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
- 2014-07-25
TWISTED SMOKE BBQ TEAM
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1498
peak 1511 · rated over 7 contests ⓘ
Contests
7
in the data
First seen
2013-07-19
latest 2015-09-11
Best ToY finish
#1125
Master 2015
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
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
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 163.73 · weakest Chicken (157.01)
Road miles
220
mi across 7 mapped stops · furthest 34 mi
Schedule strength
22%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1531)
Master avg
640.86 / 720
7 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 tough matchup
7–0
behind in the head-to-head
iBQ'n ahead in 100% of their meetings
iBQ'n has come out ahead in 7 of their 7 shared contests.
The weak link
−6.7
points behind their best meat
Chicken is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 6.72 points below their pork, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 29%.
- Chicken avg 157.01
- Pork avg 163.73
- 0 calls in 7 entries
A strong matchup
5–1
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 83% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of Smokin Good Time BBQ in 5 of their 6 shared 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.
125 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3263 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1501
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#3274 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 29%
- Peak
- 1511
No shared contest yet.
Level with TWISTED SMOKE BBQ TEAM on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#3253 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1503
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#3271 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 29%
- Peak
- 1525
No shared contest yet.
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Head-to-head#3258 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1517
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 8 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#3248 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 18%
- Peak
- 1507
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 11 contests to 7.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar 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 |
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 contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 5 | 0 | top 64% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 35% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring 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% | 2015-09-11 |
The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
2.1 yrs
2013-07-19 → 2015-09-11
Busiest season
2015
3 contests
Contests a season
2.3
across 3 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
MI
7 of 7 contests
Contests visited
6
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
7 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Pork
averages 163.73 · weakest Chicken (157.01)
Walk rate
71%
a top-10 call in 5 of 7 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 7 contests
Master average
640.86
out of 720 · 7 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
136
125–132 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
220
7 mapped stops · furthest 34 mi
Schedule strength
1531
average field rating faced — tougher than 22% of rated contests
Longest layoff
1 yrs
2014-08-08 → 2015-08-14
Power rating
1498
peak 1511 · #3265 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Taste of Grand Rapids
- First call Taste of Grand Rapids
- 2014
- 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
- 2015
- Most recent contest Silver Lake Apple BBQ Festival
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +9.7 | Taste of Grand Rapids 2014 | 2014-07-25 |
| +5 | Jimmy's Roadhouse Backyard BBQ Battle | 2015-08-14 |
| +2.2 | Silver Lake Apple BBQ Festival | 2013-09-13 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -8 | Jimmy's Roadhouse BBQ Championship | 2014-08-08 |
| -4.6 | Ribstock II: Ribs & Racing | 2015-08-28 |
| -4.5 | Silver Lake Apple BBQ Festival | 2015-09-11 |
| -1.3 | Taste of Grand Rapids | 2013-07-19 |
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 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-09-11 | Silver Lake Apple BBQ Festival Mears, MI | 24 / 34 (634.6400) | 27 (155.3600) | 29 (154.8000) | 17 (166.2400) | 22 (158.2400) |
| 2015-08-28 | Ribstock II: Ribs & Racing Marne, MI | 22 / 32 (611.2452) | 30 (145.0628) | 7 (165.7028) | 22 (154.8112) | 27 (145.6684) |
| 2015-08-14 | Jimmy's Roadhouse Backyard BBQ Battle Newaygo, MI | 11 / 26 (658.7428) | 17 (161.6800) | 7 (166.8344) | 11 (166.8572) | 15 (163.3712) |
| 2014-08-08 | Jimmy's Roadhouse BBQ Championship Newaygo, MI | 26 / 32 (641.6232) | 30 (155.3828) | 18 (164.0000) | 9 (168.5716) | 28 (153.6688) |
| 2014-07-25 | Taste of Grand Rapids 2014 Grand Rapids, MI | 13 / 55 (663.9656) | 30 (159.9772) | 16 (164.0000) | 4 (173.1428) | 14 (166.8456) |
| 2013-09-13 | Silver Lake Apple BBQ Festival Mears, MI | 22 / 47 (629.0516) | 31 (157.0856) | 21 (157.7144) | 18 (161.1316) | 30 (153.1200) |
| 2013-07-19 | Taste of Grand Rapids Comstock Park, MI | 22 / 39 (646.7200) | 23 (164.5256) | 29 (155.9888) | 35 (155.3484) | 8 (170.8572) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) |