JUICE'S SMOKEN BBQ

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

Power ranking

#4328

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1476

peak 1476 · rated over 17 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-07-12

latest 2017-07-07

Best ToY finish

#698

Master 2014

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

3 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 17 contests

Avg finish

top 64%

overall standings

Best overall

647.8860 / 720

Master · Horse Town Brew n Que Festival

Perfect 180s

Current form

636.57 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 621.28 (+15.29)

Walk rate

53%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

174.2744

Brisket · Horse Town Brew n Que Festival

Consistency

±34.59

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork Ribs

avg 161.94 · weakest Pork (154.70)

Road miles

1,619

mi across 17 mapped stops · furthest 357 mi

Schedule strength

22%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1530)

Master avg

621.28 / 720

17 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (4 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

14–1 behind in the head-to-head

Smokey and the Pirate ahead in 93% of their meetings

Smokey and the Pirate has come out ahead in 14 of their 15 shared contests.

The weak link

−7.2 points behind their best meat

Pork is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 7.24 points below their pork ribs, and turns into a call 6% of the time against 18%.

Pork avg 154.70
Pork Ribs avg 161.94
1 calls in 17 entries

A strong matchup

5–2 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 71% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of IRON BULL BBQ in 5 of their 7 shared contests.

Pork Ribs nemesis

12 of 15 shared pork ribs entries lost

Smokey and the Pirate ahead 80% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, Smokey and the Pirate has out-cooked them in 12 of 15 shared pork ribs entries.

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

Karnivorous

#4316 of the rated field

1476 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 45
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 22%
Peak: 1544

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to JUICE'S SMOKEN BBQ)

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team JUICE'S SMOKEN BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 45 contests
last seen 2026-07-18

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Cowabunga BBQ

#4308 of the rated field

1476 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 17%
Peak: 1476

1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to JUICE'S SMOKEN BBQ)

Fewer contests behind them than JUICE'S SMOKEN BBQ has cooked, 6 to 17, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

rated over 5 contests
last seen 2024-08-23

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Hogs Breath BBQ

#4323 of the rated field

1476 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 17
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 12%
Peak: 1514

No shared contest yet.

They've been 1514 at their best, 39 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 17 contests
last seen 2026-06-26

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BIG J'S SMOKEHOUSE

#4320 of the rated field

1476 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 17
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 6%
Peak: 1476

No shared contest yet.

17 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 6% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 17 contests
last seen 2017-07-14

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SWIMMIN IN SMOKE

#4349 of the rated field

1475 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 17
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 12%
Peak: 1524

No shared contest yet.

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.

rated over 17 contests
last seen 2017-01-20

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FATTMIKES BBQ

#4330 of the rated field

1476 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 16
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1512

No shared contest yet.

Level with JUICE'S SMOKEN BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 16 contests
last seen 2025-06-27

⚔ Head-to-head

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
Smokey and the Pirate	15	1	14	7%	⚔ compare
PIRATES OF THE PIG	13	2	11	15%	⚔ compare
SON OF SMOKE	13	1	12	8%	⚔ compare
TOO ASHAMED TO NAME	13	0	13	0%	⚔ compare
Ric's Righteous Ribs	11	2	9	18%	⚔ compare
BIG B'S DOWN-N-DIRTY BBQ	11	0	11	0%	⚔ compare
PORK DADDY'S BBQ	10	2	8	20%	⚔ compare
STARVIN MARVINS BAY AREA BBQ	9	1	8	11%	⚔ compare
MACBBQ	8	2	6	25%	⚔ compare
SMOKE SHOW	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
IRON BULL BBQ	7	5	2	71%	⚔ compare
RBQ	7	2	5	29%	⚔ compare
SMITTY'S SMOKE PATROL	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
BIG O & MO BBQ	6	4	2	67%	⚔ compare
FLAME THROWER BBQ CO.	6	4	2	67%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	16	4	0	0	170.8456	138.8116	155.83	top 64%
Pork Ribs	17	3	0	1	170.8688	153.7028	161.94	top 45%
Pork	17	1	0	1	172.5484	141.1084	154.70	top 63%
Brisket	17	5	1	1	174.2744	142.8916	157.97	top 50%

“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 59%
Medium (20–39)	7	top 65%
Large (40+)	9	top 63%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Wine Country Big Q	3	21	top 60%	2015-07-10
Wine Country Big Q Competition and Festival	2	14	top 50%	2017-07-07
Oaktown Throwdown	2	13	top 57%	2015-07-31
Silicon Valley BBQ Championships	2	18	top 65%	2015-06-26
Smokin' on the Water	2	10	top 74%	2014-08-22

The story so far (14 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 4 yrs 2013-07-12 → 2017-07-07

Busiest season 2015 6 contests

Contests a season 3.4 across 5 seasons in the data

Cooks most in CA 17 of 17 contests

Contests visited 11 5 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Pork Ribs 17 entries · 0 wins · 3 calls

Strongest meat Pork Ribs averages 161.94 · weakest Pork (154.70)

Walk rate 53% a top-10 call in 9 of 17 contests

Overall top-10 rate 6% 1 of 17 contests

Master average 621.28 out of 720 · 17 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 339 253–420 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 1,619 17 mapped stops · furthest 357 mi

Schedule strength 1530 average field rating faced — tougher than 22% of rated contests

