Riding a hot streak
4
straight overall top-10s
Currently on a 4-contest overall top-10 run.
- career best 4
Crimson & Blue
Crimson & Blue is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2016. Their best overall finish is 4th of 43 at the Smoke on the Water (2013).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1539
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 4
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
Sep 13, 2013
latest Apr 29, 2016 · 2.6 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
2
4 podiums
Overall top-10s
4
100% of 4 contests
Best top-10 run
4
straight overall top-10s, still running
Avg finish
top 25%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
100%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±1.45
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 172.99 · weakest Pork Ribs (166.13)
Road miles
139
across 4 mapped stops · furthest 48 mi
Schedule strength
27%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1536)
State championships
0 🏅
won from 1 state-championship entry
Master avg
674.06 / 720
4 Master contests · 0 GCs
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 170.8228 | 160.5600 | 166.97 | top 37% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 169.7028 | 161.1200 | 166.13 | top 37% |
| Pork | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 178.8800 | 166.2512 | 172.99 | top 21% |
| Brisket | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 178.8800 | 160.5372 | 167.97 | top 30% |
“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 30% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 9% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2013
3 contests
Contests a season
2
across 2 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
KS
4 of 4 contests
Contests visited
4
a different one every time
Opponents faced
98
finished ahead 91 times, behind 23
Longest layoff
2.5 yrs
Oct 18, 2013 → Apr 29, 2016
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20164 milestones
- Career-best overall score675.9200 The G Town Smokin Showdown
- Career-best single call (Pork)178.8800 The G Town Smokin Showdown
- Peak power rating (1539) The G Town Smokin Showdown
- Most recent contest The G Town Smokin Showdown
20135 milestones
- First tracked contest 5th Annual Hay Capital BBQ Cook Off
- First call 5th Annual Hay Capital BBQ Cook Off
- First category win (Brisket) 5th Annual Hay Capital BBQ Cook Off
- First overall top-10 5th Annual Hay Capital BBQ Cook Off
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score674.2628 5th Annual Hay Capital BBQ Cook Off
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +13.7 | Smoke on the Water | Oct 11, 2013 |
| +9.4 | The G Town Smokin Showdown | Apr 29, 2016 |
| +8.3 | 5th Annual Hay Capital BBQ Cook Off | Sep 13, 2013 |
| +7.3 | Autumn Blaze BBQ Smoke Off State Championship Contest | Oct 18, 2013 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 100% | top 35% | 93.9% | 93.9% |
| 2013 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 100% | top 22% | 93.6% | 93.5% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 29, 2016 | The G Town Smokin Showdown Garnett, KS | 9 / 26 (675.9200) | 11 (168.5372) | 18 (161.1200) | 1 (178.8800) | 11 (167.3828) |
| Oct 18, 2013 | Autumn Blaze BBQ Smoke Off State Championship Contest 🏅 Garnett, KS | 7 / 25 (671.8396) | 7 (170.8228) | 7 (169.6800) | 14 (166.2512) | 9 (165.0856) |
| Oct 11, 2013 | Smoke on the Water Topeka, KS | 4 / 43 (674.2172) | 9 (167.9772) | 3 (169.7028) | 3 (176) | 17 (160.5372) |
| Sep 13, 2013 | 5th Annual Hay Capital BBQ Cook Off Yates Center, KS | 7 / 25 (674.2628) | 14 (160.5600) | 11 (164) | 4 (170.8228) | 1 (178.8800) |