A tough matchup
3–0
behind in the head-to-head
SMOKE ON WHEELS ahead in 100% of their meetings
SMOKE ON WHEELS has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
PACHAS BY THE POUND
PACHAS BY THE POUND is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2014. Their best overall finish is 14th of 27 at the Smokin' N the Ville (2014). They are ranked #3354 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1496
peak 1501 · rated over 5 contests
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
May 31, 2013
latest Jun 13, 2014 · 1 year on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 57%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
40%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±7.54
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 166.38 · weakest Brisket (155.96)
Road miles
151
across 5 mapped stops · furthest 87 mi
Schedule strength
18%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1526)
Master avg
647.66 / 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)
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to PACHAS BY THE POUND, each with one reason worth a look.
120 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3,378 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1507
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,372 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1496
They turned up 8 years after PACHAS BY THE POUND did, first appearing in 2021.
⚔ Compare careers#3,368 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1502
Level with PACHAS BY THE POUND on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#3,373 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1505
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,343 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 40%
- Peak
- 1509
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,347 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1506
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careersBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 168.5712 | 161.6568 | 165.24 | top 46% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 166.8572 | 149.0628 | 160.08 | top 58% |
| Pork | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 169.1656 | 162.8570 | 166.38 | top 39% |
| Brisket | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.3828 | 147.4284 | 155.96 | top 67% |
“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 55% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 68% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2013
3 contests
Contests a season
2.5
across 2 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
KS
5 of 5 contests
Contests visited
5
a different one every time
Opponents faced
135
finished ahead 71 times, behind 91
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20143 milestones
- Career-best single call (Pork)169.1656 Smokin' N the Ville
- Peak power rating (1501) Smokin' N the Ville
- Most recent contest Tonganoxie Days BBQ Blowout
20134 milestones
- First tracked contest Big Blue BBQ Championship
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score659.8512 BBQ at the Races Kansas Speedway
- Career-best overall score659.8512 BBQ at the Races Kansas Speedway
- First call Smokin' on Oak
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +3.5 | Smokin' on Oak | Aug 23, 2013 |
| +1 | Smokin' N the Ville | Apr 25, 2014 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -4.3 | Tonganoxie Days BBQ Blowout | Jun 13, 2014 |
| -2 | Big Blue BBQ Championship | May 31, 2013 |
| -1.8 | BBQ at the Races Kansas Speedway | Aug 17, 2013 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 60% | 90.6% | 89.9% |
| 2013 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33% | top 56% | 91.6% | 90% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 13, 2014 | Tonganoxie Days BBQ Blowout Tonganoxie, KS | 28 / 41 (642.0796) | 28 (161.6568) | 35 (155.9544) | 17 (166.2400) | 23 (158.2284) |
| Apr 25, 2014 | Smokin' N the Ville Edwardsville, KS | 14 / 27 (652.0224) | 7 (168.5712) | 6 (166.8572) | 8 (169.1656) | 23 (147.4284) |
| Aug 23, 2013 | Smokin' on Oak Bonner Springs, KS | 16 / 38 (638.6396) | 11 (165.7028) | 25 (149.0628) | 5 (167.9656) | 22 (155.9084) |
| Aug 17, 2013 | BBQ at the Races Kansas Speedway Kansas City, KS | 20 / 31 (659.8512) | 22 (165.1084) | 18 (165.6916) | 19 (165.6684) | 21 (163.3828) |
| May 31, 2013 | Big Blue BBQ Championship Marysville, KS | 18 / 30 (645.7134) | 11 (165.1428) | 17 (162.8568) | 15 (162.8570) | 20 (154.8568) |