A tough matchup
4–0
behind in the head-to-head
LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
SMOKEIT BBQ & CATERING
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1473
peak 1473 · rated over 5 contests ⓘ
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
2013-12-13
latest 2015-12-11
Best ToY finish
#1636
Master 2015
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 76%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
633.02
last 5 Master vs avg 633.02 (+0.00)
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±20.49
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 161.37 · weakest Pork Ribs (155.95)
Road miles
154
mi across 5 mapped stops · furthest 52 mi
Schedule strength
34%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1545)
Master avg
633.02 / 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.
The weak link
−5.4
points behind their best meat
Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 5.42 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 0%.
- Pork Ribs avg 155.95
- Chicken avg 161.37
- 0 calls in 5 entries
A strong matchup
3–0
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 100% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of BULLPEN BBQ TEAM in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
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.
148 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4507 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1500
3–0 in 3 shared contests (100% to SMOKEIT BBQ & CATERING)
These two have cooked 3 of the same contests — SMOKEIT BBQ & CATERING ahead 3–0 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.
⚔ Head-to-head#4502 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1472
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#4475 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1509
No shared contest yet.
They've been 1509 at their best, 36 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-head#4514 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 40%
- Peak
- 1472
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 9 years after SMOKEIT BBQ & CATERING did, first appearing in 2022.
⚔ Head-to-head#4501 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1504
No shared contest yet.
Level with SMOKEIT BBQ & CATERING on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#4497 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1473
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 6 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168.5716 | 151.3828 | 161.37 | top 70% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.1428 | 144.4800 | 155.95 | top 73% |
| Pork | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.4284 | 143.9312 | 156.65 | top 77% |
| Brisket | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164.0000 | 154.7884 | 159.05 | 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 contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 4 | 0 | top 71% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 96% |
The story so far (14 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
2 yrs
2013-12-13 → 2015-12-11
Busiest season
2015
2 contests
Contests a season
1.7
across 3 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
NV
5 of 5 contests
Contests visited
5
0 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
5 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 161.37 · weakest Pork Ribs (155.95)
Walk rate
0%
a top-10 call in 0 of 5 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 5 contests
Master average
633.02
out of 720 · 5 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
119
41–133 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
154
5 mapped stops · furthest 52 mi
Schedule strength
1545
average field rating faced — tougher than 34% of rated contests
Power rating
1473
peak 1473 · #4494 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Downtown Throw Down Barbecue Championship
- Peak power rating (1491) Downtown Throw Down Barbecue Championship
- 2014
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score658.2972 10th Annual Best Dam Barbecue Challenge
- Career-best overall score658.2972 10th Annual Best Dam Barbecue Challenge
- Career-best single call (Chicken)168.5716 10th Annual Best Dam Barbecue Challenge
- 2015
- Most recent contest 2015 Downtown Barbecue Throwdown
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +5.1 | 10th Annual Best Dam Barbecue Challenge | 2014-05-23 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11.8 | Smokin In Mesquite BBQ Championship | 2014-04-26 |
| -9.1 | Downtown Throw Down Barbecue Championship | 2013-12-13 |
| -6.3 | Best Dam Barbecue | 2015-05-22 |
| -5.3 | 2015 Downtown Barbecue Throwdown | 2015-12-11 |
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 | 0% | top 76% | 90.2% | 89.2% |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 69% | 91.4% | 87.4% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 88% | 86.6% | 86.6% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-12-11 | 2015 Downtown Barbecue Throwdown Las Vegas, NV | 23 / 30 (634.6856) | 27 (151.3828) | 22 (160.5028) | 25 (158.8228) | 16 (163.9772) |
| 2015-05-22 | Best Dam Barbecue Boulder City, NV | 29 / 38 (649.0856) | 28 (164.5600) | 27 (160.5372) | 16 (167.4284) | 29 (156.5600) |
| 2014-05-23 | 10th Annual Best Dam Barbecue Challenge Boulder City, NV | 15 / 35 (658.2972) | 11 (168.5716) | 11 (165.1428) | 24 (160.5828) | 18 (164.0000) |
| 2014-04-26 | Smokin In Mesquite BBQ Championship Mesquite, NV | 49 / 51 (599.8056) | 44 (156.6060) | 51 (144.4800) | 51 (143.9312) | 37 (154.7884) |
| 2013-12-13 | Downtown Throw Down Barbecue Championship Las Vegas, NV | 22 / 25 (623.2116) | 17 (165.7144) | 22 (149.0628) | 23 (152.5028) | 18 (155.9316) |
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 | #1636 (125 pts) | #1892 (115 pts) | #1737 (130 pts) | #1597 (160 pts) | #1556 (160 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #2084 (75 pts) | #2167 (75 pts) | #2161 (75 pts) | #2172 (75 pts) | #2148 (75 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #2498 (65 pts) | #1974 (90 pts) | #2533 (65 pts) | #2584 (60 pts) | #1973 (85 pts) |