A tough matchup
6–0
behind in the head-to-head
DRILLING & GRILLING ahead in 100% of their meetings
DRILLING & GRILLING has come out ahead in 6 of their 6 shared contests.
CHAIN SMOKIN
CHAIN SMOKIN is a competition barbecue team with 6 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 20th of 42 at the Keystone Classic BBQ State Championship (2018). They are ranked #3739 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1489
peak 1503 · rated over 6 contests
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
Oct 3, 2014
latest Jul 26, 2019 · 4.8 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 63%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
638.95 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 638.23 (+0.71)
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±9.58
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 163.96 · weakest Brisket (150.14)
Road miles
101
across 6 mapped stops · furthest 43 mi
Schedule strength
42%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1555)
Purse competed for
$13K
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 2 state-championship entries
Master avg
638.23 / 720
6 Master contests · 0 GCs
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #1827 (85 pts) | #2012 (60 pts) | #1261 (210 pts) | #1826 (100 pts) | #1990 (60 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #2212 (60 pts) | #1802 (120 pts) | #2304 (60 pts) | #2121 (85 pts) | #2266 (60 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #2158 (60 pts) | #2209 (60 pts) | #2031 (90 pts) | #2037 (95 pts) | #2214 (60 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #2084 (75 pts) | #2167 (75 pts) | #1513 (180 pts) | #2172 (75 pts) | #2148 (75 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to CHAIN SMOKIN, each with one reason worth a look.
142 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3,721 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1500
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,726 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1489
They turned up 8 years after CHAIN SMOKIN did, first appearing in 2022.
⚔ Compare careers#3,723 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1501
Level with CHAIN SMOKIN on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#3,722 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1489
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,752 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1488
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,735 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1489
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SMOKIN GNOME BBQ | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| DRILLING & GRILLING | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| BAR-B-QUE MAYHAM | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| A 2 Z | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| REDNECK SMOKE CLUB | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| PIG PEN BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| LO' -N- SLO' BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| BRISKET BURNERS | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.3828 | 159.9772 | 163.96 | top 44% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 171.4172 | 153.6800 | 163.51 | top 38% |
| Pork | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.2400 | 154.8000 | 160.62 | top 57% |
| Brisket | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 156.5256 | 143.3716 | 150.14 | top 82% |
“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 | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 79% |
| Large (40+) | 5 | 0 | top 59% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keystone Classic Barbeque | 2 | 27 | 0 | top 50% | Oct 2, 2015 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2019
2 contests
Contests a season
1.2
across 5 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
PA
6 of 6 contests
Contests visited
5
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
194
finished ahead 108 times, behind 203
Longest layoff
2 yrs
Oct 2, 2015 → Oct 6, 2017
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20191 milestone
- Most recent contest Smoke in the Grove
20181 milestone
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)171.4172 Keystone Classic BBQ State Championship
20153 milestones
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score648.4572 Keystone Classic Barbeque
- Career-best overall score648.4572 Keystone Classic Barbeque
- Peak power rating (1503) Keystone Classic Barbeque
20142 milestones
- First tracked contest Keystone Classic Barbeque
- First call Keystone Classic Barbeque
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +4.8 | Keystone Classic BBQ State Championship | Oct 5, 2018 |
| +1.9 | Keystone Classic Barbeque | Oct 2, 2015 |
| +0.9 | Keystone Classic Barbeque | Oct 3, 2014 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11 | Smoke in the Grove | Jul 26, 2019 |
| -5.8 | Keystone Classic BBQ | Oct 6, 2017 |
| -2.1 | The Ironman | Apr 5, 2019 |
Scores over time (% of a perfect score — 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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 75% | 89.5% | 88% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 48% | 90% | 90% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 79% | 87.8% | 87.8% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 49% | 90.1% | 90.1% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 51% | 88.1% | 88.1% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 26, 2019 | Smoke in the Grove 🏅 Spring Grove, PA | 45 / 53 (622.1028) | 22 (166.2400) | 44 (153.6800) | 41 (157.0856) | 51 (145.0972) |
| Apr 5, 2019 | The Ironman Greencastle, PA | 27 / 42 (644.4804) | 13 (166.8228) | 4 (169.1772) | 32 (158.2288) | 35 (150.2516) |
| Oct 5, 2018 | Keystone Classic BBQ State Championship 🏅 Harrisburg, PA | 20 / 42 (647.8744) | 26 (159.9772) | 4 (171.4172) | 17 (162.2400) | 35 (154.2400) |
| Oct 6, 2017 | Keystone Classic BBQ Harrisburg, PA | 31 / 39 (631.8172) | 13 (167.3828) | 30 (154.8228) | 20 (166.2400) | 36 (143.3716) |
| Oct 2, 2015 | Keystone Classic Barbeque Harrisburg, PA | 28 / 57 (648.4572) | 27 (162.8228) | 19 (163.9772) | 18 (165.1316) | 36 (156.5256) |
| Oct 3, 2014 | Keystone Classic Barbeque Harrisburg, PA | 27 / 53 (634.6740) | 27 (160.5256) | 7 (167.9656) | 36 (154.8000) | 40 (151.3828) |