Happy hunting ground
Top 9%
average finish here
The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship is their spot: an average finish in the top 9% across 2 visits.
- 2 visits
- best finish 8th
- average top 9%
Cove of Craziness
Cove of Craziness is a competition barbecue team with 8 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2016 and 2022. Their best overall finish is 3rd of 111 at the Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship (2016). They are ranked #1312 of 6,485 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1579
peak 1579 · rated over 8 contests
Contests
8
in the data
First seen
Jun 24, 2016
latest Jun 24, 2022 · 6 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
3
38% of 8 contests
Best top-10 run
2
straight overall top-10s
Avg finish
top 16%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
665.53 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 667.56 (-2.04)
Walk rate
38%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±14.42
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 170.90 · weakest Pork Ribs (164.77)
Road miles
27
across 8 mapped stops
Schedule strength
10%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1515)
Purse competed for
$50K
listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 6 state-championship entries
Master avg
667.56 / 720
8 Master contests · 0 GCs
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Cove of Craziness, each with one reason worth a look.
45 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#1,310 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 56%
- Peak
- 1579
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 9 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#1,311 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 40%
- Peak
- 1579
Careers of much the same size, 10 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#1,313 of the rated field
- Contests
- 27
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 22%
- Peak
- 1591
27 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 22% top-10 finishes rather than wins.
⚔ Compare careers#1,315 of the rated field
- Contests
- 26
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 42%
- Peak
- 1590
Level with Cove of Craziness on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#1,309 of the rated field
- Contests
- 26
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 31%
- Peak
- 1608
Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 4 years before Cove of Craziness's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#1,314 of the rated field
- Contests
- 41
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1608
They've been 1608 at their best, 30 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This is Nice | 8 | 8 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| Grill on Grill Action | 7 | 7 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| KC Rib doctor | 7 | 7 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| Most Wanted BBQ | 7 | 7 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| SLOW EXPECTATIONS BBQ | 7 | 7 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| Griswold Grillers | 7 | 7 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| Right Time BBQ | 7 | 7 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| PASSIONS OF THE PIT | 7 | 6 | 1 | 86% | ⚔ compare |
| Smoke 'Em If You Got 'Em | 7 | 5 | 2 | 71% | ⚔ compare |
| HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB | 7 | 3 | 4 | 43% | ⚔ compare |
| BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE | 7 | 2 | 5 | 29% | ⚔ compare |
| HIGH i QUE | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Animal House BBQ | 6 | 6 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| B&D BBQ | 6 | 6 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| Big Fork BBQ | 6 | 6 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 174.2856 | 154.9256 | 165.78 | top 29% |
| Pork Ribs | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 176 | 156.5832 | 164.77 | top 37% |
| Pork | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 177.1544 | 166.8228 | 170.90 | top 16% |
| Brisket | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 174.2628 | 159.9428 | 166.12 | top 25% |
“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
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship | 2 | 8 | 0 | top 9% | Jun 25, 2021 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2017
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 6 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
KS
7 of 8 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
7
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
465
finished ahead 1,031 times, behind 177
Longest layoff
2 yrs
Jun 21, 2019 → Jun 25, 2021
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20222 milestones
- Peak power rating (1579) The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
- Most recent contest The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
20212 milestones
- Career-best overall score685.6916 The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship
- Career-best single call (Pork)177.1544 The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship
20165 milestones
- First tracked contest Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship
- First call Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship
- First overall top-10 Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score682.2056 Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship
- First overall podium Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +15.7 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship | Jun 24, 2016 |
| +14.8 | Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship | Sep 23, 2016 |
| +12.6 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship | Jun 25, 2021 |
| +10.7 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship | Jun 21, 2019 |
| +8.3 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship | Jun 23, 2017 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 23% | 92.6% | 92.6% |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 6% | 95.2% | 95.2% |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 12% | 92.9% | 92.9% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 25% | 90.7% | 90.7% |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 30% | 90.7% | 90.3% |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 100% | top 3% | 95% | 94.9% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 24, 2022 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 38 / 164 (666.7656) | 52 (166.8572) | 72 (164.5256) | 37 (170.8344) | 57 (164.5484) |
| Jun 25, 2021 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 8 / 145 (685.6916) | 35 (166.8456) | 30 (170.2744) | 4 (177.1544) | 17 (171.4172) |
| Jun 21, 2019 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 22 / 183 (668.9708) | 19 (170.8112) | 98 (159.3712) | 20 (171.9656) | 48 (166.8228) |
| Jun 22, 2018 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle Lenexa, KS | 47 / 185 (653.2000) | 126 (154.9256) | 67 (163.4400) | 23 (170.8456) | 48 (163.9888) |
| Jun 23, 2017 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 38 / 184 (653.0168) | 65 (162.2512) | 81 (161.1200) | 43 (166.8228) | 59 (162.8228) |
| Jun 2, 2017 | Kelley Wilson BBQ Kansas City, MO | 24 / 61 (646.7660) | 23 (162.2628) | 41 (156.5832) | 14 (167.9772) | 23 (159.9428) |
| Sep 23, 2016 | Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship 🏅 Shawnee, KS | 3 / 111 (683.8968) | 7 (174.2856) | 31 (166.8228) | 28 (168.5256) | 6 (174.2628) |
| Jun 24, 2016 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 5 / 183 (682.2056) | 30 (167.9772) | 6 (176) | 13 (173.1084) | 43 (165.1200) |