K.C. CAN CREW

K.C. CAN CREW is a competition barbecue team with 56 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2017. They have won 4 Grand Championships, most recently at the Flint Hills Beef Fest BBQ (2014), and finished Reserve Grand Champion 3 times. They are ranked #207 of 6,485 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#207

of 6,485 rated · rankings

Rating

1754

peak 1757 · rated over 53 contests3 invitational or side-series contests not counted

Contests

in the data

First seen

Mar 15, 2013

latest Jan 27, 2017 · 3.9 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#23

Master 2014 · every season

Grand champs

3 reserve · wins it all 7% of the time

Category wins

36 podiums

Overall top-10s

54% of 56 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s · 3 straight GCs

Avg finish

top 25%

overall standings

Best overall

699.9428 / 720

Master · Bikes Blues & BBQ

Perfect 180s

2 🔥

Current form

678.10 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 673.91 (+4.19)

Walk rate

71%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

180 🔥

Brisket · Smokin' At The Run

Consistency

±13.96

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 169.55 · weakest Pork Ribs (167.30)

Road miles

14,987

across 56 mapped stops · furthest 1,161 mi

Schedule strength

35%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1547)

Master avg

673.91 / 720

56 Master contests · 4 GCs

Storylines (20 found in their record)

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

The heartbreaker

3.9540 points from the title

Came within 3.9540 points of the Grand Championship at The Fountain's Blaze Off & Senior Q (Oct 17, 2014).

Among the elite

#207 of 6,485 rated teams

In the top 3% of every rated team in the data

A power rating of 1754 puts them #207 of 6,485 rated teams — the top 3% of the field.

rating 1754
peak 1757
53 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

Against the odds

30-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings

The ratings favoured the top seed the other 70 times in 100

Their Grand Championship at Rock'n Ribs BBQ Festival (May 9, 2014) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 30-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, QUAU.

Giant slayer

57 teams beaten in one weekend

Took the Grand Championship over a 57-team field at Rock'n Ribs BBQ Festival.

May 9, 2014

Happy hunting ground

1× Grand Championship here

Rock N Ribs BBQ Festival is their spot: 1 Grand Championship in 2 visits.

2 visits
best finish 1st
average top 12%

A multi-meat day

1 contest with 2+ category wins

They've won two or more meats on the same day 1 time — the best of them 2 category wins at Balloons & BBQ Festival at Kansas Speedway (Aug 8, 2014).

Pork 1st
Brisket 1st

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They almost always walk

71% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 40 of 56 contests

A top-10 category call in 71% of their 56 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

699.9428 career-best overall

97.2% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 699.9428 at Bikes Blues & BBQ — 97.2% of a perfect 720.

Master
Sep 26, 2014

The one to beat

4× one call ahead of them

BURNT FINGER BBQ has finished one call ahead of K.C. CAN CREW 4 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2014 4 Grand Championships

2014 was the year it came together: 21 contests, 4 Grand Championships and 7 category wins, at an average finish in the top 19%.

21 contests
15 overall top-10s
7 category wins
average top 19%

A tough matchup

16–3 behind in the head-to-head

DIRT ROAD BBQ ahead in 84% of their meetings

DIRT ROAD BBQ has come out ahead in 16 of their 19 shared contests.

The drought

23 contests since the last title

Their last Grand Championship came at Flint Hills Beef Fest BBQ on Aug 22, 2014 — 23 contests and 12.1 years ago.

last GC Aug 22, 2014
12.1 years ago

A strong matchup

17–7 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 71% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Theslabs.com in 17 of their 24 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

17 of 24 shared chicken entries lost

BURNT FINGER BBQ ahead 71% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, BURNT FINGER BBQ has out-cooked them in 17 of 24 shared chicken entries.

Looking over their shoulder

3× one call behind them

BURNT FINGER BBQ has landed one call behind them 3 times.

