A tough matchup
5–0
behind in the head-to-head
DRILLING & GRILLING ahead in 100% of their meetings
DRILLING & GRILLING has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
SMOKEHOUSE BOYS
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1469
peak 1469 · rated over 5 contests ⓘ
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
2013-08-09
latest 2019-08-23
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 77%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
610.75
last 5 Master vs avg 610.75 (+0.00)
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±12.87
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 153.47 · weakest Brisket (152.07)
Road miles
42
mi across 5 mapped stops · furthest 42 mi
Schedule strength
32%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1543)
Purse competed for
$10K
listed at 1 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 1 state-championship entries
Master avg
610.75 / 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 strong matchup
3–0
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 100% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of HEAVY HITTERS BBQ in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
The comeback
3 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 3 years, then back at New Holland Summer Fest (2017-08-25).
- last seen 2014-08-08
- back 2017-08-25
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.
154 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4660 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 10%
- Peak
- 1505
3–0 in 3 shared contests (100% to SMOKEHOUSE BOYS)
These two have cooked 3 of the same contests — SMOKEHOUSE BOYS ahead 3–0 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.
⚔ Head-to-head#4673 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1469
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#4681 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1469
No shared contest yet.
Level with SMOKEHOUSE BOYS on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#4689 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1469
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#4636 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1469
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#4657 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1469
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DRILLING & GRILLING | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| FLYING PORKERS | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.9544 | 137.1432 | 153.47 | top 69% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 159.3944 | 149.6228 | 152.30 | top 71% |
| Pork | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.1544 | 145.1084 | 152.91 | top 68% |
| Brisket | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 160.5372 | 145.0856 | 152.07 | top 65% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Holland Summer Fest | 3 | 50 | 0 | top 75% | 2019-08-23 |
The story so far (17 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
6 yrs
2013-08-09 → 2019-08-23
Busiest season
2019
1 contest
Contests a season
1
across 5 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
PA
3 of 5 contests · 2 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
3
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
5 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 153.47 · weakest Brisket (152.07)
Walk rate
0%
a top-10 call in 0 of 5 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 5 contests
Master average
610.75
out of 720 · 5 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
189
73–239 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
42
5 mapped stops · furthest 42 mi
Schedule strength
1543
average field rating faced — tougher than 32% of rated contests
Purse competed for
$9,675
listed at 1 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0
from 1 state-championship entries
Longest layoff
3 yrs
2014-08-08 → 2017-08-25
Power rating
1469
peak 1469 · #4669 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest 12th Annual Maryland State BBQ Bash
- Peak power rating (1490) 12th Annual Maryland State BBQ Bash
- 2017
- Career-best overall score623.8976 New Holland Summer Fest
- 2018
- Career-best single call (Chicken)163.9544 New Holland Summer Fest(JUDGES FULL)
- 2019
- Most recent contest New Holland Summer Fest
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -10.4 | 12th Annual Maryland State BBQ Bash | 2013-08-09 |
| -6.4 | MD State BBQ Bash, Presented by Mars Super Markets | 2014-08-08 |
| -5.8 | New Holland Summer Fest | 2019-08-23 |
| -5.3 | New Holland Summer Fest | 2017-08-25 |
| -3.1 | New Holland Summer Fest(JUDGES FULL) | 2018-08-24 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 78% | 86.2% | 86.2% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 70% | 85.8% | 85.8% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 75% | 86.7% | 86.7% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 76% | 83.4% | 83.4% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 85% | 82% | 82% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-08-23 | New Holland Summer Fest 🏅 New Holland, PA | 51 / 65 (620.9484) | 53 (154.2628) | 58 (149.6228) | 45 (156.5256) | 33 (160.5372) |
| 2018-08-24 | New Holland Summer Fest(JUDGES FULL) New Holland, PA | 50 / 71 (617.6232) | 22 (163.9544) | 53 (150.3088) | 42 (155.9656) | 53 (147.3944) |
| 2017-08-25 | New Holland Summer Fest New Holland, PA | 52 / 69 (623.8976) | 56 (151.9772) | 40 (159.3944) | 29 (161.1544) | 56 (151.3716) |
| 2014-08-08 | MD State BBQ Bash, Presented by Mars Super Markets Bel Air, MD | 41 / 54 (600.5604) | 28 (160.0232) | 39 (149.6572) | 45 (145.7944) | 43 (145.0856) |
| 2013-08-09 | 12th Annual Maryland State BBQ Bash Bel Air, MD | 51 / 60 (590.7432) | 59 (137.1432) | 38 (152.5372) | 51 (145.1084) | 24 (155.9544) |
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) | #2008 (80 pts) |