A tough matchup
7–0
behind in the head-to-head
JD'S SMOKIN MISFITS ahead in 100% of their meetings
JD'S SMOKIN MISFITS has come out ahead in 7 of their 7 shared contests.
BIG BAD DAD'S BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1438
peak 1438 · rated over 7 contests ⓘ
Contests
7
in the data
First seen
2013-05-10
latest 2017-10-13
Best ToY finish
#1676
Master 2015
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 7 contests
Avg finish
top 88%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
584.53 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 586.39 (-1.86)
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±17.05
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 149.58 · weakest Brisket (141.09)
Road miles
209
mi across 7 mapped stops · furthest 50 mi
Schedule strength
36%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1548)
Master avg
586.39 / 720
7 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (3 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.
The weak link
−8.5
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 8.49 points below their pork, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 0%.
- Brisket avg 141.09
- Pork avg 149.58
- 0 calls in 7 entries
A standing appointment
4
years running at one contest
They've cooked *Shenandoah Valley BBQ Fest every year from 2014 to 2017 — the contest they never miss.
- 4 visits in all
- best finish 28th
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.
73 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5874 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1438
No shared contest yet.
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-head#5875 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1438
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 8 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#5879 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1438
No shared contest yet.
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Head-to-head#5867 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1438
No shared contest yet.
Level with BIG BAD DAD'S BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#5872 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1438
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.
⚔ Head-to-head#5861 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1438
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.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAVONE BROTHERS BBQ | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14% | ⚔ compare |
| JD'S SMOKIN MISFITS | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| FRED VEGAS SMOKERS | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| HOOS SMOKIN | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| BAR-B-QUE MAYHAM | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| 4:20 Q | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| PIG PEN BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| APORKALYPSE NOW | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| LIFE IS GOOD BUT BBQ IS BETTER | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164.0116 | 131.9540 | 146.59 | top 82% |
| Pork Ribs | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 158.8800 | 129.0744 | 149.12 | top 77% |
| Pork | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 158.8570 | 142.8228 | 149.58 | top 79% |
| Brisket | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.2628 | 122.7200 | 141.09 | top 83% |
“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 contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 3 | 0 | top 87% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 88% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| *Shenandoah Valley BBQ Fest | 4 | 28 | 0 | top 89% | 2017-10-13 |
| BBQ Jamboree | 2 | 38 | 0 | top 80% | 2015-05-08 |
The story so far (14 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
4.4 yrs
2013-05-10 → 2017-10-13
Busiest season
2015
2 contests
Contests a season
1.4
across 5 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
VA
7 of 7 contests
Contests visited
3
2 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
7 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Pork
averages 149.58 · weakest Brisket (141.09)
Walk rate
0%
a top-10 call in 0 of 7 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 7 contests
Master average
586.39
out of 720 · 7 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
170
41–261 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
209
7 mapped stops · furthest 50 mi
Schedule strength
1548
average field rating faced — tougher than 36% of rated contests
Power rating
1438
peak 1438 · #5865 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest BBQ Jamboree
- Peak power rating (1496) BBQ Jamboree
- 2014
- Career-best single call (Chicken)164.0116 Shenandoah Valley BBQ Fest
- 2015
- Career-best overall score599.9200 Shenandoah Valley BBQ Fest
- 2017
- Most recent contest *Shenandoah Valley BBQ Fest
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -13.8 | Autumnfest | 2013-10-18 |
| -12.3 | BBQ Jamboree | 2015-05-08 |
| -11.9 | Shenandoah Valley BBQ Fest | 2014-10-17 |
| -7.8 | *Shenandoah Valley BBQ Fest | 2017-10-13 |
| -6.2 | Shenandoah Valley BBQ Fest | 2016-10-14 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 93% | 82.1% | 82.1% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 87% | 82.8% | 82.8% |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 89% | 83.3% | 79.5% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 95% | 82% | 82% |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 80% | 82.1% | 82.1% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-10-13 | *Shenandoah Valley BBQ Fest Woodstock, VA | 28 / 30 (591.2800) | 30 (133.7028) | 25 (154.2400) | 27 (153.6572) | 27 (149.6800) |
| 2016-10-14 | Shenandoah Valley BBQ Fest Woodstock, VA | 33 / 38 (595.9196) | 38 (131.9540) | 22 (158.8800) | 35 (142.8228) | 19 (162.2628) |
| 2015-10-16 | Shenandoah Valley BBQ Fest Woodstock, VA | 30 / 37 (599.9200) | 32 (153.1084) | 29 (151.9772) | 34 (146.8228) | 28 (148.0116) |
| 2015-05-08 | BBQ Jamboree Fredericksburg, VA | 63 / 65 (545.3944) | 60 (147.3944) | 65 (129.0744) | 53 (146.2056) | 65 (122.7200) |
| 2014-10-17 | Shenandoah Valley BBQ Fest Woodstock, VA | 38 / 40 (590.1372) | 13 (164.0116) | 34 (150.8572) | 34 (150.2168) | 40 (125.0516) |
| 2013-10-18 | Autumnfest Woodstock, VA | 39 / 40 (590.6288) | 34 (150.8344) | 27 (152.5144) | 35 (148.5028) | 38 (138.7772) |
| 2013-05-10 | BBQ Jamboree Fredericksburg, VA | 38 / 60 (591.4284) | 47 (145.1430) | 41 (146.2858) | 17 (158.8570) | 42 (141.1426) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #2852 (55 pts) | #2856 (55 pts) | #2862 (55 pts) | #2851 (55 pts) | #2840 (55 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #2274 (60 pts) | #2353 (60 pts) | #2265 (75 pts) | #2326 (60 pts) | #2166 (90 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #1676 (120 pts) | #1778 (120 pts) | #1776 (120 pts) | #1790 (120 pts) | #1763 (120 pts) |