CRAZY HORSE BBQ

CRAZY HORSE BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 31 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2016 and 2023. Their best overall finish is 11th of 32 at the Pickin N Pullin BBQ competition (2019). They are ranked #6368 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#6,368

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1398

peak 1398 · rated over 31 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Oct 8, 2016

latest Oct 20, 2023 · 7 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#524

Master 2019 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

2 podiums

Overall top-10s

0% 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

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 159.11 · weakest Brisket (151.53)

Road miles

3,285

across 31 mapped stops · furthest 227 mi

Schedule strength

56%

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

Purse competed for

$112K

listed at 15 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 16 state-championship entries

Master avg

624.00 / 720

31 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (10 found in their record)

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

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
Apr 26, 2019

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 win
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.

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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

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
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)

Overall rank by season

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

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#6,369 of the rated field

1398 power rating

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GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
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Contests: 28
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
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Contests: 25
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
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Contests: 25
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1399

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#6,365 of the rated field

1399 ▲ 1 power rating

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

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

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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 field size and state

By contest size

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

By state / province (where the contests were held)

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

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
York County BBQ Festival	4	24	top 73%	Jun 18, 2021
Smoke in the Grove	2	35	top 65%	Jul 30, 2021
Twin Valley Fire and Smoke	2	32	top 76%	May 14, 2021
Pickin N Pullin BBQ competition	2	11	top 62%	Apr 26, 2019
Pit at the Park	2	18	top 86%	Aug 3, 2018
Historic New Castle Colonial BBQ Competition	2	25	top 80%	Jun 8, 2018
Chesapeake Jubilee BBQ Cook-Off	2	13	top 65%	May 18, 2018

More numbers

Busiest season 2019 8 contests

Contests a season 3.9 across 8 seasons in the data

Most contests held in PA 13 of 31 contests · 5 states in all

Contests visited 22 7 of them more than once

Opponents faced 573 finished ahead 374 times, behind 1,175

Longest layoff 1 yrs Oct 7, 2022 → Oct 20, 2023

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

20231 milestone

Oct 20 Most recent contest Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1)

20201 milestone

Jul 31 25th tracked contest New Jersey KnoQ-out: Day 1-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES

20195 milestones

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

20181 milestone

Jun 1 10th tracked contest Que for the Troops

20162 milestones

Oct 8 First tracked contest Smoke on the Water Barbecue Championship
Oct 8 Peak power rating (1487) Smoke on the Water Barbecue Championship

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+10.6	Pickin N Pullin BBQ competition	Apr 26, 2019
+7.7	Red White & Que: Day 1 CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES	Oct 11, 2019
+7.4	New Holland Summer Fest	Aug 23, 2019
+6.5	Chesapeake Jubilee BBQ Cook-Off	May 18, 2018
+5.8	Que for the Troops	Jun 1, 2018

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-12.9	Smoke on the Water Barbecue Championship	Oct 8, 2016
-12.4	4th Annual Pickin N Pullin BBQ competition	Apr 28, 2017
-12.2	Historic New Castle Colonial BBQ Competition	Jun 9, 2017
-11.2	Pit at the Park	Aug 4, 2017
-8.8	Red White & Que: Day 1 CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES	Oct 22, 2021

