SMOKE JUNKIES BBQ

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

Power ranking

#3943

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1484

peak 1484 · rated over 9 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-08-16

latest 2014-09-20

Best ToY finish

#626

Master 2014

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 9 contests

Avg finish

top 63%

overall standings

Best overall

664.5488 / 720

Master · 2nd Annual South Park Kick Ass BBQ Competition

Perfect 180s

Current form

647.91 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 636.95 (+10.96)

Walk rate

44%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

171.4172

Chicken · Conifer Mountain BBQ Challenge

Consistency

±20.59

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 165.08 · weakest Brisket (151.86)

Road miles

1,739

mi across 9 mapped stops · furthest 565 mi

Schedule strength

27%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1536)

Master avg

636.95 / 720

9 Master contests · 0 GCs

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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.

High-water mark

664.5488 career-best overall

92.3% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 664.5488 at 2nd Annual South Park Kick Ass BBQ Competition — 92.3% of a perfect 720.

Master
2014-06-20

A tough matchup

7–0 behind in the head-to-head

GRILLIN' BEAVERS ahead in 100% of their meetings

GRILLIN' BEAVERS has come out ahead in 7 of their 7 shared contests.

The weak link

−13.2 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 13.22 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 11% of the time against 11%.

Brisket avg 151.86
Chicken avg 165.08
1 calls in 9 entries

A strong matchup

5–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Lost Weekend Grill in 5 of their 5 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

6 of 6 shared chicken entries lost

BURNIN BOBS BUTTS N BONES ahead 100% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, BURNIN BOBS BUTTS N BONES has out-cooked them in 6 of 6 shared chicken entries.

An August team

Top 51% average finish in August

Something about August: average finish in the top 51% across 4 contests, versus top 63% the rest of the year.

4 August contests
top 63% 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.

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

Smell My Grill

#3939 of the rated field

1484 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 14%
Peak: 1484

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to SMOKE JUNKIES BBQ)

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

rated over 7 contests
last seen 2014-05-02

⚔ Head-to-head

MAY THE SMOKE BE WITH YOU

#3949 of the rated field

1484 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 11%
Peak: 1484

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 9 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 9 contests
last seen 2021-10-30

⚔ Head-to-head

WEST COAST SMOKE

#3951 of the rated field

1484 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1501

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 11 contests to 9, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 10 contests
last seen 2021-06-04

⚔ Head-to-head

TNT Smokin' BBQ

#3940 of the rated field

1484 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 10%
Peak: 1484

No shared contest yet.

Level with SMOKE JUNKIES BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 10 contests
last seen 2018-09-21

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Big Bad Hawg's

#3959 of the rated field

1484 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1484

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 10 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 10 contests
last seen 2017-10-13

⚔ Head-to-head

OUTTA THE BOX BBQ

#3926 of the rated field

1485 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 10%
Peak: 1500

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 10 contests
last seen 2017-09-02

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
GRILLIN' BEAVERS	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
STARS AND STRIPES BBQ	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
G "QUE"	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
FLYBOY BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
BURNIN BOBS BUTTS N BONES	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
Lost Weekend Grill	5	5	0	100%	⚔ compare
Pig Floyd	5	5	0	100%	⚔ compare
WE'RE BURNIN DAYLIGHT BBQ	5	3	2	60%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN TIMBERS BBQ	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
CHIBI-Q	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
Backdraft BBQ	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
JO-BAWB'S BBQ	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	9	1	171.4172	154.8456	165.08	top 52%
Pork Ribs	9	1	171.4056	140.5144	162.64	top 46%
Pork	9	1	162.8684	146.2516	157.37	top 70%
Brisket	9	1	168.0228	130.2400	151.86	top 66%

“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
CO	6	top 54%
NV	2	top 91%
WY	1	top 65%

By contest size

Field	Contests	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	1	top 84%
Medium (20–39)	3	top 51%
Large (40+)	5	top 66%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Conifer Mountain BBQ Challenge	2	15	0	top 45%	2014-08-15

