CRAZY HORSE BBQ

At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)

Power ranking

#6295

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1398

peak 1398 · rated over 31 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2016-10-08

latest 2023-10-20

Best ToY finish

#524

Master 2019

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

2 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 31 contests

Avg finish

top 74%

overall standings

Best overall

670.8572 / 720

Master · Pickin N Pullin BBQ competition

Perfect 180s

Current form

633.91 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 624.00 (+9.91)

Walk rate

10%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

176.5944

Brisket · Pickin N Pullin BBQ competition

Consistency

±30.06

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 159.11 · weakest Brisket (151.53)

Road miles

3,285

mi across 31 mapped stops · furthest 227 mi

Schedule strength

55%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1571)

Purse competed for

$112K

listed at 15 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

GCs in 16 state-championship entries

Master avg

624.00 / 720

31 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (10 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.

High-water mark

670.8572 career-best overall

93.2% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 670.8572 at Pickin N Pullin BBQ competition — 93.2% of a perfect 720.

Master
2019-04-26

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

Sasquatch BBQ has finished one call ahead of CRAZY HORSE BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2019 their best year

2019 was the year it came together: 8 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 1 category win, at an average finish in the top 60%.

8 contests
0 overall top-10s
1 category wins
average top 60%

A tough matchup

25–0 behind in the head-to-head

Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit ahead in 100% of their meetings

Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit has come out ahead in 25 of their 25 shared contests.

The weak link

−7.6 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 7.58 points below their pork, and turns into a call 6% of the time against 3%.

Brisket avg 151.53
Pork avg 159.11
2 calls in 31 entries

A strong matchup

5–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 83% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of JUST Q IT in 5 of their 6 shared contests.

Pork nemesis

20 of 25 shared pork entries lost

Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit ahead 80% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit has out-cooked them in 20 of 25 shared pork entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

WAR PIGS has landed one call behind them 2 times.

The long haul

3,285 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 3,285 miles across 31 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 227 miles to *Chesapeake Jubilee BBQ Cook-Off.

31 mapped stops
furthest 227 mi

A standing appointment

4 years running at one contest

They've cooked York County BBQ Festival every year from 2018 to 2021 — the contest they never miss.

4 visits in all
best finish 24th

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Swampview BBQ

#6297 of the rated field

1398 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 28
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1398

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 28 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 28 contests
last seen 2025-02-21

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SMOKIN ACES BBQ - FL

#6296 of the rated field

1398 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 21
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 5%
Peak: 1398

No shared contest yet.

Fewer contests behind them than CRAZY HORSE BBQ has cooked, 21 to 31, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

rated over 21 contests
last seen 2026-01-22

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Tarheel Cookers

#6294 of the rated field

1398 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1398

No shared contest yet.

12 contests and no Grand Championship yet.

rated over 12 contests
last seen 2025-11-21

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THE FAT GUYZ

#6292 of the rated field

1399 ▲ 1 power rating

Contests: 28
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 4%
Peak: 1399

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 28 contests
last seen 2026-04-03

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CRF BLUE RIBB'N BBQ

#6290 of the rated field

1399 ▲ 1 power rating

Contests: 24
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 4%
Peak: 1399

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 24 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 24 contests
last seen 2026-06-05

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DOUBLE J SMOKERS

#6300 of the rated field

1397 ▼ 1 power rating

Contests: 21
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1397

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 21 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 21 contests
last seen 2024-09-06

