High-water mark
669.6688
career-best overall
93.0% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 669.6688 at Blues, Brews & Barbecue — 93.0% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2014-08-22
BILLY G SMOKE SHACK
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1516
peak 1521 · rated over 6 contests ⓘ
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
2013-08-23
latest 2015-07-17
Best ToY finish
#1017
Master 2014
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 46%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
651.96 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 649.58 (+2.37)
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±15.27
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 166.94 · weakest Brisket (158.94)
Road miles
408
mi across 6 mapped stops · furthest 132 mi
Schedule strength
24%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1532)
Master avg
649.58 / 720
6 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.
A tough matchup
6–0
behind in the head-to-head
SMOKIN' IN THE D ahead in 100% of their meetings
SMOKIN' IN THE D has come out ahead in 6 of their 6 shared contests.
The weak link
−8.0
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 8.01 points below their pork ribs, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 33%.
- Brisket avg 158.94
- Pork Ribs avg 166.94
- 0 calls in 6 entries
A strong matchup
4–1
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 80% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of Mac Attack BBQ in 4 of their 5 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.
85 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2609 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 29%
- Peak
- 1516
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-head#2592 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 29%
- Peak
- 1527
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 9 years after BILLY G SMOKE SHACK did, first appearing in 2022.
⚔ Head-to-head#2611 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 57%
- Peak
- 1520
No shared contest yet.
Level with BILLY G SMOKE SHACK on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#2605 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 29%
- Peak
- 1522
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-head#2594 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1530
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-head#2597 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1519
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SMOKIN' IN THE D | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Mac Attack BBQ | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
| DETROIT PIGSKIN BARBEQUE | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
| AWW HELL | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| BIG BROTHERS BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| iBQ'n | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| THE REAL SMOKIN ACES | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 171.9884 | 153.7144 | 164.77 | top 41% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 177.1544 | 161.1316 | 166.94 | top 33% |
| Pork | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.4172 | 143.3712 | 158.94 | top 61% |
| Brisket | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.1544 | 153.1200 | 158.94 | top 56% |
“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) | 5 | 0 | top 45% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 53% |
The story so far (14 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
1.9 yrs
2013-08-23 → 2015-07-17
Busiest season
2015
2 contests
Contests a season
2
across 3 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
MI
6 of 6 contests
Contests visited
6
0 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
6 entries · 0 wins · 2 calls
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
averages 166.94 · weakest Brisket (158.94)
Walk rate
50%
a top-10 call in 3 of 6 contests
Overall top-10 rate
17%
1 of 6 contests
Master average
649.58
out of 720 · 6 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
105
112–90 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
408
6 mapped stops · furthest 132 mi
Schedule strength
1532
average field rating faced — tougher than 24% of rated contests
Power rating
1516
peak 1521 · #2606 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Blues, Brews & Barbecues
- 2014
- First call 6th Annual Auburn Hills Barbecue Cook-Off
- First overall top-10 6th Annual Auburn Hills Barbecue Cook-Off
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score667.4172 6th Annual Auburn Hills Barbecue Cook-Off
- Career-best overall score669.6688 Blues, Brews & Barbecue
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)177.1544 Blues, Brews & Barbecue
- Peak power rating (1521) Blues, Brews & Barbecue
- 2015
- Most recent contest Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +12.9 | 6th Annual Auburn Hills Barbecue Cook-Off | 2014-06-20 |
| +6.4 | Blues, Brews & Barbecue | 2014-08-22 |
| +1.5 | Blues, Brews & Barbecues | 2013-08-23 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -2.8 | 7th Annual Auburn Hills Barbecue Cook-off | 2015-06-19 |
| -1.8 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | 2015-07-17 |
| -0.1 | Silver Lake Apple BBQ Festival | 2013-09-13 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 63% | 90.3% | 90% |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 25% | 93% | 92.9% |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 51% | 88.6% | 87.8% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-07-17 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Auburn Hills, MI | 18 / 28 (650.2512) | 8 (170.3200) | 18 (161.1428) | 22 (157.6684) | 20 (161.1200) |
| 2015-06-19 | 7th Annual Auburn Hills Barbecue Cook-off Auburn Hills, MI | 20 / 32 (645.6916) | 26 (153.7144) | 11 (169.1200) | 20 (161.7028) | 18 (161.1544) |
| 2014-08-22 | Blues, Brews & Barbecue Birch Run, MI | 13 / 39 (669.6688) | 19 (165.1200) | 2 (177.1544) | 14 (167.4172) | 23 (159.9772) |
| 2014-06-20 | 6th Annual Auburn Hills Barbecue Cook-Off Auburn Hills, MI | 5 / 31 (667.4172) | 5 (171.9884) | 2 (171.4288) | 14 (162.8800) | 14 (161.1200) |
| 2013-09-13 | Silver Lake Apple BBQ Festival Mears, MI | 25 / 47 (626.7540) | 16 (164.5828) | 16 (161.6800) | 42 (143.3712) | 22 (157.1200) |
| 2013-08-23 | Blues, Brews & Barbecues Birch Run, MI | 15 / 31 (637.7260) | 11 (162.8916) | 16 (161.1316) | 16 (160.5828) | 17 (153.1200) |
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 | #1985 (88 pts) | #1638 (148 pts) | #2052 (88 pts) | #2187 (68 pts) | #2098 (78 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #1017 (305 pts) | #1172 (275 pts) | #721 (520 pts) | #1327 (230 pts) | #1488 (185 pts) |