SMOKE 2 PULL

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

Power ranking

#3905

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1485

peak 1521 · rated over 25 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-06-28

latest 2018-10-19

Best ToY finish

#1217

Master 2014

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

2 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 25 contests

Avg finish

top 59%

overall standings

Best overall

667.4172 / 720

Master · Grill Games

Perfect 180s

Current form

628.10 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 636.52 (-8.42)

Walk rate

36%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

171.4172

Pork · Grill Games

Consistency

±17.87

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 161.07 · weakest Pork (157.34)

Road miles

1,436

mi across 25 mapped stops · furthest 82 mi

Schedule strength

32%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1543)

Master avg

636.52 / 720

25 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (10 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.

High-water mark

667.4172 career-best overall

92.7% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 667.4172 at Grill Games — 92.7% of a perfect 720.

Master
2015-08-28

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

HAZY BLUE BBQ has finished one call ahead of SMOKE 2 PULL 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2015 their best year

2015 was the year it came together: 8 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 42%.

8 contests
1 overall top-10s
0 category wins
average top 42%

A tough matchup

16–1 behind in the head-to-head

THE SMOKIN' C'S BBQ ahead in 94% of their meetings

THE SMOKIN' C'S BBQ has come out ahead in 16 of their 17 shared contests.

A strong matchup

9–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 90% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of MOOSE'S BARBECUE in 9 of their 10 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

14 of 17 shared chicken entries lost

THE SMOKIN' C'S BBQ ahead 82% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, THE SMOKIN' C'S BBQ has out-cooked them in 14 of 17 shared chicken entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

FOX RIVER BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.

An August team

Top 45% average finish in August

Something about August: average finish in the top 45% across 4 contests, versus top 59% the rest of the year.

4 August contests
top 59% the rest of the year

The metronome

±2.48% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.48% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 88.4% of a perfect score
25 contests

A standing appointment

4 years running at one contest

They've cooked *Best of the Midwest BBQ Cook-off every year from 2015 to 2018 — the contest they never miss.

4 visits in all
best finish 14th

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.

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

AXE-MEN BBQ

#3904 of the rated field

1485 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 7%
Peak: 1510

2–1 in 3 shared contests (67% to SMOKE 2 PULL)

These two have cooked 3 of the same contests — SMOKE 2 PULL ahead 2–1 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.

rated over 14 contests
last seen 2018-10-19

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4 Schmidt's and Giggles BBQ

#3923 of the rated field

1485 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1485

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to SMOKE 2 PULL)

Fewer contests behind them than SMOKE 2 PULL has cooked, 5 to 25, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

rated over 5 contests
last seen 2020-10-16

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2 LIVE CUE

#3893 of the rated field

1485 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 26
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 4%
Peak: 1501

No shared contest yet.

26 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 4% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 26 contests
last seen 2018-10-06

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UNCLE POOKIE & THE RIBLETS

#3894 of the rated field

1485 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 21
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 10%
Peak: 1506

No shared contest yet.

Level with SMOKE 2 PULL on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 21 contests
last seen 2022-04-01

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WOODBROTHERS BBQ

#3930 of the rated field

1484 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 20
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1503

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 20 contests
last seen 2021-10-15

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Jurassic Pork

#3928 of the rated field

1484 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 17
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 6%
Peak: 1484

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 17 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 17 contests
last seen 2025-09-26

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
THE SMOKIN' C'S BBQ	17	1	16	6%	⚔ compare
5 FINGER BBQ	17	1	16	6%	⚔ compare
TOPPGATOR BBQ	16	7	9	44%	⚔ compare
Risky Brisket	16	5	11	31%	⚔ compare
CRASH TEST SMOKERS	15	5	10	33%	⚔ compare
BIG "E" BBQ	15	2	13	13%	⚔ compare
TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI	15	1	14	7%	⚔ compare
FAT ANDY'S BBQ	14	4	10	29%	⚔ compare
LEGENDS OF SMOKE - TEAM RED ARROW	13	6	7	46%	⚔ compare
FOX RIVER BBQ	12	5	7	42%	⚔ compare
FIREWISE BBQ	12	1	11	8%	⚔ compare
ROLL THE BONES BBQ	11	8	3	73%	⚔ compare
BURNITA BAR-B-QUE	11	6	5	55%	⚔ compare
D.F.G.'S BBQ	11	4	7	36%	⚔ compare
A BOY NAMED QUE	11	3	8	27%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	25	5	1	171.4172	139.9200	161.07	top 53%
Pork Ribs	25	4	1	171.4172	146.2172	159.75	top 49%
Pork	25	2	0	171.4172	137.6800	157.34	top 59%
Brisket	25	1	0	168.5828	148.5714	158.36	top 55%

