LITTLE CREEK BAR B CUE COMPANY

At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)

Power ranking

#4317

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1476

peak 1540 · rated over 50 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-03-08

latest 2019-08-23

Best ToY finish

#398

Master 2013

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

4 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 50 contests

Avg finish

top 58%

overall standings

Best overall

679.9084 / 720

Master · Foothills Country Fair BBQ Bash

Perfect 180s

Current form

620.15 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 640.32 (-20.17)

Walk rate

48%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

177.7028

Brisket · Firelake BBQ Cook Off(Day 2)

Consistency

±34.20

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork Ribs

avg 163.89 · weakest Brisket (158.69)

Road miles

19,377

mi across 50 mapped stops · furthest 1168 mi

Schedule strength

54%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1569)

Purse competed for

$62K

listed at 6 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

GCs in 6 state-championship entries

Master avg

640.32 / 720

50 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (11 found in this team's record)

Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.

High-water mark

679.9084 career-best overall

94.4% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 679.9084 at Foothills Country Fair BBQ Bash — 94.4% of a perfect 720.

Master
2013-07-26

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

SMOKOPOLIS BBQ has finished one call ahead of LITTLE CREEK BAR B CUE COMPANY 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2013 their best year

2013 was the year it came together: 8 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 1 category win, at an average finish in the top 46%.

8 contests
1 overall top-10s
1 category wins
average top 46%

A tough matchup

24–0 behind in the head-to-head

LO' -N- SLO' BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

LO' -N- SLO' BBQ has come out ahead in 24 of their 24 shared contests.

The weak link

−5.2 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 5.20 points below their pork ribs, and turns into a call 10% of the time against 22%.

Brisket avg 158.69
Pork Ribs avg 163.89
5 calls in 50 entries

A strong matchup

6–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 86% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Bad Dog BBQ in 6 of their 7 shared contests.

Going the wrong way

-34 rating points in a year

The rating has slipped 34 points across 10 contests since 2018-08-24 — from 1510 down to 1476.

10 contests since 2018-08-24
now 1476

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

WILBUR'S REVENGE has landed one call behind them 2 times.

A May team

Top 47% average finish in May

Something about May: average finish in the top 47% across 6 contests, versus top 58% the rest of the year.

6 May contests
top 58% the rest of the year

The long haul

19,377 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 19,377 miles across 50 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 1,168 miles to Firelake BBQ Cook Off (Day 1).

50 mapped stops
furthest 1,168 mi

A standing appointment

7 years running at one contest

They've cooked New Holland Summer Fest every year from 2013 to 2019 — the contest they never miss.

7 visits in all
best finish 22nd

Teams like this (closest power rating)

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150 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.

Tom Tom Bob A Que

#4302 of the rated field

1476 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 39
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 8%
Peak: 1476

4–0 in 4 shared contests (100% to LITTLE CREEK BAR B CUE COMPANY)

These two have cooked 4 of the same contests — LITTLE CREEK BAR B CUE COMPANY ahead 4–0 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.

rated over 39 contests
last seen 2024-07-13

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CAJUN JAX BBQ

#4301 of the rated field

1476 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 18
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 11%
Peak: 1476

1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to LITTLE CREEK BAR B CUE COMPANY)

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 18 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 18 contests
last seen 2016-10-14

⚔ Head-to-head

FATTMIKES BBQ

#4330 of the rated field

1476 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 16
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1512

1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to LITTLE CREEK BAR B CUE COMPANY)

Fewer contests behind them than LITTLE CREEK BAR B CUE COMPANY has cooked, 16 to 50, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

rated over 16 contests
last seen 2025-06-27

⚔ Head-to-head

SMOKIN' OUR BUTTS OFF BBQ

#4307 of the rated field

1476 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1476

3–1 in 4 shared contests (75% to LITTLE CREEK BAR B CUE COMPANY)

Their last contest in the data was back in 2016, 3 years before LITTLE CREEK BAR B CUE COMPANY's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 5 contests

⚔ Head-to-head

Karnivorous

#4316 of the rated field

1476 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 45
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 22%
Peak: 1544

No shared contest yet.

