Crackhouse BBQ

Crackhouse BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 19 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2015 and 2024. Their best overall finish is 12th of 26 at the 10th Annual Deaths Door Barbeque (2022). They are ranked #4873 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#4,873

of 6,476 rated · rankings

Rating

1465

peak 1501 · rated over 19 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Aug 28, 2015

latest Jul 19, 2024 · 8.9 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#735

Master 2019 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

2 podiums

Overall top-10s

0% of 19 contests

Avg finish

top 70%

overall standings

Best overall

661.0168 / 720

Master · 7th Annual Death Door Barbeque (DAY 1)

Perfect 180s

Current form

641.13

last 5 Master vs avg 641.30 (-0.17)

Walk rate

58%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

175.4172

Pork Ribs · 7th Annual Death Door Barbeque (DAY 1)

Consistency

±14.61

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 166.36 · weakest Brisket (156.89)

Road miles

2,011

across 19 mapped stops · furthest 296 mi

Schedule strength

81%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1606)

Purse competed for

$67K

listed at 8 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 8 state-championship entries

Master avg

641.30 / 720

19 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (8 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

HOT ASH BBQ COMPANY has finished one call ahead of Crackhouse BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

16–0 behind in the head-to-head

IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ has come out ahead in 16 of their 16 shared contests.

The weak link

−9.5 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 9.46 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 5% of the time against 32%.

Brisket avg 156.89
Chicken avg 166.36
1 call in 19 entries

The comeback

2.9 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 2.9 years, then back at 10th Annual Deaths Door Barbeque (Aug 26, 2022).

last seen Oct 18, 2019
back Aug 26, 2022

Chicken nemesis

10 of 16 shared chicken entries lost

IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ ahead 63% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ has out-cooked them in 10 of 16 shared chicken entries.

They cook the hard rooms

1606 average field rating faced

A tougher draw than 81% of rated fields

The fields they enter average a 1606 power rating — a tougher draw than 81% of every rated contest in the data.

19 rated contests

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

PURPLE SHADOW has landed one call behind them 2 times.

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The metronome

±2.02% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.02% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 89.0% of a perfect score
19 contests

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Year	Series	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2022 ↗	Master	#1061 (116 pts)	#989 (136 pts)	#1267 (96 pts)	#1254 (86 pts)	#910 (156 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#735 (410 pts)	#550 (630 pts)	#851 (370 pts)	#697 (475 pts)	#760 (430 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#1199 (203 pts)	#866 (383 pts)	#871 (393 pts)	#1003 (308 pts)	#1415 (168 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#1016 (325 pts)	#716 (565 pts)	#1001 (370 pts)	#1006 (360 pts)	#916 (405 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#1761 (123 pts)	#1193 (278 pts)	#2071 (113 pts)	#1555 (183 pts)	#2047 (113 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to Crackhouse BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.

130 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.

Lucky 13 BBQ

#4,890 of the rated field

1465 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 7%
Peak: 1465

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to Crackhouse BBQ)

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Crackhouse BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 14 contests
last seen Jul 20, 2018

⚔ Head-to-head

ALL AROUND PIGTAILS PORK

#4,859 of the rated field

1466 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1466

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to Crackhouse BBQ)

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 8 contests
last seen Jun 8, 2018

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ROCKY MOUNTAIN PIT POSSE

#4,867 of the rated field

1465 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 8%
Peak: 1502

Their last contest in the data was back in 2017, 7 years before Crackhouse BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 13 contests

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FIRE AND DESIRE

#4,877 of the rated field

1465 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 8%
Peak: 1465

Fewer contests behind them than Crackhouse BBQ has cooked, 12 to 19, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

rated over 12 contests
last seen May 1, 2015

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Fat Dad's Barbeque

#4,889 of the rated field

1465 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 27%
Peak: 1520

Level with Crackhouse BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 11 contests
last seen May 23, 2026

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BBQ JUNKIES

#4,892 of the rated field

1465 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 17%
Peak: 1502

12 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 17% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 11 contests
last seen Sep 27, 2023

