SMOKIN FOOLZ

SMOKIN FOOLZ is a competition barbecue team with 52 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 2nd of 11 at the Ceramic City Jazz, Blues & BBQ Festival (2019), and they have finished Reserve Grand Champion 4 times. They are ranked #475 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#475

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1683

peak 1683 · rated over 52 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Jun 6, 2014

latest Oct 4, 2019 · 5.3 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#167

Master 2016 · every season

Grand champs

4 reserve

Category wins

24 podiums

Overall top-10s

35% of 52 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 38%

overall standings

Best overall

694.8000 / 720

Master · Almost Heaven BBQ Bash

Perfect 180s

Current form

667.91 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 656.43 (+11.48)

Walk rate

75%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

177.7372

Chicken · West Virginia BBQ Festival (JUDGES FULL)

Consistency

±17.60

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 165.72 · weakest Pork (163.49)

Road miles

5,920

across 52 mapped stops · furthest 234 mi

Schedule strength

62%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1578)

Purse competed for

$22K

listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 6 state-championship entries

Master avg

656.43 / 720

52 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (17 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

Riding a hot streak

4 straight overall top-10s

Currently on a 4-contest overall top-10 run.

career best 6

The heartbreaker

1.7028 points from the title

Came within 1.7028 points of the Grand Championship at Ceramic City Jazz, Blues, & BBQ Festival (Jul 6, 2018).

Among the elite

#475 of 6,491 rated teams

In the top 7% of every rated team in the data

A power rating of 1683 puts them #475 of 6,491 rated teams — the top 7% of the field.

rating 1683
peak 1683
52 rated contests

Happy hunting ground

Top 19% average finish here

Ceramic City Jazz, Blues & BBQ Festival is their spot: an average finish in the top 19% across 2 visits.

2 visits
best finish 2nd
average top 19%

They almost always walk

75% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 39 of 52 contests

A top-10 category call in 75% of their 52 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

694.8000 career-best overall

96.5% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 694.8000 at Almost Heaven BBQ Bash — 96.5% of a perfect 720.

Master
Jun 17, 2016

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

BAR-B-QUE MAYHAM has finished one call ahead of SMOKIN FOOLZ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

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Their season

2019 their best year

2019 was the year it came together: 3 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 1 category win, at an average finish in the top 18%.

3 contests
3 overall top-10s
1 category win
average top 18%

A tough matchup

31–6 behind in the head-to-head

LO' -N- SLO' BBQ ahead in 84% of their meetings

LO' -N- SLO' BBQ has come out ahead in 31 of their 37 shared contests.

A strong matchup

16–5 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 76% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of PIG PEN BBQ in 16 of their 21 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

25 of 37 shared chicken entries lost

LO' -N- SLO' BBQ ahead 68% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, LO' -N- SLO' BBQ has out-cooked them in 25 of 37 shared chicken entries.

Always the bridesmaid

4 reserve championships

Runner-up for the whole thing 4 times against 0 Grand Championships — close enough to touch it, over and over.

0 Grand Championships
52 contests

Looking over their shoulder

3× one call behind them

CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ has landed one call behind them 3 times.

A July team

Top 28% average finish in July

Something about July: average finish in the top 28% across 5 contests, versus top 38% the rest of the year.

5 July contests
top 38% the rest of the year

The long haul

5,920 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 5,920 miles across 52 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 234 miles to Almost Heaven BBQ Bash.

52 mapped stops
furthest 234 mi

The metronome

±2.44% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.44% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 91.2% of a perfect score
52 contests

A standing appointment

5 years running at one contest

They've cooked Smoke in the Park every year from 2015 to 2019 — the contest they never miss.

5 visits in all
best finish 5th

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Year	Series	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2019 ↗	Master	#570 (576 pts)	#717 (471 pts)	#713 (471 pts)	#652 (511 pts)	#786 (411 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#197 (1,425 pts)	#160 (1,499 pts)	#145 (1,539 pts)	#107 (1,698 pts)	#124 (1,666 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#599 (657 pts)	#552 (727 pts)	#600 (667 pts)	#735 (557 pts)	#635 (627 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#167 (1,635 pts)	#168 (1,545 pts)	#128 (1,675 pts)	#184 (1,485 pts)	#154 (1,655 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#568 (649 pts)	#376 (994 pts)	#359 (1,014 pts)	#623 (619 pts)	#551 (679 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#1726 (139 pts)	#2167 (75 pts)	#2161 (75 pts)	#2172 (75 pts)	#2148 (75 pts)