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit	25	0	25	0%	⚔ compare
POPPA Q-BBQ	18	2	16	11%	⚔ compare
DRILLING & GRILLING	17	0	17	0%	⚔ compare
Top Gun Barbecue	16	0	16	0%	⚔ compare
DANTE'S INFERNO	16	0	16	0%	⚔ compare
APORKALYPSE NOW	15	0	15	0%	⚔ compare
BOGGS HOG BBQ	14	2	12	14%	⚔ compare
Rogue Hog BBQ	14	1	13	7%	⚔ compare
OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE	14	0	14	0%	⚔ compare
BAD AZZ MULE BBQ	14	0	14	0%	⚔ compare
DIG'N N PIG'N	13	1	12	8%	⚔ compare
WEEKEND SMOKERS	13	1	12	8%	⚔ compare
WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	13	0	13	0%	⚔ compare
BIG BOB'S SMOKIN QUE	12	6	6	50%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN' TEX BBQ	12	0	12	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	31	0	0	0	174.2628	124.4684	157.63	top 69%
Pork Ribs	31	1	0	0	167.4400	127.8972	155.73	top 69%
Pork	31	1	0	1	176.5828	143.3484	159.11	top 63%
Brisket	31	2	1	1	176.5944	119.3032	151.53	top 75%

“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	Avg finish
PA	13	top 71%
NJ	6	top 81%
DE	5	top 77%
VA	5	top 71%
MD	2	top 74%

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	14	0	top 73%
Large (40+)	17	0	top 75%

Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
York County BBQ Festival	4	24	top 73%	2021-06-18
Smoke in the Grove	2	35	top 65%	2021-07-30
Twin Valley Fire and Smoke	2	32	top 76%	2021-05-14
Pickin N Pullin BBQ competition	2	11	top 62%	2019-04-26
*Pit at the Park	2	18	top 86%	2018-08-03
Historic New Castle Colonial BBQ Competition	2	25	top 80%	2018-06-08
*Chesapeake Jubilee BBQ Cook-Off	2	13	top 65%	2018-05-18

The story so far (17 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 7 yrs 2016-10-08 → 2023-10-20

Busiest season 2019 8 contests

Contests a season 3.9 across 8 seasons in the data

Cooks most in PA 13 of 31 contests · 5 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 22 7 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 31 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls

Strongest meat Pork averages 159.11 · weakest Brisket (151.53)

Walk rate 10% a top-10 call in 3 of 31 contests

Overall top-10 rate 0% 0 of 31 contests

Master average 624.00 out of 720 · 31 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 576 374–1,175 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 3,285 31 mapped stops · furthest 227 mi

Schedule strength 1571 average field rating faced — tougher than 55% of rated contests

Purse competed for $112,325 listed at 15 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships 0 from 16 state-championship entries

Longest layoff 1 yrs 2022-10-07 → 2023-10-20

Power rating 1398 peak 1398 · #6295 of 6,413 rated

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

2016
Oct 8 First tracked contest Smoke on the Water Barbecue Championship
Oct 8 Peak power rating (1487) Smoke on the Water Barbecue Championship
2018
Jun 1 10th tracked contest Que for the Troops
2019
Apr 26 First call Pickin N Pullin BBQ competition
Apr 26 First category win (Brisket) Pickin N Pullin BBQ competition
Apr 26 First overall past 90% of a perfect score670.8572 Pickin N Pullin BBQ competition
Apr 26 Career-best overall score670.8572 Pickin N Pullin BBQ competition
Apr 26 Career-best single call (Brisket)176.5944 Pickin N Pullin BBQ competition
2020
Jul 31 25th tracked contest New Jersey KnoQ-out: Day 1-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES
2023
Oct 20 Most recent contest Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1)

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+10.6	Pickin N Pullin BBQ competition	2019-04-26
+7.7	Red White & Que: Day 1 CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES	2019-10-11
+7.4	New Holland Summer Fest	2019-08-23
+6.6	*Chesapeake Jubilee BBQ Cook-Off	2018-05-18
+5.8	Que for the Troops	2018-06-01

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-13	Smoke on the Water Barbecue Championship	2016-10-08
-12.4	4th Annual Pickin N Pullin BBQ competition	2017-04-28
-12.2	Historic New Castle Colonial BBQ Competition	2017-06-09
-11.3	*Pit at the Park	2017-08-04
-8.8	Red White & Que: Day 1 CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES	2021-10-22

