A tough matchup
4–0
behind in the head-to-head
SMOKE-N-PEPPERS ahead in 100% of their meetings
SMOKE-N-PEPPERS has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
WINK'S BBQ, LLC
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1463
peak 1463 · rated over 6 contests ⓘ
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
2013-06-28
latest 2017-07-21
Best ToY finish
#1229
Master 2017
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 81%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
632.11 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 629.14 (+2.97)
Walk rate
33%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±23.33
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 164.76 · weakest Pork Ribs (152.63)
Road miles
182
mi across 6 mapped stops · furthest 40 mi
Schedule strength
51%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1566)
Master avg
629.14 / 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.
The weak link
−12.1
points behind their best meat
Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 12.13 points below their pork, and turns into a call 17% of the time against 17%.
- Pork Ribs avg 152.63
- Pork avg 164.76
- 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 LITTLE BOB'S BBQ in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
The comeback
1.6 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 1.6 years, then back at *CCS Fest (2017-04-07).
- last seen 2015-09-12
- back 2017-04-07
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.
123 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4967 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1463
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to WINK'S BBQ, LLC)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team WINK'S BBQ, LLC has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#4962 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1463
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#4990 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1462
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 9 years after WINK'S BBQ, LLC did, first appearing in 2022.
⚔ Head-to-head#4976 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1505
No shared contest yet.
They've been 1505 at their best, 42 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-head#4960 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1463
No shared contest yet.
Level with WINK'S BBQ, LLC on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#4958 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1463
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-headBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.9772 | 142.2854 | 157.41 | top 78% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 167.4286 | 129.6344 | 152.63 | top 80% |
| Pork | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 171.4628 | 154.8456 | 164.76 | top 49% |
| Brisket | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.2628 | 143.4284 | 154.35 | top 81% |
“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) | 5 | 0 | top 81% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 80% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| *Smoke on the Square: In memory of David Harness | 2 | 14 | 0 | top 72% | 2017-06-16 |
The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
4.1 yrs
2013-06-28 → 2017-07-21
Busiest season
2017
3 contests
Contests a season
1.5
across 4 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
IN
6 of 6 contests
Contests visited
5
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
6 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Pork
averages 164.76 · weakest Pork Ribs (152.63)
Walk rate
33%
a top-10 call in 2 of 6 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 6 contests
Master average
629.14
out of 720 · 6 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
119
32–137 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
182
6 mapped stops · furthest 40 mi
Schedule strength
1566
average field rating faced — tougher than 51% of rated contests
Longest layoff
1.6 yrs
2015-09-12 → 2017-04-07
Power rating
1463
peak 1463 · #4970 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Smoke on the Square: In Memory of David Harness
- First call Smoke on the Square: In Memory of David Harness
- Peak power rating (1488) Smoke on the Square: In Memory of David Harness
- 2015
- Career-best single call (Pork)171.4628 Balloons, Blues & BBQ
- 2017
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score659.9316 *Smoke on the Square: In memory of David Harness
- Career-best overall score659.9316 *Smoke on the Square: In memory of David Harness
- Most recent contest Smoke on the Square
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +2.7 | *Smoke on the Square: In memory of David Harness | 2017-06-16 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12.4 | Smoke on the Square: In Memory of David Harness | 2013-06-28 |
| -10.2 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | 2014-06-27 |
| -6.1 | Smoke on the Square | 2017-07-21 |
| -5.9 | Balloons, Blues & BBQ | 2015-09-12 |
| -5.4 | *CCS Fest | 2017-04-07 |
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 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 75% | 91.7% | 89.5% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 83% | 88.5% | 88.5% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 92% | 82.1% | 82.1% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 88% | 85.3% | 85.3% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-07-21 | Smoke on the Square Vernon, IN | 22 / 25 (651.9200) | 19 (164.5600) | 24 (154.8572) | 19 (166.2400) | 16 (166.2628) |
| 2017-06-16 | *Smoke on the Square: In memory of David Harness Franklin, IN | 14 / 25 (659.9316) | 11 (167.9772) | 18 (163.4516) | 11 (166.2628) | 16 (162.2400) |
| 2017-04-07 | *CCS Fest Indianapolis, IN | 36 / 45 (620.3312) | 40 (152.4912) | 41 (146.1372) | 11 (168.5828) | 37 (153.1200) |
| 2015-09-12 | Balloons, Blues & BBQ Bloomington, IN | 19 / 23 (637.1080) | 20 (158.8456) | 20 (154.2512) | 2 (171.4628) | 21 (152.5484) |
| 2014-06-27 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Indianapolis, IN | 24 / 26 (591.2344) | 20 (158.2744) | 26 (129.6344) | 22 (154.8456) | 22 (148.4800) |
| 2013-06-28 | Smoke on the Square: In Memory of David Harness Franklin, IN | 28 / 32 (614.2850) | 31 (142.2854) | 10 (167.4286) | 18 (161.1426) | 31 (143.4284) |
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 | #1229 (230 pts) | #1219 (260 pts) | #1423 (200 pts) | #1076 (330 pts) | #1234 (250 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #2042 (78 pts) | #2141 (73 pts) | #2132 (73 pts) | #1261 (248 pts) | #2166 (68 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #2776 (56 pts) | #2163 (76 pts) | #2818 (51 pts) | #2633 (66 pts) | #2611 (66 pts) |