Overall rank by season

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GCs: 1
Top-10s: 29%
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FIRE DANCER BBQ

#476 of the rated field

1682 power rating

Contests: 253
GCs: 17
Top-10s: 50%
Peak: 1822

They've been 1822 at their best, 140 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

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BLAZIN' BLUES BBQ

#480 of the rated field

1681 ▼ 1 power rating

Contests: 53
GCs: 5
Top-10s: 53%
Peak: 1705

Their rating is built on 5 Grand Championships in 53 contests, alongside a 53% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 51 contests
last seen Apr 20, 2018

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WICKED QUE

#479 of the rated field

1682 ▼ 1 power rating

Contests: 58
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 47%
Peak: 1713

Level with SMOKIN FOOLZ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 58 contests
last seen Aug 23, 2019

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Lazy Butt BBQ

#473 of the rated field

1683 ▲ 1 power rating

Contests: 47
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 21%
Peak: 1683

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 46 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 46 contests
last seen Apr 10, 2026

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BULL IN THE RING

#471 of the rated field

1684 ▲ 1 power rating

Contests: 49
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 53%
Peak: 1693

They turned up 5 years after SMOKIN FOOLZ did, first appearing in 2019.

rated over 42 contests
last seen Oct 9, 2026

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Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
DRILLING & GRILLING	37	10	27	27%	⚔ compare
LO' -N- SLO' BBQ	37	6	31	16%	⚔ compare
ROCKIN ROBYNS BBQ	36	7	29	19%	⚔ compare
Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit	27	12	15	44%	⚔ compare
CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ	27	4	23	15%	⚔ compare
BAR-B-QUE MAYHAM	25	12	13	48%	⚔ compare
Smokestack Redemption	24	8	16	33%	⚔ compare
HAWG NATION BBQ	24	8	16	33%	⚔ compare
3 EYZ BBQ	24	3	21	13%	⚔ compare
PULLIN' MY MONEY MUSCLE	23	8	15	35%	⚔ compare
APORKALYPSE NOW	23	4	19	17%	⚔ compare
OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE	23	1	22	4%	⚔ compare
PIG PEN BBQ	21	16	5	76%	⚔ compare
SMOKEN DUDES BBQ	21	11	10	52%	⚔ compare
PAVONE BROTHERS BBQ	21	8	13	38%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	52	19	2	6	177.7372	151.9200	165.72	top 42%
Pork Ribs	52	21	0	5	174.2744	139.9316	163.52	top 40%
Pork	52	17	2	6	177.7028	145.0856	163.49	top 45%
Brisket	52	14	3	7	176	148.5600	163.70	top 41%

“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 field size and state

By contest size

Field	Contests	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	3	top 27%
Medium (20–39)	17	top 41%
Large (40+)	32	top 38%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
PA	32	top 38%
MD	5	top 42%
VA	4	top 51%
WV	4	top 32%
OH	2	top 19%
NY	2	top 33%
DE	2	top 47%
NJ	1	top 48%

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Smoke in the Park	5	5	top 36%	Sep 27, 2019
New Holland Summer Fest (JUDGES FULL)	4	9	top 29%	Aug 24, 2018
Keystone Classic BBQ State Championship	3	8	top 29%	Oct 4, 2019
Pit at the Park	3	2	top 30%	Aug 3, 2018
Ceramic City Jazz, Blues & BBQ Festival	2	2	top 19%	Jul 5, 2019
Smoke in the Grove	2	19	top 40%	Jul 27, 2018
Almost Heaven BBQ Bash	2	7	top 43%	Jun 15, 2018
Que for the Troops	2	27	top 59%	Jun 1, 2018
The Ironman	2	13	top 41%	Apr 1, 2016

More numbers

Busiest season 2018 20 contests

Contests a season 8.7 across 6 seasons in the data

Most contests held in PA 32 of 52 contests · 8 states in all

Contests visited 36 9 of them more than once

Opponents faced 655 finished ahead 1,432 times, behind 885

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

20193 milestones

Jul 5 50th tracked contest Ceramic City Jazz, Blues & BBQ Festival
Oct 4 Peak power rating (1683) Keystone Classic BBQ State Championship
Oct 4 Most recent contest Keystone Classic BBQ State Championship

20181 milestone

Aug 31 Career-best single call (Chicken)177.7372 West Virginia BBQ Festival (JUDGES FULL)

