High-water mark
688.4800
career-best overall
95.6% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 688.4800 at The Downtown BBQ Showdown — 95.6% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2026-04-17
Paca Crew BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1496
peak 1507 · rated over 5 contests ⓘ
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
2024-11-08
latest 2026-04-17
Best ToY finish
#568
Master 2025
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 59%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
680.24
last 5 Master vs avg 680.24 (-0.00)
Walk rate
60%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±5.34
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 171.53 · weakest Pork (167.74)
Road miles
380
mi across 5 mapped stops · furthest 85 mi
Schedule strength
59%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1575)
Purse competed for
$47K
listed at 5 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 5 state-championship entries
Master avg
680.24 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (3 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.
A tough matchup
5–0
behind in the head-to-head
Mad Dog BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
Mad Dog BBQ has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
A strong matchup
4–0
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 100% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of Yeti Mafia BBQ in 4 of their 4 shared 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.
120 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3363 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1496
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2023, 3 years before Paca Crew BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-head#3369 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1505
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#3342 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1506
No shared contest yet.
They were already cooking in 2013, 11 years before Paca Crew BBQ's first contest.
⚔ Head-to-head#3365 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1496
No shared contest yet.
Level with Paca Crew BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#3343 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1501
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2014, 12 years before Paca Crew BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-head#3356 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1500
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2013, 13 years before Paca Crew BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PeachCoast BBQ | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| Mad Dog BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 174.2628 | 163.9544 | 168.78 | top 57% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 173.1316 | 168.5372 | 170.37 | top 57% |
| Pork | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 171.9772 | 165.0972 | 167.74 | top 67% |
| Brisket | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 177.7144 | 164.0000 | 171.53 | top 34% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FL | 4 | 0 | top 59% |
| GA | 1 | 0 | top 62% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 4 | 0 | top 61% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 51% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Downtown BBQ Showdown | 2 | 10 | 0 | top 45% | 2026-04-17 |
The story so far (16 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
1.4 yrs
2024-11-08 → 2026-04-17
Busiest season
2026
2 contests
Contests a season
1.7
across 3 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
FL
4 of 5 contests · 2 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
4
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
7 entries · 0 wins · 1 calls
Strongest meat
Brisket
averages 171.53 · weakest Pork (167.74)
Walk rate
60%
a top-10 call in 3 of 5 contests
Overall top-10 rate
20%
1 of 5 contests
Master average
680.24
out of 720 · 5 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
131
67–143 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
380
5 mapped stops · furthest 85 mi
Schedule strength
1575
average field rating faced — tougher than 59% of rated contests
Purse competed for
$47,200
listed at 5 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0
from 5 state-championship entries
Power rating
1496
peak 1507 · #3366 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2024
- First tracked contest The Downtown BBQ Showdown
- First call The Downtown BBQ Showdown
- First overall top-10 The Downtown BBQ Showdown
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score681.0172 The Downtown BBQ Showdown
- Peak power rating (1507) The Downtown BBQ Showdown
- 2026
- First category win (Brisket) The Downtown BBQ Showdown
- Career-best overall score688.4800 The Downtown BBQ Showdown
- Career-best single call (Brisket)177.7144 The Downtown BBQ Showdown
- Most recent contest The Downtown BBQ Showdown
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +6.6 | The Downtown BBQ Showdown | 2024-11-08 |
| +3.3 | The Downtown BBQ Showdown | 2026-04-17 |
| +0.5 | Okefenokee Smoke (formerly Swamptown Showdown) | 2025-03-21 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -9.3 | 10th Annual Jimmy Jam BBQ Slam | 2026-01-09 |
| -5 | 9th Annual Jimmy Jam BBQ Slam | 2025-01-09 |
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)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 50% | top 68% | 95.6% | 94.8% |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 61% | 94.7% | 94.1% |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 38% | 94.6% | 94.6% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-17 | The Downtown BBQ Showdown 🏅 Lake City, FL | 21 / 41 (688.4800) | 34 (167.9656) | 23 (170.8228) | 21 (171.9772) | 1 (177.7144) |
| 2026-01-09 | 10th Annual Jimmy Jam BBQ Slam 🏅 St. Augustine, FL | 32 / 38 (677.0172) | 20 (164.5372) | 24 (170.8344) | 35 (165.0972) | 17 (170.8228) |
| 2025-03-21 | Okefenokee Smoke (formerly Swamptown Showdown) 🏅 Waycross, GA | 16 / 26 (682.1944) | 9 (174.2628) | 21 (168.5372) | 23 (165.1200) | 6 (174.2744) |
| 2025-01-09 | 9th Annual Jimmy Jam BBQ Slam 🏅 Elkton, FL | 23 / 38 (672.5032) | 11 (163.9544) | 23 (168.5488) | 20 (169.1316) | 28 (164.0000) |
| 2024-11-08 | The Downtown BBQ Showdown 🏅 Lake City, FL | 10 / 26 (681.0172) | 14 (169.6800) | 6 (173.1316) | 13 (167.3828) | 7 (170.8228) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Master | #703 (140 pts) | #815 (120 pts) | #833 (135 pts) | #732 (140 pts) | #423 (385 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #568 (292 pts) | #605 (307 pts) | #626 (307 pts) | #647 (257 pts) | #505 (382 pts) |