A tough matchup
6–0
behind in the head-to-head
LONESTAR SMOKE RANGERS ahead in 100% of their meetings
LONESTAR SMOKE RANGERS has come out ahead in 6 of their 6 shared contests.
SMOKIN' MAGNUM BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1466
peak 1466 · rated over 6 contests ⓘ
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
2013-08-16
latest 2014-09-05
Best ToY finish
#1114
Master 2014
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 76%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
622.18 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 617.14 (+5.04)
Walk rate
67%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±12.69
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 161.24 · weakest Brisket (146.95)
Road miles
509
mi across 6 mapped stops · furthest 158 mi
Schedule strength
21%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1529)
Master avg
617.14 / 720
6 Master contests · 0 GCs
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.
The weak link
−14.3
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 14.29 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 17% of the time against 50%.
- Brisket avg 146.95
- Chicken avg 161.24
- 1 calls in 6 entries
Looking over their shoulder
2×
one call behind them
OVER THE COALS has landed one call behind them 2 times.
A September team
Top 68%
average finish in September
Something about September: average finish in the top 68% across 3 contests, versus top 76% the rest of the year.
- 3 September contests
- top 76% 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.
145 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4813 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1501
2–2 in 4 shared contests (50% to SMOKIN' MAGNUM BBQ)
These two have cooked 4 of the same contests — honours even — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.
⚔ Head-to-head#4812 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1466
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#4823 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1466
No shared contest yet.
Level with SMOKIN' MAGNUM BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#4791 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1467
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#4820 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1466
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#4817 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1466
No shared contest yet.
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LONESTAR SMOKE RANGERS | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| JO-BAWB'S BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| WYOMING BS BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| RED'S SMOKE'N BBQ OF WY | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 170.2856 | 152.0228 | 161.24 | top 50% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 163.4628 | 136.4800 | 152.84 | top 71% |
| Pork | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 170.3200 | 146.8340 | 156.10 | top 66% |
| Brisket | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 162.8340 | 132.5828 | 146.95 | top 77% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| WY | 5 | 0 | top 73% |
| SD | 1 | 0 | top 88% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 2 | 0 | top 77% |
| Medium (20–39) | 4 | 0 | top 75% |
The story so far (14 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
1.1 yrs
2013-08-16 → 2014-09-05
Busiest season
2014
3 contests
Contests a season
3
across 2 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
WY
5 of 6 contests · 2 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
6
0 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
6 entries · 0 wins · 3 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 161.24 · weakest Brisket (146.95)
Walk rate
67%
a top-10 call in 4 of 6 contests
Overall top-10 rate
17%
1 of 6 contests
Master average
617.14
out of 720 · 6 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
78
32–94 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
509
6 mapped stops · furthest 158 mi
Schedule strength
1529
average field rating faced — tougher than 21% of rated contests
Power rating
1466
peak 1466 · #4806 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest 9th Annual Pepsi Wyoming State BBQ & Bluegrass Festival
- Peak power rating (1487) 9th Annual Pepsi Wyoming State BBQ & Bluegrass Festival
- First call Best of the West BBQ Fest
- First overall top-10 Best of the West BBQ Fest
- Career-best overall score631.4284 Best of the West BBQ Fest
- Career-best single call (Pork)170.3200 Best of the West BBQ Fest
- 2014
- Most recent contest Best of the West BBQ Fest
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +4.4 | Best of the West BBQ Fest | 2014-09-05 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -13.4 | 9th Annual Pepsi Wyoming State BBQ & Bluegrass Festival | 2013-08-16 |
| -9.8 | Smokin' on the Prairie | 2014-08-08 |
| -9.7 | Taste of Autumn BBQ Cook-off | 2013-09-20 |
| -3.3 | Best of the West BBQ Fest | 2013-09-06 |
| -1.8 | Wyoming State BBQ Championship & Bluegrass Festival | 2014-08-15 |
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 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67% | top 68% | 87.1% | 86.4% |
| 2013 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 67% | top 84% | 87.7% | 85% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-09-05 | Best of the West BBQ Fest Sheridan, WY | 12 / 25 (619.5544) | 5 (161.7600) | 12 (155.3828) | 9 (156.0800) | 17 (146.3316) |
| 2014-08-15 | Wyoming State BBQ Championship & Bluegrass Festival Worland, WY | 17 / 25 (626.8456) | 5 (170.2856) | 20 (153.1316) | 23 (151.4284) | 19 (152.0000) |
| 2014-08-08 | Smokin' on the Prairie Gillette, WY | 22 / 25 (620.0684) | 22 (152.0228) | 14 (163.4628) | 20 (153.7028) | 18 (150.8800) |
| 2013-09-20 | Taste of Autumn BBQ Cook-off Spearfish, SD | 15 / 17 (612.9824) | 14 (155.4172) | 16 (136.4800) | 15 (158.2512) | 8 (162.8340) |
| 2013-09-06 | Best of the West BBQ Fest Sheridan, WY | 10 / 15 (631.4284) | 5 (167.9656) | 9 (156.0572) | 3 (170.3200) | 15 (137.0856) |
| 2013-08-16 | 9th Annual Pepsi Wyoming State BBQ & Bluegrass Festival Worland, WY | 24 / 25 (591.9312) | 14 (159.9772) | 22 (152.5372) | 20 (146.8340) | 25 (132.5828) |
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 | #1114 (270 pts) | #871 (415 pts) | #1110 (295 pts) | #1194 (270 pts) | #1199 (255 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #1246 (207 pts) | #1132 (262 pts) | #1322 (212 pts) | #1012 (307 pts) | #1218 (227 pts) |