The comeback
4.5 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 4.5 years, then back at Pickin N Pullin BBQ competition (2018-04-27).
- last seen 2013-10-18
- back 2018-04-27
STATION 25 SMOKEHOUSE
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1469
peak 1469 · rated over 3 contests ⓘ
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
2013-10-18
latest 2018-05-05
Best ToY finish
#1524
Master 2018
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 3 contests
Avg finish
top 92%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
594.82
last 3 Master vs avg 594.82 (+0.00)
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±16.63
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 153.65 · weakest Pork (145.11)
Road miles
247
mi across 3 mapped stops · furthest 86 mi
Schedule strength
49%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1563)
Master avg
594.82 / 720
3 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (1 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.
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.
STATION 25 SMOKEHOUSE has 3 rated contests — short of the five it takes to earn a power ranking — so this rating has barely moved off the 1500 every team starts on and 155 rated teams sit within a point of it. Read the list as the nearest company at a number nobody here has moved far from, not as a verdict on who this team belongs with.
#4673 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1469
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 5 contests to 3.
⚔ Head-to-head#4681 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1469
No shared contest yet.
Level with STATION 25 SMOKEHOUSE 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.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 5 contests to 3.
⚔ Head-to-head#4636 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1469
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 5 contests to 3.
⚔ Head-to-head#4657 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1469
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 5 contests to 3.
⚔ Head-to-head#4652 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1469
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 5 contests to 3.
⚔ Head-to-headBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.4172 | 141.6456 | 150.80 | top 84% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164.5256 | 142.7888 | 153.65 | top 71% |
| Pork | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 151.4284 | 134.8116 | 145.11 | top 93% |
| Brisket | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 151.3600 | 141.6228 | 145.26 | top 88% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| VA | 2 | 0 | top 99% |
| MD | 1 | 0 | top 78% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 78% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 99% |
The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
4.5 yrs
2013-10-18 → 2018-05-05
Busiest season
2018
2 contests
Contests a season
1.5
across 2 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
VA
2 of 3 contests · 2 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
3
0 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
3 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
averages 153.65 · weakest Pork (145.11)
Walk rate
0%
a top-10 call in 0 of 3 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 3 contests
Master average
594.82
out of 720 · 3 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
106
9–110 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
247
3 mapped stops · furthest 86 mi
Schedule strength
1563
average field rating faced — tougher than 49% of rated contests
Longest layoff
4.5 yrs
2013-10-18 → 2018-04-27
Power rating
1469
peak 1469 · #null of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Autumnfest
- Peak power rating (1485) Autumnfest
- 2018
- Career-best overall score618.1144 *Naptown barBAYq Cooking Contest
- Career-best single call (Chicken)167.4172 *Naptown barBAYq Cooking Contest
- Most recent contest *Naptown barBAYq Cooking Contest
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -14.8 | Autumnfest | 2013-10-18 |
| -11.8 | Pickin N Pullin BBQ competition | 2018-04-27 |
| -4.4 | *Naptown barBAYq Cooking Contest | 2018-05-05 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 88% | 85.8% | 83.6% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 100% | 80.6% | 80.6% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-05-05 | *Naptown barBAYq Cooking Contest Crownsville, MD | 29 / 37 (618.1144) | 20 (167.4172) | 13 (164.5256) | 37 (134.8116) | 30 (151.3600) |
| 2018-04-27 | Pickin N Pullin BBQ competition Lenexa, VA | 44 / 45 (586.0000) | 45 (141.6456) | 40 (153.6344) | 45 (149.0972) | 44 (141.6228) |
| 2013-10-18 | Autumnfest Woodstock, VA | 40 / 40 (580.3544) | 39 (143.3256) | 36 (142.7888) | 31 (151.4284) | 34 (142.8116) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #1524 (120 pts) | #1495 (145 pts) | #1354 (180 pts) | #1610 (120 pts) | #1586 (120 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #2498 (65 pts) | #2538 (65 pts) | #2533 (65 pts) | #2536 (65 pts) | #2535 (65 pts) |