NOTHING BUTT SMOKE PSCA

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

Power ranking

#6313

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1396

peak 1396 · rated over 12 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-05-25

latest 2015-04-10

Best ToY finish

#806

Master 2014

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 12 contests

Avg finish

top 87%

overall standings

Best overall

610.2744 / 720

Master · Naptown barBAYq Contest & Music Festival

Perfect 180s

Current form

546.19 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 573.46 (-27.27)

Walk rate

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

165.7144

Pork Ribs · Naptown barBAYq Contest & Music Festival

Consistency

±45.41

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 150.67 · weakest Brisket (140.11)

Road miles

822

mi across 12 mapped stops · furthest 146 mi

Schedule strength

17%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1524)

Master avg

573.46 / 720

12 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (5 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

10–0 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 10 of their 10 shared contests.

The weak link

−10.6 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 10.56 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 0%.

Brisket avg 140.11
Chicken avg 150.67
0 calls in 12 entries

Chicken nemesis

8 of 9 shared chicken entries lost

LO' -N- SLO' BBQ ahead 89% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, LO' -N- SLO' BBQ has out-cooked them in 8 of 9 shared chicken entries.

Going the wrong way

-60 rating points in a year

The rating has slipped 60 points across 8 contests since 2014-04-11 — from 1456 down to 1396.

8 contests since 2014-04-11
now 1396

A May team

Top 78% average finish in May

Something about May: average finish in the top 78% across 3 contests, versus top 87% the rest of the year.

3 May contests
top 87% the rest of the year

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.

TEXAS RIB RANGERS

#6314 of the rated field

1396 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 25
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1396

1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to NOTHING BUTT SMOKE PSCA)

2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team NOTHING BUTT SMOKE PSCA has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 25 contests
last seen 2017-03-10

⚔ Head-to-head

Northwest Smokehouse

#6312 of the rated field

1396 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 8%
Peak: 1396

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 12 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 12 contests
last seen 2024-05-25

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TEAM PIT

#6309 of the rated field

1396 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1396

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 13 contests to 12, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 13 contests
last seen 2018-09-14

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CHERRY LANE SMOKERS

#6311 of the rated field

1396 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1396

No shared contest yet.

Level with NOTHING BUTT SMOKE PSCA on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 11 contests
last seen 2018-07-06

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PEPPER PAPPY BBQ CO

#6308 of the rated field

1396 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 16
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 6%
Peak: 1396

No shared contest yet.

16 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 6% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 16 contests
last seen 2020-01-17

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BBQ Blokes

#6310 of the rated field

1396 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 18
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 11%
Peak: 1396

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 18 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 18 contests
last seen 2026-07-24

⚔ Head-to-head

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
LO' -N- SLO' BBQ	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
DRILLING & GRILLING	9	1	8	11%	⚔ compare
SIR-PORK'S-ALOT BBQ	8	2	6	25%	⚔ compare
BAR-B-QUE MAYHAM	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
ROCKIN ROBYNS BBQ	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
3 EYZ BBQ	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
HAWG NATION BBQ	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
Smokestack Redemption	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
ASTRO PIGS BBQ	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
Badlands BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
DEGUELLO BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
WILBUR'S REVENGE	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
PHILLY BLIND PIG BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	11	0	161.1428	138.7888	150.67	top 77%
Pork Ribs	12	1	165.7144	134.2400	145.55	top 80%
Pork	12	0	158.2744	131.9428	149.68	top 75%
Brisket	12	0	158.8572	123.4060	140.11	top 85%

“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	Avg finish
PA	7	top 91%
MD	3	top 78%
DE	2	top 89%

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	5	0	top 88%
Large (40+)	7	0	top 87%

Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Keystone Classic Barbeque	2	48	0	top 92%	2014-10-03

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

On the trail 1.9 yrs 2013-05-25 → 2015-04-10

Busiest season 2014 6 contests

Contests a season 4 across 3 seasons in the data

Cooks most in PA 7 of 12 contests · 3 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 11 1 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Pork Ribs 12 entries · 0 wins · 1 calls

Strongest meat Chicken averages 150.67 · weakest Brisket (140.11)

