The comeback
6.9 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 6.9 years, then back at Smoke in the North (Aug 23, 2024).
- last seen Sep 22, 2017
- back Aug 23, 2024
The Crazy BBQ Team
The Crazy BBQ Team is a competition barbecue team with 3 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2017 and 2025. Their best overall finish is 20th of 31 at the Smoke in the North (2025). They finished #1072 in the 2025 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1490
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 3
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
Sep 22, 2017
latest Aug 22, 2025 · 7.9 years on the trail
Avg finish
top 65%
overall standings
Walk rate
67%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±2.98
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 163.04 · weakest Chicken (154.81)
Road miles
432
across 3 mapped stops
Schedule strength
20%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1528)
Master avg
639.36 / 720
3 Master contests · 0 GCs
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.3944 | 148.5144 | 154.81 | top 82% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 165.6916 | 157.0972 | 159.99 | top 64% |
| Pork | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 170.2972 | 158.2512 | 163.04 | top 56% |
| Brisket | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 167.4744 | 155.3944 | 161.52 | top 54% |
“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.
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke in the North | 2 | 20 | 0 | top 76% | Aug 22, 2025 |
More numbers
Contests a season
1
across 3 seasons in the data
Contests visited
2
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
101
finished ahead 52 times, behind 65
Longest layoff
6.9 yrs
Sep 22, 2017 → Aug 23, 2024
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20251 milestone
- Most recent contest Smoke in the North
20175 milestones
- First tracked contest 4th Ruhrpott BBQ 2017
- First call 4th Ruhrpott BBQ 2017
- Career-best overall score643.4748 4th Ruhrpott BBQ 2017
- Career-best single call (Pork)170.2972 4th Ruhrpott BBQ 2017
- Peak power rating (1504) 4th Ruhrpott BBQ 2017
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 22, 2025 | Smoke in the North Rolfstorp | 20 / 31 (636.4804) | 30 (148.5260) | 9 (165.6916) | 22 (160.5600) | 16 (161.7028) |
| Aug 23, 2024 | Smoke in the North Rolfstorp | 20 / 23 (638.1372) | 12 (167.3944) | 22 (157.0972) | 19 (158.2512) | 22 (155.3944) |
| Sep 22, 2017 | 4th Ruhrpott BBQ 2017 Waltrop NRW, Germany | 28 / 66 (643.4748) | 64 (148.5144) | 45 (157.1888) | 10 (170.2972) | 9 (167.4744) |