A tough matchup
5–0
behind in the head-to-head
SPITFIRE ahead in 100% of their meetings
SPITFIRE has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
SMOKIN MUMME'S
SMOKIN MUMME'S is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2016. Their best overall finish is 10th of 16 at the Smoke on the Waterfall (2015). They are ranked #4184 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1479
peak 1503 · rated over 5 contests
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
Aug 16, 2013
latest Jun 24, 2016 · 2.9 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
1 podium
Overall top-10s
1
20% of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 69%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
40%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±9.00
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 165.82 · weakest Brisket (155.49)
Road miles
207
across 5 mapped stops · furthest 56 mi
Schedule strength
26%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1535)
Master avg
643.76 / 720
5 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 | #2268 (61 pts) | #2206 (86 pts) | #2981 (51 pts) | #2267 (71 pts) | #2247 (76 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #1832 (116 pts) | #2014 (96 pts) | #1950 (106 pts) | #1611 (156 pts) | #1524 (166 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #2084 (75 pts) | #2167 (75 pts) | #2120 (85 pts) | #2172 (75 pts) | #2148 (75 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #1359 (175 pts) | #1336 (200 pts) | #1345 (205 pts) | #804 (410 pts) | #1625 (140 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to SMOKIN MUMME'S, each with one reason worth a look.
140 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4,177 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1479
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,191 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1503
Level with SMOKIN MUMME'S on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#4,176 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1479
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Compare careers#4,189 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1479
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,182 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1479
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,173 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 40%
- Peak
- 1480
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEAM PIT | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKEY AND HIS BANDITS | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| SPITFIRE | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SONS OF BUTCHERS | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.8228 | 158.8344 | 163.06 | top 69% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 166.2972 | 150.2400 | 159.39 | top 67% |
| Pork | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 172.6172 | 158.3088 | 165.82 | top 46% |
| Brisket | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 165.0856 | 144.5028 | 155.49 | top 69% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 63% |
| Medium (20–39) | 3 | 0 | top 70% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 74% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke on the Waterfall | 2 | 10 | 0 | top 75% | Jun 24, 2016 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2013
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
MN
5 of 5 contests
Contests visited
4
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
95
finished ahead 48 times, behind 109
Longest layoff
1 yrs
Jun 27, 2014 → Jul 10, 2015
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20161 milestone
- Most recent contest Smoke on the Waterfall
20151 milestone
- First overall top-10 Smoke on the Waterfall
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +3 | Smokefest | Aug 16, 2013 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -9.3 | Smoke on the Waterfall | Jun 24, 2016 |
| -7.2 | KTD Smokin' Gobbler Cook-off | Sep 13, 2013 |
| -5.8 | Bend of the River CookOut | Jun 27, 2014 |
| -1.3 | Smoke on the Waterfall | Jul 10, 2015 |
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 | 0% | top 88% | 87.1% | 87.1% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 63% | 90% | 90% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 74% | 90% | 90% |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 50% | top 61% | 90.8% | 90% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 24, 2016 | Smoke on the Waterfall Redwoodfalls, MN | 23 / 26 (627.3376) | 18 (164.5600) | 26 (150.2400) | 21 (158.3088) | 20 (154.2288) |
| Jul 10, 2015 | Smoke on the Waterfall Redwood Falls, MN | 10 / 16 (647.8172) | 14 (158.8344) | 12 (158.2172) | 6 (165.6800) | 5 (165.0856) |
| Jun 27, 2014 | Bend of the River CookOut Mankato, MN | 37 / 50 (647.8628) | 44 (160.5372) | 23 (166.2628) | 39 (161.6800) | 34 (159.3828) |
| Sep 13, 2013 | KTD Smokin' Gobbler Cook-off Worthington, MN | 30 / 39 (642.0680) | 12 (170.8228) | 33 (155.9312) | 12 (170.8112) | 39 (144.5028) |
| Aug 16, 2013 | Smokefest Marshall, MN | 14 / 31 (653.7372) | 22 (160.5600) | 9 (166.2972) | 1 (172.6172) | 21 (154.2628) |