45 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 22% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 45 contests
last seen 2026-07-18

⚔ Head-to-head

THIS BUTT'S FOR YOU - OLATHE, KS

#4305 of the rated field

1476 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 32
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 3%
Peak: 1517

No shared contest yet.

Level with LITTLE CREEK BAR B CUE COMPANY on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 32 contests
last seen 2025-11-05

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
LO' -N- SLO' BBQ	24	0	24	0%	⚔ compare
DRILLING & GRILLING	17	2	15	12%	⚔ compare
Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit	16	3	13	19%	⚔ compare
WILBUR'S REVENGE	15	5	10	33%	⚔ compare
PIGHEADED BBQ	15	1	14	7%	⚔ compare
THE BBQ GURU	14	1	13	7%	⚔ compare
APORKALYPSE NOW	14	1	13	7%	⚔ compare
HAWG NATION BBQ	13	5	8	38%	⚔ compare
BAR-B-QUE MAYHAM	13	3	10	23%	⚔ compare
4:20 Q	13	2	11	15%	⚔ compare
PHILLY BLIND PIG BBQ	12	4	8	33%	⚔ compare
CHRISTMAS CITY BBQ	12	3	9	25%	⚔ compare
SMOKEN DUDES BBQ	12	2	10	17%	⚔ compare
Organizer Portal	12	0	12	0%	⚔ compare
QUEGASM	11	6	5	55%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	50	6	0	0	176.0000	58.4800	159.06	top 63%
Pork Ribs	49	11	3	3	175.4628	144.5372	163.89	top 45%
Pork	50	9	0	0	174.2744	146.8684	161.95	top 52%
Brisket	50	5	0	1	177.7028	134.2972	158.69	top 58%

“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 state / province

Where	Contests	Avg finish
PA	18	top 58%
NC	5	top 50%
GA	4	top 71%
MS	4	top 52%
FL	3	top 50%
NJ	2	top 68%
VA	2	top 84%
AL	2	top 63%
OK	2	top 78%
DE	2	top 43%
MD	2	top 44%
TN	2	top 43%
ME	1	top 54%
NY	1	top 81%

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	14	0	top 58%
Large (40+)	36	0	top 59%

Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
New Holland Summer Fest	7	22	top 66%	2019-08-23
Kings of Q BBQ Cook-off and Festival	4	12	top 43%	2019-05-17
The Ironman	4	21	top 52%	2019-04-05
New Jersey KnoQ-out CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES	2	23	top 68%	2019-04-27
Firelake BBQ Cook Off(Day 2)	2	57	top 78%	2017-03-25
Smokin' Up The Saddle Club (GBC Qualifier)	2	18	top 66%	2015-11-13
Foothills Country Fair BBQ Bash	2	12	top 43%	2014-07-25

The story so far (16 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 6.5 yrs 2013-03-08 → 2019-08-23

Busiest season 2018 8 contests

Contests a season 7.1 across 7 seasons in the data

Cooks most in PA 18 of 50 contests · 14 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 34 7 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 50 entries · 0 wins · 6 calls

Strongest meat Pork Ribs averages 163.89 · weakest Brisket (158.69)

Walk rate 48% a top-10 call in 24 of 50 contests

Overall top-10 rate 2% 1 of 50 contests

Master average 640.32 out of 720 · 50 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 1,229 1,182–1,533 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 19,377 50 mapped stops · furthest 1,168 mi

Schedule strength 1569 average field rating faced — tougher than 54% of rated contests

Purse competed for $61,900 listed at 6 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships 0 from 6 state-championship entries

Power rating 1476 peak 1540 · #4317 of 6,413 rated

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

2013
Mar 8 First tracked contest BBQ Championship & Hog Wild Festival
Mar 8 First call BBQ Championship & Hog Wild Festival
Mar 8 First overall past 90% of a perfect score648.0002 BBQ Championship & Hog Wild Festival
Apr 19 First category win (Pork Ribs) Pork in the Park Barbeque Festival
Apr 19 First overall top-10 Pork in the Park Barbeque Festival
Jul 26 Career-best overall score679.9084 Foothills Country Fair BBQ Bash
2014
Jul 25 10th tracked contest Foothills Country Fair BBQ Bash
2015
Mar 13 Peak power rating (1540) Don't Be Cruel BBQ Duel
2016
May 20 25th tracked contest Kings of Q BBQ cook off and Festival
2017
Mar 25 Career-best single call (Brisket)177.7028 Firelake BBQ Cook Off(Day 2)
2019
Aug 23 50th tracked contest New Holland Summer Fest
Aug 23 Most recent contest New Holland Summer Fest

