A tough matchup
5–0
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 5 of their 5 shared contests.
THE SMOKE 'AH
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1452
peak 1452 · rated over 6 contests ⓘ
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
2013-06-21
latest 2015-08-14
Best ToY finish
#1490
Master 2014
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 85%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
611.53 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 613.51 (-1.98)
Walk rate
33%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±23.35
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 156.65 · weakest Pork Ribs (150.08)
Road miles
202
mi across 6 mapped stops · furthest 95 mi
Schedule strength
31%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1542)
Master avg
613.51 / 720
6 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
−6.6
points behind their best meat
Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 6.57 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 17% of the time against 17%.
- Pork Ribs avg 150.08
- Chicken avg 156.65
- 1 calls in 6 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.
110 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5426 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1452
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#5420 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1452
No shared contest yet.
Level with THE SMOKE 'AH on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#5414 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1452
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#5440 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1452
No shared contest yet.
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Head-to-head#5430 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1452
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 8 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#5428 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1452
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 6, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rogue Hog BBQ | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| BONEYARD SMOKERS | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| QUE AND A HALF MEN | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| HUMPHREY'S BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| INSANE SWINE BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| FEEDING FRIENDZ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 169.1200 | 144.5256 | 156.65 | top 76% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 161.1428 | 126.2628 | 150.08 | top 76% |
| Pork | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 172.6400 | 141.1428 | 153.27 | top 77% |
| Brisket | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 175.4972 | 135.3828 | 153.52 | top 70% |
“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 state / province
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| ME | 5 | 0 | top 83% |
| MA | 1 | 0 | top 90% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 2 | 0 | top 71% |
| Medium (20–39) | 3 | 0 | top 92% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 90% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | 2 | 24 | 0 | top 93% | 2015-08-14 |
The story so far (14 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
2.1 yrs
2013-06-21 → 2015-08-14
Busiest season
2015
2 contests
Contests a season
2
across 3 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
ME
5 of 6 contests · 2 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
5
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
6 entries · 0 wins · 1 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 156.65 · weakest Pork Ribs (150.08)
Walk rate
33%
a top-10 call in 2 of 6 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 6 contests
Master average
613.51
out of 720 · 6 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
84
21–132 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
202
6 mapped stops · furthest 95 mi
Schedule strength
1542
average field rating faced — tougher than 31% of rated contests
Power rating
1452
peak 1452 · #5423 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Smokin @ the Ballpark BBQ Festival
- Peak power rating (1488) Smokin @ the Ballpark BBQ Festival
- 2014
- First call Smokin' @ the Ball Park BBQ Festival
- First category win (Brisket) Smokin' @ the Ball Park BBQ Festival
- Career-best overall score643.5200 Smokin' @ the Ball Park BBQ Festival
- Career-best single call (Brisket)175.4972 Smokin' @ the Ball Park BBQ Festival
- 2015
- Most recent contest Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11.8 | Harvard Fall Festival BBQ Contest | 2013-09-14 |
| -11.8 | Smokin @ the Ballpark BBQ Festival | 2013-06-21 |
| -11.1 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | 2015-08-14 |
| -8.2 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | 2014-08-08 |
| -3.3 | Smokin' at the Ball Park BBQ Fest | 2015-06-20 |
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 89% | 88.7% | 86.1% |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 50% | top 75% | 89.4% | 84.9% |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 90% | 86.6% | 84.6% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-08-14 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Scarborough, ME | 26 / 26 (601.6572) | 26 (144.5256) | 15 (159.9772) | 26 (148.5944) | 24 (148.5600) |
| 2015-06-20 | Smokin' at the Ball Park BBQ Fest Old Orchard Beach, ME | 14 / 18 (638.2972) | 15 (157.7028) | 9 (161.1428) | 12 (161.7600) | 16 (157.6916) |
| 2014-08-08 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Scarborough, ME | 24 / 28 (579.3484) | 23 (151.9884) | 21 (150.8344) | 27 (141.1428) | 26 (135.3828) |
| 2014-06-21 | Smokin' @ the Ball Park BBQ Festival Old Orchard Beach, ME | 11 / 17 (643.5200) | 7 (169.1200) | 17 (126.2628) | 2 (172.6400) | 1 (175.4972) |
| 2013-09-14 | Harvard Fall Festival BBQ Contest Harvard, MA | 38 / 42 (594.8112) | 30 (157.6912) | 39 (145.6800) | 41 (146.3200) | 33 (145.1200) |
| 2013-06-21 | Smokin @ the Ballpark BBQ Festival Old Orchard Beach, ME | 25 / 28 (623.4286) | 21 (158.8572) | 22 (156.5714) | 25 (149.1428) | 18 (158.8572) |
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 | #1534 (149 pts) | #1656 (144 pts) | #1319 (229 pts) | #1604 (159 pts) | #1640 (144 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #1490 (170 pts) | #1413 (210 pts) | #1629 (155 pts) | #1111 (295 pts) | #1026 (320 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #2459 (67 pts) | #2501 (67 pts) | #2499 (67 pts) | #2500 (67 pts) | #2496 (67 pts) |