PLUMB CRAZY Q

PLUMB CRAZY Q is a competition barbecue team with 15 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2015 and 2018. Their best overall finish is 5th of 22 at the Bud & BBQ (JUDGING IS FULL) (2017). They are ranked #1690 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#1,690

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1553

peak 1553 · rated over 15 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Mar 27, 2015

latest Aug 17, 2018 · 3.4 years on the trail

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

6 podiums

Overall top-10s

47% of 15 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 45%

overall standings

Best overall

685.6340 / 720

Master · George County Firefighters Association BBQ Challenge

Perfect 180s

Current form

663.31 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 664.00 (-0.69)

Walk rate

80%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

176.5600

Brisket · Jack Town Throw Down

Consistency

±16.83

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 169.23 · weakest Pork Ribs (163.32)

Road miles

1,586

across 15 mapped stops · furthest 274 mi

Schedule strength

44%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1558)

Master avg

664.00 / 720

15 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (8 found in their record)

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

They almost always walk

80% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 12 of 15 contests

A top-10 category call in 80% of their 15 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

685.6340 career-best overall

95.2% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 685.6340 at George County Firefighters Association BBQ Challenge — 95.2% of a perfect 720.

Master
May 6, 2016

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

BAYOU BOOGIE BBQ has finished one call ahead of PLUMB CRAZY Q 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

The weak link

−5.9 points behind their best meat

Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 5.91 points below their pork, and turns into a call 33% of the time against 73%.

Pork Ribs avg 163.32
Pork avg 169.23
5 calls in 15 entries

A strong matchup

7–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of CROSSROADS GRILLIN in 7 of their 7 shared contests.

Pork nemesis

6 of 8 shared pork entries lost

GIVE IT TO GOD ahead 75% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, GIVE IT TO GOD has out-cooked them in 6 of 8 shared pork entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

PIG'N & GRIN'N BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.

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The metronome

±2.34% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.34% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 92.2% of a perfect score
15 contests

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The teams rated closest to PLUMB CRAZY Q, each with one reason worth a look.

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RIB TIP TUESDAY

#1,696 of the rated field

1552 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 21%
Peak: 1552

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 14 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 14 contests
last seen Jul 21, 2017

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GRILL OF HIS DREAMS

#1,687 of the rated field

1553 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 8%
Peak: 1553

Their last contest in the data was back in 2014, 4 years before PLUMB CRAZY Q's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 13 contests

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Meadow Creek BBQ

#1,684 of the rated field

1553 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 58%
Peak: 1578

Careers of much the same size, 12 contests to 15, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 12 contests
last seen Sep 18, 2026

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M R BBQ

#1,695 of the rated field

1552 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 33%
Peak: 1564

12 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 33% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 12 contests
last seen Sep 11, 2026

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SALT - PEPPER & 2 SHAKERS

#1,694 of the rated field

1552 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 42%
Peak: 1552

Level with PLUMB CRAZY Q on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 12 contests
last seen Sep 5, 2014

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Dos Smokin Bros

#1,689 of the rated field

1553 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 64%
Peak: 1553

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 11 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 11 contests
last seen Sep 26, 2020

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
KOKOMO Q	11	4	7	36%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN' SOBER...SOMETIMES	11	3	8	27%	⚔ compare
C4-Que	9	1	8	11%	⚔ compare
BAYOU BOOGIE BBQ	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
COCHON 225	8	4	4	50%	⚔ compare
GIVE IT TO GOD	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
CROSSROADS GRILLIN	7	7	0	100%	⚔ compare
Smokin' Good Times	7	3	4	43%	⚔ compare
CAJUN BLAZE	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
BOOTYQUE	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
PIG'N & GRIN'N BBQ	6	6	0	100%	⚔ compare
CUZ'S CUSTOM COOKING	6	5	1	83%	⚔ compare
THE BLUE BLOODS	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
RED EYED SMOKERS	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
LIBERTY BBQ	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	15	3	1	2	175.4172	155.3828	164.59	top 60%
Pork Ribs	15	5	0	0	174.2744	149.6688	163.32	top 57%
Pork	15	11	0	2	174.2628	153.6456	169.23	top 34%
Brisket	15	8	0	2	176.5600	159.3944	166.86	top 40%

“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)	1	top 58%
Medium (20–39)	9	top 32%
Large (40+)	5	top 67%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
MS	10	top 38%
LA	4	top 67%
AR	1	top 32%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Downtown BBQ Showdown	2	5	0	top 25%	Aug 17, 2018
Hog Wild BBQ Cookoff and Family Festival	2	9	0	top 40%	Apr 28, 2017

More numbers

Busiest season 2016 6 contests

Contests a season 3.8 across 4 seasons in the data

Most contests held in MS 10 of 15 contests · 3 states in all

Contests visited 13 2 of them more than once

Opponents faced 273 finished ahead 253 times, behind 250

Longest layoff 1 yrs Apr 28, 2017 → May 4, 2018

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

20182 milestones

Aug 17 Peak power rating (1553) Downtown BBQ Showdown
Aug 17 Most recent contest Downtown BBQ Showdown

