A tough matchup
9–0
behind in the head-to-head
BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE ahead in 100% of their meetings
BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE has come out ahead in 9 of their 9 shared contests.
SMOKE BREAK - KS
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1399
peak 1399 · rated over 11 contests ⓘ
Contests
11
in the data
First seen
2013-04-26
latest 2016-10-29
Best ToY finish
#1623
Master 2013
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 11 contests
Avg finish
top 88%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
596.03 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 601.24 (-5.21)
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±15.21
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 151.89 · weakest Brisket (147.41)
Road miles
119
mi across 11 mapped stops
Schedule strength
17%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1523)
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 3 state-championship entries
Master avg
601.24 / 720
11 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (5 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
−4.5
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 4.49 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 0%.
- Brisket avg 147.41
- Chicken avg 151.89
- 0 calls in 11 entries
A strong matchup
3–1
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 75% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of Partners - N - Crime in 3 of their 4 shared contests.
Chicken nemesis
8 of 9
shared chicken entries lost
BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE ahead 89% of the time
Even in their strongest meat, BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE has out-cooked them in 8 of 9 shared chicken entries.
The metronome
±2.11%
swing around their own average
Their overall lands within ±2.11% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.
- averages 83.5% of a perfect score
- 11 contests
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.
#6294 of the rated field
- Contests
- 12
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1398
No shared contest yet.
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 12 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-head#6291 of the rated field
- Contests
- 15
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1399
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 15 contests to 11, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#6292 of the rated field
- Contests
- 28
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 4%
- Peak
- 1399
No shared contest yet.
28 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 4% top-10 finishes rather than wins.
⚔ Head-to-head#6298 of the rated field
- Contests
- 19
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 11%
- Peak
- 1506
1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to SMOKE BREAK - KS)
2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team SMOKE BREAK - KS has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#6299 of the rated field
- Contests
- 12
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1397
No shared contest yet.
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Head-to-head#6289 of the rated field
- Contests
- 18
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1399
No shared contest yet.
Level with SMOKE BREAK - KS on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| MAD HOGS AND AN ENGLISHMAN | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Sublime BBQ | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Brewski and Barbeque | 7 | 2 | 5 | 29% | ⚔ compare |
| BIG BULLS BBQ BUNCH | 7 | 2 | 5 | 29% | ⚔ compare |
| PARK AVENUE PORK | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14% | ⚔ compare |
| JAESTAR BBQ | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14% | ⚔ compare |
| BLACK HAT BBQ | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOOTH SMOKE | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| B & C SMOKERS | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Hawg Wild | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| RIB I'S | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKERS PURGATORY | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Theslabs.com | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Flower of the Flames | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168.0344 | 137.1316 | 151.89 | top 77% |
| Pork Ribs | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.2860 | 137.6800 | 151.25 | top 77% |
| Pork | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164.5712 | 139.4056 | 150.69 | top 79% |
| Brisket | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 171.4400 | 121.6344 | 147.41 | top 72% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| KS | 8 | 0 | top 89% |
| MO | 3 | 0 | top 87% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 4 | 0 | top 88% |
| Large (40+) | 7 | 0 | top 88% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | 3 | 152 | 0 | top 87% | 2015-06-26 |
| Smokin' on Oak | 2 | 27 | 0 | top 94% | 2014-08-22 |
| Smokin' N the Ville | 2 | 21 | 0 | top 83% | 2014-04-25 |
The story so far (16 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
3.5 yrs
2013-04-26 → 2016-10-29
Busiest season
2014
4 contests
Contests a season
2.8
across 4 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
KS
8 of 11 contests · 2 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
7
3 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
11 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 151.89 · weakest Brisket (147.41)
Walk rate
0%
a top-10 call in 0 of 11 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 11 contests
Master average
601.24
out of 720 · 11 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
1,461
306–2,603 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
119
11 mapped stops
Schedule strength
1523
average field rating faced — tougher than 17% of rated contests
State championships
0
from 3 state-championship entries
Longest layoff
1.1 yrs
2015-10-03 → 2016-10-29
Power rating
1399
peak 1399 · #6293 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Smokin 'n' the Ville
- Peak power rating (1488) Smokin 'n' the Ville
- 2014
- Career-best overall score618.8000 Smokin' on Oak
- 2015
- 10th tracked contest 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open
- Career-best single call (Brisket)171.4400 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open
- 2016
- Most recent contest 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue(OPEN)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -13.8 | Smokin' on Oak | 2013-08-23 |
| -12 | Smokin 'n' the Ville | 2013-04-26 |
| -10.5 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | 2015-06-26 |
| -10.5 | 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open | 2014-10-02 |
| -9.9 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | 2013-06-21 |
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 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 96% | 81.5% | 81.5% |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 91% | 84.7% | 83.3% |
| 2014 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 87% | 85.9% | 83.9% |
| 2013 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 86% | 85.6% | 83.7% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-10-29 | 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue(OPEN) Kansas City, KS | 536 / 557 (586.7660) | 522 (145.7488) | 545 (137.6800) | 427 (158.2628) | 513 (145.0744) |
| 2015-10-03 | 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open Kansas City, MO | 536 / 606 (610.1944) | 595 (137.1316) | 536 (149.6916) | 527 (151.9312) | 86 (171.4400) |
| 2015-06-26 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 173 / 183 (589.6800) | 165 (145.6916) | 116 (156.0228) | 174 (142.8456) | 158 (145.1200) |
| 2014-10-02 | 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO | 537 / 552 (574.7200) | 513 (148.5944) | 462 (153.6800) | 490 (150.8112) | 543 (121.6344) |
| 2014-08-22 | Smokin' on Oak Bonner Springs, KS | 27 / 30 (618.8000) | 24 (157.1316) | 27 (146.2400) | 13 (164.5712) | 26 (150.8572) |
| 2014-06-27 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 152 / 184 (606.3084) | 101 (159.4400) | 180 (138.2056) | 111 (154.9028) | 97 (153.7600) |
| 2014-04-25 | Smokin' N the Ville Edwardsville, KS | 21 / 27 (617.1200) | 17 (159.9772) | 23 (157.7028) | 23 (147.4284) | 19 (152.0116) |
| 2013-10-03 | 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO | 399 / 535 (616.5256) | 109 (168.0344) | 372 (154.2856) | 516 (139.4056) | 323 (154.8000) |
| 2013-08-23 | Smokin' on Oak Bonner Springs, KS | 37 / 38 (579.2804) | 28 (153.6572) | 29 (145.6916) | 23 (157.1428) | 38 (122.7888) |
| 2013-06-21 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 152 / 183 (602.2858) | 160 (145.7142) | 65 (162.2858) | 157 (145.7142) | 134 (148.5716) |
| 2013-04-26 | Smokin 'n' the Ville Edwardsville, KS | 23 / 26 (611.9998) | 24 (149.7142) | 14 (162.2860) | 24 (144.5712) | 15 (155.4284) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #1805 (127 pts) | #1653 (152 pts) | #1929 (117 pts) | #1555 (177 pts) | #1793 (137 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #1623 (136 pts) | #1729 (131 pts) | #1434 (181 pts) | #1759 (131 pts) | #1408 (176 pts) |