A tough matchup
4–0
behind in the head-to-head
Organizer Portal ahead in 100% of their meetings
Organizer Portal has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
LIL' BIT O'SMOKE
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1466
peak 1466 · rated over 4 contests ⓘ
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
2014-09-19
latest 2018-09-14
Best ToY finish
#2084
Master 2014
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 85%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
637.78
last 4 Master vs avg 637.78 (+0.00)
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±8.03
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 162.67 · weakest Pork Ribs (157.09)
Road miles
3
mi across 4 mapped stops
Schedule strength
44%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1557)
Master avg
637.78 / 720
4 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (3 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 strong matchup
3–0
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 100% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of The Lumbee Smokers in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
The comeback
2 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 2 years, then back at Big Brother Big Sister Riverfest (2017-09-15).
- last seen 2015-09-11
- back 2017-09-15
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.
LIL' BIT O'SMOKE has 4 rated contests — short of the five it takes to earn a power ranking — so this rating has barely moved off the 1500 every team starts on and 141 rated teams sit within a point of it. Read the list as the nearest company at a number nobody here has moved far from, not as a verdict on who this team belongs with.
#4845 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1465
0–2 in 2 shared contests (0% to LIL' BIT O'SMOKE)
2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team LIL' BIT O'SMOKE has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#4848 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1465
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 4, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#4830 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1466
No shared contest yet.
Level with LIL' BIT O'SMOKE on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#4849 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1465
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 4, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#4832 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1466
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 4, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#4840 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1466
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 4, 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 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.1200 | 157.6684 | 162.67 | top 68% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.3828 | 148.5028 | 157.09 | top 80% |
| Pork | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.3828 | 155.9084 | 158.94 | top 82% |
| Brisket | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.6456 | 157.0744 | 159.08 | top 79% |
“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) | 2 | 0 | top 80% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 90% |
The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
4 yrs
2014-09-19 → 2018-09-14
Busiest season
2018
1 contest
Contests a season
1
across 4 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
AL
4 of 4 contests
Contests visited
4
0 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
4 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 162.67 · weakest Pork Ribs (157.09)
Walk rate
0%
a top-10 call in 0 of 4 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 4 contests
Master average
637.78
out of 720 · 4 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
172
29–222 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
3
4 mapped stops
Schedule strength
1557
average field rating faced — tougher than 44% of rated contests
Longest layoff
2 yrs
2015-09-11 → 2017-09-15
Power rating
1466
peak 1466 · #null of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2014
- First tracked contest 20th Annual Decatur Jaycee's Riverfest
- Peak power rating (1487) 20th Annual Decatur Jaycee's Riverfest
- 2017
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score650.0796 Big Brother Big Sister Riverfest
- Career-best overall score650.0796 Big Brother Big Sister Riverfest
- 2018
- Career-best single call (Chicken)169.1200 *Riverfest BBQ and Music Festival
- Most recent contest *Riverfest BBQ and Music Festival
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12.7 | 20th Annual Decatur Jaycee's Riverfest | 2014-09-19 |
| -11.7 | Decatur Jaycee's 21st Annual Riverfest | 2015-09-11 |
| -8.1 | *Riverfest BBQ and Music Festival | 2018-09-14 |
| -1.9 | Big Brother Big Sister Riverfest | 2017-09-15 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 91% | 88.9% | 88.9% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 69% | 90.3% | 90.3% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 93% | 87.7% | 87.7% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 87% | 87.5% | 87.5% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-09-14 | *Riverfest BBQ and Music Festival Decatur, AL | 29 / 32 (639.7484) | 17 (169.1200) | 27 (154.7772) | 31 (155.9084) | 27 (159.9428) |
| 2017-09-15 | Big Brother Big Sister Riverfest Decatur, AL | 27 / 39 (650.0796) | 31 (157.6684) | 22 (167.3828) | 25 (163.3828) | 29 (161.6456) |
| 2015-09-11 | Decatur Jaycee's 21st Annual Riverfest Decatur, AL | 51 / 55 (631.1884) | 45 (160.4912) | 46 (157.6800) | 53 (155.9428) | 47 (157.0744) |
| 2014-09-19 | 20th Annual Decatur Jaycee's Riverfest Decatur, AL | 65 / 75 (630.0912) | 44 (163.4172) | 72 (148.5028) | 53 (160.5256) | 54 (157.6456) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #2516 (57 pts) | #1835 (97 pts) | #2510 (57 pts) | #2520 (57 pts) | #2515 (57 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #2212 (60 pts) | #2286 (60 pts) | #2218 (75 pts) | #2260 (60 pts) | #2266 (60 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #2084 (75 pts) | #2167 (75 pts) | #2161 (75 pts) | #2172 (75 pts) | #2148 (75 pts) |