High-water mark
679.3484
career-best overall
94.4% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 679.3484 at Great Southern Tailgate Cook-off — 94.4% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2014-08-22
SMOKE ON THE LAKES
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1532
peak 1538 · rated over 8 contests ⓘ
Contests
8
in the data
First seen
2013-01-25
latest 2014-10-02
Best ToY finish
#1970
Master 2013
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
2
of 8 contests
Avg finish
top 39%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
653.73 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 654.26 (-0.53)
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±15.89
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 166.34 · weakest Brisket (159.48)
Road miles
3,317
mi across 8 mapped stops · furthest 1007 mi
Schedule strength
14%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1520)
Master avg
654.26 / 720
8 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (7 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.
A tough matchup
4–0
behind in the head-to-head
HOT WACHULA'S ahead in 100% of their meetings
HOT WACHULA'S has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
The weak link
−6.9
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 6.86 points below their pork, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 25%.
- Brisket avg 159.48
- Pork avg 166.34
- 0 calls in 8 entries
A strong matchup
4–0
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 100% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
Pork nemesis
3 of 4
shared pork entries lost
IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ ahead 75% of the time
Even in their strongest meat, IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ has out-cooked them in 3 of 4 shared pork entries.
The long haul
3,317
road miles between contests
Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 3,317 miles across 8 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 1,007 miles to 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open.
- 8 mapped stops
- furthest 1,007 mi
The metronome
±2.21%
swing around their own average
Their overall lands within ±2.21% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.
- averages 90.9% of a perfect score
- 8 contests
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.
81 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2171 of the rated field
- Contests
- 17
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 18%
- Peak
- 1562
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to SMOKE ON THE LAKES)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team SMOKE ON THE LAKES has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#2156 of the rated field
- Contests
- 27
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 15%
- Peak
- 1544
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to SMOKE ON THE LAKES)
27 contests to 8: their number has had years to settle where SMOKE ON THE LAKES's is still finding its level.
⚔ Head-to-head#2165 of the rated field
- Contests
- 15
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1536
No shared contest yet.
15 contests and no Grand Championship yet.
⚔ Head-to-head#2157 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 89%
- Peak
- 1541
No shared contest yet.
4 straight overall top-10s says this rating is a moving target.
⚔ Head-to-head#2169 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 56%
- Peak
- 1558
No shared contest yet.
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Head-to-head#2172 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 29%
- Peak
- 1532
No shared contest yet.
Level with SMOKE ON THE LAKES on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uncle Kenny's Take-Away | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 172.5484 | 147.9656 | 163.61 | top 47% |
| Pork Ribs | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 172.5600 | 154.8574 | 164.83 | top 35% |
| Pork | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 175.4172 | 158.2400 | 166.34 | top 35% |
| Brisket | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.4056 | 150.7884 | 159.48 | top 53% |
“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.
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Great Southern Tailgate Cook-off | 2 | 8 | 0 | top 29% | 2014-08-22 |
The story so far (14 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
1.7 yrs
2013-01-25 → 2014-10-02
Busiest season
2013
5 contests
Contests a season
4
across 2 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
FL
5 of 8 contests · 3 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
7
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
8 entries · 0 wins · 2 calls
Strongest meat
Pork
averages 166.34 · weakest Brisket (159.48)
Walk rate
50%
a top-10 call in 4 of 8 contests
Overall top-10 rate
25%
2 of 8 contests
Master average
654.26
out of 720 · 8 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
981
664–730 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
3,317
8 mapped stops · furthest 1,007 mi
Schedule strength
1520
average field rating faced — tougher than 14% of rated contests
Power rating
1532
peak 1538 · #2162 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Lakeland Pig Festival
- First call Great Southern Tailgate Cook-off
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score659.8516 Great Southern Tailgate Cook-off
- First overall top-10 Atlanta BarB-Q Festival
- First overall podium Atlanta BarB-Q Festival
- Career-best single call (Pork)175.4172 Atlanta BarB-Q Festival
- 2014
- Career-best overall score679.3484 Great Southern Tailgate Cook-off
- Peak power rating (1538) Great Southern Tailgate Cook-off
- Most recent contest 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +14.2 | Atlanta BarB-Q Festival | 2013-09-13 |
| +9.9 | Great Southern Tailgate Cook-off | 2014-08-22 |
| +5.3 | The Tiger Town Pig Festival | 2014-01-23 |
| +4.7 | Plant City Pig Jam | 2013-11-22 |
| +4.5 | Great Southern Tailgate Cook-off | 2013-08-23 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -5.9 | 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open | 2014-10-02 |
| -2.8 | Lakeland Pig Festival | 2013-01-25 |
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)
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 | 1 | 0 | 33% | top 41% | 94.4% | 91.3% |
| 2013 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 60% | top 38% | 93.6% | 90.6% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-10-02 | 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO | 382 / 552 (637.5428) | 278 (165.1200) | 290 (163.3944) | 410 (158.2400) | 452 (150.7884) |
| 2014-08-22 | Great Southern Tailgate Cook-off Amelia Island, FL | 8 / 40 (679.3484) | 10 (172.5484) | 5 (172.5600) | 19 (166.8344) | 19 (167.4056) |
| 2014-01-23 | The Tiger Town Pig Festival Lakeland, FL | 24 / 69 (654.8000) | 17 (167.9656) | 44 (155.9772) | 23 (165.1200) | 20 (165.7372) |
| 2013-11-22 | Plant City Pig Jam Plant City, FL | 21 / 53 (655.3256) | 5 (171.9656) | 7 (171.4172) | 28 (161.1200) | 40 (150.8228) |
| 2013-10-03 | 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO | 242 / 535 (641.6228) | 481 (147.9656) | 254 (159.9428) | 61 (170.2744) | 163 (163.4400) |
| 2013-09-13 | Atlanta BarB-Q Festival Atlanta, GA | 3 / 41 (674.1716) | 13 (165.1200) | 6 (170.8344) | 2 (175.4172) | 18 (162.8000) |
| 2013-08-23 | Great Southern Tailgate Cook-off Amelia Island, FL | 17 / 44 (659.8516) | 40 (157.6456) | 7 (169.6916) | 4 (174.2744) | 26 (158.2400) |
| 2013-01-25 | Lakeland Pig Festival Lakeland, FL | 41 / 70 (631.4284) | 40 (160.5712) | 42 (154.8574) | 31 (159.4284) | 40 (156.5714) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #1970 (75 pts) | #2073 (75 pts) | #2043 (75 pts) | #2080 (75 pts) | #2034 (75 pts) |