A tough matchup
6–0
behind in the head-to-head
COOL GRILLING ahead in 100% of their meetings
COOL GRILLING has come out ahead in 6 of their 6 shared contests.
Smoky Doky Barbecue
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1448
peak 1448 · rated over 6 contests ⓘ
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
2014-05-09
latest 2016-05-13
Best ToY finish
#1858
Master 2015
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 86%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
629.97 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 621.70 (+8.26)
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±23.15
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 160.27 · weakest Pork Ribs (149.98)
Road miles
137
mi across 6 mapped stops
Schedule strength
31%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1542)
Master avg
621.70 / 720
6 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.
The weak link
−10.3
points behind their best meat
Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 10.29 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 0%.
- Pork Ribs avg 149.98
- Chicken avg 160.27
- 0 calls in 6 entries
A strong matchup
3–0
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 100% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of BLUES ROCK BBQ in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
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.
104 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5576 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1448
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to Smoky Doky Barbecue)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Smoky Doky Barbecue has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#5563 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1449
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#5575 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1448
No shared contest yet.
Level with Smoky Doky Barbecue on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#5574 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1448
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#5578 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1448
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#5591 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1448
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-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| COOL GRILLING | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| LEFT COAST Q | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN' HART'S | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Burnin and Lootin | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| PIG PUSHERS BBQ & CATERING | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| OUTTA GAS BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| WILD WILLY'S SMOKIN HOT BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Sharpe's Woodshed | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKE HOUND BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| ZZYZX BAR.B.Q | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| DG FIREHOUSE BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| TWISTED BRISKET BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| NOTHING COMPARES 2 Q | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.2972 | 153.6456 | 160.27 | top 73% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 157.6916 | 136.5716 | 149.98 | top 93% |
| Pork | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 173.1200 | 150.2512 | 158.45 | top 74% |
| Brisket | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 173.1200 | 139.9312 | 153.00 | top 78% |
“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 93% |
| Large (40+) | 5 | 0 | top 85% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Coast BBQ Classic | 2 | 51 | 0 | top 93% | 2015-05-08 |
The story so far (14 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
2 yrs
2014-05-09 → 2016-05-13
Busiest season
2015
3 contests
Contests a season
2
across 3 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
CA
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 160.27 · weakest Pork Ribs (149.98)
Walk rate
0%
a top-10 call in 0 of 6 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 6 contests
Master average
621.70
out of 720 · 6 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
173
57–298 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
137
6 mapped stops
Schedule strength
1542
average field rating faced — tougher than 31% of rated contests
Power rating
1448
peak 1448 · #5579 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2014
- First tracked contest West Coast BBQ Classic
- Peak power rating (1487) West Coast BBQ Classic
- 2015
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score659.9088 City of Dana Point State BBQ Championship
- Career-best overall score659.9088 City of Dana Point State BBQ Championship
- Career-best single call (Brisket)173.1200 City of Dana Point State BBQ Championship
- 2016
- Most recent contest West Coast BBQ Classic
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +1.4 | City of Dana Point State BBQ Championship | 2015-10-02 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -13.4 | West Coast BBQ Classic | 2014-05-09 |
| -10.9 | Dana Point State BBQ Championship | 2014-10-02 |
| -10.4 | Newport Beach Barbecue Contest | 2015-06-26 |
| -9.4 | West Coast BBQ Classic | 2016-05-13 |
| -9.1 | West Coast BBQ Classic | 2015-05-08 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 93% | 86.4% | 86.4% |
| 2015 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 80% | 91.7% | 88.2% |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 93% | 86.3% | 83.5% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-05-13 | West Coast BBQ Classic Long Beach, CA | 41 / 44 (622.1828) | 26 (166.8572) | 42 (148.5828) | 39 (158.8228) | 43 (147.9200) |
| 2015-10-02 | City of Dana Point State BBQ Championship Dana Point, CA | 42 / 75 (659.9088) | 66 (155.9772) | 64 (157.6916) | 11 (173.1200) | 15 (173.1200) |
| 2015-06-26 | Newport Beach Barbecue Contest Newport Beach, CA | 27 / 29 (627.8972) | 14 (170.2972) | 28 (155.9428) | 26 (156.5372) | 28 (145.1200) |
| 2015-05-08 | West Coast BBQ Classic Long Beach, CA | 51 / 57 (618.2628) | 44 (158.2856) | 54 (146.8344) | 44 (157.7144) | 48 (155.4284) |
| 2014-10-02 | Dana Point State BBQ Championship Dana Point, CA | 86 / 97 (621.5768) | 82 (156.5484) | 86 (154.2628) | 84 (154.2628) | 71 (156.5028) |
| 2014-05-09 | West Coast BBQ Classic Long Beach, CA | 57 / 59 (580.3996) | 48 (153.6456) | 59 (136.5716) | 50 (150.2512) | 56 (139.9312) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #2274 (60 pts) | #2353 (60 pts) | #2349 (60 pts) | #2326 (60 pts) | #2345 (60 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #1858 (114 pts) | #1560 (169 pts) | #1919 (114 pts) | #1498 (184 pts) | #1544 (164 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #2084 (75 pts) | #2167 (75 pts) | #2161 (75 pts) | #2172 (75 pts) | #2148 (75 pts) |