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
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1488
peak 1503 · rated over 6 contests ⓘ
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
2014-10-03
latest 2019-07-26
Best ToY finish
#1827
Master 2018
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
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
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 163.96 · weakest Brisket (150.14)
Road miles
101
mi across 6 mapped stops · furthest 43 mi
Schedule strength
41%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1554)
Purse competed for
$13K
listed at 1 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 2 state-championship entries
Master avg
638.23 / 720
6 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
−13.8
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 13.82 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 0%.
- Brisket avg 150.14
- Chicken avg 163.96
- 0 calls in 6 entries
A strong matchup
5–0
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 100% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of A 2 Z in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
The comeback
2 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 2 years, then back at Keystone Classic BBQ (2017-10-06).
- last seen 2015-10-02
- back 2017-10-06
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.
145 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3724 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1504
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#3736 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1488
No shared contest yet.
Level with CHAIN SMOKIN on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#3742 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1506
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#3709 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1489
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#3745 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1500
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#3728 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1489
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 7 years after CHAIN SMOKIN did, first appearing in 2021.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar 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 contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 79% |
| Large (40+) | 5 | 0 | top 59% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keystone Classic Barbeque | 2 | 27 | 0 | top 50% | 2015-10-02 |
The story so far (17 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
4.8 yrs
2014-10-03 → 2019-07-26
Busiest season
2019
2 contests
Contests a season
1.2
across 5 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
PA
6 of 6 contests
Contests visited
5
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
6 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 163.96 · weakest Brisket (150.14)
Walk rate
50%
a top-10 call in 3 of 6 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 6 contests
Master average
638.23
out of 720 · 6 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
195
108–203 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
101
6 mapped stops · furthest 43 mi
Schedule strength
1554
average field rating faced — tougher than 41% of rated contests
Purse competed for
$13,000
listed at 1 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0
from 2 state-championship entries
Longest layoff
2 yrs
2015-10-02 → 2017-10-06
Power rating
1488
peak 1503 · #3731 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2014
- First tracked contest Keystone Classic Barbeque
- First call Keystone Classic Barbeque
- 2015
- 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
- 2018
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)171.4172 Keystone Classic BBQ State Championship
- 2019
- Most recent contest Smoke in the Grove
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +4.8 | Keystone Classic BBQ State Championship | 2018-10-05 |
| +1.9 | Keystone Classic Barbeque | 2015-10-02 |
| +0.8 | Keystone Classic Barbeque | 2014-10-03 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11 | Smoke in the Grove | 2019-07-26 |
| -5.9 | Keystone Classic BBQ | 2017-10-06 |
| -2.2 | The Ironman | 2019-04-05 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-07-26 | Smoke in the Grove 🏅 Spring Grove, PA | 45 / 53 (622.1028) | 22 (166.2400) | 44 (153.6800) | 41 (157.0856) | 51 (145.0972) |
| 2019-04-05 | The Ironman Greencastle, PA | 27 / 42 (644.4804) | 13 (166.8228) | 4 (169.1772) | 32 (158.2288) | 35 (150.2516) |
| 2018-10-05 | Keystone Classic BBQ State Championship 🏅 Harrisburg, PA | 20 / 42 (647.8744) | 26 (159.9772) | 4 (171.4172) | 17 (162.2400) | 35 (154.2400) |
| 2017-10-06 | Keystone Classic BBQ Harrisburg, PA | 31 / 39 (631.8172) | 13 (167.3828) | 30 (154.8228) | 20 (166.2400) | 36 (143.3716) |
| 2015-10-02 | Keystone Classic Barbeque Harrisburg, PA | 28 / 57 (648.4572) | 27 (162.8228) | 19 (163.9772) | 18 (165.1316) | 36 (156.5256) |
| 2014-10-03 | Keystone Classic Barbeque Harrisburg, PA | 27 / 53 (634.6740) | 27 (160.5256) | 7 (167.9656) | 36 (154.8000) | 40 (151.3828) |
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 | #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) |