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Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ	16	0	16	0%	⚔ compare
T-MAC SMOKIN	15	1	14	7%	⚔ compare
Second Hand Smoke SLV	14	3	11	21%	⚔ compare
SMOKE INFUSION	14	1	13	7%	⚔ compare
TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI	14	0	14	0%	⚔ compare
LEGENDS OF SMOKE - TEAM RED ARROW	14	0	14	0%	⚔ compare
CRASH TEST SMOKERS	13	3	10	23%	⚔ compare
WICKED SMOKE BBQ	13	1	12	8%	⚔ compare
Freeman Brothers BBQ	12	2	10	17%	⚔ compare
CHEFS GONE GRILLIN	12	2	10	17%	⚔ compare
BIG "E" BBQ	12	0	12	0%	⚔ compare
Littles BBQ Co	12	0	12	0%	⚔ compare
Smokin Highwaymen	11	1	10	9%	⚔ compare
PLASTERED PORK BBQ	10	2	8	20%	⚔ compare
TOPPGATOR BBQ	9	4	5	44%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	19	6	1	173.1544	157.0972	166.36	top 45%
Pork Ribs	19	3	0	175.4172	140.4572	158.50	top 67%
Pork	19	3	1	173.1200	143.4056	159.55	top 64%
Brisket	19	1	0	166.8572	147.9428	156.89	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.

By field size and state

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	13	0	top 71%
Large (40+)	6	0	top 68%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
WI	18	0	top 71%
IL	1	0	top 58%

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
8th Annual Death Door Barbeque (DAY 2)	2	12	top 61%	Aug 24, 2019
Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay-Heat 2	2	26	top 64%	Jul 13, 2019
7th Annual Death Door Barbeque (DAY 2)	2	19	top 79%	Aug 24, 2018
6th Annual Death Door Barbeque (DAY 2)	2	31	top 81%	Aug 25, 2017

More numbers

Busiest season 2019 6 contests

Contests a season 2.7 across 7 seasons in the data

Most contests held in WI 18 of 19 contests · 2 states in all

Contests visited 15 4 of them more than once

Opponents faced 230 finished ahead 202 times, behind 469

Longest layoff 2.9 yrs Oct 18, 2019 → Aug 26, 2022

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

20241 milestone

Jul 19 Most recent contest BBCubed - Brighton Barbeque Bash

20183 milestones

Aug 23 10th tracked contest 7th Annual Death Door Barbeque (DAY 1)
Aug 23 Career-best overall score661.0168 7th Annual Death Door Barbeque (DAY 1)
Aug 23 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)175.4172 7th Annual Death Door Barbeque (DAY 1)

20171 milestone

Jul 15 First overall past 90% of a perfect score659.3368 Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay-Heat 2

20153 milestones

Aug 28 First tracked contest 4th Annual Deaths Door Barbecue
Aug 28 First call 4th Annual Deaths Door Barbecue
Aug 28 Peak power rating (1501) 4th Annual Deaths Door Barbecue

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+7.3	10th Annual Deaths Door Barbeque	Aug 26, 2022
+4.8	Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay-Heat 1	Jul 12, 2019
+3.8	Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay-Heat 2	Jul 15, 2017
+3.2	8th Annual Death Door Barbeque (DAY 1)	Aug 23, 2019
+1	Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown (JUDGES FULL)	Jul 20, 2018

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-9.9	The Great Wisconsin Tune Up BBQ Contest	Apr 26, 2019
-8	BBCubed - Brighton Barbeque Bash	Jul 19, 2024
-7.4	BBQ 4 ASTOP	May 20, 2016
-5.8	7th Annual Death Door Barbeque (DAY 2)	Aug 24, 2018
-5.2	Best of the Midwest	Oct 18, 2019

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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2024	1	0%	top 89%	86.4%	86.4%
2022	1	100%	top 46%	91.7%	91.7%
2019	6	50%	top 71%	90.6%	88.1%
2018	3	100%	top 72%	91.8%	90.6%
2017	5	40%	top 70%	91.6%	89.2%
2016	2	50%	top 77%	88.4%	88%
2015	1	100%	top 54%	89%	89%

