A tough matchup
4–0
behind in the head-to-head
SAUCED N SMOKED ahead in 100% of their meetings
SAUCED N SMOKED has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
Skeleton Crew BBQ
Skeleton Crew BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2023. Their best overall finish is 9th of 17 at the Smoke on the Water BBQ Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) (2023). They are ranked #5177 of 6,477 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1459
peak 1459 · rated over 5 contests
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
Jul 25, 2014
latest Aug 26, 2023 · 9.1 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
20% of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 85%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
20%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±6.81
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 161.67 · weakest Pork (142.65)
Road miles
540
across 5 mapped stops · furthest 521 mi
Schedule strength
33%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1545)
Purse competed for
$2,580
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
Master avg
600.10 / 720
4 Master contests · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
334.78 / 360
1 Backyard contest · 0 GCs
These overall scores sit on different scales (Master out of 720, Backyard out of 360), 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #2458 (73 pts) | #2505 (73 pts) | #2505 (73 pts) | #2525 (73 pts) | #2027 (98 pts) |
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Skeleton Crew BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
122 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5,168 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1459
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to Skeleton Crew BBQ)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Skeleton Crew BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#5,165 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1459
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#5,183 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1459
Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 4 years before Skeleton Crew BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#5,163 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1459
Level with Skeleton Crew BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#5,164 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1459
Their last contest in the data was back in 2016, 7 years before Skeleton Crew BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#5,171 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1459
Their last contest in the data was back in 2015, 8 years before Skeleton Crew BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careersBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 171.9772 | 153.6572 | 161.67 | top 62% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.8000 | 142.2744 | 154.14 | top 76% |
| Pork | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 147.4056 | 134.7656 | 142.65 | top 98% |
| Brisket | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 160 | 136.4800 | 146.38 | top 79% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 53% |
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 89% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 95% |
More numbers
Contests a season
1
across 5 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
IL
4 of 5 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
5
a different one every time
Opponents faced
116
finished ahead 19 times, behind 173
Longest layoff
6.1 yrs
Jul 21, 2017 → Aug 26, 2023
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20235 milestones
- First call Smoke on the Water BBQ Fest (BACKYARD ONLY)
- First overall top-10 Smoke on the Water BBQ Fest (BACKYARD ONLY)
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score334.7772 Smoke on the Water BBQ Fest (BACKYARD ONLY)
- Career-best single call (Chicken)171.9772 Smoke on the Water BBQ Fest (BACKYARD ONLY)
- Most recent contest Smoke on the Water BBQ Fest (BACKYARD ONLY)
20161 milestone
- Career-best overall score609.0400 Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown (Formerly Morton BBQ Throwdown)
20142 milestones
- First tracked contest Morton BBQ Throwdown
- Peak power rating (1488) Morton BBQ Throwdown
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +4.5 | Smoke on the Water BBQ Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) | Aug 26, 2023 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12.5 | Morton BBQ Throwdown | Jul 25, 2014 |
| -12.1 | 5th Annual Morton BBQ Throwdown | Jul 24, 2015 |
| -11.2 | Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown (JUDGES FULL) | Jul 21, 2017 |
| -9.9 | Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown (Formerly Morton BBQ Throwdown) | Jul 22, 2016 |
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 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 53% | 93% | 93% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 96% | 81.9% | 81.9% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 89% | 84.6% | 84.6% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 96% | 83.6% | 83.6% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 94% | 83.2% | 83.2% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 26, 2023 | Smoke on the Water BBQ Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) Lincoln, AL | 9 / 17 (334.7772) | 7 (171.9772) | 11 (162.8000) | — | — |
| Jul 21, 2017 | Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown (JUDGES FULL) Peoria, IL | 46 / 48 (590.0340) | 39 (153.6572) | 29 (153.7028) | 47 (134.7656) | 38 (147.9084) |
| Jul 22, 2016 | Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown (Formerly Morton BBQ Throwdown) Peoria, IL | 33 / 37 (609.0400) | 28 (161.0856) | 25 (159.4288) | 36 (147.4056) | 35 (141.1200) |
| Jul 24, 2015 | 5th Annual Morton BBQ Throwdown Morton, IL | 45 / 47 (602.0344) | 15 (166.8228) | 40 (152.4916) | 45 (146.2400) | 47 (136.4800) |
| Jul 25, 2014 | Morton BBQ Throwdown Morton, IL | 45 / 48 (599.2800) | 39 (154.8000) | 48 (142.2744) | 48 (142.2056) | 20 (160) |