KRITTER KOOKERS COMPETITION BBQ TEAM

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

Power ranking

#3878

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1485

peak 1517 · rated over 10 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2012-12-31

latest 2016-04-15

Best ToY finish

#550

Master 2013

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

1 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 10 contests

Avg finish

top 58%

overall standings

Best overall

660.5714 / 720

Master · 5th Annual Lake Havasu Music Brews & BBQ Championship

Perfect 180s

Current form

640.71 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 639.32 (+1.39)

Walk rate

50%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

172.0572

Pork · The Ultimate BBQ Showdown East vs West VI

Consistency

±18.88

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 160.33 · weakest Pork (159.30)

Road miles

895

mi across 10 mapped stops · furthest 187 mi

Schedule strength

19%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1527)

Master avg

639.32 / 720

10 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (4 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.

Their season

2013 their best year

2013 was the year it came together: 5 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 43%.

5 contests
0 overall top-10s
0 category wins
average top 43%

A tough matchup

9–0 behind in the head-to-head

Burnin and Lootin ahead in 100% of their meetings

Burnin and Lootin has come out ahead in 9 of their 9 shared contests.

A strong matchup

3–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 75% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of D'S SMOKEHOUSE in 3 of their 4 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

9 of 9 shared chicken entries lost

Burnin and Lootin ahead 100% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, Burnin and Lootin has out-cooked them in 9 of 9 shared chicken entries.

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

TEMPTATION STATION

#3897 of the rated field

1485 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 10%
Peak: 1485

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 10 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 10 contests
last seen 2025-09-12

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HOG WILD AND PIG CRAZY

#3880 of the rated field

1485 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 30%
Peak: 1485

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 10 contests to 10, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 10 contests
last seen 2015-12-04

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Q-THIS

#3874 of the rated field

1485 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 9%
Peak: 1485

No shared contest yet.

Level with KRITTER KOOKERS COMPETITION BBQ TEAM on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 11 contests
last seen 2019-04-26

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Uncle Vinny's BBQ

#3883 of the rated field

1485 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1485

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 11 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 11 contests
last seen 2019-03-30

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TEAM HOLY SMOKES

#3895 of the rated field

1485 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1505

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 9 contests to 10, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 9 contests
last seen 2019-05-03

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THE EUROPEAN ALLSTAR BARBECUE TEAM

#3866 of the rated field

1486 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 17%
Peak: 1532

No shared contest yet.

Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 12 contests, alongside a 17% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 12 contests
last seen 2017-06-10

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
Burnin and Lootin	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
RIDGE ROUTE BOYS BBQ	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
ZZYZX BAR.B.Q	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
LEFT COAST Q	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
HOG HEAVEN BARBECUE COMPANY	7	2	5	29%	⚔ compare
All Sauced Up	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
KNOCK UR SOX OFF BBQ	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
LADY OF Q	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
MEAT INC.	6	4	2	67%	⚔ compare
PORKETEERS	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
BIG POPPA SMOKERS	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
THE PIT CREW BBQ OF AZ	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
MOSSY ROCK BBQ	5	3	2	60%	⚔ compare
BOWLING OVER PIGS	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	10	1	0	171.4288	145.7140	160.33	top 62%
Pork Ribs	10	1	0	167.4172	145.1428	159.86	top 57%
Pork	10	1	0	172.0572	148.0000	159.30	top 60%
Brisket	10	4	1	171.9772	135.9316	159.82	top 45%

“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	GCs	Avg finish
CA	9	0	top 62%
AZ	1	0	top 24%

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	3	0	top 55%
Large (40+)	7	0	top 60%

The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 3.3 yrs 2012-12-31 → 2016-04-15

Busiest season 2013 5 contests

Contests a season 2 across 5 seasons in the data

Cooks most in CA 9 of 10 contests · 2 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 10 0 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 10 entries · 0 wins · 1 calls

Strongest meat Chicken averages 160.33 · weakest Pork (159.30)

Walk rate 50% a top-10 call in 5 of 10 contests

Overall top-10 rate 10% 1 of 10 contests

Master average 639.32 out of 720 · 10 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 289 218–303 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 895 10 mapped stops · furthest 187 mi

Schedule strength 1527 average field rating faced — tougher than 19% of rated contests

