Black Crown Barbeque

Black Crown Barbeque is a competition barbecue team with 34 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2021 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 7th of 29 at the Brighton Barbeque Bash (2025). They are ranked #5797 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#5,797

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1443

peak 1443 · rated over 26 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Sep 10, 2021

latest Sep 11, 2026 · 5 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#394

Master 2025 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

4 podiums

Overall top-10s

3% of 34 contests

Avg finish

top 72%

overall standings

Best overall

678.7656 / 720

Master · Minnesota in May

Perfect 180s

Current form

668.67 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 656.84 (+11.83)

Walk rate

35%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

177.7144

Chicken · Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD)

Consistency

±13.78

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Brisket

avg 165.38 · weakest Pork (163.68)

Road miles

2,633

across 34 mapped stops · furthest 224 mi

Schedule strength

76%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1598)

Purse competed for

$218K

listed at 32 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 26 state-championship entries

Master avg

656.84 / 720

26 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (9 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

High-water mark

678.7656 career-best overall

94.3% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 678.7656 at Minnesota in May — 94.3% of a perfect 720.

Master
May 8, 2026

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

Red Rock Cafe has finished one call ahead of Black Crown Barbeque 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

21–0 behind in the head-to-head

Can Country Outlaw BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

Can Country Outlaw BBQ has come out ahead in 21 of their 21 shared contests.

A strong matchup

11–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 92% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Northstar BBQ in 11 of their 12 shared contests.

Brisket nemesis

18 of 21 shared brisket entries lost

QUE U ahead 86% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, QUE U has out-cooked them in 18 of 21 shared brisket entries.

Looking over their shoulder

3× one call behind them

92 - BBQ has landed one call behind them 3 times.

A September team

Top 63% average finish in September

Something about September: average finish in the top 63% across 8 contests, versus top 72% the rest of the year.

8 September contests
top 72% the rest of the year

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The metronome

±1.91% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.91% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 91.2% of a perfect score
34 contests

A standing appointment

5 years running at one contest

They've cooked Puckaway Pigfest every year from 2022 to 2026 — the contest they never miss.

5 visits in all
best finish 13th

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Year	Series	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2026 ↗	Master	#569 (278 pts)	#469 (443 pts)	#511 (413 pts)	#584 (288 pts)	#574 (293 pts)
2025 ↗	Master	#394 (535 pts)	#411 (560 pts)	#341 (768 pts)	#409 (535 pts)	#320 (740 pts)
2024 ↗	Master	#636 (255 pts)	#497 (415 pts)	#428 (566 pts)	#623 (290 pts)	#645 (270 pts)
2023 ↗	Master	#444 (442 pts)	#446 (497 pts)	#228 (1,020 pts)	#443 (472 pts)	#385 (537 pts)
2022 ↗	Master	#582 (328 pts)	#566 (378 pts)	#592 (383 pts)	#545 (383 pts)	#517 (423 pts)
2021 ↗	Master	#1134 (85 pts)	#1057 (115 pts)	#1584 (55 pts)	#1113 (100 pts)	#1098 (100 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to Black Crown Barbeque, each with one reason worth a look.

73 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.

KIRBBQ

#5,798 of the rated field

1443 power rating

Contests: 24
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 4%
Peak: 1443

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 24 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 24 contests
last seen Nov 8, 2024

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PB&J SMOKIN OLD MEN

#5,794 of the rated field

1443 power rating

Contests: 24
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1511

Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 7 years before Black Crown Barbeque's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 24 contests

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Smoke Til We're Broke

#5,808 of the rated field

1442 power rating

Contests: 22
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1505

Fewer contests behind them than Black Crown Barbeque has cooked, 22 to 34, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

rated over 22 contests
last seen Sep 30, 2026

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NO RUSH Q

#5,802 of the rated field

1442 power rating

Contests: 20
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1442

20 contests and no Grand Championship yet.

rated over 20 contests
last seen Jun 21, 2019

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SMOKIN MAN GAME DAY BBQ

#5,791 of the rated field

1443 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1443

They were already cooking in 2015, 6 years before Black Crown Barbeque's first contest.

rated over 13 contests
last seen Oct 18, 2019

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Hillside BBQ

#5,803 of the rated field

1442 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1442

Level with Black Crown Barbeque on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 12 contests
last seen Aug 15, 2026

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Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
Can Country Outlaw BBQ	21	0	21	0%	⚔ compare
QUE U	21	0	21	0%	⚔ compare
THE BBQ BUS	20	1	19	5%	⚔ compare
HOT DADDY'S BBQ	19	0	19	0%	⚔ compare
UGLY BABY BBQ	17	5	12	29%	⚔ compare
SIX BUTT BBQ	17	2	15	12%	⚔ compare
SHIGGIN & GRINNIN	17	0	17	0%	⚔ compare
PORKRASTINATORS	17	0	17	0%	⚔ compare
NECTAR OF THE HOGS	16	0	16	0%	⚔ compare
Second Hand Smoke SLV	15	5	10	33%	⚔ compare
LUCKY 19 SAUCE COMPANY	15	0	15	0%	⚔ compare
Son of a Boar BBQ	15	0	15	0%	⚔ compare
DB BBQ	14	2	12	14%	⚔ compare
ACES HIGH BBQ	14	1	13	7%	⚔ compare
BS BBQ	13	11	2	85%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	26	4	2	177.7144	151.9888	165.11	top 68%
Pork Ribs	34	8	1	171.4172	147.3600	164.10	top 60%
Pork	26	1	0	171.4400	129.6456	163.68	top 65%
Brisket	26	3	1	171.4172	156.5144	165.38	top 58%

