The one to beat
2×
one call ahead of them
UNCLE BILL'S BBQ has finished one call ahead of ZMOKIN BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
ZMOKIN BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1440
peak 1440 · rated over 5 contests ⓘ
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
2013-09-27
latest 2017-05-19
Best ToY finish
#1970
Master 2013
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 96%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
596.90
last 5 Master vs avg 596.90 (+0.00)
Walk rate
20%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±7.15
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 151.77 · weakest Pork Ribs (146.93)
Road miles
22
mi across 5 mapped stops
Schedule strength
29%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1539)
Master avg
596.90 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
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.
A tough matchup
5–0
behind in the head-to-head
PORKY BUTTS BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
PORKY BUTTS BBQ has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
The weak link
−4.8
points behind their best meat
Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 4.83 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 0%.
- Pork Ribs avg 146.93
- Chicken avg 151.77
- 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.
83 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5801 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1441
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to ZMOKIN BBQ)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team ZMOKIN BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#5815 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1440
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#5816 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1440
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 6 years after ZMOKIN BBQ did, first appearing in 2019.
⚔ Head-to-head#5808 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1440
No shared contest yet.
Level with ZMOKIN BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#5809 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1440
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#5802 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1441
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 7 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PORKY BUTTS BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| WHEN PIGS DIE | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| ELWOOD BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| TATTOO BOB'S BAR-B-Q | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| KEV'S CHEW CHEW BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| YOU GONNA LIKE IT | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.1428 | 145.7144 | 151.77 | top 86% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164.0000 | 137.0512 | 146.93 | top 87% |
| Pork | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 158.2740 | 135.3256 | 149.33 | top 82% |
| Brisket | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 161.6800 | 141.6572 | 148.87 | top 75% |
“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 95% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 96% |
The story so far (14 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
3.6 yrs
2013-09-27 → 2017-05-19
Busiest season
2017
1 contest
Contests a season
1
across 5 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
NE
5 of 5 contests
Contests visited
5
0 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
5 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 151.77 · weakest Pork Ribs (146.93)
Walk rate
20%
a top-10 call in 1 of 5 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 5 contests
Master average
596.90
out of 720 · 5 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
119
9–189 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
22
5 mapped stops
Schedule strength
1539
average field rating faced — tougher than 29% of rated contests
Power rating
1440
peak 1440 · #5807 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Ak-Sar-Ben's River City Rodeo & Stock Show
- Career-best overall score609.0168 Ak-Sar-Ben's River City Rodeo & Stock Show
- Career-best single call (Chicken)165.1428 Ak-Sar-Ben's River City Rodeo & Stock Show
- Peak power rating (1488) Ak-Sar-Ben's River City Rodeo & Stock Show
- 2015
- First call 4th Annual Valley Veterans BBQ Competition
- 2017
- Most recent contest 6th Annual Valley Veterans BBQ Competition
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12.4 | Ak-Sar-Ben's River City Rodeo & Stock Show | 2013-09-27 |
| -12.3 | 4th Annual Valley Veterans BBQ Competition | 2015-05-29 |
| -12.2 | 5th Annual Valley Veteran's BBQ Competition | 2016-05-20 |
| -12.1 | 3rd Annual Valley Veterans Barbecue Competition | 2014-05-30 |
| -10.5 | 6th Annual Valley Veterans BBQ Competition | 2017-05-19 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 98% | 82.6% | 82.6% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 98% | 81.5% | 81.5% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 96% | 82.9% | 82.9% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 93% | 82.9% | 82.9% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 93% | 84.6% | 84.6% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-05-19 | 6th Annual Valley Veterans BBQ Competition Valley, NE | 46 / 47 (594.7884) | 46 (152.5828) | 45 (143.4172) | 47 (142.8228) | 34 (155.9656) |
| 2016-05-20 | 5th Annual Valley Veteran's BBQ Competition Valley, NE | 41 / 42 (586.6972) | 41 (145.7144) | 21 (164.0000) | 42 (135.3256) | 39 (141.6572) |
| 2015-05-29 | 4th Annual Valley Veterans BBQ Competition Valley, NE | 27 / 28 (597.0056) | 26 (145.7144) | 28 (137.0512) | 22 (152.5600) | 8 (161.6800) |
| 2014-05-30 | 3rd Annual Valley Veterans Barbecue Competition Valley, NE | 28 / 30 (596.9940) | 28 (149.6800) | 28 (146.8228) | 17 (158.2740) | 28 (142.2172) |
| 2013-09-27 | Ak-Sar-Ben's River City Rodeo & Stock Show Omaha, NE | 52 / 56 (609.0168) | 28 (165.1428) | 54 (143.3716) | 42 (157.6912) | 48 (142.8112) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #2212 (60 pts) | #2286 (60 pts) | #2304 (60 pts) | #2260 (60 pts) | #2266 (60 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #2274 (60 pts) | #2353 (60 pts) | #2240 (80 pts) | #2326 (60 pts) | #2345 (60 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #2831 (53 pts) | #2818 (53 pts) | #2828 (53 pts) | #2187 (68 pts) | #1614 (148 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #2784 (55 pts) | #2780 (55 pts) | #2785 (55 pts) | #2077 (95 pts) | #2777 (55 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #1970 (75 pts) | #2073 (75 pts) | #2043 (75 pts) | #2080 (75 pts) | #2034 (75 pts) |