PECULIAR SMOKE

At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)

Power ranking

#3308

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1498

peak 1501 · rated over 9 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2015-04-10

latest 2016-04-01

Best ToY finish

#512

Master 2015

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 9 contests

Avg finish

top 61%

overall standings

Best overall

671.3944 / 720

Master · McLouth BBQ Blowout 24th Annual (JUDGES FULL)

Perfect 180s

Current form

655.45 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 650.00 (+5.46)

Walk rate

44%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

174.3200

Pork · McLouth BBQ Blowout 24th Annual (JUDGES FULL)

Consistency

±15.29

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 163.79 · weakest Brisket (159.26)

Road miles

809

mi 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

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Storylines (7 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.

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
2015-06-05

A tough matchup

5–0 behind in the head-to-head

913 BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

913 BBQ has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.

The weak link

−4.5 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 4.53 points below their pork, and turns into a call 11% of the time against 22%.

Brisket avg 159.26
Pork avg 163.79
1 calls in 9 entries

A strong matchup

3–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of DUSTY ROADS BBQ in 3 of their 3 shared contests.

Pork nemesis

4 of 5 shared pork entries lost

913 BBQ ahead 80% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, 913 BBQ has out-cooked them in 4 of 5 shared pork entries.

A May team

Top 51% average finish in May

Something about May: average finish in the top 51% across 3 contests, versus top 61% the rest of the year.

3 May contests
top 61% the rest of the year

The metronome

±2.12% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.12% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 90.3% of a perfect score
9 contests

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128 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.

Smoking Section

#3310 of the rated field

1497 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 33%
Peak: 1497

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 9 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 9 contests
last seen 2021-09-25
on a 3-contest top-10 run

⚔ Head-to-head

We Be Porken

#3320 of the rated field

1497 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1506

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 9 contests to 9, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 9 contests
last seen 2014-09-12

⚔ Head-to-head

Southern Tailgates

#3291 of the rated field

1498 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 30%
Peak: 1504

No shared contest yet.

Level with PECULIAR SMOKE on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 10 contests
last seen 2024-08-16

⚔ Head-to-head

Solo Dolo BBQ

#3322 of the rated field

1497 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1502

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 10 contests to 9, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 10 contests
last seen 2018-07-13

⚔ Head-to-head

THE REAL SMOKING BUTTS

#3302 of the rated field

1498 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 10%
Peak: 1516

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 10 contests to 9, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 10 contests
last seen 2017-01-27

⚔ Head-to-head

BRANDIN' IRON BBQ

#3293 of the rated field

1498 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1505

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 8 contests to 9, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 8 contests
last seen 2015-05-01

⚔ Head-to-head

Familiar 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	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	9	1	171.4400	157.1312	163.79	top 55%
Pork Ribs	9	3	172.0116	153.0856	163.16	top 54%
Pork	9	2	174.3200	153.0856	163.79	top 59%
Brisket	9	1	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 state / province

Where	Contests	Avg finish
MO	4	top 55%
KS	4	top 59%
OK	1	top 91%

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	6	0	top 62%
Large (40+)	3	0	top 59%

The story so far (14 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 1 yrs 2015-04-10 → 2016-04-01

Busiest season 2015 8 contests

Contests a season 4.5 across 2 seasons in the data

Cooks most in MO 4 of 9 contests · 3 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 9 0 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 9 entries · 0 wins · 1 calls

Strongest meat Pork averages 163.79 · weakest Brisket (159.26)

Walk rate 44% a top-10 call in 4 of 9 contests

Overall top-10 rate 0% 0 of 9 contests

Master average 650.00 out of 720 · 9 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 307 144–245 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 809 9 mapped stops · furthest 163 mi

Schedule strength 1563 average field rating faced — tougher than 49% of rated contests

Power rating 1498 peak 1501 · #3308 of 6,413 rated

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

2015
Apr 10 First tracked contest Smoke in the Spring
May 1 First call Brews, Blues & Bar-B-Q Cookoff
May 1 First overall past 90% of a perfect score668.0000 Brews, Blues & Bar-B-Q Cookoff
Jun 5 Career-best overall score671.3944 McLouth BBQ Blowout 24th Annual (JUDGES FULL)
Jun 5 Career-best single call (Pork)174.3200 McLouth BBQ Blowout 24th Annual (JUDGES FULL)
Jun 5 Peak power rating (1501) McLouth BBQ Blowout 24th Annual (JUDGES FULL)
2016
Apr 1 Most recent contest Smokin On Big Creek BBQ Contest Benefiting Operation BBQ Relief

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+9.9	Kelley Wilson Memorial BBQ Competition	2015-05-29
+7	Brews, Blues & Bar-B-Q Cookoff	2015-05-01
+5.5	McLouth BBQ Blowout 24th Annual (JUDGES FULL)	2015-06-05

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-8.6	Grand Lake BBQ Festival	2015-05-15
-7	Smoke in the Spring	2015-04-10
-6	The G Town Smokin Showdown (Formerly known as Autumn Blaze)	2015-04-24
-3	Smokin On Big Creek BBQ Contest Benefiting Operation BBQ Relief	2016-04-01
-0.3	3rd Annual Willard Freedom Feast BBQ Cook-Off	2015-06-26

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)
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
2016-04-01	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 (164.0000)
2015-06-26	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)
2015-06-20	Smoke Out in the Valley Buckner, MO	18 / 29 (644.4912)	20 (159.9312)	9 (169.1544)	23 (158.8572)	21 (156.5484)
2015-06-05	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)
2015-05-29	Kelley Wilson Memorial BBQ Competition Kansas City, MO	11 / 43 (669.6572)	22 (162.2400)	10 (169.7144)	9 (169.1428)	10 (168.5600)
2015-05-15	Grand Lake BBQ Festival Langley, OK	32 / 35 (640.3996)	13 (171.4172)	30 (153.0856)	22 (167.9656)	34 (147.9312)
2015-05-01	Brews, Blues & Bar-B-Q Cookoff Lansing, KS	12 / 33 (668.0000)	6 (171.4400)	10 (172.0116)	24 (162.2856)	19 (162.2628)
2015-04-24	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)
2015-04-10	Smoke in the Spring Osage City, KS	77 / 97 (626.1368)	49 (163.4284)	78 (155.4172)	85 (153.0856)	68 (154.2056)

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
2016 ↗	Master	#2274 (60 pts)	#2353 (60 pts)	#2349 (60 pts)	#2326 (60 pts)	#2345 (60 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#512 (741 pts)	#502 (771 pts)	#465 (826 pts)	#499 (776 pts)	#562 (661 pts)