Crazy Thunder BBQ Team AL
Rating
1487
peak 1503
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
2024-03-22
latest 2025-03-21
Best ToY finish
#165
Backyard 2024
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 64%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
322.89
last 5 vs career avg 322.89 (-0.00)
Walk rate
20%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±4.93
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 162.48 · weakest Pork (146.80)
Road miles
1372
mi across 5 mapped stops · furthest 551 mi
Storylines
⚔️ A tough matchup
Electro-Que-ted has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
Teams like this (closest power rating, AL first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 166.2400 | 155.9312 | 160.40 | top 68% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 165.0972 | 159.9888 | 162.48 | top 57% |
| Pork | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 146.8000 | 146.8000 | 146.80 | top 100% |
| Brisket | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| AL | 2 | 0 | top 85% |
| GA | 1 | 0 | top 45% |
| TN | 1 | 0 | top 88% |
| PA | 1 | 0 | top 17% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 88% |
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 49% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 67% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2024 (4 contests)
- Cooks mostly in AL (2 of 5 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (5 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 322.89
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 319.3372 | 319.34 |
| 2024 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 329.0400 | 323.77 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-03-21 | Singing River Smoke-O-Rama (BACKYARD ONLY) Athens, AL | 38 / 43 (319.3372) | 41 (155.9544) | 31 (163.3828) | — | — |
| 2024-11-15 | Atlanta BBQ Store Classic Cuming, GA | 26 / 58 (329.0400) | 22 (166.2400) | 29 (162.8000) | — | — |
| 2024-07-12 | The Art of the 'Cue (BACKYARD ONLY) Shelbyville, TN | 15 / 17 (320.4916) | 17 (160.5028) | 15 (159.9888) | 17 (146.8000) | — |
| 2024-05-24 | Big Knob BBQ & Brew Fest Rochester, PA | 4 / 23 (317.0740) | 5 (155.9312) | 3 (161.1428) | — | — |
| 2024-03-22 | Singing River Smoke-O-Rama (BACKYARD ONLY) Athens, AL | 31 / 38 (328.4916) | 33 (163.3944) | 24 (165.0972) | — | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 ↗ | Backyard | #297 (120 pts) | #286 (135 pts) | #313 (120 pts) | — | — |
| 2024 ↗ | Backyard | #165 (336 pts) | #179 (301 pts) | #154 (366 pts) | — | — |