A tough matchup
5–0
behind in the head-to-head
INSANE SWINE BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
INSANE SWINE BBQ has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
LOST NATION SMOKE COMPANY
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1472
peak 1503 · rated over 5 contests ⓘ
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
2013-10-05
latest 2015-07-25
Best ToY finish
#1766
Master 2014
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 75%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
617.76
last 5 Master vs avg 617.76 (-0.00)
Walk rate
20%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±6.12
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 161.33 · weakest Pork Ribs (150.47)
Road miles
1,023
mi across 5 mapped stops · furthest 320 mi
Schedule strength
32%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1543)
Master avg
617.76 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (2 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
−10.9
points behind their best meat
Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 10.86 points below their pork, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 20%.
- Pork Ribs avg 150.47
- Pork avg 161.33
- 0 calls in 5 entries
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.
129 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4525 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1472
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#4558 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1471
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 12 years after LOST NATION SMOKE COMPANY did, first appearing in 2025.
⚔ Head-to-head#4529 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1472
No shared contest yet.
Level with LOST NATION SMOKE COMPANY on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#4533 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1472
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#4566 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1507
No shared contest yet.
They've been 1507 at their best, 36 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-head#4545 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1472
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INSANE SWINE BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 158.2400 | 146.8000 | 152.97 | top 82% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164.5600 | 142.2288 | 150.47 | top 74% |
| Pork | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 168.5600 | 154.7656 | 161.33 | top 47% |
| Brisket | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 157.6688 | 149.6572 | 152.98 | top 70% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| VT | 3 | 0 | top 89% |
| NJ | 2 | 0 | top 54% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 3 | 0 | top 89% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 54% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harpoon Championships of New England BBQ | 2 | 32 | 0 | top 93% | 2015-07-25 |
| DO AC Smokin' Hot Atlantic City BBQ Championship | 2 | 38 | 0 | top 54% | 2014-10-03 |
The story so far (14 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
1.8 yrs
2013-10-05 → 2015-07-25
Busiest season
2015
2 contests
Contests a season
1.7
across 3 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
VT
3 of 5 contests · 2 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
3
2 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
5 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Pork
averages 161.33 · weakest Pork Ribs (150.47)
Walk rate
20%
a top-10 call in 1 of 5 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 5 contests
Master average
617.76
out of 720 · 5 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
164
80–157 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
1,023
5 mapped stops · furthest 320 mi
Schedule strength
1543
average field rating faced — tougher than 32% of rated contests
Power rating
1472
peak 1503 · #4549 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest DO AC Smokin' Hot Atlantic City BBQ Championship
- Peak power rating (1503) DO AC Smokin' Hot Atlantic City BBQ Championship
- 2015
- First call Green Mountain BBQ Championship
- Career-best single call (Pork)168.5600 Green Mountain BBQ Championship
- Career-best overall score623.8972 Harpoon Championships of New England BBQ
- Most recent contest Harpoon Championships of New England BBQ
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +2.9 | DO AC Smokin' Hot Atlantic City BBQ Championship | 2013-10-05 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12 | Harpoon Championships of New England BBQ | 2014-07-25 |
| -9.2 | Harpoon Championships of New England BBQ | 2015-07-25 |
| -7.9 | Green Mountain BBQ Championship | 2015-06-27 |
| -2.4 | DO AC Smokin' Hot Atlantic City BBQ Championship | 2014-10-03 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 87% | 86.7% | 86.3% |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 79% | 85.7% | 85% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 45% | 86.5% | 86.5% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-07-25 | Harpoon Championships of New England BBQ Windsor, VT | 32 / 35 (623.8972) | 35 (148.5028) | 30 (156.0116) | 19 (161.7140) | 27 (157.6688) |
| 2015-06-27 | Green Mountain BBQ Championship Waterbury, VT | 19 / 23 (618.6860) | 17 (158.2400) | 22 (142.2288) | 10 (168.5600) | 20 (149.6572) |
| 2014-10-03 | DO AC Smokin' Hot Atlantic City BBQ Championship Atlantic City, NJ | 41 / 65 (616.9256) | 45 (154.7884) | 48 (147.3372) | 20 (162.2512) | 34 (152.5488) |
| 2014-07-25 | Harpoon Championships of New England BBQ Windsor, VT | 32 / 34 (606.6288) | 27 (156.5372) | 33 (142.2288) | 26 (154.7656) | 27 (153.0972) |
| 2013-10-05 | DO AC Smokin' Hot Atlantic City BBQ Championship Atlantic City, NJ | 38 / 85 (622.6512) | 74 (146.8000) | 14 (164.5600) | 25 (159.3712) | 46 (151.9200) |
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 | #2042 (78 pts) | #2067 (88 pts) | #2197 (63 pts) | #1777 (123 pts) | #2127 (73 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #1766 (134 pts) | #1846 (134 pts) | #1823 (134 pts) | #1634 (159 pts) | #1817 (134 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #1970 (75 pts) | #2073 (75 pts) | #1744 (130 pts) | #2080 (75 pts) | #2034 (75 pts) |