Karma Kru LT
Rating
1498
peak 1503 · rated over 4 contests
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
2021-09-11
latest 2025-05-17
Best ToY finish
#895
Master 2022
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
3
of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 57%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
614.93
last 4 Master vs avg 614.93 (+0.00)
Walk rate
100%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
2
best run (overall)
Consistency
±15.79
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 158.11 · weakest Brisket (146.41)
Road miles
1
mi across 4 mapped stops
Schedule strength
17%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1513)
Master avg
614.93 / 720
4 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
Meat Smokin' Stories has finished one call ahead of Karma Kru 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
⚔️ A tough matchup
Smoked Pioneers BBQ Team has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of Porkmafia in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
🔁 The comeback
Off the trail for 1.9 years, then back at Twin Smoke (2024-05-18).
Teams like this (closest power rating, LT first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 166.2744 | 146.2628 | 155.69 | top 68% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 174.8572 | 143.9544 | 158.11 | top 59% |
| Pork | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 161.7372 | 135.4516 | 154.72 | top 56% |
| Brisket | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 151.9428 | 140.6172 | 146.41 | top 71% |
“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.
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Twin Smoke | 4 | 6 | 0 | top 57% | 2025-05-17 |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2025 (1 contest)
- Cooks mostly in LT (4 of 4 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (4 entries)
- Average Master overall score: 614.93 / 720
Milestones
- 🚩 2021-09-11 — First tracked contest · Twin Smoke
- 📣 2021-09-11 — First call · Twin Smoke
- 📈 2022-07-02 — Peak power rating (1503) · Twin Smoke
- ⭐ 2025-05-17 — Career-best overall score (641.0512) · Twin Smoke
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +5 | Twin Smoke | 2022-07-02 |
| +0.6 | Twin Smoke | 2025-05-17 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -5.8 | Twin Smoke | 2024-05-18 |
| -1.7 | Twin Smoke | 2021-09-11 |
Category scores over time
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 55% | 89% | 89% |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 72% | 84.3% | 84.3% |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 100% | top 40% | 83.3% | 83.3% |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 60% | 85.1% | 85.1% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-05-17 | Twin Smoke Vilnius, LT | 6 / 11 (641.0512) | 9 (161.7256) | 5 (167.3944) | 6 (161.6912) | 11 (150.2400) |
| 2024-05-18 | Twin Smoke Vilnius, LT | 13 / 18 (606.6512) | 16 (148.4800) | 15 (146.2400) | 8 (159.9884) | 8 (151.9428) |
| 2022-07-02 | Twin Smoke Vilnius, LT | 6 / 15 (599.4172) | 9 (146.2628) | 1 (174.8572) | 12 (135.4516) | 10 (142.8456) |
| 2021-09-11 | Twin Smoke Vilnius, LT | 9 / 15 (612.5832) | 6 (166.2744) | 15 (143.9544) | 7 (161.7372) | 11 (140.6172) |
Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #895 (155 pts) | #1034 (125 pts) | #737 (265 pts) | #1170 (105 pts) | #1103 (115 pts) |