A tough matchup
3–0
behind in the head-to-head
TOAD HOLLAR BBQ CREW ahead in 100% of their meetings
TOAD HOLLAR BBQ CREW has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
SMOKIN ASSASSINS
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1498
peak 1498 · rated over 3 contests ⓘ
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
2015-05-01
latest 2015-09-11
Best ToY finish
#1279
Master 2015
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 3 contests
Avg finish
top 63%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
645.95
last 3 Master vs avg 645.95 (+0.00)
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±7.60
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 164.73 · weakest Brisket (157.88)
Road miles
139
mi across 3 mapped stops · furthest 68 mi
Schedule strength
57%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1572)
Master avg
645.95 / 720
3 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (1 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.
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.
SMOKIN ASSASSINS has 3 rated contests — short of the five it takes to earn a power ranking — so this rating has barely moved off the 1500 every team starts on and 129 rated teams sit within a point of it. Read the list as the nearest company at a number nobody here has moved far from, not as a verdict on who this team belongs with.
#3303 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1508
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to SMOKIN ASSASSINS)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team SMOKIN ASSASSINS has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#3321 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1502
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 5 contests to 3.
⚔ Head-to-head#3297 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1514
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 6 years after SMOKIN ASSASSINS did, first appearing in 2021.
⚔ Head-to-head#3295 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1507
No shared contest yet.
Level with SMOKIN ASSASSINS on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#3301 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1506
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 5 contests to 3.
⚔ Head-to-head#3296 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1506
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 5 contests to 3.
⚔ Head-to-headBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.3712 | 158.8112 | 163.00 | top 61% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.8228 | 163.4056 | 164.73 | top 48% |
| Pork | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164.5256 | 157.6456 | 160.34 | top 67% |
| Brisket | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.1200 | 155.9772 | 157.88 | top 68% |
“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 | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| MO | 2 | 0 | top 66% |
| NE | 1 | 0 | top 58% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 65% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 59% |
The story so far (13 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
0.4 yrs
2015-05-01 → 2015-09-11
Busiest season
2015
3 contests
Cooks most in
MO
2 of 3 contests · 2 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
3
0 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
3 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
averages 164.73 · weakest Brisket (157.88)
Walk rate
0%
a top-10 call in 0 of 3 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 3 contests
Master average
645.95
out of 720 · 3 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
127
54–86 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
139
3 mapped stops · furthest 68 mi
Schedule strength
1572
average field rating faced — tougher than 57% of rated contests
Power rating
1498
peak 1498 · #null of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2015
- First tracked contest Apple Blossom BBQ Contest
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score654.1596 Sauce & Cycles
- Career-best overall score654.1596 Sauce & Cycles
- Career-best single call (Chicken)167.3712 Sauce & Cycles
- Peak power rating (1498) Sauce & Cycles
- Most recent contest Independence Fire & Ice BBQ
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +2 | Sauce & Cycles | 2015-07-10 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -3.9 | Apple Blossom BBQ Contest | 2015-05-01 |
| -0.6 | Independence Fire & Ice BBQ | 2015-09-11 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 63% | 90.9% | 89.7% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-09-11 | Independence Fire & Ice BBQ Independence, MO | 45 / 76 (635.8396) | 47 (158.8112) | 35 (163.4056) | 55 (157.6456) | 48 (155.9772) |
| 2015-07-10 | Sauce & Cycles Falls City, NE | 18 / 31 (654.1596) | 15 (167.3712) | 11 (166.8228) | 24 (158.8456) | 20 (161.1200) |
| 2015-05-01 | Apple Blossom BBQ Contest St. Joseph, MO | 26 / 36 (647.8516) | 26 (162.8228) | 23 (163.9544) | 18 (164.5256) | 27 (156.5488) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #1279 (211 pts) | #1308 (226 pts) | #1209 (256 pts) | #1386 (216 pts) | #1367 (201 pts) |