20173 milestones

Feb 24 First category win (Chicken) Bud & BBQ (JUDGING IS FULL)
Feb 24 10th tracked contest Bud & BBQ (JUDGING IS FULL)
Mar 31 Career-best single call (Brisket)176.5600 Jack Town Throw Down

20161 milestone

May 6 Career-best overall score685.6340 George County Firefighters Association BBQ Challenge

20154 milestones

Mar 27 First tracked contest Smokin Blues & BBQ
Sep 25 First call Jim Bowie BBQ Throwdown
Sep 25 First overall past 90% of a perfect score679.3140 Jim Bowie BBQ Throwdown
Oct 9 First overall top-10 Downtown BBQ Showdown

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+12.9	Downtown BBQ Showdown	Oct 9, 2015
+12.4	George County Firefighters Association BBQ Challenge	May 6, 2016
+10.5	Bud & BBQ (JUDGING IS FULL)	Feb 24, 2017
+8.9	Downtown BBQ Showdown	Aug 17, 2018
+8	Jim Bowie BBQ Throwdown	Sep 25, 2015

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-8.1	Smokin Blues & BBQ	Mar 27, 2015
-6	Hamond BBQ	Mar 25, 2016
-3.5	Hammond BBQ	Mar 24, 2017
-2.6	Hog Wild BBQ Cook off, Kids Que and Family Festival	May 4, 2018
-2.6	'Que at the View	Apr 8, 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	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2018	2	1	0	100%	top 44%	93.1%	91.7%
2017	4	2	1	75%	top 41%	95.1%	93.1%
2016	6	3	0	83%	top 49%	95.2%	91.9%
2015	3	1	0	67%	top 45%	94.9%	92%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Aug 17, 2018	Downtown BBQ Showdown Hattiesburg, MS	9 / 30 (670.1140)	18 (163.9428)	6 (170.8228)	6 (170.8228)	15 (164.5256)
May 4, 2018	Hog Wild BBQ Cook off, Kids Que and Family Festival Brookhaven, MS	11 / 19 (650.2056)	17 (160)	9 (163.4516)	8 (166.8228)	10 (159.9312)
Apr 28, 2017	Hog Wild BBQ Cookoff and Family Festival Brookhaven, MS	12 / 27 (664.4800)	5 (172.5716)	23 (156.5256)	10 (169.6800)	14 (165.7028)
Mar 31, 2017	Jack Town Throw Down Jackson, MS	10 / 34 (673.6116)	22 (163.4060)	22 (163.3828)	8 (170.2628)	2 (176.5600)
Mar 24, 2017	Hammond BBQ Hammond, LA	38 / 55 (658.1372)	42 (165.0856)	41 (162.2516)	16 (171.4056)	44 (159.3944)
Feb 24, 2017	Bud & BBQ (JUDGING IS FULL) Meridian, MS	5 / 22 (685.0400)	1 (175.4172)	8 (168.5372)	5 (174.2628)	11 (166.8228)
Oct 7, 2016	Downtown BBQ Throwdown Hattiesburg, MS	14 / 26 (642.1256)	21 (155.3828)	22 (153.0628)	3 (172.0228)	14 (161.6572)
Sep 23, 2016	Bryant's Buzzin BBQ Bash Bryant, AR	8 / 25 (658.7544)	15 (159.9544)	15 (159.4172)	3 (171.9772)	7 (167.4056)
May 27, 2016	Hog Wild BBQ Cookoff and Family Festival Brookhaven, MS	9 / 25 (675.9088)	2 (174.8572)	14 (163.9660)	8 (169.6800)	8 (167.4056)
May 6, 2016	George County Firefighters Association BBQ Challenge Lucedale, MS	6 / 27 (685.6340)	12 (170.8456)	4 (174.2744)	12 (168.5256)	6 (171.9884)
Apr 8, 2016	'Que at the View Gulfport, MS	29 / 43 (656.4684)	39 (155.4056)	41 (157.0856)	7 (171.9772)	6 (172)
Mar 25, 2016	Hamond BBQ Hammond, LA	47 / 58 (651.8632)	50 (161.6800)	29 (166.2744)	42 (163.3944)	48 (160.5144)
Oct 9, 2015	Downtown BBQ Showdown Hattiesburg, MS	5 / 26 (683.3712)	19 (165.7028)	7 (172.5600)	7 (172)	2 (173.1084)
Sep 25, 2015	Jim Bowie BBQ Throwdown Vidalia, LA	14 / 45 (679.3140)	23 (167.3828)	20 (168.5256)	10 (172)	10 (171.4056)
Mar 27, 2015	Smokin Blues & BBQ Hammond, LA	48 / 56 (624.9944)	51 (157.1544)	50 (149.6688)	52 (153.6456)	28 (164.5256)

PLUMB CRAZY Q

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Best top-10 run

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Master avg

Storylines (8 found in their record)

They almost always walk

High-water mark

The one to beat

The weak link

A strong matchup

Pork nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

The metronome

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 — 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)