PLUM CRAZY BBQ

PLUM CRAZY BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 22 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2015 and 2021. Their best overall finish is 5th of 42 at The Ironman (2019). They are ranked #5516 of 6,477 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#5,516

of 6,477 rated · rankings

Rating

1450

peak 1450 · rated over 19 contests1 invitational or side-series contest not counted

Contests

in the data

First seen

Apr 3, 2015

latest Jul 30, 2021 · 6.3 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#545

Master 2021 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

1 podium

Overall top-10s

9% of 22 contests

Avg finish

top 65%

overall standings

Best overall

681.0288 / 720

Master · Interstate BBQ Festival - Day 2

Perfect 180s

Current form

659.98 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 637.69 (+22.29)

Walk rate

27%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

175.4172

Brisket · Interstate BBQ Festival - Day 2

Consistency

±24.33

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Brisket

avg 161.66 · weakest Pork Ribs (156.80)

Road miles

6,280

across 22 mapped stops · furthest 1,052 mi

Schedule strength

63%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1579)

Purse competed for

$83K

listed at 9 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 9 state-championship entries

Master avg

637.69 / 720

19 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (9 found in their record)

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

High-water mark

681.0288 career-best overall

94.6% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 681.0288 at Interstate BBQ Festival - Day 2 — 94.6% of a perfect 720.

Master
Apr 17, 2021

Their season

2019 their best year

2019 was the year it came together: 7 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 54%.

7 contests
2 overall top-10s
0 category wins
average top 54%

A tough matchup

11–0 behind in the head-to-head

WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ has come out ahead in 11 of their 11 shared contests.

The weak link

−4.9 points behind their best meat

Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 4.85 points below their brisket, and turns into a call 11% of the time against 25%.

Pork Ribs avg 156.80
Brisket avg 161.66
2 calls in 19 entries

A strong matchup

4–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of G. Henn BBQ in 4 of their 4 shared contests.

Brisket nemesis

9 of 9 shared brisket entries lost

3 EYZ BBQ ahead 100% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, 3 EYZ BBQ has out-cooked them in 9 of 9 shared brisket entries.

A June team

Top 54% average finish in June

Something about June: average finish in the top 54% across 4 contests, versus top 65% the rest of the year.

4 June contests
top 65% the rest of the year

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The long haul

6,280 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 6,280 miles across 22 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 1,052 miles to Ribs, Rod & Rock'n Roll.

22 mapped stops
furthest 1,052 mi

A standing appointment

5 years running at one contest

They've cooked The Ironman every year from 2015 to 2019 — the contest they never miss.

5 visits in all
best finish 5th

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
2021 ↗	Master	#545 (312 pts)	#593 (287 pts)	#575 (332 pts)	#435 (437 pts)	#437 (452 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#1955 (60 pts)	#2049 (60 pts)	#2026 (60 pts)	#1933 (75 pts)	#1906 (75 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#1239 (189 pts)	#1207 (224 pts)	#1412 (174 pts)	#1260 (204 pts)	#1246 (214 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#1722 (120 pts)	#1802 (120 pts)	#1583 (170 pts)	#1799 (120 pts)	#1794 (120 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#2274 (60 pts)	#2353 (60 pts)	#2349 (60 pts)	#2326 (60 pts)	#1772 (130 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#2158 (60 pts)	#2209 (60 pts)	#2209 (60 pts)	#2225 (60 pts)	#2214 (60 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to PLUM CRAZY 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.

E.T.'S BBQ

#5,536 of the rated field

1450 power rating

Contests: 95
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 6%
Peak: 1511

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to PLUM CRAZY BBQ)

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team PLUM CRAZY BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 95 contests
last seen Mar 5, 2021

⚔ Head-to-head

All Up In My Grill

#5,508 of the rated field

1451 power rating

Contests: 18
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 6%
Peak: 1504

They've been 1504 at their best, 54 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 17 contests
last seen Nov 21, 2025

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OWLS NEST BBQ

#5,538 of the rated field

1450 power rating

Contests: 22
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 5%
Peak: 1450

Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 3 years before PLUM CRAZY BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 22 contests

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92 - BBQ

#5,503 of the rated field

1451 power rating

Contests: 16
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 6%
Peak: 1510

Careers of much the same size, 16 contests to 22, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 16 contests
last seen Jul 19, 2024