An August team

Top 9% average finish in August

Something about August: average finish in the top 9% across 4 contests, versus top 25% the rest of the year.

4 August contests
top 25% the rest of the year

The long haul

14,987 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 14,987 miles across 56 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 1,161 miles to Smoke on the Water NEVADA BBQ Championship.

56 mapped stops
furthest 1,161 mi

The metronome

±1.94% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.94% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 93.6% of a perfect score
56 contests

A standing appointment

4 years running at one contest

They've cooked Smoke in the Spring every year from 2013 to 2016 — the contest they never miss.

4 visits in all
best finish 10th

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
2017 ↗	Master	#2140 (70 pts)	#2257 (65 pts)	#1732 (135 pts)	#2095 (90 pts)	#2266 (60 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#456 (870 pts)	#411 (940 pts)	#533 (785 pts)	#515 (790 pts)	#469 (880 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#341 (1,098 pts)	#373 (998 pts)	#179 (1,508 pts)	#345 (1,013 pts)	#425 (888 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#23 (2,600 pts)	#97 (1,853 pts)	#37 (2,150 pts)	#16 (2,469 pts)	#12 (2,561 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#120 (1,785 pts)	#93 (1,825 pts)	#229 (1,224 pts)	#102 (1,697 pts)	#153 (1,530 pts)

Overall rank by season

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#208 of the rated field

1753 power rating

Contests: 79
GCs: 7
Top-10s: 61%
Peak: 1767

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Petie's Smokin Pits BBQ

#206 of the rated field

1754 power rating

Contests: 149
GCs: 5
Top-10s: 52%
Peak: 1797

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rated over 138 contests
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PITMASTERIQ BBQ

#212 of the rated field

1753 ▼ 1 power rating

Contests: 72
GCs: 7
Top-10s: 39%
Peak: 1774

3–4 in 7 shared contests (43% to K.C. CAN CREW)

These two have cooked 7 of the same contests — PITMASTERIQ BBQ ahead 4–3 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.

rated over 64 contests
last seen Sep 16, 2021

⚔ Head-to-head

VICTORY SMOKERS

#214 of the rated field

1752 ▼ 1 power rating

Contests: 41
GCs: 3
Top-10s: 51%
Peak: 1752

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to K.C. CAN CREW)

Their rating is built on 3 Grand Championships in 41 contests, alongside a 51% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 41 contests
last seen Sep 20, 2019
on a 5-contest top-10 run

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HESSHOGS

#209 of the rated field

1753 ▼ 1 power rating

Contests: 52
GCs: 6
Top-10s: 73%
Peak: 1754

They turned up 8 years after K.C. CAN CREW did, first appearing in 2021.

rated over 49 contests
last seen Oct 10, 2025
on a 3-contest top-10 run

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FIRE & SHINE BBQ

#211 of the rated field

1753 ▼ 1 power rating

Contests: 67
GCs: 10
Top-10s: 70%
Peak: 1766

Level with K.C. CAN CREW on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 65 contests
last seen Oct 2, 2026

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
HOG TIDE BAR-B-QUE	26	8	18	31%	⚔ compare
Theslabs.com	24	17	7	71%	⚔ compare
GETTIN' BASTED	24	10	14	42%	⚔ compare
BURNT FINGER BBQ	24	9	15	38%	⚔ compare
THE SMOKING HILLS	20	12	8	60%	⚔ compare
SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ	20	5	15	25%	⚔ compare
Four Men and A Pig	19	14	5	74%	⚔ compare
PELLET ENVY	19	9	10	47%	⚔ compare
SMOKERS WILD	19	8	11	42%	⚔ compare
DIRT ROAD BBQ	19	3	16	16%	⚔ compare
LIL' FIDDLER'S	18	15	3	83%	⚔ compare
R BUTTS R SMOKIN	18	6	12	33%	⚔ compare
SMOOTH SMOKE	17	10	7	59%	⚔ compare
CAVEMAN CUISINE	17	9	8	53%	⚔ compare
BIG BUTTS NEED RUBBIN TOO	16	11	5	69%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	56	22	1	5	178.8572	155.9998	169.55	top 32%
Pork Ribs	56	19	1	8	179.4400	149.7142	167.30	top 34%
Pork	56	24	4	10	180 🔥	155.9772	169.08	top 31%
Brisket	56	21	5	13	180 🔥	152.5256	167.99	top 31%

