A tough matchup
9–0
behind in the head-to-head
SMOKIN SKULLIES ahead in 100% of their meetings
SMOKIN SKULLIES has come out ahead in 9 of their 9 shared contests.
SMOKIN DOPES BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1483
peak 1483 · rated over 11 contests ⓘ
Contests
11
in the data
First seen
2013-04-26
latest 2018-02-02
Best ToY finish
#1377
Master 2013
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 11 contests
Avg finish
top 62%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
645.29 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 639.22 (+6.07)
Walk rate
18%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±13.02
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 163.31 · weakest Pork Ribs (156.72)
Road miles
3,758
mi across 11 mapped stops · furthest 1000 mi
Schedule strength
23%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1532)
Master avg
639.22 / 720
11 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (6 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
−6.6
points behind their best meat
Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 6.59 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 9%.
- Pork Ribs avg 156.72
- Chicken avg 163.31
- 0 calls in 11 entries
A strong matchup
3–0
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 100% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of Slapshot BBQ in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
Chicken nemesis
7 of 9
shared chicken entries lost
SMOKIN SKULLIES ahead 78% of the time
Even in their strongest meat, SMOKIN SKULLIES has out-cooked them in 7 of 9 shared chicken entries.
The long haul
3,758
road miles between contests
Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 3,758 miles across 11 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 1,000 miles to *Humble Rodeo and BBQ.
- 11 mapped stops
- furthest 1,000 mi
The metronome
±1.81%
swing around their own average
Their overall lands within ±1.81% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.
- averages 88.8% of a perfect score
- 11 contests
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.
128 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4000 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 9%
- Peak
- 1514
No shared contest yet.
They've been 1514 at their best, 31 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-head#3996 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 9%
- Peak
- 1483
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2015, 3 years before SMOKIN DOPES BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-head#4008 of the rated field
- Contests
- 12
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1513
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 12 contests to 11, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#4005 of the rated field
- Contests
- 12
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 8%
- Peak
- 1505
No shared contest yet.
12 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 8% top-10 finishes rather than wins.
⚔ Head-to-head#4003 of the rated field
- Contests
- 12
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 8%
- Peak
- 1500
No shared contest yet.
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Head-to-head#4007 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 22%
- Peak
- 1501
No shared contest yet.
Level with SMOKIN DOPES BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOLY SMOKE BBQ-NC | 9 | 1 | 8 | 11% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN SKULLIES | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| FatHeads bbq | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| THE NEKKED PIG BBQ TEAM | 8 | 3 | 5 | 38% | ⚔ compare |
| REDNECK SCIENTIFIC | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| FIRED UP SMOKERS | 7 | 3 | 4 | 43% | ⚔ compare |
| SAUCED! BBQ TEAM | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKE THIS | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| RECYCLED SMOKE | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| TWO OLD MEN AND A GRILL | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| PICKIN' PORKERS | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| BOBO'S QUE | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| Smokin' Joe's BBQ | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 174.2856 | 151.3600 | 163.31 | top 51% |
| Pork Ribs | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.1200 | 148.5716 | 156.72 | top 65% |
| Pork | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.7144 | 150.7884 | 160.39 | top 62% |
| Brisket | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 172.5828 | 140.5714 | 158.80 | top 56% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic | 2 | 47 | 0 | top 76% | 2016-09-16 |
