They almost always walk
63%
of contests with a top-10 call
A call in 5 of 8 contests
A top-10 category call in 63% of their 8 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.
TRAILHOUND SMOKERS
TRAILHOUND SMOKERS is a competition barbecue team with 8 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2016. Their best overall finish is 6th of 29 at the Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (2014). They are ranked #2560 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1518
peak 1518 · rated over 8 contests
Contests
8
in the data
First seen
Jan 25, 2013
latest Apr 8, 2016 · 3.2 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
5 podiums
Overall top-10s
2
25% of 8 contests
Avg finish
top 48%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
653.40 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 648.78 (+4.62)
Walk rate
63%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±10.49
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 165.40 · weakest Pork (159.83)
Road miles
1,577
across 8 mapped stops · furthest 407 mi
Schedule strength
22%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1530)
Master avg
648.78 / 720
8 Master contests · 0 GCs
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #2037 (100 pts) | #2283 (70 pts) | #1441 (205 pts) | #2918 (55 pts) | #2059 (110 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #625 (595 pts) | #792 (465 pts) | #644 (595 pts) | #499 (770 pts) | #556 (665 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #1351 (177 pts) | #1469 (167 pts) | #1519 (162 pts) | #1786 (127 pts) | #993 (302 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to TRAILHOUND SMOKERS, each with one reason worth a look.
77 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2,557 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 50%
- Peak
- 1518
1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to TRAILHOUND SMOKERS)
2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team TRAILHOUND SMOKERS has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#2,550 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1528
Careers of much the same size, 8 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#2,568 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1518
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#2,561 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 13%
- Peak
- 1518
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Compare careers#2,570 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 22%
- Peak
- 1520
Level with TRAILHOUND SMOKERS on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#2,548 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 30%
- Peak
- 1529
Careers of much the same size, 10 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rhythm n QUE | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| HD BBQ | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| GOT SMOKE BAR-B-QUE | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 169.7144 | 156.5600 | 161.21 | top 62% |
| Pork Ribs | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 172.5716 | 151.9772 | 162.34 | top 48% |
| Pork | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 170.8572 | 145.6228 | 159.83 | top 59% |
| Brisket | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 173.1200 | 161.0972 | 165.40 | top 37% |
“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 field size and state
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 7 | 0 | top 46% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 64% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | 2 | 6 | 0 | top 37% | Apr 8, 2016 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2014
5 contests
Contests a season
2.7
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
UT
3 of 8 contests · 3 states in all
Contests visited
7
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
195
finished ahead 149 times, behind 146
Longest layoff
1.7 yrs
Jul 24, 2014 → Apr 8, 2016
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20162 milestones
- Peak power rating (1518) Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- Most recent contest Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
20143 milestones
- First overall top-10 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score655.4056 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- Career-best overall score662.7776 Northern Arizona BBQ Festival
20133 milestones
- First tracked contest 5th Annual Lake Havasu Music Brews & BBQ Championship
- First call 3rd Annual Holbrook
- Career-best single call (Brisket)173.1200 3rd Annual Holbrook
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +10.9 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | Apr 11, 2014 |
| +9.7 | Northern Arizona BBQ Festival | Jun 13, 2014 |
| +4.6 | Days of 47 BBQ Showdown | Jul 24, 2014 |
| +0.8 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | Apr 8, 2016 |
| +0.5 | 3rd Annual Holbrook | Jul 12, 2013 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -4.3 | 5th Annual Lake Havasu Music Brews & BBQ Championship | Jan 25, 2013 |
| -3.8 | 10th Annual Best Dam Barbecue Challenge | May 23, 2014 |
| -0.2 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) | Apr 25, 2014 |
Scores over time (% of a perfect score — tap a meat to add it)
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 53% | 90.1% | 90.1% |
| 2014 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 60% | top 42% | 92.1% | 90.9% |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 60% | 88.6% | 88% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 8, 2016 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Salt Lake City, UT | 16 / 30 (648.4456) | 22 (157.1084) | 4 (170.2744) | 27 (157.0856) | 14 (163.9772) |
| Jul 24, 2014 | Days of 47 BBQ Showdown Holladay, UT | 12 / 31 (646.8116) | 14 (164.0344) | 2 (172.5716) | 29 (148.5600) | 12 (161.6456) |
| Jun 13, 2014 | Northern Arizona BBQ Festival Williams, AZ | 9 / 35 (662.7776) | 9 (169.7144) | 19 (161.1088) | 3 (170.8572) | 18 (161.0972) |
| May 23, 2014 | 10th Annual Best Dam Barbecue Challenge Boulder City, NV | 23 / 35 (647.2800) | 29 (156.5600) | 16 (162.8116) | 17 (164.5372) | 20 (163.3712) |
| Apr 25, 2014 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) Las Vegas, NV | 18 / 30 (661.6688) | 22 (163.4172) | 19 (162.8688) | 11 (170.2628) | 14 (165.1200) |
| Apr 11, 2014 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Salt Lake City, UT | 6 / 29 (655.4056) | 20 (161.1428) | 24 (151.9772) | 2 (169.7372) | 2 (172.5484) |
| Jul 12, 2013 | 3rd Annual Holbrook Holbrook, AZ | 15 / 27 (637.5772) | 17 (160.5600) | 18 (158.2744) | 27 (145.6228) | 3 (173.1200) |
| Jan 25, 2013 | 5th Annual Lake Havasu Music Brews & BBQ Championship Lake Havasu City, AZ | 55 / 86 (630.2852) | 57 (157.1428) | 43 (158.8572) | 75 (151.9996) | 35 (162.2856) |