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BRUSHFIRE BBQ

#5,512 of the rated field

1451 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1507

15 contests and no Grand Championship yet.

rated over 15 contests
last seen Aug 14, 2026

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LITTLE BOB'S BBQ

#5,517 of the rated field

1450 power rating

Contests: 27
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 4%
Peak: 1505

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

rated over 27 contests
last seen Jul 21, 2017

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
WAR PIGS	12	4	8	33%	⚔ compare
DRILLING & GRILLING	12	2	10	17%	⚔ compare
BAR-B-QUE MAYHAM	11	1	10	9%	⚔ compare
WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	11	0	11	0%	⚔ compare
SOUTH BOWIE SMOKE	9	5	4	56%	⚔ compare
CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ	9	1	8	11%	⚔ compare
3 EYZ BBQ	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
BIG DOG BBQ VA	8	3	5	38%	⚔ compare
PAVONE BROTHERS BBQ	8	2	6	25%	⚔ compare
RED VALLEY BBQ	8	2	6	25%	⚔ compare
River Smokers WV	8	2	6	25%	⚔ compare
CONVICTED PIGS BBQ	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
Rogue Hog BBQ	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	19	0	0	169.6800	137.1088	158.18	top 71%
Pork Ribs	19	2	0	170.8344	143.9772	156.80	top 70%
Pork	19	2	0	174.2628	149.6800	160.75	top 60%
Brisket	20	5	1	175.4172	136.4916	161.66	top 49%

“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)	8	0	top 64%
Large (40+)	12	0	top 66%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
PA	7	top 57%
MD	7	top 70%
WV	3	top 62%
SD	2	top 87%
DE	1	top 51%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
The Ironman	5	5	top 61%	Apr 5, 2019
Almost Heaven BBQ Bash	2	16	top 68%	Jun 18, 2021
Ribs, Rod & Rock'n Roll	2	20	top 87%	Sep 6, 2019
Interstate BBQ Festival	2	38	top 82%	Apr 19, 2019
The Great Brunswick BBQ Throwdown	2	22	top 67%	Mar 2, 2018

More numbers

Busiest season 2019 7 contests

Contests a season 3.7 across 6 seasons in the data

Most contests held in PA 8 of 22 contests · 5 states in all

Contests visited 12 5 of them more than once

Most-entered meat Brisket 20 entries · 0 wins · 5 calls

Opponents faced 505 finished ahead 297 times, behind 730

Longest layoff 1.5 yrs Oct 18, 2019 → Apr 16, 2021

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

20213 milestones

Apr 17 Career-best overall score681.0288 Interstate BBQ Festival - Day 2
Apr 17 Career-best single call (Brisket)175.4172 Interstate BBQ Festival - Day 2
Jul 30 Most recent contest Smoke in the Grove

20193 milestones

Apr 5 First call The Ironman
Apr 5 First overall top-10 The Ironman
Apr 5 First overall past 90% of a perfect score679.9656 The Ironman

20181 milestone

Aug 25 10th tracked contest HAVA Nagrilla 2018 (KOSHER SERIES) (JUDGES FULL)

20171 milestone

Mar 3 Peak power rating (1491) The Great Brunswick BBQ Throwdown

20151 milestone

Apr 3 First tracked contest The Ironman

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+16.7	The Ironman	Apr 5, 2019
+1.7	The Great Brunswick BBQ Throwdown	Mar 3, 2017
+0.6	Interstate BBQ Festival - Day 2	Apr 17, 2021

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-10.3	The Ironman	Apr 3, 2015
-9.5	Interstate BBQ Festival	Apr 20, 2018
-7.3	Ribs, Rod & Rock'n Roll	Sep 6, 2019
-6.1	Interstate BBQ Festival	Apr 19, 2019
-5.9	Interstate BBQ Festival - Day 1	Apr 16, 2021

