Partners In Crime

Partners In Crime is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2015 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 23rd of 30 at the Smokin' in the Ville (2016). They are ranked #5338 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#5,338

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1455

peak 1455 · rated over 5 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Aug 28, 2015

latest Oct 11, 2019 · 4.1 years on the trail

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

0% of 5 contests

Avg finish

top 89%

overall standings

Best overall

627.4172 / 720

Master · Smokin' On Oak

Perfect 180s

Walk rate

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

169.1428

Pork · Smokin' on Oak

Consistency

±12.10

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 158.83 · weakest Brisket (147.06)

Road miles

across 5 mapped stops

Schedule strength

52%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1567)

Purse competed for

$10K

listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 1 state-championship entry

Master avg

615.56 / 720

5 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (3 found in their record)

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

A tough matchup

5–0 behind in the head-to-head

913 BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

913 BBQ has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.

The weak link

−11.8 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 11.77 points below their pork, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 0%.

Brisket avg 147.06
Pork avg 158.83
0 calls in 5 entries

The comeback

2.1 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 2.1 years, then back at Cookin on the Kaw BBQ Contest (JUDGES FULL) (Oct 11, 2019).

last seen Aug 18, 2017
back Oct 11, 2019

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#5,319 of the rated field

1456 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1456

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rated over 5 contests
last seen Sep 30, 2026

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Atomik Kitchen

#5,324 of the rated field

1456 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1456

They turned up 6 years after Partners In Crime did, first appearing in 2021.

rated over 5 contests
last seen Sep 18, 2026

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Shooting Star Farm BBQ

#5,340 of the rated field

1455 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1455

Level with Partners In Crime on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 5 contests
last seen May 19, 2023

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PIGASUS-IN PORK WE TRUST

#5,349 of the rated field

1455 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1455

Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 5 contests
last seen Sep 24, 2021

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SMOKIN B'S BBQ

#5,333 of the rated field

1455 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1455

Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 5 contests
last seen Jun 4, 2021

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TUMBLIN DICE

#5,327 of the rated field

1455 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1455

Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 5 contests
last seen Sep 15, 2017

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
913 BBQ	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
2 DRUNK 2 QUE	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	5	166.8228	149.1200	156.11	top 81%
Pork Ribs	5	161.7028	146.7888	153.56	top 87%
Pork	5	169.1428	146.8228	158.83	top 72%
Brisket	5	157.7372	133.0972	147.06	top 86%

“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)	3	0	top 82%
Large (40+)	2	0	top 99%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Smokin on Oak	3	25	0	top 90%	Aug 18, 2017

More numbers

Busiest season 2016 2 contests

Contests a season 1.3 across 4 seasons in the data

Most contests held in KS 5 of 5 contests

Contests visited 3 1 of them more than once

Opponents faced 131 finished ahead 18 times, behind 165

Longest layoff 2.1 yrs Aug 18, 2017 → Oct 11, 2019

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

20191 milestone

Oct 11 Most recent contest Cookin on the Kaw BBQ Contest (JUDGES FULL)

20161 milestone

Aug 26 Career-best overall score627.4172 Smokin' On Oak

20153 milestones

Aug 28 First tracked contest Smokin' on Oak
Aug 28 Career-best single call (Pork)169.1428 Smokin' on Oak
Aug 28 Peak power rating (1487) Smokin' on Oak

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

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-13.4	Smokin' on Oak	Aug 28, 2015
-10.2	Cookin on the Kaw BBQ Contest (JUDGES FULL)	Oct 11, 2019
-9.3	Smokin on Oak	Aug 18, 2017
-6.5	Smokin' On Oak	Aug 26, 2016
-5.5	Smokin' in the Ville	Apr 29, 2016

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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2019	1	0%	top 98%	82.3%	82.3%
2017	1	0%	top 89%	85.9%	85.9%
2016	2	0%	top 79%	87.1%	86.8%
2015	1	0%	top 100%	85.7%	85.7%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Oct 11, 2019	Cookin on the Kaw BBQ Contest (JUDGES FULL) 🏅 DeSoto, KS	50 / 51 (592.4116)	50 (149.1200)	51 (146.7888)	33 (163.4056)	50 (133.0972)
Aug 18, 2017	Smokin on Oak Bonner Springs, KS	25 / 28 (618.8340)	19 (159.9884)	24 (154.2856)	28 (146.8228)	22 (157.7372)
Aug 26, 2016	Smokin' On Oak Bonner Springs, KS	30 / 37 (627.4172)	32 (153.7488)	23 (161.7028)	35 (154.2284)	21 (157.7372)
Apr 29, 2016	Smokin' in the Ville Edwardsville, KS	23 / 30 (622.1028)	16 (166.8228)	27 (151.9428)	16 (160.5600)	29 (142.7772)
Aug 28, 2015	Smokin' on Oak Bonner Springs, KS	42 / 42 (617.0288)	42 (150.8572)	40 (153.0744)	20 (169.1428)	41 (143.9544)

Partners In Crime

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (3 found in their record)

A tough matchup

The weak link

The comeback

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

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)

📉 Toughest weekends

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

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)