A tough matchup
5–0
behind in the head-to-head
3 EYZ BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
3 EYZ BBQ has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
SMOKIN FOR FUN
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1489
peak 1502 · rated over 6 contests ⓘ
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
2013-06-14
latest 2015-08-14
Best ToY finish
#1664
Master 2013
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 61%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
620.71 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 619.26 (+1.45)
Walk rate
33%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±19.97
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 155.98 · weakest Pork (154.18)
Road miles
256
mi across 6 mapped stops · furthest 76 mi
Schedule strength
20%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1527)
Master avg
619.26 / 720
6 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (1 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.
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.
#3700 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 25%
- Peak
- 1516
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to SMOKIN FOR FUN)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team SMOKIN FOR FUN has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#3705 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 67%
- Peak
- 1507
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#3702 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1489
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 9 years after SMOKIN FOR FUN did, first appearing in 2022.
⚔ Head-to-head#3691 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1503
No shared contest yet.
Level with SMOKIN FOR FUN on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#3662 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1490
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#3703 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1501
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| 3 EYZ BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| APORKALYPSE NOW | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 164.0000 | 138.8456 | 154.27 | top 67% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 164.6172 | 144.5256 | 155.98 | top 57% |
| Pork | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 160.0572 | 143.3828 | 154.18 | top 61% |
| Brisket | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 159.9998 | 142.2288 | 154.83 | top 51% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| MD | 4 | 0 | top 67% |
| VA | 1 | 0 | top 70% |
| PA | 1 | 0 | top 28% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 3 | 0 | top 52% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 70% |
The story so far (14 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
2.2 yrs
2013-06-14 → 2015-08-14
Busiest season
2013
3 contests
Contests a season
2
across 3 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
MD
4 of 6 contests · 3 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
6
0 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
6 entries · 0 wins · 1 calls
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
averages 155.98 · weakest Pork (154.18)
Walk rate
33%
a top-10 call in 2 of 6 contests
Overall top-10 rate
17%
1 of 6 contests
Master average
619.26
out of 720 · 6 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
179
90–159 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
256
6 mapped stops · furthest 76 mi
Schedule strength
1527
average field rating faced — tougher than 20% of rated contests
Power rating
1489
peak 1502 · #3688 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Central MD Swinetastic BBQ Festival
- First call The Gettysburg Cook-off North vs South
- First overall top-10 The Gettysburg Cook-off North vs South
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)164.6172 The Gettysburg Cook-off North vs South
- Peak power rating (1502) The Gettysburg Cook-off North vs South
- 2014
- Career-best overall score641.6228 4th Annual High Point BBQ Battle
- 2015
- Most recent contest 14th Annual Maryland State BBQ Bash
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +9.2 | The Gettysburg Cook-off North vs South | 2013-07-12 |
| +3.4 | 4th Annual High Point BBQ Battle | 2014-10-10 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -8.8 | 3rd Annual High Point BBQ | 2013-10-11 |
| -7.1 | Central MD Swinetastic BBQ Festival | 2013-06-14 |
| -5.2 | BBQ Jamboree | 2014-05-09 |
| -2.3 | 14th Annual Maryland State BBQ Bash | 2015-08-14 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 65% | 87.5% | 87.5% |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 59% | 89.1% | 86.8% |
| 2013 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 33% | top 60% | 88.7% | 85% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-08-14 | 14th Annual Maryland State BBQ Bash Bel Air, MD | 30 / 46 (630.1372) | 25 (163.9772) | 35 (154.2400) | 38 (155.9656) | 25 (155.9544) |
| 2014-10-10 | 4th Annual High Point BBQ Battle Clarksburg, MD | 12 / 25 (641.6228) | 10 (164.0000) | 13 (159.9772) | 11 (158.2512) | 9 (159.3944) |
| 2014-05-09 | BBQ Jamboree Fredericksburg, VA | 45 / 64 (608.3768) | 36 (155.9312) | 39 (155.3828) | 56 (143.3828) | 31 (153.6800) |
| 2013-10-11 | 3rd Annual High Point BBQ Clarksburg, MD | 25 / 31 (584.4228) | 30 (138.8456) | 25 (144.5256) | 15 (158.8228) | 25 (142.2288) |
| 2013-07-12 | The Gettysburg Cook-off North vs South Gettysburg, PA | 8 / 29 (638.9716) | 19 (156.5944) | 4 (164.6172) | 8 (160.0572) | 14 (157.7028) |
| 2013-06-14 | Central MD Swinetastic BBQ Festival Frederick, MD | 46 / 63 (611.9992) | 56 (146.2852) | 35 (157.1428) | 49 (148.5714) | 25 (159.9998) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #2158 (60 pts) | #2209 (60 pts) | #2209 (60 pts) | #2225 (60 pts) | #2214 (60 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #2084 (75 pts) | #2167 (75 pts) | #2161 (75 pts) | #2172 (75 pts) | #2148 (75 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #1664 (131 pts) | #1729 (131 pts) | #1738 (131 pts) | #1413 (181 pts) | #1694 (131 pts) |