706.2976) | 1 (178.8572) | 3 (174.3088) | 4 (176.5716) | 4 (176.5600) |
| 2019-07-13 | Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay-Heat 2 Green Bay, WI | 11 / 36 (675.3260) | 18 (166.8344) | 18 (165.0972) | 21 (165.0972) | 1 (178.2972) |
| 2019-07-12 | Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay-Heat 1 Green Bay, WI | 2 / 37 (695.3944) | 3 (175.4172) | 14 (169.7028) | 1 (180.0000) | 10 (170.2744) |
| 2019-06-29 | Smokin On The Pecos (Day 2) Artesia, NM | 7 / 34 (692.4568) | 7 (175.4056) | 20 (167.3828) | 9 (173.1084) | 7 (176.5600) |
| 2019-06-28 | Smokin On The Pecos (Day 1) Artesia, NM | 4 / 41 (694.7656) | 8 (174.2628) | 13 (170.8228) | 6 (175.4172) | 3 (174.2628) |
| 2019-06-22 | Festival of the Pig - Oklahoma BBQ Championship Oklahoma City, OK | 1 / 27 (694.8112) | 2 (176.5600) | 9 (170.2856) | 1 (177.7028) | 8 (170.2628) |
| 2019-06-14 | Central Plains Ribfest Holdrege, NE | 1 / 30 (693.6572) | 5 (172.5600) | 3 (173.7144) | 11 (170.8228) | 1 (176.5600) |
| 2019-06-07 | Beats, Brews, & BBQ Wagoner, OK | 1 / 21 (705.1200) | 2 (174.8456) | 3 (171.4172) | 3 (178.8572) | 1 (180.0000) |
| 2019-05-24 | Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival Evans, GA | 5 / 72 (690.7656) | 49 (164.5372) | 12 (173.1200) | 5 (175.4056) | 4 (177.7028) |
| 2019-05-10 | City Of Springs BBQ Championship Sulphur, OK | 1 / 25 (694.8112) | 2 (175.4056) | 10 (167.4400) | 3 (174.2628) | 1 (177.7028) |
| 2019-04-26 | 14th Annual HANOR Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ Enid, OK | 10 / 39 (679.3484) | 10 (171.4056) | 20 (165.1200) | 12 (170.8344) | 6 (171.9884) |
| 2019-04-19 | Pork-A-Palooza Weatherford, OK | 3 / 33 (699.3944) | 16 (168.5256) | 4 (176.0000) | 1 (178.8572) | 3 (176.0116) |
| 2019-04-12 | Smoke In the Springs Osage City, KS | 1 / 104 (706.2400) | 2 (180.0000) | 20 (173.1200) | 3 (177.7028) | 10 (175.4172) |
| 2019-04-05 | Stillwater Elks Lodge Blazathon Stillwater, OK | 1 / 34 (698.8112) | 7 (173.1084) | 3 (177.1428) | 3 (176.0000) | 10 (172.5600) |
| 2019-03-23 | Firelake BBQ Cook Off Day 2 Shawnee, OK | 3 / 62 (702.8460) | 25 (171.4056) | 7 (174.8688) | 2 (178.8572) | 4 (177.7144) |
| 2019-03-22 | Firelake BBQ Cook Off Day 1 Shawnee, OK | 7 / 74 (689.6340) | 42 (167.9656) | 1 (178.2972) | 33 (168.5256) | 8 (174.8456) |
| 2019-03-14 | Big 12 Big Q (NBBQL COMPETITORS SERIES) Kansas City, MO | 4 / 11 (677.1312) | 4 (175.4400) | 6 (166.2856) | 6 (161.6800) | 1 (173.7256) |
| 2019-02-15 | Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown Huntsville, TX | 7 / 33 (696.5028) | 5 (177.7028) | 6 (175.4172) | 7 (174.2628) | 17 (169.1200) |
| 2019-02-08 | KCBS World Invitational Barbeque Championship Little Rock, AR | 22 / 92 (683.3832) | 26 (174.2628) | 30 (169.1544) | 3 (177.7144) | 80 (162.2516) |
| 2019-01-11 | National Western BBQ Throwdown Denver, CO | 4 / 38 (683.8972) | 5 (174.2628) | 4 (173.1200) | 19 (166.2516) | 9 (170.2628) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #49 (1938 pts) | #56 (1774 pts) | #64 (1733 pts) | #90 (1503 pts) | #73 (1623 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #15 (2524 pts) | #34 (1982 pts) | #39 (1999 pts) | #15 (2351 pts) | #4 (2474 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #83 (1592 pts) | #111 (1352 pts) | #149 (1222 pts) | #88 (1522 pts) | #172 (1037 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #8 (2685 pts) | #23 (2240 pts) | #29 (2129 pts) | #12 (2483 pts) | #23 (2384 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #17 (2542 pts) | #38 (2157 pts) | #53 (2000 pts) | #5 (2562 pts) | #6 (2500 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #1 🏆 (2850 pts) | #5 (2670 pts) | #1 🏆 (2718 pts) | #5 (2599 pts) | #1 🏆 (2748 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #5 (2740 pts) | #37 (2211 pts) | #4 (2606 pts) | #7 (2626 pts) | #8 (2542 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #1 🏆 (2843 pts) | #5 (2593 pts) | #2 (2717 pts) | #8 (2491 pts) | #4 (2660 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #7 (2779 pts) | #5 (2625 pts) | #7 (2595 pts) | #10 (2532 pts) | #116 (1848 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #154 (1618 pts) | #152 (1443 pts) | #248 (1168 pts) | #201 (1278 pts) | #250 (1158 pts) |