Crossed Rifles BBQ KS
Rating
1695
peak 1695
Contests
50
in the data
First seen
2020-08-07
latest 2026-06-19
Best ToY finish
#79
Master 2024
Grand champs
1
5 reserve
Category wins
5
25 podiums
Overall top-10s
18
of 50 contests
Avg finish
top 31%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
5 🔥
Current form
691.71 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 683.20 (+8.51)
Walk rate
62%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
3
best run (overall)
Consistency
±31.35
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 172.90 · weakest Brisket (169.96)
Road miles
15677
mi across 50 mapped stops · furthest 678 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
The Pitfather BBQ has finished one call ahead of Crossed Rifles BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
SmokinGhost BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
GETTIN' BASTED has come out ahead in 20 of their 25 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of Rollin' Smoke BBQ Texas in 12 of their 15 shared contests.
🏕️ Happy hunting ground
Cedar Fest BBQ Cookoff is their spot: an average finish in the top 11% across 2 visits.
💔 The heartbreaker
Came within 1.1084 points of the Grand Championship at Kickin' It Route 66 Barbecue Challenge (2026-03-27).
🗡️ Giant slayer
Took the Grand Championship over a 48-team field at Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championships.
🃏 Against the odds
Their Grand Championship at Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championships (2023-08-18) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 31-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, Fergolicious BBQ.
Teams like this (closest power rating, KS first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 45 | 13 | 1 | 7 | 180.0000 🔥 | 161.7140 | 171.93 | top 42% |
| Pork Ribs | 45 | 18 | 2 | 7 | 179.4400 | 165.6800 | 172.90 | top 32% |
| Pork | 44 | 20 | 2 | 8 | 180.0000 🔥 | 154.2628 | 172.73 | top 32% |
| Brisket | 44 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 178.8572 | 159.3828 | 169.96 | top 42% |
“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 state / province
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| KS | 12 | 0 | top 39% |
| TX | 6 | 1 | top 13% |
| MO | 5 | 0 | top 14% |
| TN | 5 | 0 | top 46% |
| GA | 3 | 0 | top 35% |
| AR | 3 | 0 | top 38% |
| WI | 2 | 0 | top 39% |
| OK | 2 | 0 | top 20% |
| MS | 2 | 0 | top 19% |
| CO | 2 | 0 | top 38% |
| IA | 1 | 0 | top 15% |
| AL | 1 | 0 | top 57% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 12% |
| Medium (20–39) | 12 | 0 | top 23% |
| Large (40+) | 31 | 1 | top 35% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2024 (15 contests)
- Cooks mostly in KS (16 of 50 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (45 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championships (2023-08-18)
- Wins it all in 2% of contests
- All-time average overall score: 683.20
- 5 perfect 180s on the books 🔥
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 706.2744 | 691.71 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 700.5256 | 689.06 |
| 2024 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 707.3828 | 689.44 |
| 2023 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 713.1660 | 688.81 |
| 2022 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 699.9312 | 679.51 |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 696.5144 | 624.30 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 676.5140 | 676.51 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-19 | Rose Festival's 25th Annual KCBS BBQ Competition State Center, IA | 3 / 20 (697.0860) | 2 (180.0000) | 8 (172.0004) | 2 (177.7144) | 14 (167.3712) |
| 2026-06-13 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) West Salem, WI | 2 / 37 (701.6800) | 11 (174.8456) | 2 (177.7028) | 14 (171.4172) | 3 (177.7144) |