Longest layoff 1 yrs 2015-04-10 → 2016-04-15

Power rating 1485 peak 1517 · #3878 of 6,413 rated

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

2012
Dec 31 First tracked contest Wild Wild West III BBQ Championship
Dec 31 First call Wild Wild West III BBQ Championship
Dec 31 First overall top-10 Wild Wild West III BBQ Championship
Dec 31 First overall past 90% of a perfect score654.8568 Wild Wild West III BBQ Championship
2013
Jan 25 Career-best overall score660.5714 5th Annual Lake Havasu Music Brews & BBQ Championship
Aug 23 Peak power rating (1517) 4th Annual Golden Acorn Casino BBQ Championship
2015
Apr 10 Career-best single call (Pork)172.0572 The Ultimate BBQ Showdown East vs West VI
2016
Apr 15 10th tracked contest The Ultimate BBQ showdown East vs West VII
Apr 15 Most recent contest The Ultimate BBQ showdown East vs West VII

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+8.3	5th Annual Lake Havasu Music Brews & BBQ Championship	2013-01-25
+5.7	Bakersfield's Biggest Baddest BBQ Championship	2013-05-17
+4.2	4th Annual Golden Acorn Casino BBQ Championship	2013-08-23
+3.5	Wild Wild West III BBQ Championship	2012-12-31
+1.7	5th Annual Vista Smokin' Q Classic	2013-08-02

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-13.1	Dana Point State BBQ Championship	2014-10-02
-8.4	The Ultimate BBQ Showdown East vs West VI	2015-04-10
-6.1	The Ultimate BBQ Showdown East vs. West IV	2013-04-05
-5.8	The Ultimate BBQ showdown East vs West VII	2016-04-15
-4.7	3rd Annual Pechanga BBQ Championship	2014-06-20

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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2016	1	0	100%	top 81%	90.2%	90.2%
2015	1	0	100%	top 83%	90.7%	90.7%
2014	2	0	0%	top 80%	88.3%	86.7%
2013	5	0	40%	top 43%	91.7%	88.5%
2012	1	1	100%	top 40%	91%	91%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2016-04-15	The Ultimate BBQ showdown East vs West VII Wildomar, CA	26 / 32 (649.5884)	30 (160.0000)	32 (155.9428)	27 (161.6684)	10 (171.9772)
2015-04-10	The Ultimate BBQ Showdown East vs West VI Wildomar, CA	35 / 42 (653.0512)	42 (151.8968)	26 (167.4172)	9 (172.0572)	30 (161.6800)
2014-10-02	Dana Point State BBQ Championship Dana Point, CA	89 / 97 (612.3656)	78 (158.2744)	90 (151.9084)	42 (166.2512)	96 (135.9316)
2014-06-20	3rd Annual Pechanga BBQ Championship Temecula, CA	44 / 65 (635.9316)	17 (170.8572)	32 (163.9772)	54 (153.0972)	54 (148.0000)
2013-08-23	4th Annual Golden Acorn Casino BBQ Championship Campo, CA	11 / 26 (652.5944)	14 (165.1544)	19 (155.3600)	12 (162.8800)	3 (169.2000)
2013-08-02	5th Annual Vista Smokin' Q Classic Vista, CA	22 / 46 (648.5144)	9 (168.5716)	14 (165.1428)	40 (148.5028)	10 (166.2972)
2013-05-17	Bakersfield's Biggest Baddest BBQ Championship Bakersfield, CA	22 / 65 (622.2856)	43 (153.1428)	11 (165.1426)	43 (148.0000)	20 (156.0002)
2013-04-05	The Ultimate BBQ Showdown East vs. West IV Wildomar, CA	33 / 48 (603.4280)	44 (145.7140)	36 (145.1428)	24 (156.0002)	23 (156.5710)
2013-01-25	5th Annual Lake Havasu Music Brews & BBQ Championship Lake Havasu City, AZ	21 / 86 (660.5714)	11 (171.4288)	34 (161.7142)	48 (162.2858)	28 (165.1426)
2012-12-31	Wild Wild West III BBQ Championship Lake Elsinore, CA	10 / 25 (654.8568)	18 (158.2856)	7 (166.8570)	15 (162.2858)	6 (167.4284)

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
2016 ↗	Master	#2879 (57 pts)	#2890 (57 pts)	#2899 (57 pts)	#2896 (57 pts)	#1768 (132 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#2158 (60 pts)	#2209 (60 pts)	#2209 (60 pts)	#1647 (145 pts)	#2214 (60 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#1589 (150 pts)	#1497 (190 pts)	#1653 (150 pts)	#1668 (150 pts)	#1664 (150 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#550 (569 pts)	#532 (609 pts)	#488 (674 pts)	#703 (474 pts)	#403 (769 pts)