A tough matchup
4–0
behind in the head-to-head
CHOO CHOO TRAIN BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
CHOO CHOO TRAIN BBQ has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
JUST SMOKE "N" AROUND BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1441
peak 1441 · rated over 5 contests ⓘ
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
2013-09-13
latest 2017-08-04
Best ToY finish
#1637
Master 2013
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 96%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
624.93
last 5 Master vs avg 624.93 (+0.00)
Walk rate
20%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±9.61
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 161.45 · weakest Brisket (146.77)
Road miles
231
mi across 5 mapped stops · furthest 52 mi
Schedule strength
32%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1542)
Master avg
624.93 / 720
5 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
−14.7
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 14.68 points below their pork, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 20%.
- Brisket avg 146.77
- Pork avg 161.45
- 0 calls in 5 entries
The comeback
2 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 2 years, then back at Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival (GBC Qualifier) (2016-08-26).
- last seen 2014-09-12
- back 2016-08-26
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.
79 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5784 of the rated field
- Contests
- 31
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 6%
- Peak
- 1441
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to JUST SMOKE "N" AROUND BBQ)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team JUST SMOKE "N" AROUND BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#5798 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1441
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#5797 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1441
No shared contest yet.
Level with JUST SMOKE "N" AROUND BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#5787 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1441
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#5802 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1441
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 6 years after JUST SMOKE "N" AROUND BBQ did, first appearing in 2019.
⚔ Head-to-head#5803 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 43%
- Peak
- 1441
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 7 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 | 164.5372 | 149.6340 | 160.41 | top 79% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 158.8000 | 153.0740 | 156.31 | top 85% |
| Pork | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 167.9656 | 152.5028 | 161.45 | top 67% |
| Brisket | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 154.2056 | 135.8628 | 146.77 | top 95% |
“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) | 1 | 0 | top 100% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 95% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jug Tavern Festival (GBC & SBBQA Qualifier) | 2 | 41 | 0 | top 96% | 2014-09-12 |
The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
3.9 yrs
2013-09-13 → 2017-08-04
Busiest season
2013
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 4 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
GA
5 of 5 contests
Contests visited
4
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
5 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Pork
averages 161.45 · weakest Brisket (146.77)
Walk rate
20%
a top-10 call in 1 of 5 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 5 contests
Master average
624.93
out of 720 · 5 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
148
10–206 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
231
5 mapped stops · furthest 52 mi
Schedule strength
1542
average field rating faced — tougher than 32% of rated contests
Longest layoff
2 yrs
2014-09-12 → 2016-08-26
Power rating
1441
peak 1441 · #5795 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Jug Tavern Festival (GBC Qualifier)
- Peak power rating (1486) Jug Tavern Festival (GBC Qualifier)
- First call Hillbilly Hog BBQ Throwdown & Fall Leaf Festival (GBC Qualifier)
- Career-best single call (Pork)167.9656 Hillbilly Hog BBQ Throwdown & Fall Leaf Festival (GBC Qualifier)
- 2017
- Career-best overall score637.5084 Dillard Bluegrass & Barbeque Festival
- Most recent contest Dillard Bluegrass & Barbeque Festival
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -14 | Jug Tavern Festival (GBC Qualifier) | 2013-09-13 |
| -12.8 | Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival (GBC Qualifier) | 2016-08-26 |
| -12.4 | Jug Tavern Festival (GBC & SBBQA Qualifier) | 2014-09-12 |
| -11.5 | Hillbilly Hog BBQ Throwdown & Fall Leaf Festival (GBC Qualifier) | 2013-10-25 |
| -8.2 | Dillard Bluegrass & Barbeque Festival | 2017-08-04 |
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)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 93% | 88.5% | 88.5% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 100% | 84.9% | 84.9% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 98% | 87.9% | 87.9% |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 94% | 86.8% | 86.3% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-08-04 | Dillard Bluegrass & Barbeque Festival Dillard, GA | 53 / 57 (637.5084) | 45 (164.5372) | 51 (158.8000) | 50 (159.9656) | 53 (154.2056) |
| 2016-08-26 | Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival (GBC Qualifier) Kennesaw, GA | 38 / 38 (611.1424) | 31 (160.5028) | 35 (153.0740) | 28 (161.7028) | 38 (135.8628) |
| 2014-09-12 | Jug Tavern Festival (GBC & SBBQA Qualifier) Winder, GA | 41 / 42 (633.0288) | 29 (164.0000) | 37 (157.7028) | 24 (165.1200) | 41 (146.2060) |
| 2013-10-25 | Hillbilly Hog BBQ Throwdown & Fall Leaf Festival (GBC Qualifier) Cleveland, GA | 38 / 41 (624.9828) | 40 (149.6340) | 34 (154.2744) | 10 (167.9656) | 35 (153.1088) |
| 2013-09-13 | Jug Tavern Festival (GBC Qualifier) Winder, GA | 41 / 43 (618.0112) | 29 (163.3712) | 32 (157.6800) | 39 (152.5028) | 42 (144.4572) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #1637 (134 pts) | #1703 (134 pts) | #1721 (134 pts) | #1294 (209 pts) | #1672 (134 pts) |