A tough matchup
4–0
behind in the head-to-head
SMOKEY'S Q ahead in 100% of their meetings
SMOKEY'S Q has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
TWO REDS BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1452
peak 1452 · rated over 5 contests ⓘ
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
2013-10-11
latest 2015-07-24
Best ToY finish
#1499
Master 2014
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 88%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
616.83
last 5 Master vs avg 616.83 (+0.00)
Walk rate
40%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±21.65
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 162.62 · weakest Brisket (149.35)
Road miles
436
mi across 5 mapped stops · furthest 111 mi
Schedule strength
24%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1533)
Master avg
616.83 / 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
−13.3
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 13.27 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 40%.
- Brisket avg 149.35
- Chicken avg 162.62
- 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.
113 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5451 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1451
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#5447 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1452
No shared contest yet.
Level with TWO REDS BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#5417 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1452
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#5421 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1452
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#5450 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1451
No shared contest yet.
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Head-to-head#5416 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1452
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-headBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 178.8572 | 142.2056 | 162.62 | top 53% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.8344 | 134.8232 | 151.17 | top 79% |
| Pork | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 158.3088 | 146.7888 | 153.69 | top 83% |
| Brisket | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 159.4400 | 141.7028 | 149.35 | top 86% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 2 | 0 | top 92% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 86% |
The story so far (14 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
1.8 yrs
2013-10-11 → 2015-07-24
Busiest season
2015
2 contests
Contests a season
1.7
across 3 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
IL
5 of 5 contests
Contests visited
5
0 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
5 entries · 1 win · 2 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 162.62 · weakest Brisket (149.35)
Walk rate
40%
a top-10 call in 2 of 5 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 5 contests
Master average
616.83
out of 720 · 5 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
133
21–153 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
436
5 mapped stops · furthest 111 mi
Schedule strength
1533
average field rating faced — tougher than 24% of rated contests
Power rating
1452
peak 1452 · #5433 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Central Illinois Bragging Rights
- Peak power rating (1485) Central Illinois Bragging Rights
- 2014
- First call Legacy State BBQ Championship Cook-Off
- First category win (Chicken) Legacy State BBQ Championship Cook-Off
- Career-best overall score643.8860 Legacy State BBQ Championship Cook-Off
- Career-best single call (Chicken)178.8572 Legacy State BBQ Championship Cook-Off
- 2015
- Most recent contest Effing-Ham-Jam State BBQ Championship
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -14.8 | Central Illinois Bragging Rights | 2013-10-11 |
| -12.3 | Effing-Ham-Jam State BBQ Championship | 2015-07-24 |
| -10.8 | Wabash Ribberfest Barbecue Championship | 2014-04-25 |
| -7.2 | Legacy State BBQ Championship Cook-Off | 2014-06-26 |
| -3.2 | Route 66 Smoke Out (TEAMS AND JUDGES FULL) | 2015-05-01 |
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 84% | 88.7% | 86.5% |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 50% | top 87% | 89.4% | 87% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 100% | 81.3% | 81.3% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-07-24 | Effing-Ham-Jam State BBQ Championship Effingham, IL | 18 / 18 (607.8284) | 13 (162.8684) | 15 (151.3828) | 17 (146.7888) | 18 (146.7884) |
| 2015-05-01 | Route 66 Smoke Out (TEAMS AND JUDGES FULL) Dwight, IL | 27 / 40 (638.2972) | 6 (171.4628) | 12 (170.8344) | 35 (154.2972) | 40 (141.7028) |
| 2014-06-26 | Legacy State BBQ Championship Cook-Off Effingham, IL | 15 / 18 (643.8860) | 1 (178.8572) | 15 (159.4060) | 17 (151.9544) | 16 (153.6684) |
| 2014-04-25 | Wabash Ribberfest Barbecue Championship Mt. Carmel, IL | 45 / 50 (609.0860) | 36 (157.7028) | 50 (134.8232) | 41 (157.1200) | 32 (159.4400) |
| 2013-10-11 | Central Illinois Bragging Rights Arthur, IL | 53 / 53 (585.0516) | 53 (142.2056) | 51 (139.3944) | 31 (158.3088) | 42 (145.1428) |
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) | #1977 (103 pts) | #2016 (93 pts) | #2103 (83 pts) | #2098 (78 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #1499 (168 pts) | #1009 (343 pts) | #1573 (168 pts) | #1639 (158 pts) | #1610 (163 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #1970 (75 pts) | #2073 (75 pts) | #2043 (75 pts) | #2080 (75 pts) | #2034 (75 pts) |