A tough matchup
3–0
behind in the head-to-head
Babylon Grillbillies ahead in 100% of their meetings
Babylon Grillbillies has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
SMOKE LIFE
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1477
peak 1477 · rated over 3 contests ⓘ
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
2014-10-03
latest 2016-10-08
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 82%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
598.66
last 3 Master vs avg 598.66 (+0.00)
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±18.61
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 155.39 · weakest Pork Ribs (145.46)
Road miles
741
mi across 4 mapped stops · furthest 739 mi
Schedule strength
37%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1549)
Master avg
598.66 / 720
3 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (2 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 comeback
1.5 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 1.5 years, then back at Smoke on the Falls (2018-04-13).
- last seen 2016-10-08
- back 2018-04-13
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.
SMOKE LIFE has 3 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 136 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.
#4251 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1477
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#4257 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1477
No shared contest yet.
Level with SMOKE LIFE on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#4274 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1503
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#4245 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1477
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#4281 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1477
No shared contest yet.
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2014.
⚔ Head-to-head#4250 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1477
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 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.4400 | 149.0856 | 155.39 | top 72% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 150.8000 | 134.8000 | 145.46 | top 85% |
| Pork | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 157.6800 | 147.9428 | 152.32 | top 81% |
| Brisket | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 160.5260 | 137.1312 | 145.49 | 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.
The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
2 yrs
2014-10-03 → 2016-10-08
Busiest season
2018
1 contest
Contests a season
1
across 4 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
NJ
3 of 4 contests · 2 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
3
0 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
3 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 155.39 · weakest Pork Ribs (145.46)
Walk rate
0%
a top-10 call in 0 of 4 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 4 contests
Master average
598.66
out of 720 · 3 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
103
27–129 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
741
4 mapped stops · furthest 739 mi
Schedule strength
1549
average field rating faced — tougher than 37% of rated contests
Longest layoff
1.5 yrs
2016-10-08 → 2018-04-13
Power rating
1477
peak 1477 · #null of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2014
- First tracked contest DO AC Smokin' Hot Atlantic City BBQ Championship
- Peak power rating (1488) DO AC Smokin' Hot Atlantic City BBQ Championship
- 2015
- Career-best single call (Chicken)163.4400 Smokin Hot Atlantic City BBQ Championship $15,000
- 2016
- Career-best overall score612.8800 Smoke on the Water Barbecue Championship
- 2018
- Most recent contest Smoke on the Falls
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11.8 | DO AC Smokin' Hot Atlantic City BBQ Championship | 2014-10-03 |
| -9 | Smoke on the Water Barbecue Championship | 2016-10-08 |
| -2.1 | Smokin Hot Atlantic City BBQ Championship $15,000 | 2015-10-09 |
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% | — | — | — |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 90% | 85.1% | 85.1% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 65% | 84.8% | 84.8% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 91% | 79.5% | 79.5% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-04-13 | Smoke on the Falls Gadsden, AL | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2016-10-08 | Smoke on the Water Barbecue Championship Atlantic City, NJ | 43 / 48 (612.8800) | 44 (153.6456) | 43 (150.7656) | 47 (147.9428) | 30 (160.5260) |
| 2015-10-09 | Smokin Hot Atlantic City BBQ Championship $15,000 Atlantic City, NJ | 30 / 46 (610.7316) | 20 (163.4400) | 31 (150.8000) | 29 (157.6800) | 39 (138.8116) |
| 2014-10-03 | DO AC Smokin' Hot Atlantic City BBQ Championship Atlantic City, NJ | 59 / 65 (572.3652) | 52 (149.0856) | 63 (134.8000) | 54 (151.3484) | 57 (137.1312) |
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 | #2158 (60 pts) | #2073 (85 pts) | #2209 (60 pts) | #2225 (60 pts) | #2214 (60 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #2084 (75 pts) | #2167 (75 pts) | #2161 (75 pts) | #2172 (75 pts) | #2148 (75 pts) |