“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)	21	3	top 20%
Large (40+)	35	1	top 28%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
MO	26	2	top 24%
KS	14	2	top 21%
OK	6	0	top 31%
NV	3	0	top 45%
AR	3	0	top 11%
FL	1	0	top 38%
TN	1	0	top 18%
NE	1	0	top 11%
CO	1	0	top 33%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Smoke in the Spring	4	10	0	top 26%	Apr 8, 2016
Rock N Ribs BBQ Festival	2	1	1	top 12%	Apr 24, 2015
USA Barbecue Championship	2	6	0	top 41%	Oct 27, 2016
Sugar Mound BBQ Festival	2	21	0	top 31%	May 23, 2015

More numbers

Busiest season 2014 21 contests · 4 GCs

Contests a season 11.2 across 5 seasons in the data

Most contests held in MO 26 of 56 contests · 9 states in all

Contests visited 50 4 of them more than once

First title May 2, 2014 Truman Heritage Festival (10 TEAM SPOTS STILL AVAILABLE)

Opponents faced 1,973 finished ahead 3,461 times, behind 1,218

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

20171 milestone

Jan 27 Most recent contest Lakeland Pig Festival

20162 milestones

Apr 8 50th tracked contest Smoke in the Spring
Oct 27 Peak power rating (1757) USA Barbecue Championship

20151 milestone

Mar 21 10th category win 2nd Annual Smokin At The Run Shootout

20146 milestones

May 2 First Grand Championship Truman Heritage Festival (10 TEAM SPOTS STILL AVAILABLE)
May 9 Biggest field won (57 teams) Rock'n Ribs BBQ Festival
May 24 25th tracked contest Sugar Mound BBQ Festival
Jun 21 First Reserve Championship Buckner Smoke Out in the Valley
Aug 8 First multi-meat day Balloons & BBQ Festival at Kansas Speedway
Sep 26 Career-best overall score699.9428 Bikes Blues & BBQ

20138 milestones

Mar 15 First tracked contest Smokin' At The Run Miami, OK
Mar 15 First overall past 90% of a perfect score651.4276 Smokin' At The Run Miami, OK
Apr 12 First call Smoke In The Spring
Apr 12 First overall top-10 Smoke In The Spring
Jun 20 First category win (Pork) Rock'n Freedom
Jun 20 First overall podium Rock'n Freedom
Jun 20 First perfect 180 (Pork) Rock'n Freedom
Jul 12 10th tracked contest 6th Annual Wellsville BBQ Cookoff

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+15	Rock'n Freedom	Jun 20, 2013
+14.1	Crossroads BBQ Cook-off	Jul 5, 2013
+13.3	Smokin' At The Run Shootout	Mar 14, 2014
+12.3	Smokin' At The Run	Mar 15, 2014
+12.3	Smoke In The Spring	Apr 12, 2013

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-10	USA Barbecue Championship	Oct 30, 2014
-6.6	35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open	Oct 2, 2014
-5	Smokin' At The Run Miami, OK	Mar 15, 2013
-4.3	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional)	Oct 11, 2013
-3.2	Lakeland Pig Festival	Jan 27, 2017

