High-water mark
674.2168
career-best overall
93.6% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 674.2168 at Taste of Grand Rapids — 93.6% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2013-07-19
KRESMOKERS
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1525
peak 1526 · rated over 5 contests ⓘ
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
2013-05-24
latest 2015-05-23
Best ToY finish
#1970
Master 2013
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 37%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
658.70
last 5 Master vs avg 658.70 (+0.00)
Walk rate
67%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±8.63
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 168.56 · weakest Chicken (161.24)
Road miles
586
mi across 6 mapped stops · furthest 147 mi
Schedule strength
19%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1526)
Master avg
658.70 / 720
5 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
5–0
behind in the head-to-head
CANCERSUCKSCHICAGO.COM ahead in 100% of their meetings
CANCERSUCKSCHICAGO.COM has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
The weak link
−7.3
points behind their best meat
Chicken is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 7.32 points below their brisket, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 60%.
- Chicken avg 161.24
- Brisket avg 168.56
- 0 calls in 5 entries
A strong matchup
3–0
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 100% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of SQUIRRELS 2 BBQ in 3 of their 3 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.
76 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2319 of the rated field
- Contests
- 41
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 24%
- Peak
- 1608
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to KRESMOKERS)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team KRESMOKERS has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#2317 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1531
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#2322 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 40%
- Peak
- 1525
No shared contest yet.
Level with KRESMOKERS on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#2316 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1526
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 13 years after KRESMOKERS did, first appearing in 2026.
⚔ Head-to-head#2330 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1530
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#2338 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 29%
- Peak
- 1525
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 7 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE REAL SMOKIN ACES | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| Mac Attack BBQ | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| AWW HELL | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| iBQ'n | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| CANCERSUCKSCHICAGO.COM | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.9656 | 156.5714 | 161.24 | top 59% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 174.2628 | 160.5484 | 167.09 | top 27% |
| Pork | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.7028 | 159.4284 | 161.81 | top 55% |
| Brisket | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 173.1430 | 162.8228 | 168.56 | top 24% |
“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 state / province
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| IL | 3 | 0 | top 46% |
| MI | 2 | 0 | top 23% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 15% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 42% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red, White and BBQ (Day 2) | 2 | 29 | 0 | top 49% | 2015-05-23 |
The story so far (14 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
2 yrs
2013-05-24 → 2015-05-23
Busiest season
2014
3 contests
Contests a season
2
across 3 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
IL
4 of 6 contests · 2 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
4
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
5 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Brisket
averages 168.56 · weakest Chicken (161.24)
Walk rate
67%
a top-10 call in 4 of 6 contests
Overall top-10 rate
17%
1 of 6 contests
Master average
658.70
out of 720 · 5 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
182
180–109 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
586
6 mapped stops · furthest 147 mi
Schedule strength
1526
average field rating faced — tougher than 19% of rated contests
Power rating
1525
peak 1526 · #2321 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Westmont Red, White & BBQ
- First call Westmont Red, White & BBQ
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score655.4284 Westmont Red, White & BBQ
- First category win (Pork Ribs) Taste of Grand Rapids
- First overall top-10 Taste of Grand Rapids
- Career-best overall score674.2168 Taste of Grand Rapids
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)174.2628 Taste of Grand Rapids
- 2014
- Peak power rating (1526) Taste of Grand Rapids 2014
- 2015
- Most recent contest Red, White and BBQ (Day 2)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +12 | Taste of Grand Rapids | 2013-07-19 |
| +6.5 | Taste of Grand Rapids 2014 | 2014-07-25 |
| +4.1 | Red, White, And BBQ | 2014-05-24 |
| +3.4 | Westmont Red, White & BBQ | 2013-05-24 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -0.6 | Red, White and BBQ (Day 2) | 2015-05-23 |
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)
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 | 100% | top 57% | 90% | 90% |
| 2014 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33% | top 36% | 91.6% | 91.4% |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 100% | top 28% | 93.6% | 92.3% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-05-23 | Red, White and BBQ (Day 2) Westmont, IL | 33 / 58 (647.9312) | 49 (157.7028) | 39 (160.5484) | 40 (159.9772) | 7 (169.7028) |
| 2014-07-25 | Taste of Grand Rapids 2014 Grand Rapids, MI | 17 / 55 (659.4284) | 25 (161.1200) | 10 (166.3544) | 18 (165.7028) | 18 (166.2512) |
| 2014-05-24 | Red, White, And BBQ Westmont, IL | 29 / 72 (656.5028) | 43 (162.8228) | 18 (168.0000) | 34 (162.8572) | 36 (162.8228) |
| 2014-05-23 | Red, White, and BBQ Westmont, IL | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013-07-19 | Taste of Grand Rapids Comstock Park, MI | 6 / 39 (674.2168) | 12 (167.9656) | 1 (174.2628) | 25 (161.1084) | 7 (170.8800) |
| 2013-05-24 | Westmont Red, White & BBQ Westmont, IL | 29 / 70 (655.4284) | 52 (156.5714) | 15 (166.2856) | 45 (159.4284) | 5 (173.1430) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #1970 (75 pts) | #2073 (75 pts) | #1789 (125 pts) | #2080 (75 pts) | #1326 (200 pts) |