A tough matchup
7–0
behind in the head-to-head
SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ has come out ahead in 7 of their 7 shared contests.
ROLLING HOGS
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1466
peak 1501 · rated over 8 contests ⓘ
Contests
8
in the data
First seen
2013-08-16
latest 2017-08-18
Best ToY finish
#981
Master 2014
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 8 contests
Avg finish
top 72%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
616.51 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 620.11 (-3.61)
Walk rate
38%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±8.58
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 157.20 · weakest Chicken (153.65)
Road miles
1,993
mi across 8 mapped stops · furthest 847 mi
Schedule strength
30%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1540)
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 3 state-championship entries
Master avg
620.11 / 720
8 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (4 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 strong matchup
3–1
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 75% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of Sochies BBQ in 3 of their 4 shared contests.
Pork Ribs nemesis
6 of 7
shared pork ribs entries lost
SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ ahead 86% of the time
Even in their strongest meat, SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ has out-cooked them in 6 of 7 shared pork ribs entries.
The metronome
±1.19%
swing around their own average
Their overall lands within ±1.19% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.
- averages 86.1% of a perfect score
- 8 contests
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.
141 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4806 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1466
2–2 in 4 shared contests (50% to ROLLING HOGS)
These two have cooked 4 of the same contests — honours even — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.
⚔ Head-to-head#4805 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1466
No shared contest yet.
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-head#4815 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1504
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 8 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#4795 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1467
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 11 years after ROLLING HOGS did, first appearing in 2024.
⚔ Head-to-head#4811 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1466
No shared contest yet.
Level with ROLLING HOGS on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#4831 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1503
No shared contest yet.
They've been 1503 at their best, 37 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WYOMING BS BBQ | 7 | 2 | 5 | 29% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| JO-BAWB'S BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| LONESTAR SMOKE RANGERS | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| BURNIN BOBS BUTTS N BONES | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| RED'S SMOKE'N BBQ OF WY | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.4744 | 135.3944 | 153.65 | top 80% |
| Pork Ribs | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 161.7144 | 149.6572 | 157.20 | top 64% |
| Pork | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 158.2856 | 146.8456 | 153.99 | top 72% |
| Brisket | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 162.8228 | 145.0744 | 155.26 | top 59% |
“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.
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pepsi WY State Championship BBQ & Bluegrass Festival | 3 | 17 | 0 | top 74% | 2017-08-18 |
The story so far (16 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
4 yrs
2013-08-16 → 2017-08-18
Busiest season
2014
4 contests
Contests a season
1.6
across 5 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
WY
7 of 8 contests · 2 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
6
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
8 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
averages 157.20 · weakest Chicken (153.65)
Walk rate
38%
a top-10 call in 3 of 8 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 8 contests
Master average
620.11
out of 720 · 8 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
127
58–144 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
1,993
8 mapped stops · furthest 847 mi
Schedule strength
1540
average field rating faced — tougher than 30% of rated contests
State championships
0
from 3 state-championship entries
Longest layoff
1 yrs
2015-08-14 → 2016-08-19
Power rating
1466
peak 1501 · #4813 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest 9th Annual Pepsi Wyoming State BBQ & Bluegrass Festival
- First call 9th Annual Pepsi Wyoming State BBQ & Bluegrass Festival
- Peak power rating (1501) 9th Annual Pepsi Wyoming State BBQ & Bluegrass Festival
- 2014
- Career-best overall score639.9544 Smokin' on the Prairie
- 2015
- Career-best single call (Chicken)163.4744 Pepsi WY State Championship BBQ & Bluegrass Festival
- 2017
- Most recent contest Pepsi WY State Championship BBQ & Bluegrass Festival
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +1.2 | 9th Annual Pepsi Wyoming State BBQ & Bluegrass Festival | 2013-08-16 |
| +1.1 | Best of the West BBQ Fest | 2014-09-05 |
| +0.8 | Pepsi WY State Championship BBQ & Bluegrass Festival | 2017-08-18 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -13 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | 2014-03-21 |
| -9.5 | Wyoming State BBQ Championship & Bluegrass Festival | 2014-08-15 |
| -6.4 | Pepsi WY State Championship BBQ & Bluegrass Festival | 2015-08-14 |
| -5.6 | Pepsi WY State Championship BBQ & Bluegrass Festival | 2016-08-19 |
| -2.5 | Smokin' on the Prairie | 2014-08-08 |
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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 61% | 86.5% | 86.5% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 81% | 85.6% | 85.6% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 81% | 86.1% | 86.1% |
| 2014 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 75% | 88.9% | 86.1% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 52% | 86.5% | 86.5% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-08-18 | Pepsi WY State Championship BBQ & Bluegrass Festival 🏅 Worland, WY | 17 / 28 (622.7656) | 20 (153.7028) | 17 (158.2972) | 19 (154.2400) | 17 (156.5256) |
| 2016-08-19 | Pepsi WY State Championship BBQ & Bluegrass Festival 🏅 Worland, WY | 21 / 26 (616.4684) | 24 (150.2400) | 20 (156.5600) | 26 (146.8456) | 14 (162.8228) |
| 2015-08-14 | Pepsi WY State Championship BBQ & Bluegrass Festival 🏅 Worland, WY | 21 / 26 (619.9772) | 16 (163.4744) | 20 (155.9772) | 23 (152.5484) | 20 (147.9772) |
| 2014-09-05 | Best of the West BBQ Fest Sheridan, WY | 14 / 25 (612.0000) | 24 (135.3944) | 7 (161.7144) | 11 (154.3084) | 5 (160.5828) |
| 2014-08-15 | Wyoming State BBQ Championship & Bluegrass Festival Worland, WY | 22 / 25 (611.3256) | 21 (153.7028) | 17 (154.2628) | 18 (158.2856) | 23 (145.0744) |
| 2014-08-08 | Smokin' on the Prairie Gillette, WY | 16 / 25 (639.9544) | 17 (160.6172) | 16 (160.5372) | 17 (155.9772) | 10 (162.8228) |
| 2014-03-21 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Tucson, AZ | 28 / 30 (615.3600) | 27 (156.0116) | 29 (149.6572) | 28 (153.1428) | 18 (156.5484) |
| 2013-08-16 | 9th Annual Pepsi Wyoming State BBQ & Bluegrass Festival Worland, WY | 13 / 25 (623.0516) | 20 (156.0800) | 10 (160.6288) | 10 (156.6056) | 17 (149.7372) |
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 | #981 (320 pts) | #1190 (270 pts) | #921 (395 pts) | #998 (350 pts) | #796 (450 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #1786 (110 pts) | #2073 (75 pts) | #1789 (125 pts) | #1793 (125 pts) | #1940 (90 pts) |