CRF BLUE RIBB'N BBQ

CRF BLUE RIBB'N BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 30 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 7th of 17 at the Cowtown Cook-off (2014). They are ranked #6353 of 6,477 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#6,353

of 6,477 rated · rankings

Rating

1399

peak 1399 · rated over 24 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

May 31, 2013

latest Jun 5, 2026 · 13 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#1020

Master 2026 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

1 podium

Overall top-10s

3% of 30 contests

Avg finish

top 77%

overall standings

Best overall

663.9884 / 720

Master · Cookin' on Kampeska

Perfect 180s

Current form

639.34 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 630.89 (+8.45)

Walk rate

23%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

174.8456

Brisket · Original SD BBQ Championships

Consistency

±32.32

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork Ribs

avg 160.59 · weakest Brisket (158.50)

Road miles

3,575

across 30 mapped stops · furthest 401 mi

Schedule strength

44%

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

Purse competed for

$82K

listed at 10 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 8 state-championship entries

Master avg

630.89 / 720

24 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

663.9884 career-best overall

92.2% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 663.9884 at Cookin' on Kampeska — 92.2% of a perfect 720.

Master
Jul 17, 2015

Their season

2015 their best year

2015 was the year it came together: 3 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 64%.

3 contests
0 overall top-10s
0 category wins
average top 64%

A tough matchup

22–0 behind in the head-to-head

SPITFIRE ahead in 100% of their meetings

SPITFIRE has come out ahead in 22 of their 22 shared contests.

A strong matchup

4–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 80% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Rub N' Sauce in 4 of their 5 shared contests.

The comeback

2.8 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 2.8 years, then back at Original SD BBQ Championship (Jun 4, 2021).

last seen Aug 17, 2018
back Jun 4, 2021

Pork Ribs nemesis

24 of 25 shared pork ribs entries lost

SPITFIRE ahead 96% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, SPITFIRE has out-cooked them in 24 of 25 shared pork ribs entries.

A May team

Top 62% average finish in May

Something about May: average finish in the top 62% across 5 contests, versus top 77% the rest of the year.

5 May contests
top 77% the rest of the year

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The long haul

3,575 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 3,575 miles across 30 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 401 miles to Cowtown Cook-off.

30 mapped stops
furthest 401 mi

A standing appointment

4 years running at one contest

They've cooked Original SD BBQ Championships every year from 2023 to 2026 — the contest they never miss.

7 visits in all
best finish 22nd

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	#1020 (60 pts)	#1093 (60 pts)	#895 (139 pts)	#1067 (60 pts)	#1051 (60 pts)
2025 ↗	Master	#1148 (60 pts)	#1221 (60 pts)	#1095 (114 pts)	#1190 (60 pts)	#1190 (60 pts)
2024 ↗	Master	#1464 (59 pts)	#1499 (59 pts)	#836 (188 pts)	#1478 (59 pts)	#1174 (69 pts)
2023 ↗	Master	#1255 (60 pts)	#1319 (60 pts)	#856 (204 pts)	#1287 (60 pts)	#1296 (60 pts)
2022 ↗	Master	#1309 (60 pts)	#1306 (70 pts)	#1188 (114 pts)	#1187 (100 pts)	#1333 (60 pts)
2021 ↗	Master	#1236 (60 pts)	#1286 (60 pts)	#1309 (60 pts)	#1262 (60 pts)	#1059 (110 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#1654 (133 pts)	#1925 (118 pts)	#1410 (208 pts)	#1965 (113 pts)	#1184 (268 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#2158 (60 pts)	#2017 (95 pts)	#2209 (60 pts)	#2061 (90 pts)	#1988 (100 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#1111 (271 pts)	#943 (376 pts)	#1116 (291 pts)	#1028 (331 pts)	#1009 (326 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#1654 (132 pts)	#1818 (117 pts)	#1322 (212 pts)	#1364 (192 pts)	#1262 (217 pts)

Overall rank by season

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1399 power rating

Contests: 25
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1399

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 25 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 25 contests
last seen Jun 19, 2026

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#6,355 of the rated field

1399 power rating

Contests: 25
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1399

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rated over 25 contests
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#6,351 of the rated field

1399 power rating

Contests: 18
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1399

18 contests and no Grand Championship yet.

rated over 18 contests
last seen May 15, 2026

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PRATER'S BBQ

#6,354 of the rated field

1399 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1399

Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 7 years before CRF BLUE RIBB'N BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 14 contests

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SMOKE BREAK - KS

#6,349 of the rated field

1400 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1400

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.

rated over 11 contests
last seen Oct 29, 2016

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Q LIVE CREW

#6,350 of the rated field

1400 power rating

Contests: 66
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 5%
Peak: 1520

Level with CRF BLUE RIBB'N BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 66 contests
last seen May 23, 2026

