TIPPYCANOE BBQ CREW

TIPPYCANOE BBQ CREW is a competition barbecue team with 46 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2018. They have won 7 Grand Championships, most recently at the Big Poppa Smokers - King of the Smoker (Invitational) (JUDGES FULL) (2013), and finished Reserve Grand Champion 3 times. They are ranked #233 of 6,477 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#233

of 6,477 rated · rankings

Rating

1746

peak 1755 · rated over 39 contests7 invitational or side-series contests not counted

Contests

in the data

First seen

Apr 5, 2013

latest Nov 30, 2018 · 5.7 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#11

Master 2013 · every season

Grand champs

3 reserve · wins it all 15% of the time

Category wins

38 podiums

Overall top-10s

63% of 46 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s · 2 straight GCs

Avg finish

top 19%

overall standings

Best overall

704.5372 / 720

Master · King of the Smoker (Competitor's Series) (JUDGES ARE FULL)

Perfect 180s

2 🔥

Current form

673.87 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 681.42 (-7.55)

Walk rate

89%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

180 🔥

Brisket · 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (INVITATIONAL)

Consistency

±10.06

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 171.19 · weakest Pork (168.85)

Road miles

14,100

across 46 mapped stops · furthest 1,409 mi

Schedule strength

43%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1557)

Master avg

681.42 / 720

46 Master contests · 7 GCs

Storylines (19 found in their record)

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

The heartbreaker

2.8568 points from the title

Came within 2.8568 points of the Grand Championship at BBQ'Loo & Blues Too! (Jul 19, 2013).

Among the elite

#233 of 6,477 rated teams

In the top 4% of every rated team in the data

A power rating of 1746 puts them #233 of 6,477 rated teams — the top 4% of the field.

rating 1746
peak 1755
39 rated contests

Perfect scores on the board

2 perfect 180s

2 perfect 180s in the data — every judge at the table handing back a nine, across 2 different meats.

Pork ×1
Brisket ×1

Giant slayer

74 teams beaten in one weekend

Took the Grand Championship over a 74-team field at Smokin' On Big Creek.

Apr 5, 2013

Happy hunting ground

1× Grand Championship here

The Masters in May is their spot: 1 Grand Championship in 2 visits.

2 visits
best finish 1st
average top 7%

Multi-meat days

2 contests with 2+ category wins

They've won two or more meats on the same day 2 times — the best of them 3 category wins at The Masters in May (May 3, 2013).

Chicken 1st
Pork Ribs 1st
Pork 1st

They almost always walk

89% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 41 of 46 contests

A top-10 category call in 89% of their 46 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

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High-water mark

704.5372 career-best overall

97.9% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 704.5372 at King of the Smoker (Competitor's Series) (JUDGES ARE FULL) — 97.9% of a perfect 720.

Master
Dec 12, 2014

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ has finished one call ahead of TIPPYCANOE BBQ CREW 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2013 7 Grand Championships

2013 was the year it came together: 20 contests, 7 Grand Championships and 11 category wins, at an average finish in the top 10%.

20 contests
18 overall top-10s
11 category wins
average top 10%

The drought

26 contests since the last title

Their last Grand Championship came at Big Poppa Smokers - King of the Smoker (Invitational) (JUDGES FULL) on Dec 6, 2013 — 26 contests and 12.8 years ago.

last GC Dec 6, 2013
12.8 years ago

A strong matchup

19–2 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 90% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of WOODWARD BARBEQUE in 19 of their 21 shared contests.

The comeback

2.1 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 2.1 years, then back at The Smithfield King of the Smoker (INVITATIONAL ONLY) COMPETITOR'S Series (Nov 30, 2018).

last seen Oct 29, 2016
back Nov 30, 2018

Announced themselves early

1st at their very first contest

Finished 1 of 74 at their very first tracked contest, Smokin' On Big Creek (Apr 5, 2013).

Apr 5, 2013
74-team field

Looking over their shoulder

5× one call behind them

Pig Skin BBQ has landed one call behind them 5 times.

An April team

Top 11% average finish in April

Something about April: average finish in the top 11% across 7 contests, versus top 19% the rest of the year.

7 April contests
top 19% the rest of the year

The long haul

14,100 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 14,100 miles across 46 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 1,409 miles to Big Poppa Smokers - King of the Smoker (Invitational) (JUDGES FULL).

