High-water mark
671.3944
career-best overall
93.2% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 671.3944 at McLouth BBQ Blowout 24th Annual (JUDGES FULL) — 93.2% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Jun 5, 2015
PECULIAR SMOKE
PECULIAR SMOKE is a competition barbecue team with 9 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2015 and 2016. Their best overall finish is 11th of 43 at the Kelley Wilson Memorial BBQ Competition (2015). They are ranked #3323 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1497
peak 1501 · rated over 9 contests
Contests
9
in the data
First seen
Apr 10, 2015
latest Apr 1, 2016 · 1 year on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 9 contests
Avg finish
top 61%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
655.45 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 650.00 (+5.46)
Walk rate
44%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±15.29
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 163.79 · weakest Brisket (159.26)
Road miles
809
across 9 mapped stops · furthest 163 mi
Schedule strength
49%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1563)
Master avg
650.00 / 720
9 Master contests · 0 GCs
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to PECULIAR SMOKE, each with one reason worth a look.
112 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3,333 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1497
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 9 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#3,324 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 11%
- Peak
- 1525
Careers of much the same size, 9 contests to 9, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,330 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1506
Level with PECULIAR SMOKE on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#3,328 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1502
Careers of much the same size, 10 contests to 9, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,315 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 10%
- Peak
- 1516
Careers of much the same size, 10 contests to 9, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,314 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 38%
- Peak
- 1498
Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 8 contests, alongside a 38% overall top-10 rate.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 913 BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 171.4400 | 157.1312 | 163.79 | top 55% |
| Pork Ribs | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 172.0116 | 153.0856 | 163.16 | top 54% |
| Pork | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 174.3200 | 153.0856 | 163.79 | top 59% |
| Brisket | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 168.5600 | 147.9312 | 159.26 | top 62% |
“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 field size and state
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 6 | 0 | top 62% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 59% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2015
8 contests
Contests a season
4.5
across 2 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
MO
4 of 9 contests · 3 states in all
Contests visited
9
a different one every time
Opponents faced
307
finished ahead 144 times, behind 245
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20161 milestone
- Most recent contest Smokin On Big Creek BBQ Contest Benefiting Operation BBQ Relief
20156 milestones
- First tracked contest Smoke in the Spring
- First call Brews, Blues & Bar-B-Q Cookoff
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score668 Brews, Blues & Bar-B-Q Cookoff
- Career-best overall score671.3944 McLouth BBQ Blowout 24th Annual (JUDGES FULL)
- Career-best single call (Pork)174.3200 McLouth BBQ Blowout 24th Annual (JUDGES FULL)
- Peak power rating (1501) McLouth BBQ Blowout 24th Annual (JUDGES FULL)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +9.9 | Kelley Wilson Memorial BBQ Competition | May 29, 2015 |
| +7 | Brews, Blues & Bar-B-Q Cookoff | May 1, 2015 |
| +5.5 | McLouth BBQ Blowout 24th Annual (JUDGES FULL) | Jun 5, 2015 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -8.6 | Grand Lake BBQ Festival | May 15, 2015 |
| -7.1 | Smoke in the Spring | Apr 10, 2015 |
| -6 | The G Town Smokin Showdown (Formerly known as Autumn Blaze) | Apr 24, 2015 |
| -3 | Smokin On Big Creek BBQ Contest Benefiting Operation BBQ Relief | Apr 1, 2016 |
| -0.3 | 3rd Annual Willard Freedom Feast BBQ Cook-Off | Jun 26, 2015 |
Scores over time (% of a perfect score — tap a meat to add it)
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 72% | 88.9% | 88.9% |
| 2015 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 59% | 93.2% | 90.5% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 1, 2016 | Smokin On Big Creek BBQ Contest Benefiting Operation BBQ Relief Pleasant Hill, MO | 52 / 72 (639.9088) | 58 (157.6800) | 52 (156.5372) | 49 (161.6916) | 28 (164) |
| Jun 26, 2015 | 3rd Annual Willard Freedom Feast BBQ Cook-Off Willard, MO | 19 / 31 (651.8056) | 16 (167.9656) | 17 (163.3944) | 14 (165.6800) | 24 (154.7656) |
| Jun 20, 2015 | Smoke Out in the Valley Buckner, MO | 18 / 29 (644.4912) | 20 (159.9312) | 9 (169.1544) | 23 (158.8572) | 21 (156.5484) |
| Jun 5, 2015 | McLouth BBQ Blowout 24th Annual (JUDGES FULL) McLouth, KS | 13 / 33 (671.3944) | 20 (162.8572) | 13 (168.5372) | 5 (174.3200) | 15 (165.6800) |
| May 29, 2015 | Kelley Wilson Memorial BBQ Competition Kansas City, MO | 11 / 43 (669.6572) | 22 (162.2400) | 10 (169.7144) | 9 (169.1428) | 10 (168.5600) |
| May 15, 2015 | Grand Lake BBQ Festival Langley, OK | 32 / 35 (640.3996) | 13 (171.4172) | 30 (153.0856) | 22 (167.9656) | 34 (147.9312) |
| May 1, 2015 | Brews, Blues & Bar-B-Q Cookoff Lansing, KS | 12 / 33 (668) | 6 (171.4400) | 10 (172.0116) | 24 (162.2856) | 19 (162.2628) |
| Apr 24, 2015 | The G Town Smokin Showdown (Formerly known as Autumn Blaze) Garnett, KS | 20 / 25 (638.1712) | 19 (157.1312) | 18 (160.5716) | 20 (161.0856) | 20 (159.3828) |
| Apr 10, 2015 | Smoke in the Spring Osage City, KS | 77 / 97 (626.1368) | 49 (163.4284) | 78 (155.4172) | 85 (153.0856) | 68 (154.2056) |