A tough matchup
3–0
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 3 of their 3 shared contests.
JUST GOT SMOKED
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1453
peak 1453 · rated over 6 contests ⓘ
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
2013-06-21
latest 2017-10-20
Best ToY finish
#1670
Master 2013
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 82%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
602.52 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 608.48 (-5.96)
Walk rate
17%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±18.31
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 155.60 · weakest Pork (146.27)
Road miles
566
mi across 6 mapped stops · furthest 329 mi
Schedule strength
27%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1537)
Master avg
608.48 / 720
6 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
−9.3
points behind their best meat
Pork is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 9.32 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 0%.
- Pork avg 146.27
- Chicken avg 155.60
- 0 calls in 6 entries
The comeback
2.7 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 2.7 years, then back at Que for the Troops (2017-06-02).
- last seen 2014-09-13
- back 2017-06-02
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.
118 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5398 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1453
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#5414 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1452
No shared contest yet.
Level with JUST GOT SMOKED on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#5399 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1453
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#5392 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1453
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 12 years after JUST GOT SMOKED did, first appearing in 2025.
⚔ Head-to-head#5402 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1453
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#5391 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1503
No shared contest yet.
They've been 1503 at their best, 50 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-headBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.7142 | 146.2628 | 155.60 | top 75% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 173.1430 | 129.1316 | 153.11 | top 64% |
| Pork | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 156.5600 | 134.8568 | 146.27 | top 85% |
| Brisket | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164.5714 | 142.8572 | 153.50 | top 66% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| PA | 2 | 0 | top 91% |
| MA | 2 | 0 | top 69% |
| DE | 1 | 0 | top 91% |
| ME | 1 | 0 | top 82% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 82% |
| Large (40+) | 5 | 0 | top 82% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harvard Fall Festival BBQ Contest | 2 | 26 | 0 | top 69% | 2014-09-13 |
The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
4.3 yrs
2013-06-21 → 2017-10-20
Busiest season
2017
3 contests
Contests a season
2
across 3 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
PA
2 of 6 contests · 4 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
5
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
6 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 155.60 · weakest Pork (146.27)
Walk rate
17%
a top-10 call in 1 of 6 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 6 contests
Master average
608.48
out of 720 · 6 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
220
47–243 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
566
6 mapped stops · furthest 329 mi
Schedule strength
1537
average field rating faced — tougher than 27% of rated contests
Longest layoff
2.7 yrs
2014-09-13 → 2017-06-02
Power rating
1453
peak 1453 · #5401 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Smokin @ the Ballpark BBQ Festival
- First call Smokin @ the Ballpark BBQ Festival
- Career-best overall score638.2854 Smokin @ the Ballpark BBQ Festival
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)173.1430 Smokin @ the Ballpark BBQ Festival
- Peak power rating (1491) Smokin @ the Ballpark BBQ Festival
- 2017
- Most recent contest Boo-B-Que
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11 | Que for the Troops | 2017-06-02 |
| -9.4 | Smokin @ the Ballpark BBQ Festival | 2013-06-21 |
| -9 | Boo-B-Que | 2017-10-20 |
| -8.8 | *Smoke in the Grove(JUDGES FULL) | 2017-07-28 |
| -6.6 | Harvard Fall Festival BBQ Contest | 2014-09-13 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 91% | 83.1% | 82.3% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 77% | 85% | 85% |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 72% | 88.7% | 87.6% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-10-20 | Boo-B-Que Rehobeth Beach, DE | 63 / 69 (598.0688) | 63 (151.3716) | 62 (147.3944) | 65 (143.9428) | 48 (155.3600) |
| 2017-07-28 | *Smoke in the Grove(JUDGES FULL) Spring Grove, PA | 46 / 51 (595.9316) | 42 (154.8572) | 41 (152.5600) | 48 (139.4172) | 44 (149.0972) |
| 2017-06-02 | Que for the Troops Levittown, PA | 58 / 63 (583.4288) | 49 (156.5600) | 63 (129.1316) | 41 (154.8800) | 55 (142.8572) |
| 2014-09-13 | Harvard Fall Festival BBQ Contest Harvard, MA | 33 / 43 (611.9088) | 38 (146.2628) | 26 (154.8000) | 27 (156.5600) | 28 (154.2860) |
| 2013-09-14 | Harvard Fall Festival BBQ Contest Harvard, MA | 26 / 42 (623.2564) | 26 (158.8112) | 17 (161.6568) | 40 (147.9772) | 20 (154.8112) |
| 2013-06-21 | Smokin @ the Ballpark BBQ Festival Old Orchard Beach, ME | 23 / 28 (638.2854) | 14 (165.7142) | 4 (173.1430) | 28 (134.8568) | 11 (164.5714) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #2542 (68 pts) | #2572 (68 pts) | — | #2588 (68 pts) | #2563 (68 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #1670 (130 pts) | #1438 (175 pts) | #1000 (310 pts) | #1823 (120 pts) | #1267 (215 pts) |