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

On the trail 1.1 yrs 2013-08-16 → 2014-09-20

Busiest season 2014 6 contests

Contests a season 4.5 across 2 seasons in the data

Cooks most in CO 6 of 9 contests · 3 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 8 1 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 9 entries · 0 wins · 1 calls

Strongest meat Chicken averages 165.08 · weakest Brisket (151.86)

Walk rate 44% a top-10 call in 4 of 9 contests

Overall top-10 rate 11% 1 of 9 contests

Master average 636.95 out of 720 · 9 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 237 128–249 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 1,739 9 mapped stops · furthest 565 mi

Schedule strength 1536 average field rating faced — tougher than 27% of rated contests

Power rating 1484 peak 1484 · #3943 of 6,413 rated

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

2013
Aug 16 First tracked contest Conifer Mountain BBQ Challenge
Aug 16 First call Conifer Mountain BBQ Challenge
Aug 16 Career-best single call (Chicken)171.4172 Conifer Mountain BBQ Challenge
Aug 16 Peak power rating (1500) Conifer Mountain BBQ Challenge
2014
Jun 20 First overall top-10 2nd Annual South Park Kick Ass BBQ Competition
Jun 20 First overall past 90% of a perfect score664.5488 2nd Annual South Park Kick Ass BBQ Competition
Jun 20 Career-best overall score664.5488 2nd Annual South Park Kick Ass BBQ Competition
Sep 20 Most recent contest Telluride Barbeque Festival

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+8.5	2nd Annual South Park Kick Ass BBQ Competition	2014-06-20
+7	Conifer Mountain BBQ Challenge	2014-08-15
+2.8	Smokin' Brew BBQ	2014-08-30

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-10.6	Riverside Resort Casino USA Barbecue Championship	2013-10-31
-9	Smokin In Mesquite BBQ Championship	2014-04-26
-7.9	Telluride Barbeque Festival	2014-09-20
-4.3	Smokin' Brew BBQ	2013-08-30
-2.1	Griller's Cup	2014-07-16

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	6	0	1	0	50%	top 59%	92.3%	89.3%
2013	3	0	0	0	33%	top 72%	89%	86.8%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2014-09-20	Telluride Barbeque Festival Telluride, CO	16 / 19 (615.2916)	13 (161.1428)	17 (140.5144)	9 (162.8228)	15 (150.8116)
2014-08-30	Smokin' Brew BBQ Parker, CO	23 / 48 (655.3716)	23 (167.4172)	11 (168.5716)	39 (154.8000)	18 (164.5828)
2014-08-15	Conifer Mountain BBQ Challenge Conifer, CO	15 / 43 (651.3140)	18 (165.6800)	4 (171.4056)	22 (162.2628)	27 (151.9656)
2014-07-16	Griller's Cup Laramie, WY	17 / 26 (653.0168)	16 (164.5600)	14 (165.1428)	19 (162.2284)	12 (161.0856)
2014-06-20	2nd Annual South Park Kick Ass BBQ Competition Fairplay, CO	9 / 28 (664.5488)	11 (170.2512)	12 (163.9888)	14 (162.2860)	9 (168.0228)
2014-04-26	Smokin In Mesquite BBQ Championship Mesquite, NV	45 / 51 (617.0972)	27 (164.6516)	35 (158.7884)	44 (153.6800)	49 (139.9772)
2013-10-31	Riverside Resort Casino USA Barbecue Championship Laughlin, NV	79 / 85 (599.9312)	76 (154.8456)	31 (165.7028)	77 (149.1428)	83 (130.2400)
2013-08-30	Smokin' Brew BBQ Parker, CO	36 / 53 (635.3832)	29 (165.7144)	14 (168.5716)	49 (146.2516)	37 (154.8456)
2013-08-16	Conifer Mountain BBQ Challenge Conifer, CO	18 / 33 (640.5716)	4 (171.4172)	21 (161.0972)	19 (162.8684)	23 (145.1888)

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	#626 (594 pts)	#647 (584 pts)	#529 (744 pts)	#690 (549 pts)	#612 (599 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#1129 (243 pts)	#903 (358 pts)	#1080 (283 pts)	#1205 (238 pts)	#1259 (218 pts)