The one to beat
3×
one call ahead of them
SMOKIN JERKS has finished one call ahead of Dirty Pickle Pit Masters 3 times — their closest competition in the data.
Dirty Pickle Pit Masters
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1452
peak 1452 · rated over 5 contests ⓘ
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
2013-07-06
latest 2015-08-11
Best ToY finish
#1838
Master 2014
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 88%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
578.56
last 5 Master vs avg 578.56 (+0.00)
Walk rate
20%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±32.47
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 150.74 · weakest Pork Ribs (137.79)
Road miles
665
mi across 5 mapped stops · furthest 290 mi
Schedule strength
23%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1531)
Master avg
578.56 / 720
5 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.
A tough matchup
5–0
behind in the head-to-head
JO-BAWB'S BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
JO-BAWB'S BBQ has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
The weak link
−13.0
points behind their best meat
Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 12.95 points below their pork, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 20%.
- Pork Ribs avg 137.79
- Pork avg 150.74
- 0 calls in 5 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.
114 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5403 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1453
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#5417 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1452
No shared contest yet.
Level with Dirty Pickle Pit Masters on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#5421 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1452
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#5410 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1452
No shared contest yet.
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Head-to-head#5433 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1452
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#5426 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1452
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 5, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SMOKIN JERKS | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| JO-BAWB'S BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.3428 | 142.8572 | 150.16 | top 79% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 152.5600 | 117.7140 | 137.79 | top 89% |
| Pork | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 160.5828 | 136.5714 | 150.74 | top 73% |
| Brisket | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 159.4172 | 123.3260 | 139.86 | top 82% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| MT | 4 | 0 | top 88% |
| SD | 1 | 0 | top 88% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 88% |
| Medium (20–39) | 4 | 0 | top 88% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montana State BBQ Championship at Montana Fair | 2 | 21 | 0 | top 90% | 2015-08-11 |
| Montana BBQ Cook-Off | 2 | 19 | 0 | top 85% | 2014-07-05 |
The story so far (14 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
2.1 yrs
2013-07-06 → 2015-08-11
Busiest season
2014
2 contests
Contests a season
1.7
across 3 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
MT
4 of 5 contests · 2 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
3
2 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
5 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Pork
averages 150.74 · weakest Pork Ribs (137.79)
Walk rate
20%
a top-10 call in 1 of 5 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 5 contests
Master average
578.56
out of 720 · 5 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
68
14–95 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
665
5 mapped stops · furthest 290 mi
Schedule strength
1531
average field rating faced — tougher than 23% of rated contests
Power rating
1452
peak 1452 · #5416 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Montana BBQ Cook-Off
- Peak power rating (1489) Montana BBQ Cook-Off
- First call 1st Annual Hill City Wine, Brew & BBQ
- 2015
- Career-best overall score619.9544 Montana State BBQ Championship at Montana Fair
- Career-best single call (Chicken)162.3428 Montana State BBQ Championship at Montana Fair
- Most recent contest Montana State BBQ Championship at Montana Fair
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11.5 | Montana State BBQ Championship at Montana Fair | 2014-08-12 |
| -10.9 | Montana BBQ Cook-Off | 2013-07-06 |
| -9.8 | 1st Annual Hill City Wine, Brew & BBQ | 2013-08-23 |
| -8.9 | Montana BBQ Cook-Off | 2014-07-05 |
| -6.8 | Montana State BBQ Championship at Montana Fair | 2015-08-11 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 84% | 86.1% | 86.1% |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 90% | 83.2% | 81.5% |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 87% | 80% | 76.3% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-08-11 | Montana State BBQ Championship at Montana Fair Billings, MT | 21 / 25 (619.9544) | 15 (162.3428) | 25 (137.6116) | 17 (160.5828) | 14 (159.4172) |
| 2014-08-12 | Montana State BBQ Championship at Montana Fair Billings, MT | 25 / 26 (574.7428) | 24 (149.7028) | 23 (135.9428) | 24 (143.3944) | 20 (145.7028) |
| 2014-07-05 | Montana BBQ Cook-Off Absarokee, MT | 21 / 25 (599.3484) | 24 (145.6684) | 17 (152.5600) | 18 (156.0000) | 22 (145.1200) |
| 2013-08-23 | 1st Annual Hill City Wine, Brew & BBQ Hill City, SD | 14 / 16 (575.8748) | 13 (150.2516) | 14 (145.1316) | 10 (157.1656) | 16 (123.3260) |
| 2013-07-06 | Montana BBQ Cook-Off Absarokee, MT | 19 / 22 (522.8568) | 14 (142.8572) | 22 (117.7140) | 15 (136.5714) | 20 (125.7142) |
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 | #1838 (121 pts) | #1972 (111 pts) | #1645 (151 pts) | #1774 (141 pts) | #1760 (141 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #1860 (96 pts) | #1907 (101 pts) | #1931 (96 pts) | #1843 (116 pts) | #1970 (86 pts) |