A tough matchup
4–0
behind in the head-to-head
St. Louis Pit - Que ahead in 100% of their meetings
St. Louis Pit - Que has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
SHORT BUS SMOKERS
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1462
peak 1462 · rated over 4 contests ⓘ
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
2013-06-14
latest 2015-10-02
Best ToY finish
#1189
Master 2013
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 85%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
602.45
last 4 Master vs avg 602.45 (+0.00)
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±16.22
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 158.39 · weakest Brisket (145.52)
Road miles
51
mi across 4 mapped stops · furthest 40 mi
Schedule strength
10%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1515)
Master avg
602.45 / 720
4 Master contests · 0 GCs
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 strong matchup
3–0
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 100% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of THE SMOKIN' GRILL in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
The comeback
2 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 2 years, then back at Squealin' on the Square (2015-10-02).
- last seen 2013-10-04
- back 2015-10-02
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.
SHORT BUS SMOKERS has 4 rated contests — short of the five it takes to earn a power ranking — so this rating has barely moved off the 1500 every team starts on and 125 rated teams sit within a point of it. Read the list as the nearest company at a number nobody here has moved far from, not as a verdict on who this team belongs with.
#5017 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1462
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 4, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#5013 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1462
No shared contest yet.
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Head-to-head#5024 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 40%
- Peak
- 1462
No shared contest yet.
Level with SHORT BUS SMOKERS on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#5030 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1461
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 4, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#5014 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1462
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 4, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#5021 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1462
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 6 contests to 4.
⚔ Head-to-headBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 151.4284 | 143.9772 | 147.41 | top 93% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.2400 | 137.7142 | 151.12 | top 80% |
| Pork | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.8570 | 151.9544 | 158.39 | top 68% |
| Brisket | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 158.7884 | 131.3600 | 145.52 | top 76% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| SC | 3 | 0 | top 83% |
| NC | 1 | 0 | top 91% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 76% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 94% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Squealin' on the Square | 2 | 19 | 0 | top 76% | 2015-10-02 |
The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
2.3 yrs
2013-06-14 → 2015-10-02
Busiest season
2013
3 contests
Contests a season
2
across 2 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
SC
3 of 4 contests · 2 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
3
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
4 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Pork
averages 158.39 · weakest Brisket (145.52)
Walk rate
0%
a top-10 call in 0 of 4 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 4 contests
Master average
602.45
out of 720 · 4 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
146
23–164 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
51
4 mapped stops · furthest 40 mi
Schedule strength
1515
average field rating faced — tougher than 10% of rated contests
Longest layoff
2 yrs
2013-10-04 → 2015-10-02
Power rating
1462
peak 1462 · #null of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival
- Career-best single call (Pork)162.8570 Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival
- Peak power rating (1488) Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival
- Career-best overall score623.8284 Squealin' on the Square
- 2015
- Most recent contest Squealin' on the Square
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -13.6 | Sooie't Relief BBQ Benefit | 2013-08-23 |
| -12.4 | Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival | 2013-06-14 |
| -8.8 | Squealin' on the Square | 2015-10-02 |
| -3.7 | Squealin' on the Square | 2013-10-04 |
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)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 84% | 83.9% | 83.9% |
| 2013 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 85% | 86.6% | 83.6% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-10-02 | Squealin' on the Square Laurens, SC | 21 / 25 (603.8168) | 24 (148.5484) | 21 (155.4056) | 21 (159.9312) | 21 (139.9316) |
| 2013-10-04 | Squealin' on the Square Laurens, SC | 19 / 28 (623.8284) | 27 (143.9772) | 15 (162.2400) | 14 (158.8228) | 12 (158.7884) |
| 2013-08-23 | Sooie't Relief BBQ Benefit Greer, SC | 40 / 41 (578.1376) | 40 (145.6916) | 36 (149.1316) | 37 (151.9544) | 41 (131.3600) |
| 2013-06-14 | Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival Tryon, NC | 88 / 97 (603.9996) | 79 (151.4284) | 93 (137.7142) | 46 (162.8570) | 74 (152.0000) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #1189 (224 pts) | #1365 (194 pts) | #1210 (244 pts) | #1175 (249 pts) | #1121 (259 pts) |