FOUR CROWS BBQ

FOUR CROWS BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 13 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2015. Their best overall finish is 3rd of 37 at the Hog Wild BBQ & Chrome Fest (2014). They are ranked #1283 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#1,283

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1581

peak 1581 · rated over 12 contests1 invitational or side-series contest not counted

Contests

in the data

First seen

Mar 8, 2013

latest Mar 27, 2015 · 2.1 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#419

Master 2014 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

9 podiums

Overall top-10s

46% of 13 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 34%

overall standings

Best overall

690.8572 / 720

Master · Hog Wild BBQ & Chrome Fest

Perfect 180s

Current form

675.58 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 661.72 (+13.87)

Walk rate

77%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

178.2972

Pork Ribs · Hog Wild BBQ & Chrome Fest

Consistency

±13.84

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 168.56 · weakest Brisket (162.30)

Road miles

2,274

across 13 mapped stops · furthest 332 mi

Schedule strength

25%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1535)

Master avg

661.72 / 720

13 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (13 found in their record)

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

On the rise

+31 rating points in a year

Their power rating has climbed 31 points across 5 contests since Mar 28, 2014 — from 1550 up to 1581.

5 contests since Mar 28, 2014
now 1581

Happy hunting ground

Top 19% average finish here

City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival is their spot: an average finish in the top 19% across 2 visits.

2 visits
best finish 10th
average top 19%

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 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Mar 8, 2013).

Pork 1st
Brisket 1st

They almost always walk

77% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 10 of 13 contests

A top-10 category call in 77% of their 13 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

690.8572 career-best overall

96.0% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 690.8572 at Hog Wild BBQ & Chrome Fest — 96.0% of a perfect 720.

Master
Jun 27, 2014

Their season

2014 their best year

2014 was the year it came together: 5 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 1 category win, at an average finish in the top 19%.

5 contests
5 overall top-10s
1 category win
average top 19%

A tough matchup

7–0 behind in the head-to-head

CLARK CREW BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

CLARK CREW BBQ has come out ahead in 7 of their 7 shared contests.

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The weak link

−6.3 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 6.26 points below their pork, and turns into a call 31% of the time against 54%.

Brisket avg 162.30
Pork avg 168.56
4 calls in 13 entries

A strong matchup

5–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of STINKY PIGGY BBQ in 5 of their 5 shared contests.

Announced themselves early

4th at their very first contest

Finished 4 of 29 at their very first tracked contest, Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Mar 8, 2013).

Mar 8, 2013
29-team field

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

PEACE PIT BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.

A March team

Top 23% average finish in March

Something about March: average finish in the top 23% across 4 contests, versus top 34% the rest of the year.

4 March contests
top 34% the rest of the year

The metronome

±1.92% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.92% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 91.9% of a perfect score
13 contests

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
2015 ↗	Master	#1970 (90 pts)	#2209 (60 pts)	#2209 (60 pts)	#1406 (210 pts)	#1763 (120 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#419 (906 pts)	#539 (726 pts)	#314 (1,121 pts)	#419 (901 pts)	#599 (611 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#590 (525 pts)	#779 (420 pts)	#592 (560 pts)	#503 (650 pts)	#542 (585 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to FOUR CROWS BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.

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

LIL' FIDDLER'S

#1,291 of the rated field

1580 power rating

Contests: 48
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 21%
Peak: 1605

1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to FOUR CROWS BBQ)

2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team FOUR CROWS BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 47 contests
last seen Sep 7, 2018

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POLITICAL PORK

#1,285 of the rated field

1581 power rating

Contests: 65
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 15%
Peak: 1632

0–2 in 2 shared contests (0% to FOUR CROWS BBQ)

They've been 1632 at their best, 51 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 64 contests
last seen May 1, 2021

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Scooter's BBQ

#1,289 of the rated field

1580 power rating

Contests: 17
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 24%
Peak: 1580

Careers of much the same size, 17 contests to 13, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 14 contests
last seen Aug 16, 2024

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KAVE DWELLERS

#1,276 of the rated field

1581 power rating

Contests: 16
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 44%
Peak: 1584

16 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 44% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 16 contests
last seen Aug 24, 2018

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MYRON MIXON SMOKERS .COM

#1,287 of the rated field

1581 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 56%
Peak: 1581

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

rated over 9 contests
last seen Mar 11, 2016

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LoneStar Que Crew

#1,281 of the rated field

1581 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 33%
Peak: 1581

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

rated over 8 contests
last seen Aug 30, 2019

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
BUTCHER BBQ	9	4	5	44%	⚔ compare
SIZZLIN' BONES BBQ	9	4	5	44%	⚔ compare
CAVEMAN CUISINE	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
CLARK CREW BBQ	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
IRON WHEEL COOKERS	6	4	2	67%	⚔ compare
MIKE	6	4	2	67%	⚔ compare
CIRCLE R COOKERS	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
WILDCATTERS Q CREW	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
HOG TIDE BAR-B-QUE	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
STINKY PIGGY BBQ	5	5	0	100%	⚔ compare
Los Primos BBQ	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
KOSMO'S Q	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
LITTLE PIG TOWN BBQ	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
3 WOODYS BBQ	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	13	2	0	1	176	153.0628	164.37	top 47%
Pork Ribs	13	7	0	4	178.2972	152.5716	166.49	top 33%
Pork	13	7	2	3	175.4172	156.5256	168.56	top 28%
Brisket	13	4	1	1	173.7028	153.0396	162.30	top 42%