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)
2017	1	0	0	0	100%	top 38%	92.3%	92.3%
2016	7	0	3	1	71%	top 22%	95.6%	94.2%
2015	10	0	4	1	60%	top 23%	97%	94.1%
2014	21	4	15	7	76%	top 19%	97.2%	94.2%
2013	17	0	8	2	71%	top 33%	96%	92.4%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Jan 27, 2017	Lakeland Pig Festival Lakeland, FL	23 / 60 (664.4456)	24 (169.1428)	10 (171.9772)	19 (166.8228)	39 (156.5028)
Oct 27, 2016	USA Barbecue Championship Laughlin, NV	6 / 36 (681.0972)	3 (175.4400)	11 (170.8456)	29 (160.5144)	1 (174.2972)
Sep 23, 2016	Bikes Blues and BBQ Fayetteville, AR	5 / 43 (688.5372)	4 (174.8572)	2 (177.1428)	10 (170.8456)	12 (165.6916)
Sep 9, 2016	Independence Fire & Ice BBQ Independence, MO	27 / 76 (671.3028)	48 (163.3944)	38 (165.0972)	5 (175.4056)	26 (167.4056)
May 13, 2016	2016 Smokin in the Wood BBQ Competition Greenwood, MO	8 / 30 (685.1200)	12 (170.2744)	11 (170.2972)	5 (176.0228)	12 (168.5256)
Apr 22, 2016	Rock N Ribs BBQ Festival Springfield, MO	15 / 61 (666.0912)	8 (171.9772)	30 (160.5028)	25 (165.0856)	17 (168.5256)
Apr 8, 2016	Smoke in the Spring Osage City, KS	26 / 109 (671.9204)	27 (169.7144)	19 (170.8228)	26 (169.6800)	51 (161.7032)
Apr 1, 2016	Blues Hog BBQ & Music Fest Jackson, TN	11 / 61 (683.3484)	17 (173.7372)	40 (164.5256)	15 (171.9656)	11 (173.1200)
Oct 3, 2015	36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open Kansas City, MO	36 / 606 (684.5144)	44 (174.8572)	17 (176.0116)	61 (173.1084)	334 (160.5372)
Oct 2, 2015	36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Invitational unrated Kansas City, MO	83 / 187 (676.5828)	137 (166.2400)	14 (176.6400)	142 (164.5484)	92 (169.1544)
Sep 4, 2015	Smokin in the Golden Valley Clinton, MO	5 / 31 (678.2056)	14 (166.8800)	4 (171.9772)	2 (173.1200)	14 (166.2284)
Jun 5, 2015	Smokin' on the Summit Lee's Summit, MO	5 / 78 (682.8000)	6 (174.2628)	6 (172.5600)	31 (163.9772)	6 (172)
May 23, 2015	Sugar Mound BBQ Festival Mound City, KS	21 / 62 (674.2744)	42 (163.9884)	3 (176.0344)	34 (166.2628)	23 (167.9888)
May 1, 2015	Truman Heritage Festival BBQ Championship Grandview, MO	10 / 32 (672.5256)	14 (165.1428)	15 (165.1312)	5 (172.5600)	11 (169.6916)
Apr 24, 2015	Rock N Ribs BBQ Festival Springfield, MO	14 / 63 (664.9944)	39 (162.2516)	23 (165.6800)	8 (171.9656)	16 (165.0972)
Apr 10, 2015	Smoke in the Spring Osage City, KS	33 / 97 (661.5772)	15 (170.8228)	14 (170.8344)	74 (156.5372)	36 (163.3828)
Mar 21, 2015	2nd Annual Smokin At The Run Shootout Miami, OK	7 / 82 (698.2284)	8 (178.8572)	1 (179.4400)	48 (169.1084)	33 (170.8228)
Mar 20, 2015	3rd Annual Smokin At The Run Miami, OK	28 / 87 (678.8116)	18 (174.2972)	17 (173.1316)	55 (165.1200)	38 (166.2628)
Oct 30, 2014	USA Barbecue Championship Laughlin, NV	52 / 79 (658.2172)	15 (173.1544)	36 (167.4172)	44 (165.1200)	68 (152.5256)
