Team of the Year

Team profile

Crossed Rifles BBQ

  • IBCA
  • KCBS
  • 2017–2026

Listed under another spelling in the results: CROSSED RIFLES BBQ.

Contests
87
Grand Championships GC
6
Reserve Grand Championships RGC
9
Overall top 10s
45
Average overall score
481.422
Best overall score
713.166
Seasons active
2017–2026
Sanctioning bodies
IBCAKCBS

Strengths by category

How often the team finishes where, call by call. “Typical finish” is the average finish as a share of the field — lower is better.

Chicken

Typical finishTop 32%

Entries
73
Firsts
5
Top 10s
36

Ribs

Typical finishTop 27%

Entries
73
Firsts
4
Top 10s
43

Pork

Typical finishTop 32%

Entries
49
Firsts
2
Top 10s
21

Brisket

Typical finishTop 34%

Entries
72
Firsts
4
Top 10s
33

Sausage

Typical finishTop 29%

Entries
1
Firsts
0
Top 10s
0

Anything Steak

Typical finishTop 51%

Entries
1
Firsts
0
Top 10s
0

Season by season

Overall results per year: how many contests, how they finished, and how the scores moved.

Contests enteredby how the team finished
Contests by year for Crossed Rifles BBQ Stacked bars of overall contests entered each year, 2018 to 2026. Each bar is split into Grand Championships, other top 10 finishes and all other finishes. The busiest year was 2021 with 16 contests. The full numbers are in the table that follows. 05101520 2018: 3 contests, 3 top 10s 3 2018 2019: 8 contests, 1 Grand Championship, 8 top 10s 8 2019 2020: 2 contests, 1 top 10 2 2020 2021: 16 contests, 3 Grand Championships, 12 top 10s 16 2021 2022: 7 contests, 3 top 10s 7 2022 2023: 9 contests, 1 Grand Championship, 4 top 10s 9 2023 2024: 14 contests, 7 top 10s 14 2024 2025: 6 contests, 2 top 10s 6 2025 2026: 10 contests, 1 Grand Championship, 5 top 10s 10 2026
Overall contests by year for Crossed Rifles BBQ
YearContestsGrand ChampionshipsOverall top 10sAverage overall score
201830310.667
201981813.125
2020201346.757
202116312232.326
2022703661.792
2023914688.813
20241407689.445
2025602689.055
20261015694.053
Average overall scoreper season
Average overall score by year for Crossed Rifles BBQ Line chart of the team’s average overall score in each year it competed. The highest average was 694.053 in 2026. The yearly averages are in the table of the contests chart. -2000200400600800 2018: average overall score 10.66710.7 2018 2019: average overall score 13.12513.1 2019 2020: average overall score 346.757346.8 2020 2021: average overall score 232.326232.3 2021 2022: average overall score 661.792661.8 2022 2023: average overall score 688.813688.8 2023 2024: average overall score 689.445689.4 2024 2025: average overall score 689.055689.1 2025 2026: average overall score 694.053694.1 2026

Recent results

The latest overall finishes on record, newest first.

  • Official: KCBS has certified these scores.
  1. 1stGC

    Royal Oak Invitational (COMPETITOR SERIES) (PRIVATE EVENT BY INVITATION)

    Oct 15, 2026KCBS Roswell, GA 38 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores (first seen Oct 19).KCBS has certified these scores (first seen Oct 19).
    705.703
  2. 17th

    American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest

    Sep 30, 2026KCBS Kansas City, KS 158 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores (first seen Oct 6).KCBS has certified these scores (first seen Oct 6).
    699.394
  3. 6th

    American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest

    Sep 30, 2026KCBS Kansas City, KS 360 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores (first seen Oct 6).KCBS has certified these scores (first seen Oct 6).
    705.108
  4. 23rd

    Kora Kares for Kids

    Aug 15, 2026KCBS Ossipee Valley Fairgrounds 291 S. Hiram Rd Hiram, ME 51 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    686.183
  5. 18th

    Cameron Elks BBQ Cook-Off (MASTERS and BACKYARD 1)

    Jul 10, 2026KCBS 69 Cameron, MO 37 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    685.611
  6. 3rd

    Rose Festival's 25th Annual KCBS BBQ Competition

    Jun 19, 2026KCBS SE State Center, IA 20 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    697.086
  7. 2ndRGC

    Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD)

    Jun 13, 2026KCBS N5334 Neshonoc Rd. West Salem, WI 37 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    701.68
  8. 29th

    Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD)

    Jun 12, 2026KCBS N5334 Neshonoc Rd. West Salem, WI 40 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    664.994
  9. 2ndRGC

    Kickin' It Route 66 Barbecue Challenge

    Mar 27, 2026KCBS St. Robert, MO 26 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    706.274
  10. 48th

    Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship

    Mar 20, 2026KCBS Lebanon, TN 125 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    688.491
  11. 9th

    American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest

    Nov 5, 2025KCBS Kansas Speedway 400 Kansas Blvd Kansas City, KS 158 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    700.526
  12. 170th

    American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest

    Nov 5, 2025KCBS Kansas Speedway 400 Kansas Blvd Kansas City, KS 401 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    681.588

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