“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	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	2	top 71%
Medium (20–39)	18	top 71%
Large (40+)	6	top 74%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
WI	23	top 73%
MN	2	top 60%
IL	1	top 72%

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Puckaway Pigfest	5	13	top 59%	Sep 11, 2026
Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD)	5	33	top 90%	Jun 12, 2026
Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD)	4	25	top 78%	Jun 13, 2026
Minnesota in May	2	39	top 60%	May 8, 2026
BBCubed - Brighton Barbeque Bash	2	14	top 71%	Jul 19, 2024
11th Annual Deaths Door Barbeque (Day 2)	2	24	top 91%	Aug 25, 2023

More numbers

Busiest season 2023 9 contests

Contests a season 5.7 across 6 seasons in the data

Most contests held in WI 29 of 34 contests · 3 states in all

Contests visited 12 6 of them more than once

Most-entered meat Pork Ribs 34 entries · 0 wins · 8 calls

Opponents faced 366 finished ahead 281 times, behind 1,007

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

20263 milestones

May 8 Career-best overall score678.7656 Minnesota in May
Jun 13 Career-best single call (Chicken)177.7144 Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD)
Sep 11 Most recent contest Puckaway Pigfest

20252 milestones

Jun 14 25th tracked contest Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD)
Aug 22 First overall top-10 Brighton Barbeque Bash

20231 milestone

Jul 14 10th tracked contest BBCubed - Brighton Barbeque Bash (ONE MEAT RIBS)

20222 milestones

Jun 10 First overall past 90% of a perfect score652.4572 Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD)
Sep 2 First call Smokin' in the Bogs

20212 milestones

Sep 10 First tracked contest Puckaway Pigfest
Sep 10 Peak power rating (1497) Puckaway Pigfest

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+15	Brighton Barbeque Bash	Aug 22, 2025
+6.9	Puckaway Pigfest	Sep 8, 2023
+4.7	Puckaway Pigfest	Sep 6, 2024
+4.2	Puckaway Pigfest	Sep 5, 2025
+1.4	Rollin Smoke at Rustic Timbers BBQ Bash	Sep 26, 2025

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-10.9	Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD)	Jun 10, 2022
-9.2	Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD)	Jun 7, 2024
-8.8	Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD)	Jun 9, 2023
-7.8	Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD)	Jun 8, 2024
-6.7	Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD)	Jun 13, 2025

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — 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	Top-10s	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2026	5	0	40%	top 72%	94.3%	93%
2025	8	1	38%	top 65%	94.1%	92.2%
2024	6	0	33%	top 79%	91.6%	90.2%
2023	9	0	44%	top 75%	93.5%	90.4%
2022	5	0	20%	top 74%	91.8%	90.9%
2021	1	0	0%	top 63%	88.8%	88.8%

