A tough matchup
7–0
behind in the head-to-head
BUTCHER BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
BUTCHER BBQ has come out ahead in 7 of their 7 shared contests.
Camping Crew BBQ
Camping Crew BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 7 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2022. Their best overall finish is 29th of 38 at the Bixby BBQ'N Blues Festival (2022). They are ranked #4445 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1474
peak 1474 · rated over 7 contests
Contests
7
in the data
First seen
May 2, 2014
latest May 6, 2022 · 8 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 7 contests
Avg finish
top 69%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
617.34 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 620.68 (-3.34)
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±8.00
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 160.54 · weakest Brisket (151.80)
Road miles
17
across 7 mapped stops
Schedule strength
35%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1547)
Purse competed for
$36K
listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 3 state-championship entries
Master avg
620.68 / 720
7 Master contests · 0 GCs
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Camping Crew BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
141 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4,465 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 29%
- Peak
- 1474
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,452 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1474
Level with Camping Crew BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#4,468 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1474
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,462 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1474
Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 4 years before Camping Crew BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#4,464 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1502
Their last contest in the data was back in 2017, 5 years before Camping Crew BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#4,430 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1474
Their last contest in the data was back in 2016, 6 years before Camping Crew BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE GRISWOLDS | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14% | ⚔ compare |
| BUTCHER BBQ | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Men On Fire | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| UNCLE BC'S | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Eddie Frank's BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| BUFFALO'S BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Sweet Mesquiters | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
| Dirty Sanchez Cue & Brue Crue | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
| IRON WHEEL COOKERS | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| Butt Rubbers Anonymous | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| RUB IT ALL OVER | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Three Hog Night Smokers | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| DIVINE SWINE | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Petie's Smokin Pits BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.2744 | 146.8456 | 151.89 | top 79% |
| Pork Ribs | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.6800 | 151.9656 | 160.54 | top 57% |
| Pork | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.4400 | 149.7028 | 156.45 | top 71% |
| Brisket | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 157.7032 | 143.9200 | 151.80 | top 71% |
“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) | 1 | 0 | top 76% |
| Large (40+) | 6 | 0 | top 68% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bixby BBQ'N Blues Festival | 4 | 29 | 0 | top 69% | May 6, 2022 |
| Bixby BBQ'n Blues Festival | 2 | 43 | 0 | top 68% | May 3, 2019 |
More numbers
Contests a season
1
across 7 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
OK
6 of 7 contests
Contests visited
3
2 of them more than once
Opponents faced
243
finished ahead 146 times, behind 293
Longest layoff
2 yrs
May 2, 2014 → May 6, 2016
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20221 milestone
- Most recent contest Bixby BBQ'N Blues Festival
20211 milestone
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)165.6800 Bixby Rotary BBQ'N Blues Festival
20162 milestones
- Career-best overall score635.2800 Bixby BBQ'N Blues Festival
- Peak power rating (1500) Bixby BBQ'N Blues Festival
20141 milestone
- First tracked contest Bixby BBQ'N Blues Festival
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +1.6 | Bixby BBQ'N Blues Festival | May 6, 2016 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -8.1 | Bixby BBQ'n Blues Festival | May 4, 2018 |
| -5.3 | Bixby BBQ'n Blues Festival | May 3, 2019 |
| -4.6 | Bixby BBQ'N Blues Festival | May 6, 2022 |
| -4.6 | Bixby BBQ'n Blues Festival (JUDGES FULL) | May 5, 2017 |
| -2.7 | Bixby Rotary BBQ'N Blues Festival | May 7, 2021 |
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 76% | 86.6% | 86.6% |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 72% | 86.3% | 86.3% |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 77% | 85.5% | 85.5% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 81% | 86.2% | 86.2% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 69% | 84.3% | 84.3% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 49% | 88.2% | 88.2% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 59% | 86.5% | 86.5% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 6, 2022 | Bixby BBQ'N Blues Festival 🏅 Bixby, OK | 29 / 38 (623.2456) | 34 (150.8000) | 25 (162.8344) | 29 (155.9312) | 30 (153.6800) |
| May 7, 2021 | Bixby Rotary BBQ'N Blues Festival 🏅 Bixby, OK | 38 / 53 (621.0056) | 46 (146.8456) | 28 (165.6800) | 41 (156.5144) | 39 (151.9656) |
| May 3, 2019 | Bixby BBQ'n Blues Festival 🏅 | 43 / 56 (615.3028) | 51 (150.2628) | 48 (151.9656) | 41 (155.3712) | 37 (157.7032) |
| May 4, 2018 | Bixby BBQ'n Blues Festival Bixby, OK | 55 / 68 (620.3884) | 61 (149.1200) | 40 (161.6340) | 51 (159.9772) | 53 (149.6572) |
| May 5, 2017 | Bixby BBQ'n Blues Festival (JUDGES FULL) Bixby, OK | 47 / 68 (606.7428) | 50 (153.6684) | 44 (153.1084) | 57 (149.7028) | 43 (150.2632) |
| May 6, 2016 | Bixby BBQ'N Blues Festival Bixby, OK | 41 / 83 (635.2800) | 35 (162.2744) | 33 (163.3828) | 63 (154.2284) | 44 (155.3944) |
| May 2, 2014 | Bixby BBQ'N Blues Festival Bixby, OK | 47 / 80 (622.7888) | 62 (150.2744) | 24 (165.1544) | 30 (163.4400) | 67 (143.9200) |