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — 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	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
Oct 20, 2023	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)
Oct 7, 2022	Keystone Classic BBQ State Championship 🏅 Harrisburg, PA	24 / 26 (627.8284)	16 (165.0856)	24 (152.5488)	25 (154.8112)	22 (155.3828)
Oct 22, 2021	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)
Jul 30, 2021	Smoke in the Grove 🏅 Spring Grove, PA	38 / 54 (650.1488)	32 (167.3828)	44 (159.9772)	34 (162.8116)	33 (159.9772)
Jun 18, 2021	York County BBQ Festival 🏅 Delta, PA	30 / 41 (647.2796)	20 (167.9656)	27 (161.6800)	41 (151.3596)	19 (166.2744)
May 14, 2021	Twin Valley Fire and Smoke 🏅 Morgantown, PA	32 / 46 (629.5884)	32 (159.3712)	20 (162.2744)	22 (161.7028)	39 (146.2400)
Jul 31, 2020	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)
Jul 24, 2020	Smoke in the Grove 🏅 Spring Grove, PA	35 / 59 (652.4112)	19 (169.1084)	51 (153.0744)	14 (170.2628)	37 (159.9656)
Jun 26, 2020	York County BBQ Festival 🏅 Delta, PA	39 / 53 (648.4572)	13 (174.2628)	24 (167.4400)	41 (161.0972)	49 (145.6572)
Oct 18, 2019	Boo-B-Que 🏅 Rehoboth Beach, DE	39 / 63 (632.9256)	46 (154.7884)	27 (161.6916)	23 (165.1084)	46 (151.3372)
Oct 11, 2019	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)
Aug 23, 2019	New Holland Summer Fest 🏅 New Holland, PA	28 / 65 (655.3372)	16 (167.9656)	31 (165.6800)	11 (169.7372)	51 (151.9544)
Aug 16, 2019	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)
Jun 28, 2019	York County BBQ Festival 🏅 Delta, PA	34 / 48 (642.0684)	44 (150.1828)	19 (166.2400)	11 (171.9884)	37 (153.6572)
Jun 7, 2019	Separation Colonial BBQ Competition 🏅 New Castle, DE	27 / 36 (631.3376)	15 (165.6800)	15 (163.4516)	27 (157.1316)	34 (145.0744)
May 17, 2019	Twin Valley Fire and Smoke 🏅 Morgantown, PA	36 / 44 (618.6516)	36 (153.6344)	39 (147.3600)	18 (164.5600)	35 (153.0972)
Apr 26, 2019	Pickin N Pullin BBQ competition 🏅 Lanexa, VA	11 / 32 (670.8572)	29 (152.5028)	14 (165.1772)	3 (176.5828)	1 (176.5944)
Oct 19, 2018	Boo-B-Que Rehoboth Beach, DE	63 / 73 (601.5772)	66 (148.5144)	44 (157.7144)	62 (150.8456)	67 (144.5028)
Aug 3, 2018	Pit at the Park Macungie, PA	18 / 25 (631.8400)	18 (159.3600)	14 (160.5372)	13 (161.1200)	18 (150.8228)
Jun 29, 2018	York County BBQ Festival Delta, PA	24 / 33 (623.2688)	23 (159.3828)	25 (153.6688)	32 (146.2400)	17 (163.9772)
Jun 8, 2018	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)
Jun 1, 2018	Que for the Troops Levittown, PA	30 / 61 (643.2804)	29 (163.4060)	34 (158.8228)	28 (160.5144)	31 (160.5372)
May 18, 2018	Chesapeake Jubilee BBQ Cook-Off Chesapeake, VA	13 / 27 (642.7084)	18 (160.5600)	11 (164.5716)	20 (155.3484)	14 (162.2284)
May 5, 2018	Naptown barBAYq Cooking Contest Crownsville, MD	31 / 37 (604.9260)	22 (167.3828)	30 (151.9544)	32 (150.2172)	35 (135.3716)
Apr 27, 2018	Pickin N Pullin BBQ competition Lenexa, VA	40 / 45 (616.9944)	19 (166.2628)	45 (141.6572)	20 (165.1428)	41 (143.9316)
Sep 15, 2017	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)
Aug 4, 2017	Pit at the Park Macungie, PA	32 / 32 (585.5884)	32 (149.1316)	31 (148.5828)	32 (143.3484)	30 (144.5256)
Jun 9, 2017	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)
May 19, 2017	Chesapeake Jubilee BBQ Cook-Off Chesapeake, VA	28 / 34 (572.9716)	30 (140.5256)	32 (127.8972)	16 (158.8572)	25 (145.6916)
Apr 28, 2017	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)
Oct 8, 2016	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)

CRAZY HORSE 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 (10 found in their record)

High-water mark

The one to beat

Their season

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

Pork nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

The long haul

A standing appointment

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, averaged over 5 contests — 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)