A tough matchup
4–0
behind in the head-to-head
SMOKIN TRIGGERS ahead in 100% of their meetings
SMOKIN TRIGGERS has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
BOSSMAN BAR-B-QUE
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1507
peak 1507 · rated over 5 contests ⓘ
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
2013-03-29
latest 2022-06-16
Best ToY finish
#1168
Master 2022
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 53%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
649.07
last 5 Master vs avg 649.07 (+0.00)
Walk rate
40%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±13.54
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 167.18 · weakest Brisket (158.71)
Road miles
69
mi across 5 mapped stops · furthest 39 mi
Schedule strength
38%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1550)
Purse competed for
$13K
listed at 1 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 1 state-championship entries
Master avg
649.07 / 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
−8.5
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 8.48 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 20% of the time against 0%.
- Brisket avg 158.71
- Chicken avg 167.18
- 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 CARNIVORES in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
The comeback
5 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 5 years, then back at Frisco BBQ Challenge (2022-06-16).
- last seen 2017-06-16
- back 2022-06-16
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.
111 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2955 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1507
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#2937 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1508
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 7 years after BOSSMAN BAR-B-QUE did, first appearing in 2020.
⚔ Head-to-head#2967 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1506
No shared contest yet.
Level with BOSSMAN BAR-B-QUE on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#2946 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1511
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#2966 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1506
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 4 years before BOSSMAN BAR-B-QUE's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-head#2930 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1507
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 4 years before BOSSMAN BAR-B-QUE's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 LIL' MACS BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 171.9884 | 162.8228 | 167.18 | top 45% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 165.1544 | 151.9660 | 159.41 | top 58% |
| Pork | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 171.4400 | 144.5714 | 163.76 | top 49% |
| Brisket | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 163.4286 | 154.2172 | 158.71 | top 50% |
“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) | 3 | 0 | top 57% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 47% |
The story so far (17 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
9.2 yrs
2013-03-29 → 2022-06-16
Busiest season
2022
1 contest
Contests a season
1
across 5 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
CO
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 167.18 · weakest Brisket (158.71)
Walk rate
40%
a top-10 call in 2 of 5 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 5 contests
Master average
649.07
out of 720 · 5 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
126
104–105 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
69
5 mapped stops · furthest 39 mi
Schedule strength
1550
average field rating faced — tougher than 38% of rated contests
Purse competed for
$13,050
listed at 1 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0
from 1 state-championship entries
Longest layoff
5 yrs
2017-06-16 → 2022-06-16
Power rating
1507
peak 1507 · #2952 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- First call Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- 2014
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score654.1940 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- 2016
- Career-best single call (Chicken)171.9884 23rd Annual Colorado BBQ Challenge
- 2022
- Career-best overall score661.1088 Frisco BBQ Challenge
- Peak power rating (1507) Frisco BBQ Challenge
- Most recent contest Frisco BBQ Challenge
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +6.2 | 23rd Annual Colorado BBQ Challenge | 2016-06-17 |
| +3.8 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | 2014-04-18 |
| +3.3 | Frisco BBQ Challenge | 2022-06-16 |
| +1.4 | 24th Annual Colorado BBQ Challenge | 2017-06-16 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -8.1 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | 2013-03-29 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 49% | 91.8% | 91.8% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 54% | 89.6% | 89.6% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 40% | 91.7% | 91.7% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 47% | 90.9% | 90.9% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 77% | 86.7% | 86.7% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-06-16 | Frisco BBQ Challenge 🏅 Frisco, CO | 18 / 37 (661.1088) | 20 (167.9888) | 21 (162.8344) | 12 (171.4400) | 20 (158.8456) |
| 2017-06-16 | 24th Annual Colorado BBQ Challenge Frisco, CO | 32 / 59 (645.0292) | 16 (169.6916) | 43 (151.9660) | 19 (167.9888) | 34 (155.3828) |
| 2016-06-17 | 23rd Annual Colorado BBQ Challenge Frisco, CO | 23 / 58 (660.4456) | 11 (171.9884) | 28 (163.9772) | 18 (170.2628) | 40 (154.2172) |
| 2014-04-18 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Denver, CO | 14 / 30 (654.1940) | 22 (162.8228) | 8 (165.1544) | 16 (164.5484) | 12 (161.6684) |
| 2013-03-29 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Thornton, CO | 23 / 30 (624.5714) | 15 (163.4286) | 26 (153.1428) | 29 (144.5714) | 9 (163.4286) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #1168 (95 pts) | #1246 (85 pts) | #1326 (80 pts) | #1029 (125 pts) | #1230 (85 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #1892 (110 pts) | #2556 (70 pts) | #1653 (150 pts) | #2040 (100 pts) | #1910 (120 pts) |