A tough matchup
4–0
behind in the head-to-head
SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA ahead in 100% of their meetings
SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
MEATDADDY'S BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1470
peak 1470 · rated over 5 contests ⓘ
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
2013-08-16
latest 2016-08-19
Best ToY finish
#1589
Master 2013
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 74%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
606.35 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 604.80 (+1.55)
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±21.11
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 153.14 · weakest Brisket (144.87)
Road miles
225
mi across 5 mapped stops · furthest 107 mi
Schedule strength
22%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1530)
Master avg
604.80 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
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.
The weak link
−8.3
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 8.28 points below their pork, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 0%.
- Brisket avg 144.87
- Pork avg 153.14
- 0 calls in 5 entries
The comeback
1.6 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 1.6 years, then back at Ridgefield Gone Country BBQ Festival (2015-05-02).
- last seen 2013-09-28
- back 2015-05-02
An August team
Top 62%
average finish in August
Something about August: average finish in the top 62% across 3 contests, versus top 74% the rest of the year.
- 3 August contests
- top 74% the rest of the year
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.
139 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4600 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1470
1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to MEATDADDY'S BBQ)
2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team MEATDADDY'S BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#4612 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1501
No shared contest yet.
They've been 1501 at their best, 31 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-head#4616 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1470
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#4632 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1470
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 8 years after MEATDADDY'S BBQ did, first appearing in 2021.
⚔ Head-to-head#4636 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1469
No shared contest yet.
Level with MEATDADDY'S BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#4615 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1470
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-headBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.4744 | 142.2400 | 152.20 | top 73% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 155.4056 | 133.1316 | 146.16 | top 80% |
| Pork | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 158.3200 | 141.0856 | 153.14 | top 68% |
| Brisket | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 154.8344 | 137.0516 | 144.87 | top 80% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| NY | 3 | 0 | top 62% |
| CT | 2 | 0 | top 91% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 91% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 62% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hudson Valley Ribfest | 3 | 7 | 0 | top 62% | 2016-08-19 |
The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
3 yrs
2013-08-16 → 2016-08-19
Busiest season
2015
2 contests
Contests a season
1.7
across 3 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
NY
3 of 5 contests · 2 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
3
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
5 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Pork
averages 153.14 · weakest Brisket (144.87)
Walk rate
0%
a top-10 call in 0 of 5 contests
Overall top-10 rate
20%
1 of 5 contests
Master average
604.80
out of 720 · 5 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
141
57–153 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
225
5 mapped stops · furthest 107 mi
Schedule strength
1530
average field rating faced — tougher than 22% of rated contests
Longest layoff
1.6 yrs
2013-09-28 → 2015-05-02
Power rating
1470
peak 1470 · #4614 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Hudson Valley Ribfest
- Peak power rating (1490) Hudson Valley Ribfest
- 2016
- First overall top-10 Hudson Valley Ribfest
- Career-best overall score646.9372 Hudson Valley Ribfest
- Career-best single call (Chicken)167.4744 Hudson Valley Ribfest
- Most recent contest Hudson Valley Ribfest
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +11.7 | Hudson Valley Ribfest | 2016-08-19 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11.6 | Ridgefield Gone Country BBQ Festival | 2015-05-02 |
| -10.2 | Hudson Valley Ribfest | 2013-08-16 |
| -10.2 | Hudson Valley Ribfest | 2015-08-14 |
| -9.8 | The Best BBQ Chef Competition | 2013-09-28 |
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 | 1 | 0 | 0% | top 13% | 89.9% | 89.9% |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 93% | 81.6% | 81.2% |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 84% | 84.2% | 83.6% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-08-19 | Hudson Valley Ribfest New Paltz, NY | 7 / 52 (646.9372) | 17 (167.4744) | 38 (151.4744) | 49 (141.0856) | 41 (149.0860) |
| 2015-08-14 | Hudson Valley Ribfest New Paltz, NY | 51 / 57 (587.3260) | 53 (142.7772) | 56 (133.1316) | 25 (156.5828) | 26 (154.8344) |
| 2015-05-02 | Ridgefield Gone Country BBQ Festival Ridgefield, CT | 29 / 30 (582.1828) | 30 (142.2400) | 30 (135.9544) | 21 (158.2856) | 27 (145.7028) |
| 2013-09-28 | The Best BBQ Chef Competition New London, CT | 22 / 26 (606.1604) | 18 (155.9656) | 17 (154.8232) | 13 (158.3200) | 25 (137.0516) |
| 2013-08-16 | Hudson Valley Ribfest New Paltz, NY | 43 / 51 (597.0512) | 36 (152.5484) | 33 (155.4056) | 41 (151.4400) | 46 (137.6572) |
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 | #2274 (60 pts) | #2124 (100 pts) | #2349 (60 pts) | #2326 (60 pts) | #2345 (60 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #1840 (115 pts) | #1892 (115 pts) | #1897 (115 pts) | #1695 (135 pts) | #1909 (115 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #1589 (141 pts) | #1492 (161 pts) | #1503 (166 pts) | #1387 (186 pts) | #1736 (126 pts) |