A tough matchup
4–0
behind in the head-to-head
SMOKEY'S Q ahead in 100% of their meetings
SMOKEY'S Q has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
VINEGAR PIG BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1481
peak 1481 · rated over 4 contests ⓘ
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
2014-10-17
latest 2017-07-28
Best ToY finish
#1383
Master 2017
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 76%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
630.88
last 4 Master vs avg 630.88 (+0.00)
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±16.44
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 162.12 · weakest Pork (155.26)
Road miles
167
mi across 4 mapped stops · furthest 64 mi
Schedule strength
47%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1560)
Master avg
630.88 / 720
4 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
1.9 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 1.9 years, then back at Assumption Fest Smokin Hot BBQ 2nd Annual (2017-06-30).
- last seen 2015-07-24
- back 2017-06-30
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.
VINEGAR PIG BBQ has 4 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 123 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.
#4065 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1502
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to VINEGAR PIG BBQ)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team VINEGAR PIG BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#4087 of the rated field
- Contests
- 19
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 11%
- Peak
- 1481
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to VINEGAR PIG BBQ)
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 19 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-head#4072 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#4089 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1481
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 6 years after VINEGAR PIG BBQ did, first appearing in 2020.
⚔ Head-to-head#4067 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1501
No shared contest yet.
Level with VINEGAR PIG BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#4077 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1481
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 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 159.9428 | 152.5256 | 157.39 | top 87% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.8572 | 145.0744 | 156.12 | top 73% |
| Pork | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 167.4172 | 145.6684 | 155.26 | top 78% |
| Brisket | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 169.7372 | 154.2172 | 162.12 | top 52% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 2 | 0 | top 70% |
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 66% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 95% |
The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
2.8 yrs
2014-10-17 → 2017-07-28
Busiest season
2017
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 3 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
IL
4 of 4 contests
Contests visited
4
0 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
4 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Brisket
averages 162.12 · weakest Pork (155.26)
Walk rate
50%
a top-10 call in 2 of 4 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 4 contests
Master average
630.88
out of 720 · 4 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
86
24–85 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
167
4 mapped stops · furthest 64 mi
Schedule strength
1560
average field rating faced — tougher than 47% of rated contests
Longest layoff
1.9 yrs
2015-07-24 → 2017-06-30
Power rating
1481
peak 1481 · #null of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2014
- First tracked contest Casino Queen BBQ Competition
- Peak power rating (1489) Casino Queen BBQ Competition
- 2015
- First call Effing-Ham-Jam State BBQ Championship
- Career-best single call (Brisket)169.7372 Effing-Ham-Jam State BBQ Championship
- 2017
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score654.1944 Assumption Fest Smokin Hot BBQ 2nd Annual
- Career-best overall score654.1944 Assumption Fest Smokin Hot BBQ 2nd Annual
- Most recent contest EffingHam-Jam
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11.4 | Casino Queen BBQ Competition | 2014-10-17 |
| -4 | Effing-Ham-Jam State BBQ Championship | 2015-07-24 |
| -2.9 | Assumption Fest Smokin Hot BBQ 2nd Annual | 2017-06-30 |
| -0.7 | EffingHam-Jam | 2017-07-28 |
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 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 67% | 90.9% | 89.1% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 72% | 87.8% | 87.8% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 95% | 84.4% | 84.4% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-07-28 | EffingHam-Jam Effingham, IL | 23 / 35 (629.0172) | 29 (157.6800) | 16 (162.8572) | 26 (154.2628) | 23 (154.2172) |
| 2017-06-30 | Assumption Fest Smokin Hot BBQ 2nd Annual Assumption, IL | 11 / 16 (654.1944) | 12 (159.9428) | 12 (158.8460) | 8 (167.4172) | 4 (167.9884) |
| 2015-07-24 | Effing-Ham-Jam State BBQ Championship Effingham, IL | 13 / 18 (632.4916) | 17 (159.3944) | 13 (157.6916) | 18 (145.6684) | 8 (169.7372) |
| 2014-10-17 | Casino Queen BBQ Competition Greater St. Louis, IL | 42 / 44 (607.8284) | 42 (152.5256) | 43 (145.0744) | 38 (153.7028) | 32 (156.5256) |
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 | #1383 (181 pts) | #1596 (166 pts) | #1395 (211 pts) | #1420 (196 pts) | #1198 (261 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #1917 (103 pts) | #2084 (83 pts) | #1968 (103 pts) | #2129 (78 pts) | #1665 (138 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #2530 (69 pts) | #2563 (69 pts) | #2569 (69 pts) | #2579 (69 pts) | #2553 (69 pts) |