A tough matchup
5–0
behind in the head-to-head
SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA ahead in 100% of their meetings
SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
KANE'S BIG SMOKIN BBQ
KANE'S BIG SMOKIN BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 6 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2015 and 2023. Their best overall finish is 13th of 17 at the Bear's Smokehouse New England BBQ Championships (2015). They are ranked #5323 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1456
peak 1456 · rated over 6 contests
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
Sep 5, 2015
latest May 6, 2023 · 7.7 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 83%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
608.32 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 609.87 (-1.55)
Walk rate
17%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±14.25
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 158.75 · weakest Brisket (142.13)
Road miles
143
across 6 mapped stops · furthest 49 mi
Schedule strength
41%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1555)
Purse competed for
$12K
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 2 state-championship entries
Master avg
609.87 / 720
6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #1255 (60 pts) | #1145 (105 pts) | #1432 (60 pts) | #1210 (80 pts) | #1296 (60 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #1954 (60 pts) | #2012 (60 pts) | #1996 (60 pts) | #2030 (60 pts) | #1990 (60 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #2212 (60 pts) | #2214 (70 pts) | #2304 (60 pts) | #2260 (60 pts) | #2266 (60 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #2274 (60 pts) | #2353 (60 pts) | #2349 (60 pts) | #2326 (60 pts) | #2345 (60 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #1921 (102 pts) | #2011 (97 pts) | #1749 (127 pts) | #2053 (92 pts) | #2003 (97 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to KANE'S BIG SMOKIN BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
122 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5,306 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1456
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#5,331 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1455
They turned up 5 years after KANE'S BIG SMOKIN BBQ did, first appearing in 2020.
⚔ Compare careers#5,298 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1456
Their last contest in the data was back in 2017, 6 years before KANE'S BIG SMOKIN BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#5,318 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1456
Level with KANE'S BIG SMOKIN BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#5,335 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1455
Their last contest in the data was back in 2016, 7 years before KANE'S BIG SMOKIN BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#5,307 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1456
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BACKDRAFT BAR-B-Q CT | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| FOUR SMOKING GUYS | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| PADDY MCQ'S | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.1772 | 147.9428 | 158.75 | top 63% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 162.8344 | 146.2628 | 154.74 | top 75% |
| Pork | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.6916 | 146.2856 | 154.26 | top 73% |
| Brisket | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 151.3600 | 125.0632 | 142.13 | top 86% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 76% |
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 89% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 82% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun BBQ Fest | 3 | 52 | 0 | top 85% | Jun 2, 2018 |
More numbers
Contests a season
1
across 6 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
CT
5 of 6 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
4
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
174
finished ahead 49 times, behind 240
Longest layoff
3.9 yrs
Jun 14, 2019 → May 6, 2023
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20233 milestones
- Career-best overall score636.4804 HOGS 4 HEROES
- Career-best single call (Chicken)169.1772 HOGS 4 HEROES
- Most recent contest HOGS 4 HEROES
20153 milestones
- First tracked contest Bear's Smokehouse New England BBQ Championships
- First call Bear's Smokehouse New England BBQ Championships
- Peak power rating (1495) Bear's Smokehouse New England BBQ Championships
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11.1 | Hartford Rib Off | Jun 14, 2019 |
| -8.3 | Sun BBQ Fest | Jun 2, 2018 |
| -8 | Sun BBQ Fest | Jun 3, 2017 |
| -7.4 | Sun BBQ Fest | Jun 11, 2016 |
| -5.3 | Bear's Smokehouse New England BBQ Championships | Sep 5, 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 74% | 88.4% | 88.4% |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 89% | 82.4% | 82.4% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 88% | 83% | 83% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 84% | 84.3% | 84.3% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 84% | 84.3% | 84.3% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 76% | 85.8% | 85.8% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 6, 2023 | HOGS 4 HEROES 🏅 Jamestown, RI | 37 / 50 (636.4804) | 16 (169.1772) | 36 (157.1316) | 21 (165.6916) | 44 (144.4800) |
| Jun 14, 2019 | Hartford Rib Off 🏅 Hartford, CT | 24 / 27 (593.0056) | 21 (151.4056) | 25 (146.2628) | 20 (148.5028) | 22 (146.8344) |
| Jun 2, 2018 | Sun BBQ Fest Uncasville, CT | 52 / 59 (597.5312) | 56 (147.9428) | 54 (149.0740) | 52 (149.1544) | 46 (151.3600) |
| Jun 3, 2017 | Sun BBQ Fest Uncasville, CT | 61 / 73 (607.2916) | 23 (166.8460) | 49 (155.4284) | 43 (159.9540) | 70 (125.0632) |
| Jun 11, 2016 | Sun BBQ Fest Uncasville, CT | 58 / 69 (607.3024) | 39 (161.6912) | 49 (157.6800) | 61 (146.2856) | 64 (141.6456) |
| Sep 5, 2015 | Bear's Smokehouse New England BBQ Championships Hartford, CT | 13 / 17 (617.6228) | 14 (155.4284) | 9 (162.8344) | 15 (155.9656) | 14 (143.3944) |