20171 milestone

Jul 28 25th tracked contest Smoke in the Grove (JUDGES FULL)

20163 milestones

Jun 17 First overall podium Almost Heaven BBQ Bash
Jun 17 First Reserve Championship Almost Heaven BBQ Bash
Jun 17 Career-best overall score694.8000 Almost Heaven BBQ Bash

20155 milestones

Apr 10 First call Triple Threat BBQ Beer and Music Festival
Jun 5 First category win (Chicken) Que for the Troops
Jun 5 First overall past 90% of a perfect score653.1316 Que for the Troops
Aug 14 First overall top-10 14th Annual Maryland State BBQ Bash
Sep 25 10th tracked contest Smoke in the Park

20141 milestone

Jun 6 First tracked contest Que for the Troops

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+17.5	Almost Heaven BBQ Bash	Jun 17, 2016
+13.1	Pit at the Park	Aug 5, 2016
+12.1	Almost Heaven BBQ Bash	Jun 16, 2017
+12.1	Smoke in the Valley BBQ competition	May 6, 2016
+12	14th Annual Maryland State BBQ Bash	Aug 14, 2015

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-9.5	6th Annual Southern York County BBQ Cook-off	Sep 5, 2014
-9	BBQ Jamboree Double Day 2	May 12, 2018
-8.4	Almost Heaven BBQ Bash	Jun 15, 2018
-6.4	Que for the Troops	Jun 6, 2014
-4.9	Smoke in the Park	Sep 22, 2017

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — tap a meat to add it)

Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)

Where they finish (overall)

Best vs average (by meat)

How entries end (by meat)

Season by season

Season	Contests	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2019	3	3	1	100%	top 18%	93.6%	92.8%
2018	20	5	3	75%	top 43%	95.6%	91.4%
2017	6	2	0	67%	top 35%	94.8%	91.5%
2016	12	7	2	92%	top 24%	96.5%	92.4%
2015	8	1	1	75%	top 44%	94%	90.1%
2014	3	0	0	0%	top 75%	87.5%	85.2%