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	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2023	1	0	0%	top 82%	88.7%	88.7%
2022	1	0	0%	top 92%	87.2%	87.2%
2021	4	0	0%	top 77%	90.3%	87.9%
2020	3	0	0%	top 71%	90.6%	90.1%
2019	8	1	38%	top 60%	93.2%	89.4%
2018	8	0	0%	top 70%	89.3%	86.9%
2017	5	0	0%	top 93%	85.3%	80.3%
2016	1	0	0%	top 100%	77%	77%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2023-10-20	Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) 🏅 Jackson, NJ	28 / 34 (638.7316)	26 (160.5140)	28 (155.3716)	13 (169.1544)	28 (153.6916)
2022-10-07	Keystone Classic BBQ State Championship 🏅 Harrisburg, PA	24 / 26 (627.8284)	16 (165.0856)	24 (152.5488)	25 (154.8112)	22 (155.3828)
2021-10-22	Red White & Que: Day 1 CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES Jackson, NJ	29 / 31 (605.5656)	27 (158.7884)	29 (147.9772)	28 (155.4400)	30 (143.3600)
2021-07-30	Smoke in the Grove 🏅 Spring Grove, PA	38 / 54 (650.1488)	32 (167.3828)	44 (159.9772)	34 (162.8116)	33 (159.9772)
2021-06-18	York County BBQ Festival 🏅 Delta, PA	30 / 41 (647.2796)	20 (167.9656)	27 (161.6800)	41 (151.3596)	19 (166.2744)
2021-05-14	Twin Valley Fire and Smoke 🏅 Morgantown, PA	32 / 46 (629.5884)	32 (159.3712)	20 (162.2744)	22 (161.7028)	39 (146.2400)
2020-07-31	New Jersey KnoQ-out: Day 1-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Blairstown, NJ	28 / 35 (645.0512)	33 (158.8112)	19 (164.5372)	20 (165.2000)	29 (156.5028)
2020-07-24	Smoke in the Grove 🏅 Spring Grove, PA	35 / 59 (652.4112)	19 (169.1084)	51 (153.0744)	14 (170.2628)	37 (159.9656)
2020-06-26	York County BBQ Festival 🏅 Delta, PA	39 / 53 (648.4572)	13 (174.2628)	24 (167.4400)	41 (161.0972)	49 (145.6572)
2019-10-18	Boo-B-Que 🏅 Rehoboth Beach, DE	39 / 63 (632.9256)	46 (154.7884)	27 (161.6916)	23 (165.1084)	46 (151.3372)
2019-10-11	Red White & Que: Day 1 CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Jackson, NJ	15 / 32 (649.6684)	21 (163.9656)	9 (167.4172)	16 (164.6056)	26 (153.6800)
2019-08-23	New Holland Summer Fest 🏅 New Holland, PA	28 / 65 (655.3372)	16 (167.9656)	31 (165.6800)	11 (169.7372)	51 (151.9544)
2019-08-16	Smokin on the Dock of the Bay 🏅 Chrisfield, MD	16 / 25 (646.7312)	17 (163.3828)	21 (156.5144)	13 (160.5712)	6 (166.2628)
2019-06-28	York County BBQ Festival 🏅 Delta, PA	34 / 48 (642.0684)	44 (150.1828)	19 (166.2400)	11 (171.9884)	37 (153.6572)
2019-06-07	Separation Colonial BBQ Competition 🏅 New Castle, DE	27 / 36 (631.3376)	15 (165.6800)	15 (163.4516)	27 (157.1316)	34 (145.0744)
2019-05-17	Twin Valley Fire and Smoke 🏅 Morgantown, PA	36 / 44 (618.6516)	36 (153.6344)	39 (147.3600)	18 (164.5600)	35 (153.0972)
2019-04-26	Pickin N Pullin BBQ competition 🏅 Lanexa, VA	11 / 32 (670.8572)	29 (152.5028)	14 (165.1772)	3 (176.5828)	1 (176.5944)
