High-water mark
683.4172
career-best overall
94.9% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 683.4172 at Sky's the Limit BBQ Classic — 94.9% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2013-09-07
SMOKIN TURTLE BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1472
peak 1472 · rated over 6 contests ⓘ
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
2013-08-09
latest 2016-09-03
Best ToY finish
#824
Master 2013
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
2
of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 71%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
620.54 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 542.44 (+78.10)
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±185.80
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 166.05 · weakest Chicken (137.37)
Road miles
1,579
mi across 6 mapped stops · furthest 621 mi
Schedule strength
21%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1529)
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 1 state-championship entries
Master avg
542.44 / 720
6 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (3 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.
The weak link
−28.7
points behind their best meat
Chicken is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 28.68 points below their pork, and turns into a call 20% of the time against 40%.
- Chicken avg 137.37
- Pork avg 166.05
- 1 calls in 5 entries
The comeback
2.9 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 2.9 years, then back at Big Muddy Brew n Que(COMPETITOR'S SERIES) (2016-09-03).
- last seen 2013-10-25
- back 2016-09-03
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.
135 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4506 of the rated field
- Contests
- 28
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 4%
- Peak
- 1472
2–0 in 2 shared contests (100% to SMOKIN TURTLE BBQ)
2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team SMOKIN TURTLE BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#4513 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1472
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#4511 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 13%
- Peak
- 1472
No shared contest yet.
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Head-to-head#4524 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1472
No shared contest yet.
Level with SMOKIN TURTLE BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#4495 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1473
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#4530 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1472
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-headBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 169.7256 | 20.0000 | 137.37 | top 57% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 172.5600 | 149.6684 | 157.68 | top 69% |
| Pork | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 177.2000 | 157.7144 | 166.05 | top 53% |
| Brisket | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168.0116 | 142.2516 | 158.29 | top 66% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| MN | 2 | 0 | top 95% |
| KS | 2 | 0 | top 56% |
| MO | 1 | 0 | top 100% |
| WI | 1 | 0 | top 22% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 5 | 0 | top 65% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 100% |
The story so far (16 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
3.1 yrs
2013-08-09 → 2016-09-03
Busiest season
2013
5 contests
Contests a season
3
across 2 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
MN
2 of 6 contests · 4 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
6
0 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Pork Ribs
6 entries · 0 wins · 1 calls
Strongest meat
Pork
averages 166.05 · weakest Chicken (137.37)
Walk rate
50%
a top-10 call in 3 of 6 contests
Overall top-10 rate
33%
2 of 6 contests
Master average
542.44
out of 720 · 6 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
164
54–133 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
1,579
6 mapped stops · furthest 621 mi
Schedule strength
1529
average field rating faced — tougher than 21% of rated contests
State championships
0
from 1 state-championship entries
Longest layoff
2.9 yrs
2013-10-25 → 2016-09-03
Power rating
1472
peak 1472 · #4516 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Med City BBQ & Musicfest
- First call 3rd Annual Smokin' In The Bogs
- First overall top-10 3rd Annual Smokin' In The Bogs
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score665.1888 3rd Annual Smokin' In The Bogs
- Career-best single call (Pork)177.2000 3rd Annual Smokin' In The Bogs
- Career-best overall score683.4172 Sky's the Limit BBQ Classic
- Peak power rating (1499) Sky's the Limit BBQ Classic
- 2016
- Most recent contest Big Muddy Brew n Que(COMPETITOR'S SERIES)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +11.3 | Sky's the Limit BBQ Classic | 2013-09-07 |
| +11.2 | 3rd Annual Smokin' In The Bogs | 2013-08-30 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -15.2 | Bates County BBQ State Championship | 2013-10-25 |
| -14.7 | Med City BBQ & Musicfest | 2013-08-09 |
| -11.4 | Big Muddy Brew n Que(COMPETITOR'S SERIES) | 2016-09-03 |
| -9 | Showdown on the Plains BBQ Challenge & Air Show | 2013-09-06 |
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)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 90% | 86.2% | 86.2% |
| 2013 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 40% | top 67% | 94.9% | 73.2% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-09-03 | Big Muddy Brew n Que(COMPETITOR'S SERIES) Winona, MN | 18 / 20 (620.4800) | 10 (167.4516) | 19 (149.6684) | 14 (161.1084) | 20 (142.2516) |
| 2013-10-25 | Bates County BBQ State Championship 🏅 Butler, MO | 33 / 33 (487.9544) | 33 (20.0000) | 26 (153.6456) | 26 (157.7144) | 19 (156.5944) |
| 2013-09-07 | Sky's the Limit BBQ Classic Garden City, KS | 7 / 26 (683.4172) | 11 (169.1428) | 9 (172.5600) | 8 (173.7028) | 14 (168.0116) |
| 2013-09-06 | Showdown on the Plains BBQ Challenge & Air Show Scott City, KS | 24 / 28 (645.6456) | 11 (169.7256) | 26 (154.8344) | 22 (160.5256) | 22 (160.5600) |
| 2013-08-30 | 3rd Annual Smokin' In The Bogs Warrens, WI | 8 / 37 (665.1888) | 20 (160.5372) | 12 (163.4172) | 3 (177.2000) | 15 (164.0344) |
| 2013-08-09 | Med City BBQ & Musicfest Rochester, MN | 50 / 50 (151.9656) | — | 41 (151.9656) | — | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #824 (371 pts) | #1119 (266 pts) | #967 (321 pts) | #760 (441 pts) | #982 (306 pts) |