A tough matchup
4–0
behind in the head-to-head
Smokey and the Pirate ahead in 100% of their meetings
Smokey and the Pirate has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
BBQ BOB & THE SMOKIN' BANDITOS
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1485
peak 1485 · rated over 4 contests ⓘ
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
2013-07-12
latest 2016-07-08
Best ToY finish
#1407
Master 2013
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 67%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
616.25
last 4 Master vs avg 616.25 (+0.00)
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±7.89
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 158.00 · weakest Chicken (148.54)
Road miles
101
mi across 4 mapped stops · furthest 36 mi
Schedule strength
15%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1522)
Master avg
616.25 / 720
4 Master contests · 0 GCs
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 strong matchup
3–1
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 75% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of IRON BULL BBQ in 3 of their 4 shared contests.
The comeback
2 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 2 years, then back at Wine Country Big Q Competition and Festival (2016-07-08).
- last seen 2014-07-11
- back 2016-07-08
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.
BBQ BOB & THE SMOKIN' BANDITOS has 4 rated contests — short of the five it takes to earn a power ranking — so this rating has barely moved off the 1500 every team starts on and 149 rated teams sit within a point of it. Read the list as the nearest company at a number nobody here has moved far from, not as a verdict on who this team belongs with.
#3911 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1502
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 4, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#3902 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1485
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 5 years after BBQ BOB & THE SMOKIN' BANDITOS did, first appearing in 2018.
⚔ Head-to-head#3935 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1484
No shared contest yet.
Level with BBQ BOB & THE SMOKIN' BANDITOS on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#3916 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1485
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 4, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#3932 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1509
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 4, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#3923 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1485
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 4, 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 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 153.1316 | 142.2400 | 148.54 | top 83% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 169.1544 | 146.2400 | 154.98 | top 59% |
| Pork | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164.5828 | 149.1656 | 154.73 | top 61% |
| Brisket | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 167.4744 | 144.5600 | 158.00 | top 48% |
“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 | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 68% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 66% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wine Country Big Q | 2 | 26 | 0 | top 66% | 2014-07-11 |
The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
3 yrs
2013-07-12 → 2016-07-08
Busiest season
2013
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 3 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
CA
4 of 4 contests
Contests visited
3
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
4 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Brisket
averages 158.00 · weakest Chicken (148.54)
Walk rate
50%
a top-10 call in 2 of 4 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 4 contests
Master average
616.25
out of 720 · 4 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
98
50–92 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
101
4 mapped stops · furthest 36 mi
Schedule strength
1522
average field rating faced — tougher than 15% of rated contests
Longest layoff
2 yrs
2014-07-11 → 2016-07-08
Power rating
1485
peak 1485 · #null of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Wine Country Big Q
- First call Wine Country Big Q
- Peak power rating (1498) Wine Country Big Q
- Career-best overall score627.9884 Smokin' on the Water
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)169.1544 Smokin' on the Water
- 2016
- Most recent contest Wine Country Big Q Competition and Festival
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -6.4 | Smokin' on the Water | 2013-08-23 |
| -5.6 | Wine Country Big Q | 2014-07-11 |
| -1.8 | Wine Country Big Q | 2013-07-12 |
| -1.6 | Wine Country Big Q Competition and Festival | 2016-07-08 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 61% | 84.5% | 84.5% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 73% | 84.7% | 84.7% |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 67% | 87.2% | 86.6% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-07-08 | Wine Country Big Q Competition and Festival Petaluma, CA | 23 / 38 (608.4572) | 35 (142.2400) | 19 (156.5372) | 25 (153.1428) | 14 (156.5372) |
| 2014-07-11 | Wine Country Big Q Rohnert Park, CA | 32 / 44 (609.6572) | 30 (152.5372) | 36 (147.9772) | 12 (164.5828) | 31 (144.5600) |
| 2013-08-23 | Smokin' on the Water Lakeport, CA | 15 / 20 (627.9884) | 20 (146.2400) | 5 (169.1544) | 18 (149.1656) | 13 (163.4284) |
| 2013-07-12 | Wine Country Big Q Santa Rosa, CA | 26 / 44 (618.8804) | 32 (153.1316) | 35 (146.2400) | 27 (152.0344) | 8 (167.4744) |
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 | #2209 (70 pts) | #2353 (60 pts) | #2190 (90 pts) | #2326 (60 pts) | #2015 (115 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #2530 (69 pts) | #2563 (69 pts) | #2569 (69 pts) | #1838 (134 pts) | #2553 (69 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #1407 (164 pts) | #1660 (139 pts) | #1225 (239 pts) | #1623 (149 pts) | #1083 (269 pts) |