82'S BBQ CREW

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

Power ranking

#3324

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1497

peak 1506 · rated over 16 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-04-05

latest 2017-07-21

Best ToY finish

#643

Master 2013

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

4 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 16 contests

Avg finish

top 59%

overall standings

Best overall

670.7660 / 720

Master · Homecoming 2015 BBQ Cookoff

Perfect 180s

Current form

656.84 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 648.05 (+8.79)

Walk rate

63%

contests with a top-10 call

Top-10 streak

best run (overall)

Best single call

177.1544

Chicken · Route 66 Smoke Out (TEAMS AND JUDGES FULL)

Consistency

±20.58

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 162.26 · weakest Chicken (161.52)

Road miles

3,166

mi across 16 mapped stops · furthest 300 mi

Schedule strength

29%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1539)

Master avg

648.05 / 720

16 Master contests · 0 GCs

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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.

They almost always walk

63% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 10 of 16 contests

A top-10 category call in 63% of their 16 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

670.7660 career-best overall

93.2% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 670.7660 at Homecoming 2015 BBQ Cookoff — 93.2% of a perfect 720.

Master
2015-09-04

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

HISTORIC BBQ has finished one call ahead of 82'S BBQ CREW 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2015 their best year

2015 was the year it came together: 4 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 42%.

4 contests
2 overall top-10s
0 category wins
average top 42%

A tough matchup

6–0 behind in the head-to-head

One2BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

One2BBQ has come out ahead in 6 of their 6 shared contests.

A strong matchup

3–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of DOLF'S BBQ in 3 of their 3 shared contests.

The comeback

1.6 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 1.6 years, then back at *CCS Fest (2017-04-07).

last seen 2015-09-04
back 2017-04-07

Pork nemesis

6 of 7 shared pork entries lost

BIG JT'S SMOKIN BBQ ahead 86% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, BIG JT'S SMOKIN BBQ has out-cooked them in 6 of 7 shared pork entries.

The long haul

3,166 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 3,166 miles across 16 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 300 miles to 3rd Annual Smokin on the Lake.

16 mapped stops
furthest 300 mi

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.

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

RJ'S BACKYARD COOKERS

#3319 of the rated field

1497 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 18
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 6%
Peak: 1497

No shared contest yet.

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 2022-06-17

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WANNA B A PITMASTER

#3325 of the rated field

1497 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 18
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 17%
Peak: 1508

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 18 contests to 16, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 18 contests
last seen 2021-08-20

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BEAN CAN BBQ

#3311 of the rated field

1497 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1507

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 11 contests
last seen 2018-06-22

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BLAZIN'7'S

#3335 of the rated field

1497 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1518

No shared contest yet.

12 contests and no Grand Championship yet.

rated over 11 contests
last seen 2016-10-07

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Hoochie Que

#3336 of the rated field

1497 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 10%
Peak: 1502

No shared contest yet.

Level with 82'S BBQ CREW on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 10 contests
last seen 2025-05-09

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MACK DADDYS BBQ

#3333 of the rated field

1497 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 10%
Peak: 1507

No shared contest yet.

Fewer contests behind them than 82'S BBQ CREW has cooked, 10 to 16, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

rated over 10 contests
last seen 2021-04-16

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
BIG JT'S SMOKIN BBQ	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
THUNDER HOG BBQ	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
One2BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
QUAU	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
ACME BBQ	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
WeQ4U	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	16	4	1	177.1544	131.9998	161.52	top 58%
Pork Ribs	16	6	1	174.8688	144.5260	162.17	top 54%
Pork	16	3	1	173.7028	149.1426	162.26	top 57%
Brisket	16	4	1	170.8344	153.6456	162.09	top 52%

“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
IN	7	top 61%
IL	5	top 58%
MO	2	top 71%
TN	1	top 50%
KY	1	top 36%

By contest size

Field	Contests	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	3	top 64%
Medium (20–39)	7	top 62%
Large (40+)	6	top 53%

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

On the trail 4.3 yrs 2013-04-05 → 2017-07-21

Busiest season 2013 6 contests

Contests a season 4 across 4 seasons in the data

Cooks most in IN 7 of 16 contests · 5 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 16 0 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 16 entries · 0 wins · 4 calls

Strongest meat Pork averages 162.26 · weakest Chicken (161.52)

Walk rate 63% a top-10 call in 10 of 16 contests

Overall top-10 rate 13% 2 of 16 contests

Best top-10 run 2 straight contests

Master average 648.05 out of 720 · 16 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 367 227–296 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 3,166 16 mapped stops · furthest 300 mi

Schedule strength 1539 average field rating faced — tougher than 29% of rated contests

Longest layoff 1.6 yrs 2015-09-04 → 2017-04-07

Power rating 1497 peak 1506 · #3324 of 6,413 rated

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

2013
Apr 5 First tracked contest 1st Annual Parkinson's Smoke Out
Apr 5 First call 1st Annual Parkinson's Smoke Out
2014
Mar 28 First overall past 90% of a perfect score667.3832 Grills Gone Wild BBQ Festival
Jun 20 10th tracked contest Knights of Columbus
2015
May 1 Career-best single call (Chicken)177.1544 Route 66 Smoke Out (TEAMS AND JUDGES FULL)
Jul 25 First overall top-10 Illinois BBQ Fest at Hillcrest Event Center
Sep 4 Career-best overall score670.7660 Homecoming 2015 BBQ Cookoff
Sep 4 Peak power rating (1506) Homecoming 2015 BBQ Cookoff
2017
Jul 21 Most recent contest Smoke on the Square

