High-water mark
667.8740
career-best overall
92.8% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 667.8740 at The National BBQ Cup — 92.8% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2015-11-20
DIESEL SMOKE BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1483
peak 1500 · rated over 9 contests ⓘ
Contests
10
in the data
First seen
2013-04-19
latest 2016-10-21
Best ToY finish
#841
Master 2013
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
5 podiums
Overall top-10s
3
of 10 contests
Avg finish
top 59%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
626.96 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 625.63 (+1.32)
Walk rate
30%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
2
best run (overall)
Consistency
±28.92
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 159.30 · weakest Pork Ribs (155.91)
Road miles
3,150
mi across 10 mapped stops · furthest 548 mi
Schedule strength
22%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1530)
Master avg
625.63 / 720
9 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (6 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
6–0
behind in the head-to-head
LO' -N- SLO' BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
LO' -N- SLO' BBQ has come out ahead in 6 of their 6 shared contests.
Brisket nemesis
4 of 6
shared brisket entries lost
LO' -N- SLO' BBQ ahead 67% of the time
Even in their strongest meat, LO' -N- SLO' BBQ has out-cooked them in 4 of 6 shared brisket entries.
Looking over their shoulder
2×
one call behind them
THE DEVINE SWINE has landed one call behind them 2 times.
A June team
Top 23%
average finish in June
Something about June: average finish in the top 23% across 3 contests, versus top 59% the rest of the year.
- 3 June contests
- top 59% the rest of the year
The long haul
3,150
road miles between contests
Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 3,150 miles across 10 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 548 miles to The National BBQ Cup.
- 10 mapped stops
- furthest 548 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.
128 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4007 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 22%
- Peak
- 1501
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 9 contests to 10, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#3981 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1500
No shared contest yet.
Level with DIESEL SMOKE BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#4006 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1510
No shared contest yet.
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Head-to-head#3998 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1503
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 9 contests to 10, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#3982 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1483
No shared contest yet.
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-head#3978 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 13%
- Peak
- 1502
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 8 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LO' -N- SLO' BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 175.4056 | 148.0000 | 156.75 | top 68% |
| Pork Ribs | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 172.5828 | 135.9200 | 155.91 | top 56% |
| Pork | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 173.1428 | 145.6684 | 157.89 | top 60% |
| Brisket | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 172.0000 | 144.0000 | 159.30 | top 47% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| NH | 3 | 0 | top 23% |
| DE | 2 | 0 | top 81% |
| MD | 2 | 0 | top 75% |
| CT | 1 | 0 | top 85% |
| GA | 1 | 0 | top 68% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 19% |
| Medium (20–39) | 4 | 0 | top 56% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 73% |
The story so far (16 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
3.5 yrs
2013-04-19 → 2016-10-21
Busiest season
2013
5 contests
Contests a season
2.5
across 4 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
NH
3 of 10 contests · 5 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
9
0 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
9 entries · 0 wins · 1 calls
Strongest meat
Brisket
averages 159.30 · weakest Pork Ribs (155.91)
Walk rate
30%
a top-10 call in 3 of 10 contests
Overall top-10 rate
30%
3 of 10 contests
Best top-10 run
2
straight contests
Master average
625.63
out of 720 · 9 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
330
146–280 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
3,150
10 mapped stops · furthest 548 mi
Schedule strength
1530
average field rating faced — tougher than 22% of rated contests
Longest layoff
1 yrs
2014-06-13 → 2015-06-20
Power rating
1483
peak 1500 · #3994 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Pork in the Park Barbeque Festival
- First call Rock'n Ribfest NH State BBQ Competition
- First overall top-10 Rock'n Ribfest NH State BBQ Competition
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score658.8570 Rock'n Ribfest NH State BBQ Competition
- 2015
- First overall podium Rock'N RibFest 2015
- Peak power rating (1500) Rock'N RibFest 2015
- Career-best overall score667.8740 The National BBQ Cup
- Career-best single call (Chicken)175.4056 The National BBQ Cup
- 2016
- 10th tracked contest Boo-B-Que
- Most recent contest Boo-B-Que
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +12.5 | Rock'N RibFest 2015 | 2015-06-20 |
| +10.2 | Rock'n Ribfest NH State BBQ Competition | 2013-06-14 |
| +1 | Rock'n Ribfest NH State BBQ Championship | 2014-06-13 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -10.4 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | 2013-08-16 |
| -9 | Middletown BBQ Cook Off | 2013-05-17 |
| -7.9 | Boo-B-Que | 2016-10-21 |
| -7.8 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | 2016-08-19 |
| -4.1 | Pork in the Park Barbeque Festival | 2013-04-19 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 83% | 86.4% | 85.3% |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50% | top 43% | 92.8% | 91.5% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 29% | 91.5% | 91.5% |
| 2013 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20% | top 63% | 91.5% | 85.5% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-10-21 | Boo-B-Que Rehobeth Beach, DE | 55 / 67 (606.7196) | 51 (154.8228) | 40 (154.8344) | 59 (145.6684) | 44 (151.3940) |
| 2016-08-19 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour South Windsor, CT | 22 / 26 (622.2280) | 17 (161.6912) | 13 (160.5484) | 24 (154.8684) | 22 (145.1200) |
| 2015-11-20 | The National BBQ Cup Cumming, GA | 50 / 74 (667.8740) | 12 (175.4056) | 68 (154.8112) | 44 (166.8228) | 28 (170.8344) |
| 2015-06-20 | Rock'N RibFest 2015 Merrimack, NH | 3 / 16 (650.2512) | 10 (154.2512) | 3 (165.6800) | 5 (161.7144) | 2 (168.6056) |
| 2014-06-13 | Rock'n Ribfest NH State BBQ Championship Merrimack, NH | 8 / 28 (658.9368) | 14 (162.3312) | 2 (172.5828) | 14 (162.2744) | 11 (161.7484) |
| 2013-08-16 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Laurel, MD | 25 / 29 (602.6168) | 27 (151.9428) | 28 (135.9200) | 24 (153.0512) | 18 (161.7028) |
| 2013-08-09 | 12th Annual Maryland State BBQ Bash Bel Air, MD | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013-06-14 | Rock'n Ribfest NH State BBQ Competition Merrimack, NH | 8 / 35 (658.8570) | 33 (150.8570) | 15 (162.8572) | 3 (173.1428) | 3 (172.0000) |
| 2013-05-17 | Middletown BBQ Cook Off Middletown, DE | 45 / 56 (591.4284) | 42 (148.0000) | 30 (152.0000) | 42 (147.4284) | 46 (144.0000) |
| 2013-04-19 | Pork in the Park Barbeque Festival Salisbury, MD | 67 / 106 (609.7136) | 83 (151.4284) | 85 (143.9998) | 51 (156.0000) | 34 (158.2854) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #1735 (126 pts) | #1714 (151 pts) | #1618 (171 pts) | #2017 (116 pts) | #1796 (126 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #1071 (276 pts) | #1250 (241 pts) | #1153 (276 pts) | #1354 (226 pts) | #1055 (301 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #1657 (148 pts) | #1992 (108 pts) | #1229 (253 pts) | #2005 (108 pts) | #1896 (123 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #841 (359 pts) | #1126 (264 pts) | #989 (314 pts) | #752 (444 pts) | #683 (474 pts) |