46 mapped stops
furthest 1,409 mi

The metronome

±1.40% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.40% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 94.6% of a perfect score
46 contests

A standing appointment

4 years running at one contest

They've cooked Sam's Club National BBQ Tour every year from 2013 to 2016 — the contest they never miss.

4 visits in all
best finish 1st

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
2016 ↗	Master	#1257 (230 pts)	#962 (375 pts)	#1208 (270 pts)	#1267 (255 pts)	#804 (470 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#309 (1,160 pts)	#434 (895 pts)	#406 (910 pts)	#537 (725 pts)	#220 (1,410 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#141 (1,788 pts)	#217 (1,368 pts)	#168 (1,578 pts)	#228 (1,318 pts)	#163 (1,613 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#11 (2,746 pts)	#29 (2,300 pts)	#35 (2,119 pts)	#17 (2,399 pts)	#30 (2,319 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to TIPPYCANOE BBQ CREW, each with one reason worth a look.

PORK PATROL BBQ

#234 of the rated field

1745 power rating

Contests: 69
GCs: 4
Top-10s: 55%
Peak: 1756

9–2 in 11 shared contests (82% to TIPPYCANOE BBQ CREW)

These two have cooked 11 of the same contests — TIPPYCANOE BBQ CREW ahead 9–2 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.

rated over 65 contests
last seen Oct 29, 2016

⚔ Head-to-head

Too Sauced BBQ

#235 of the rated field

1745 power rating

Contests: 51
GCs: 11
Top-10s: 82%
Peak: 1783

They've been 1783 at their best, 38 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 50 contests
last seen Aug 14, 2026

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HISTORIC BBQ

#231 of the rated field

1747 ▲ 1 power rating

Contests: 82
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 49%
Peak: 1751

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to TIPPYCANOE BBQ CREW)

A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 82 contests to 46.

rated over 82 contests
last seen Oct 18, 2019

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Texas Smoke Whisperer

#230 of the rated field

1747 ▲ 1 power rating

Contests: 122
GCs: 5
Top-10s: 48%
Peak: 1814

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to TIPPYCANOE BBQ CREW)

Their rating is built on 5 Grand Championships in 122 contests, alongside a 48% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 114 contests
last seen Sep 4, 2026

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HOT WACHULA'S

#229 of the rated field

1747 ▲ 1 power rating

Contests: 158
GCs: 7
Top-10s: 56%
Peak: 1848

3–2 in 5 shared contests (60% to TIPPYCANOE BBQ CREW)

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.

rated over 147 contests
last seen Mar 14, 2025

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T-N-T Que Crew

#238 of the rated field

1744 ▼ 1 power rating

Contests: 41
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 59%
Peak: 1749

Level with TIPPYCANOE BBQ CREW on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 38 contests
last seen Nov 13, 2020

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Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
SHIGGIN & GRINNIN	30	18	12	60%	⚔ compare
Pig Skin BBQ	27	15	12	56%	⚔ compare
SPITFIRE	25	13	12	52%	⚔ compare
BIG T'Z Q CRU	25	12	13	48%	⚔ compare
LUCKY'S Q	24	15	9	63%	⚔ compare
WOODWARD BARBEQUE	21	19	2	90%	⚔ compare
QUAU	20	10	10	50%	⚔ compare
IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ	20	3	17	15%	⚔ compare
CITY SLICKERS BBQ	19	13	6	68%	⚔ compare
A Boy & His BBQ	17	12	5	71%	⚔ compare
JAESTAR BBQ	17	12	5	71%	⚔ compare
T-MAC SMOKIN	16	12	4	75%	⚔ compare
IOWA WILD HOGS BBQ	16	11	5	69%	⚔ compare
SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ	16	8	8	50%	⚔ compare
SMOKERS PURGATORY	14	11	3	79%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	46	24	3	10	178.8572	157.6572	171.19	top 28%
Pork Ribs	46	21	3	8	179.4286	155.3944	170.20	top 28%
Pork	46	17	5	8	180 🔥	153.1200	168.85	top 35%
Brisket	46	21	5	12	180 🔥	157.7144	171.18	top 25%

