High-water mark
677.6800
career-best overall
94.1% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 677.6800 at *Porktober Que — 94.1% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2016-09-23
PAPA'S SMOKE PIT
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1483
peak 1502 · rated over 8 contests ⓘ
Contests
8
in the data
First seen
2016-04-08
latest 2019-05-24
Best ToY finish
#1176
Master 2016
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
of 8 contests
Avg finish
top 64%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
623.57 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 638.71 (-15.13)
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±53.21
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 168.13 · weakest Pork Ribs (162.69)
Road miles
1,212
mi across 8 mapped stops · furthest 290 mi
Schedule strength
53%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1568)
Purse competed for
$27K
listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 3 state-championship entries
Master avg
638.71 / 720
8 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (6 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
5–0
behind in the head-to-head
BAYOU BOOGIE BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
BAYOU BOOGIE BBQ has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
The weak link
−5.4
points behind their best meat
Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 5.43 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 13% of the time against 38%.
- Pork Ribs avg 162.69
- Chicken avg 168.13
- 1 calls in 8 entries
The comeback
1.8 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 1.8 years, then back at D'Iberville BBQ Throw Down Festival (2019-02-22).
- last seen 2017-04-28
- back 2019-02-22
Chicken nemesis
4 of 4
shared chicken entries lost
CAJUN BLAZE ahead 100% of the time
Even in their strongest meat, CAJUN BLAZE has out-cooked them in 4 of 4 shared chicken entries.
Boom or bust
±7.39%
swing around their own average
Their overall swings ±7.39% of a perfect score around its own average — when it lands they're dangerous, and when it doesn't the weekend is gone by lunch.
- averages 88.7% of a perfect score
- best 94.1%
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.
132 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3982 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1483
No shared contest yet.
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-head#3956 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1484
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#3981 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1500
No shared contest yet.
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2016.
⚔ Head-to-head#3994 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1500
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2016, 3 years before PAPA'S SMOKE PIT's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-head#3967 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 11%
- Peak
- 1501
No shared contest yet.
Level with PAPA'S SMOKE PIT on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#3971 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 13%
- Peak
- 1484
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-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BAYOU BOOGIE BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 172.5828 | 161.6684 | 168.13 | top 45% |
| Pork Ribs | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 169.1772 | 151.9428 | 162.69 | top 62% |
| Pork | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 172.5600 | 154.2512 | 163.01 | top 63% |
| Brisket | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 171.9656 | 161.0972 | 165.25 | top 55% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| MS | 4 | 0 | top 56% |
| LA | 2 | 0 | top 95% |
| AL | 2 | 0 | top 51% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 19% |
| Medium (20–39) | 4 | 0 | top 57% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 90% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hammond BBQ | 2 | 48 | 0 | top 95% | 2019-03-22 |
The story so far (17 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
3.1 yrs
2016-04-08 → 2019-05-24
Busiest season
2019
3 contests
Contests a season
2.7
across 3 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
MS
4 of 8 contests · 3 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
7
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
8 entries · 0 wins · 3 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 168.13 · weakest Pork Ribs (162.69)
Walk rate
50%
a top-10 call in 4 of 8 contests
Overall top-10 rate
13%
1 of 8 contests
Master average
638.71
out of 720 · 8 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
259
93–248 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
1,212
8 mapped stops · furthest 290 mi
Schedule strength
1568
average field rating faced — tougher than 53% of rated contests
Purse competed for
$27,000
listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0
from 3 state-championship entries
Longest layoff
1.8 yrs
2017-04-28 → 2019-02-22
Power rating
1483
peak 1502 · #3978 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2016
- First tracked contest 'Que at the View
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score666.7884 Cotton Pickin BBQ Cook-Off
- Career-best single call (Chicken)172.5828 Cotton Pickin BBQ Cook-Off
- First call *Porktober Que
- Career-best overall score677.6800 *Porktober Que
- 2019
- First overall top-10 D'Iberville BBQ Throw Down Festival
- First overall podium D'Iberville BBQ Throw Down Festival
- Peak power rating (1502) D'Iberville BBQ Throw Down Festival
- Most recent contest Hog Wild BBQ Cook off, Kids Que and Family Festival
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +13.5 | D'Iberville BBQ Throw Down Festival | 2019-02-22 |
| +7.6 | *Porktober Que | 2016-09-23 |
| +0.4 | Cotton Pickin BBQ Cook-Off | 2016-07-29 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12.9 | Hammond BBQ | 2019-03-22 |
| -8.5 | Hammond BBQ | 2017-03-24 |
| -7.1 | 'Que at the View | 2016-04-08 |
| -5.4 | Hog Wild BBQ Cook off, Kids Que and Family Festival | 2019-05-24 |
| -4.2 | Hog Wild BBQ Cookoff and Family Festival | 2017-04-28 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 67% | top 58% | 93.1% | 84.4% |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 80% | 90.1% | 89.9% |
| 2016 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33% | top 61% | 94.1% | 92.2% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-05-24 | Hog Wild BBQ Cook off, Kids Que and Family Festival 🏅 Brookhaven, MS | 14 / 26 (652.5368) | 3 (171.4056) | 18 (159.4516) | 23 (154.2512) | 9 (167.4284) |
| 2019-03-22 | Hammond BBQ 🏅 Hammond, LA | 48 / 48 (501.0856) | 18 (170.8800) | 25 (166.8228) | — | 39 (163.3828) |
| 2019-02-22 | D'Iberville BBQ Throw Down Festival 🏅 Diberville, MS | 3 / 16 (670.2400) | 8 (164.0000) | 4 (164.5372) | 3 (172.5600) | 4 (169.1428) |
| 2017-04-28 | Hog Wild BBQ Cookoff and Family Festival Brookhaven, MS | 19 / 27 (649.0400) | 6 (172.0116) | 22 (158.8228) | 23 (155.9656) | 20 (162.2400) |
| 2017-03-24 | Hammond BBQ Hammond, LA | 49 / 55 (644.9712) | 45 (161.6684) | 52 (151.9428) | 33 (166.2628) | 31 (165.0972) |
| 2016-09-23 | *Porktober Que Dothan, AL | 14 / 36 (677.6800) | 19 (168.5256) | 14 (169.1772) | 18 (168.0116) | 7 (171.9656) |
| 2016-07-29 | Cotton Pickin BBQ Cook-Off Hartselle, AL | 21 / 33 (666.7884) | 12 (172.5828) | 27 (163.3828) | 15 (169.7256) | 27 (161.0972) |
| 2016-04-08 | 'Que at the View Gulfport, MS | 35 / 43 (647.3256) | 30 (163.9312) | 23 (167.4172) | 39 (154.2972) | 30 (161.6800) |
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 | #1625 (142 pts) | #1335 (227 pts) | #1776 (127 pts) | #1794 (122 pts) | #1710 (137 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #1176 (253 pts) | #1210 (273 pts) | #1302 (243 pts) | #1240 (263 pts) | #1152 (283 pts) |