High-water mark
684.4572
career-best overall
95.1% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 684.4572 at *Smoke on the Border Gravette Chambers of Commerce — 95.1% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2017-04-01
Smoke a little smoke
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1486
peak 1486 · rated over 9 contests ⓘ
Contests
9
in the data
First seen
2013-10-03
latest 2018-09-15
Best ToY finish
#1516
Master 2017
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
of 9 contests
Avg finish
top 64%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
651.81 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 643.16 (+8.65)
Walk rate
33%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±22.68
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 168.06 · weakest Pork Ribs (156.68)
Road miles
897
mi across 9 mapped stops · furthest 180 mi
Schedule strength
48%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1562)
Master avg
643.16 / 720
9 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.
A tough matchup
7–0
behind in the head-to-head
GETTIN' BASTED ahead in 100% of their meetings
GETTIN' BASTED has come out ahead in 7 of their 7 shared contests.
The weak link
−11.4
points behind their best meat
Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 11.38 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 33%.
- Pork Ribs avg 156.68
- Chicken avg 168.06
- 0 calls in 9 entries
A strong matchup
5–0
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 100% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of Smoke & Beer BBQ in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
Chicken nemesis
6 of 7
shared chicken entries lost
CAVEMAN CUISINE ahead 86% of the time
Even in their strongest meat, CAVEMAN CUISINE has out-cooked them in 6 of 7 shared chicken entries.
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.
146 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3853 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 11%
- Peak
- 1503
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 9 contests to 9, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#3840 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 11%
- Peak
- 1486
No shared contest yet.
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 9 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-head#3834 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1486
No shared contest yet.
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Head-to-head#3837 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 30%
- Peak
- 1486
No shared contest yet.
Level with Smoke a little smoke on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#3843 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 13%
- Peak
- 1528
No shared contest yet.
They've been 1528 at their best, 42 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-head#3858 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 75%
- Peak
- 1506
No shared contest yet.
5 straight overall top-10s says this rating is a moving target.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAVEMAN CUISINE | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14% | ⚔ compare |
| GETTIN' BASTED | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| THE SMOKING HILLS | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| OLD STYLE BBQ | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| DUSTY ROADS BBQ | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| HABITUAL SMOKERS | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKE ON WHEELS | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOOTH SMOKE | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| B & C SMOKERS | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Big Wigs BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Sublime BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| DIRT ROAD BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| CHOP QUEY | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| PITMASTERIQ BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 177.7028 | 150.8800 | 168.06 | top 36% |
| Pork Ribs | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.1088 | 144.0000 | 156.68 | top 73% |
| Pork | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 173.7372 | 138.2628 | 161.32 | top 57% |
| Brisket | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 175.4056 | 148.5028 | 157.11 | top 65% |
“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 | 4 | 0 | top 70% |
| MO | 4 | 0 | top 70% |
| AR | 1 | 0 | top 19% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 3 | 0 | top 50% |
| Large (40+) | 6 | 0 | top 71% |
The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
5 yrs
2013-10-03 → 2018-09-15
Busiest season
2016
3 contests
Contests a season
1.5
across 6 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
KS
4 of 9 contests · 3 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
9
0 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
9 entries · 0 wins · 3 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 168.06 · weakest Pork Ribs (156.68)
Walk rate
33%
a top-10 call in 3 of 9 contests
Overall top-10 rate
11%
1 of 9 contests
Master average
643.16
out of 720 · 9 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
1,496
662–2,191 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
897
9 mapped stops · furthest 180 mi
Schedule strength
1562
average field rating faced — tougher than 48% of rated contests
Longest layoff
1.5 yrs
2017-04-01 → 2018-09-15
Power rating
1486
peak 1486 · #3854 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open
- First call Border War Barbecue
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score665.0740 Border War Barbecue
- Peak power rating (1494) Border War Barbecue
- 2017
- First overall top-10 *Smoke on the Border Gravette Chambers of Commerce
- Career-best overall score684.4572 *Smoke on the Border Gravette Chambers of Commerce
- Career-best single call (Chicken)177.7028 *Smoke on the Border Gravette Chambers of Commerce
- 2018
- Most recent contest 39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +13.9 | *Smoke on the Border Gravette Chambers of Commerce | 2017-04-01 |
| +5.5 | Main Street BBQ & Bluesfest | 2016-04-15 |
| +3 | Border War Barbecue | 2013-10-25 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -9.2 | 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open | 2013-10-03 |
| -7.5 | 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open | 2014-10-02 |
| -6.9 | 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open | 2015-10-03 |
| -6.3 | 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue(OPEN) | 2016-10-29 |
| -5.4 | Tonganoxie Days BBQ Blowout | 2016-06-11 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 66% | 90.1% | 90.1% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 19% | 95.1% | 95.1% |
| 2016 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33% | top 71% | 91.4% | 89.2% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 72% | 87.9% | 87.9% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 80% | 86.8% | 86.8% |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 65% | 92.4% | 88.3% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-09-15 | 39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS | 308 / 467 (648.4340) | 127 (170.8800) | 311 (162.2284) | 329 (159.9540) | 365 (155.3716) |
| 2017-04-01 | *Smoke on the Border Gravette Chambers of Commerce Gravette, AR | 7 / 37 (684.4572) | 2 (177.7028) | 19 (165.1088) | 18 (166.2400) | 3 (175.4056) |
| 2016-10-29 | 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue(OPEN) Kansas City, KS | 455 / 557 (623.3720) | 281 (164.5372) | 467 (152.5944) | 505 (151.3944) | 396 (154.8460) |
| 2016-06-11 | Tonganoxie Days BBQ Blowout Tonganoxie, KS | 24 / 29 (644.4684) | 13 (170.8228) | 25 (154.8572) | 18 (165.7028) | 26 (153.0856) |
| 2016-04-15 | Main Street BBQ & Bluesfest Washington, MO | 25 / 53 (658.3088) | 7 (174.2972) | 30 (160.0116) | 4 (173.7372) | 44 (150.2628) |
| 2015-10-03 | 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open Kansas City, MO | 436 / 606 (633.0400) | 243 (165.7372) | 484 (154.2400) | 283 (164.5600) | 512 (148.5028) |
| 2014-10-02 | 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO | 442 / 552 (625.0972) | 496 (150.8800) | 389 (157.6916) | 230 (165.7028) | 449 (150.8228) |
| 2013-10-25 | Border War Barbecue Osawatomie, KS | 13 / 27 (665.0740) | 7 (170.8456) | 21 (159.3828) | 13 (166.2972) | 10 (168.5484) |
| 2013-10-03 | 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO | 438 / 535 (606.1940) | 147 (166.8112) | 473 (144.0000) | 520 (138.2628) | 282 (157.1200) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #1954 (60 pts) | #2012 (60 pts) | #1996 (60 pts) | #2030 (60 pts) | #1990 (60 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #1516 (165 pts) | #1219 (260 pts) | #2123 (90 pts) | #2067 (95 pts) | #1285 (235 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #1932 (119 pts) | #1189 (279 pts) | #2067 (114 pts) | #1158 (299 pts) | #2037 (114 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #1778 (112 pts) | #1511 (157 pts) | #2423 (72 pts) | #1874 (112 pts) | #1726 (127 pts) |