High-water mark
663.9656
career-best overall
92.2% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 663.9656 at Taste of Grand Rapids 2014 — 92.2% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Jul 25, 2014
TWISTED SMOKE BBQ TEAM
TWISTED SMOKE BBQ TEAM is a competition barbecue team with 7 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2015. Their best overall finish is 11th of 26 at the Jimmy's Roadhouse Backyard BBQ Battle (2015). They are ranked #3281 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1499
peak 1511 · rated over 7 contests
Contests
7
in the data
First seen
Jul 19, 2013
latest Sep 11, 2015 · 2.1 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 7 contests
Avg finish
top 56%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
642.04 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 640.86 (+1.19)
Walk rate
71%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±16.66
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 163.73 · weakest Chicken (157.01)
Road miles
220
across 7 mapped stops · furthest 34 mi
Schedule strength
23%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1531)
Master avg
640.86 / 720
7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #1125 (257 pts) | #1378 (207 pts) | #935 (377 pts) | #1135 (292 pts) | #1266 (232 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #1409 (192 pts) | #1860 (132 pts) | #1383 (212 pts) | #967 (367 pts) | #1481 (187 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #1912 (87 pts) | #2436 (72 pts) | #1953 (92 pts) | #1903 (107 pts) | #2427 (72 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to TWISTED SMOKE BBQ TEAM, each with one reason worth a look.
108 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3,270 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1501
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,279 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 43%
- Peak
- 1520
They turned up 6 years after TWISTED SMOKE BBQ TEAM did, first appearing in 2019.
⚔ Compare careers#3,265 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1505
Level with TWISTED SMOKE BBQ TEAM on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#3,284 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 29%
- Peak
- 1511
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,273 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1503
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,267 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1499
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOLY SMOKERS MI | 7 | 3 | 4 | 43% | ⚔ compare |
| Mac Attack BBQ | 7 | 2 | 5 | 29% | ⚔ compare |
| AWW HELL | 7 | 2 | 5 | 29% | ⚔ compare |
| iBQ'n | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| THE REAL SMOKIN ACES | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| BIG BROTHERS BBQ | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Smokin Good Time BBQ | 6 | 5 | 1 | 83% | ⚔ compare |
| SWEET RACKS & SMOKIN' BUTTS BBQ | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN ON THE FLAT | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| Let's Get Sauced!!! | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| Kalamazoo Pit Posse | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| Simon's BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| MUTTS & BUTTS BARK-BQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164.5256 | 145.0628 | 157.01 | top 73% |
| Pork Ribs | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 166.8344 | 154.8000 | 161.29 | top 48% |
| Pork | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 173.1428 | 154.8112 | 163.73 | top 46% |
| Brisket | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 170.8572 | 145.6684 | 158.82 | top 58% |
“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) | 5 | 0 | top 64% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 35% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Silver Lake Apple BBQ Festival | 2 | 22 | 0 | top 59% | Sep 11, 2015 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2015
3 contests
Contests a season
2.3
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
MI
7 of 7 contests
Contests visited
6
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
133
finished ahead 125 times, behind 132
Longest layoff
1 yrs
Aug 8, 2014 → Aug 14, 2015
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20151 milestone
- Most recent contest Silver Lake Apple BBQ Festival
20144 milestones
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score663.9656 Taste of Grand Rapids 2014
- Career-best overall score663.9656 Taste of Grand Rapids 2014
- Career-best single call (Pork)173.1428 Taste of Grand Rapids 2014
- Peak power rating (1511) Taste of Grand Rapids 2014
20132 milestones
- First tracked contest Taste of Grand Rapids
- First call Taste of Grand Rapids
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +9.7 | Taste of Grand Rapids 2014 | Jul 25, 2014 |
| +5.1 | Jimmy's Roadhouse Backyard BBQ Battle | Aug 14, 2015 |
| +2.2 | Silver Lake Apple BBQ Festival | Sep 13, 2013 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -7.9 | Jimmy's Roadhouse BBQ Championship | Aug 8, 2014 |
| -4.6 | Ribstock II: Ribs & Racing | Aug 28, 2015 |
| -4.5 | Silver Lake Apple BBQ Festival | Sep 11, 2015 |
| -1.4 | Taste of Grand Rapids | Jul 19, 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67% | top 61% | 91.5% | 88.2% |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 52% | 92.2% | 90.7% |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 52% | 89.8% | 88.6% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 11, 2015 | Silver Lake Apple BBQ Festival Mears, MI | 24 / 34 (634.6400) | 27 (155.3600) | 29 (154.8000) | 17 (166.2400) | 22 (158.2400) |
| Aug 28, 2015 | Ribstock II: Ribs & Racing Marne, MI | 22 / 32 (611.2452) | 30 (145.0628) | 7 (165.7028) | 22 (154.8112) | 27 (145.6684) |
| Aug 14, 2015 | Jimmy's Roadhouse Backyard BBQ Battle Newaygo, MI | 11 / 26 (658.7428) | 17 (161.6800) | 7 (166.8344) | 11 (166.8572) | 15 (163.3712) |
| Aug 8, 2014 | Jimmy's Roadhouse BBQ Championship Newaygo, MI | 26 / 32 (641.6232) | 30 (155.3828) | 18 (164) | 9 (168.5716) | 28 (153.6688) |
| Jul 25, 2014 | Taste of Grand Rapids 2014 Grand Rapids, MI | 13 / 55 (663.9656) | 30 (159.9772) | 16 (164) | 4 (173.1428) | 14 (166.8456) |
| Sep 13, 2013 | Silver Lake Apple BBQ Festival Mears, MI | 22 / 47 (629.0516) | 31 (157.0856) | 21 (157.7144) | 18 (161.1316) | 30 (153.1200) |
| Jul 19, 2013 | Taste of Grand Rapids Comstock Park, MI | 22 / 39 (646.7200) | 23 (164.5256) | 29 (155.9888) | 35 (155.3484) | 8 (170.8572) |