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
SPITFIRE	22	0	22	0%	⚔ compare
Eggspert BBQ	18	1	17	6%	⚔ compare
SMOKEY AND HIS BANDITS	17	1	16	6%	⚔ compare
PARROTHEAD SMOKERS	16	1	15	6%	⚔ compare
ROLLIN' SMOKE BBQ SD	15	1	14	7%	⚔ compare
SHIGGIN & GRINNIN	14	0	14	0%	⚔ compare
SIN CIRCLE BBQ	13	2	11	15%	⚔ compare
LAST CALL HEROES BBQ	13	0	13	0%	⚔ compare
Pigtamer BBQ	13	0	13	0%	⚔ compare
LUCKY 19 SAUCE COMPANY	12	1	11	8%	⚔ compare
RUB MY RACK	11	1	10	9%	⚔ compare
MUSTANG SALLY BBQ	11	1	10	9%	⚔ compare
RICHIE Z's	10	1	9	10%	⚔ compare
RUM N' SMOKE BBQ	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
PURE SMOKE	8	2	6	25%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	23	1	1	168.5600	145.1428	159.04	top 73%
Pork Ribs	30	4	0	170.8344	143.4628	160.59	top 67%
Pork	24	1	0	169.7144	141.6800	159.27	top 69%
Brisket	24	4	0	174.8456	141.0972	158.50	top 64%

“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 41%
Medium (20–39)	8	top 79%
Large (40+)	15	top 78%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
SD	13	top 78%
MN	7	top 78%
ND	2	top 86%
MT	2	top 59%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Original SD BBQ Championships	7	22	top 79%	Jun 5, 2026
ND BBQ Championship	2	45	top 86%	May 1, 2026
Original SD BBQ Championship	2	37	top 79%	Jun 3, 2022
SMSU Smokefest	2	34	top 91%	Aug 17, 2018
Minnesota in May	2	44	top 72%	May 11, 2018
Cookin' on Kampeska	2	11	top 61%	Jul 15, 2016
Smokefest	2	25	top 89%	Aug 21, 2015

More numbers

Busiest season 2026 4 contests

Contests a season 2.5 across 12 seasons in the data

Most contests held in SD 18 of 30 contests · 4 states in all

Contests visited 12 7 of them more than once

Most-entered meat Pork Ribs 30 entries · 0 wins · 4 calls

Opponents faced 398 finished ahead 248 times, behind 776

Longest layoff 2.8 yrs Aug 17, 2018 → Jun 4, 2021

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

20261 milestone

Jun 5 Most recent contest Original SD BBQ Championships

20251 milestone

Jun 6 25th tracked contest Original SD BBQ Championships

20171 milestone

Jun 2 Career-best single call (Brisket)174.8456 Original SD BBQ Championships

20161 milestone

Jul 15 10th tracked contest Cookin' on Kampeska

20151 milestone

Jul 17 Career-best overall score663.9884 Cookin' on Kampeska

20142 milestones

Jun 13 First overall top-10 Cowtown Cook-off
Jun 13 First overall past 90% of a perfect score658.2628 Cowtown Cook-off

20133 milestones

May 31 First tracked contest Original SD BBQ Championships
May 31 First call Original SD BBQ Championships
May 31 Peak power rating (1500) Original SD BBQ Championships

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+10.1	Cookin' on Kampeska	Jul 17, 2015
+7.2	Cowtown Cook-off	Jun 13, 2014
+6.2	Minnesota in May	May 13, 2016
+0.5	Minnesota in May	May 11, 2018

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-13.8	Cookin' on Kampeska: Wing Fling & BBQ Thing	Jul 19, 2013
-13.3	Smokefest	Aug 21, 2015
-10.5	Cookin' on Kampeska	Jul 15, 2016
-10	SD BBQ Championships	Jun 6, 2014
-9.1	SMSU Smokefest	Aug 19, 2016