| Peak City Pigfest | 2 | 21 | 0 | top 58% | 2016-06-17 |
The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
4.8 yrs
2013-04-26 → 2018-02-02
Busiest season
2015
3 contests
Contests a season
2.2
across 5 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
NC
9 of 11 contests · 2 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
9
2 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
11 entries · 1 win · 1 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 163.31 · weakest Pork Ribs (156.72)
Walk rate
18%
a top-10 call in 2 of 11 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 11 contests
Master average
639.22
out of 720 · 11 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
456
305–413 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
3,758
11 mapped stops · furthest 1,000 mi
Schedule strength
1532
average field rating faced — tougher than 23% of rated contests
Longest layoff
1.4 yrs
2016-09-16 → 2018-02-02
Power rating
1483
peak 1483 · #3993 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest BBQ Capital Cook-Off
- First call Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down
- First category win (Chicken) Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score649.7028 Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down
- Career-best single call (Chicken)174.2856 Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down
- 2014
- Peak power rating (1494) BBQ Capital Cookoff
- 2016
- 10th tracked contest Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic
- 2018
- Career-best overall score655.4172 *Humble Rodeo and BBQ
- Most recent contest *Humble Rodeo and BBQ
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +10.8 | *Humble Rodeo and BBQ | 2018-02-02 |
| +5.6 | Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down | 2013-10-11 |
| +2.9 | Peak City Pigfest | 2015-06-19 |
| +2.8 | Eastern Carolina BBQ ThrowDown | 2014-10-10 |
| +1.1 | BBQ Capital Cookoff | 2014-04-25 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12.3 | BBQ Capital Cook-Off | 2013-04-26 |
| -9.7 | Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally | 2014-09-19 |
| -6.2 | Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic | 2015-09-18 |
| -4.5 | Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown | 2015-02-26 |
| -4.2 | Peak City Pigfest | 2016-06-17 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 23% | 91% | 91% |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 71% | 89.2% | 88.8% |
| 2015 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 66% | 90.6% | 88.7% |
| 2014 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33% | top 63% | 89.8% | 89% |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 50% | top 63% | 90.2% | 87.3% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-02-02 | *Humble Rodeo and BBQ Humble, TX | 34 / 145 (655.4172) | 20 (168.5600) | 46 (165.1200) | 45 (165.7144) | 76 (156.0228) |
| 2016-09-16 | Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic Salisbury, NC | 49 / 68 (636.4456) | 55 (158.2284) | 27 (164.0116) | 64 (150.7884) | 25 (163.4172) |
| 2016-06-17 | Peak City Pigfest Apex, NC | 32 / 46 (642.2064) | 16 (168.0344) | 36 (155.9776) | 23 (164.5256) | 36 (153.6688) |
| 2015-09-18 | Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic Salisbury, NC | 47 / 59 (639.8628) | 36 (165.1428) | 49 (151.9544) | 50 (158.2400) | 35 (164.5256) |
| 2015-06-19 | Peak City Pigfest Apex, NC | 21 / 45 (652.5260) | 22 (164.5716) | 30 (158.2744) | 30 (161.6800) | 13 (168.0000) |
| 2015-02-26 | Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown Huntsville, TX | 43 / 61 (624.5600) | 32 (161.7144) | 52 (148.5716) | 33 (161.7256) | 44 (152.5484) |
| 2014-10-10 | Eastern Carolina BBQ ThrowDown Rocky Mount, NC | 26 / 53 (646.7772) | 46 (151.3600) | 36 (157.7144) | 21 (165.1200) | 5 (172.5828) |
| 2014-09-19 | Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally Salisbury, NC | 56 / 64 (633.0628) | 57 (156.5372) | 57 (150.2856) | 44 (160.5484) | 29 (165.6916) |
| 2014-04-25 | BBQ Capital Cookoff Lexington, NC | 32 / 62 (642.8684) | 25 (165.1428) | 32 (160.5484) | 23 (164.5712) | 49 (152.6060) |
| 2013-10-11 | Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down Rocky Mount, NC | 21 / 55 (649.7028) | 1 (174.2856) | 25 (161.1544) | 41 (157.1428) | 34 (157.1200) |
| 2013-04-26 | BBQ Capital Cook-Off Lexington, NC | 63 / 71 (607.9998) | 33 (162.8570) | 58 (150.2858) | 55 (154.2856) | 66 (140.5714) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #1589 (150 pts) | #1666 (150 pts) | #1653 (150 pts) | #1630 (160 pts) | #1664 (150 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #1377 (170 pts) | #863 (375 pts) | #1571 (150 pts) | #1560 (150 pts) | #1506 (150 pts) |