SMOKIN NITRO

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

Power ranking

#3523

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1492

peak 1509 · rated over 5 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-05-31

latest 2016-06-03

Best ToY finish

#1118

Master 2013

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 5 contests

Avg finish

top 59%

overall standings

Best overall

661.1660 / 720

Master · Cookin' on Kampeska

Perfect 180s

Current form

642.29

last 5 Master vs avg 642.29 (+0.00)

Walk rate

60%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

169.7372

Chicken · Cookin' on Kampeska: Wing Fling & BBQ Thing

Consistency

±17.19

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 164.47 · weakest Pork (157.25)

Road miles

262

mi across 5 mapped stops · furthest 39 mi

Schedule strength

17%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1525)

Master avg

642.29 / 720

5 Master contests · 0 GCs

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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

5–0 behind in the head-to-head

Eggspert BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

Eggspert BBQ has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.

The weak link

−7.2 points behind their best meat

Pork is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 7.22 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 20%.

Pork avg 157.25
Chicken avg 164.47
0 calls in 5 entries

A strong matchup

3–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of CRF BLUE RIBB'N BBQ in 3 of their 3 shared contests.

The comeback

1.9 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 1.9 years, then back at Original SD BBQ Championships (2016-06-03).

last seen 2014-07-18
back 2016-06-03

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

J.R.'S RHODEHOUSE "Q" PITS

#3537 of the rated field

1492 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1507

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to SMOKIN NITRO)

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team SMOKIN NITRO has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 5 contests
last seen 2017-08-25

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Half Chicken Man

#3538 of the rated field

1492 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1492

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 2026-03-28

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Lock 44 BBQ

#3506 of the rated field

1493 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 20%
Peak: 1493

No shared contest yet.

They turned up 10 years after SMOKIN NITRO did, first appearing in 2023.

rated over 5 contests
last seen 2024-09-06

⚔ Head-to-head

RACK ATTACK

#3522 of the rated field

1492 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1507

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 5 contests
last seen 2017-09-15

⚔ Head-to-head

POBOYS BBQ

#3527 of the rated field

1492 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1492

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 2017-06-09

⚔ Head-to-head

BASS RIVER BBQ

#3542 of the rated field

1492 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 20%
Peak: 1510

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 2017-06-02

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
SMOKEY AND HIS BANDITS	5	3	2	60%	⚔ compare
SHAGAN PIT	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
Charcoal Loungers	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
GERRIT BOYS BARBEQUE	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
Eggspert BBQ	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
PARROTHEAD SMOKERS	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
SPITFIRE	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	5	1	169.7372	155.4516	164.47	top 52%
Pork Ribs	5	1	166.8572	145.1660	159.20	top 62%
Pork	5	0	164.0000	149.1200	157.25	top 75%
Brisket	5	1	166.2740	154.2972	161.37	top 46%

“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 contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	2	0	top 51%
Large (40+)	3	0	top 64%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Original SD BBQ Championships	2	11	0	top 55%	2016-06-03

The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 3 yrs 2013-05-31 → 2016-06-03

Busiest season 2014 2 contests

Contests a season 1.7 across 3 seasons in the data

Cooks most in SD 5 of 5 contests

Contests visited 4 1 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 5 entries · 0 wins · 1 calls

Strongest meat Chicken averages 164.47 · weakest Pork (157.25)

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

Overall top-10 rate 0% 0 of 5 contests

Master average 642.29 out of 720 · 5 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 95 73–106 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 262 5 mapped stops · furthest 39 mi

Schedule strength 1525 average field rating faced — tougher than 17% of rated contests

Longest layoff 1.9 yrs 2014-07-18 → 2016-06-03

Power rating 1492 peak 1509 · #3523 of 6,413 rated

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

2013
May 31 First tracked contest Original SD BBQ Championships
May 31 First call Original SD BBQ Championships
May 31 First overall past 90% of a perfect score658.2862 Original SD BBQ Championships
Jul 19 Career-best single call (Chicken)169.7372 Cookin' on Kampeska: Wing Fling & BBQ Thing
Jul 19 Peak power rating (1509) Cookin' on Kampeska: Wing Fling & BBQ Thing
2014
Jul 18 Career-best overall score661.1660 Cookin' on Kampeska
2016
Jun 3 Most recent contest Original SD BBQ Championships

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+8.3	Original SD BBQ Championships	2013-05-31
+1.2	Cookin' on Kampeska: Wing Fling & BBQ Thing	2013-07-19
+1	Cookin' on Kampeska	2014-07-18

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-9.3	Original SD BBQ Championships	2016-06-03
-8.7	SD BBQ Championships	2014-06-06

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)

Team of the Year rank by season

Season by season

Season	Contests	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2016	1	0%	top 84%	86.7%	86.7%
2014	2	50%	top 66%	91.8%	89%
2013	2	100%	top 38%	91.4%	90.7%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2016-06-03	Original SD BBQ Championships Huron, SD	37 / 44 (623.9540)	25 (164.5828)	42 (153.6912)	41 (149.1200)	28 (156.5600)
2014-07-18	Cookin' on Kampeska Watertown, SD	16 / 31 (661.1660)	15 (165.1544)	15 (166.8572)	22 (164.0000)	12 (165.1544)
2014-06-06	SD BBQ Championships Huron, SD	34 / 42 (620.0000)	34 (155.4516)	41 (145.1660)	36 (153.1084)	10 (166.2740)
2013-07-19	Cookin' on Kampeska: Wing Fling & BBQ Thing Watertown, SD	13 / 26 (648.0232)	10 (169.7372)	11 (165.6916)	21 (158.2972)	19 (154.2972)
2013-05-31	Original SD BBQ Championships Huron, SD	11 / 41 (658.2862)	14 (167.4286)	10 (164.5716)	18 (161.7144)	12 (164.5716)

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	#1499 (168 pts)	#1570 (173 pts)	#1548 (173 pts)	#1800 (138 pts)	#1180 (263 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#1118 (247 pts)	#1166 (247 pts)	#1139 (262 pts)	#1453 (172 pts)	#1279 (212 pts)