“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)	16	3	top 23%
Large (40+)	30	4	top 16%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
MN	15	3	top 17%
MO	10	1	top 8%
IA	6	1	top 14%
WI	5	1	top 19%
CA	3	1	top 32%
KS	2	0	top 28%
AR	2	0	top 56%
NV	1	0	top 4%
TN	1	0	top 40%
IL	1	0	top 27%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	4	1	1	top 18%	Jul 22, 2016
Smokefest	2	1	1	top 19%	Aug 15, 2014
Up in Smoke BBQ Bash	2	1	1	top 9%	Jul 25, 2014
Smokin in Steele	2	1	1	top 11%	May 30, 2014
The Masters in May	2	1	1	top 7%	May 2, 2014
37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)	2	30	0	top 28%	Oct 29, 2016
Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional)	2	9	0	top 35%	Aug 7, 2015
Central Iowa Expo BBQ	2	3	0	top 27%	Apr 25, 2015
Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Championship	2	10	0	top 56%	Sep 26, 2014

More numbers

Busiest season 2013 20 contests · 7 GCs

Contests a season 9.2 across 5 seasons in the data

Most contests held in MN 15 of 46 contests · 10 states in all

Contests visited 35 9 of them more than once

First title Apr 5, 2013 Smokin' On Big Creek

Opponents faced 1,803 finished ahead 3,978 times, behind 716

Longest layoff 2.1 yrs Oct 29, 2016 → Nov 30, 2018

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

20181 milestone

Nov 30 Most recent contest The Smithfield King of the Smoker (INVITATIONAL ONLY) COMPETITOR'S Series

20151 milestone

Oct 3 Peak power rating (1755) 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open

20143 milestones

Apr 4 First perfect 180 (Pork) Smokin On Big Creek - Benefiting Operation BBQ Relief
Jul 18 25th tracked contest Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
Dec 12 Career-best overall score704.5372 King of the Smoker (Competitor's Series) (JUDGES ARE FULL)

201313 milestones

Apr 5 First tracked contest Smokin' On Big Creek
Apr 5 First call Smokin' On Big Creek
Apr 5 First overall top-10 Smokin' On Big Creek
Apr 5 First overall podium Smokin' On Big Creek
Apr 5 First Grand Championship Smokin' On Big Creek
Apr 5 First overall past 90% of a perfect score689.7140 Smokin' On Big Creek
Apr 5 Biggest field won (74 teams) Smokin' On Big Creek
Apr 26 First Reserve Championship Smokin' In The Creek
May 3 First category win (Chicken) The Masters in May
May 3 First multi-meat day The Masters in May
Jul 26 5th Grand Championship Up in Smoke BBQ Bash
Aug 9 10th tracked contest Med City BBQ & Musicfest
Aug 30 10th category win 3rd Annual Smokin' In The Bogs

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+16.2	Smokin' On Big Creek	Apr 5, 2013
+14.7	Smokin' In The Creek	Apr 26, 2013
+14.6	The Masters in May	May 3, 2013
+14.4	Smokin' in Steele	May 31, 2013
+14	King of the Smoker (Competitor's Series) (JUDGES ARE FULL)	Dec 12, 2014

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-15.8	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Championship	Sep 26, 2014
-6.1	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	Jul 22, 2016
-4.5	Central Iowa Expo BBQ	Apr 25, 2015
-3.5	37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)	Oct 29, 2016
-2.3	Smokefest	Aug 15, 2014

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	GCs	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2018	1	0	0	0	100%	top 79%	94.3%	94.3%
2016	3	0	0	1	100%	top 34%	95.9%	93.1%
2015	8	0	3	1	88%	top 20%	96.8%	94.5%
2014	14	0	8	3	86%	top 22%	97.9%	94.5%
2013	20	7	18	11	90%	top 10%	96.9%	95.1%