Oct 17, 2014	The Fountain's Blaze Off & Senior Q Independence, MO	2 / 25 (678.2744)	14 (166.8456)	3 (168.0116)	3 (173.7372)	3 (169.6800)
Oct 2, 2014	35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Invitational unrated Kansas City, MO	73 / 165 (672.5028)	25 (174.2972)	99 (166.2628)	46 (170.8344)	132 (161.1084)
Oct 2, 2014	35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO	267 / 552 (655.4400)	115 (170.8572)	359 (159.4628)	401 (158.2972)	172 (166.8228)
Sep 26, 2014	Bikes Blues & BBQ Fayetteville, AR	3 / 30 (699.9428)	3 (177.1428)	7 (173.1200)	1 (178.8572)	11 (170.8228)
Aug 22, 2014	Flint Hills Beef Fest BBQ Emporia, KS	1 / 25 (695.9772)	6 (173.1200)	2 (170.8688)	3 (174.2856)	1 (177.7028)
Aug 8, 2014	Balloons & BBQ Festival at Kansas Speedway Kansas City, KS	4 / 53 (695.3716)	27 (167.3828)	6 (171.9772)	1 (178.8572)	1 (177.1544)
Aug 1, 2014	Rossville Tall Corn BBQ Contest Rossville, KS	2 / 37 (678.2284)	5 (173.1428)	14 (162.2284)	6 (171.4516)	5 (171.4056)
Jul 18, 2014	RiverFest Red White and Que Bellevue, NE	4 / 35 (684.5028)	18 (165.0856)	2 (176.0344)	10 (169.1084)	3 (174.2744)
Jul 11, 2014	Johnson County Fair BBQ Warrensburg, MO	5 / 36 (673.0628)	18 (165.1200)	11 (165.1200)	3 (173.1200)	3 (169.7028)
Jun 26, 2014	2nd Annual Freedom Feast BBQ Cook-Off Willard, MO	8 / 35 (674.8460)	2 (173.7144)	19 (163.4516)	13 (166.8572)	5 (170.8228)
Jun 21, 2014	Buckner Smoke Out in the Valley Buckner, MO	2 / 35 (683.3600)	14 (163.3828)	2 (174.2972)	12 (167.9656)	1 (177.7144)
Jun 6, 2014	Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest Mayetta, KS	18 / 54 (664.4800)	18 (167.9772)	38 (158.2628)	33 (163.3944)	5 (174.8456)
May 24, 2014	Sugar Mound BBQ Festival Mound City, KS	24 / 87 (667.3140)	41 (165.6800)	35 (163.9656)	23 (168.5484)	19 (169.1200)
May 16, 2014	Wheatstock Grill-Off: Peace, Love & BBQ Abilene, KS	1 / 27 (691.9656)	11 (170.2856)	8 (166.8228)	1 (178.2972)	3 (176.5600)
May 9, 2014	Rock'n Ribs BBQ Festival Springfield, MO	1 / 57 (688.5260)	9 (170.2628)	3 (171.4172)	5 (172.5716)	3 (174.2744)
May 2, 2014	Truman Heritage Festival (10 TEAM SPOTS STILL AVAILABLE) Grandview, MO	1 / 28 (683.3944)	2 (171.4400)	4 (170.2628)	2 (171.9772)	3 (169.7144)
Apr 18, 2014	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Denver, CO	10 / 30 (666.1712)	15 (165.6684)	4 (168.5828)	4 (172.5484)	15 (159.3716)
Apr 11, 2014	Smoke In The Spring Osage City, KS	24 / 73 (654.7660)	14 (169.1200)	29 (165.6800)	48 (155.9772)	19 (163.9888)
Mar 15, 2014	Smokin' At The Run Miami, OK	6 / 72 (696.5260)	7 (176.5716)	50 (165.6800)	12 (174.2744)	1 (180)
Mar 14, 2014	Smokin' At The Run Shootout Miami, OK	3 / 43 (683.3600)	8 (171.9772)	12 (167.4400)	2 (174.2628)	6 (169.6800)
