The one to beat
2×
one call ahead of them
CRIME SCENE has finished one call ahead of SMOKE AND BERNS 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
SMOKE AND BERNS
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1474
peak 1474 · rated over 6 contests ⓘ
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
2014-06-27
latest 2017-06-23
Best ToY finish
#1775
Master 2016
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 72%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
614.18 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 612.86 (+1.32)
Walk rate
17%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±17.22
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 155.21 · weakest Pork Ribs (150.09)
Road miles
984
mi across 6 mapped stops · furthest 279 mi
Schedule strength
37%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1549)
Master avg
612.86 / 720
6 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (4 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
6–0
behind in the head-to-head
BIG B'S DOWN-N-DIRTY BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
BIG B'S DOWN-N-DIRTY BBQ has come out ahead in 6 of their 6 shared contests.
The weak link
−5.1
points behind their best meat
Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 5.12 points below their pork, and turns into a call 17% of the time against 0%.
- Pork Ribs avg 150.09
- Pork avg 155.21
- 1 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 Lord Of The Ribs 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.
146 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4412 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 10%
- Peak
- 1507
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to SMOKE AND BERNS)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team SMOKE AND BERNS has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#4410 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1474
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#4432 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1474
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 10 years after SMOKE AND BERNS did, first appearing in 2024.
⚔ Head-to-head#4409 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1474
No shared contest yet.
Level with SMOKE AND BERNS on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#4411 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1474
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#4428 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1503
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PIRATES OF THE PIG | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| BIG B'S DOWN-N-DIRTY BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| TOO ASHAMED TO NAME | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| CANYON RIDERS BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| SON OF SMOKE | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Burnin and Lootin | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| RIDGE ROUTE BOYS BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Smokey and the Pirate | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| ROYAL SMOKIN' HOT | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168.5828 | 143.4056 | 152.37 | top 75% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 162.8228 | 140.5716 | 150.09 | top 72% |
| Pork | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.7600 | 143.3484 | 155.21 | top 64% |
| Brisket | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.2628 | 140.5372 | 155.19 | top 60% |
“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 69% |
| Large (40+) | 5 | 0 | top 72% |
The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
3 yrs
2014-06-27 → 2017-06-23
Busiest season
2016
2 contests
Contests a season
1.5
across 4 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
CA
6 of 6 contests
Contests visited
6
0 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
6 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Pork
averages 155.21 · weakest Pork Ribs (150.09)
Walk rate
17%
a top-10 call in 1 of 6 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 6 contests
Master average
612.86
out of 720 · 6 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
219
95–250 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
984
6 mapped stops · furthest 279 mi
Schedule strength
1549
average field rating faced — tougher than 37% of rated contests
Longest layoff
1.3 yrs
2015-03-20 → 2016-06-24
Power rating
1474
peak 1474 · #4415 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2014
- First tracked contest Silicon Valley BBQ Championships
- Peak power rating (1500) Silicon Valley BBQ Championships
- First call Brentwood Cook Off & Car Show
- 2015
- Career-best overall score642.2056 4th Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship
- Career-best single call (Chicken)168.5828 4th Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship
- 2017
- Most recent contest Silicon Valley BBQ Championship
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -6.6 | Silicon Valley BBQ Championship | 2017-06-23 |
| -6.4 | 4th Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship | 2015-03-20 |
| -4.7 | Brentwood Cook Off & Car Show | 2014-08-08 |
| -4.3 | Silicon Valley Barbeque Championships | 2016-06-24 |
| -3.4 | 2nd Annual Hot Q's & Cold Brews BBQ Championship | 2016-09-16 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 84% | 83.5% | 83.5% |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 72% | 86.2% | 86.1% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 76% | 89.2% | 89.2% |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 63% | 84.2% | 82.9% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-06-23 | Silicon Valley BBQ Championship Santa Clara, CA | 52 / 62 (601.5084) | 55 (146.7884) | 53 (147.9888) | 35 (161.1084) | 56 (145.6228) |
| 2016-09-16 | 2nd Annual Hot Q's & Cold Brews BBQ Championship Oroville, CA | 44 / 61 (620.5028) | 43 (157.7256) | 53 (141.6800) | 36 (158.8344) | 27 (162.2628) |
| 2016-06-24 | Silicon Valley Barbeque Championships Santa Clara, CA | 39 / 54 (619.2340) | 38 (153.1200) | 25 (162.8228) | 51 (143.3484) | 27 (159.9428) |
| 2015-03-20 | 4th Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship Arcadia, CA | 76 / 100 (642.2056) | 45 (168.5828) | 92 (150.2744) | 70 (161.1084) | 64 (162.2400) |
| 2014-08-08 | Brentwood Cook Off & Car Show Brentwood, CA | 18 / 26 (587.4284) | 23 (144.5940) | 9 (157.1888) | 19 (145.1084) | 21 (140.5372) |
| 2014-06-27 | Silicon Valley BBQ Championships Santa Clara, CA | 27 / 48 (606.2856) | 43 (143.4056) | 42 (140.5716) | 14 (161.7600) | 15 (160.5484) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #2212 (60 pts) | #2286 (60 pts) | #2304 (60 pts) | #2260 (60 pts) | #2266 (60 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #1775 (120 pts) | #1883 (120 pts) | #1884 (120 pts) | #1872 (120 pts) | #1839 (120 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #2158 (60 pts) | #2209 (60 pts) | #2209 (60 pts) | #2225 (60 pts) | #2214 (60 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #2458 (73 pts) | #2505 (73 pts) | #2505 (73 pts) | #1885 (128 pts) | #1896 (123 pts) |