High-water mark
671.9316
career-best overall
93.3% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 671.9316 at Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge — 93.3% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2017-01-20
SMOKED PERFECTION
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1494
peak 1504 · rated over 6 contests ⓘ
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
2016-02-19
latest 2017-09-29
Best ToY finish
#1059
Master 2016
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 63%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
649.06 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 649.82 (-0.76)
Walk rate
67%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±13.90
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 166.64 · weakest Chicken (159.12)
Road miles
2,328
mi across 6 mapped stops · furthest 1156 mi
Schedule strength
49%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1563)
Master avg
649.82 / 720
6 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.
A tough matchup
6–0
behind in the head-to-head
Bad Boyz BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
Bad Boyz BBQ has come out ahead in 6 of their 6 shared contests.
The weak link
−7.5
points behind their best meat
Chicken is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 7.52 points below their pork, and turns into a call 17% of the time against 17%.
- Chicken avg 159.12
- Pork avg 166.64
- 1 calls in 6 entries
A strong matchup
3–0
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 100% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of AZ BEER BELLY BBQ in 3 of their 3 shared 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.
127 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3464 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1504
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#3478 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1505
No shared contest yet.
Level with SMOKED PERFECTION on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#3458 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1505
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#3462 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1494
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#3469 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1509
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#3475 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 38%
- Peak
- 1523
No shared contest yet.
They've been 1523 at their best, 30 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MONSOON BBQ | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| Bad Boyz BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Karnivorous | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| Your Behind BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| KNIFE PORK AND SPOON | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 173.1428 | 149.1084 | 159.12 | top 72% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 176.0000 | 146.2172 | 163.50 | top 50% |
| Pork | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 171.4172 | 161.6684 | 166.64 | top 46% |
| Brisket | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.9888 | 149.7144 | 160.55 | top 62% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| AZ | 5 | 0 | top 57% |
| NV | 1 | 0 | top 89% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 5 | 0 | top 67% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 43% |
The story so far (14 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
1.6 yrs
2016-02-19 → 2017-09-29
Busiest season
2016
4 contests
Contests a season
3
across 2 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
AZ
5 of 6 contests · 2 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
6
0 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
6 entries · 0 wins · 1 calls
Strongest meat
Pork
averages 166.64 · weakest Chicken (159.12)
Walk rate
67%
a top-10 call in 4 of 6 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 6 contests
Master average
649.82
out of 720 · 6 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
112
83–130 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
2,328
6 mapped stops · furthest 1,156 mi
Schedule strength
1563
average field rating faced — tougher than 49% of rated contests
Power rating
1494
peak 1504 · #3457 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2016
- First tracked contest *The Queen Creek BBQ Battle
- First call *The Queen Creek BBQ Battle
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score653.6116 *The Queen Creek BBQ Battle
- Peak power rating (1504) *The Queen Creek BBQ Battle
- 2017
- First category win (Pork Ribs) Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge
- Career-best overall score671.9316 Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)176.0000 Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge
- Most recent contest Rim County BBQ Classic and Testicle Festival
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +6.2 | Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge | 2017-01-20 |
| +4.2 | *The Queen Creek BBQ Battle | 2016-02-19 |
| +0.3 | Rim County BBQ Classic and Testicle Festival | 2017-09-29 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -10.1 | Best Dam Barbecue | 2016-05-27 |
| -5.5 | 4th Annual BBQ Throwdown | 2016-05-06 |
| -1.4 | World BBQ Festival | 2016-11-04 |
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 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 50% | top 52% | 93.3% | 91.6% |
| 2016 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 75% | top 68% | 90.8% | 89.6% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-09-29 | Rim County BBQ Classic and Testicle Festival Payson, AZ | 22 / 36 (646.8688) | 30 (150.2856) | 23 (162.8800) | 22 (165.7144) | 16 (167.9888) |
| 2017-01-20 | Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge Bullhead City, AZ | 17 / 40 (671.9316) | 22 (166.8344) | 1 (176.0000) | 15 (171.4172) | 31 (157.6800) |
| 2016-11-04 | World BBQ Festival Peoria, AZ | 21 / 31 (651.2796) | 28 (158.8228) | 2 (175.4056) | 21 (161.6684) | 25 (155.3828) |
| 2016-05-27 | Best Dam Barbecue Boulder City, NV | 32 / 36 (624.4340) | 35 (149.1084) | 34 (146.2172) | 24 (162.2628) | 15 (166.8456) |
| 2016-05-06 | 4th Annual BBQ Throwdown Show Low, AZ | 28 / 39 (650.7888) | 9 (173.1428) | 31 (159.3944) | 12 (168.5372) | 35 (149.7144) |
| 2016-02-19 | *The Queen Creek BBQ Battle Queen Creek, AZ | 16 / 37 (653.6116) | 30 (156.5372) | 19 (161.1316) | 5 (170.2628) | 15 (165.6800) |
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 | #1467 (175 pts) | #1722 (135 pts) | #1021 (355 pts) | #1462 (185 pts) | #1583 (165 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #1059 (301 pts) | #1078 (321 pts) | #837 (466 pts) | #865 (451 pts) | #1029 (336 pts) |