A tough matchup
5–0
behind in the head-to-head
Smokestack Redemption ahead in 100% of their meetings
Smokestack Redemption has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
DR. DOUG'S BLUES & Q
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1446
peak 1446 · rated over 5 contests ⓘ
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
2013-10-04
latest 2017-10-06
Best ToY finish
#2084
Master 2014
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 93%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
543.96
last 5 Master vs avg 543.96 (+0.00)
Walk rate
20%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±117.24
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 159.41 · weakest Brisket (146.22)
Road miles
6
mi across 5 mapped stops
Schedule strength
30%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1541)
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 1 state-championship entries
Master avg
543.96 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (1 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.
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.
103 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5666 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1446
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#5641 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1447
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 6 years after DR. DOUG'S BLUES & Q did, first appearing in 2019.
⚔ Head-to-head#5637 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1447
No shared contest yet.
Level with DR. DOUG'S BLUES & Q on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#5655 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1446
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#5642 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1446
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#5650 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1446
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-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A 2 Z | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| WILLY'S Q SHACK | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| Smokestack Redemption | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| BAR-B-QUE MAYHAM | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| ROCKIN ROBYNS BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| HAWG NATION BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN GNOME BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| LIFE IS GOOD BUT BBQ IS BETTER | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| REDNECK SMOKE CLUB | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 169.1544 | 153.6916 | 159.41 | top 66% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.0972 | 146.8344 | 151.97 | top 72% |
| Pork | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 155.3484 | 139.3600 | 147.48 | top 88% |
| Brisket | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 155.9428 | 137.0516 | 146.22 | top 85% |
“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) | 1 | 0 | top 87% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 94% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keystone Classic Barbeque | 3 | 45 | 0 | top 93% | 2015-10-02 |
The story so far (16 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
4 yrs
2013-10-04 → 2017-10-06
Busiest season
2017
1 contest
Contests a season
1
across 5 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
PA
5 of 5 contests
Contests visited
3
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Pork Ribs
5 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 159.41 · weakest Brisket (146.22)
Walk rate
20%
a top-10 call in 1 of 5 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 5 contests
Master average
543.96
out of 720 · 5 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
129
18–228 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
6
5 mapped stops
Schedule strength
1541
average field rating faced — tougher than 30% of rated contests
State championships
0
from 1 state-championship entries
Longest layoff
1 yrs
2015-10-02 → 2016-10-07
Power rating
1446
peak 1446 · #5649 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Keystone Classic Barbeque
- Peak power rating (1484) Keystone Classic Barbeque
- 2014
- First call Keystone Classic Barbeque
- Career-best single call (Chicken)169.1544 Keystone Classic Barbeque
- 2017
- Career-best overall score624.9600 Keystone Classic BBQ
- Most recent contest Keystone Classic BBQ
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -15.8 | Keystone Classic Barbeque | 2013-10-04 |
| -11.8 | Keystone Classic Barbeque | 2015-10-02 |
| -10.4 | Keystone Classic BBQ State Championship | 2016-10-07 |
| -9.5 | Keystone Classic Barbeque | 2014-10-03 |
| -6.3 | Keystone Classic BBQ | 2017-10-06 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 87% | 86.8% | 86.8% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 96% | 82% | 82% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 95% | 82.1% | 82.1% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 85% | 83.7% | 83.7% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 100% | 43.2% | 43.2% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-10-06 | Keystone Classic BBQ Harrisburg, PA | 34 / 39 (624.9600) | 36 (153.6916) | 17 (161.0972) | 34 (154.2284) | 29 (155.9428) |
| 2016-10-07 | Keystone Classic BBQ State Championship 🏅 Harrisburg, PA | 45 / 47 (590.1144) | 44 (153.7028) | 44 (146.8344) | 46 (143.3484) | 39 (146.2288) |
| 2015-10-02 | Keystone Classic Barbeque Harrisburg, PA | 54 / 57 (591.2460) | 33 (161.1084) | 49 (147.9660) | 54 (145.1200) | 56 (137.0516) |
| 2014-10-03 | Keystone Classic Barbeque Harrisburg, PA | 45 / 53 (602.6744) | 10 (169.1544) | 44 (148.5028) | 51 (139.3600) | 45 (145.6572) |
| 2013-10-04 | Keystone Classic Barbeque Harrisburg, PA | 55 / 55 (310.8228) | — | 29 (155.4744) | 35 (155.3484) | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #2212 (60 pts) | #2286 (60 pts) | #2059 (100 pts) | #2260 (60 pts) | #2266 (60 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #2158 (60 pts) | #2209 (60 pts) | #2209 (60 pts) | #2225 (60 pts) | #2214 (60 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #2084 (75 pts) | #1666 (150 pts) | #2161 (75 pts) | #2172 (75 pts) | #2148 (75 pts) |