Oct 11, 2013	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) Midwest City, OK	19 / 30 (667.3712)	24 (165.7028)	15 (169.6912)	28 (160)	9 (171.9772)
Oct 3, 2013	34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Invitational unrated Kansas City, MO	99 / 174 (658.1368)	130 (162.2628)	49 (169.1084)	54 (168.5716)	132 (158.1940)
Oct 3, 2013	34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO	95 / 535 (660.5256)	251 (161.7144)	278 (158.8456)	146 (166.2628)	18 (173.7028)
Sep 20, 2013	Bikes Blues & BBQ Fayetteville, AR	5 / 49 (691.3712)	5 (177.7372)	16 (170.2512)	14 (169.1084)	8 (174.2744)
Sep 13, 2013	Bucksaw Band & BBQ Clinton, MO	4 / 23 (656.4456)	1 (174.2628)	12 (158.2744)	6 (163.9656)	6 (159.9428)
Aug 23, 2013	Flinthills Beef Fest BBQ Emporia, KS	5 / 26 (683.3828)	4 (176.5600)	9 (166.8572)	16 (165.6684)	2 (174.2972)
Jul 26, 2013	Racing For The BBQ Lee's Summit, MO	8 / 58 (672.5140)	5 (171.9884)	33 (162.8456)	11 (170.2628)	16 (167.4172)
Jul 12, 2013	6th Annual Wellsville BBQ Cookoff Wellsville, MO	22 / 42 (657.0516)	25 (163.9884)	38 (154.2632)	7 (172.5600)	20 (166.2400)
Jul 5, 2013	Crossroads BBQ Cook-off Cameron, MO	3 / 40 (682.2858)	10 (169.7142)	6 (170.2858)	19 (164.5714)	2 (177.7144)
Jun 20, 2013	Rock'n Freedom Seymour, MO	3 / 50 (689.1424)	6 (172.5714)	5 (174.2856)	1 (180)	29 (162.2854)
May 31, 2013	McLouth BBQ Blowout 22nd Annual McLouth, KS	15 / 37 (656.5716)	5 (169.1430)	31 (149.7142)	4 (174.8572)	16 (162.8572)
May 17, 2013	Lake of the Ozarks Blues & BBQ Weekend Lake of the Ozarks, MO	22 / 41 (659.4286)	19 (167.4286)	23 (162.8572)	21 (165.7142)	22 (163.4286)
May 2, 2013	Smoke on the Water NEVADA BBQ Championship Laughlin, NV	13 / 25 (633.7140)	14 (158.8570)	19 (153.7144)	5 (164)	14 (157.1426)
Apr 26, 2013	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Overland Park, KS	5 / 30 (662.2854)	10 (166.2856)	12 (164)	4 (169.1428)	14 (162.8570)
Apr 12, 2013	Smoke In The Spring Osage City, KS	10 / 71 (673.7138)	5 (173.1428)	15 (169.1428)	30 (165.1428)	22 (166.2854)
Apr 5, 2013	Smokin' On Big Creek Pleasant Hill, MO	37 / 74 (653.1424)	61 (155.9998)	42 (159.4286)	20 (168.5712)	14 (169.1428)
Mar 15, 2013	Smokin' At The Run Miami, OK Miami, OK	37 / 55 (651.4276)	21 (169.1426)	42 (159.9996)	25 (166.8570)	43 (155.4284)

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

K.C. CAN 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 (20 found in their record)

The heartbreaker

Among the elite

Perfect scores on the board

Against the odds

Giant slayer

Happy hunting ground

A multi-meat day

They almost always walk

High-water mark

The one to beat

Their season

A tough matchup

The drought

A strong matchup

Chicken nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

An August 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)