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+13.2	Pork in the Park Barbeque Festival	2013-04-19
+10	Delaware's Triple Threat BBQ Festival at the Fair	2014-04-11
+10	Foothills Country Fair BBQ Bash	2013-07-26
+9.1	Smoke in the Valley BBQ competition	2016-05-06
+8.7	Kings of Q BBQ cook off and Festival	2018-05-18

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-13.9	Smoke in the Grove	2019-07-26
-13.8	New Holland Summer Fest(JUDGES FULL)	2018-08-24
-12.8	New Holland Summer Fest	2015-08-28
-10	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	2013-08-09
-7.9	New Holland Summer Fest	2017-08-25

Category scores over time

Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)

Where they finish (overall)

Best vs average (by meat)

How entries end (by meat)

Team of the Year rank by season

Season by season

Season	Contests	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2019	7	0	0	29%	top 74%	91.6%	86.6%
2018	8	0	0	38%	top 70%	93.2%	87.4%
2017	7	0	0	71%	top 63%	92.8%	90.4%
2016	7	0	1	43%	top 47%	91.3%	89.6%
2015	5	0	0	0%	top 67%	92.8%	88.9%
2014	8	0	1	50%	top 48%	93.8%	89.9%
2013	8	1	1	88%	top 46%	94.4%	89.7%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2019-08-23	New Holland Summer Fest 🏅 New Holland, PA	49 / 65 (623.3144)	55 (153.7144)	52 (157.0972)	32 (163.3828)	57 (149.1200)
2019-07-26	Smoke in the Grove 🏅 Spring Grove, PA	53 / 53 (537.2460)	53 (58.4800)	29 (161.1200)	38 (158.2744)	32 (159.3716)
2019-05-17	Kings of Q BBQ Cook-off and Festival 🏅 Ayden, NC	17 / 36 (659.2912)	21 (167.3828)	10 (165.6800)	7 (169.1428)	27 (157.0856)
2019-04-27	New Jersey KnoQ-out CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Blairstown, NJ	23 / 43 (646.7884)	34 (158.2628)	11 (165.7372)	8 (170.2628)	37 (152.5256)
2019-04-05	The Ironman Greencastle, PA	31 / 42 (634.1036)	34 (159.4060)	16 (166.8228)	29 (159.9544)	38 (147.9204)
2019-03-23	BBQ Gives Back-IV (DAY 2) 🏅 Urbanna, VA	46 / 52 (630.2288)	49 (154.2628)	44 (157.1316)	31 (163.9772)	40 (154.8572)
2019-03-22	BBQ Gives Back-III (Day 1) 🏅 Urbanna, VA	50 / 63 (635.8628)	56 (154.8228)	27 (162.2744)	19 (166.8228)	53 (151.9428)
2018-11-02	*Currituck Heritage Festival Currituck, NC	19 / 25 (634.6976)	22 (154.2172)	19 (154.8116)	4 (174.2744)	20 (151.3944)
2018-09-14	*Riverfest BBQ and Music Festival Decatur, AL	22 / 32 (660.9484)	22 (167.3828)	21 (160.5028)	18 (167.3944)	14 (165.6684)
2018-08-24	New Holland Summer Fest(JUDGES FULL) New Holland, PA	70 / 71 (468.5032)	39 (158.8572)	—	31 (158.2860)	46 (151.3600)
2018-05-18	Kings of Q BBQ cook off and Festival Ayden, NC	12 / 38 (670.8460)	11 (169.7372)	8 (172.0000)	13 (167.4172)	21 (161.6916)
2018-04-28	New Jersey KnoQ-out-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES Blairstown, NJ	33 / 40 (620.4456)	36 (148.5600)	24 (161.1084)	15 (163.4400)	35 (147.3372)
2018-04-06	The Ironman Greencastle, PA	27 / 60 (650.1604)	22 (166.3088)	32 (159.3944)	11 (169.6800)	41 (154.7772)
