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
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1455
peak 1455 · rated over 4 contests ⓘ
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
2013-05-10
latest 2016-10-07
Best ToY finish
#1970
Master 2013
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 91%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
605.52
last 4 Master vs avg 605.52 (+0.00)
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±23.47
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 153.69 · weakest Pork Ribs (149.56)
Road miles
39
mi 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
Storylines (1 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.
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.
ERNIE'S BBQ has 4 rated contests — short of the five it takes to earn a power ranking — so this rating has barely moved off the 1500 every team starts on and 119 rated teams sit within a point of it. Read the list as the nearest company at a number nobody here has moved far from, not as a verdict on who this team belongs with.
#5278 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1456
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to ERNIE'S BBQ)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team ERNIE'S BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#5297 of the rated field
- Contests
- 30
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 10%
- Peak
- 1455
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to ERNIE'S BBQ)
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 30 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-head#5280 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1456
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 4, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#5305 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1455
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 6 years after ERNIE'S BBQ did, first appearing in 2019.
⚔ Head-to-head#5306 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1455
No shared contest yet.
Level with ERNIE'S BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#5270 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1456
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 4, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-headBy 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 | 128.0000 | 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 contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 96% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 86% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring 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% | 2014-05-09 |
The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
3.4 yrs
2013-05-10 → 2016-10-07
Busiest season
2016
1 contest
Contests a season
1
across 4 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
NC
4 of 4 contests
Contests visited
3
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
4 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Pork
averages 153.69 · weakest Pork Ribs (149.56)
Walk rate
0%
a top-10 call in 0 of 4 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 4 contests
Master average
605.52
out of 720 · 4 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
135
24–163 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
39
4 mapped stops
Schedule strength
1530
average field rating faced — tougher than 22% of rated contests
Longest layoff
1.4 yrs
2014-05-09 → 2015-10-09
Power rating
1455
peak 1455 · #null of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge
- Peak power rating (1485) Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge
- 2015
- Career-best overall score637.6572 Waxhaw Grill'n & Chill'n
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)163.4172 Waxhaw Grill'n & Chill'n
- 2016
- Most recent contest Grillin & Chillin BBQ cook-off
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -14.8 | Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge | 2013-05-10 |
| -12.2 | Waxhaw Grill'n & Chill'n | 2015-10-09 |
| -11.3 | Grillin & Chillin BBQ cook-off | 2016-10-07 |
| -6.4 | Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge | 2014-05-09 |
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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-10-07 | Grillin & Chillin BBQ cook-off Waxhaw, NC | 25 / 25 (583.8740) | 20 (154.2744) | 25 (147.9884) | 25 (139.9312) | 25 (141.6800) |
| 2015-10-09 | Waxhaw Grill'n & Chill'n Waxhaw, NC | 26 / 28 (637.6572) | 24 (158.8800) | 17 (163.4172) | 24 (154.8228) | 16 (160.5372) |
| 2014-05-09 | Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge Kannapolis, NC | 60 / 80 (618.2512) | 72 (147.4056) | 49 (158.8228) | 48 (158.8800) | 61 (153.1428) |
| 2013-05-10 | Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge Kannapolis, NC | 56 / 58 (582.2852) | 54 (149.7138) | 55 (128.0000) | 34 (161.1430) | 51 (143.4284) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) |