A tough matchup
5–0
behind in the head-to-head
LONESTAR SMOKE RANGERS ahead in 100% of their meetings
LONESTAR SMOKE RANGERS has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
POWDER RIVER PHAT BOYS
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1484
peak 1484 · rated over 5 contests ⓘ
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
2013-08-09
latest 2015-08-07
Best ToY finish
#1270
Master 2013
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 67%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
633.16
last 5 Master vs avg 633.16 (+0.00)
Walk rate
80%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±11.30
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 166.50 · weakest Brisket (154.16)
Road miles
329
mi across 5 mapped stops · furthest 82 mi
Schedule strength
28%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1538)
Master avg
633.16 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (2 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
−12.3
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 12.33 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 20% of the time against 60%.
- Brisket avg 154.16
- Chicken avg 166.50
- 1 calls in 5 entries
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.
137 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3983 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1483
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#3954 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1504
No shared contest yet.
Level with POWDER RIVER PHAT BOYS on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#3972 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1484
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 8 years after POWDER RIVER PHAT BOYS did, first appearing in 2021.
⚔ Head-to-head#3946 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1484
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#3944 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1484
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#3942 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1484
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WYOMING BS BBQ | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| LONESTAR SMOKE RANGERS | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| JO-BAWB'S BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 171.4056 | 155.4056 | 166.50 | top 40% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 168.0344 | 142.2060 | 154.60 | top 74% |
| Pork | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.4056 | 151.9312 | 157.90 | top 76% |
| Brisket | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 162.9144 | 141.7144 | 154.16 | top 68% |
“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 | 3 | 0 | top 63% |
| SD | 2 | 0 | top 74% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 76% |
| Medium (20–39) | 4 | 0 | top 65% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smokin' on the Prairie | 3 | 11 | 0 | top 63% | 2015-08-07 |
The story so far (14 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
2 yrs
2013-08-09 → 2015-08-07
Busiest season
2014
2 contests
Contests a season
1.7
across 3 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
WY
3 of 5 contests · 2 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
3
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
5 entries · 0 wins · 3 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 166.50 · weakest Brisket (154.16)
Walk rate
80%
a top-10 call in 4 of 5 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 5 contests
Master average
633.16
out of 720 · 5 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
77
40–77 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
329
5 mapped stops · furthest 82 mi
Schedule strength
1538
average field rating faced — tougher than 28% of rated contests
Power rating
1484
peak 1484 · #3964 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Smokin' on the Prairie
- First call Smokin' on the Prairie
- Peak power rating (1498) Smokin' on the Prairie
- 2014
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score654.1596 Smokin' on the Prairie
- Career-best overall score654.1596 Smokin' on the Prairie
- Career-best single call (Chicken)171.4056 Smokin' on the Prairie
- 2015
- Most recent contest Smokin' on the Prairie
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +4 | Smokin' on the Prairie | 2014-08-08 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -7.6 | Smokin' on the Prairie | 2015-08-07 |
| -6.4 | Taste of Autumn BBQ Cook-off | 2013-09-20 |
| -4.4 | Taste of Autumn BBQ Championships | 2014-09-19 |
| -1.9 | Smokin' on the Prairie | 2013-08-09 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 85% | 86.1% | 86.1% |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 58% | 90.9% | 89.3% |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 68% | 87.6% | 87.5% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-08-07 | Smokin' on the Prairie Gillette, WY | 22 / 26 (619.8972) | 21 (155.4056) | 24 (154.8228) | 22 (157.1316) | 22 (152.5372) |
| 2014-09-19 | Taste of Autumn BBQ Championships Sprearfish, SD | 21 / 29 (631.3828) | 14 (166.2628) | 9 (168.0344) | 24 (155.3712) | 28 (141.7144) |
| 2014-08-08 | Smokin' on the Prairie Gillette, WY | 11 / 25 (654.1596) | 5 (171.4056) | 17 (160.0000) | 14 (161.6456) | 12 (161.1084) |
| 2013-09-20 | Taste of Autumn BBQ Cook-off Spearfish, SD | 13 / 17 (629.5544) | 5 (171.4056) | 15 (142.2060) | 13 (163.4056) | 13 (152.5372) |
| 2013-08-09 | Smokin' on the Prairie Gillette, WY | 15 / 25 (630.7884) | 5 (168.0000) | 22 (147.9428) | 20 (151.9312) | 8 (162.9144) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #2118 (66 pts) | #2148 (71 pts) | #2775 (56 pts) | #2194 (66 pts) | #2173 (66 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #1847 (120 pts) | #1558 (175 pts) | #2081 (90 pts) | #2015 (105 pts) | #1932 (115 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #1270 (202 pts) | #938 (342 pts) | #1544 (157 pts) | #1434 (177 pts) | #1167 (247 pts) |