ROUTE 66 CATERING CREW

ROUTE 66 CATERING CREW is a competition barbecue team with 10 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2012 and 2017. Their best overall finish is 6th of 20 at the Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (2013). They are ranked #2790 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#2,790

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1511

peak 1519 · rated over 9 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Dec 31, 2012

latest Jan 27, 2017 · 4.1 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#625

Master 2013 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

4 podiums

Overall top-10s

20% of 10 contests

Avg finish

top 52%

overall standings

Best overall

673.0744 / 720

Master · Sam's Club National BBQ Tour

Perfect 180s

Current form

657.60 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 654.03 (+3.57)

Walk rate

80%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

176

Brisket · Sam's Club National BBQ Tour

Consistency

±11.64

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Brisket

avg 165.19 · weakest Pork Ribs (161.35)

Road miles

2,552

across 10 mapped stops · furthest 367 mi

Schedule strength

33%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1543)

Master avg

654.03 / 720

9 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (9 found in their record)

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

They almost always walk

80% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 8 of 10 contests

A top-10 category call in 80% of their 10 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

673.0744 career-best overall

93.5% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 673.0744 at Sam's Club National BBQ Tour — 93.5% of a perfect 720.

Master
Mar 20, 2015

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

MASTER OF DISASTER has finished one call ahead of ROUTE 66 CATERING CREW 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

6–0 behind in the head-to-head

LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ has come out ahead in 6 of their 6 shared contests.

A strong matchup

3–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 75% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Your Behind BBQ in 3 of their 4 shared contests.

The comeback

1.9 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 1.9 years, then back at Outwest Food Fest BBQ Competiton (Jan 27, 2017).

last seen Mar 20, 2015
back Jan 27, 2017

Brisket nemesis

4 of 5 shared brisket entries lost

Rhythm n QUE ahead 80% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, Rhythm n QUE has out-cooked them in 4 of 5 shared brisket entries.

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A March team

Top 33% average finish in March

Something about March: average finish in the top 33% across 3 contests, versus top 52% the rest of the year.

3 March contests
top 52% the rest of the year

The metronome

±1.62% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.62% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 90.8% of a perfect score
10 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	#1658 (124 pts)	#1679 (139 pts)	#2048 (89 pts)	#2733 (59 pts)	#1280 (229 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#1251 (225 pts)	#1430 (205 pts)	#1585 (165 pts)	#1340 (225 pts)	#1069 (300 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#625 (505 pts)	#808 (400 pts)	#624 (535 pts)	#501 (655 pts)	#639 (510 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to ROUTE 66 CATERING CREW, each with one reason worth a look.

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

BBQ MAGIC

#2,806 of the rated field

1511 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 33%
Peak: 1520

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to ROUTE 66 CATERING CREW)

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team ROUTE 66 CATERING CREW has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 6 contests
last seen Jun 13, 2014

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THE RIB DOCTOR LLC

#2,795 of the rated field

1511 power rating

Contests: 20
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1533

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to ROUTE 66 CATERING CREW)

A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 20 contests to 10.

rated over 20 contests
last seen May 31, 2019

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THIN BLUE QUE

#2,786 of the rated field

1512 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 10%
Peak: 1518

They turned up 5 years after ROUTE 66 CATERING CREW did, first appearing in 2017.

rated over 10 contests
last seen May 26, 2023

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QUISINE

#2,796 of the rated field

1511 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 13%
Peak: 1528

Level with ROUTE 66 CATERING CREW on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 8 contests
last seen Sep 27, 2019

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LOS HERMANOS DE CARNE

#2,802 of the rated field

1511 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1519

Careers of much the same size, 11 contests to 10, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 11 contests
last seen Sep 30, 2026

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Five Q

#2,781 of the rated field

1512 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 27%
Peak: 1512

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 Aug 29, 2025

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
Bad Boyz BBQ	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
I.A.B. 30 BBQ	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
Phil the Grill	5	3	2	60%	⚔ compare
KNIFE PORK AND SPOON	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
Rhythm n QUE	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	9	3	0	0	172.5828	150.8570	164.18	top 55%
Pork Ribs	10	2	0	1	168.5716	148.5712	161.35	top 56%
Pork	10	1	1	1	175.4286	153.0628	163.80	top 54%
Brisket	10	4	0	2	176	150.2852	165.19	top 43%

