A tough matchup
5–0
behind in the head-to-head
SMOKIN BUTT CREW ahead in 100% of their meetings
SMOKIN BUTT CREW has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
SQUEALIN N GRILLIN
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1468
peak 1468 · rated over 5 contests ⓘ
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
2014-09-12
latest 2017-05-19
Best ToY finish
#1640
Master 2016
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 82%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
642.96
last 5 Master vs avg 642.96 (+0.00)
Walk rate
20%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±10.20
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 162.83 · weakest Pork Ribs (158.13)
Road miles
176
mi across 5 mapped stops · furthest 36 mi
Schedule strength
55%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1570)
Master avg
642.96 / 720
5 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 weak link
−4.7
points behind their best meat
Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 4.71 points below their pork, and turns into a call 20% of the time against 0%.
- Pork Ribs avg 158.13
- Pork avg 162.83
- 1 calls in 5 entries
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.
161 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4755 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1467
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#4724 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1468
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 9 years after SQUEALIN N GRILLIN did, first appearing in 2023.
⚔ Head-to-head#4706 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1504
No shared contest yet.
They've been 1504 at their best, 36 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-head#4708 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1468
No shared contest yet.
Level with SQUEALIN N GRILLIN on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#4713 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1468
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#4734 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1468
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SMOKIN BUTT CREW | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 173.1544 | 151.9544 | 162.04 | top 80% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 171.4056 | 150.2400 | 158.13 | top 78% |
| Pork | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 172.5600 | 153.7028 | 162.83 | top 74% |
| Brisket | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 173.7028 | 151.3484 | 159.95 | top 72% |
“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.
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barber Q Battle (PRO/MASTER AND BACKYARD) | 2 | 24 | 0 | top 95% | 2017-05-19 |
| Bama Brew & Que | 2 | 15 | 0 | top 77% | 2015-09-25 |
The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
2.7 yrs
2014-09-12 → 2017-05-19
Busiest season
2016
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 4 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
AL
5 of 5 contests
Contests visited
3
2 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
5 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Pork
averages 162.83 · weakest Pork Ribs (158.13)
Walk rate
20%
a top-10 call in 1 of 5 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 5 contests
Master average
642.96
out of 720 · 5 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
86
24–103 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
176
5 mapped stops · furthest 36 mi
Schedule strength
1570
average field rating faced — tougher than 55% of rated contests
Longest layoff
1 yrs
2014-09-12 → 2015-09-25
Power rating
1468
peak 1468 · #4722 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2014
- First tracked contest Bama Brew & Que
- Peak power rating (1487) Bama Brew & Que
- 2015
- First call Bama Brew & Que
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score654.2400 Bama Brew & Que
- Career-best overall score654.2400 Bama Brew & Que
- Career-best single call (Brisket)173.7028 Bama Brew & Que
- 2017
- Most recent contest Barber Q Battle (PRO/MASTER AND BACKYARD)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -13.5 | Bama Brew & Que | 2014-09-12 |
| -9.2 | Barber Q Battle (PRO/MASTER AND BACKYARD) | 2017-05-19 |
| -8.5 | Barber Q Battle | 2016-05-20 |
| -1.1 | Bacon Brew & Que | 2016-10-07 |
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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 96% | 89% | 89% |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 79% | 90.1% | 89.9% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 58% | 90.9% | 90.9% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 96% | 86.7% | 86.7% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-05-19 | Barber Q Battle (PRO/MASTER AND BACKYARD) Birmingham, AL | 24 / 25 (640.9944) | 11 (173.1544) | 25 (150.2400) | 24 (159.3600) | 24 (158.2400) |
| 2016-10-07 | Bacon Brew & Que Tuscaloosa, AL | 17 / 26 (648.4228) | 18 (166.8344) | 21 (159.9428) | 18 (163.4056) | 17 (158.2400) |
| 2016-05-20 | Barber Q Battle Birmingham, AL | 28 / 30 (646.7316) | 26 (162.8344) | 29 (153.0972) | 11 (172.5600) | 27 (158.2400) |
| 2015-09-25 | Bama Brew & Que Tuscaloosa, AL | 15 / 26 (654.2400) | 26 (155.4288) | 5 (171.4056) | 25 (153.7028) | 4 (173.7028) |
| 2014-09-12 | Bama Brew & Que Tuscaloosa, AL | 25 / 26 (624.3884) | 26 (151.9544) | 24 (155.9428) | 19 (165.1428) | 24 (151.3484) |
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 | #2852 (55 pts) | #1802 (120 pts) | #2942 (50 pts) | #2851 (55 pts) | #2840 (55 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #1640 (146 pts) | #1761 (141 pts) | #1849 (126 pts) | #1451 (211 pts) | #1708 (146 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #1925 (101 pts) | #2832 (51 pts) | #1507 (176 pts) | #2840 (51 pts) | #1367 (201 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #2830 (51 pts) | #2818 (51 pts) | #2774 (56 pts) | #2142 (81 pts) | #2768 (56 pts) |