Skeleton Crew
Skeleton Crew is a competition barbecue team with 2 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record in 2023. Their best overall finish is 11th of 17 at the Fire at the Foothills (BACKYARD ONLY) (2023).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1492
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 2
Contests
2
in the data
First seen
Apr 14, 2023
latest Sep 22, 2023
Avg finish
top 74%
overall standings
Walk rate
100%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 163.09 · weakest Pork (162.80)
Road miles
43
across 2 mapped stops
Purse competed for
$5,950
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
Backyard avg
327.33 / 360
1 Backyard contest · 0 GCs
Backyard (3-meat) avg
487.27 / 540
1 Backyard (3-meat) contest · 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.
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 165.6684 | 160.5028 | 163.09 | top 74% |
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 166.8228 | 158.8000 | 162.81 | top 69% |
| Pork | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.8000 | 162.8000 | 162.80 | top 76% |
“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.
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20236 milestones
- First tracked contest Fire at the Foothills (BACKYARD ONLY)
- First call Fire at the Foothills (BACKYARD ONLY)
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score487.2684 Fire at the Foothills (BACKYARD ONLY)
- Career-best overall score487.2684 Fire at the Foothills (BACKYARD ONLY)
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)166.8228 O'So Good BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) #1
- Most recent contest O'So Good BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) #1
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 22, 2023 | O'So Good BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) #1 Oneonta, AL | 15 / 18 (327.3256) | 17 (160.5028) | 10 (166.8228) | — | — |
| Apr 14, 2023 | Fire at the Foothills (BACKYARD ONLY) 🏅 Chelsea, AL | 11 / 17 (487.2684) | 9 (165.6684) | 14 (158.8000) | 13 (162.8000) | — |