A tough matchup
4–0
behind in the head-to-head
SMOKE N HOGS BBQ KS ahead in 100% of their meetings
SMOKE N HOGS BBQ KS has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
SMOKIN LEPRECHAUNS
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1500
peak 1502 · rated over 5 contests ⓘ
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
2013-07-05
latest 2015-10-16
Best ToY finish
#1315
Master 2013
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 56%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
645.66
last 5 Master vs avg 645.66 (+0.00)
Walk rate
60%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±13.20
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 164.57 · weakest Brisket (157.12)
Road miles
870
mi across 5 mapped stops · furthest 596 mi
Schedule strength
26%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1536)
Master avg
645.66 / 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
−7.5
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 7.45 points below their pork ribs, and turns into a call 20% of the time against 40%.
- Brisket avg 157.12
- Pork Ribs avg 164.57
- 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.
104 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3167 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1507
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#3189 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1508
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 6 years after SMOKIN LEPRECHAUNS did, first appearing in 2019.
⚔ Head-to-head#3194 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1514
No shared contest yet.
Level with SMOKIN LEPRECHAUNS on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#3185 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1504
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#3196 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1512
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#3164 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1501
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-headBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 170.8228 | 145.7142 | 162.27 | top 55% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 177.1772 | 142.2400 | 164.57 | top 40% |
| Pork | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.2628 | 153.1084 | 161.70 | top 57% |
| Brisket | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 167.9656 | 149.1428 | 157.12 | top 61% |
“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.
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harper County Bullseye BBQ | 2 | 16 | 0 | top 58% | 2015-10-16 |
The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
2.3 yrs
2013-07-05 → 2015-10-16
Busiest season
2015
2 contests
Contests a season
1.7
across 3 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
KS
4 of 5 contests · 2 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
4
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
5 entries · 0 wins · 1 calls
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
averages 164.57 · weakest Brisket (157.12)
Walk rate
60%
a top-10 call in 3 of 5 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 5 contests
Master average
645.66
out of 720 · 5 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
129
74–89 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
870
5 mapped stops · furthest 596 mi
Schedule strength
1536
average field rating faced — tougher than 26% of rated contests
Longest layoff
1.1 yrs
2013-09-06 → 2014-10-17
Power rating
1500
peak 1502 · #3178 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Firin' Up the Fox BBQ Contest
- First call Firin' Up the Fox BBQ Contest
- First category win (Pork Ribs) National Bar-B-Que Derby
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score649.0860 National Bar-B-Que Derby
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)177.1772 National Bar-B-Que Derby
- 2014
- Peak power rating (1502) Harper County Bullseye BBQ
- 2015
- Career-best overall score659.9084 Fire on the Frontier BBQ Classic
- Most recent contest Harper County Bullseye BBQ
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +2.8 | National Bar-B-Que Derby | 2013-09-06 |
| +0.6 | Harper County Bullseye BBQ | 2014-10-17 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -1.8 | Firin' Up the Fox BBQ Contest | 2013-07-05 |
| -1.2 | Harper County Bullseye BBQ | 2015-10-16 |
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)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 61% | 91.7% | 91.6% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 53% | 87.8% | 87.8% |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 100% | top 52% | 90.2% | 88.7% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-10-16 | Harper County Bullseye BBQ Harper, KS | 21 / 34 (658.8576) | 23 (164.0344) | 13 (168.0116) | 19 (164.0000) | 19 (162.8116) |
| 2015-06-12 | Fire on the Frontier BBQ Classic Hays, KS | 21 / 35 (659.9084) | 13 (170.8228) | 22 (164.5600) | 16 (170.2628) | 29 (154.2628) |
| 2014-10-17 | Harper County Bullseye BBQ Harper, KS | 16 / 30 (631.8740) | 5 (168.5600) | 26 (142.2400) | 21 (153.1084) | 5 (167.9656) |
| 2013-09-06 | National Bar-B-Que Derby Derby, KS | 16 / 35 (649.0860) | 21 (162.2400) | 1 (177.1772) | 25 (158.2744) | 30 (151.3944) |
| 2013-07-05 | Firin' Up the Fox BBQ Contest St. Charles, IL | 20 / 34 (628.5712) | 31 (145.7142) | 3 (170.8572) | 14 (162.8570) | 21 (149.1428) |
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 | #1315 (189 pts) | #1660 (139 pts) | #644 (519 pts) | #1442 (174 pts) | #1635 (139 pts) |