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	4	0	0%	top 85%	90.8%	89.3%
2025	3	0	0%	top 88%	89.8%	87.6%
2024	2	0	0%	top 76%	90.1%	90.1%
2023	2	0	50%	top 95%	84.9%	84.9%
2022	2	0	0%	top 80%	89.4%	89.4%
2021	1	0	0%	top 78%	90.2%	90.2%
2018	2	0	0%	top 76%	90.6%	89.1%
2017	3	0	33%	top 82%	89.3%	87.8%
2016	3	0	0%	top 74%	91.9%	88.8%
2015	3	0	33%	top 64%	92.2%	83%
2014	3	1	67%	top 69%	91.4%	87.9%
2013	2	0	100%	top 75%	88.7%	86.9%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Jun 5, 2026	Original SD BBQ Championships 🏅 Huron, SD	46 / 48 (632.4228)	42 (159.3944)	44 (161.0856)	47 (150.8228)	36 (161.1200)
Jun 5, 2026	Original SD BBQ Championships (ONE MEAT RIBS) Huron, SD	—	—	20 (166.8344)	—	—
May 1, 2026	ND BBQ Championship 🏅 Fargo, ND	53 / 71 (653.6000)	43 (167.4172)	33 (168.5828)	46 (165.6684)	67 (151.9316)
May 1, 2026	ND BBQ Championship (ONE MEAT RIBS) Fargo, ND	—	—	25 (162.2512)	—	—
Oct 3, 2025	ND BBQ Championship 🏅 Fargo, ND	45 / 46 (615.3260)	37 (162.2972)	38 (160.0116)	43 (151.9200)	46 (141.0972)
Jun 6, 2025	Original SD BBQ Championships 🏅 Huron, SD	38 / 48 (646.7888)	41 (163.3944)	42 (157.1312)	32 (165.6916)	35 (160.5716)
Jun 5, 2025	Original SD BBQ Championships (One Meat Ribs) Huron, SD	—	—	27 (153.0972)	—	—
Jun 7, 2024	Original SD BBQ Championships 🏅 Huron, SD	26 / 34 (648.5604)	28 (159.4288)	19 (169.7144)	28 (159.4400)	23 (159.9772)
Jun 7, 2024	Original SD BBQ Championships (ONE MEAT RIBS) Huron, SD	—	—	14 (161.1088)	—	—
Jun 2, 2023	Original SD BBQ Championships 🏅 Huron, SD	37 / 39 (611.3144)	31 (161.1200)	34 (155.4172)	39 (141.6800)	34 (153.0972)
Jun 1, 2023	Original SD BBQ Championships (One Meat Ribs) Huron, SD	—	—	8 (168.5256)	—	—
Jun 3, 2022	Original SD BBQ Championship 🏅 Huron, SD	37 / 46 (643.8976)	23 (167.9888)	42 (154.2516)	17 (169.7144)	42 (151.9428)
Jun 2, 2022	Original SD BBQ Championship (One Meat Ribs) Huron, SD	—	—	29 (149.1428)	—	—
Jun 4, 2021	Original SD BBQ Championship 🏅 Huron, SD	38 / 49 (649.0856)	35 (161.1200)	43 (154.2400)	32 (164)	15 (169.7256)
Aug 17, 2018	SMSU Smokefest Marshall, MN	36 / 40 (630.7888)	38 (149.1316)	38 (161.0972)	16 (167.9772)	35 (152.5828)
May 11, 2018	Minnesota in May Falcon Heights, MN	44 / 70 (652.5600)	45 (162.8456)	35 (163.4172)	44 (163.4400)	33 (162.8572)
Sep 29, 2017	BBQ in the Badlands Glendive, MT	20 / 26 (642.7540)	23 (160.5484)	13 (169.6800)	24 (150.2628)	18 (162.2628)
Jun 2, 2017	Original SD BBQ Championships Huron, SD	28 / 32 (627.9428)	32 (145.1428)	17 (165.7028)	32 (142.2516)	5 (174.8456)
May 12, 2017	Minnesota in May Falcon Heights, MN	58 / 71 (626.1600)	64 (150.2516)	24 (165.7028)	58 (155.9656)	53 (154.2400)
Aug 19, 2016	SMSU Smokefest Marshall, MN	34 / 37 (624.9488)	26 (163.3944)	28 (157.0856)	29 (158.2172)	33 (146.2516)
Jul 15, 2016	Cookin' on Kampeska Watertown, SD	38 / 41 (631.3144)	40 (152.5256)	29 (162.8000)	33 (160.5716)	35 (155.4172)
May 13, 2016	Minnesota in May Falcon Heights, MN	27 / 71 (661.7376)	29 (165.7716)	27 (166.8460)	45 (161.1200)	18 (168)
Aug 21, 2015	Smokefest Marshall, MN	42 / 42 (494.7544)	—	7 (170.8344)	28 (161.1200)	24 (162.8000)
Jul 17, 2015	Cookin' on Kampeska Watertown, SD	11 / 38 (663.9884)	11 (168.5600)	14 (166.8684)	14 (168)	22 (160.5600)
Jun 5, 2015	Original SD BBQ Championships Huron, SD	26 / 41 (633.6796)	18 (163.9772)	39 (143.4628)	19 (163.4284)	17 (162.8112)
Aug 15, 2014	Smokefest Marshall, MN	25 / 32 (630.2516)	18 (164)	31 (149.6916)	32 (149.6800)	10 (166.8800)
Jun 13, 2014	Cowtown Cook-off Miles City, MT	7 / 17 (658.2628)	3 (164.5600)	5 (168)	5 (166.8456)	9 (158.8572)
Jun 6, 2014	SD BBQ Championships Huron, SD	37 / 42 (609.1316)	39 (151.3828)	36 (146.8116)	17 (163.4972)	39 (147.4400)
Jul 19, 2013	Cookin' on Kampeska: Wing Fling & BBQ Thing Watertown, SD	25 / 26 (613.1200)	25 (146.2628)	23 (153.1316)	24 (154.8800)	10 (158.8456)
May 31, 2013	Original SD BBQ Championships Huron, SD	22 / 41 (638.8576)	39 (147.4286)	9 (165.1432)	11 (166.2860)	20 (159.9998)

CRF BLUE RIBB'N BBQ

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

Their season

A tough matchup

A strong matchup

The comeback

Pork Ribs nemesis

A May team

The long haul

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)