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.
ROUTE 66 CATERING CREW
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1511
peak 1519 · rated over 9 contests ⓘ
Contests
10
in the data
First seen
2012-12-31
latest 2017-01-27
Best ToY finish
#625
Master 2013
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
4 podiums
Overall top-10s
2
of 10 contests
Avg finish
top 52%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
657.60 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 654.03 (+3.57)
Walk rate
80%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±11.64
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 165.19 · weakest Pork Ribs (161.35)
Road miles
2,552
mi 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 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
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
- 2015-03-20
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 (2017-01-27).
- last seen 2015-03-20
- back 2017-01-27
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.
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
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The nearest teams in the power rankings, with a different reason on each card — six teams on one rating are rarely on it for the same reason. Rating decides who makes the list; where teams tie on it, the ones this team has actually cooked against come first, then teams at a similar point in their own career. KCBS doesn’t publish where a team is from, so nothing here is inferred from geography.
108 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2790 of the rated field
- 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.
⚔ Head-to-head#2767 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 40%
- Peak
- 1515
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.
⚔ Head-to-head#2781 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 10%
- Peak
- 1518
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.
⚔ Head-to-head#2766 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 25%
- Peak
- 1522
No shared contest yet.
Level with ROUTE 66 CATERING CREW on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#2772 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 25%
- Peak
- 1521
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2014, 3 years before ROUTE 66 CATERING CREW's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-head#2779 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1518
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 11 contests to 10, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar 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 | 176.0000 | 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 state / province
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| AZ | 4 | 0 | top 45% |
| NV | 3 | 0 | top 64% |
| NM | 1 | 0 | top 30% |
| CA | 1 | 0 | top 68% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 7 | 0 | top 57% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 36% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring 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% | 2015-03-20 |
| Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) | 2 | 19 | 0 | top 68% | 2014-04-25 |
The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
4.1 yrs
2012-12-31 → 2017-01-27
Busiest season
2013
5 contests
Contests a season
2
across 5 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
AZ
4 of 10 contests · 4 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
7
2 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Pork Ribs
10 entries · 0 wins · 2 calls
Strongest meat
Brisket
averages 165.19 · weakest Pork Ribs (161.35)
Walk rate
80%
a top-10 call in 8 of 10 contests
Overall top-10 rate
20%
2 of 10 contests
Master average
654.03
out of 720 · 9 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
227
191–168 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
2,552
10 mapped stops · furthest 367 mi
Schedule strength
1543
average field rating faced — tougher than 33% of rated contests
Longest layoff
1.9 yrs
2015-03-20 → 2017-01-27
Power rating
1511
peak 1519 · #2782 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2012
- First tracked contest Wild Wild West III BBQ Championship
- First call Wild Wild West III BBQ Championship
- 2013
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score665.7140 5th Annual Lake Havasu Music Brews & BBQ Championship
- First category win (Pork) Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- First overall top-10 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- 2015
- Career-best overall score673.0744 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- Career-best single call (Brisket)176.0000 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- Peak power rating (1519) Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- 2017
- 10th tracked contest Outwest Food Fest BBQ Competiton
- Most recent contest Outwest Food Fest BBQ Competiton
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +11.3 | 5th Annual Lake Havasu Music Brews & BBQ Championship | 2013-01-25 |
| +7.7 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | 2014-03-21 |
| +7.5 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | 2013-03-15 |
| +5.5 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | 2015-03-20 |
| +0.7 | Riverside Resort Casino USA Barbecue Championship | 2013-10-31 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -7.8 | Outwest Food Fest BBQ Competiton | 2017-01-27 |
| -7 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) | 2013-04-19 |
| -4.9 | Wild Wild West III BBQ Championship | 2012-12-31 |
| -1.6 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) | 2014-04-25 |
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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 94% | 88.9% | 88.9% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 38% | 93.5% | 93.5% |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 47% | 92% | 91.8% |
| 2013 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 60% | top 44% | 92.5% | 90.6% |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-01-27 | Outwest Food Fest BBQ Competiton Quartzsite, AZ | 32 / 34 (640.4000) | 10 (172.5484) | 34 (150.7772) | 33 (153.0628) | 23 (164.0116) |
| 2015-03-20 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Tucson, AZ | 11 / 29 (673.0744) | 9 (172.5828) | 18 (165.6800) | 24 (158.8116) | 3 (176.0000) |
| 2014-04-25 | 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) |
| 2014-03-21 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Tucson, AZ | 9 / 30 (662.1824) | 21 (161.6912) | 14 (163.9428) | 11 (163.4056) | 3 (173.1428) |
| 2013-11-07 | World Food Championships - World Barbecue Championship(Competitor's Series) Las Vegas, NV | — | — | 35 (164.5372) | 29 (165.6684) | 30 (164.5600) |
| 2013-10-31 | Riverside Resort Casino USA Barbecue Championship Laughlin, NV | 48 / 85 (652.4916) | 50 (163.9772) | 62 (157.1316) | 30 (167.4056) | 33 (163.9772) |
| 2013-04-19 | 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) |
| 2013-03-15 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Albuquerque, NM | 6 / 20 (653.7140) | 15 (160.0000) | 2 (168.0002) | 1 (175.4286) | 16 (150.2852) |
| 2013-01-25 | 5th Annual Lake Havasu Music Brews & BBQ Championship Lake Havasu City, AZ | 14 / 86 (665.7140) | 35 (164.0000) | 16 (166.8572) | 45 (162.8570) | 9 (171.9998) |
| 2012-12-31 | 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) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) |