“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
WI	24	0	top 60%
IL	1	0	top 22%

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	10	0	top 70%
Large (40+)	15	0	top 51%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
*Best of the Midwest BBQ Cook-off	4	14	top 62%	2018-10-19
Grill Games	4	6	top 45%	2018-08-24
Grillin' in Grafton	4	20	top 79%	2016-07-01
BBQ 4 ASTOP	2	13	top 71%	2016-05-20
Poor Que	2	11	top 54%	2015-06-05

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

On the trail 5.3 yrs 2013-06-28 → 2018-10-19

Busiest season 2015 8 contests

Contests a season 4.2 across 6 seasons in the data

Cooks most in WI 24 of 25 contests · 2 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 14 5 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 25 entries · 0 wins · 5 calls

Strongest meat Chicken averages 161.07 · weakest Pork (157.34)

Walk rate 36% a top-10 call in 9 of 25 contests

Overall top-10 rate 4% 1 of 25 contests

Master average 636.52 out of 720 · 25 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 370 478–597 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 1,436 25 mapped stops · furthest 82 mi

Schedule strength 1543 average field rating faced — tougher than 32% of rated contests

Power rating 1485 peak 1521 · #3905 of 6,413 rated

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

2013
Jun 28 First tracked contest Grillin' in Grafton
Jun 28 First call Grillin' in Grafton
2015
May 2 First overall past 90% of a perfect score655.8740 The Masters In May - The Classic
May 2 10th tracked contest The Masters In May - The Classic
Aug 28 First overall top-10 Grill Games
Aug 28 Career-best overall score667.4172 Grill Games
Aug 28 Career-best single call (Pork)171.4172 Grill Games
Oct 23 Peak power rating (1521) Best of the Midwest BBQ Cook off
2018
Oct 19 25th tracked contest *Best of the Midwest BBQ Cook-off
Oct 19 Most recent contest *Best of the Midwest BBQ Cook-off

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+13.4	Grill Games	2015-08-28
+9.9	8th Annual Lambs Farm Barn Burner Bar-B-Q (TEAMS FULL)	2013-10-18
+9.7	The Masters In May - The Classic	2015-05-02
+8.5	Poor Que	2015-06-05
+7.3	Best of the Midwest BBQ Cook off	2015-10-23

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-14.6	Grillin' in Grafton	2014-06-27
-9.6	*Best of the Midwest BBQ Cook-off	2018-10-19
-9.4	BBQ 4 ASTOP	2016-05-20
-8.7	Poor Que	2014-06-06
-7.6	Grillin' in Grafton	2013-06-28