2018-03-16	Smokin In the Square Pensacola, FL	36 / 49 (667.2912)	34 (168.5256)	39 (162.8000)	17 (170.8800)	35 (165.0856)
2018-03-09	Flames on the Flint Bainbridge, GA	34 / 42 (658.6744)	35 (162.8000)	29 (166.2516)	8 (171.9772)	35 (157.6456)
2017-08-25	New Holland Summer Fest New Holland, PA	53 / 69 (622.1256)	9 (167.4400)	55 (151.9428)	38 (159.9428)	63 (142.8000)
2017-05-19	Kings of Q BBQ cook off and Festival Ayden, NC	15 / 36 (650.1372)	30 (159.3944)	10 (168.5600)	32 (151.9200)	5 (170.2628)
2017-03-31	The Ironman Greencastle, PA	21 / 59 (649.6800)	10 (169.7372)	25 (161.6800)	27 (159.4172)	32 (158.8456)
2017-03-25	Firelake BBQ Cook Off(Day 2) Shawnee, OK	57 / 77 (657.6112)	59 (164.5600)	43 (167.9772)	75 (147.3712)	3 (177.7028)
2017-03-24	Firelake BBQ Cook Off (Day 1) Shawnee, OK	71 / 87 (642.7772)	83 (153.0972)	24 (171.9772)	81 (155.9884)	66 (161.7144)
2017-03-18	Tupelo BBQ Duel- Comp 2 Tupelo, MS	33 / 45 (668.4112)	38 (167.9656)	25 (167.3712)	44 (157.0628)	5 (176.0116)
2017-03-17	Tupelo BBQ Duel- Comp 1 Tupelo, MS	40 / 68 (663.3140)	46 (166.2284)	19 (173.1200)	50 (164.0000)	53 (159.9656)
2016-09-23	Smoke in the Park Lemoyne, PA	23 / 38 (641.5656)	28 (156.0000)	15 (165.1084)	20 (161.0972)	27 (159.3600)
2016-08-26	New Holland Summer Fest New Holland, PA	22 / 66 (651.9432)	9 (170.8688)	48 (155.3600)	41 (158.2744)	11 (167.4400)
2016-06-03	Que for the Troops Levittown, PA	22 / 67 (646.7540)	20 (166.2628)	12 (166.8800)	39 (156.5256)	35 (157.0856)
2016-05-20	Kings of Q BBQ cook off and Festival Ayden, NC	16 / 30 (653.0856)	23 (162.2628)	1 (175.4628)	11 (165.6800)	26 (149.6800)
2016-05-06	Smoke in the Valley BBQ competition Greenlane, PA	14 / 47 (657.6916)	17 (165.7028)	13 (163.9772)	10 (165.7372)	20 (162.2744)
2016-04-08	Triple Threat BBQ, Beer and Music Festval Harrington, DE	48 / 75 (626.7996)	34 (161.7484)	66 (144.5372)	30 (161.1428)	36 (159.3712)
2016-04-01	The Ironman Greencastle, PA	28 / 54 (638.2060)	39 (156.5028)	20 (162.8916)	31 (158.7884)	24 (160.0232)
2015-11-13	Smokin' Up The Saddle Club (GBC Qualifier) Chatsworth, GA	38 / 48 (659.9776)	42 (161.1316)	37 (165.7488)	36 (165.0972)	24 (168.0000)
2015-08-28	New Holland Summer Fest New Holland, PA	63 / 70 (592.4344)	64 (147.3828)	50 (151.3600)	65 (148.5944)	55 (145.0972)
2015-08-14	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Scarborough, ME	14 / 26 (649.0512)	11 (166.8228)	21 (156.5256)	12 (166.2400)	14 (159.4628)
2015-05-29	Pig & A Jig BBQ Festival Snow Hill, MD	25 / 32 (629.6456)	22 (158.8460)	12 (166.9028)	29 (151.3712)	22 (152.5256)
2015-03-13	Don't Be Cruel BBQ Duel Tupelo, MS	31 / 94 (667.9084)	54 (165.1200)	63 (159.9656)	24 (170.2628)	20 (172.5600)
2014-11-14	Smokin' Up The Saddle Club (SBBQA) Chatsworth, GA	18 / 34 (675.4060)	8 (176.0000)	24 (166.8688)	29 (159.9544)	10 (172.5828)
2014-11-07	When Pigs Fly South Lakeland, FL	18 / 42 (658.7656)	31 (156.5028)	12 (168.0000)	17 (167.4172)	13 (166.8456)
