High-water mark
678.2744
career-best overall
94.2% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 678.2744 at Fire on the Frontier BBQ Classic — 94.2% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2015-06-12
SMOKING CO
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1518
peak 1518 · rated over 5 contests ⓘ
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
2014-03-14
latest 2015-06-12
Best ToY finish
#1246
Master 2014
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 48%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
663.68
last 5 Master vs avg 663.68 (-0.00)
Walk rate
40%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±9.25
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 167.51 · weakest Pork Ribs (164.67)
Road miles
322
mi across 5 mapped stops · furthest 172 mi
Schedule strength
44%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1557)
Master avg
663.68 / 720
5 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.
A tough matchup
4–0
behind in the head-to-head
THE SMOKING HILLS ahead in 100% of their meetings
THE SMOKING HILLS has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 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.
92 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2567 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1524
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-head#2562 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1527
No shared contest yet.
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2014.
⚔ Head-to-head#2561 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1518
No shared contest yet.
Level with SMOKING CO on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#2564 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 40%
- Peak
- 1533
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#2556 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 40%
- Peak
- 1526
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#2557 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 40%
- Peak
- 1520
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-headBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 171.9772 | 159.4404 | 165.69 | top 52% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 169.7028 | 159.9544 | 164.67 | top 53% |
| Pork | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 172.5484 | 160.5488 | 165.80 | top 50% |
| Brisket | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 176.5828 | 159.3600 | 167.51 | top 37% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| KS | 3 | 0 | top 33% |
| OK | 2 | 0 | top 70% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 34% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 51% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke in the Spring | 2 | 23 | 0 | top 32% | 2015-04-10 |
The story so far (14 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
1.2 yrs
2014-03-14 → 2015-06-12
Busiest season
2014
3 contests
Contests a season
2.5
across 2 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
KS
3 of 5 contests · 2 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
4
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
5 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Brisket
averages 167.51 · weakest Pork Ribs (164.67)
Walk rate
40%
a top-10 call in 2 of 5 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 5 contests
Master average
663.68
out of 720 · 5 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
206
174–139 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
322
5 mapped stops · furthest 172 mi
Schedule strength
1557
average field rating faced — tougher than 44% of rated contests
Power rating
1518
peak 1518 · #2558 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2014
- First tracked contest Smokin' At The Run Shootout
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score651.8172 Smokin' At The Run Shootout
- 2015
- First call Smoke in the Spring
- Career-best overall score678.2744 Fire on the Frontier BBQ Classic
- Career-best single call (Brisket)176.5828 Fire on the Frontier BBQ Classic
- Peak power rating (1518) Fire on the Frontier BBQ Classic
- Most recent contest Fire on the Frontier BBQ Classic
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +8.2 | Smoke in the Spring | 2015-04-10 |
| +8.2 | Fire on the Frontier BBQ Classic | 2015-06-12 |
| +7.8 | Smoke In The Spring | 2014-04-11 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -4.6 | Smokin' At The Run Shootout | 2014-03-14 |
| -1.7 | Smokin' At The Run | 2014-03-15 |
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 | 100% | top 33% | 94.2% | 93.1% |
| 2014 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 57% | 92.9% | 91.6% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-06-12 | Fire on the Frontier BBQ Classic Hays, KS | 12 / 35 (678.2744) | 28 (159.4404) | 10 (169.7028) | 13 (172.5484) | 4 (176.5828) |
| 2015-04-10 | Smoke in the Spring Osage City, KS | 31 / 97 (662.1832) | 42 (164.5372) | 48 (162.8344) | 62 (160.5488) | 5 (174.2628) |
| 2014-04-11 | Smoke In The Spring Osage City, KS | 23 / 73 (657.0744) | 15 (169.1200) | 30 (165.1544) | 37 (160.5600) | 31 (162.2400) |
| 2014-03-15 | Smokin' At The Run Miami, OK | 48 / 72 (669.0288) | 34 (171.9772) | 48 (165.7144) | 22 (171.9772) | 64 (159.3600) |
| 2014-03-14 | Smokin' At The Run Shootout Miami, OK | 30 / 41 (651.8172) | 29 (163.3828) | 33 (159.9544) | 27 (163.3828) | 16 (165.0972) |
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 | #2158 (60 pts) | #2209 (60 pts) | #2209 (60 pts) | #2225 (60 pts) | #1413 (185 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #1246 (226 pts) | #1204 (266 pts) | #1366 (216 pts) | #1324 (231 pts) | #1191 (261 pts) |