Cronies BBQ
Cronies BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 2 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2022 and 2023. Their best overall finish is 18th of 47 at the Iowa State BBQ Championship (2023).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1497
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 2
Contests
2
in the data
First seen
Apr 1, 2022
latest Mar 31, 2023 · 1 year on the trail
Avg finish
top 58%
overall standings
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 161.12 · weakest Pork Ribs (159.97)
Road miles
0
across 2 mapped stops
Purse competed for
$12K
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
Backyard avg
321.09 / 360
2 Backyard contests · 0 GCs
This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.2400 | 160 | 161.12 | top 56% |
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.2972 | 153.6456 | 159.97 | top 57% |
“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.
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iowa State BBQ Championship | 2 | 18 | 0 | top 58% | Mar 31, 2023 |
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20234 milestones
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score326.2972 Iowa State BBQ Championship
- Career-best overall score326.2972 Iowa State BBQ Championship
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)166.2972 Iowa State BBQ Championship
- Most recent contest Iowa State BBQ Championship
20221 milestone
- First tracked contest Iowa State BBQ Championship (Backyard)
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2023 | Iowa State BBQ Championship 🏅 Altoona, IA | 18 / 47 (326.2972) | 23 (160) | 14 (166.2972) | — | — |
| Apr 1, 2022 | Iowa State BBQ Championship (Backyard) Altoona, IA | 21 / 27 (315.8856) | 17 (162.2400) | 23 (153.6456) | — | — |