SMOKIN MUMME'S

At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)

Power ranking

#4152

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1479

peak 1503 · rated over 5 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-08-16

latest 2016-06-24

Best ToY finish

#1359

Master 2013

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

1 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 5 contests

Avg finish

top 69%

overall standings

Best overall

653.7372 / 720

Master · Smokefest

Perfect 180s

Current form

643.76

last 5 Master vs avg 643.76 (+0.00)

Walk rate

40%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

172.6172

Pork · Smokefest

Consistency

±9.00

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 165.82 · weakest Brisket (155.49)

Road miles

207

mi 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

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Storylines (3 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.

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.

The weak link

−10.3 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 10.33 points below their pork, and turns into a call 20% of the time against 40%.

Brisket avg 155.49
Pork avg 165.82
1 calls in 5 entries

A strong matchup

5–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of TEAM PIT in 5 of their 5 shared contests.

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145 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.

Silva Back BBQ

#4166 of the rated field

1479 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1479

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.

rated over 5 contests
last seen 2026-07-18

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Bush River BBQ

#4143 of the rated field

1479 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1479

No shared contest yet.

Level with SMOKIN MUMME'S on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 5 contests
last seen 2025-10-10

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Bad Ash BBQ

#4169 of the rated field

1479 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 20%
Peak: 1479

No shared contest yet.

They turned up 6 years after SMOKIN MUMME'S did, first appearing in 2019.

rated over 5 contests
last seen 2022-06-24

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EXTREME PORK

#4151 of the rated field

1479 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1503

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.

rated over 5 contests
last seen 2021-09-16

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Faux Sho

#4144 of the rated field

1479 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1479

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.

rated over 5 contests
last seen 2021-05-07

⚔ Head-to-head

CAPTAIN BBQ & HOT POKERS

#4159 of the rated field

1479 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1479

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.

rated over 5 contests
last seen 2019-05-31

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Familiar 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 contest size

Field	Contests	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	1	top 63%
Medium (20–39)	3	top 70%
Large (40+)	1	top 74%

Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Smoke on the Waterfall	2	10	0	top 75%	2016-06-24

The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 2.9 yrs 2013-08-16 → 2016-06-24

Busiest season 2013 2 contests

Contests a season 1.3 across 4 seasons in the data

Cooks most in MN 5 of 5 contests

Contests visited 4 1 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 5 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls

Strongest meat Pork averages 165.82 · weakest Brisket (155.49)

Walk rate 40% a top-10 call in 2 of 5 contests

Overall top-10 rate 20% 1 of 5 contests

Master average 643.76 out of 720 · 5 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 96 48–109 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 207 5 mapped stops · furthest 56 mi

Schedule strength 1535 average field rating faced — tougher than 26% of rated contests

Longest layoff 1 yrs 2014-06-27 → 2015-07-10

Power rating 1479 peak 1503 · #4152 of 6,413 rated

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

2013
Aug 16 First tracked contest Smokefest
Aug 16 First call Smokefest
Aug 16 First category win (Pork) Smokefest
Aug 16 First overall past 90% of a perfect score653.7372 Smokefest
Aug 16 Career-best overall score653.7372 Smokefest
Aug 16 Career-best single call (Pork)172.6172 Smokefest
Aug 16 Peak power rating (1503) Smokefest
2015
Jul 10 First overall top-10 Smoke on the Waterfall
2016
Jun 24 Most recent contest Smoke on the Waterfall

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+3	Smokefest	2013-08-16

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-9.3	Smoke on the Waterfall	2016-06-24
-7.2	KTD Smokin' Gobbler Cook-off	2013-09-13
-5.8	Bend of the River CookOut	2014-06-27
-1.3	Smoke on the Waterfall	2015-07-10

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	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2016	1	0	0	0%	top 88%	87.1%	87.1%
2015	1	1	0	100%	top 63%	90%	90%
2014	1	0	0	0%	top 74%	90%	90%
2013	2	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
2016-06-24	Smoke on the Waterfall Redwoodfalls, MN	23 / 26 (627.3376)	18 (164.5600)	26 (150.2400)	21 (158.3088)	20 (154.2288)
2015-07-10	Smoke on the Waterfall REDWOOD FALLS, MN	10 / 16 (647.8172)	14 (158.8344)	12 (158.2172)	6 (165.6800)	5 (165.0856)
2014-06-27	Bend of the River CookOut Mankato, MN	37 / 50 (647.8628)	44 (160.5372)	23 (166.2628)	39 (161.6800)	34 (159.3828)
2013-09-13	KTD Smokin' Gobbler Cook-off Worthington, MN	30 / 39 (642.0680)	12 (170.8228)	33 (155.9312)	12 (170.8112)	39 (144.5028)
2013-08-16	Smokefest Marshall, MN	14 / 31 (653.7372)	22 (160.5600)	9 (166.2972)	1 (172.6172)	21 (154.2628)

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
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)