A tough matchup
3–0
behind in the head-to-head
SON OF SMOKE ahead in 100% of their meetings
SON OF SMOKE has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
SMOKEY VALLEY Q
SMOKEY VALLEY Q is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2015 and 2016. Their best overall finish is 18th of 20 at the 2016 Gilroy Garli-Que BBQ Challenge (2016). They finished #1658 in the 2015 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1460
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 4
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
Aug 7, 2015
latest Oct 7, 2016 · 1.2 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 89%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±16.51
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 159.27 · weakest Pork (143.66)
Road miles
483
across 4 mapped stops · furthest 294 mi
Schedule strength
29%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1540)
Master avg
605.45 / 720
4 Master contests · 0 GCs
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 164.5600 | 133.0744 | 152.54 | top 74% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 160 | 142.7656 | 149.98 | top 80% |
| Pork | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 151.9428 | 131.9772 | 143.66 | top 96% |
| Brisket | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 165.7144 | 155.9544 | 159.27 | top 50% |
“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) | 2 | 0 | top 91% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 87% |
More numbers
Contests a season
2
across 2 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
CA
4 of 4 contests
Contests visited
4
a different one every time
Opponents faced
134
finished ahead 19 times, behind 145
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20163 milestones
- Career-best overall score624.4688 2016 Gilroy Garli-Que BBQ Challenge
- Career-best single call (Brisket)165.7144 Dana Point State BBQ Championship
- Most recent contest Dana Point State BBQ Championship
20153 milestones
- First tracked contest Grills N' Grilles- Nevada County United Way
- First call Grills N' Grilles- Nevada County United Way
- Peak power rating (1488) Grills N' Grilles- Nevada County United Way
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12 | Grills N' Grilles- Nevada County United Way | Aug 7, 2015 |
| -9.7 | Dana Point State BBQ Championship | Oct 7, 2016 |
| -9.3 | 2016 Gilroy Garli-Que BBQ Challenge | Jul 29, 2016 |
| -9 | Smoke on the River | Sep 18, 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 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 90% | 86.7% | 86.4% |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 88% | 81.9% | 81.8% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 7, 2016 | Dana Point State BBQ Championship Dana Point, CA | 68 / 75 (619.2340) | 59 (158.8112) | 74 (142.7656) | 71 (151.9428) | 27 (165.7144) |
| Jul 29, 2016 | 2016 Gilroy Garli-Que BBQ Challenge Gilroy, CA | 18 / 20 (624.4688) | 9 (164.5600) | 12 (160) | 20 (143.9544) | 15 (155.9544) |
| Sep 18, 2015 | Smoke on the River Sacramento, CA | 41 / 49 (588.3772) | 44 (133.0744) | 33 (152.5484) | 47 (146.7772) | 25 (155.9772) |
| Aug 7, 2015 | Grills N' Grilles- Nevada County United Way Penn Valley, CA | 22 / 24 (589.7144) | 20 (153.7028) | 23 (144.5944) | 22 (131.9772) | 9 (159.4400) |