A tough matchup
5–0
behind in the head-to-head
CRASH TEST SMOKERS ahead in 100% of their meetings
CRASH TEST SMOKERS has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
SMOKIN ELVIS BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1472
peak 1472 · rated over 5 contests ⓘ
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
2013-06-07
latest 2017-06-09
Best ToY finish
#2030
Master 2016
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 74%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
616.79
last 5 Master vs avg 616.79 (+0.00)
Walk rate
40%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±12.70
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 158.98 · weakest Pork Ribs (150.83)
Road miles
83
mi across 5 mapped stops · furthest 33 mi
Schedule strength
18%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1525)
Master avg
616.79 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (4 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
−8.2
points behind their best meat
Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 8.15 points below their pork, and turns into a call 20% of the time against 0%.
- Pork Ribs avg 150.83
- Pork avg 158.98
- 1 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 GRILLHEADS in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
Looking over their shoulder
2×
one call behind them
3 THIRDS BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.
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.
129 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4550 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1472
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to SMOKIN ELVIS BBQ)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team SMOKIN ELVIS BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#4562 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1471
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to SMOKIN ELVIS BBQ)
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 9 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-head#4525 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#4558 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1471
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 12 years after SMOKIN ELVIS BBQ did, first appearing in 2025.
⚔ Head-to-head#4529 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1472
No shared contest yet.
Level with SMOKIN ELVIS BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#4533 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-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CRASH TEST SMOKERS | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.9144 | 144.0000 | 151.79 | top 79% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 161.6800 | 138.8572 | 150.83 | top 66% |
| Pork | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 160.5828 | 157.1428 | 158.98 | top 56% |
| Brisket | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 165.1540 | 146.2858 | 155.20 | top 60% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 68% |
| Medium (20–39) | 4 | 0 | top 76% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poor Que | 3 | 24 | 0 | top 77% | 2015-06-05 |
The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
4 yrs
2013-06-07 → 2017-06-09
Busiest season
2017
1 contest
Contests a season
1
across 5 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
WI
5 of 5 contests
Contests visited
3
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
5 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Pork
averages 158.98 · weakest Pork Ribs (150.83)
Walk rate
40%
a top-10 call in 2 of 5 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 5 contests
Master average
616.79
out of 720 · 5 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
111
41–119 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
83
5 mapped stops · furthest 33 mi
Schedule strength
1525
average field rating faced — tougher than 18% of rated contests
Longest layoff
1.1 yrs
2016-05-13 → 2017-06-09
Power rating
1472
peak 1472 · #4546 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Poor Que
- Peak power rating (1488) Poor Que
- 2015
- First call Poor Que
- Career-best single call (Brisket)165.1540 Poor Que
- 2016
- Career-best overall score634.8688 Madison Magazine BBQ Festival
- 2017
- Most recent contest *8th Annual Poor Que
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11.7 | Poor Que | 2013-06-07 |
| -8.9 | Poor Que | 2014-06-06 |
| -3.9 | *8th Annual Poor Que | 2017-06-09 |
| -2.2 | Poor Que | 2015-06-05 |
| -1.8 | Madison Magazine BBQ Festival | 2016-05-13 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 71% | 86.1% | 86.1% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 68% | 88.2% | 88.2% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 63% | 86% | 86% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 82% | 85.3% | 85.3% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 87% | 82.7% | 82.7% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-06-09 | *8th Annual Poor Que Montello, WI | 22 / 31 (619.9544) | 12 (162.9144) | 27 (143.9316) | 15 (160.5828) | 22 (152.5256) |
| 2016-05-13 | Madison Magazine BBQ Festival Sauk City, WI | 13 / 19 (634.8688) | 17 (152.6060) | 8 (161.6800) | 14 (157.1428) | 8 (163.4400) |
| 2015-06-05 | Poor Que Montello, WI | 24 / 38 (619.4052) | 38 (144.0000) | 28 (150.2284) | 17 (160.0228) | 8 (165.1540) |
| 2014-06-06 | Poor Que Montello, WI | 31 / 38 (614.2972) | 32 (147.9884) | 14 (159.4400) | 22 (158.2972) | 28 (148.5716) |
| 2013-06-07 | Poor Que Montello, WI | 34 / 39 (595.4288) | 33 (151.4286) | 35 (138.8572) | 22 (158.8572) | 35 (146.2858) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #2139 (71 pts) | #1799 (121 pts) | #2844 (56 pts) | #2005 (106 pts) | #2190 (71 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #2030 (104 pts) | #2219 (84 pts) | #1775 (139 pts) | #2126 (99 pts) | #1741 (139 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #2127 (65 pts) | #2209 (60 pts) | #2209 (60 pts) | #2011 (100 pts) | #1576 (155 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #2658 (63 pts) | #2670 (63 pts) | #1927 (118 pts) | #2159 (78 pts) | #2668 (63 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #2514 (64 pts) | #2554 (64 pts) | #2546 (64 pts) | #2067 (79 pts) | #2551 (64 pts) |