A tough matchup
7–0
behind in the head-to-head
BIG "E" BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
BIG "E" BBQ has come out ahead in 7 of their 7 shared contests.
SMOKEY & THE WOOD CHIPS
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1425
peak 1425 · rated over 8 contests ⓘ
Contests
8
in the data
First seen
2015-08-28
latest 2018-10-19
Best ToY finish
#1047
Master 2018
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 8 contests
Avg finish
top 91%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
602.69 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 601.66 (+1.03)
Walk rate
25%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±11.96
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 154.75 · weakest Pork Ribs (146.34)
Road miles
524
mi across 8 mapped stops · furthest 127 mi
Schedule strength
44%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1557)
Master avg
601.66 / 720
8 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (4 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
−8.4
points behind their best meat
Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 8.41 points below their pork, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 13%.
- Pork Ribs avg 146.34
- Pork avg 154.75
- 0 calls in 8 entries
Pork nemesis
6 of 7
shared pork entries lost
BIG "E" BBQ ahead 86% of the time
Even in their strongest meat, BIG "E" BBQ has out-cooked them in 6 of 7 shared pork entries.
The metronome
±1.66%
swing around their own average
Their overall lands within ±1.66% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.
- averages 83.6% of a perfect score
- 8 contests
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.
36 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#6100 of the rated field
- Contests
- 15
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1425
0–2 in 2 shared contests (0% to SMOKEY & THE WOOD CHIPS)
2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team SMOKEY & THE WOOD CHIPS has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#6110 of the rated field
- Contests
- 16
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1505
1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to SMOKEY & THE WOOD CHIPS)
They've been 1505 at their best, 80 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-head#6102 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1425
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 8 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#6106 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1425
No shared contest yet.
Level with SMOKEY & THE WOOD CHIPS on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#6107 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1425
No shared contest yet.
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 11 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-head#6105 of the rated field
- Contests
- 13
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 8%
- Peak
- 1425
No shared contest yet.
13 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 8% top-10 finishes rather than wins.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BIG "E" BBQ | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Littles BBQ Co | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| LEGENDS OF SMOKE - TEAM RED ARROW | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| WICKED SMOKE BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| PLASTERED PORK BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.9656 | 142.7772 | 151.54 | top 88% |
| Pork Ribs | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 157.1200 | 127.9088 | 146.34 | top 87% |
| Pork | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 168.5372 | 150.2172 | 154.75 | top 76% |
| Brisket | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 169.6916 | 141.0972 | 149.03 | top 79% |
“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) | 5 | 0 | top 89% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 95% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| *Best of the Midwest BBQ Cook-off | 2 | 42 | 0 | top 96% | 2018-10-19 |
| Puckaway Pigfest | 2 | 28 | 0 | top 90% | 2018-09-07 |
The story so far (14 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
3.1 yrs
2015-08-28 → 2018-10-19
Busiest season
2018
4 contests
Contests a season
2
across 4 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
WI
8 of 8 contests
Contests visited
6
2 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
8 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Pork
averages 154.75 · weakest Pork Ribs (146.34)
Walk rate
25%
a top-10 call in 2 of 8 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 8 contests
Master average
601.66
out of 720 · 8 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
163
21–253 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
524
8 mapped stops · furthest 127 mi
Schedule strength
1557
average field rating faced — tougher than 44% of rated contests
Power rating
1425
peak 1425 · #6101 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2015
- First tracked contest 4th Annual Deaths Door Barbecue
- Peak power rating (1485) 4th Annual Deaths Door Barbecue
- 2017
- First call Puckaway Pigfest
- Career-best single call (Brisket)169.6916 Puckaway Pigfest
- 2018
- Career-best overall score620.4000 *Annual Poor Que
- Most recent contest *Best of the Midwest BBQ Cook-off
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -14.6 | 4th Annual Deaths Door Barbecue | 2015-08-28 |
| -11.1 | *Best of the Midwest BBQ Cook-off | 2018-10-19 |
| -11.1 | Best of the Midwest BBQ Cook-off | 2016-10-21 |
| -10.2 | 5th Annual Deaths Door Barbeque | 2016-08-26 |
| -9.2 | Puckaway Pigfest | 2017-09-08 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25% | top 89% | 86.2% | 83.9% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 90% | 83.1% | 83.1% |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 93% | 84.8% | 83.9% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 100% | 82.1% | 82.1% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-10-19 | *Best of the Midwest BBQ Cook-off Union Grove, WI | 42 / 42 (585.0064) | 42 (142.7772) | 36 (147.4860) | 38 (151.3716) | 42 (143.3716) |
| 2018-09-07 | Puckaway Pigfest Montello, WI | 28 / 31 (592.9260) | 30 (147.3716) | 28 (144.5372) | 27 (151.3828) | 24 (149.6344) |
| 2018-08-31 | Smokin in the Bogs Warrens, WI | 20 / 25 (616.9944) | 21 (158.8228) | 17 (157.1200) | 21 (155.3828) | 22 (145.6688) |
| 2018-06-08 | *Annual Poor Que Montello, WI | 22 / 26 (620.4000) | 23 (151.9772) | 21 (150.2284) | 6 (168.5372) | 21 (149.6572) |
| 2017-09-08 | Puckaway Pigfest Montello, WI | 28 / 31 (598.1260) | 29 (150.3084) | 31 (127.9088) | 27 (150.2172) | 5 (169.6916) |
| 2016-10-21 | Best of the Midwest BBQ Cook-off Union Grove, WI | 47 / 51 (598.1832) | 42 (153.1316) | 43 (148.5488) | 38 (155.4056) | 45 (141.0972) |
| 2016-08-26 | 5th Annual Deaths Door Barbeque Washington Island, WI | 39 / 42 (610.2632) | 26 (163.9656) | 39 (146.8916) | 37 (153.7144) | 38 (145.6916) |
| 2015-08-28 | 4th Annual Deaths Door Barbecue Washington Island, WI | 35 / 35 (591.3948) | 34 (143.9544) | 34 (148.0116) | 27 (152.0000) | 31 (147.4288) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #1047 (257 pts) | #1136 (247 pts) | #1077 (277 pts) | #916 (352 pts) | #1111 (257 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #2831 (56 pts) | #2839 (56 pts) | #2844 (56 pts) | #2831 (56 pts) | #1473 (181 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #1775 (120 pts) | #1883 (120 pts) | #1884 (120 pts) | #1872 (120 pts) | #1839 (120 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #2158 (60 pts) | #2209 (60 pts) | #2209 (60 pts) | #2225 (60 pts) | #2214 (60 pts) |