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Jul 19, 2024	BBCubed - Brighton Barbeque Bash 🏅 Oshkosh, WI	33 / 37 (622.1028)	30 (160.5256)	32 (153.6572)	30 (157.6572)	33 (150.2628)
Aug 26, 2022	10th Annual Deaths Door Barbeque 🏅 Washington Island, WI	12 / 26 (659.9432)	9 (168.5944)	16 (162.8000)	18 (161.6916)	7 (166.8572)
Oct 18, 2019	Best of the Midwest 🏅 Union Grove, WI	41 / 52 (631.2916)	37 (159.9772)	28 (158.8116)	34 (159.9656)	43 (152.5372)
Aug 24, 2019	8th Annual Death Door Barbeque (DAY 2) 🏅 Washington Island, WI	24 / 29 (639.8176)	16 (167.3944)	25 (155.3944)	25 (162.2400)	25 (154.7888)
Aug 23, 2019	8th Annual Death Door Barbeque (DAY 1) 🏅 Washington Island, WI	12 / 30 (157.0856)	9 (169.7144)	26 (155.9772)	22 (160.5600)	15 (166.2628)
Jul 13, 2019	Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay-Heat 2 🏅 Green Bay, WI	26 / 36 (651.8856)	10 (170.8228)	19 (164.5372)	29 (159.4172)	29 (157.1084)
Jul 12, 2019	Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay-Heat 1 🏅 Green Bay, WI	21 / 37 (651.9660)	21 (162.2744)	33 (157.1544)	7 (170.2972)	21 (162.2400)
Apr 26, 2019	The Great Wisconsin Tune Up BBQ Contest 🏅 Manawa, WI	25 / 26 (600.9140)	12 (163.4172)	26 (140.4572)	22 (145.0968)	21 (151.9428)
Aug 24, 2018	7th Annual Death Door Barbeque (DAY 2) Washington Island, WI	23 / 27 (636.4460)	3 (173.1544)	7 (168.0116)	26 (147.3372)	25 (147.9428)
Aug 23, 2018	7th Annual Death Door Barbeque (DAY 1) Washington Island, WI	19 / 26 (661.0168)	16 (165.6800)	5 (175.4172)	13 (166.2628)	24 (153.6568)
Jul 20, 2018	Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown (JUDGES FULL) Peoria, IL	25 / 43 (658.7544)	29 (163.4172)	32 (159.3944)	9 (173.1200)	28 (162.8228)
Aug 25, 2017	6th Annual Death Door Barbeque (DAY 2) Washington Island, WI	33 / 39 (633.5316)	24 (163.9544)	31 (158.2628)	37 (150.2172)	23 (161.0972)
Aug 24, 2017	6th Annual Death Door Barbeque (DAY 1) Washington Island, WI	31 / 40 (639.3260)	15 (169.6916)	27 (159.3944)	40 (143.4056)	13 (166.8344)
Jul 15, 2017	Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay-Heat 2 Green Bay, WI	27 / 49 (659.3368)	8 (172.5484)	37 (161.1544)	30 (163.3712)	33 (162.2628)
Jul 14, 2017	Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay-Heat1 Green Bay, WI	39 / 58 (638.2172)	15 (167.9888)	41 (155.9884)	19 (164)	51 (150.2400)
May 19, 2017	ASTOPâ€™s BBQ 4 ASTOP Fond du Lac, WI	19 / 30 (639.9200)	11 (165.6800)	10 (163.3828)	18 (156.5944)	17 (154.2628)
Aug 26, 2016	5th Annual Deaths Door Barbeque Washington Island, WI	30 / 42 (636.4684)	13 (170.2972)	32 (154.2284)	36 (154.2400)	28 (157.7028)
May 20, 2016	BBQ 4 ASTOP Fond du Lac, WI	23 / 28 (630.7884)	7 (168.5828)	27 (146.8344)	11 (164.5828)	25 (150.7884)
Aug 28, 2015	4th Annual Deaths Door Barbecue Washington Island, WI	19 / 35 (640.4800)	29 (157.0972)	14 (160.5828)	3 (171.4172)	28 (151.3828)

Crackhouse BBQ

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (8 found in their record)

The one to beat

A tough matchup

The weak link

The comeback

Chicken nemesis

They cook the hard rooms

Looking over their shoulder

The metronome

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

By meat

By field size and state

By contest size

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

More numbers

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

📉 Toughest weekends

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

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)