2014-09-26	Lehigh Valley QueFest Allentown, PA	19 / 32 (623.3600)	23 (151.9428)	21 (151.4744)	14 (158.8000)	13 (161.1428)
2014-09-12	Coal Cracker Smoke & Stoke BBQ Competition Scranton, PA	11 / 25 (641.1084)	17 (154.2512)	4 (166.2972)	7 (161.7028)	10 (158.8572)
2014-08-22	New Holland Summer Fest New Holland, PA	28 / 70 (638.7428)	23 (163.9656)	33 (158.2628)	41 (154.2400)	15 (162.2744)
2014-08-15	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Harrisburg, PA	16 / 28 (638.2056)	16 (161.1084)	12 (161.6800)	7 (165.7600)	23 (149.6572)
2014-07-25	Foothills Country Fair BBQ Bash Cleveland, TN	31 / 49 (663.8628)	34 (163.3828)	19 (168.5484)	41 (161.0972)	14 (170.8344)
2014-04-11	Delaware's Triple Threat BBQ Festival at the Fair Harrington, DE	23 / 109 (640.4804)	97 (143.9084)	1 (174.8688)	28 (162.8572)	35 (158.8460)
2013-11-22	Plant City Pig Jam Plant City, FL	18 / 53 (656.4688)	43 (155.9428)	4 (173.7028)	4 (169.7144)	31 (157.1088)
2013-11-15	The National BBQ Cup (GBC Qualifier) Cumming, GA	56 / 79 (661.5884)	78 (154.8000)	23 (170.8572)	51 (166.2628)	33 (169.6684)
2013-08-23	New Holland Summer Fest New Holland, PA	34 / 71 (631.8512)	48 (155.3712)	4 (170.8688)	54 (149.0856)	33 (156.5256)
2013-08-09	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Medford, NY	22 / 27 (587.3712)	7 (159.3828)	20 (146.8228)	23 (146.8684)	26 (134.2972)
2013-07-26	Foothills Country Fair BBQ Bash Cleveland, TN	12 / 54 (679.9084)	5 (173.7028)	32 (163.9772)	6 (173.7028)	26 (168.5256)
2013-04-19	Pork in the Park Barbeque Festival Salisbury, MD	10 / 106 (646.2852)	16 (165.7142)	1 (173.7144)	67 (153.7142)	58 (153.1424)
2013-03-15	Don't Be Cruel BBQ Duel Tupelo, MS	44 / 100 (657.1422)	69 (160.5712)	9 (172.5714)	16 (169.7142)	77 (154.2854)
2013-03-08	BBQ Championship & Hog Wild Festival Mobile, AL	32 / 56 (648.0002)	26 (166.8570)	5 (172.0002)	44 (157.1430)	44 (152.0000)

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)

Team of the Year standings (rank per category by season — year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Year	Series	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2019 ↗	Master	#679 (470 pts)	#753 (440 pts)	#566 (610 pts)	#529 (650 pts)	#773 (420 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#597 (577 pts)	#639 (582 pts)	#658 (557 pts)	#359 (967 pts)	#651 (567 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#768 (490 pts)	#695 (580 pts)	#760 (530 pts)	#907 (420 pts)	#480 (845 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#687 (555 pts)	#700 (575 pts)	#481 (840 pts)	#689 (585 pts)	#751 (515 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#928 (343 pts)	#928 (373 pts)	#942 (373 pts)	#978 (358 pts)	#908 (388 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#523 (735 pts)	#552 (710 pts)	#338 (1070 pts)	#479 (815 pts)	#425 (895 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#398 (767 pts)	#358 (852 pts)	#190 (1347 pts)	#339 (897 pts)	#555 (577 pts)