A tough matchup
3–0
behind in the head-to-head
Theslabs.com ahead in 100% of their meetings
Theslabs.com has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
THE SMORKERS
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1493
peak 1493 · rated over 3 contests ⓘ
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
2014-05-09
latest 2016-06-03
Best ToY finish
#2084
Master 2014
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 3 contests
Avg finish
top 62%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
636.79
last 3 Master vs avg 636.79 (+0.00)
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±15.00
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 164.92 · weakest Brisket (155.96)
Road miles
47
mi across 3 mapped stops · furthest 46 mi
Schedule strength
17%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1524)
Master avg
636.79 / 720
3 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (1 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.
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.
THE SMORKERS 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 127 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.
#3491 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1503
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 5 contests to 3.
⚔ Head-to-head#3496 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1504
No shared contest yet.
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2014.
⚔ Head-to-head#3459 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1507
No shared contest yet.
Level with THE SMORKERS on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#3480 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1505
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 5 contests to 3.
⚔ Head-to-head#3467 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1494
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 5 contests to 3.
⚔ Head-to-head#3494 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1513
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 5 contests to 3.
⚔ Head-to-headBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.3944 | 162.8344 | 164.92 | top 49% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.8116 | 151.4172 | 156.35 | top 72% |
| Pork | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.2400 | 149.6228 | 159.56 | top 60% |
| Brisket | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.1084 | 151.3944 | 155.96 | top 66% |
“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
2.1 yrs
2014-05-09 → 2016-06-03
Busiest season
2016
1 contest
Contests a season
1
across 3 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
MO
2 of 3 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 164.92 · weakest Brisket (155.96)
Walk rate
0%
a top-10 call in 0 of 3 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 3 contests
Master average
636.79
out of 720 · 3 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
154
80–116 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
47
3 mapped stops · furthest 46 mi
Schedule strength
1524
average field rating faced — tougher than 17% of rated contests
Longest layoff
1.1 yrs
2014-05-09 → 2015-06-05
Power rating
1493
peak 1493 · #null of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2014
- First tracked contest Sertoma 48 BBQ
- 2016
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score657.5544 Smokin' on the Summit BBQ
- Career-best overall score657.5544 Smokin' on the Summit BBQ
- Career-best single call (Chicken)167.3944 Smokin' on the Summit BBQ
- Peak power rating (1493) Smokin' on the Summit BBQ
- Most recent contest Smokin' on the Summit BBQ
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +6.3 | Smokin' on the Summit BBQ | 2016-06-03 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11.3 | Sertoma 48 BBQ | 2014-05-09 |
| -1.6 | Smokin' on the Summit | 2015-06-05 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 36% | 91.3% | 91.3% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 60% | 87.5% | 87.5% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 89% | 86.5% | 86.5% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-06-03 | Smokin' on the Summit BBQ Lee's Summit, MO | 24 / 67 (657.5544) | 29 (167.3944) | 38 (162.8116) | 28 (166.2400) | 33 (161.1084) |
| 2015-06-05 | Smokin' on the Summit Lee's Summit, MO | 47 / 78 (630.1600) | 33 (164.5256) | 56 (151.4172) | 36 (162.8228) | 58 (151.3944) |
| 2014-05-09 | Sertoma 48 BBQ Lawrence, KS | 48 / 54 (622.6628) | 33 (162.8344) | 47 (154.8228) | 50 (149.6228) | 40 (155.3828) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #2158 (60 pts) | #2209 (60 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) |