“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)	7	0	top 57%
Large (40+)	2	0	top 36%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
AZ	4	top 45%
NV	3	top 64%
NM	1	top 30%
CA	1	top 68%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	2	9	0	top 34%	Mar 20, 2015
Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional)	2	19	0	top 68%	Apr 25, 2014

More numbers

Busiest season 2013 5 contests

Contests a season 2 across 5 seasons in the data

Most contests held in AZ 4 of 10 contests · 4 states in all

Contests visited 7 2 of them more than once

Opponents faced 227 finished ahead 191 times, behind 168

Longest layoff 1.9 yrs Mar 20, 2015 → Jan 27, 2017

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

20172 milestones

Jan 27 10th tracked contest Outwest Food Fest BBQ Competiton
Jan 27 Most recent contest Outwest Food Fest BBQ Competiton

20153 milestones

Mar 20 Career-best overall score673.0744 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
Mar 20 Career-best single call (Brisket)176 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
Mar 20 Peak power rating (1519) Sam's Club National BBQ Tour

20133 milestones

Jan 25 First overall past 90% of a perfect score665.7140 5th Annual Lake Havasu Music Brews & BBQ Championship
Mar 15 First category win (Pork) Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
Mar 15 First overall top-10 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour

20122 milestones

Dec 31 First tracked contest Wild Wild West III BBQ Championship
Dec 31 First call Wild Wild West III BBQ Championship

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+11.3	5th Annual Lake Havasu Music Brews & BBQ Championship	Jan 25, 2013
+7.7	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	Mar 21, 2014
+7.5	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	Mar 15, 2013
+5.5	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	Mar 20, 2015
+0.7	Riverside Resort Casino USA Barbecue Championship	Oct 31, 2013

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-7.8	Outwest Food Fest BBQ Competiton	Jan 27, 2017
-7	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional)	Apr 19, 2013
-4.9	Wild Wild West III BBQ Championship	Dec 31, 2012
-1.6	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional)	Apr 25, 2014

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)
2017	1	0	0	100%	top 94%	88.9%	88.9%
2015	1	0	0	100%	top 38%	93.5%	93.5%
2014	2	1	0	100%	top 47%	92%	91.8%
2013	5	1	1	60%	top 44%	92.5%	90.6%
2012	1	0	0	100%	top 68%	89%	89%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Jan 27, 2017	Outwest Food Fest BBQ Competiton Quartzsite, AZ	32 / 34 (640.4000)	10 (172.5484)	34 (150.7772)	33 (153.0628)	23 (164.0116)
Mar 20, 2015	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Tucson, AZ	11 / 29 (673.0744)	9 (172.5828)	18 (165.6800)	24 (158.8116)	3 (176)
Apr 25, 2014	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) Las Vegas, NV	19 / 30 (659.8632)	10 (170.2628)	26 (159.3832)	16 (167.4056)	22 (162.8116)
Mar 21, 2014	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Tucson, AZ	9 / 30 (662.1824)	21 (161.6912)	14 (163.9428)	11 (163.4056)	3 (173.1428)
Nov 7, 2013	World Food Championships - World Barbecue Championship (Competitor's Series) Las Vegas, NV	—	—	35 (164.5372)	29 (165.6684)	30 (164.5600)
Oct 31, 2013	Riverside Resort Casino USA Barbecue Championship Laughlin, NV	48 / 85 (652.4916)	50 (163.9772)	62 (157.1316)	30 (167.4056)	33 (163.9772)
Apr 19, 2013	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) Las Vegas, NV	22 / 30 (637.7138)	29 (150.8570)	4 (168.5716)	24 (158.8568)	18 (159.4284)
Mar 15, 2013	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Albuquerque, NM	6 / 20 (653.7140)	15 (160)	2 (168.0002)	1 (175.4286)	16 (150.2852)
Jan 25, 2013	5th Annual Lake Havasu Music Brews & BBQ Championship Lake Havasu City, AZ	14 / 86 (665.7140)	35 (164)	16 (166.8572)	45 (162.8570)	9 (171.9998)
Dec 31, 2012	Wild Wild West III BBQ Championship Lake Elsinore, CA	17 / 25 (641.1424)	16 (161.7144)	23 (148.5712)	13 (165.1426)	9 (165.7142)

ROUTE 66 CATERING CREW

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

Master avg

Storylines (9 found in their record)

They almost always walk

High-water mark

The one to beat

A tough matchup

A strong matchup

The comeback

Brisket nemesis

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)