A tough matchup
8–0
behind in the head-to-head
THE PIT CREW BBQ OF AZ ahead in 100% of their meetings
THE PIT CREW BBQ OF AZ has come out ahead in 8 of their 8 shared contests.
STEEL N SMOKE
STEEL N SMOKE is a competition barbecue team with 10 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2017. Their best overall finish is 23rd of 26 at the California Honey Harvest Festival and BBQ Championship (2015). They are ranked #6045 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1432
peak 1432 · rated over 10 contests
Contests
10
in the data
First seen
May 17, 2013
latest Jun 9, 2017 · 4.1 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 10 contests
Avg finish
top 83%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
636.27 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 615.88 (+20.39)
Walk rate
30%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±30.53
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 157.41 · weakest Brisket (146.82)
Road miles
2,027
across 10 mapped stops · furthest 311 mi
Schedule strength
38%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1550)
State championships
0 🏅
won from 1 state-championship entry
Master avg
615.88 / 720
10 Master contests · 0 GCs
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #1409 (179 pts) | #1538 (174 pts) | #955 (364 pts) | #1395 (214 pts) | #1514 (169 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #1702 (142 pts) | #1382 (217 pts) | #1753 (142 pts) | #1767 (142 pts) | #1725 (147 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #1970 (75 pts) | #2073 (75 pts) | #2043 (75 pts) | #2080 (75 pts) | #2034 (75 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to STEEL N SMOKE, each with one reason worth a look.
62 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#6,048 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1432
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to STEEL N SMOKE)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team STEEL N SMOKE has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#6,037 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1433
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 10 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#6,046 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1432
Careers of much the same size, 10 contests to 10, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#6,038 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1432
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Compare careers#6,040 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1432
Level with STEEL N SMOKE on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#6,044 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1432
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 9 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE PIT CREW BBQ OF AZ | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| ZZYZX BAR.B.Q | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| MAR-B-QUE'S BBQ | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| RIDGE ROUTE BOYS BBQ | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| LEFT COAST Q | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| BOWLING OVER PIGS | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| PIGGY D'S BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| ROYAL SMOKIN' HOT | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Porterhouse BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| BIG AL'S BIG TIME BBQ | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| PORKCHOP & BUBBAS | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| BIG POPPA SMOKERS | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| BIG B'S DOWN-N-DIRTY BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| TROPICAL HEAT BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 173.7144 | 135.4286 | 157.41 | top 70% |
| Pork Ribs | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 171.4172 | 137.1430 | 156.07 | top 69% |
| Pork | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168 | 138.8572 | 155.59 | top 73% |
| Brisket | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 158.8344 | 126.8570 | 146.82 | top 84% |
“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 field size and state
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 4 | 0 | top 89% |
| Large (40+) | 6 | 0 | top 78% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2015
3 contests
Contests a season
2
across 5 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
CA
7 of 10 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
10
a different one every time
Opponents faced
263
finished ahead 86 times, behind 359
Longest layoff
1.1 yrs
Sep 11, 2015 → Oct 27, 2016
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20173 milestones
- 10th tracked contest California Honey Harvest Festival & BBQ Championship
- Career-best single call (Chicken)173.7144 California Honey Harvest Festival & BBQ Championship
- Most recent contest California Honey Harvest Festival & BBQ Championship
20142 milestones
- First call Bakersfield's Biggest, Baddest BBQ Championship
- Career-best overall score642.9028 Bakersfield's Biggest, Baddest BBQ Championship
20132 milestones
- First tracked contest Bakersfield's Biggest Baddest BBQ Championship
- Peak power rating (1487) Bakersfield's Biggest Baddest BBQ Championship
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +4 | Bakersfield's Biggest, Baddest BBQ Championship | May 16, 2014 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12.6 | Bakersfield's Biggest Baddest BBQ Championship | May 17, 2013 |
| -10.7 | Silicon Valley BBQ Championships | Jun 28, 2013 |
| -10.3 | The Great Vegas Gridiron Grill-Off | Sep 5, 2014 |
| -8.9 | USA Barbecue Championship | Oct 27, 2016 |
| -8.3 | California Honey Harvest Festival and BBQ Championship | Jun 12, 2015 |
Scores over time (% of a perfect score — tap a meat to add it)
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 87% | 86.9% | 86.9% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 94% | 88.2% | 88.2% |
| 2015 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33% | top 78% | 89.1% | 88.9% |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 73% | 89.3% | 86.7% |
| 2013 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 88% | 84.5% | 80% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 9, 2017 | California Honey Harvest Festival & BBQ Championship Fillmore, CA | 34 / 39 (625.7032) | 8 (173.7144) | 36 (150.3316) | 34 (151.9656) | 33 (149.6916) |
| Oct 27, 2016 | USA Barbecue Championship Laughlin, NV | 34 / 36 (634.6856) | 26 (165.6684) | 31 (157.1316) | 31 (158.2284) | 32 (153.6572) |
| Sep 11, 2015 | The Outlets @ Lake Elsinore BBQ State Championship 🏅 Lake Elsinore, CA | 24 / 28 (638.2284) | 24 (165.6684) | 19 (165.1544) | 27 (152.0112) | 26 (155.3944) |
| Jun 12, 2015 | California Honey Harvest Festival and BBQ Championship Fillmore, CA | 23 / 26 (641.6456) | 24 (162.8456) | 16 (166.3200) | 22 (162.8228) | 24 (149.6572) |
| May 15, 2015 | Bakersfield's Biggest, Baddest BBQ Championship Bakersfield, CA | 32 / 53 (641.1088) | 42 (153.1544) | 5 (171.4172) | 18 (168) | 38 (148.5372) |
| Sep 5, 2014 | The Great Vegas Gridiron Grill-Off Las Vegas, NV | 41 / 42 (605.5884) | 41 (149.6228) | 36 (157.2000) | 41 (147.4056) | 40 (151.3600) |
| May 16, 2014 | Bakersfield's Biggest, Baddest BBQ Championship Bakersfield, CA | 27 / 56 (642.9028) | 10 (168.5828) | 28 (156.5940) | 33 (158.8916) | 24 (158.8344) |
| Aug 31, 2013 | Smokin in Mesquite BBQ Championship Mesquite, NV | 46 / 54 (608.3996) | 28 (160.5484) | 49 (147.9312) | 36 (157.1084) | 48 (142.8116) |
| Jun 28, 2013 | Silicon Valley BBQ Championships Santa Clara, CA | 49 / 56 (560) | 53 (135.4286) | 51 (137.1430) | 19 (160.5714) | 53 (126.8570) |
| May 17, 2013 | Bakersfield's Biggest Baddest BBQ Championship Bakersfield, CA | 59 / 65 (560.5716) | 57 (138.8572) | 39 (151.4286) | 56 (138.8572) | 56 (131.4286) |