A tough matchup
4–0
behind in the head-to-head
SMOKIN BOYS AND HOT GRILLS ahead in 100% of their meetings
SMOKIN BOYS AND HOT GRILLS has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
MIKE'S BAD ASH BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1486
peak 1507 · rated over 5 contests ⓘ
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
2016-05-20
latest 2017-05-19
Best ToY finish
#960
Master 2016
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 61%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
599.79 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 602.77 (-2.99)
Walk rate
20%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±16.89
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 154.16 · weakest Chicken (148.30)
Road miles
769
mi across 5 mapped stops · furthest 288 mi
Schedule strength
42%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1555)
Master avg
602.77 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (2 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
−5.9
points behind their best meat
Chicken is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 5.86 points below their pork, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 20%.
- Chicken avg 148.30
- Pork avg 154.16
- 0 calls in 5 entries
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.
146 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3837 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 30%
- Peak
- 1486
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to MIKE'S BAD ASH BBQ)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team MIKE'S BAD ASH BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#3869 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1486
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#3864 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1486
No shared contest yet.
Level with MIKE'S BAD ASH BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#3841 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1505
No shared contest yet.
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2016.
⚔ Head-to-head#3836 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1501
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#3871 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1486
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-headBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 154.8572 | 133.6456 | 148.30 | top 81% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 156.5600 | 142.7656 | 149.45 | top 75% |
| Pork | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 164.5828 | 134.7768 | 154.16 | top 62% |
| Brisket | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 169.1544 | 132.5372 | 150.38 | top 67% |
“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 state / province
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| NY | 4 | 0 | top 55% |
| NJ | 1 | 0 | top 88% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 3 | 0 | top 43% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 89% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| *Salt City BBQ Festival | 2 | 11 | 0 | top 62% | 2017-05-19 |
The story so far (14 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
1 yrs
2016-05-20 → 2017-05-19
Busiest season
2016
4 contests
Contests a season
2.5
across 2 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
NY
4 of 5 contests · 2 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
4
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
5 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Pork
averages 154.16 · weakest Chicken (148.30)
Walk rate
20%
a top-10 call in 1 of 5 contests
Overall top-10 rate
20%
1 of 5 contests
Master average
602.77
out of 720 · 5 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
124
51–117 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
769
5 mapped stops · furthest 288 mi
Schedule strength
1555
average field rating faced — tougher than 42% of rated contests
Power rating
1486
peak 1507 · #3852 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2016
- First tracked contest Salt City BBQ Festival
- First call Salt City BBQ Festival
- Career-best single call (Brisket)169.1544 Salt City BBQ Festival
- Peak power rating (1507) Salt City BBQ Festival
- First overall top-10 I love Barbecue & Music Festival
- Career-best overall score620.4804 The Great Adirondack BBQ Festival
- 2017
- Most recent contest *Salt City BBQ Festival
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +7 | Salt City BBQ Festival | 2016-05-20 |
| +0.8 | The Great Adirondack BBQ Festival | 2016-07-29 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -10.9 | *Salt City BBQ Festival | 2017-05-19 |
| -9.1 | Smoke on the Water Barbecue Championship | 2016-10-08 |
| -1.9 | I love Barbecue & Music Festival | 2016-07-02 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 90% | 80.7% | 80.7% |
| 2016 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 25% | top 54% | 86.2% | 85.3% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-05-19 | *Salt City BBQ Festival Syracuse, NY | 37 / 41 (581.0172) | 35 (147.3828) | 37 (142.7656) | 28 (152.5828) | 38 (138.2860) |
| 2016-10-08 | Smoke on the Water Barbecue Championship Atlantic City, NJ | 42 / 48 (613.5656) | 43 (154.8572) | 40 (151.9544) | 36 (156.5484) | 41 (150.2056) |
| 2016-07-29 | The Great Adirondack BBQ Festival Old Forge, NY | 14 / 24 (620.4804) | 18 (150.8000) | 21 (145.6688) | 12 (162.2856) | 12 (161.7260) |
| 2016-07-02 | I love Barbecue & Music Festival Lake Placid, NY | 10 / 28 (605.1772) | 16 (154.8112) | 13 (156.5600) | 28 (134.7768) | 27 (132.5372) |
| 2016-05-20 | Salt City BBQ Festival Syracuse, NY | 11 / 32 (617.7028) | 32 (133.6456) | 22 (150.3200) | 5 (164.5828) | 3 (169.1544) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #2212 (60 pts) | #2286 (60 pts) | #2304 (60 pts) | #2260 (60 pts) | #2266 (60 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #960 (344 pts) | #1125 (299 pts) | #1091 (314 pts) | #936 (409 pts) | #817 (459 pts) |