High-water mark
684.5484
career-best overall
95.1% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 684.5484 at Taste of Autumn BBQ Cook-off — 95.1% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2013-09-20
HIGH PLAINS SMOKERS
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1510
peak 1513 · rated over 7 contests ⓘ
Contests
7
in the data
First seen
2013-07-19
latest 2014-09-19
Best ToY finish
#754
Master 2013
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
2
of 7 contests
Avg finish
top 52%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
653.74 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 647.82 (+5.92)
Walk rate
86%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
2
best run (overall)
Consistency
±18.53
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 164.21 · weakest Pork (158.85)
Road miles
568
mi across 7 mapped stops · furthest 222 mi
Schedule strength
23%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1532)
Master avg
647.82 / 720
7 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (4 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.
A tough matchup
7–0
behind in the head-to-head
JO-BAWB'S BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
JO-BAWB'S BBQ has come out ahead in 7 of their 7 shared contests.
The weak link
−5.4
points behind their best meat
Pork is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 5.36 points below their brisket, and turns into a call 14% of the time against 71%.
- Pork avg 158.85
- Brisket avg 164.21
- 1 calls in 7 entries
A strong matchup
4–1
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 80% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of WYOMING BS BBQ in 4 of their 5 shared 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.
96 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2810 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 29%
- Peak
- 1521
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#2826 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 25%
- Peak
- 1517
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 5 years after HIGH PLAINS SMOKERS did, first appearing in 2018.
⚔ Head-to-head#2818 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 29%
- Peak
- 1510
No shared contest yet.
Level with HIGH PLAINS SMOKERS on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#2828 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 29%
- Peak
- 1514
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#2811 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1513
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#2822 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 38%
- Peak
- 1530
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 8 contests to 7, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LONESTAR SMOKE RANGERS | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14% | ⚔ compare |
| JO-BAWB'S BBQ | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| WYOMING BS BBQ | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 174.8456 | 153.1428 | 163.42 | top 47% |
| Pork Ribs | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 170.2972 | 146.7772 | 161.35 | top 52% |
| Pork | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 169.7028 | 151.4172 | 158.85 | top 67% |
| Brisket | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 174.8456 | 148.5144 | 164.21 | top 41% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| SD | 4 | 0 | top 51% |
| WY | 3 | 0 | top 53% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 2 | 0 | top 46% |
| Medium (20–39) | 5 | 0 | top 54% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smokin' on the Prairie | 2 | 9 | 0 | top 46% | 2014-08-08 |
The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
1.2 yrs
2013-07-19 → 2014-09-19
Busiest season
2013
4 contests
Contests a season
3.5
across 2 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
SD
4 of 7 contests · 2 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
6
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
7 entries · 0 wins · 4 calls
Strongest meat
Brisket
averages 164.21 · weakest Pork (158.85)
Walk rate
86%
a top-10 call in 6 of 7 contests
Overall top-10 rate
29%
2 of 7 contests
Best top-10 run
2
straight contests
Master average
647.82
out of 720 · 7 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
106
79–84 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
568
7 mapped stops · furthest 222 mi
Schedule strength
1532
average field rating faced — tougher than 23% of rated contests
Power rating
1510
peak 1513 · #2827 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Griller's Cup
- First call Smokin' on the Prairie
- First overall top-10 Taste of Autumn BBQ Cook-off
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score684.5484 Taste of Autumn BBQ Cook-off
- Career-best overall score684.5484 Taste of Autumn BBQ Cook-off
- Career-best single call (Brisket)174.8456 Taste of Autumn BBQ Cook-off
- 2014
- Peak power rating (1513) Hill City Wine, Brew & BBQ
- Most recent contest Taste of Autumn BBQ Championships
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +11.9 | Taste of Autumn BBQ Cook-off | 2013-09-20 |
| +6.1 | Smokin' on the Prairie | 2014-08-08 |
| +3.2 | Hill City Wine, Brew & BBQ | 2014-08-22 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -4.3 | Griller's Cup | 2013-07-19 |
| -3.7 | 1st Annual Hill City Wine, Brew & BBQ | 2013-08-23 |
| -2.9 | Taste of Autumn BBQ Championships | 2014-09-19 |
| -0.3 | Smokin' on the Prairie | 2013-08-09 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 50% | 91.3% | 90.5% |
| 2013 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 75% | top 54% | 95.1% | 89.6% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-09-19 | Taste of Autumn BBQ Championships Sprearfish, SD | 19 / 29 (639.8856) | 25 (153.1428) | 20 (159.3828) | 21 (158.8228) | 8 (168.5372) |
| 2014-08-22 | Hill City Wine, Brew & BBQ Hill City, SD | 12 / 25 (657.5884) | 6 (170.8456) | 24 (146.7772) | 8 (169.7028) | 7 (170.2628) |
| 2014-08-08 | Smokin' on the Prairie Gillette, WY | 9 / 25 (657.6112) | 15 (162.8228) | 7 (167.9772) | 19 (154.2512) | 4 (172.5600) |
| 2013-09-20 | Taste of Autumn BBQ Cook-off Spearfish, SD | 4 / 17 (684.5484) | 4 (174.8456) | 6 (170.2972) | 11 (164.5600) | 2 (174.8456) |
| 2013-08-23 | 1st Annual Hill City Wine, Brew & BBQ Hill City, SD | 11 / 16 (629.0852) | 8 (156.0228) | 7 (162.8112) | 13 (151.4172) | 10 (158.8340) |
| 2013-08-09 | Smokin' on the Prairie Gillette, WY | 14 / 25 (630.8000) | 4 (168.5828) | 9 (162.2400) | 21 (151.4628) | 18 (148.5144) |
| 2013-07-19 | Griller's Cup Laramie, WY | 22 / 33 (635.2224) | 22 (157.6568) | 19 (159.9428) | 19 (161.7028) | 23 (155.9200) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #953 (334 pts) | #1055 (319 pts) | #1123 (289 pts) | #1101 (299 pts) | #733 (504 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #754 (408 pts) | #621 (528 pts) | #758 (438 pts) | #1075 (283 pts) | #733 (443 pts) |