A tough matchup
5–0
behind in the head-to-head
FRONT DOOR GANG ahead in 100% of their meetings
FRONT DOOR GANG has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
WHEAT STATE SMOKERS
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1477
peak 1477 · rated over 5 contests ⓘ
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
2013-05-10
latest 2014-08-22
Best ToY finish
#1121
Master 2013
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 69%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
635.25
last 5 Master vs avg 635.25 (+0.00)
Walk rate
20%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±13.81
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 161.13 · weakest Pork (157.36)
Road miles
154
mi across 5 mapped stops · furthest 48 mi
Schedule strength
15%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1521)
Master avg
635.25 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (1 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.
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.
132 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4238 of the rated field
- Contests
- 29
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 7%
- Peak
- 1513
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to WHEAT STATE SMOKERS)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team WHEAT STATE SMOKERS has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#4234 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1478
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.
⚔ Head-to-head#4251 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1477
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 9 years after WHEAT STATE SMOKERS did, first appearing in 2022.
⚔ Head-to-head#4257 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1477
No shared contest yet.
Level with WHEAT STATE SMOKERS on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#4245 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1477
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.
⚔ Head-to-head#4229 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1478
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.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRONT DOOR GANG | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.2628 | 152.5600 | 158.17 | top 76% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164.5714 | 146.8000 | 158.59 | top 67% |
| Pork | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.2858 | 145.0856 | 157.36 | top 77% |
| Brisket | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 171.4400 | 149.6456 | 161.13 | 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) | 3 | 0 | top 71% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 66% |
The story so far (14 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
1.3 yrs
2013-05-10 → 2014-08-22
Busiest season
2013
4 contests
Contests a season
2.5
across 2 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
KS
5 of 5 contests
Contests visited
5
0 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
5 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Brisket
averages 161.13 · weakest Pork (157.36)
Walk rate
20%
a top-10 call in 1 of 5 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 5 contests
Master average
635.25
out of 720 · 5 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
138
62–117 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
154
5 mapped stops · furthest 48 mi
Schedule strength
1521
average field rating faced — tougher than 15% of rated contests
Power rating
1477
peak 1477 · #4246 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Rods, Ribs & Rock N Roll 2013
- Peak power rating (1494) Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest
- First call 9th Annual WildBlue BBQ
- Career-best single call (Brisket)171.4400 9th Annual WildBlue BBQ
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score649.5996 Flinthills Beef Fest BBQ
- Career-best overall score649.5996 Flinthills Beef Fest BBQ
- 2014
- Most recent contest Flint Hills Beef Fest BBQ
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +0.1 | Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest | 2013-06-07 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -7.9 | 9th Annual WildBlue BBQ | 2013-07-19 |
| -7.3 | Flint Hills Beef Fest BBQ | 2014-08-22 |
| -6 | Rods, Ribs & Rock N Roll 2013 | 2013-05-10 |
| -1.4 | Flinthills Beef Fest BBQ | 2013-08-23 |
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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 80% | 84.9% | 84.9% |
| 2013 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25% | top 66% | 90.2% | 89.1% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-08-22 | Flint Hills Beef Fest BBQ Emporia, KS | 20 / 25 (611.2568) | 23 (152.5600) | 13 (163.9656) | 25 (145.0856) | 17 (149.6456) |
| 2013-08-23 | Flinthills Beef Fest BBQ Emporia, KS | 16 / 26 (649.5996) | 14 (166.2628) | 18 (158.2056) | 18 (162.8456) | 13 (162.2856) |
| 2013-07-19 | 9th Annual WildBlue BBQ Burlington, KS | 32 / 40 (630.8228) | 38 (155.4400) | 37 (146.8000) | 37 (157.1428) | 6 (171.4400) |
| 2013-06-07 | Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest Mayetta, KS | 36 / 69 (647.4282) | 29 (162.8570) | 32 (164.5714) | 51 (155.4284) | 23 (164.5714) |
| 2013-05-10 | Rods, Ribs & Rock N Roll 2013 Manhattan, KS | 18 / 25 (637.1428) | 24 (153.7142) | 19 (159.4286) | 12 (166.2858) | 16 (157.7142) |
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 | #2084 (75 pts) | #2713 (60 pts) | #1970 (110 pts) | #2829 (50 pts) | #2058 (90 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #1121 (246 pts) | #1233 (226 pts) | #1253 (231 pts) | #1126 (266 pts) | #818 (386 pts) |