SMOKIN-N-STYLE

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

Power ranking

#2371

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1524

peak 1524 · rated over 5 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-07-26

latest 2014-08-01

Best ToY finish

#856

Master 2013

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 5 contests

Avg finish

top 38%

overall standings

Best overall

648.6288 / 720

Master · Rockahock's Pickin' and Pullin' Festival

Perfect 180s

Current form

638.12

last 5 Master vs avg 638.12 (+0.00)

Walk rate

60%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

167.9540

Pork Ribs · Southern Maryland Brew & BBQ

Consistency

±5.57

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 163.18 · weakest Brisket (155.64)

Road miles

277

mi across 5 mapped stops · furthest 91 mi

Schedule strength

16%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1523)

Master avg

638.12 / 720

5 Master contests · 0 GCs

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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.

A tough matchup

3–0 behind in the head-to-head

CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.

The weak link

−7.5 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 7.54 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 40%.

Brisket avg 155.64
Chicken avg 163.18
0 calls in 5 entries

A strong matchup

4–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of RED WAX BBQ in 4 of their 4 shared contests.

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

Rub-N-Tug BBQ

#2359 of the rated field

1524 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 20%
Peak: 1524

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 5 contests
last seen 2015-10-09

⚔ Head-to-head

Swine and Steer BBQ

#2382 of the rated field

1524 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1524

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 5 contests
last seen 2015-06-26

⚔ Head-to-head

Rolling Smoke Q

#2363 of the rated field

1524 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 50%
Peak: 1537

No shared contest yet.

Level with SMOKIN-N-STYLE on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 6 contests
last seen 2025-09-13

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ALLEGHENY MOUNTAIN BBQ

#2369 of the rated field

1524 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 17%
Peak: 1524

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 6 contests
last seen 2023-04-07

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The Meatyo-Q'rs

#2388 of the rated field

1523 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 50%
Peak: 1541

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 6 contests
last seen 2021-08-21

⚔ Head-to-head

Kick Yo' Butt BBQ

#2377 of the rated field

1524 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 17%
Peak: 1530

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 6 contests
last seen 2018-09-01

⚔ Head-to-head

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	5	2	167.4056	159.3944	163.18	top 35%
Pork Ribs	5	1	167.9540	152.5828	160.45	top 40%
Pork	5	1	166.3200	153.7372	158.86	top 48%
Brisket	5	0	159.9656	152.0000	155.64	top 51%

“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
VA	4	0	top 37%
MD	1	0	top 42%

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	2	0	top 44%
Large (40+)	3	0	top 35%

The story so far (14 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 1 yrs 2013-07-26 → 2014-08-01

Busiest season 2013 3 contests

Contests a season 2.5 across 2 seasons in the data

Cooks most in VA 4 of 5 contests · 2 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 5 0 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 5 entries · 0 wins · 2 calls

Strongest meat Chicken averages 163.18 · weakest Brisket (155.64)

Walk rate 60% a top-10 call in 3 of 5 contests

Overall top-10 rate 40% 2 of 5 contests

Master average 638.12 out of 720 · 5 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 131 122–70 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 277 5 mapped stops · furthest 91 mi

Schedule strength 1523 average field rating faced — tougher than 16% of rated contests

Power rating 1524 peak 1524 · #2371 of 6,413 rated

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

2013
Jul 26 First tracked contest Bluemont BBQ Bash & Blackberry Bonanza
Jul 26 First call Bluemont BBQ Bash & Blackberry Bonanza
Jul 26 First overall top-10 Bluemont BBQ Bash & Blackberry Bonanza
2014
Apr 4 First overall past 90% of a perfect score648.6288 Rockahock's Pickin' and Pullin' Festival
Apr 4 Career-best overall score648.6288 Rockahock's Pickin' and Pullin' Festival
Aug 1 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)167.9540 Southern Maryland Brew & BBQ
Aug 1 Peak power rating (1524) Southern Maryland Brew & BBQ
Aug 1 Most recent contest Southern Maryland Brew & BBQ

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+8.9	Rockahock's Pickin' and Pullin' Festival	2014-04-04
+7.6	Bluemont BBQ Bash & Blackberry Bonanza	2013-07-26
+5.5	Autumnfest	2013-10-18
+3.5	Southern Maryland Brew & BBQ	2014-08-01

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-1.7	Smokin' on the Track BBQ	2013-09-20

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	2	0	1	0	50%	top 33%	90.1%	89.3%
2013	3	0	1	0	67%	top 42%	88.6%	88.2%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2014-08-01	Southern Maryland Brew & BBQ Leonardtown, MD	25 / 59 (637.0628)	27 (161.1200)	14 (167.9540)	41 (153.7372)	33 (154.2516)
2014-04-04	Rockahock's Pickin' and Pullin' Festival Lanexa, VA	10 / 41 (648.6288)	8 (167.4056)	14 (158.8916)	4 (166.3200)	19 (156.0116)
2013-10-18	Autumnfest Woodstock, VA	15 / 40 (634.7200)	20 (159.3944)	13 (161.1200)	23 (158.2512)	18 (155.9544)
2013-09-20	Smokin' on the Track BBQ Shenandoah, VA	15 / 26 (632.5028)	11 (161.1200)	9 (161.6800)	12 (157.7028)	18 (152.0000)
2013-07-26	Bluemont BBQ Bash & Blackberry Bonanza Bluemont, VA	10 / 33 (637.6684)	5 (166.8456)	24 (152.5828)	19 (158.2744)	13 (159.9656)

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
2014 ↗	Master	#1306 (216 pts)	#1290 (236 pts)	#1240 (251 pts)	#1122 (291 pts)	#1567 (171 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#856 (349 pts)	#821 (394 pts)	#956 (324 pts)	#1092 (279 pts)	#988 (304 pts)