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Nov 30, 2018	The Smithfield King of the Smoker (INVITATIONAL ONLY) COMPETITOR'S Series unrated Coachella, CA	19 / 24 (678.7772)	19 (168.5372)	12 (170.8344)	9 (174.2628)	21 (165.1428)
Oct 29, 2016	37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS	219 / 557 (662.2172)	154 (169.1428)	8 (177.7144)	477 (154.2172)	305 (161.1428)
Oct 28, 2016	37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (INVITATIONAL) unrated Kansas City, KS	30 / 180 (690.7888)	151 (165.0972)	74 (170.2744)	14 (175.4172)	1 (180)
Jul 22, 2016	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Woodbury, MN	14 / 30 (658.7888)	2 (174.8572)	25 (155.3944)	20 (162.8460)	11 (165.6912)
Oct 3, 2015	36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open Kansas City, MO	70 / 606 (678.7768)	145 (169.6684)	159 (169.1200)	304 (163.9884)	22 (176)
Oct 2, 2015	36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Invitational unrated Kansas City, MO	25 / 187 (688.5144)	6 (178.8572)	79 (169.1428)	49 (171.9772)	105 (168.5372)
Aug 7, 2015	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) Madison, WI	12 / 30 (675.8968)	11 (171.9656)	24 (164)	24 (163.9312)	3 (176)
Jul 24, 2015	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Woodbury, MN	3 / 30 (673.6572)	21 (163.4056)	2 (168.5600)	10 (168.5488)	1 (173.1428)
May 29, 2015	Smokin' in Steel Owatonna, MN	16 / 60 (670.2860)	15 (169.7372)	23 (165.1200)	40 (160.0116)	4 (175.4172)
Apr 25, 2015	Central Iowa Expo BBQ Boone, IA	19 / 41 (675.3828)	10 (173.7028)	25 (166.2628)	35 (161.7028)	10 (173.7144)
Apr 24, 2015	Central Iowa Expo BBQ Boone, IA	3 / 42 (683.9200)	18 (170.2744)	15 (167.9772)	11 (170.2512)	3 (175.4172)
Apr 3, 2015	Smokin On Big Creek BBQ Contest Benefiting Operation BBQ Relief (Judges Full) Pleasant Hill, MO	2 / 71 (697.0740)	13 (171.9656)	3 (176.5600)	7 (174.2628)	5 (174.2856)
Dec 12, 2014	King of the Smoker (Competitor's Series) (JUDGES ARE FULL) LaQuinta, CA	3 / 24 (704.5372)	2 (178.8572)	9 (175.4172)	12 (172.5600)	3 (177.7028)
Oct 2, 2014	35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Invitational unrated Kansas City, MO	37 / 165 (682.2284)	73 (169.7028)	31 (173.1200)	64 (169.1200)	56 (170.2856)
Oct 2, 2014	35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO	34 / 552 (686.7428)	77 (173.1200)	7 (177.7028)	251 (165.1088)	95 (170.8112)
Sep 26, 2014	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Championship Bentonville, AR	46 / 50 (671.2912)	45 (167.3828)	17 (172.5944)	46 (162.7884)	35 (168.5256)
Sep 12, 2014	King Turkey Day Smokin' Gobbler Cook-Off Worthington, MN	11 / 36 (665.6116)	7 (170.8572)	13 (162.8000)	16 (167.4172)	19 (164.5372)
Aug 22, 2014	Big Island BBQ Albert Lea, MN	3 / 54 (693.6572)	26 (169.6684)	6 (174.2972)	4 (174.2744)	5 (175.4172)
Aug 15, 2014	Smokefest Marshall, MN	11 / 32 (667.3600)	7 (171.4172)	12 (166.8572)	16 (162.2400)	12 (166.8456)
Aug 1, 2014	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) Madison, WI	9 / 30 (676.4572)	14 (169.1200)	14 (169.6800)	17 (165.6684)	8 (171.9888)
Jul 25, 2014	Up in Smoke BBQ Bash Mason City, IA	9 / 52 (678.2400)	12 (172.5600)	32 (163.9772)	6 (173.7144)	19 (167.9884)
Jul 18, 2014	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Woodbury, MN	3 / 30 (687.3712)	6 (171.4056)	1 (174.8800)	21 (162.2284)	1 (178.8572)
May 30, 2014	Smokin in Steele Owatonna, MN	13 / 67 (678.2172)	25 (169.1428)	9 (172.5716)	43 (163.9428)	14 (172.5600)
May 2, 2014	The Masters in May Fremont, WI	8 / 62 (662.2512)	20 (164.5484)	5 (173.1428)	47 (153.1200)	6 (171.4400)
