High-water mark
675.8512
career-best overall
93.9% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 675.8512 at American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest — 93.9% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Oct 30, 2024
Croix Valley Foods
Croix Valley Foods is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2015 and 2024. Their best overall finish is 12th of 14 at the Smokin in the Bogs (2023).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1502
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 3
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
Jul 10, 2015
latest Oct 30, 2024 · 9.3 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 61%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
25%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±13.41
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 169.71 · weakest Brisket (160.14)
Road miles
534
across 4 mapped stops · furthest 454 mi
Schedule strength
73%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1593)
Purse competed for
$82K
listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 2 state-championship entries
Master avg
657.39 / 720
3 Master contests · 0 GCs
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 177.7028 | 165.1200 | 169.71 | top 34% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 170.8228 | 154.8112 | 164.73 | top 59% |
| Pork | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.1200 | 158.7884 | 162.81 | top 65% |
| Brisket | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.6800 | 151.9428 | 160.14 | top 67% |
“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 field size and state
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 86% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 49% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2024
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
KS
2 of 4 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
3
a different one every time
Opponents faced
527
finished ahead 263 times, behind 272
Longest layoff
8.2 yrs
Jul 10, 2015 → Sep 1, 2023
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20243 milestones
- Career-best overall score675.8512 American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest
- Career-best single call (Chicken)177.7028 American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest
- Most recent contest American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides
20231 milestone
- First call Smokin in the Bogs
20153 milestones
- First tracked contest Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score651.9196 Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay
- Peak power rating (1503) Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +3.3 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | Oct 30, 2024 |
| +3.3 | Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay | Jul 10, 2015 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -5 | Smokin in the Bogs | Sep 1, 2023 |
Scores over time (% of a perfect score — tap a meat to add it)
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 51% | 93.9% | 93.9% |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 86% | 89.5% | 89.5% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 46% | 90.5% | 90.5% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30, 2024 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oct 30, 2024 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 226 / 444 (675.8512) | 26 (177.7028) | 182 (170.8228) | 304 (164.5256) | 316 (162.8000) |
| Sep 1, 2023 | Smokin in the Bogs 🏅 Warrens, WI | 12 / 14 (644.4000) | 9 (165.1200) | 8 (168.5488) | 13 (158.7884) | 14 (151.9428) |
| Jul 10, 2015 | Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay Green Bay, WI | 37 / 80 (651.9196) | 25 (166.3084) | 64 (154.8112) | 26 (165.1200) | 24 (165.6800) |