The one to beat
2×
one call ahead of them
K-Dubs BBQ has finished one call ahead of Crackalacken 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
Crackalacken
Crackalacken is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2023 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 16th of 63 at the Lakeland Pig Festival (2026). They are ranked #4144 of 6,477 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “Crack-A-Lacken”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1480
peak 1480 · rated over 5 contests
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
Jan 27, 2023
latest Jan 22, 2026 · 3 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 71%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
40%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±11.68
spread of their Backyard overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 159.21 · weakest Pork (147.82)
Road miles
10
across 5 mapped stops
Schedule strength
35%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1547)
Purse competed for
$93K
listed at 4 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 5 state-championship entries
Backyard avg
322.28 / 360
4 Backyard contests · 0 GCs
Backyard (4-meat) avg
611.93 / 720
1 Backyard (4-meat) contest · 0 GCs
These overall scores sit on different scales (Backyard out of 360, Backyard (4-meat) out of 720), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.
This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Crackalacken, each with one reason worth a look.
136 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4,125 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1480
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,139 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1509
Level with Crackalacken on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#4,118 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1480
They were already cooking in 2015, 8 years before Crackalacken's first contest.
⚔ Compare careers#4,146 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1480
Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 8 years before Crackalacken's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#4,145 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1501
Their last contest in the data was back in 2017, 9 years before Crackalacken's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#4,131 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1480
Their last contest in the data was back in 2016, 10 years before Crackalacken's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Porkganic BBQ | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN ACES BBQ - FL | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| Nuts & Butts | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| K & E's Little Smokers | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| Mad Dog BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| Smokin' Ain't EZ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| BBQmyway | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| JP BBQ and Catering | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| Belly Bustin Bistro | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Uncle G's BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 162.8916 | 152.0228 | 159.21 | top 72% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 173.1200 | 139.3600 | 156.89 | top 62% |
| Pork | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 158.2628 | 118.6172 | 147.82 | top 84% |
| Brisket | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.2856 | 115.1656 | 147.82 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 80% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 69% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lakeland Pig Festival | 4 | 16 | 0 | top 69% | Jan 22, 2026 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2023
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
FL
5 of 5 contests
Contests visited
2
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
253
finished ahead 145 times, behind 318
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20262 milestones
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)173.1200 Lakeland Pig Festival
- Most recent contest Lakeland Pig Festival
20251 milestone
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score328.5600 Lakeland Pig Festival
20234 milestones
- First tracked contest Lakeland Pig Festival
- Career-best overall score611.9312 Lakeland Pig Festival
- Peak power rating (1487) Lakeland Pig Festival
- First call Plant City Pig Jam
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +11 | Lakeland Pig Festival | Jan 22, 2026 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12.9 | Lakeland Pig Festival | Jan 27, 2023 |
| -10.1 | Plant City Pig Jam | Nov 17, 2023 |
| -5.8 | Lakeland Pig Festival | Jan 26, 2024 |
| -2.2 | Lakeland Pig Festival | Jan 24, 2025 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 25% | 93.3% | 93.3% |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 75% | 91.3% | 91.3% |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 77% | 88.9% | 88.9% |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 90% | 85% | 84.8% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 22, 2026 | Lakeland Pig Festival 🏅 Lakeland, FL | 16 / 63 (336.0116) | 30 (162.8916) | 9 (173.1200) | 44 (153.1084) | 43 (148.5028) |
| Jan 24, 2025 | Lakeland Pig Festival 🏅 Lakeland, FL | 30 / 40 (328.5600) | 41 (159.4172) | 15 (169.1428) | 47 (152.5600) | 28 (158.8800) |
| Jan 26, 2024 | Lakeland Pig Festival 🏅 Lakeland, FL | 47 / 61 (319.9656) | 46 (158.8228) | 44 (161.1428) | 44 (156.5484) | 37 (154.2744) |
| Nov 17, 2023 | Plant City Pig Jam 🏅 Plant City, FL | 20 / 25 (304.5944) | 10 (162.8916) | 21 (141.7028) | 21 (118.6172) | 22 (115.1656) |
| Jan 27, 2023 | Lakeland Pig Festival 🏅 Lakeland, FL | 51 / 51 (611.9312) | 48 (152.0228) | 53 (139.3600) | 40 (158.2628) | 25 (162.2856) |