“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	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	1	top 42%
Medium (20–39)	6	top 34%
Large (40+)	6	top 33%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
OK	7	top 36%
TX	4	top 20%
MO	2	top 57%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival	2	10	top 19%	Aug 30, 2014
Hog Wild BBQ & Chrome Fest	2	3	top 22%	Jun 27, 2014
Firelake BBQ Cook-off	2	3	top 21%	Mar 28, 2014

More numbers

Busiest season 2013 7 contests

Contests a season 4.3 across 3 seasons in the data

Most contests held in OK 7 of 13 contests · 3 states in all

Contests visited 10 3 of them more than once

Opponents faced 833 finished ahead 746 times, behind 431

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

20152 milestones

Mar 27 Peak power rating (1581) Firelake BBQ Cook Off
Mar 27 Most recent contest Firelake BBQ Cook Off

20144 milestones

Mar 28 First overall podium Firelake BBQ Cook-off
Jun 27 10th tracked contest Hog Wild BBQ & Chrome Fest
Jun 27 Career-best overall score690.8572 Hog Wild BBQ & Chrome Fest
Jun 27 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)178.2972 Hog Wild BBQ & Chrome Fest

20136 milestones

Mar 8 First tracked contest Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
Mar 8 First call Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
Mar 8 First category win (Pork) Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
Mar 8 First overall top-10 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
Mar 8 First multi-meat day Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
Mar 8 First overall past 90% of a perfect score650.2856 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+15.2	Firelake BBQ Cook-off	Mar 28, 2014
+13.9	Hog Wild BBQ & Chrome Fest	Jun 27, 2014
+12.6	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	Mar 8, 2013
+10.1	City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival	Aug 30, 2014
+7.8	Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown	Feb 27, 2014

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-9.2	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional)	Oct 11, 2013

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	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2015	1	0	0	100%	top 37%	93.3%	93.3%
2014	5	5	1	100%	top 19%	96%	93.4%
2013	7	1	2	57%	top 44%	92.1%	90.6%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Mar 27, 2015	Firelake BBQ Cook Off Shawnee, OK	19 / 52 (671.8856)	42 (158.8000)	28 (166.2628)	4 (175.4172)	13 (171.4056)
Oct 17, 2014	CASA's Big BBQ Bash Lawton, OK	8 / 19 (670.1828)	13 (161.6456)	2 (173.1428)	1 (174.8572)	10 (160.5372)
Aug 30, 2014	City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival Bedford, TX	10 / 76 (664.5028)	13 (167.4172)	9 (170.8344)	12 (169.7256)	37 (156.5256)
Jun 27, 2014	Hog Wild BBQ & Chrome Fest Chandler, OK	3 / 37 (690.8572)	16 (166.8800)	2 (178.2972)	5 (173.7028)	9 (171.9772)
Mar 28, 2014	Firelake BBQ Cook-off Shawnee, OK	3 / 43 (680.4912)	2 (176)	2 (174.2628)	31 (156.5256)	5 (173.7028)
Feb 27, 2014	Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown Huntsville, TX	10 / 37 (655.8396)	15 (162.2400)	5 (168)	3 (172.5600)	22 (153.0396)
Oct 11, 2013	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) Midwest City, OK	26 / 30 (662.7196)	22 (168.5256)	24 (162.2628)	15 (167.9656)	23 (163.9656)
Oct 3, 2013	34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Invitational unrated Kansas City, MO	145 / 174 (638.7200)	83 (166.8344)	137 (157.7028)	144 (157.0972)	141 (157.0856)
Oct 3, 2013	34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO	169 / 535 (651.2684)	164 (165.7028)	256 (159.9312)	223 (162.8000)	180 (162.8344)
Aug 31, 2013	City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival Bedford, TX	22 / 89 (645.0056)	66 (153.0628)	18 (164.5256)	9 (170.2972)	43 (157.1200)
Jun 14, 2013	Hog Wild BBQ & Chrome Fest Chandler, OK	12 / 33 (663.4284)	9 (169.1426)	9 (167.4286)	6 (172.5714)	14 (154.2858)
Mar 29, 2013	Firelake BBQ Cook-off Shawnee, OK	13 / 38 (657.1426)	14 (162.2856)	2 (169.1428)	13 (164.5712)	14 (161.1430)
Mar 8, 2013	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Westworth Village, TX	4 / 29 (650.2856)	19 (158.2854)	20 (152.5716)	1 (173.1428)	1 (166.2858)

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

FOUR CROWS BBQ

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 (13 found in their record)

On the rise

Happy hunting ground

A multi-meat day

They almost always walk

High-water mark

Their season

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

Announced themselves early

Looking over their shoulder

A March team

The metronome

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)