A tough matchup
4–0
behind in the head-to-head
BAYOU POKER SMOKERS ahead in 100% of their meetings
BAYOU POKER SMOKERS has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
ERNIE'S BBQ
ERNIE'S BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2016. Their best overall finish is 25th of 25 at the Grillin & Chillin BBQ cook-off (2016). They finished #1970 in the 2013 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1455
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 4
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
May 10, 2013
latest Oct 7, 2016 · 3.4 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 91%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±23.47
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 153.69 · weakest Pork Ribs (149.56)
Road miles
39
across 4 mapped stops
Schedule strength
22%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1530)
Master avg
605.52 / 720
4 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 | #2831 (53 pts) | #2735 (58 pts) | #2016 (93 pts) | #2754 (58 pts) | #2002 (98 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) |
Overall rank by season
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 158.8800 | 147.4056 | 152.57 | top 87% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.4172 | 128 | 149.56 | top 79% |
| Pork | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.1430 | 139.9312 | 153.69 | top 76% |
| Brisket | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 160.5372 | 141.6800 | 149.70 | top 80% |
“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) | 2 | 0 | top 96% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 86% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge | 2 | 56 | 0 | top 86% | May 9, 2014 |
More numbers
Contests a season
1
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
NC
4 of 4 contests
Contests visited
3
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
135
finished ahead 24 times, behind 163
Longest layoff
1.4 yrs
May 9, 2014 → Oct 9, 2015
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20161 milestone
- Most recent contest Grillin & Chillin BBQ cook-off
20152 milestones
- Career-best overall score637.6572 Waxhaw Grill'n & Chill'n
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)163.4172 Waxhaw Grill'n & Chill'n
20132 milestones
- First tracked contest Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge
- Peak power rating (1485) Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -14.8 | Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge | May 10, 2013 |
| -12.2 | Waxhaw Grill'n & Chill'n | Oct 9, 2015 |
| -11.3 | Grillin & Chillin BBQ cook-off | Oct 7, 2016 |
| -6.4 | Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge | May 9, 2014 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 100% | 81.1% | 81.1% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 93% | 88.6% | 88.6% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 75% | 85.9% | 85.9% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 97% | 80.9% | 80.9% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 7, 2016 | Grillin & Chillin BBQ cook-off Waxhaw, NC | 25 / 25 (583.8740) | 20 (154.2744) | 25 (147.9884) | 25 (139.9312) | 25 (141.6800) |
| Oct 9, 2015 | Waxhaw Grill'n & Chill'n Waxhaw, NC | 26 / 28 (637.6572) | 24 (158.8800) | 17 (163.4172) | 24 (154.8228) | 16 (160.5372) |
| May 9, 2014 | Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge Kannapolis, NC | 60 / 80 (618.2512) | 72 (147.4056) | 49 (158.8228) | 48 (158.8800) | 61 (153.1428) |
| May 10, 2013 | Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge Kannapolis, NC | 56 / 58 (582.2852) | 54 (149.7138) | 55 (128) | 34 (161.1430) | 51 (143.4284) |