A tough matchup
5–0
behind in the head-to-head
Kentucky Kookers ahead in 100% of their meetings
Kentucky Kookers has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
SMOKEY'S A&M BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1463
peak 1463 · rated over 5 contests ⓘ
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
2013-04-05
latest 2015-09-25
Best ToY finish
#1471
Master 2013
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 79%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
630.46
last 5 Master vs avg 630.46 (+0.00)
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±12.07
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 160.88 · weakest Brisket (155.27)
Road miles
94
mi across 5 mapped stops · furthest 33 mi
Schedule strength
19%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1527)
Master avg
630.46 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (2 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
−5.6
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 5.61 points below their pork, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 0%.
- Brisket avg 155.27
- Pork avg 160.88
- 0 calls in 5 entries
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.
138 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4944 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1464
1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to SMOKEY'S A&M BBQ)
2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team SMOKEY'S A&M BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#4928 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1464
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.
⚔ Head-to-head#4947 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1463
No shared contest yet.
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Head-to-head#4937 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1464
No shared contest yet.
Level with SMOKEY'S A&M BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#4934 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1464
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.
⚔ Head-to-head#4946 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1463
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.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SCUFFLETOWN SMOKERS | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| DOLF'S BBQ | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| Kentucky Kookers | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN T'S | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SON SEEKERS BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| HOBBIE BAR-B-Q | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Z SMOKE | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.6684 | 151.3944 | 156.07 | top 84% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.2516 | 154.1940 | 158.24 | top 75% |
| Pork | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.2628 | 150.7884 | 160.88 | top 63% |
| Brisket | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.1772 | 142.1944 | 155.27 | top 66% |
“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 state / province
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| KY | 3 | 0 | top 77% |
| IN | 2 | 0 | top 81% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 87% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 76% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grillin N Chillin BBQ | 2 | 33 | 0 | top 89% | 2015-09-25 |
The story so far (14 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
2.5 yrs
2013-04-05 → 2015-09-25
Busiest season
2014
2 contests
Contests a season
1.7
across 3 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
KY
3 of 5 contests · 2 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
4
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
5 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Pork
averages 160.88 · weakest Brisket (155.27)
Walk rate
0%
a top-10 call in 0 of 5 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 5 contests
Master average
630.46
out of 720 · 5 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
139
50–185 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
94
5 mapped stops · furthest 33 mi
Schedule strength
1527
average field rating faced — tougher than 19% of rated contests
Power rating
1463
peak 1463 · #4953 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest 1st Annual Parkinson's Smoke Out
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score653.5428 Grillin and Chillin BBQ
- Career-best overall score653.5428 Grillin and Chillin BBQ
- Career-best single call (Pork)170.2628 Grillin and Chillin BBQ
- Peak power rating (1495) Grillin and Chillin BBQ
- 2015
- Most recent contest Grillin N Chillin BBQ
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +0.4 | Grillin and Chillin BBQ | 2013-09-27 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12 | 2nd Annual Parkinson's Smoke Out | 2014-04-03 |
| -10.9 | Grillin N Chillin BBQ | 2014-09-26 |
| -8.7 | Grillin N Chillin BBQ | 2015-09-25 |
| -5.5 | 1st Annual Parkinson's Smoke Out | 2013-04-05 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 87% | 86.7% | 86.7% |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 92% | 86.6% | 86.4% |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 61% | 90.8% | 89.2% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-09-25 | Grillin N Chillin BBQ Owensboro, KY | 33 / 38 (624.2972) | 37 (154.2288) | 32 (156.5028) | 35 (156.5028) | 26 (157.0628) |
| 2014-09-26 | Grillin N Chillin BBQ Owensboro, KY | 39 / 43 (623.8060) | 42 (151.3944) | 32 (160.5144) | 16 (169.7028) | 42 (142.1944) |
| 2014-04-03 | 2nd Annual Parkinson's Smoke Out Evansville, IN | 60 / 64 (619.8052) | 60 (153.6456) | 53 (154.1940) | 59 (150.7884) | 33 (161.1772) |
| 2013-09-27 | Grillin and Chillin BBQ Owensboro, KY | 24 / 45 (653.5428) | 24 (165.6684) | 30 (162.2516) | 13 (170.2628) | 32 (155.3600) |
| 2013-04-05 | 1st Annual Parkinson's Smoke Out Evansville, IN | 34 / 50 (630.8570) | 38 (155.4286) | 34 (157.7144) | 32 (157.1426) | 21 (160.5714) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #2158 (60 pts) | #2209 (60 pts) | #2209 (60 pts) | #2225 (60 pts) | #2214 (60 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #2542 (68 pts) | #2572 (68 pts) | #2580 (68 pts) | #1973 (113 pts) | #2563 (68 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #1471 (150 pts) | #1551 (150 pts) | #1651 (145 pts) | #1309 (205 pts) | #1458 (165 pts) |