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Oct 4, 2019	Keystone Classic BBQ State Championship 🏅 Harrisburg, PA	8 / 36 (664.4452)	8 (168.5600)	18 (164.5256)	8 (171.9656)	24 (159.3940)
Sep 27, 2019	Smoke in the Park 🏅 Lemoyne, PA	5 / 40 (666.7548)	8 (169.6916)	7 (165.6916)	18 (165.6916)	15 (165.6800)
Jul 5, 2019	Ceramic City Jazz, Blues & BBQ Festival 🏅 East Liverpool, OH	2 / 11 (673.7032)	5 (163.4288)	3 (167.4172)	1 (172)	2 (170.8572)
Oct 5, 2018	Keystone Classic BBQ State Championship 🏅 Harrisburg, PA	10 / 42 (666.1940)	14 (167.9656)	5 (170.2972)	10 (167.4056)	24 (160.5256)
Sep 28, 2018	Smoke in the Park Lemoyne, PA	12 / 31 (668.4456)	22 (159.9428)	15 (162.2744)	3 (173.1200)	7 (173.1084)
Sep 14, 2018	Tunes, Brews & BBQ's Penn Yan, NY	6 / 14 (645.5772)	8 (166.2744)	6 (162.8228)	7 (161.6800)	7 (154.8000)
Sep 7, 2018	14th Annual Recovery Fest/8th Annual BBQ State Championship 🏅 Richmond, VA	10 / 29 (675.9088)	6 (173.7144)	7 (170.8344)	14 (168.5716)	19 (162.7884)
Aug 31, 2018	West Virginia BBQ Festival (JUDGES FULL) Ranson, WV	15 / 40 (667.9316)	3 (177.7372)	32 (157.6572)	16 (166.2972)	15 (166.2400)
Aug 24, 2018	New Holland Summer Fest (JUDGES FULL) New Holland, PA	26 / 71 (644.4456)	28 (162.2400)	5 (171.4172)	69 (145.0856)	17 (165.7028)
Aug 10, 2018	Maryland State BBQ Bash Bel Air, MD	22 / 38 (650.0564)	24 (158.7884)	25 (159.3828)	11 (165.0740)	15 (166.8112)
Aug 3, 2018	Pit at the Park Macungie, PA	15 / 25 (645.0060)	16 (161.0972)	8 (163.9888)	15 (159.3828)	12 (160.5372)
Jul 27, 2018	Smoke in the Grove Spring Grove, PA	23 / 54 (653.0400)	9 (170.2972)	52 (149.0972)	39 (158.2056)	1 (175.4400)
Jul 21, 2018	Rotary Ribs and Rhythm & Blues Auburn, NY	7 / 31 (662.1828)	14 (163.9656)	8 (163.4172)	14 (162.8228)	3 (171.9772)
Jul 6, 2018	Ceramic City Jazz, Blues, & BBQ Festival East Liverpool, OH	2 / 10 (688.5028)	2 (170.8456)	4 (168.5372)	2 (173.1200)	1 (176)
Jun 29, 2018	York County BBQ Festival Delta, PA	20 / 33 (654.1600)	19 (162.2628)	19 (161.0972)	10 (167.3828)	20 (163.4172)
Jun 15, 2018	Almost Heaven BBQ Bash Weston, WV	44 / 59 (635.9428)	51 (154.8572)	9 (169.7256)	50 (154.8228)	44 (156.5372)
Jun 1, 2018	Que for the Troops Levittown, PA	27 / 61 (644.5144)	7 (170.8800)	47 (153.1200)	23 (162.8000)	40 (157.7144)
May 25, 2018	Gettysburg BBQ Festival (JUDGES FULL) Gettysburg, PA	12 / 35 (669.0400)	24 (161.6800)	17 (165.0856)	5 (174.8688)	13 (167.4056)
May 18, 2018	Twin Valley Fire And Smoke Morgantown, PA	12 / 47 (666.7768)	18 (167.9656)	21 (165.6800)	17 (167.4400)	15 (165.6912)
May 12, 2018	BBQ Jamboree Double Day 2 Fredericksburg, VA	31 / 38 (649.0400)	34 (160.5372)	30 (161.0972)	26 (162.2628)	17 (165.1428)
May 11, 2018	BBQ Jamboree Double Day 1 Fredericksburg, VA	11 / 45 (678.8000)	32 (165.6800)	15 (168.5716)	1 (177.7028)	16 (166.8456)
Apr 28, 2018	New Jersey KnoQ-out-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES Blairstown, NJ	19 / 40 (649.1200)	23 (162.8688)	13 (166.8572)	24 (159.9656)	25 (159.4284)
Apr 20, 2018	Interstate BBQ Festival Hagerstown, MD	39 / 67 (649.6228)	39 (163.3828)	62 (149.6572)	26 (165.7028)	11 (170.8800)
Oct 6, 2017	Keystone Classic BBQ Harrisburg, PA	13 / 39 (659.3140)	6 (171.4056)	21 (158.8228)	30 (159.9428)	7 (169.1428)
Sep 22, 2017	Smoke in the Park Lemoyne, PA	27 / 44 (645.6456)	23 (162.8572)	31 (156)	13 (165.6800)	29 (161.1084)
Aug 25, 2017	New Holland Summer Fest New Holland, PA	32 / 69 (645.0512)	26 (164.5256)	15 (166.8456)	41 (159.4172)	45 (154.2628)
Aug 4, 2017	Pit at the Park Macungie, PA	7 / 32 (662.2976)	11 (168.0344)	5 (168.5716)	14 (162.8572)	16 (162.8344)
Jul 28, 2017	Smoke in the Grove (JUDGES FULL) Spring Grove, PA	19 / 51 (656.5028)	3 (175.4056)	27 (159.9544)	35 (158.2628)	24 (162.8800)
Jun 16, 2017	Almost Heaven BBQ Bash Weston, WV	7 / 57 (682.7656)	38 (163.3712)	6 (173.1544)	9 (174.2628)	6 (171.9772)
Oct 7, 2016	Keystone Classic BBQ State Championship 🏅 Harrisburg, PA	19 / 47 (658.8000)	2 (176.5944)	7 (169.1428)	27 (161.6800)	36 (151.3828)
