A tough matchup
6–0
behind in the head-to-head
SHIGGIN & GRINNIN ahead in 100% of their meetings
SHIGGIN & GRINNIN has come out ahead in 6 of their 6 shared contests.
Smoke 'n Beers
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1454
peak 1454 · rated over 6 contests ⓘ
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
2013-08-16
latest 2018-08-17
Best ToY finish
#2761
Master 2014
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 84%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
628.32
last 5 Master vs avg 628.64 (-0.32)
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±4.66
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 166.54 · weakest Brisket (147.77)
Road miles
2
mi across 6 mapped stops
Schedule strength
45%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1558)
Master avg
628.64 / 720
6 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (3 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 weak link
−18.8
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 18.77 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 50%.
- Brisket avg 147.77
- Chicken avg 166.54
- 0 calls in 6 entries
Looking over their shoulder
2×
one call behind them
PAPA BEAR BAR-B-QUE has landed one call behind them 2 times.
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.
130 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5312 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 67%
- Peak
- 1455
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#5314 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1455
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 6 years after Smoke 'n Beers did, first appearing in 2019.
⚔ Head-to-head#5323 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1455
No shared contest yet.
Level with Smoke 'n Beers on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#5340 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1454
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#5335 of the rated field
- Contests
- 14
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 7%
- Peak
- 1454
No shared contest yet.
14 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 7% top-10 finishes rather than wins.
⚔ Head-to-head#5334 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1454
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 7 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good Ol Boys BBQ | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| CITY SLICKERS BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SONS OF BUTCHERS | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Eggspert BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKEY AND HIS BANDITS | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SPITFIRE | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| ROLLIN' SMOKE BBQ SD | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| MUSTANG SALLY BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| MYASSIS SMOKIN | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| REBEL FIRE QUE'N COMPANY | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SHORT CREW BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 173.1428 | 157.6456 | 166.54 | top 49% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164.5600 | 141.1088 | 155.22 | top 78% |
| Pork | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168.5600 | 151.9428 | 159.11 | top 71% |
| Brisket | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 160.5484 | 136.5028 | 147.77 | top 83% |
“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) | 3 | 0 | top 82% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 86% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SMSU Smokefest | 3 | 32 | 0 | top 87% | 2018-08-17 |
| Smokefest | 3 | 22 | 0 | top 81% | 2015-08-21 |
The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
5 yrs
2013-08-16 → 2018-08-17
Busiest season
2018
1 contest
Contests a season
1
across 6 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
MN
6 of 6 contests
Contests visited
2
2 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
6 entries · 0 wins · 3 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 166.54 · weakest Brisket (147.77)
Walk rate
50%
a top-10 call in 3 of 6 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 6 contests
Master average
628.64
out of 720 · 6 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
96
35–182 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
2
6 mapped stops
Schedule strength
1558
average field rating faced — tougher than 45% of rated contests
Longest layoff
1 yrs
2014-08-15 → 2015-08-21
Power rating
1454
peak 1454 · #5329 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Smokefest
- First call Smokefest
- Peak power rating (1495) Smokefest
- 2015
- Career-best overall score633.6116 Smokefest
- 2016
- Career-best single call (Chicken)173.1428 SMSU Smokefest
- 2018
- Most recent contest SMSU Smokefest
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -10.2 | Smokefest | 2014-08-15 |
| -8.6 | SMSU Smokefest | 2018-08-17 |
| -7.8 | Smokefest | 2015-08-21 |
| -7.7 | SMSU Smokefest | 2016-08-19 |
| -5.8 | SMSU Smokefest | 2017-08-18 |
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)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 93% | 87.2% | 87.2% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 83% | 87.3% | 87.3% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 86% | 87.8% | 87.8% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 83% | 88% | 88% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 88% | 86% | 86% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 71% | 87.5% | 87.5% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-08-17 | SMSU Smokefest Marshall, MN | 37 / 40 (627.8172) | 26 (166.2516) | 39 (156.5028) | 14 (168.5600) | 40 (136.5028) |
| 2017-08-18 | SMSU Smokefest Marshall, MN | 34 / 41 (628.4000) | 28 (163.3828) | 34 (157.0972) | 39 (151.9428) | 31 (155.9772) |
| 2016-08-19 | SMSU Smokefest Marshall, MN | 32 / 37 (632.4912) | 6 (173.1428) | 36 (141.1088) | 30 (157.6912) | 20 (160.5484) |
| 2015-08-21 | Smokefest Marshall, MN | 35 / 42 (633.6116) | 10 (170.2744) | 26 (163.4288) | 36 (156.5256) | 41 (143.3828) |
| 2014-08-15 | Smokefest Marshall, MN | 28 / 32 (619.2800) | 30 (157.6456) | 15 (164.5600) | 23 (159.9772) | 31 (137.0972) |
| 2013-08-16 | Smokefest Marshall, MN | 22 / 31 (630.2628) | 8 (168.5484) | 26 (148.6516) | 17 (159.9428) | 23 (153.1200) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #2761 (57 pts) | #2758 (57 pts) | #1991 (107 pts) | #2618 (67 pts) | #2757 (57 pts) |