A tough matchup
3–0
behind in the head-to-head
CAVEMAN CUISINE ahead in 100% of their meetings
CAVEMAN CUISINE has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
C-N-C BBQ
C-N-C BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2017. Their best overall finish is 22nd of 27 at The G Town Smokin Showdown (2017). They are ranked #5208 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1458
peak 1458 · rated over 5 contests
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
Mar 15, 2013
latest Apr 28, 2017 · 4.1 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 82%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±3.46
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 162.74 · weakest Brisket (150.04)
Road miles
362
across 5 mapped stops · furthest 103 mi
Schedule strength
13%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1519)
Master avg
629.80 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to C-N-C BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
113 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5,220 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1458
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to C-N-C BBQ)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team C-N-C BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#5,195 of the rated field
- Contests
- 23
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 4%
- Peak
- 1533
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to C-N-C BBQ)
They've been 1533 at their best, 75 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-head#5,212 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1458
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#5,213 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1458
They turned up 7 years after C-N-C BBQ did, first appearing in 2020.
⚔ Compare careers#5,224 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1458
Level with C-N-C BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#5,201 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1458
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careersBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.4284 | 150.8568 | 155.19 | top 82% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168.5712 | 158.8456 | 162.74 | top 54% |
| Pork | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.9998 | 160 | 161.83 | top 66% |
| Brisket | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 153.6456 | 146.2854 | 150.04 | 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) | 2 | 0 | top 83% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 81% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2013
4 contests
Contests a season
2.5
across 2 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
KS
3 of 5 contests · 3 states in all
Contests visited
5
a different one every time
Opponents faced
199
finished ahead 42 times, behind 186
Longest layoff
3.9 yrs
Jun 14, 2013 → Apr 28, 2017
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20171 milestone
- Most recent contest The G Town Smokin Showdown
20134 milestones
- First tracked contest Smokin' At The Run Miami, OK
- Peak power rating (1488) Smokin' At The Run Miami, OK
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)168.5712 Smokin' On Big Creek
- Career-best overall score636.5710 Tonganoxie Days BBQ Blowout
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12.3 | Smokin' At The Run Miami, OK | Mar 15, 2013 |
| -9.1 | Smokin' On Big Creek | Apr 5, 2013 |
| -8.8 | Ol' Glory BBQ Bash | Jun 14, 2013 |
| -6.5 | Tonganoxie Days BBQ Blowout | Jun 7, 2013 |
| -5.3 | The G Town Smokin Showdown | Apr 28, 2017 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 81% | 87.1% | 87.1% |
| 2013 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 82% | 88.4% | 87.6% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 28, 2017 | The G Town Smokin Showdown Garnett, KS | 22 / 27 (627.2796) | 23 (151.9428) | 18 (158.8456) | 20 (162.8456) | 21 (153.6456) |
| Jun 14, 2013 | Ol' Glory BBQ Bash Fredonia, KS | 26 / 31 (628.5712) | 26 (154.8570) | 23 (160.5714) | 20 (161.7144) | 24 (151.4284) |
| Jun 7, 2013 | Tonganoxie Days BBQ Blowout Tonganoxie, KS | 36 / 49 (636.5710) | 28 (163.4284) | 13 (166.2856) | 27 (160.5716) | 45 (146.2854) |
| Apr 5, 2013 | Smokin' On Big Creek Pleasant Hill, MO | 60 / 74 (627.4282) | 69 (150.8568) | 15 (168.5712) | 52 (160) | 70 (148.0002) |
| Mar 15, 2013 | Smokin' At The Run Miami, OK Miami, OK | 49 / 55 (629.1426) | 50 (154.8570) | 45 (159.4286) | 35 (163.9998) | 48 (150.8572) |