A tough matchup
4–0
behind in the head-to-head
Electro-Que-ted ahead in 100% of their meetings
Electro-Que-ted has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
Crazy Thunder BBQ Team
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1488
peak 1504 · rated over 5 contests ⓘ
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 Backyard vs avg 322.89 (-0.00)
Walk rate
20%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±4.93
std dev of Backyard overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 162.48 · weakest Pork (146.80)
Road miles
1,372
mi across 5 mapped stops · furthest 551 mi
Schedule strength
53%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1568)
Purse competed for
$26K
listed at 5 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 2 state-championship entries
Backyard avg
322.89 / 360
5 Backyard contests · 0 GCs
This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.
Storylines (1 found in this team's record)
Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The nearest teams in the power rankings, with a different reason on each card — six teams on one rating are rarely on it for the same reason. Rating decides who makes the list; where teams tie on it, the ones this team has actually cooked against come first, then teams at a similar point in their own career. KCBS doesn’t publish where a team is from, so nothing here is inferred from geography.
148 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3728 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1489
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to Crazy Thunder BBQ Team)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Crazy Thunder BBQ Team has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#3759 of the rated field
- Contests
- 23
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1533
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to Crazy Thunder BBQ Team)
They've been 1533 at their best, 46 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-head#3758 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1488
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#3748 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 80%
- Peak
- 1488
No shared contest yet.
4 straight overall top-10s says this rating is a moving target.
⚔ Head-to-head#3730 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1502
No shared contest yet.
Level with Crazy Thunder BBQ Team on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#3764 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1503
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-headBy 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% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singing River Smoke-O-Rama (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2 | 31 | 0 | top 85% | 2025-03-21 |
The story so far (16 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
1 yrs
2024-03-22 → 2025-03-21
Busiest season
2024
4 contests
Contests a season
2.5
across 2 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
AL
2 of 5 contests · 4 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
4
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
5 entries · 0 wins · 1 calls
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
averages 162.48 · weakest Pork (146.80)
Walk rate
20%
a top-10 call in 1 of 5 contests
Overall top-10 rate
20%
1 of 5 contests
Backyard average
322.89
out of 360 · 5 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
182
82–137 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
1,372
5 mapped stops · furthest 551 mi
Schedule strength
1568
average field rating faced — tougher than 53% of rated contests
Purse competed for
$26,425
listed at 5 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0
from 2 state-championship entries
Power rating
1488
peak 1504 · #3740 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2024
- First tracked contest Singing River Smoke-O-Rama (BACKYARD ONLY)
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score328.4916 Singing River Smoke-O-Rama (BACKYARD ONLY)
- First call Big Knob BBQ & Brew Fest
- First overall top-10 Big Knob BBQ & Brew Fest
- Peak power rating (1504) Big Knob BBQ & Brew Fest
- Career-best overall score329.0400 Atlanta BBQ Store Classic
- Career-best single call (Chicken)166.2400 Atlanta BBQ Store Classic
- 2025
- Most recent contest Singing River Smoke-O-Rama (BACKYARD ONLY)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +10.4 | Big Knob BBQ & Brew Fest | 2024-05-24 |
| +2.6 | Atlanta BBQ Store Classic | 2024-11-15 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -9.5 | Singing River Smoke-O-Rama (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2025-03-21 |
| -8.5 | The Art of the 'Cue (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2024-07-12 |
| -7 | Singing River Smoke-O-Rama (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2024-03-22 |
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)
Team of the Year rank by season
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 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 88% | 88.7% | 88.7% |
| 2024 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 25% | top 58% | 91.4% | 89.9% |
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) | — | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 ↗ | Backyard | #297 (120 pts) | #286 (135 pts) | #313 (120 pts) | — | — |
| 2024 ↗ | Backyard | #165 (336 pts) | #179 (301 pts) | #154 (366 pts) | — | — |