2018-10-19	Boo-B-Que Rehoboth Beach, DE	63 / 73 (601.5772)	66 (148.5144)	44 (157.7144)	62 (150.8456)	67 (144.5028)
2018-08-03	*Pit at the Park Macungie, PA	18 / 25 (631.8400)	18 (159.3600)	14 (160.5372)	13 (161.1200)	18 (150.8228)
2018-06-29	*York County BBQ Festival Delta, PA	24 / 33 (623.2688)	23 (159.3828)	25 (153.6688)	32 (146.2400)	17 (163.9772)
2018-06-08	Historic New Castle Colonial BBQ Competition New Castle, DE	25 / 42 (641.5656)	22 (162.2400)	22 (160.5256)	15 (165.1200)	31 (153.6800)
2018-06-01	Que for the Troops Levittown, PA	30 / 61 (643.2804)	29 (163.4060)	34 (158.8228)	28 (160.5144)	31 (160.5372)
2018-05-18	*Chesapeake Jubilee BBQ Cook-Off Chesapeake, VA	13 / 27 (642.7084)	18 (160.5600)	11 (164.5716)	20 (155.3484)	14 (162.2284)
2018-05-05	*Naptown barBAYq Cooking Contest Crownsville, MD	31 / 37 (604.9260)	22 (167.3828)	30 (151.9544)	32 (150.2172)	35 (135.3716)
2018-04-27	Pickin N Pullin BBQ competition Lenexa, VA	40 / 45 (616.9944)	19 (166.2628)	45 (141.6572)	20 (165.1428)	41 (143.9316)
2017-09-15	Smoke on the Water New Jersey State Barbecue Championship Atlantic City, NJ	35 / 42 (614.1948)	29 (157.7144)	35 (154.2744)	40 (148.5372)	30 (153.6688)
2017-08-04	*Pit at the Park Macungie, PA	32 / 32 (585.5884)	32 (149.1316)	31 (148.5828)	32 (143.3484)	30 (144.5256)
2017-06-09	Historic New Castle Colonial BBQ Competition New Castle, DE	46 / 46 (561.9772)	42 (149.6456)	42 (146.2056)	44 (146.8228)	46 (119.3032)
2017-05-19	*Chesapeake Jubilee BBQ Cook-Off Chesapeake, VA	28 / 34 (572.9716)	30 (140.5256)	32 (127.8972)	16 (158.8572)	25 (145.6916)
2017-04-28	4th Annual Pickin N Pullin BBQ competition Lanexa, VA	46 / 46 (555.7368)	46 (124.4684)	45 (144.5372)	43 (149.0740)	45 (137.6572)
2016-10-08	Smoke on the Water Barbecue Championship Atlantic City, NJ	48 / 48 (554.7428)	48 (124.4912)	47 (138.2856)	46 (149.1316)	45 (142.8344)

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
2023 ↗	Master	#1549 (59 pts)	#1579 (59 pts)	#1675 (59 pts)	#1061 (119 pts)	#1565 (59 pts)
2022 ↗	Master	#1640 (56 pts)	#1210 (96 pts)	#1687 (56 pts)	#1690 (51 pts)	#1308 (66 pts)
2021 ↗	Master	#649 (236 pts)	#638 (261 pts)	#653 (261 pts)	#645 (251 pts)	#634 (266 pts)
2020 ↗	Master	#530 (180 pts)	#433 (270 pts)	#523 (215 pts)	#442 (260 pts)	#565 (180 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#524 (629 pts)	#560 (619 pts)	#494 (704 pts)	#356 (929 pts)	#414 (804 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#608 (560 pts)	#620 (600 pts)	#606 (600 pts)	#602 (620 pts)	#620 (590 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#1073 (296 pts)	#1138 (296 pts)	#1140 (296 pts)	#1049 (341 pts)	#1119 (296 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#2274 (60 pts)	#2353 (60 pts)	#2349 (60 pts)	#2326 (60 pts)	#2345 (60 pts)