Apr 25, 2014	Central Iowa Expo BBQ, Cruise & Brew Boone, IA	4 / 45 (681.6688)	2 (177.1428)	19 (165.1316)	33 (163.3944)	4 (176)
Apr 4, 2014	Smokin On Big Creek - Benefiting Operation BBQ Relief Pleasant Hill, MO	4 / 75 (685.6340)	20 (168.5712)	24 (167.3828)	1 (180)	15 (169.6800)
Dec 6, 2013	Big Poppa Smokers - King of the Smoker (Invitational) (JUDGES FULL) unrated LaQuinta, CA	1 / 24 (687.9316)	5 (174.2744)	3 (173.1200)	3 (173.1200)	12 (167.4172)
Oct 31, 2013	Riverside Resort Casino USA Barbecue Championship Laughlin, NV	3 / 85 (686.8572)	2 (177.1428)	18 (169.1544)	1 (178.8572)	41 (161.7028)
Oct 25, 2013	Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) unrated Lynchburg, TN	39 / 97 (663.2912)	64 (161.6800)	48 (165.6800)	44 (165.6684)	15 (170.2628)
Oct 18, 2013	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Championship Bentonville, AR	10 / 50 (690.7656)	9 (177.1428)	17 (173.1200)	22 (169.6800)	21 (170.8228)
Oct 3, 2013	34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Invitational unrated Kansas City, MO	19 / 174 (679.9656)	43 (170.2972)	15 (173.1200)	44 (170.2628)	73 (166.2856)
Oct 3, 2013	34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO	9 / 535 (682.2172)	344 (157.6572)	7 (176.5600)	92 (168.5600)	2 (179.4400)
Sep 13, 2013	KTD Smokin' Gobbler Cook-off Worthington, MN	9 / 39 (676.5716)	10 (173.7028)	18 (167.3944)	13 (170.2972)	19 (165.1772)
Aug 30, 2013	3rd Annual Smokin' In The Bogs Warrens, WI	4 / 37 (678.1828)	6 (169.1200)	10 (165.0972)	13 (167.4056)	1 (176.5600)
Aug 23, 2013	6th Annual Big Island BBQ Albert Lea, MN	6 / 50 (693.6572)	3 (174.8572)	10 (171.9772)	3 (176.5600)	11 (170.2628)
Aug 16, 2013	Smokefest Marshall, MN	1 / 31 (686.7540)	10 (165.6684)	2 (176)	5 (167.3828)	1 (177.7028)
Aug 9, 2013	Med City BBQ & Musicfest Rochester, MN	10 / 50 (677.5884)	10 (171.4056)	7 (173.1316)	11 (169.6684)	19 (163.3828)
Aug 2, 2013	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) Rockford, IL	8 / 30 (674.8000)	1 (176.0228)	24 (159.9544)	4 (170.8456)	11 (167.9772)
Jul 26, 2013	Up in Smoke BBQ Bash Mason City, IA	1 / 66 (691.9432)	2 (176)	22 (167.4060)	2 (175.4172)	5 (173.1200)
Jul 19, 2013	BBQ'Loo & Blues Too! Waterloo, IA	2 / 35 (687.3716)	5 (171.4172)	9 (167.4172)	1 (176.5600)	4 (171.9772)
Jul 12, 2013	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Woodbury, MN	1 / 29 (684.5372)	1 (177.1428)	6 (171.4172)	4 (169.1200)	15 (166.8572)
Jun 15, 2013	Treasure Island International BBQ Championship Welch, MN	7 / 68 (691.4284)	10 (173.1428)	1 (179.4286)	17 (170.2856)	26 (168.5714)
May 31, 2013	Smokin' in Steele Owatonna, MN	1 / 51 (697.7148)	8 (172.5716)	12 (168.0002)	1 (178.2858)	2 (178.8572)
May 3, 2013	The Masters in May Fremont, WI	1 / 48 (681.1432)	1 (176.5714)	1 (174.2860)	1 (172.5714)	19 (157.7144)
Apr 26, 2013	Smokin' In The Creek Sugar Creek, MO	2 / 41 (687.4284)	3 (171.4284)	5 (169.7142)	8 (169.1428)	2 (177.1430)
Apr 5, 2013	Smokin' On Big Creek Pleasant Hill, MO	1 / 74 (689.7140)	25 (166.8570)	3 (176.5714)	15 (170.2856)	2 (176)

An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.

TIPPYCANOE BBQ CREW

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Best top-10 run

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Master avg

Storylines (19 found in their record)

The heartbreaker

Among the elite

Perfect scores on the board

Giant slayer

Happy hunting ground

Multi-meat days

They almost always walk

High-water mark

The one to beat

Their season

The drought

A strong matchup

The comeback

Announced themselves early

Looking over their shoulder

An April team

The long haul

The metronome

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)