A tough matchup
6–0
behind in the head-to-head
B & C SMOKERS ahead in 100% of their meetings
B & C SMOKERS has come out ahead in 6 of their 6 shared contests.
HAVE GRILL WILL TRAVEL
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1466
peak 1466 · rated over 6 contests ⓘ
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
2013-06-21
latest 2016-08-26
Best ToY finish
#1676
Master 2015
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 71%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
618.26 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 619.22 (-0.96)
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±12.82
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 158.49 · weakest Brisket (153.12)
Road miles
84
mi across 6 mapped stops
Schedule strength
9%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1513)
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 4 state-championship entries
Master avg
619.22 / 720
6 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.
The weak link
−5.4
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 5.37 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 0%.
- Brisket avg 153.12
- Chicken avg 158.49
- 0 calls in 6 entries
A strong matchup
4–0
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 100% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of B&D BBQ in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
A standing appointment
4
years running at one contest
They've cooked Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship every year from 2013 to 2016 — the contest they never miss.
- 4 visits in all
- best finish 89th
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.
148 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4812 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1466
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#4791 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1467
No shared contest yet.
Level with HAVE GRILL WILL TRAVEL on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#4820 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1466
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#4817 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1466
No shared contest yet.
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Head-to-head#4816 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1466
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#4806 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1466
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DUNN UP BBQ | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| PORK 'N MINDY | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| KC BUTT-RUBBERS | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| B & C SMOKERS | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Dead Last BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| BEAUX HAWG BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| BITE MY BUTT BBQ | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
| BIG BULLS BBQ BUNCH | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| Knights of the Holy Grill | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| FUNNY FARM BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| Four Men and A Pig | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| FIGHTING DELFUEGOS | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Griswold Grillers | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.4744 | 150.8688 | 158.49 | top 56% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.4172 | 147.4288 | 154.00 | top 68% |
| Pork | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.2628 | 137.1200 | 153.61 | top 66% |
| Brisket | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.3200 | 137.0860 | 153.12 | top 59% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship | 4 | 89 | 0 | top 64% | 2016-06-24 |
| East Central State BBQ Cook-Off, Paola Roots Festival | 2 | 50 | 0 | top 84% | 2016-08-26 |
The story so far (16 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
3.2 yrs
2013-06-21 → 2016-08-26
Busiest season
2016
2 contests
Contests a season
1.5
across 4 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
KS
6 of 6 contests
Contests visited
2
2 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
6 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 158.49 · weakest Brisket (153.12)
Walk rate
0%
a top-10 call in 0 of 6 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 6 contests
Master average
619.22
out of 720 · 6 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
364
285–568 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
84
6 mapped stops
Schedule strength
1513
average field rating faced — tougher than 9% of rated contests
State championships
0
from 4 state-championship entries
Longest layoff
1 yrs
2013-06-21 → 2014-06-27
Power rating
1466
peak 1466 · #4804 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
- Peak power rating (1497) Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
- 2015
- Career-best overall score634.2516 Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
- 2016
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)167.4172 East Central State BBQ Cook-Off, Paola Roots Festival
- Most recent contest East Central State BBQ Cook-Off, Paola Roots Festival
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +1.2 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | 2015-06-26 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11.8 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship | 2016-06-24 |
| -10.3 | East Central State BBQ Cook Off Paola Roots Festival | 2015-08-28 |
| -7.9 | East Central State BBQ Cook-Off, Paola Roots Festival | 2016-08-26 |
| -2.7 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | 2013-06-21 |
| -2.1 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | 2014-06-27 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 86% | 87.1% | 84.8% |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 67% | 88.1% | 86.5% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 58% | 86.7% | 86.7% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 59% | 86.7% | 86.7% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-08-26 | East Central State BBQ Cook-Off, Paola Roots Festival Paola, KS | 50 / 61 (626.8232) | 27 (163.4744) | 17 (167.4172) | 45 (158.8456) | 60 (137.0860) |
| 2016-06-24 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 165 / 183 (594.8456) | 118 (154.8456) | 154 (148.0228) | 178 (137.1200) | 110 (154.8572) |
| 2015-08-28 | East Central State BBQ Cook Off Paola Roots Festival Paola, KS | 56 / 65 (611.3376) | 56 (150.8688) | 60 (147.4288) | 22 (166.2628) | 54 (146.7772) |
| 2015-06-26 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 89 / 183 (634.2516) | 82 (161.1544) | 129 (153.6916) | 79 (161.7028) | 89 (157.7028) |
| 2014-06-27 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 106 / 184 (624.0572) | 69 (163.4628) | 90 (158.8572) | 174 (139.4172) | 50 (162.3200) |
| 2013-06-21 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 108 / 183 (623.9996) | 108 (157.1426) | 150 (148.5712) | 99 (158.2858) | 64 (160.0000) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #2274 (60 pts) | #2353 (60 pts) | #2349 (60 pts) | #2326 (60 pts) | #2345 (60 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #1676 (120 pts) | #1778 (120 pts) | #1776 (120 pts) | #1695 (135 pts) | #1763 (120 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #2084 (75 pts) | #2167 (75 pts) | #2161 (75 pts) | #2172 (75 pts) | #2148 (75 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #1970 (75 pts) | #2073 (75 pts) | #2043 (75 pts) | #2080 (75 pts) | #2034 (75 pts) |