A tough matchup
8–0
behind in the head-to-head
BLUE CHIP BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
BLUE CHIP BBQ has come out ahead in 8 of their 8 shared contests.
DERBY CITY SMOKERS
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1432
peak 1432 · rated over 8 contests ⓘ
Contests
8
in the data
First seen
2013-06-14
latest 2016-08-19
Best ToY finish
#1589
Master 2014
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 8 contests
Avg finish
top 86%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
617.66
last 5 Master vs avg 617.21 (+0.46)
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±12.36
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 156.09 · weakest Chicken (152.61)
Road miles
281
mi across 8 mapped stops · furthest 63 mi
Schedule strength
31%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1541)
Master avg
617.21 / 720
8 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 strong matchup
4–1
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 80% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of FLYING PINK PIG BBQ in 4 of their 5 shared contests.
Pork Ribs nemesis
8 of 8
shared pork ribs entries lost
THUNDER HOG BBQ ahead 100% of the time
Even in their strongest meat, THUNDER HOG BBQ has out-cooked them in 8 of 8 shared pork ribs entries.
The metronome
±1.72%
swing around their own average
Their overall lands within ±1.72% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.
- averages 85.7% of a perfect score
- 8 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.
57 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5996 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1432
3–0 in 3 shared contests (100% to DERBY CITY SMOKERS)
These two have cooked 3 of the same contests — DERBY CITY SMOKERS ahead 3–0 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.
⚔ Head-to-head#6006 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1503
No shared contest yet.
They've been 1503 at their best, 71 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-head#5994 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1432
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 9 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#6011 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1432
No shared contest yet.
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Head-to-head#6000 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1432
No shared contest yet.
Level with DERBY CITY SMOKERS on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#5997 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1432
No shared contest yet.
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 9 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BLUE CHIP BBQ | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| THUNDER HOG BBQ | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| ACME BBQ | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| BIG JT'S SMOKIN BBQ | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| YELLOW RIVER BBQ | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Extra Mile BBQ | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SQUEALERS AWARD WINNING BARBEQUE | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| HUG HOGS | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| FRIENDS OF OBR | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| WeQ4U | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| DOLF'S BBQ | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN' HOOKERS BAR-B-Q LLC | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| FARMER'S RETREAT SMOKIN BARBEQUE | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| GREY STREET BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| FLYING PINK PIG BBQ | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.4172 | 142.2516 | 152.61 | top 86% |
| Pork Ribs | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.6800 | 130.0800 | 156.09 | top 66% |
| Pork | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.4284 | 148.5028 | 155.89 | top 80% |
| Brisket | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.7028 | 143.9428 | 152.62 | top 76% |
“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.
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival | 2 | 48 | 0 | top 82% | 2015-08-21 |
| Smokin' On The River | 2 | 43 | 0 | top 88% | 2014-06-13 |
The story so far (14 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
3.2 yrs
2013-06-14 → 2016-08-19
Busiest season
2014
3 contests
Contests a season
2
across 4 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
IN
7 of 8 contests · 2 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
6
2 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
8 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
averages 156.09 · weakest Chicken (152.61)
Walk rate
0%
a top-10 call in 0 of 8 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 8 contests
Master average
617.21
out of 720 · 8 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
208
63–382 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
281
8 mapped stops · furthest 63 mi
Schedule strength
1541
average field rating faced — tougher than 31% of rated contests
Power rating
1432
peak 1432 · #6004 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Smokin' on the River
- Peak power rating (1490) Smokin' on the River
- 2015
- Career-best overall score634.2284 Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)169.6800 Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival
- 2016
- Most recent contest Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festisval
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12.1 | Smokin' On The River | 2014-06-13 |
| -9.9 | Smokin' on the River | 2013-06-14 |
| -9.8 | Smokin' On The River | 2015-06-12 |
| -9.5 | Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival | 2014-08-15 |
| -9.4 | Jim Beam BBQ Classic | 2014-10-03 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 94% | 84.8% | 84.8% |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 84% | 88.1% | 86.1% |
| 2014 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 92% | 88% | 85.2% |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 76% | 86.7% | 86.6% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-08-19 | Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festisval Madison, IN | 59 / 63 (610.6860) | 62 (142.2516) | 21 (168.5372) | 58 (154.2056) | 59 (145.6916) |
| 2015-08-21 | Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival Madison, IN | 48 / 64 (634.2284) | 41 (163.4172) | 19 (169.6800) | 57 (152.5484) | 54 (148.5828) |
| 2015-06-12 | Smokin' On The River Jeffersonville, IN | 55 / 59 (605.9884) | 58 (146.8000) | 59 (130.0800) | 42 (163.4056) | 25 (165.7028) |
| 2014-10-03 | Jim Beam BBQ Classic Springfield, KY | 41 / 44 (633.6116) | 44 (145.0856) | 24 (169.1544) | 39 (157.6572) | 28 (161.7144) |
| 2014-08-15 | Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival Madison, IN | 53 / 60 (603.8056) | 49 (158.8000) | 51 (151.3600) | 55 (149.7028) | 56 (143.9428) |
| 2014-06-13 | Smokin' On The River Jeffersonville, IN | 49 / 52 (602.0112) | 36 (162.2284) | 49 (144.5028) | 50 (148.5028) | 50 (146.7772) |
| 2013-08-16 | Madison Ribberfest: Barbeque & Blues Madison, IN | 42 / 60 (623.3372) | 57 (145.7144) | 35 (158.8228) | 37 (157.6572) | 27 (161.1428) |
| 2013-06-14 | Smokin' on the River Jeffersonville, IN | 43 / 52 (623.9996) | 44 (156.5716) | 38 (156.5712) | 27 (163.4284) | 47 (147.4284) |
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 | #1589 (150 pts) | #1666 (150 pts) | #1653 (150 pts) | #1668 (150 pts) | #1664 (150 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #1970 (75 pts) | #2073 (75 pts) | #2043 (75 pts) | #2080 (75 pts) | #2034 (75 pts) |