A tough matchup
4–0
behind in the head-to-head
CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
SMOKEHOUSE GRILL
SMOKEHOUSE GRILL is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2015 and 2017. Their best overall finish is 24th of 25 at the Covington Cork & Pork Festival (2015). They finished #2713 in the 2015 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1457
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 4
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
Jun 26, 2015
latest Jun 23, 2017 · 2 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 97%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±10.88
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 150.81 · weakest Pork Ribs (137.20)
Road miles
475
across 4 mapped stops · furthest 237 mi
Schedule strength
67%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1585)
Master avg
588.25 / 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 | #2814 (57 pts) | #2827 (57 pts) | #2830 (57 pts) | #2821 (57 pts) | #2025 (102 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #2982 (52 pts) | #2970 (52 pts) | #2978 (52 pts) | #2896 (57 pts) | #2975 (52 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #2713 (59 pts) | #2714 (59 pts) | #2716 (59 pts) | #2733 (59 pts) | #2741 (59 pts) |
Overall rank by season
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.2628 | 135.3828 | 150.56 | top 89% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 149.7028 | 125.4856 | 137.20 | top 95% |
| Pork | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 156.5600 | 145.0628 | 150.81 | top 89% |
| Brisket | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.8000 | 139.9544 | 149.68 | top 78% |
“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
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Covington Cork & Pork Festival | 3 | 24 | 0 | top 98% | Jun 23, 2017 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2015
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
VA
3 of 4 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
2
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
82
finished ahead 4 times, behind 110
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20172 milestones
- Career-best single call (Brisket)162.8000 Covington Cork & Pork Festival
- Most recent contest Covington Cork & Pork Festival
20153 milestones
- First tracked contest Covington Cork & Pork Festival
- Career-best overall score604.9944 Covington Cork & Pork Festival
- Peak power rating (1488) Covington Cork & Pork Festival
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11.8 | Covington Cork & Pork Festival | Jun 26, 2015 |
| -11.5 | Covington Cork & Pork Festival | Jun 24, 2016 |
| -10.3 | Smoke in the Park | Sep 25, 2015 |
| -9.5 | Covington Cork & Pork Festival | Jun 23, 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 97% | 81.7% | 81.7% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 100% | 79.8% | 79.8% |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 95% | 84% | 82.6% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 23, 2017 | Covington Cork & Pork Festival Covington, VA | 31 / 32 (588.2172) | 29 (154.8688) | 32 (125.4856) | 31 (145.0628) | 16 (162.8000) |
| Jun 24, 2016 | Covington Cork & Pork Festival Covington, VA | 27 / 27 (574.7204) | 27 (135.3828) | 27 (138.8004) | 24 (156.5600) | 25 (143.9772) |
| Sep 25, 2015 | Smoke in the Park Lemoyne, PA | 32 / 34 (585.0628) | 31 (149.7256) | 27 (149.7028) | 33 (145.6800) | 32 (139.9544) |
| Jun 26, 2015 | Covington Cork & Pork Festival Covington, VA | 24 / 25 (604.9944) | 19 (162.2628) | 25 (134.8116) | 18 (155.9428) | 19 (151.9772) |