A tough matchup
4–0
behind in the head-to-head
C4-Que ahead in 100% of their meetings
C4-Que has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
HAIL SMOKE
HAIL SMOKE is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2015 and 2017. Their best overall finish is 17th of 25 at the Hog Wild BBQ Cookoff and Family Festival (2016). They finished #1832 in the 2015 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1471
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 4
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
May 29, 2015
latest Apr 28, 2017 · 1.9 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 80%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±10.64
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 164.13 · weakest Pork Ribs (155.11)
Road miles
116
across 4 mapped stops · furthest 58 mi
Schedule strength
25%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1534)
Master avg
636.62 / 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)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #2105 (77 pts) | #1715 (137 pts) | #2150 (87 pts) | #2001 (107 pts) | #2914 (52 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #2083 (90 pts) | #2154 (95 pts) | #2042 (115 pts) | #2271 (70 pts) | #2112 (100 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #1832 (116 pts) | #1587 (161 pts) | #1891 (116 pts) | #1372 (221 pts) | #1725 (126 pts) |
Overall rank by season
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 169.7372 | 154.2628 | 164.13 | top 53% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164.5484 | 139.3600 | 155.11 | top 76% |
| Pork | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 169.1544 | 152.5372 | 159.99 | top 63% |
| Brisket | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.2628 | 150.2628 | 157.39 | top 75% |
“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) | 3 | 0 | top 77% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 89% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hog Wild BBQ Cookoff and Family Festival | 3 | 17 | 0 | top 77% | Apr 28, 2017 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2015
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
MS
3 of 4 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
2
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
86
finished ahead 23 times, behind 101
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20174 milestones
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score648.5372 Hog Wild BBQ Cookoff and Family Festival
- Career-best overall score648.5372 Hog Wild BBQ Cookoff and Family Festival
- Career-best single call (Chicken)169.7372 Hog Wild BBQ Cookoff and Family Festival
- Most recent contest Hog Wild BBQ Cookoff and Family Festival
20153 milestones
- First tracked contest Hog Wild BBQ Cookoff and Family Festival
- First call Hog Wild BBQ Cookoff and Family Festival
- Peak power rating (1489) Hog Wild BBQ Cookoff and Family Festival
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -10.8 | Jim Bowie BBQ Throwdown | Sep 25, 2015 |
| -10.7 | Hog Wild BBQ Cookoff and Family Festival | May 29, 2015 |
| -4.6 | Hog Wild BBQ Cookoff and Family Festival | Apr 28, 2017 |
| -3.2 | Hog Wild BBQ Cookoff and Family Festival | May 27, 2016 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 74% | 90.1% | 90.1% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 68% | 89.2% | 89.2% |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 90% | 88.3% | 87.2% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 28, 2017 | Hog Wild BBQ Cookoff and Family Festival Brookhaven, MS | 20 / 27 (648.5372) | 9 (169.7372) | 18 (163.9544) | 14 (164.5828) | 26 (150.2628) |
| May 27, 2016 | Hog Wild BBQ Cookoff and Family Festival Brookhaven, MS | 17 / 25 (642.1596) | 16 (164) | 12 (164.5484) | 21 (153.6800) | 15 (159.9312) |
| Sep 25, 2015 | Jim Bowie BBQ Throwdown Vidalia, LA | 40 / 45 (635.9084) | 16 (168.5372) | 41 (152.5712) | 43 (152.5372) | 31 (162.2628) |
| May 29, 2015 | Hog Wild BBQ Cookoff and Family Festival Brookhaven, MS | 28 / 31 (619.8856) | 25 (154.2628) | 31 (139.3600) | 7 (169.1544) | 23 (157.1084) |