A tough matchup
3–0
behind in the head-to-head
Mac Attack BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
Mac Attack BBQ has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
SMOKIN HOT MEAT
SMOKIN HOT MEAT is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2018. Their best overall finish is 23rd of 26 at the Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (2014). They are ranked #5645 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1447
peak 1447 · rated over 5 contests
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
Jun 21, 2013
latest May 11, 2018 · 4.9 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 94%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±12.73
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 154.27 · weakest Pork Ribs (144.64)
Road miles
497
across 5 mapped stops · furthest 159 mi
Schedule strength
46%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1560)
Master avg
591.65 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #1675 (129 pts) | #1746 (129 pts) | #1756 (129 pts) | #1541 (154 pts) | #1711 (129 pts) |
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to SMOKIN HOT MEAT, each with one reason worth a look.
100 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5,659 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1447
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#5,664 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1447
They turned up 8 years after SMOKIN HOT MEAT did, first appearing in 2021.
⚔ Compare careers#5,658 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1447
Level with SMOKIN HOT MEAT on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#5,631 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1448
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#5,643 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1448
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#5,649 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1447
Their last contest in the data was back in 2015, 3 years before SMOKIN HOT MEAT's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careersBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 158.8800 | 119.9996 | 145.23 | top 88% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 153.6800 | 135.9544 | 144.64 | top 94% |
| Pork | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164 | 143.3712 | 154.27 | top 75% |
| Brisket | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 154.2856 | 138.7772 | 147.51 | top 88% |
“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 field size and state
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 4 | 0 | top 95% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 91% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rockin BBQ | 2 | 26 | 0 | top 95% | May 11, 2018 |
| Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | 2 | 23 | 0 | top 94% | Jun 27, 2014 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2013
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
IN
4 of 5 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
3
2 of them more than once
Opponents faced
131
finished ahead 11 times, behind 157
Longest layoff
2.9 yrs
Jun 27, 2014 → May 12, 2017
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20181 milestone
- Most recent contest Rockin BBQ
20172 milestones
- Career-best overall score608.4344 Rockin BBQ
- Career-best single call (Pork)164 Rockin BBQ
20132 milestones
- First tracked contest Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- Peak power rating (1485) Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -14.9 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | Jun 21, 2013 |
| -12 | 8th Annual Lambs Farm Barn Burner Bar-B-Q (TEAMS FULL) | Oct 18, 2013 |
| -9.2 | Rockin BBQ | May 12, 2017 |
| -8.3 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | Jun 27, 2014 |
| -8.1 | Rockin BBQ | May 11, 2018 |
Scores over time (% of a perfect score — tap a meat to add it)
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 95% | 82.6% | 82.6% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 96% | 84.5% | 84.5% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 88% | 83.2% | 83.2% |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 95% | 81.3% | 80.3% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 11, 2018 | Rockin BBQ Warsaw, IN | 35 / 37 (594.6060) | 37 (146.8000) | 36 (146.2060) | 24 (162.8228) | 36 (138.7772) |
| May 12, 2017 | Rockin BBQ Warsaw, IN | 26 / 27 (608.4344) | 27 (146.8000) | 27 (143.3488) | 16 (164) | 23 (154.2856) |
| Jun 27, 2014 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Indianapolis, IN | 23 / 26 (598.7540) | 19 (158.8800) | 21 (153.6800) | 25 (143.3712) | 26 (142.8228) |
| Oct 18, 2013 | 8th Annual Lambs Farm Barn Burner Bar-B-Q (TEAMS FULL) Libertyville, IL | 49 / 54 (585.5888) | 36 (153.6916) | 54 (135.9544) | 47 (143.4172) | 32 (152.5256) |
| Jun 21, 2013 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Indianapolis, IN | 29 / 29 (570.8566) | 29 (119.9996) | 27 (144) | 20 (157.7142) | 28 (149.1428) |