A tough matchup
6–0
behind in the head-to-head
SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA ahead in 100% of their meetings
SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA has come out ahead in 6 of their 6 shared contests.
SHOOT TO GRILL
SHOOT TO GRILL is a competition barbecue team with 6 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2016. Their best overall finish is 26th of 40 at the Green Mountain BBQ Championship (2016). They are ranked #5435 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1453
peak 1453 · rated over 6 contests
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
Jun 1, 2013
latest Jun 25, 2016 · 3.1 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 83%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
611.25 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 609.57 (+1.68)
Walk rate
17%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±18.26
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 154.46 · weakest Pork (148.92)
Road miles
212
across 6 mapped stops · furthest 104 mi
Schedule strength
27%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1537)
Master avg
609.57 / 720
6 Master contests · 0 GCs
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #1954 (117 pts) | #2010 (117 pts) | #1305 (242 pts) | #2013 (117 pts) | #1201 (267 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #2158 (60 pts) | #2209 (60 pts) | #2209 (60 pts) | #2225 (60 pts) | #2214 (60 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #1709 (141 pts) | #1778 (141 pts) | #2505 (73 pts) | #1774 (141 pts) | #1486 (186 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #2446 (68 pts) | #2489 (68 pts) | #1917 (98 pts) | #2489 (68 pts) | #2481 (68 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to SHOOT TO GRILL, each with one reason worth a look.
120 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5,443 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1453
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to SHOOT TO GRILL)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team SHOOT TO GRILL has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#5,439 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1453
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to SHOOT TO GRILL)
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#5,415 of the rated field
- Contests
- 19
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 16%
- Peak
- 1453
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to SHOOT TO GRILL)
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 19 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-head#5,446 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1453
Level with SHOOT TO GRILL on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#5,422 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1453
They turned up 5 years after SHOOT TO GRILL did, first appearing in 2018.
⚔ Compare careers#5,432 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1453
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CIDER BOYS BBQ | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Rogue Hog BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| INSANE SWINE BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| THE BASIC BBQ TEAM | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| HUMPHREY'S BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| A MAZIE Q | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Bone Daddy's BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| STUBBORN BULL BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| QUE AND A HALF MEN | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| CAN U SMELL MY PITS BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Up-2 BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Pork Butt Paradise | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Smokin Aces | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 159.3940 | 147.4284 | 154.46 | top 76% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 171.9884 | 141.1888 | 154.18 | top 66% |
| Pork | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 154.8344 | 144.0002 | 148.92 | top 88% |
| Brisket | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 170.8800 | 141.1428 | 152.00 | 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.
By field size and state
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 100% |
| Large (40+) | 5 | 0 | top 79% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2016
2 contests
Contests a season
1.5
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
NH
4 of 6 contests · 3 states in all
Contests visited
6
a different one every time
Opponents faced
132
finished ahead 44 times, behind 204
Longest layoff
1 yrs
May 29, 2015 → Jun 4, 2016
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20164 milestones
- First call Green Mountain BBQ Championship
- Career-best overall score642.7996 Green Mountain BBQ Championship
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)171.9884 Green Mountain BBQ Championship
- Most recent contest Green Mountain BBQ Championship
20132 milestones
- First tracked contest Monadnock Up In Smoke BBQ Fest
- Peak power rating (1488) Monadnock Up In Smoke BBQ Fest
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11.8 | Monadnock Up In Smoke BBQ Fest | Jun 1, 2013 |
| -11.3 | Granite State BBQ Championship | Jun 4, 2016 |
| -9.7 | Monadnock Up in Smoke BBQ, Beer Fest | May 31, 2014 |
| -9.2 | Monadnock Up in Smoke BBQ Fest | May 29, 2015 |
| -4.6 | Harvard Fall Festival BBQ Contest | Sep 13, 2014 |
Scores over time (% of a perfect score — tap a meat to add it)
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 83% | 89.3% | 85% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 88% | 84.6% | 84.6% |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 79% | 85.1% | 85% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 86% | 83.5% | 83.5% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 25, 2016 | Green Mountain BBQ Championship Waterbury, VT | 26 / 40 (642.7996) | 38 (147.4284) | 5 (171.9884) | 33 (152.5028) | 4 (170.8800) |
| Jun 4, 2016 | Granite State BBQ Championship Hancock, NH | 32 / 32 (581.0516) | 31 (148.5256) | 32 (141.1888) | 31 (149.0972) | 31 (142.2400) |
| May 29, 2015 | Monadnock Up in Smoke BBQ Fest Swanzey, NH | 43 / 49 (608.9832) | 34 (157.6688) | 32 (158.2856) | 47 (146.7888) | 42 (146.2400) |
| Sep 13, 2014 | Harvard Fall Festival BBQ Contest Harvard, MA | 31 / 43 (612.6288) | 27 (156.0572) | 34 (150.2628) | 30 (154.8344) | 33 (151.4744) |
| May 31, 2014 | Monadnock Up in Smoke BBQ, Beer Fest Swanzey, NH | 41 / 48 (610.8000) | 32 (159.3940) | 45 (145.0972) | 44 (146.3088) | 16 (160) |
| Jun 1, 2013 | Monadnock Up In Smoke BBQ Fest Swanzey, NH | 37 / 43 (601.1432) | 29 (157.7144) | 19 (158.2858) | 38 (144.0002) | 37 (141.1428) |