| 2026-06-12 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) West Salem, WI | 29 / 40 (664.9940) | 23 (168.5256) | 24 (166.8572) | 18 (169.1200) | 34 (160.4912) |
| 2026-03-27 | Kickin' It Route 66 Barbecue Challenge St. Robert, MO | 2 / 26 (706.2744) | 5 (177.1428) | 1 (177.7144) | 5 (177.1544) | 13 (174.2628) |
| 2026-03-20 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship Lebanon, TN | 48 / 125 (688.4912) | 36 (174.8456) | 66 (169.6800) | 36 (174.2972) | 73 (169.6684) |
| 2026-03-20 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Lebanon, TN | — | 41 (169.1084) | — | — | — |
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest Kansas City, KS | 9 / 158 (700.5256) | 45 (175.4056) | 101 (170.2628) | 15 (177.1428) | 9 (177.7144) |
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest Kansas City, KS | 170 / 401 (681.5880) | 227 (169.1084) | 115 (172.5600) | 133 (172.5484) | 218 (167.3712) |
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2025-10-16 | Royal Oak Invitational (COMPETITOR SERIES) (PRIVATE EVENT BY INVITATION) Roswell, GA | 12 / 36 (698.8000) | 19 (176.5600) | 17 (172.5600) | 1 (180.0000) | 21 (169.6800) |
| 2025-04-11 | Smoke in the Spring Osage City, KS | 57 / 92 (677.6000) | 74 (165.6684) | 29 (173.1200) | 53 (168.5372) | 41 (170.2744) |
| 2025-03-28 | Cedar Fest BBQ Cookoff Cedar Park, TX | 6 / 48 (687.8968) | 11 (171.9656) | 15 (170.8228) | 1 (179.4400) | 20 (165.6684) |
| 2025-03-14 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship Lebanon, TN | 39 / 100 (687.9200) | 11 (177.1544) | 47 (170.8228) | 25 (174.8572) | 73 (165.0856) |
| 2024-11-15 | Atlanta BBQ Store Classic Cuming, GA | 23 / 58 (686.2056) | 6 (177.7028) | 30 (170.8572) | 39 (166.8228) | 21 (170.8228) |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest Kansas City, KS | 124 / 169 (677.0740) | 124 (168.5372) | 68 (172.5828) | 121 (168.5484) | 127 (167.4056) |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest Kansas City, KS | 170 / 444 (681.0396) | 218 (169.6800) | 106 (173.7028) | 261 (166.8456) | 138 (170.8112) |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2024-10-26 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 2) (MASTERS and BACKYARD) Oak Grove, MO | 3 / 56 (695.9316) | 6 (176.5716) | 2 (177.7144) | 34 (169.6800) | 14 (171.9656) |
| 2024-10-25 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 1) (MASTERS and BACKYARD) Oak Grove, MO | 2 / 53 (703.3944) | 27 (172.5484) | 11 (175.4172) | 2 (180.0000) | 5 (175.4288) |
| 2024-10-17 | Royal Oak Invitational (COMPETITOR SERIES) (PRIVATE EVENT BY INVITATION) Roswell, GA | 11 / 33 (697.0740) | 21 (172.5484) | 16 (173.7028) | 4 (177.7028) | 14 (173.1200) |
| 2024-09-27 | TN River BBQ Fest Saltillo, TN | 2 / 17 (698.2400) | 2 (177.7028) | 1 (175.4056) | 8 (170.2744) | 3 (174.8572) |
| 2024-09-20 | Smoke on the Water Pine Bluff, AR | 25 / 42 (673.0972) | 33 (164.0344) | 21 (169.1200) | 6 (174.2744) | 27 (165.6684) |
| 2024-09-13 | Navy SEAL Danny Dietz Memorial Classic Cookoff Waller, TX | 10 / 67 (685.7144) | 31 (168.0000) | 7 (175.4172) | 8 (174.8572) | 22 (167.4400) |
| 2024-08-16 | Sugar Creek Casino's Sweet & Smoky BBQ Competition Hinton, OK | 3 / 25 (707.3828) | 7 (177.7028) | 6 (176.5600) | 2 (180.0000) | 14 (173.1200) |
| 2024-05-25 | 6th Annual KCBS World Invitational - MASTER SERIES INVITATIONAL Lebanon, TN | 46 / 81 (691.3256) | 16 (177.7028) | 6 (178.8572) | 78 (165.0972) | 61 (169.6684) |
| 2024-05-24 | 6th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN Lebanon, TN | 97 / 118 (668.9940) | 89 (169.6684) | 93 (166.8228) | 46 (173.1200) | 108 (159.3828) |
| 2024-05-03 | Hog Wild BBQ & Family Fest Brookhaven, MS | 6 / 25 (696.5488) | 6 (176.0000) | 7 (173.7144) | 5 (176.0000) | 11 (170.8344) |
| 2024-04-05 | Cedar Fest BBQ Cookoff Cedar Park, TX | 4 / 40 (690.2056) | 6 (171.9656) | 7 (175.4172) | 4 (174.8572) | 9 (167.9656) |