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Sep 11, 2026	Puckaway Pigfest 🏅 Montello, WI	15 / 23 (669.5772)	17 (165.0856)	9 (168.5372)	17 (164.5372)	12 (171.4172)
Jun 13, 2026	Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI	32 / 37 (670.1716)	3 (177.7144)	30 (163.3944)	29 (166.2628)	33 (162.8000)
Jun 12, 2026	Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI	33 / 40 (660.9944)	36 (162.7884)	19 (167.9772)	21 (166.8344)	27 (163.3944)
May 8, 2026	Minnesota in May 🏅 St. Peter, MN	40 / 77 (678.7656)	55 (168.5372)	30 (170.2628)	32 (170.8572)	42 (169.1084)
May 8, 2026	Minnesota in May (ONE MEAT RIBS) St. Peter, MN	—	—	23 (167.4056)	—	—
Sep 26, 2025	Rollin Smoke at Rustic Timbers BBQ Bash 🏅 Egg Harbor, WI	11 / 16 (663.8284)	16 (158.8000)	10 (166.2284)	9 (169.1200)	5 (169.6800)
Sep 26, 2025	Rollin Smoke at Rustic Timbers BBQ Bash (ONE MEAT RIBS) Egg Harbor, WI	—	—	7 (166.8344)	—	—
Sep 5, 2025	Puckaway Pigfest 🏅 Montello, WI	20 / 35 (671.3024)	19 (168.5484)	15 (168.5600)	20 (169.1084)	23 (165.0856)
Aug 22, 2025	Brighton Barbeque Bash 🏅 Oshkosh, WI	7 / 29 (677.6344)	4 (172.5828)	18 (163.9544)	15 (169.6800)	3 (171.4172)
Jun 14, 2025	Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI	26 / 36 (671.9200)	32 (165.1316)	22 (168)	17 (169.1084)	13 (169.6800)
Jun 13, 2025	Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI	36 / 36 (623.2344)	34 (159.3716)	27 (164.5372)	36 (129.6456)	18 (169.6800)
May 9, 2025	Minnesota in May 🏅 St. Peter, MN	39 / 58 (674.8112)	42 (167.4056)	34 (168)	38 (169.7028)	28 (169.7028)
May 9, 2025	Minnesota in May (ONE MEAT RIBS) St. Peter, MN	—	—	14 (171.4172)	—	—
Sep 6, 2024	Puckaway Pigfest 🏅 Montello, WI	22 / 37 (659.2688)	3 (177.7028)	24 (162.2400)	27 (162.2400)	30 (157.0860)
Jul 20, 2024	BBCubed - Brighton Barbeque Bash (ONE MEAT RIBS) Oshkosh, WI	—	—	4 (170.8228)	—	—
Jul 19, 2024	BBCubed - Brighton Barbeque Bash 🏅 Oshkosh, WI	25 / 37 (642.1604)	28 (161.6572)	33 (153.1544)	20 (165.0972)	19 (162.2516)
Jun 8, 2024	Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI	34 / 37 (653.6004)	37 (158.2172)	34 (157.6688)	20 (171.4400)	26 (166.2744)
Jun 7, 2024	Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI	39 / 41 (643.8292)	30 (166.2516)	18 (166.8344)	40 (154.2288)	39 (156.5144)
Jun 7, 2024	Bring'n Home the Bacon (ONE MEAT RIBS) West Salem, WI	—	—	17 (164.5256)	—	—
Sep 8, 2023	Puckaway Pigfest 🏅 Montello, WI	13 / 28 (654.1600)	7 (167.4172)	20 (159.3600)	18 (160.5372)	12 (166.8456)
Aug 25, 2023	11th Annual Deaths Door Barbeque (Day 2) 🏅 Washington Island, WI	26 / 28 (642.2060)	25 (163.3944)	27 (153.6456)	21 (164.0116)	23 (161.1544)
Aug 25, 2023	11th Annual Deaths Door Barbeque (ONE MEAT RIBS) Washington Island, WI	—	—	7 (171.4172)	—	—
Aug 24, 2023	11th Annual Deaths Door Barbeque (Day 1) 🏅 Washington Island, WI	24 / 27 (643.8172)	25 (155.9428)	24 (158.2172)	15 (169.1200)	23 (160.5372)
Jul 14, 2023	BBCubed - Brighton Barbeque Bash 🏅 Oshkosh, WI	14 / 19 (648.9712)	17 (159.3828)	4 (170.2512)	16 (153.6344)	9 (165.7028)
Jul 14, 2023	BBCubed - Brighton Barbeque Bash (ONE MEAT RIBS) Oshkosh, WI	—	—	3 (169.6800)	—	—
Jun 10, 2023	Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI	25 / 40 (673.0628)	19 (171.9772)	19 (169.1200)	29 (164.5600)	21 (167.4056)
Jun 9, 2023	Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI	36 / 43 (643.9544)	42 (151.9888)	37 (157.6800)	25 (165.1428)	20 (169.1428)
Jun 9, 2023	Bring'n Home the Bacon (ONE MEAT RIBS) West Salem, WI	—	—	11 (168)	—	—
Oct 14, 2022	Best of the Midwest BBQ 🏅 Union Grove, WI	25 / 36 (654.1028)	31 (161.6340)	26 (161.6572)	21 (162.8000)	15 (168.0116)
Sep 9, 2022	Puckaway Pigfest 🏅 Montello, WI	25 / 38 (656.4000)	24 (166.2284)	36 (154.2288)	20 (167.3828)	19 (168.5600)
Sep 2, 2022	Smokin' in the Bogs 🏅 Warrens, WI	17 / 23 (647.3260)	18 (161.0972)	8 (168.5716)	21 (155.9428)	16 (161.7144)
Jun 24, 2022	Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day One) 🏅 Belvidere, IL	26 / 36 (661.0400)	15 (170.8228)	31 (161.1200)	31 (161.6916)	23 (167.4056)
Jun 10, 2022	Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI	35 / 39 (652.4572)	32 (165.1428)	32 (158.8116)	19 (169.7028)	30 (158.8000)
Sep 10, 2021	Puckaway Pigfest 🏅 Montello, WI	19 / 30 (639.2688)	13 (167.9888)	28 (147.3600)	16 (163.3828)	16 (160.5372)

Black Crown Barbeque

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (9 found in their record)

High-water mark

The one to beat

A tough matchup

A strong matchup

Brisket nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

A September team

The metronome

A standing appointment

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

By meat

By field size and state

By contest size

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

More numbers

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

📉 Toughest weekends

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — 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

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)