Sep 23, 2016	Smoke in the Park Lemoyne, PA	7 / 38 (672.5488)	16 (166.2972)	32 (154.8116)	2 (176)	2 (175.4400)
Sep 10, 2016	Philadelphia's Inaugural Fire Up HOPE Devon, PA	8 / 33 (664.4796)	14 (166.8228)	10 (169.1200)	14 (162.8112)	9 (165.7256)
Aug 26, 2016	New Holland Summer Fest New Holland, PA	9 / 66 (665.6228)	37 (159.9312)	41 (158.2744)	9 (171.9772)	2 (175.4400)
Aug 12, 2016	Maryland State BBQ Bash Bel Air, MD	9 / 42 (675.3712)	26 (164.5828)	4 (173.1200)	8 (170.2628)	11 (167.4056)
Aug 5, 2016	Pit at the Park Macungie, PA	2 / 23 (673.1200)	11 (161.7144)	4 (169.7256)	4 (171.4172)	5 (170.2628)
Jun 17, 2016	Almost Heaven BBQ Bash Buckhannon, WV	2 / 42 (694.8000)	9 (174.2628)	2 (174.2744)	2 (176.5600)	15 (169.7028)
Jun 10, 2016	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Harrisburg, PA	11 / 29 (657.6576)	5 (169.7144)	2 (170.3088)	20 (160.5256)	17 (157.1088)
Jun 3, 2016	Que for the Troops Levittown, PA	11 / 67 (657.0976)	1 (173.1544)	42 (156.5488)	31 (159.3828)	12 (168.0116)
May 6, 2016	Smoke in the Valley BBQ competition Greenlane, PA	9 / 47 (666.2632)	29 (160.5372)	17 (163.4288)	8 (167.4172)	1 (174.8800)
Apr 8, 2016	Triple Threat BBQ, Beer and Music Festval Harrington, DE	41 / 75 (635.3028)	14 (169.7028)	64 (146.2744)	42 (157.6800)	31 (161.6456)
Apr 1, 2016	The Ironman Greencastle, PA	13 / 54 (661.0172)	7 (170.8456)	3 (173.1316)	36 (156.5372)	22 (160.5028)
Oct 2, 2015	Keystone Classic Barbeque Harrisburg, PA	29 / 57 (646.2976)	29 (162.2744)	11 (166.8344)	16 (166.2972)	47 (150.8916)
Sep 25, 2015	Smoke in the Park Lemoyne, PA	17 / 34 (646.2396)	28 (155.4172)	2 (170.8800)	25 (157.0740)	11 (162.8684)
Aug 28, 2015	New Holland Summer Fest New Holland, PA	14 / 70 (658.1944)	18 (167.9888)	22 (165.1428)	8 (168.5600)	37 (156.5028)
Aug 14, 2015	14th Annual Maryland State BBQ Bash Bel Air, MD	10 / 46 (676.5488)	4 (176.5600)	13 (168.6060)	26 (161.1200)	6 (170.2628)
Jun 5, 2015	Que for the Troops Levittown, PA	31 / 54 (653.1316)	1 (177.7028)	19 (165.7144)	49 (149.7144)	32 (160)
May 1, 2015	Naptown barBAYq Contest and Music Festival Annapolis, MD	33 / 64 (637.6916)	27 (162.8000)	7 (168.0572)	58 (149.1200)	42 (157.7144)
Apr 10, 2015	Triple Threat BBQ Beer and Music Festival Harrington, DE	39 / 99 (642.2744)	7 (173.1772)	50 (158.3544)	70 (154.2400)	58 (156.5028)
Apr 3, 2015	The Ironman Shady Grove, PA	28 / 48 (630.7312)	27 (160.5256)	14 (165.0972)	46 (145.6796)	22 (159.4288)
Sep 5, 2014	6th Annual Southern York County BBQ Cook-off York, PA	34 / 39 (604.8800)	33 (151.9200)	39 (139.9316)	15 (163.3828)	32 (149.6456)
Jun 27, 2014	Hogging Up BBQ Festival Winchester, VA	30 / 46 (630.2284)	36 (152.5944)	24 (159.3940)	18 (161.0856)	22 (157.1544)
Jun 6, 2014	Que for the Troops Levittown, PA	48 / 65 (605.0288)	48 (151.9772)	31 (155.3944)	58 (149.0972)	41 (148.5600)

SMOKIN FOOLZ

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Best top-10 run

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (17 found in their record)

Riding a hot streak

The heartbreaker

Among the elite

Happy hunting ground

They almost always walk

High-water mark

The one to beat

Their season

A tough matchup

A strong matchup

Chicken nemesis

Always the bridesmaid

Looking over their shoulder

A July team

The long haul

The metronome

A standing appointment

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

By meat

By field size and state

By contest size

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

More numbers

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

📉 Toughest weekends

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — tap a meat to add it)

Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)

Where they finish (overall)

Best vs average (by meat)

How entries end (by meat)

Season by season

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)