A tough matchup
6–0
behind in the head-to-head
REDBONES BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
REDBONES BBQ has come out ahead in 6 of their 6 shared contests.
Creekside BBQ
Creekside BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 6 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2021 and 2023. Their best overall finish is 7th of 38 at the Scottsboro BBQ Festival (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE ONLY) (2022). They are ranked #3532 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “Creek Side bbq”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1492
peak 1506 · rated over 6 contests
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
Nov 12, 2021
latest Oct 13, 2023 · 1.9 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
17% of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 64%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
33%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±7.91
spread of their Backyard overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 167.39 · weakest Pork Ribs (163.29)
Road miles
459
across 6 mapped stops · furthest 313 mi
Schedule strength
41%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1554)
Purse competed for
$39K
listed at 6 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 1 state-championship entry
Backyard avg
335.50 / 360
4 Backyard contests · 0 GCs
Backyard (3-meat) avg
485.31 / 540
2 Backyard (3-meat) contests · 0 GCs
These overall scores sit on different scales (Backyard out of 360, Backyard (3-meat) out of 540), 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 Creekside BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
134 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3,555 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 10%
- Peak
- 1510
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to Creekside BBQ)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Creekside BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#3,512 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1519
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,522 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 13%
- Peak
- 1501
They were already cooking in 2013, 8 years before Creekside BBQ's first contest.
⚔ Compare careers#3,545 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 29%
- Peak
- 1501
Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 4 years before Creekside BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#3,546 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1502
Level with Creekside BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#3,526 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1509
Their last contest in the data was back in 2014, 9 years before Creekside BBQ'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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LEE LA Q | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| REDBONES BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Bentley Que | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| RIBLIFE | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| NORALA BBQ TEAM | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| 2 Swine Crew | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 171.9772 | 156.5144 | 167.39 | top 52% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 174.2744 | 158.2284 | 163.29 | top 64% |
| Pork | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.1200 | 159.4056 | 164.26 | top 74% |
“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
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scottsboro BBQ Festival (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE ONLY) | 2 | 7 | 0 | top 37% | Oct 13, 2023 |
| Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE) | 2 | 30 | 0 | top 87% | Aug 11, 2023 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2023
3 contests
Contests a season
2
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
AL
5 of 6 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
4
2 of them more than once
Opponents faced
157
finished ahead 87 times, behind 157
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20232 milestones
- Career-best overall score486.7656 Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE)
- Most recent contest Scottsboro BBQ Festival (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE ONLY)
20224 milestones
- First call Scottsboro BBQ Festival (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE ONLY)
- First overall top-10 Scottsboro BBQ Festival (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE ONLY)
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)174.2744 Scottsboro BBQ Festival (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE ONLY)
- Peak power rating (1506) Scottsboro BBQ Festival (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE ONLY)
20212 milestones
- First tracked contest Barbecue With A View (BACKYARD ONLY)
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score339.3484 Barbecue With A View (BACKYARD ONLY)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +13.3 | Scottsboro BBQ Festival (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE ONLY) | Oct 7, 2022 |
| +1.8 | Barbecue With A View (BACKYARD ONLY) | Nov 12, 2021 |
| +1 | Scottsboro BBQ Festival (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE ONLY) | Oct 13, 2023 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -9.3 | Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD ONLY) | Aug 12, 2022 |
| -8.1 | Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE) | Aug 11, 2023 |
| -6.3 | Smoke on the Falls | Apr 7, 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33% | top 75% | 91.9% | 90.8% |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50% | top 53% | 96.2% | 92.9% |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 50% | 94.3% | 94.3% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 13, 2023 | Scottsboro BBQ Festival (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE ONLY) Scottsboro, AL | 15 / 27 (330.8000) | 5 (171.9772) | 21 (158.8228) | — | — |
| Aug 11, 2023 | Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE) Glencoe, AL | 30 / 35 (486.7656) | 23 (166.8228) | 26 (160.5372) | 33 (159.4056) | — |
| Apr 7, 2023 | Smoke on the Falls 🏅 Gadsden, AL | 33 / 39 (325.6116) | 26 (167.3828) | 34 (158.2288) | — | — |
| Oct 7, 2022 | Scottsboro BBQ Festival (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE ONLY) Scottsboro, AL | 7 / 38 (346.2516) | 10 (171.9772) | 6 (174.2744) | — | — |
| Aug 12, 2022 | Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD ONLY) Glencoe, AL | 31 / 35 (483.8628) | 33 (156.5144) | 30 (158.2284) | 19 (169.1200) | — |
| Nov 12, 2021 | Barbecue With A View (BACKYARD ONLY) Vicksburg, MS | 15 / 30 (339.3484) | 12 (169.6800) | 13 (169.6684) | — | — |