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	Top-10s	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2021	4	0	75%	top 60%	94.6%	92.2%
2019	7	2	43%	top 54%	94.4%	89.7%
2018	6	0	0%	top 81%	87.9%	86%
2017	3	0	0%	top 63%	89.3%	88%
2016	1	0	0%	top 61%	87.2%	87.2%
2015	1	0	0%	top 88%	81.1%	81.1%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Jul 30, 2021	Smoke in the Grove 🏅 Spring Grove, PA	33 / 54 (655.8972)	25 (168.5600)	9 (170.8344)	43 (157.1200)	36 (159.3828)
Jun 18, 2021	Almost Heaven BBQ Bash 🏅 Roanoke, WV	16 / 28 (665.0628)	18 (163.9656)	22 (160.5372)	14 (168)	7 (172.5600)
Apr 17, 2021	Interstate BBQ Festival - Day 2 🏅 Hagerstown, MD	18 / 34 (681.0288)	21 (169.6800)	31 (161.6688)	4 (174.2628)	8 (175.4172)
Apr 16, 2021	Interstate BBQ Festival - Day 1 🏅 Hagerstown, MD	33 / 47 (653.5312)	38 (163.9312)	38 (158.8000)	35 (161.1200)	21 (169.6800)
Oct 18, 2019	Boo-B-Que 🏅 Rehoboth Beach, DE	32 / 63 (644.3880)	40 (158.2168)	45 (155.9428)	22 (165.6800)	22 (164.5484)
Sep 6, 2019	Ribs, Rod & Rock'n Roll 🏅 Vermillion, SD	27 / 29 (617.5204)	25 (155.9428)	28 (151.3716)	25 (152.5144)	25 (157.6916)
Aug 16, 2019	Smokin on the Dock of the Bay 🏅 Chrisfield, MD	18 / 25 (643.2800)	24 (151.9544)	16 (161.6800)	12 (162.2284)	4 (167.4172)
Jun 22, 2019	HAVA Nagrilla 2019 (KOSHER SERIES) unrated Wynnewood, PA	6 / 20 (638.1828)	—	—	—	8 (155.9772)
Jun 7, 2019	Almost Heaven BBQ Bash 🏅 Roanoke, WV	16 / 31 (650.7084)	16 (165.6684)	17 (159.3944)	20 (161.7028)	13 (163.9428)
Apr 19, 2019	Interstate BBQ Festival 🏅 Hagerstown, MD	38 / 54 (647.8628)	48 (155.3600)	43 (156)	23 (167.3828)	18 (169.1200)
Apr 5, 2019	The Ironman Greencastle, PA	5 / 42 (679.9656)	14 (166.2972)	8 (169.1200)	8 (170.2628)	2 (174.2856)
Sep 7, 2018	Ribs, Rod & Rock'n Roll Vermillion, SD	20 / 25 (615.3944)	20 (156.5372)	25 (146.3316)	15 (163.4056)	20 (149.1200)
Aug 25, 2018	HAVA Nagrilla 2018 (KOSHER SERIES) (JUDGES FULL) Wynnewood, PA	—	—	—	—	—
Jun 15, 2018	Almost Heaven BBQ Bash Weston, WV	46 / 59 (631.7484)	41 (160.5144)	29 (160.5028)	47 (156.5256)	47 (154.2056)
Apr 20, 2018	Interstate BBQ Festival Hagerstown, MD	63 / 67 (602.6400)	49 (158.8228)	52 (157.1200)	62 (150.2056)	67 (136.4916)
Apr 6, 2018	The Ironman Greencastle, PA	47 / 60 (614.6512)	51 (150.8000)	49 (150.7884)	49 (153.6572)	36 (159.4056)
Mar 2, 2018	The Great Brunswick BBQ Throwdown Brunswick, MD	22 / 29 (633.0400)	15 (163.4056)	27 (143.9772)	19 (162.2400)	17 (163.4172)
Aug 11, 2017	Maryland State BBQ Bash Bel Air, MD	—	—	—	—	—
Mar 31, 2017	The Ironman Greencastle, PA	40 / 59 (624.9024)	33 (158.8112)	54 (147.3712)	33 (157.0628)	27 (161.6572)
Mar 3, 2017	The Great Brunswick BBQ Throwdown Brunswick, MD	29 / 50 (642.7544)	38 (157.1200)	15 (165.1200)	28 (160.5716)	25 (159.9428)
Apr 1, 2016	The Ironman Greencastle, PA	33 / 54 (627.8856)	50 (142.7884)	37 (156.5372)	27 (160.5828)	11 (167.9772)
Apr 3, 2015	The Ironman Shady Grove, PA	42 / 48 (583.8516)	46 (137.1088)	40 (146.1828)	43 (149.6800)	34 (150.8800)

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

PLUM CRAZY BBQ

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (9 found in their record)

High-water mark

Their season

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

Brisket nemesis

A June team

The long haul

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 — 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)