Walk rate 8% a top-10 call in 1 of 12 contests

Overall top-10 rate 0% 0 of 12 contests

Master average 573.46 out of 720 · 12 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 305 79–534 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 822 12 mapped stops · furthest 146 mi

Schedule strength 1524 average field rating faced — tougher than 17% of rated contests

Power rating 1396 peak 1396 · #6313 of 6,413 rated

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

2013
May 25 First tracked contest The Memorial Day Pignic
May 25 Peak power rating (1491) The Memorial Day Pignic
2014
May 2 First call Naptown barBAYq Contest & Music Festival
May 2 Career-best overall score610.2744 Naptown barBAYq Contest & Music Festival
May 2 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)165.7144 Naptown barBAYq Contest & Music Festival
Oct 3 10th tracked contest Keystone Classic Barbeque
2015
Apr 10 Most recent contest Triple Threat BBQ Beer and Music Festival

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

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-11.8	6th Annual Southern York County BBQ Cook-off	2014-09-05
-11.3	5th Annual Southern York County BBQ Cookoff	2013-09-06
-10.6	Keystone Classic Barbeque	2014-10-03
-10.3	Keystone Classic Barbeque	2013-10-04
-10.1	Triple Threat BBQ Beer and Music Festival	2015-04-10

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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2015	2	0%	top 98%	79.3%	69.4%
2014	6	17%	top 86%	84.8%	81.6%
2013	4	0%	top 85%	83.2%	81.9%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2015-04-10	Triple Threat BBQ Beer and Music Festival Harrington, DE	99 / 99 (427.4288)	—	76 (152.0116)	83 (149.1544)	98 (126.2628)
2015-04-03	The Ironman Shady Grove, PA	46 / 48 (571.3028)	42 (150.2284)	41 (145.1084)	39 (152.5600)	48 (123.4060)
2014-10-03	Keystone Classic Barbeque Harrisburg, PA	51 / 53 (579.3604)	52 (138.7888)	48 (144.6288)	28 (158.2744)	50 (137.6684)
2014-09-12	Coal Cracker Smoke & Stoke BBQ Competition Scranton, PA	22 / 25 (577.5996)	22 (149.1544)	22 (143.4400)	20 (146.1940)	23 (138.8112)
2014-09-05	6th Annual Southern York County BBQ Cook-off York, PA	39 / 39 (575.2684)	25 (157.7256)	38 (142.7772)	39 (131.9428)	36 (142.8228)
2014-05-09	Pork In The Park BBQ Festival Salisbury, MD	34 / 43 (589.0056)	16 (161.1428)	39 (138.8228)	35 (147.9428)	36 (141.0972)
2014-05-02	Naptown barBAYq Contest & Music Festival Annapolis, MD	44 / 59 (610.2744)	49 (150.2972)	10 (165.7144)	51 (148.5256)	48 (145.7372)
2014-04-11	Delaware's Triple Threat BBQ Festival at the Fair Harrington, DE	84 / 109 (592.4344)	91 (147.3716)	69 (149.1200)	63 (153.6684)	93 (142.2744)
2013-10-04	Keystone Classic Barbeque Harrisburg, PA	48 / 55 (575.8740)	52 (140.5260)	49 (141.0512)	41 (152.5828)	43 (141.7140)
2013-09-06	5th Annual Southern York County BBQ Cookoff York, PA	28 / 31 (586.6172)	17 (156.5256)	30 (134.2400)	22 (154.8000)	27 (141.0516)
2013-07-12	The Gettysburg Cook-off North vs South Gettysburg, PA	23 / 29 (597.5196)	23 (154.7884)	25 (143.3828)	13 (157.7140)	24 (141.6344)
2013-05-25	The Memorial Day Pignic Fort Ritchie, MD	31 / 38 (598.8568)	30 (150.8570)	30 (146.2856)	34 (142.8570)	15 (158.8572)

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
2015 ↗	Master	#1676 (120 pts)	#2209 (60 pts)	#1776 (120 pts)	#1790 (120 pts)	#1763 (120 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#806 (422 pts)	#895 (403 pts)	#849 (433 pts)	#966 (368 pts)	#951 (353 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#1092 (258 pts)	#1037 (298 pts)	#1191 (248 pts)	#977 (323 pts)	#990 (303 pts)