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+9.7	CCS Spring Festival & BBQ Competition	2015-04-10
+7.6	Grills Gone Wild BBQ Festival	2014-03-28
+7.1	Route 66 Smoke Out (TEAMS AND JUDGES FULL)	2015-05-01
+3.4	Homecoming 2015 BBQ Cookoff	2015-09-04
+3.2	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	2014-05-09

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-12	Wabash Ribber Fest Barbecue Championship	2013-04-26
-10.8	3rd Annual Smokin on the Lake	2013-05-17
-6.2	*CCS Fest	2017-04-07
-3.7	Smoke on the Square: In Memory of David Harness	2013-06-28
-3.3	Smoke on the Square	2017-07-21

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)
2017	2	0	50%	top 77%	92.5%	89.7%
2015	4	2	100%	top 42%	93.2%	92.4%
2014	4	0	50%	top 50%	92.7%	92.1%
2013	6	0	50%	top 70%	89.3%	87.1%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2017-07-21	Smoke on the Square Vernon, IN	19 / 25 (665.6916)	9 (172.5716)	10 (170.2628)	21 (165.7028)	24 (157.1544)
2017-04-07	*CCS Fest Indianapolis, IN	35 / 45 (625.5084)	17 (167.3828)	44 (144.5260)	31 (159.9540)	36 (153.6456)
2015-09-04	Homecoming 2015 BBQ Cookoff Vernon, IN	9 / 18 (670.7660)	9 (167.9772)	4 (172.5600)	16 (159.3944)	6 (170.8344)
2015-07-25	Illinois BBQ Fest at Hillcrest Event Center Orion, IL	8 / 15 (652.4916)	9 (159.3828)	9 (164.0116)	9 (158.2628)	2 (170.8344)
2015-05-01	Route 66 Smoke Out (TEAMS AND JUDGES FULL) Dwight, IL	13 / 40 (669.7376)	2 (177.1544)	5 (173.1772)	33 (155.9544)	20 (163.4516)
2015-04-10	CCS Spring Festival & BBQ Competition Indianapolis, IN	13 / 39 (667.9312)	16 (168.0000)	8 (170.8456)	17 (164.5600)	20 (164.5256)
2014-06-20	Knights of Columbus Quincy, IL	15 / 25 (660.5260)	12 (169.6800)	14 (165.1544)	19 (163.3828)	13 (162.3088)
2014-05-30	The Rotary Club of West Knoxville - Rocky Top Hummin' & Strummin' BBQ Cook-Off Knoxville, TN	24 / 48 (662.7200)	27 (166.8228)	45 (157.0744)	2 (173.7028)	20 (165.1200)
2014-05-09	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour St. Charles, MO	16 / 30 (662.7200)	11 (169.6916)	26 (161.6800)	13 (169.1200)	20 (162.2284)
2014-03-28	Grills Gone Wild BBQ Festival London, KY	15 / 42 (667.3832)	19 (167.4172)	3 (174.8688)	20 (165.6800)	27 (159.4172)
2013-09-27	Taste of Downtown Danville BBQ Competition Danville, IL	14 / 25 (642.7884)	21 (155.4400)	13 (163.9772)	8 (169.1084)	16 (154.2628)
2013-07-19	Wine, Brew & Bar-B-Que Too! New Palestine, IN	36 / 57 (635.3712)	46 (156.5256)	41 (151.4400)	20 (165.1200)	23 (162.2856)
2013-06-28	Smoke on the Square: In Memory of David Harness Franklin, IN	21 / 32 (630.8566)	22 (157.7142)	25 (151.4286)	16 (162.8568)	19 (158.8570)
2013-05-17	3rd Annual Smokin on the Lake Monroe City, MO	15 / 17 (609.7132)	17 (146.2852)	12 (153.7140)	14 (149.1426)	10 (160.5714)
2013-04-26	Wabash Ribber Fest Barbecue Championship Mt. Carmel, IL	32 / 36 (609.7136)	35 (131.9998)	17 (159.4286)	19 (158.8568)	18 (159.4284)
2013-04-05	1st Annual Parkinson's Smoke Out Evansville, IN	29 / 50 (634.8568)	43 (150.2856)	24 (160.5714)	33 (155.4284)	8 (168.5714)

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
2017 ↗	Master	#1632 (140 pts)	#1303 (235 pts)	#1480 (185 pts)	#1743 (130 pts)	#1949 (115 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#706 (503 pts)	#622 (618 pts)	#591 (658 pts)	#954 (373 pts)	#659 (568 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#1048 (295 pts)	#1119 (295 pts)	#959 (370 pts)	#776 (480 pts)	#1241 (245 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#643 (485 pts)	#751 (435 pts)	#631 (530 pts)	#542 (610 pts)	#490 (650 pts)