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	Top-10s	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2018	2	0	0%	top 80%	87.5%	86.4%
2017	2	0	0%	top 56%	89.3%	88.4%
2016	5	0	20%	top 73%	90.3%	88.3%
2015	8	1	63%	top 42%	92.7%	90.6%
2014	5	0	20%	top 71%	89.4%	86.2%
2013	3	0	67%	top 48%	89.6%	87.5%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2018-10-19	*Best of the Midwest BBQ Cook-off Union Grove, WI	37 / 42 (614.1028)	29 (158.2744)	38 (146.2400)	37 (152.4800)	27 (157.1084)
2018-08-24	Grill Games Kenosha, WI	30 / 42 (630.2288)	19 (166.8800)	11 (167.4172)	40 (145.0972)	35 (150.8344)
2017-10-20	Best of the Midwest BBQ Cook-off Union Grove, WI	26 / 52 (642.6860)	19 (163.3828)	13 (168.5488)	48 (150.7772)	29 (159.9772)
2017-09-08	Puckaway Pigfest Montello, WI	19 / 31 (630.1944)	18 (162.2516)	14 (160.5488)	23 (154.8228)	23 (152.5712)
2016-10-21	Best of the Midwest BBQ Cook-off Union Grove, WI	39 / 51 (623.2688)	33 (159.3600)	30 (155.9772)	50 (139.3716)	12 (168.5600)
2016-07-01	Grillin' in Grafton Grafton, WI	23 / 29 (636.4000)	3 (170.2972)	28 (146.2172)	16 (160.5256)	21 (159.3600)
2016-05-20	BBQ 4 ASTOP Fond du Lac, WI	24 / 28 (627.3368)	13 (165.7028)	20 (153.6800)	22 (154.8112)	23 (153.1428)
2016-04-30	Masters in May- The Classic Appleton, WI	32 / 58 (650.2060)	46 (159.4060)	18 (168.5600)	35 (160.5372)	32 (161.7028)
2016-04-29	Masters in May Appleton, WI	39 / 59 (642.8348)	23 (166.3088)	34 (159.4288)	31 (160.5600)	43 (156.5372)
2015-10-23	Best of the Midwest BBQ Cook off Union Grove, WI	14 / 44 (657.6460)	14 (167.9656)	7 (167.4288)	32 (158.8116)	13 (163.4400)
2015-08-28	Grill Games Kenosha, WI	6 / 49 (667.4172)	10 (168.5600)	13 (167.4516)	6 (171.4172)	23 (159.9884)
2015-07-10	Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay Green Bay, WI	42 / 80 (645.0056)	37 (163.3828)	19 (166.8344)	25 (165.1200)	58 (149.6684)
2015-06-26	Grillin' in Grafton Grafton, WI	20 / 33 (645.0516)	23 (157.7144)	22 (161.6800)	15 (162.2400)	13 (163.4172)
2015-06-05	Poor Que Montello, WI	11 / 38 (660.5256)	5 (170.8572)	2 (171.4172)	16 (160.5140)	21 (157.7372)
2015-05-29	BBQ 4 ASTOP Fond du Lac, WI	13 / 23 (651.3372)	6 (171.4172)	23 (150.2172)	11 (161.1200)	7 (168.5828)
2015-05-02	The Masters In May - The Classic Appleton, WI	15 / 47 (655.8740)	8 (169.1200)	17 (163.4172)	13 (166.2284)	31 (157.1084)
2015-05-01	The Masters In May Appleton, WI	33 / 57 (637.6232)	38 (157.1316)	37 (153.1316)	30 (159.9772)	17 (167.3828)
2014-08-22	Grill Games Kenosha, WI	23 / 47 (644.0344)	35 (155.9884)	25 (158.8688)	9 (168.5828)	23 (160.5944)
2014-07-11	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Madison, WI	20 / 29 (634.2056)	23 (159.3712)	24 (150.2516)	12 (162.8800)	13 (161.7028)
2014-06-27	Grillin' in Grafton Grafton, WI	32 / 32 (581.4740)	30 (144.5144)	26 (150.2168)	32 (137.6800)	26 (149.0628)
2014-06-06	Poor Que Montello, WI	30 / 38 (616.4112)	33 (146.7656)	16 (159.4056)	29 (155.4172)	22 (154.8228)
2014-05-02	The Masters in May Fremont, WI	37 / 62 (628.4688)	61 (139.9200)	14 (166.2856)	20 (162.2972)	27 (159.9660)
2013-10-18	8th Annual Lambs Farm Barn Burner Bar-B-Q (TEAMS FULL) Libertyville, IL	12 / 54 (645.0860)	13 (165.1316)	8 (167.4172)	30 (153.1428)	15 (159.3944)
2013-08-23	Grill Games Kenosha, WI	20 / 43 (631.2344)	16 (164.5256)	31 (147.9200)	16 (161.1200)	20 (157.6688)
2013-06-28	Grillin' in Grafton Grafton, WI	25 / 33 (614.2852)	28 (152.5712)	6 (165.1430)	29 (147.9996)	26 (148.5714)

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
2017 ↗	Master	#1600 (146 pts)	#1489 (181 pts)	#1325 (231 pts)	#1769 (126 pts)	#1767 (126 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#1755 (124 pts)	#1160 (289 pts)	#2067 (114 pts)	#1708 (159 pts)	#1447 (199 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#1217 (236 pts)	#1408 (211 pts)	#1199 (261 pts)	#942 (376 pts)	#1159 (271 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#1597 (140 pts)	#1694 (135 pts)	#1482 (170 pts)	#2080 (75 pts)	#1742 (125 pts)