High-water mark
663.3716
career-best overall
92.1% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 663.3716 at Smokin' On The Summit — 92.1% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2017-06-02
GOLDEN HOGS
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1485
peak 1485 · rated over 5 contests ⓘ
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
2014-04-11
latest 2019-07-19
Best ToY finish
#1955
Master 2019
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 67%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
631.64
last 5 Master vs avg 631.64 (-0.00)
Walk rate
20%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±24.91
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 162.72 · weakest Pork Ribs (153.31)
Road miles
40
mi across 5 mapped stops
Schedule strength
35%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1546)
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 1 state-championship entries
Master avg
631.64 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (6 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.
A tough matchup
4–0
behind in the head-to-head
BURNT FINGER BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
BURNT FINGER BBQ has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
The weak link
−9.4
points behind their best meat
Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 9.41 points below their brisket, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 0%.
- Pork Ribs avg 153.31
- Brisket avg 162.72
- 0 calls in 5 entries
A strong matchup
4–0
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 100% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of Mullet Brothers in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
The comeback
2.1 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 2.1 years, then back at Smokin on the Summit (2019-07-19).
- last seen 2017-06-02
- back 2019-07-19
A June team
Top 51%
average finish in June
Something about June: average finish in the top 51% across 3 contests, versus top 67% the rest of the year.
- 3 June contests
- top 67% the rest of the year
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.
151 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3917 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1485
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to GOLDEN HOGS)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team GOLDEN HOGS has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#3927 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1505
0–2 in 2 shared contests (0% to GOLDEN HOGS)
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 8 contests to 5.
⚔ Head-to-head#3930 of the rated field
- Contests
- 20
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1503
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to GOLDEN HOGS)
20 contests and no Grand Championship yet.
⚔ Head-to-head#3890 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1485
No shared contest yet.
Level with GOLDEN HOGS on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#3911 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1502
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 10 years after GOLDEN HOGS did, first appearing in 2024.
⚔ Head-to-head#3902 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1485
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-headBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.4172 | 141.1200 | 156.19 | top 71% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 157.0856 | 147.3484 | 153.31 | top 81% |
| Pork | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 172.5600 | 145.1200 | 159.41 | top 56% |
| Brisket | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 172.0000 | 153.0972 | 162.72 | top 47% |
“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 83% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 63% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smokin on the Summit | 3 | 22 | 0 | top 54% | 2019-07-19 |
The story so far (16 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
5.3 yrs
2014-04-11 → 2019-07-19
Busiest season
2019
1 contest
Contests a season
1
across 5 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
MO
5 of 5 contests
Contests visited
3
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
5 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Brisket
averages 162.72 · weakest Pork Ribs (153.31)
Walk rate
20%
a top-10 call in 1 of 5 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 5 contests
Master average
631.64
out of 720 · 5 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
197
110–184 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
40
5 mapped stops
Schedule strength
1546
average field rating faced — tougher than 35% of rated contests
State championships
0
from 1 state-championship entries
Longest layoff
2.1 yrs
2017-06-02 → 2019-07-19
Power rating
1485
peak 1485 · #3908 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2014
- First tracked contest The Best Dam BBQ Contest at Smithville Lake
- 2017
- First call Smokin' On The Summit
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score663.3716 Smokin' On The Summit
- Career-best overall score663.3716 Smokin' On The Summit
- Career-best single call (Pork)172.5600 Smokin' On The Summit
- Peak power rating (1491) Smokin' On The Summit
- 2019
- Most recent contest Smokin on the Summit
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +7.8 | Smokin' On The Summit | 2017-06-02 |
| +3.1 | Smokin' on the Summit | 2015-06-05 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -14.5 | The Best Dam BBQ Contest at Smithville Lake | 2014-04-11 |
| -6.2 | Smokin on the Summit | 2019-07-19 |
| -5.4 | Smokin' on the Summit BBQ | 2016-06-03 |
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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 83% | 88.2% | 88.2% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 34% | 92.1% | 92.1% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 72% | 88% | 88% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 46% | 88.8% | 88.8% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 100% | 81.5% | 81.5% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-07-19 | Smokin on the Summit 🏅 Unity Village, MO | 29 / 35 (635.2916) | 23 (162.8228) | 31 (155.9544) | 28 (151.9772) | 19 (164.5372) |
| 2017-06-02 | Smokin' On The Summit Lee's Summit, MO | 22 / 65 (663.3716) | 39 (163.4172) | 44 (155.3944) | 7 (172.5600) | 11 (172.0000) |
| 2016-06-03 | Smokin' on the Summit BBQ Lee's Summit, MO | 48 / 67 (633.5424) | 44 (157.0856) | 52 (157.0856) | 40 (162.2512) | 44 (157.1200) |
| 2015-06-05 | Smokin' on the Summit Lee's Summit, MO | 36 / 78 (639.3032) | 51 (156.5028) | 58 (150.7888) | 24 (165.1428) | 18 (166.8688) |
| 2014-04-11 | The Best Dam BBQ Contest at Smithville Lake Smithville, MO | 54 / 54 (586.6856) | 54 (141.1200) | 52 (147.3484) | 54 (145.1200) | 40 (153.0972) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #1955 (60 pts) | #1976 (70 pts) | #2026 (60 pts) | #2029 (60 pts) | #1805 (90 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #2084 (75 pts) | #2167 (75 pts) | #2161 (75 pts) | #2172 (75 pts) | #2148 (75 pts) |