A tough matchup
3–0
behind in the head-to-head
THUNDER HOG BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
THUNDER HOG BBQ has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
WOW THAT'S SMOKIN
WOW THAT'S SMOKIN is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2015 and 2018. Their best overall finish is 19th of 27 at the Rockin BBQ (2017). They finished #1954 in the 2018 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1472
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 4
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
Jul 10, 2015
latest May 11, 2018 · 2.8 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
1 podium
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 86%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
25%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±16.45
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 163.40 · weakest Brisket (148.53)
Road miles
135
across 4 mapped stops · furthest 78 mi
Schedule strength
75%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1597)
Master avg
626.28 / 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #1954 (60 pts) | #2012 (60 pts) | #1844 (95 pts) | #2030 (60 pts) | #1990 (60 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #2085 (82 pts) | #1187 (277 pts) | #2830 (57 pts) | #2192 (72 pts) | #1763 (127 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #2143 (63 pts) | #2818 (53 pts) | #2077 (83 pts) | #2074 (88 pts) | #2829 (53 pts) |
Overall rank by season
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 173.7144 | 155.9772 | 163.40 | top 63% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164.5372 | 150.7884 | 157.81 | top 74% |
| Pork | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.8228 | 149.6800 | 156.53 | top 85% |
| Brisket | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 167.3828 | 136.5372 | 148.53 | top 80% |
“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.
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rockin BBQ | 2 | 19 | 0 | top 81% | May 11, 2018 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2015
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
IN
4 of 4 contests
Contests visited
3
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
81
finished ahead 16 times, behind 99
Longest layoff
1.6 yrs
Sep 18, 2015 → May 12, 2017
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20181 milestone
- Most recent contest Rockin BBQ
20175 milestones
- First call Rockin BBQ
- First category win (Chicken) Rockin BBQ
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score653.0056 Rockin BBQ
- Career-best overall score653.0056 Rockin BBQ
- Career-best single call (Chicken)173.7144 Rockin BBQ
20152 milestones
- First tracked contest Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- Peak power rating (1493) Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -10.7 | Marshall County Blazin' BBQ & Bluegrass | Sep 18, 2015 |
| -8.2 | Rockin BBQ | May 11, 2018 |
| -7.5 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | Jul 10, 2015 |
| -1.3 | Rockin BBQ | May 12, 2017 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 92% | 85.8% | 85.8% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 100% | top 70% | 90.7% | 90.7% |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 91% | 86.8% | 85.7% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 11, 2018 | Rockin BBQ Warsaw, IN | 34 / 37 (618.1144) | 28 (160.5372) | 18 (164.5372) | 36 (149.6800) | 35 (143.3600) |
| May 12, 2017 | Rockin BBQ Warsaw, IN | 19 / 27 (653.0056) | 1 (173.7144) | 24 (150.7884) | 21 (161.1200) | 10 (167.3828) |
| Sep 18, 2015 | Marshall County Blazin' BBQ & Bluegrass Plymouth, IN | 27 / 27 (608.9600) | 23 (163.3712) | 24 (156.5488) | 27 (152.5028) | 27 (136.5372) |
| Jul 10, 2015 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Indianapolis, IN | 23 / 28 (625.0284) | 25 (155.9772) | 19 (159.3828) | 18 (162.8228) | 25 (146.8456) |