BENT SMOKE

At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)

Power ranking

#5522

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1450

peak 1450 · rated over 6 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-05-24

latest 2014-10-02

Best ToY finish

#1300

Master 2014

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 6 contests

Avg finish

top 83%

overall standings

Best overall

615.9772 / 720

Master · Wine Country Big Q

Perfect 180s

Current form

596.77 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 584.83 (+11.94)

Walk rate

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

160.5372

Brisket · Wine Country Big Q

Consistency

±32.34

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork Ribs

avg 151.62 · weakest Brisket (142.34)

Road miles

1,397

mi across 6 mapped stops · furthest 272 mi

Schedule strength

14%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1520)

Master avg

584.83 / 720

6 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (3 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.

Their season

2014 their best year

2014 was the year it came together: 3 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 72%.

3 contests
0 overall top-10s
0 category wins
average top 72%

A tough matchup

5–0 behind in the head-to-head

BIG B'S DOWN-N-DIRTY BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

BIG B'S DOWN-N-DIRTY BBQ has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.

The weak link

−9.3 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 9.28 points below their pork ribs, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 0%.

Brisket avg 142.34
Pork Ribs avg 151.62
0 calls in 6 entries

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115 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.

GERTIE AND BABS SPICE AND PROVISION CO BBQ TEAM

#5509 of the rated field

1450 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1450

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.

rated over 6 contests
last seen 2025-11-05

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Shade Tree Smokers

#5518 of the rated field

1450 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 17%
Peak: 1450

No shared contest yet.

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.

rated over 6 contests
last seen 2025-09-26

⚔ Head-to-head

Team Money Muscle

#5529 of the rated field

1450 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1450

No shared contest yet.

Level with BENT SMOKE on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 6 contests
last seen 2024-06-07

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Baden in Glut

#5514 of the rated field

1450 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1450

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.

rated over 6 contests
last seen 2019-07-20

⚔ Head-to-head

Cocineros del Este

#5513 of the rated field

1450 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 17%
Peak: 1450

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.

rated over 6 contests
last seen 2019-06-21

⚔ Head-to-head

Tool Time

#5505 of the rated field

1450 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1450

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.

rated over 6 contests
last seen 2018-04-20

⚔ Head-to-head

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Behind	Win rate
BIG B'S DOWN-N-DIRTY BBQ	5	5	0%	⚔ compare
TOO ASHAMED TO NAME	5	5	0%	⚔ compare
WOODHOUSE BARBECUE	5	5	0%	⚔ compare
Smokey and the Pirate	5	5	0%	⚔ compare
PORKTERA BBQ	5	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	6	157.7256	128.0002	145.34	top 84%
Pork Ribs	6	158.8684	141.7144	151.62	top 73%
Pork	6	151.9772	133.1428	145.52	top 86%
Brisket	6	160.5372	122.2856	142.34	top 76%

“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)	1	0	top 97%
Large (40+)	5	0	top 80%

Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Dana Point State BBQ Championship	2	88	0	top 92%	2014-10-02
Wine Country Big Q	2	29	0	top 78%	2014-07-11

The story so far (14 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 1.4 yrs 2013-05-24 → 2014-10-02

Busiest season 2014 3 contests

Contests a season 3 across 2 seasons in the data

Cooks most in CA 6 of 6 contests

Contests visited 4 2 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 6 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls

Strongest meat Pork Ribs averages 151.62 · weakest Brisket (142.34)

Walk rate 0% a top-10 call in 0 of 6 contests

Overall top-10 rate 0% 0 of 6 contests

Master average 584.83 out of 720 · 6 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 239 55–305 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 1,397 6 mapped stops · furthest 272 mi

Schedule strength 1520 average field rating faced — tougher than 14% of rated contests

Power rating 1450 peak 1450 · #5522 of 6,413 rated

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

2013
May 24 First tracked contest Blues, Brews & BBQ
May 24 Peak power rating (1486) Blues, Brews & BBQ
2014
Jul 11 Career-best overall score615.9772 Wine Country Big Q
Jul 11 Career-best single call (Brisket)160.5372 Wine Country Big Q
Oct 2 Most recent contest Dana Point State BBQ Championship

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-14.5	Blues, Brews & BBQ	2013-05-24
-11.6	Dana Point State BBQ Championship	2013-10-04
-11.5	Wine Country Big Q	2013-07-12
-10.4	Dana Point State BBQ Championship	2014-10-02
-2	Wine Country Big Q	2014-07-11

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)
2014	3	0	0	0	0%	top 72%	85.6%	84.9%
2013	3	0	0	0	0%	top 94%	81.9%	77.6%

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2014-10-02	Dana Point State BBQ Championship Dana Point, CA	88 / 97 (612.5712)	96 (143.9884)	73 (158.8684)	92 (149.7144)	55 (160.0000)
2014-07-11	Wine Country Big Q Rohnert Park, CA	29 / 44 (615.9772)	34 (151.4628)	28 (157.7144)	39 (146.2628)	23 (160.5372)
2014-06-27	Silicon Valley BBQ Championships Santa Clara, CA	29 / 48 (604.5596)	29 (153.7140)	23 (155.4172)	42 (143.4284)	25 (152.0000)
2013-10-04	Dana Point State BBQ Championship Dana Point, CA	92 / 99 (589.5888)	69 (157.7256)	92 (146.2516)	79 (151.9772)	95 (133.6344)
2013-07-12	Wine Country Big Q Santa Rosa, CA	40 / 44 (561.1312)	42 (137.1656)	30 (149.7600)	32 (148.6056)	43 (125.6000)
2013-05-24	Blues, Brews & BBQ Brentwood, CA	33 / 34 (525.1430)	34 (128.0002)	31 (141.7144)	32 (133.1428)	34 (122.2856)

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
2014 ↗	Master	#1300 (217 pts)	#1382 (217 pts)	#1322 (227 pts)	#1385 (217 pts)	#1298 (227 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#1970 (75 pts)	#2073 (75 pts)	#2043 (75 pts)	#2080 (75 pts)	#2034 (75 pts)