A tough matchup
6–0
behind in the head-to-head
SMOKING BUTT HEADS ahead in 100% of their meetings
SMOKING BUTT HEADS has come out ahead in 6 of their 6 shared contests.
DOESN'T PLAY WELL WITH OTHERS
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1450
peak 1450 · rated over 6 contests ⓘ
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
2013-07-26
latest 2016-08-12
Best ToY finish
#1534
Master 2016
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 88%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
637.54 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 634.60 (+2.94)
Walk rate
17%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±11.78
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 161.68 · weakest Chicken (156.04)
Road miles
146
mi across 6 mapped stops · furthest 33 mi
Schedule strength
52%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1567)
Master avg
634.60 / 720
6 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.
The weak link
−5.6
points behind their best meat
Chicken is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 5.64 points below their pork, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 17%.
- Chicken avg 156.04
- Pork avg 161.68
- 0 calls in 6 entries
The comeback
2 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 2 years, then back at WNC BBQ Festival (2015-07-24).
- last seen 2013-08-09
- back 2015-07-24
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.
120 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5509 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1450
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#5518 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1450
No shared contest yet.
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Head-to-head#5496 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1450
No shared contest yet.
Level with DOESN'T PLAY WELL WITH OTHERS on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#5498 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1450
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#5514 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1450
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#5513 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1450
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SMOKING BUTT HEADS | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| ROCKY TOP BARBEQUE | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| MIDNIGHT BURN | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| PORK-N-BONES | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKE THIS | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.0972 | 145.6456 | 156.04 | top 90% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.0856 | 155.3828 | 160.06 | top 78% |
| Pork | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 169.7028 | 153.6572 | 161.68 | top 70% |
| Brisket | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.6800 | 147.3372 | 156.82 | top 77% |
“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 86% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 89% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show | 2 | 26 | 0 | top 79% | 2016-08-12 |
| WNC BBQ Festival- | 2 | 44 | 0 | top 92% | 2016-07-22 |
The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
3 yrs
2013-07-26 → 2016-08-12
Busiest season
2016
3 contests
Contests a season
2
across 3 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
NC
6 of 6 contests
Contests visited
4
2 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
6 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Pork
averages 161.68 · weakest Chicken (156.04)
Walk rate
17%
a top-10 call in 1 of 6 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 6 contests
Master average
634.60
out of 720 · 6 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
147
30–220 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
146
6 mapped stops · furthest 33 mi
Schedule strength
1567
average field rating faced — tougher than 52% of rated contests
Longest layoff
2 yrs
2013-08-09 → 2015-07-24
Power rating
1450
peak 1450 · #5501 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest WNC Barbeque Festival
- Peak power rating (1488) WNC Barbeque Festival
- First call Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show
- Career-best overall score644.9832 Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show
- Career-best single call (Pork)169.7028 Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show
- 2016
- Most recent contest Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12.1 | WNC Barbeque Festival | 2013-07-26 |
| -10.6 | WNC BBQ Festival | 2015-07-24 |
| -9.1 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | 2016-06-03 |
| -8 | Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show | 2013-08-09 |
| -7.3 | WNC BBQ Festival- | 2016-07-22 |
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 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 88% | 89.5% | 89.2% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 94% | 85.6% | 85.6% |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 87% | 89.6% | 87.8% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-08-12 | Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show Franklin, NC | 26 / 34 (644.3884) | 27 (162.8228) | 23 (165.0856) | 28 (161.0972) | 25 (155.3828) |
| 2016-07-22 | WNC BBQ Festival- Maggie Valley, NC | 44 / 49 (641.5084) | 45 (159.3484) | 46 (155.3828) | 42 (161.0972) | 32 (165.6800) |
| 2016-06-03 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Asheville, NC | 26 / 27 (640.4228) | 20 (165.0972) | 23 (163.9884) | 19 (164.0000) | 27 (147.3372) |
| 2015-07-24 | WNC BBQ Festival Maggie Valley, NC | 46 / 49 (616.3884) | 49 (145.6456) | 41 (155.9656) | 46 (153.6572) | 30 (161.1200) |
| 2013-08-09 | Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show Franklin, NC | 40 / 49 (644.9832) | 45 (156.5028) | 40 (159.3832) | 10 (169.7028) | 36 (159.3944) |
| 2013-07-26 | WNC Barbeque Festival Maggie Valley, NC | 44 / 48 (619.9200) | 48 (146.8456) | 28 (160.5372) | 32 (160.5372) | 42 (152.0000) |
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 | #1534 (171 pts) | #1452 (196 pts) | #1487 (191 pts) | #1490 (201 pts) | #1588 (171 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #1550 (147 pts) | #1608 (147 pts) | #1640 (147 pts) | #1241 (222 pts) | #1575 (147 pts) |