Power rating 1476 peak 1476 · #4328 of 6,413 rated

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

2013
Jul 12 First tracked contest Wine Country Big Q
Jul 12 Peak power rating (1494) Wine Country Big Q
Aug 23 First call Smokin' on the Water
2014
Aug 22 First overall top-10 Smokin' on the Water
2015
May 29 10th tracked contest Horse Town Brew n Que Festival
May 29 Career-best overall score647.8860 Horse Town Brew n Que Festival
May 29 Career-best single call (Brisket)174.2744 Horse Town Brew n Que Festival
Jun 26 First category win (Brisket) Silicon Valley BBQ Championships
2017
Jul 7 Most recent contest Wine Country Big Q Competition and Festival

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+7.9	Silicon Valley BBQ Championships	2015-06-26
+6.9	Wine Country Big Q Competition and Festival	2016-07-08
+4.1	Wine Country Big Q	2014-07-11
+3.9	Smoke on the River	2015-09-18
+1.7	Oaktown Throwdown	2015-07-31

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-11.4	Silicon Valley BBQ Championships	2014-06-27
-11.2	Smokin' on the Water	2013-08-23
-9.1	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	2014-03-28
-6.3	Wine Country Big Q	2013-07-12
-4.1	Horse Town Brew n Que Festival	2015-05-29

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)
2017	1	0	0	100%	top 64%	89%	89%
2016	2	0	0	50%	top 51%	89.1%	88.1%
2015	6	0	1	50%	top 57%	90%	88.4%
2014	6	1	0	50%	top 69%	89.2%	83.7%
2013	2	0	0	50%	top 81%	86.2%	84.6%

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2017-07-07	Wine Country Big Q Competition and Festival Petaluma, CA	32 / 50 (641.0740)	10 (170.8456)	19 (166.8800)	43 (145.6684)	29 (157.6800)
2016-07-08	Wine Country Big Q Competition and Festival Petaluma, CA	14 / 38 (641.5888)	10 (165.7028)	15 (160.5144)	34 (145.6800)	4 (169.6916)
2016-06-24	Silicon Valley Barbeque Championships Santa Clara, CA	35 / 54 (627.2684)	37 (154.2284)	35 (156.5028)	28 (161.7256)	34 (154.8116)
2015-09-18	Smoke on the River Sacramento, CA	23 / 49 (641.6116)	26 (158.8228)	19 (161.1544)	30 (156.5256)	8 (165.1088)
2015-07-31	Oaktown Throwdown Oakland, CA	15 / 27 (631.3144)	24 (148.5600)	12 (160.5372)	11 (159.3828)	13 (162.8344)
2015-07-10	Wine Country Big Q Rohnert Park, CA	23 / 38 (630.7088)	10 (167.9772)	26 (156.5600)	25 (155.3944)	29 (150.7772)
2015-06-26	Silicon Valley BBQ Championships Santa Clara, CA	18 / 49 (639.9772)	27 (156.5716)	21 (159.4400)	34 (152.0000)	1 (171.9656)
2015-05-29	Horse Town Brew n Que Festival Norco, CA	55 / 75 (647.8860)	74 (138.8116)	55 (162.2516)	14 (172.5484)	18 (174.2744)
2015-05-15	Bakersfield's Biggest, Baddest BBQ Championship Bakersfield, CA	36 / 53 (625.5656)	41 (154.8228)	15 (168.5600)	40 (157.0972)	46 (145.0856)
2014-08-22	Smokin' on the Water Lakeport, CA	10 / 17 (642.3544)	10 (164.0228)	3 (170.8688)	14 (149.7256)	10 (157.7372)
2014-08-01	Oaktown Throwdown Oakland, CA	13 / 22 (626.8224)	16 (149.1084)	16 (153.7028)	14 (156.5484)	5 (167.4628)
2014-07-11	Wine Country Big Q Rohnert Park, CA	21 / 44 (639.9660)	31 (152.5256)	17 (164.0116)	25 (156.0000)	11 (167.4288)
2014-06-27	Silicon Valley BBQ Championships Santa Clara, CA	45 / 48 (494.9028)	—	4 (169.1772)	3 (169.1656)	19 (156.5600)
2014-05-02	Elk Grove Western Festival & BBQ Championship Elk Grove, CA	22 / 33 (609.0972)	16 (160.5716)	16 (156.5716)	29 (145.1084)	24 (146.8456)
2014-03-28	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Sacramento, CA	25 / 29 (602.8116)	29 (142.8572)	23 (154.2516)	12 (162.8112)	24 (142.8916)
2013-08-23	Smokin' on the Water Lakeport, CA	18 / 20 (620.5484)	15 (161.7028)	6 (168.5828)	20 (141.1084)	19 (149.1544)
2013-07-12	Wine Country Big Q Santa Rosa, CA	32 / 44 (598.2396)	37 (146.2056)	11 (163.4400)	36 (143.4512)	32 (145.1428)

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	#1965 (115 pts)	#1791 (135 pts)	#2081 (110 pts)	#2326 (60 pts)	#1406 (210 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#866 (387 pts)	#932 (372 pts)	#841 (427 pts)	#873 (417 pts)	#618 (612 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#698 (513 pts)	#829 (435 pts)	#493 (808 pts)	#565 (693 pts)	#565 (653 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#1536 (149 pts)	#1481 (164 pts)	#1039 (299 pts)	#1696 (139 pts)	#1599 (144 pts)