DELIVERING SMOKE BBQ

At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)

Power ranking

#1729

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1550

peak 1550 · rated over 12 contests ⓘ

Best runs

straight top-10s

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-05-25

latest 2019-06-21

Best ToY finish

#643

Master 2017

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

5 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 12 contests

Avg finish

top 41%

overall standings

Best overall

670.8228 / 720

Master · Ayr Charity BBQ

Perfect 180s

Current form

655.81 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 649.60 (+6.22)

Walk rate

67%

contests with a top-10 call

Top-10 streak

and counting

Best single call

173.7028

Chicken · *Drayton Kinsmen Smoke and Sounds Festival

Consistency

±14.02

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 163.93 · weakest Brisket (158.51)

Road miles

987

mi across 12 mapped stops · furthest 315 mi

Schedule strength

23%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1531)

Purse competed for

$3K

listed at 1 contests — purses, not winnings

Master avg

649.60 / 720

12 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (8 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.

They almost always walk

67% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 8 of 12 contests

A top-10 category call in 67% of their 12 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

670.8228 career-best overall

93.2% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 670.8228 at Ayr Charity BBQ — 93.2% of a perfect 720.

Master
2019-06-21

A tough matchup

9–1 behind in the head-to-head

SHORTSVILLE SMOKERS ahead in 90% of their meetings

SHORTSVILLE SMOKERS has come out ahead in 9 of their 10 shared contests.

The weak link

−5.4 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 5.42 points below their pork, and turns into a call 33% of the time against 50%.

Brisket avg 158.51
Pork avg 163.93
4 calls in 12 entries

A strong matchup

5–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 83% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of LA PORKSTRA NOSTRA in 5 of their 6 shared contests.

Looking over their shoulder

3× one call behind them

HELLBENT BBQ has landed one call behind them 3 times.

A June team

Top 32% average finish in June

Something about June: average finish in the top 32% across 4 contests, versus top 41% the rest of the year.

4 June contests
top 41% the rest of the year

The metronome

±1.95% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.95% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 90.2% of a perfect score
12 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.

61 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.

WHISKEY'N'CLEAVERS

#1733 of the rated field

1550 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 45%
Peak: 1556

3–1 in 4 shared contests (75% to DELIVERING SMOKE BBQ)

These two have cooked 4 of the same contests — DELIVERING SMOKE BBQ ahead 3–1 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.

rated over 11 contests
last seen 2019-09-21

⚔ Head-to-head

HOOF-N-HOG SMOKERS

#1737 of the rated field

1550 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 33%
Peak: 1550

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to DELIVERING SMOKE BBQ)

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 9 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 9 contests
last seen 2019-09-21

⚔ Head-to-head

THE SNORTIN' BOAR

#1738 of the rated field

1550 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 17
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 24%
Peak: 1550

3–0 in 3 shared contests (100% to DELIVERING SMOKE BBQ)

A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 17 contests to 12.

rated over 17 contests
last seen 2019-07-20

⚔ Head-to-head

Ro-Ro's Smokehouse

#1724 of the rated field

1551 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 58%
Peak: 1551

No shared contest yet.

12 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 58% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 12 contests
last seen 2025-07-11

⚔ Head-to-head

SMOKIN K

#1734 of the rated field

1550 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 36%
Peak: 1554

No shared contest yet.

Level with DELIVERING SMOKE BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 11 contests
last seen 2022-06-17

⚔ Head-to-head

FAHRENHEIT 250

#1732 of the rated field

1550 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 64%
Peak: 1550

No shared contest yet.

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.

rated over 11 contests
last seen 2022-02-05
on a 3-contest top-10 run

⚔ Head-to-head

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
SHORTSVILLE SMOKERS	10	1	9	10%	⚔ compare
TRANQUIL CARNIVORES	9	4	5	44%	⚔ compare
BEHIND BBQ	8	4	4	50%	⚔ compare
Q'N CANUCKS	8	4	4	50%	⚔ compare
JACK9 BBQ	7	5	2	71%	⚔ compare
THE GOOD CUE CREW	7	4	3	57%	⚔ compare
TEAM EATAPEDIA	7	2	5	29%	⚔ compare
LA PORKSTRA NOSTRA	6	5	1	83%	⚔ compare
McLay Brothers BBQ	6	4	2	67%	⚔ compare
HELLBENT BBQ	6	4	2	67%	⚔ compare
MEAN MOE'S BBQ	6	3	3	50%	⚔ compare
Cousin's Catering and BBQ	5	5	0	100%	⚔ compare
HEAVY D BBQ	5	4	1	80%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN BOYS AND HOT GRILLS	5	1	3	20%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	12	4	0	1	173.7028	156.5028	163.69	top 50%
Pork Ribs	12	7	1	2	172.0344	147.4288	162.18	top 40%
Pork	12	6	1	2	169.7028	153.0972	163.93	top 39%
Brisket	12	4	0	0	166.2628	149.6456	158.51	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 state / province

Where	Contests	Avg finish
ON	4	top 35%
NY	4	top 51%
MI	1	top 59%

By contest size

Field	Contests	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	4	top 43%
Medium (20–39)	3	top 36%
Large (40+)	5	top 42%

Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Ayr Charity BBQ	2	6	top 32%	2019-06-21
Roc City Rib Fest	2	22	top 42%	2016-05-28
Roc City Rib Fest	2	37	top 60%	2015-05-23

The story so far (16 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 6.1 yrs 2013-05-25 → 2019-06-21

Busiest season 2017 4 contests

Contests a season 1.7 across 7 seasons in the data

Cooks most in ON 4 of 12 contests · 3 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 9 3 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 12 entries · 0 wins · 4 calls

