High-water mark
690.2172
career-best overall
95.9% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 690.2172 at Original SD BBQ Championships — 95.9% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Jun 5, 2026
Cross Cut BBQ
Cross Cut BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 9 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2022 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 8th of 48 at the Original SD BBQ Championships (2026). They are ranked #3020 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “CROSSCUT BBQ”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1505
peak 1515 · rated over 8 contests
Contests
9
in the data
First seen
Jul 29, 2022
latest Sep 4, 2026 · 4.1 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
1 podium
Overall top-10s
1
11% of 9 contests
Avg finish
top 60%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
666.98 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 667.77 (-0.79)
Walk rate
56%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±15.79
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 169.85 · weakest Brisket (163.53)
Road miles
1,453
across 9 mapped stops · furthest 384 mi
Schedule strength
75%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1597)
Purse competed for
$61K
listed at 7 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 8 state-championship entries
Master avg
667.77 / 720
8 Master contests · 0 GCs
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Cross Cut BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
100 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3,028 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 25%
- Peak
- 1529
Careers of much the same size, 8 contests to 9, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,036 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1505
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 9 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#3,026 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 11%
- Peak
- 1511
Their last contest in the data was back in 2014, 12 years before Cross Cut BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#3,014 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 43%
- Peak
- 1513
Level with Cross Cut BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#3,021 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 43%
- Peak
- 1514
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 9, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,015 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1511
They were already cooking in 2016, 6 years before Cross Cut BBQ's first contest.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOT DADDY'S BBQ | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| SIN CIRCLE BBQ | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| RUM N' SMOKE BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| SPITFIRE | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 174.8572 | 159.9656 | 167.70 | top 54% |
| Pork Ribs | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 176.5600 | 152.5256 | 167.27 | top 51% |
| Pork | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 177.7372 | 162.8456 | 169.85 | top 45% |
| Brisket | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 174.2628 | 157.0856 | 163.53 | top 68% |
“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) | 5 | 0 | top 79% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 28% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Original SD BBQ Championships | 2 | 8 | 0 | top 49% | Jun 5, 2026 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2023
4 contests
Contests a season
3
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
SD
4 of 9 contests · 4 states in all
Contests visited
7
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
645
finished ahead 494 times, behind 285
Longest layoff
2.9 yrs
Jun 30, 2023 → Jun 5, 2026
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20264 milestones
- First overall top-10 Original SD BBQ Championships
- Career-best overall score690.2172 Original SD BBQ Championships
- Peak power rating (1515) Original SD BBQ Championships
- Most recent contest SD BBQ Shootout @ Huset's Speedway
20233 milestones
- First call Iowa State BBQ Championship
- First category win (Pork) Iowa State BBQ Championship
- Career-best single call (Pork)177.7372 Iowa State BBQ Championship
20222 milestones
- First tracked contest 6th Annual E'burg BBQ Contest
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score649.0744 6th Annual E'burg BBQ Contest
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +16.1 | Original SD BBQ Championships | Jun 5, 2026 |
| +12.1 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST | Sep 29, 2022 |
| +2.8 | Iowa State BBQ Championship | Mar 31, 2023 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -7.6 | KTD Smokn' Gobbler | Jul 10, 2026 |
| -7.5 | Original SD BBQ Championships | Jun 2, 2023 |
| -5.6 | 6th Annual E'burg BBQ Contest | Jul 29, 2022 |
| -2.8 | SD BBQ Shootout @ Huset's Speedway | Sep 4, 2026 |
| -2.6 | Ditmars Red White & Blue BBQ | Jun 30, 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 67% | top 59% | 95.9% | 94.1% |
| 2023 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 75% | top 64% | 93.9% | 91.6% |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 54% | 94.8% | 92.5% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4, 2026 | SD BBQ Shootout @ Huset's Speedway 🏅 Brandon, SD | 23 / 31 (679.9200) | 25 (163.9312) | 12 (173.7372) | 4 (177.1544) | 28 (165.0972) |
| Jul 10, 2026 | KTD Smokn' Gobbler 🏅 Worthington, MN | 28 / 33 (661.5772) | 22 (167.9772) | — | 18 (169.1316) | 31 (158.2400) |
| Jun 5, 2026 | Original SD BBQ Championships 🏅 Huron, SD | 8 / 48 (690.2172) | 4 (174.8572) | 35 (167.9772) | 18 (173.1200) | 11 (174.2628) |
| Jun 30, 2023 | Ditmars Red White & Blue BBQ 🏅 Council Bluffs, IA | 15 / 22 (660.4340) | 16 (166.8456) | 10 (168.5372) | 14 (167.9656) | 18 (157.0856) |
| Jun 2, 2023 | Original SD BBQ Championships 🏅 Huron, SD | 32 / 39 (642.7540) | 23 (164.5600) | 35 (152.5256) | 24 (165.1200) | 27 (160.5484) |
| Jun 1, 2023 | Original SD BBQ Championships (One Meat Ribs) Huron, SD | — | — | 4 (170.8688) | — | — |
| Mar 31, 2023 | Iowa State BBQ Championship 🏅 Altoona, IA | 20 / 47 (675.9544) | 6 (173.7372) | 30 (166.2628) | 1 (177.7372) | 45 (158.2172) |
| Sep 29, 2022 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 121 / 505 (682.2284) | 182 (169.7028) | 28 (176.5600) | 349 (162.8456) | 74 (173.1200) |
| Jul 29, 2022 | 6th Annual E'burg BBQ Contest 🏅 Emmetsburg, IA | 27 / 32 (649.0744) | 30 (159.9656) | 25 (161.7144) | 18 (165.7144) | 25 (161.6800) |