| 2023-10-27 | Smoke on the Water - Saracen Casino PB Pine Bluff, AR | 24 / 49 (681.0628) | 34 (166.8228) | 22 (171.4172) | 3 (177.7144) | 32 (165.1084) |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest Kansas City, KS | 139 / 487 (682.8228) | 130 (173.1200) | 5 (179.4400) | 446 (154.2628) | 28 (176.0000) |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest Kansas City, KS | 168 / 211 (672.9596) | 190 (165.0740) | 53 (174.2744) | 186 (163.9312) | 116 (169.6800) |
| 2023-09-08 | Navy SEAL Danny Dietz Memorial Classic Cookoff Waller, TX | 26 / 99 (676.4684) | 16 (173.1200) | 6 (176.5600) | 63 (164.0000) | 56 (162.7884) |
| 2023-08-18 | Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championships Lubbock, TX | 1 / 48 (713.1660) | 3 (178.2972) | 2 (179.4400) | 7 (176.5716) | 4 (178.8572) |
| 2023-08-11 | Beat the Heat BBQ & Brews Alamosa, CO | 2 / 27 (691.9316) | 1 (176.5600) | 5 (171.9888) | 9 (170.2628) | 7 (173.1200) |
| 2023-07-22 | Smokin on the Osage (Day 2) Osceola, MO | 12 / 28 (688.4916) | 23 (167.3828) | 10 (172.5600) | 5 (175.4288) | 8 (173.1200) |
| 2023-07-22 | Smokin on the Osage (ONE MEAT RIBS) Osceola, MO | — | — | 9 (173.1200) | — | — |
| 2023-07-21 | Smokin on the Osage (Day 1) Osceola, MO | 3 / 31 (695.9200) | 3 (177.7144) | 11 (173.1200) | 15 (171.9656) | 4 (173.1200) |
| 2023-04-28 | Hog Wild BBQ Cookoff Brandon, MS | 4 / 28 (696.4912) | 16 (172.5484) | 18 (170.8228) | 3 (176.5600) | 3 (176.5600) |
| 2022-10-21 | Saracen Casino Smoke on the Water Pine Bluff, AR | 3 / 47 (699.9312) | 2 (180.0000) | 3 (179.4400) | 18 (170.8228) | 21 (169.6684) |
| 2022-10-01 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - SIDES Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - INVITATIONAL CONTEST Kansas City, KS | 78 / 249 (686.7656) | 122 (171.4172) | 158 (169.1200) | 74 (173.1200) | 65 (173.1084) |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST Kansas City, KS | 240 / 505 (669.6228) | 326 (164.5256) | 233 (167.4400) | 78 (174.2744) | 291 (163.3828) |
| 2022-08-05 | Beat the Heat BBQ & Brews Alamosa, CO | 24 / 35 (662.1368) | 20 (166.8456) | 20 (166.2400) | 22 (163.9312) | 20 (165.1200) |
| 2022-05-05 | Poosa Q Montgomery, AL | 41 / 72 (670.7200) | 61 (162.8000) | 50 (165.6800) | 23 (170.2628) | 21 (171.9772) |
| 2022-04-01 | Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off Cedar Park, TX | 8 / 56 (687.9088) | 2 (176.5600) | 27 (166.2516) | 7 (175.4172) | 17 (169.6800) |
| 2021-09-16 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST Kansas City, KS | 78 / 467 (490.7656) | 295 (162.8344) | 52 (174.2972) | 49 (173.7028) | 269 (162.2400) |
| 2021-09-16 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-INVITATIONAL CONTEST Kansas City, KS | 18 / 185 (696.5144) | 85 (171.4172) | 36 (175.4172) | 8 (177.7144) | 64 (171.9656) |
| 2021-09-10 | Smoke on the Trails Gardner, KS | 17 / 53 (685.6228) | 26 (167.3828) | 23 (169.6800) | 23 (172.0000) | 6 (176.5600) |
| 2020-08-07 | 15th Annual HANOR Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ Enid, OK | 15 / 54 (676.5140) | 40 (161.7140) | 2 (174.8572) | 2 (177.7028) | 36 (162.2400) |
Team of the Year standings (rank per category by season — year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Master | #110 (851 pts) | #151 (741 pts) | #146 (801 pts) | #144 (691 pts) | #197 (566 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #506 (365 pts) | #461 (495 pts) | #653 (290 pts) | #447 (465 pts) | #589 (285 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #79 (1652 pts) | #142 (1257 pts) | #76 (1622 pts) | #79 (1542 pts) | #172 (1142 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #127 (1334 pts) | #155 (1189 pts) | #127 (1411 pts) | #141 (1229 pts) | #155 (1189 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #471 (450 pts) | #406 (580 pts) | #619 (355 pts) | #602 (330 pts) | #700 (260 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #1076 (100 pts) | #1286 (60 pts) | #1269 (70 pts) | #1231 (70 pts) | #813 (175 pts) |
| 2020 ↗ | Master | #738 (110 pts) | #896 (60 pts) | #448 (260 pts) | #442 (260 pts) | #883 (60 pts) |