Strongest meat Pork averages 163.93 · weakest Brisket (158.51)

Walk rate 67% a top-10 call in 8 of 12 contests

Overall top-10 rate 50% 6 of 12 contests

Best top-10 run 3 straight contests — and still running

Master average 649.60 out of 720 · 12 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 220 263–191 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 987 12 mapped stops · furthest 315 mi

Schedule strength 1531 average field rating faced — tougher than 23% of rated contests

Purse competed for $3,000 listed at 1 contests — purses, not winnings

Power rating 1550 peak 1550 · #1729 of 6,413 rated

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

2013
May 25 First tracked contest Roc City Rib Fest
2015
Jul 10 First call Drayton Kinsmen Smoke and Sounds Festval
Jul 10 First overall past 90% of a perfect score653.6684 Drayton Kinsmen Smoke and Sounds Festval
2016
Jul 8 First overall top-10 Drayton Kinsmen Smoke and Sound Festival
2017
Jun 9 Career-best single call (Chicken)173.7028 *Drayton Kinsmen Smoke and Sounds Festival
Aug 5 First category win (Pork Ribs) Capital BBQ Festival
Aug 5 First overall podium Capital BBQ Festival
Aug 5 10th tracked contest Capital BBQ Festival
2019
Jun 21 Career-best overall score670.8228 Ayr Charity BBQ
Jun 21 Peak power rating (1550) Ayr Charity BBQ
Jun 21 Most recent contest Ayr Charity BBQ

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+12.3	Capital BBQ Festival	2017-08-05
+10.3	*Drayton Kinsmen Smoke and Sounds Festival	2017-06-09
+9.1	Drayton Kinsmen Smoke and Sound Festival	2016-07-08
+8.8	Ayr Charity BBQ	2019-06-21
+4.9	*Ayr Charity BBQ	2018-06-22

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-7.2	Roc City Rib Fest	2015-05-23
-1.6	*BBQ & BREWS	2017-07-21
-1.2	Drayton Kinsmen Smoke and Sounds Festval	2015-07-10

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	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2019	1	1	0	100%	top 26%	93.2%	93.2%
2018	1	1	1	100%	top 39%	89.5%	89.5%
2017	4	3	1	75%	top 33%	92.4%	90.7%
2016	2	1	0	100%	top 37%	92.1%	91.5%
2015	2	0	0	50%	top 69%	90.8%	89.3%
2014	1	0	0	0%	top 43%	87.8%	87.8%
2013	1	0	0	0%	top 40%	86.5%	86.5%

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2019-06-21	Ayr Charity BBQ Ayr Ontario, N0B 1E0	6 / 23 (670.8228)	11 (168.5828)	9 (166.2972)	5 (169.6800)	5 (166.2628)
2018-06-22	*Ayr Charity BBQ Ayr Ontario, N0B 1E0	7 / 18 (644.5028)	9 (161.1084)	5 (162.8344)	1 (169.7028)	10 (150.8572)
2017-08-05	Capital BBQ Festival Ottawa, ON	3 / 42 (665.0400)	23 (160.5140)	1 (172.0000)	5 (168.0000)	14 (158.8572)
2017-07-21	*BBQ & BREWS Birch Run, MI	22 / 37 (639.3372)	27 (159.9772)	13 (162.2628)	26 (157.0856)	16 (160.0116)
2017-06-09	*Drayton Kinsmen Smoke and Sounds Festival Drayton Ontario, N4B 2W4	5 / 22 (659.9428)	2 (173.7028)	12 (159.4172)	3 (169.1428)	11 (157.6800)
2017-06-03	*Craze Fest Georgina, ON	7 / 17 (646.7772)	16 (156.5028)	8 (164.0116)	4 (166.2628)	7 (160.0000)
2016-07-08	Drayton Kinsmen Smoke and Sound Festival Drayton, ON	5 / 17 (662.8800)	6 (165.7028)	2 (170.2972)	11 (163.4056)	6 (163.4744)
2016-05-28	Roc City Rib Fest Rochester, NY	22 / 50 (654.7544)	30 (163.3712)	5 (172.0344)	27 (162.8116)	33 (156.5372)
2015-07-10	Drayton Kinsmen Smoke and Sounds Festval Drayton, ON	11 / 18 (653.6684)	10 (166.3084)	6 (166.2744)	9 (164.5600)	14 (156.5256)
2015-05-23	Roc City Rib Fest Rochester, NY	44 / 57 (632.3768)	20 (167.3828)	44 (153.0856)	29 (162.2628)	50 (149.6456)
2014-05-24	Roc City Rib Fest Rochester, NY	37 / 86 (632.4460)	30 (163.9772)	62 (150.2632)	62 (153.0972)	21 (165.1084)
2013-05-25	Roc City Rib Fest Rochester, NY	32 / 80 (622.8570)	41 (157.1426)	59 (147.4288)	19 (161.1428)	25 (157.1428)

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	#1321 (163 pts)	#1672 (118 pts)	#1508 (133 pts)	#1350 (173 pts)	#1339 (173 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#1412 (148 pts)	#1556 (128 pts)	#1428 (168 pts)	#1083 (268 pts)	#1703 (118 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#643 (604 pts)	#848 (464 pts)	#624 (654 pts)	#613 (659 pts)	#801 (484 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#1208 (242 pts)	#1380 (217 pts)	#898 (427 pts)	#1630 (172 pts)	#1390 (217 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#1446 (173 pts)	#1395 (203 pts)	#1341 (218 pts)	#1485 (188 pts)	#1567 (158 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#2084 (75 pts)	#2167 (75 pts)	#2161 (75 pts)	#2172 (75 pts)	#2037 (95 pts)