High-water mark
666.2056
career-best overall
92.5% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 666.2056 at Ribs, Pigs & Watermelons — 92.5% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2015-08-07
DIFFERENT SMOKES BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1474
peak 1474 · rated over 6 contests ⓘ
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
2015-05-01
latest 2016-05-06
Best ToY finish
#1321
Master 2015
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 70%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
647.24
last 5 Master vs avg 646.97 (+0.27)
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±15.23
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 165.61 · weakest Brisket (157.40)
Road miles
990
mi across 6 mapped stops · furthest 432 mi
Schedule strength
28%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1538)
Master avg
646.97 / 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.
A tough matchup
4–0
behind in the head-to-head
Bad Boyz BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
Bad Boyz BBQ has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
The weak link
−8.2
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 8.21 points below their pork ribs, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 0%.
- Brisket avg 157.40
- Pork Ribs avg 165.61
- 0 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 HOGFATHER - CA in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
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.
147 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4410 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1474
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#4392 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1514
No shared contest yet.
They've been 1514 at their best, 39 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-head#4409 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1474
No shared contest yet.
Level with DIFFERENT SMOKES BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#4411 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1474
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#4428 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1503
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#4401 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1474
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-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUTTHEAD BBQ | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| COW TIPPIN BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.2744 | 156.5600 | 163.05 | top 69% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 174.2856 | 153.1200 | 165.61 | top 46% |
| Pork | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.8112 | 154.8000 | 160.92 | top 70% |
| Brisket | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.8456 | 146.2856 | 157.40 | top 71% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| AZ | 4 | 0 | top 81% |
| CA | 2 | 0 | top 48% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 4 | 0 | top 81% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 48% |
The story so far (14 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
1 yrs
2015-05-01 → 2016-05-06
Busiest season
2015
4 contests
Contests a season
3
across 2 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
AZ
4 of 6 contests · 2 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
6
0 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
6 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
averages 165.61 · weakest Brisket (157.40)
Walk rate
0%
a top-10 call in 0 of 6 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 6 contests
Master average
646.97
out of 720 · 6 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
164
96–171 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
990
6 mapped stops · furthest 432 mi
Schedule strength
1538
average field rating faced — tougher than 28% of rated contests
Power rating
1474
peak 1474 · #4403 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2015
- First tracked contest Show Low BBQ Throwdown
- Peak power rating (1497) Show Low BBQ Throwdown
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score666.2056 Ribs, Pigs & Watermelons
- Career-best overall score666.2056 Ribs, Pigs & Watermelons
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)174.2856 City of Dana Point State BBQ Championship
- 2016
- Most recent contest 4th Annual BBQ Throwdown
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +4.1 | Ribs, Pigs & Watermelons | 2015-08-07 |
| +2.1 | City of Dana Point State BBQ Championship | 2015-10-02 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11.7 | Holbrook | 2015-07-10 |
| -10.6 | *The Queen Creek BBQ Battle | 2016-02-19 |
| -7 | 4th Annual BBQ Throwdown | 2016-05-06 |
| -2.6 | Show Low BBQ Throwdown | 2015-05-01 |
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 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 84% | 90% | 88.5% |
| 2015 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 63% | 92.5% | 90.5% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-05-06 | 4th Annual BBQ Throwdown Show Low, AZ | 31 / 39 (647.9428) | 35 (156.5600) | 11 (170.8572) | 32 (159.9656) | 26 (160.5600) |
| 2016-02-19 | *The Queen Creek BBQ Battle Queen Creek, AZ | 33 / 37 (626.6740) | 29 (158.2856) | 12 (165.1084) | 33 (154.8000) | 36 (148.4800) |
| 2015-10-02 | City of Dana Point State BBQ Championship Dana Point, CA | 37 / 75 (665.0972) | 50 (164.5944) | 11 (174.2856) | 47 (162.8344) | 40 (163.3828) |
| 2015-08-07 | Ribs, Pigs & Watermelons Huntington Beach, CA | 27 / 58 (666.2056) | 22 (170.2744) | 19 (170.2972) | 24 (166.8112) | 45 (158.8228) |
| 2015-07-10 | Holbrook Holbrook, AZ | 27 / 29 (630.2856) | 18 (166.3200) | 25 (159.9772) | 27 (157.7028) | 28 (146.2856) |
| 2015-05-01 | Show Low BBQ Throwdown Show Low, AZ | 22 / 35 (645.6340) | 27 (162.2628) | 29 (153.1200) | 18 (163.4056) | 13 (166.8456) |
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 | #1775 (120 pts) | #1883 (120 pts) | #1256 (255 pts) | #1872 (120 pts) | #1839 (120 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #1321 (195 pts) | #1419 (195 pts) | #1144 (280 pts) | #1374 (220 pts) | #1219 (240 pts) |