High-water mark
668.5028
career-best overall
92.8% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 668.5028 at BBQ for Bravery — 92.8% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Jun 19, 2026
Crispy Critters
Crispy Critters is a competition barbecue team with 7 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2024 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 14th of 17 at the TN River BBQ Fest (2024). They are ranked #5545 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1450
peak 1450 · rated over 7 contests
Contests
7
in the data
First seen
May 31, 2024
latest Jun 19, 2026 · 2.1 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 7 contests
Avg finish
top 90%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
632.54
last 5 Master vs avg 632.43 (+0.11)
Walk rate
14%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±22.62
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 162.26 · weakest Brisket (155.06)
Road miles
1,065
across 7 mapped stops · furthest 232 mi
Schedule strength
86%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1617)
Purse competed for
$79K
listed at 7 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 7 state-championship entries
Master avg
632.43 / 720
7 Master contests · 0 GCs
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 | #572 (260 pts) | #471 (420 pts) | #678 (255 pts) | #587 (270 pts) | #538 (310 pts) |
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Crispy Critters, each with one reason worth a look.
117 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5,539 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1450
Their last contest in the data was back in 2022, 4 years before Crispy Critters's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#5,560 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1450
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#5,544 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1450
They were already cooking in 2013, 11 years before Crispy Critters's first contest.
⚔ Compare careers#5,563 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1450
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#5,531 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1450
Level with Crispy Critters on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#5,562 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1450
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kith n' Kin | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| DANG GOOD BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Glamping Grillers | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 175.4516 | 147.4172 | 162.26 | top 77% |
| Pork Ribs | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.1200 | 141.7028 | 155.39 | top 92% |
| Pork | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.4056 | 153.0856 | 159.71 | top 90% |
| Brisket | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.7028 | 139.8972 | 155.06 | top 83% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 2 | 0 | top 86% |
| Medium (20–39) | 4 | 0 | top 90% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 99% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2026
4 contests
Contests a season
2.3
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
TN
6 of 7 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
7
a different one every time
Opponents faced
233
finished ahead 18 times, behind 305
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20265 milestones
- First call Bloomin' BBQ Music & Food Festival
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score649.6000 Bloomin' BBQ Music & Food Festival
- Career-best single call (Chicken)175.4516 Bloomin' BBQ Music & Food Festival
- Career-best overall score668.5028 BBQ for Bravery
- Most recent contest BBQ for Bravery
20242 milestones
- First tracked contest Covington World's Oldest Barbeque Festival
- Peak power rating (1494) Covington World's Oldest Barbeque Festival
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -10.4 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship | Mar 20, 2026 |
| -9.4 | Big BBQ Bash | Jun 20, 2025 |
| -9.2 | Southaven Springfest | Apr 24, 2026 |
| -6.1 | TN River BBQ Fest | Sep 27, 2024 |
| -5.9 | Covington World's Oldest Barbeque Festival | May 31, 2024 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25% | top 92% | 92.8% | 87.9% |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 92% | 87.5% | 87.5% |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 85% | 88% | 87.8% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 19, 2026 | BBQ for Bravery 🏅 Alcoa, TN | 17 / 19 (668.5028) | 15 (171.4172) | 18 (159.9772) | 15 (167.4056) | 11 (169.7028) |
| May 15, 2026 | Bloomin' BBQ Music & Food Festival 🏅 Sevierville, TN | 27 / 33 (649.6000) | 4 (175.4516) | 31 (150.7884) | 29 (157.1084) | 21 (166.2516) |
| Apr 24, 2026 | Southaven Springfest 🏅 Southaven, MS | 32 / 33 (626.0916) | 29 (166.8228) | 31 (157.1200) | 30 (162.2516) | 33 (139.8972) |
| Mar 20, 2026 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship 🏅 Lebanon, TN | 124 / 125 (588.4456) | 123 (149.6800) | 125 (141.7028) | 124 (153.0856) | 124 (143.9772) |
| Jun 20, 2025 | Big BBQ Bash 🏅 Maryville, TN | 24 / 26 (630.0684) | 22 (163.3712) | 25 (149.0628) | 25 (154.7772) | 22 (162.8572) |
| Sep 27, 2024 | TN River BBQ Fest 🏅 Saltillo, TN | 14 / 17 (630.7200) | 16 (147.4172) | 14 (165.1200) | 15 (165.0856) | 14 (153.0972) |
| May 31, 2024 | Covington World's Oldest Barbeque Festival 🏅 Covington, TN | 22 / 25 (633.5776) | 20 (161.6916) | 21 (163.9888) | 23 (158.2628) | 24 (149.6344) |