A tough matchup
3–0
behind in the head-to-head
SON OF SMOKE ahead in 100% of their meetings
SON OF SMOKE has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
MEMPHIS MAFIA
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1468
peak 1468 · rated over 3 contests ⓘ
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
2013-08-23
latest 2015-03-27
Best ToY finish
#1921
Master 2013
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 3 contests
Avg finish
top 91%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
570.35
last 3 Master vs avg 570.35 (+0.00)
Walk rate
67%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±54.78
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 157.94 · weakest Brisket (109.88)
Road miles
194
mi across 3 mapped stops · furthest 137 mi
Schedule strength
25%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1534)
Master avg
570.35 / 720
3 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (1 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.
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.
MEMPHIS MAFIA has 3 rated contests — short of the five it takes to earn a power ranking — so this rating has barely moved off the 1500 every team starts on and 157 rated teams sit within a point of it. Read the list as the nearest company at a number nobody here has moved far from, not as a verdict on who this team belongs with.
#4755 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1467
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 5 contests to 3.
⚔ Head-to-head#4724 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1468
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 10 years after MEMPHIS MAFIA did, first appearing in 2023.
⚔ Head-to-head#4734 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1468
No shared contest yet.
Level with MEMPHIS MAFIA on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#4743 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1468
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 5 contests to 3.
⚔ Head-to-head#4714 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1468
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 5 contests to 3.
⚔ Head-to-head#4729 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1468
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 6 contests to 3.
⚔ Head-to-headBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 172.0572 | 150.3200 | 157.94 | top 61% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 158.2972 | 151.4744 | 155.45 | top 68% |
| Pork | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 164.5828 | 132.0800 | 147.08 | top 77% |
| Brisket | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 155.9428 | 20.0000 | 109.88 | top 77% |
“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.
The story so far (14 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
1.6 yrs
2013-08-23 → 2015-03-27
Busiest season
2015
1 contest
Contests a season
1
across 3 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
CA
2 of 3 contests · 2 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
3
0 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
3 entries · 0 wins · 1 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 157.94 · weakest Brisket (109.88)
Walk rate
67%
a top-10 call in 2 of 3 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 3 contests
Master average
570.35
out of 720 · 3 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
61
7–69 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
194
3 mapped stops · furthest 137 mi
Schedule strength
1534
average field rating faced — tougher than 25% of rated contests
Power rating
1468
peak 1468 · #null of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Smokin' on the Water
- First call Smokin' on the Water
- Career-best overall score623.4284 Smokin' on the Water
- Peak power rating (1490) Smokin' on the Water
- 2014
- Career-best single call (Chicken)172.0572 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- 2015
- Most recent contest Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -14 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | 2014-03-28 |
| -9.8 | Smokin' on the Water | 2013-08-23 |
| -8.5 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | 2015-03-27 |
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 87% | 82.3% | 82.3% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 100% | 68.7% | 68.7% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 85% | 86.6% | 86.6% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-03-27 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Reno, NV | 26 / 30 (592.6744) | 24 (150.3200) | 19 (156.5716) | 29 (132.0800) | 17 (153.7028) |
| 2014-03-28 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Sacramento, CA | 29 / 29 (494.9372) | 2 (172.0572) | 16 (158.2972) | 26 (144.5828) | 29 (20.0000) |
| 2013-08-23 | Smokin' on the Water Lakeport, CA | 17 / 20 (623.4284) | 19 (151.4284) | 17 (151.4744) | 9 (164.5828) | 15 (155.9428) |
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 | #2779 (55 pts) | #2209 (60 pts) | #2063 (85 pts) | #2790 (55 pts) | #2012 (95 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #2798 (54 pts) | #1242 (254 pts) | #2038 (99 pts) | #2799 (54 pts) | #2793 (54 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #1921 (85 pts) | #2073 (75 pts) | #1979 (85 pts) | #1763 (130 pts) | #1912 (95 pts) |