SMOKIN' WEAD BBQ

At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)

Power ranking

#2576

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1517

peak 1535 · rated over 12 contests ⓘ

Best runs

straight top-10s

Contests

in the data

First seen

2016-06-03

latest 2018-09-14

Best ToY finish

#473

Master 2017

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

3 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 12 contests

Avg finish

top 48%

overall standings

Best overall

668.5828 / 720

Master · BBQ In the Valley

Perfect 180s

Current form

626.18 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 637.31 (-11.13)

Walk rate

75%

contests with a top-10 call

Top-10 streak

best run (overall)

Best single call

175.4628

Brisket · Conquer The Grill

Consistency

±19.49

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 160.50 · weakest Pork (157.15)

Road miles

1,250

mi across 12 mapped stops · furthest 155 mi

Schedule strength

30%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1541)

Master avg

637.31 / 720

12 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (7 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.

Happy hunting ground

Top 18% average finish here

*Salt City BBQ Festival is their spot: an average finish in the top 18% across 2 visits.

2 visits
best finish 6th
average top 18%

They almost always walk

75% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 9 of 12 contests

A top-10 category call in 75% of their 12 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

668.5828 career-best overall

92.9% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 668.5828 at BBQ In the Valley — 92.9% of a perfect 720.

Master
2017-05-05

A tough matchup

9–0 behind in the head-to-head

GOOD SMOKE BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

GOOD SMOKE BBQ has come out ahead in 9 of their 9 shared contests.

A strong matchup

5–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 83% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of LET YOUR MEAT SHINE THROUGH BAR-B-QUE in 5 of their 6 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

8 of 9 shared chicken entries lost

SHORTSVILLE SMOKERS ahead 89% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, SHORTSVILLE SMOKERS has out-cooked them in 8 of 9 shared chicken entries.

Announced themselves early

3rd at their very first contest

Finished 3 of 18 at their very first tracked contest, Conquer The Grill (2016-06-03).

2016-06-03
18-team field

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93 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.

YOURS IN BBQ

#2568 of the rated field

1517 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 14%
Peak: 1517

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to SMOKIN' WEAD BBQ)

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team SMOKIN' WEAD BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 7 contests
last seen 2019-08-16

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JCs GOOD OL BOYS

#2583 of the rated field

1517 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 17
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 6%
Peak: 1519

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 12 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 12 contests
last seen 2025-11-05

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Saturday Night Swine

#2563 of the rated field

1518 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 33%
Peak: 1521

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 12 contests to 12, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 12 contests
last seen 2024-10-11

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2 Old Navy Chiefs and a Baker

#2586 of the rated field

1517 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 15%
Peak: 1520

No shared contest yet.

13 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 15% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 13 contests
last seen 2023-06-16

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BAYOU STYLE BBQ

#2580 of the rated field

1517 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 7%
Peak: 1531

No shared contest yet.

Level with SMOKIN' WEAD BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 14 contests
last seen 2021-09-16

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SMOAKWOOD

#2577 of the rated field

1517 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 30%
Peak: 1517

No shared contest yet.

They turned up 7 years after SMOKIN' WEAD BBQ did, first appearing in 2023.

rated over 10 contests
last seen 2025-10-25

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Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
MORT'S MEAT MAFIA	9	5	4	56%	⚔ compare
KISS MY BBQ	9	5	4	56%	⚔ compare
Priorville BBQ	9	2	7	22%	⚔ compare
SHORTSVILLE SMOKERS	9	1	8	11%	⚔ compare
THREE DOGS BBQ	9	1	8	11%	⚔ compare
GOOD SMOKE BBQ	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
PULLIN' MY MONEY MUSCLE	7	2	5	29%	⚔ compare
LET YOUR MEAT SHINE THROUGH BAR-B-QUE	6	5	1	83%	⚔ compare
Sweet Heat BBQ	6	3	3	50%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN' AIN'T EASY	6	3	3	50%	⚔ compare
BEHIND BBQ	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
BIG RAZ BBQ	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
BUTT UP OR SHUT UP	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
BLACK HART BBQ	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
HAWKEYEBBQ	5	4	1	80%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	12	6	0	0	170.8456	134.2400	160.50	top 47%
Pork Ribs	12	7	0	1	173.1428	149.0972	159.75	top 47%
Pork	12	4	0	1	170.8572	141.0288	157.15	top 56%
Brisket	12	7	1	1	175.4628	139.9196	159.91	top 43%

“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	10	0	top 49%
PA	2	0	top 46%

By contest size

Field	Contests	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	3	top 47%
Medium (20–39)	6	top 50%
Large (40+)	3	top 46%

Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Rotary Ribs and Rhythm & Blues	2	9	top 41%	2018-07-21
*Salt City BBQ Festival	2	6	top 18%	2018-05-18
BBQ in The Valley	2	7	top 63%	2018-05-04
*Conquer The Grill	2	3	top 46%	2017-06-02

The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 2.3 yrs 2016-06-03 → 2018-09-14

Busiest season 2017 7 contests

Contests a season 4 across 3 seasons in the data

Cooks most in NY 10 of 12 contests · 2 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 8 4 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 12 entries · 0 wins · 6 calls

Strongest meat Chicken averages 160.50 · weakest Pork (157.15)

Walk rate 75% a top-10 call in 9 of 12 contests

Overall top-10 rate 58% 7 of 12 contests

Best top-10 run 5 straight contests

Master average 637.31 out of 720 · 12 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 179 175–181 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 1,250 12 mapped stops · furthest 155 mi

Schedule strength 1541 average field rating faced — tougher than 30% of rated contests

Power rating 1517 peak 1535 · #2576 of 6,413 rated

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

2016
Jun 3 First tracked contest Conquer The Grill
Jun 3 First call Conquer The Grill
Jun 3 First category win (Brisket) Conquer The Grill
Jun 3 First overall top-10 Conquer The Grill
Jun 3 First overall podium Conquer The Grill
Jun 3 First overall past 90% of a perfect score650.8916 Conquer The Grill
Jun 3 Career-best single call (Brisket)175.4628 Conquer The Grill
2017
May 5 Career-best overall score668.5828 BBQ In the Valley
May 19 Peak power rating (1535) *Salt City BBQ Festival
2018
May 18 10th tracked contest *Salt City BBQ Festival
Sep 14 Most recent contest *Tunes, Brews & BBQ's

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+12.7	*Salt City BBQ Festival	2017-05-19
+12.1	Conquer The Grill	2016-06-03
+11.6	*Salt City BBQ Festival	2018-05-18
+10.3	BBQ In the Valley	2017-05-05
+5.2	*Rotary Ribs and Rhythm & Blues	2017-07-15

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-13.8	BBQ in The Valley	2018-05-04
-11.7	Oinktoberfest	2017-09-22
-8.2	*Conquer The Grill	2017-06-02
-5.3	*The Great Adirondack BBQ	2017-07-28
-3.5	Hudson Valley Ribfest	2017-08-18

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	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2018	4	2	0	75%	top 54%	90.1%	87.8%
2017	7	4	0	71%	top 50%	92.9%	88.6%
2016	1	1	1	100%	top 17%	90.4%	90.4%

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2018-09-14	*Tunes, Brews & BBQ's Penn Yan, NY	7 / 14 (643.3148)	5 (168.5372)	10 (155.9544)	10 (155.9316)	4 (162.8916)
2018-07-21	Rotary Ribs and Rhythm & Blues Auburn, NY	14 / 31 (638.2284)	5 (170.8456)	17 (155.4400)	4 (170.8572)	25 (141.0856)
2018-05-18	*Salt City BBQ Festival Syracuse, NY	7 / 34 (649.0512)	5 (167.9656)	9 (160.5372)	17 (157.1312)	12 (163.4172)
2018-05-04	BBQ in The Valley Jamestown, NY	25 / 25 (599.3372)	25 (134.2400)	23 (149.0972)	19 (155.9428)	15 (160.0572)
2017-09-22	Oinktoberfest Clarence, NY	46 / 53 (600.9712)	39 (156.5944)	16 (163.4284)	50 (141.0288)	47 (139.9196)
2017-08-18	Hudson Valley Ribfest New Paltz, NY	22 / 59 (646.2172)	14 (168.0116)	34 (157.1428)	45 (152.5028)	8 (168.5600)
2017-07-28	*The Great Adirondack BBQ Old Forge, NY	21 / 30 (625.5772)	13 (161.6800)	18 (154.2400)	15 (158.8228)	20 (150.8344)
2017-07-15	*Rotary Ribs and Rhythm & Blues Auburn, NY	9 / 25 (641.6344)	4 (166.8456)	9 (163.4172)	17 (153.0744)	8 (158.2972)
2017-06-02	*Conquer The Grill Coudersport, PA	9 / 12 (632.4568)	12 (144.4684)	8 (157.6684)	2 (166.2744)	7 (164.0456)
2017-05-19	*Salt City BBQ Festival Syracuse, NY	6 / 41 (651.4972)	29 (156.5712)	7 (165.2000)	5 (163.9888)	9 (165.7372)
2017-05-05	BBQ In the Valley Jamestown, NY	7 / 26 (668.5828)	9 (169.1428)	3 (173.1428)	17 (157.7144)	6 (168.5828)
2016-06-03	Conquer The Grill Coudersport, PA	3 / 18 (650.8916)	6 (161.1200)	7 (161.7488)	14 (152.5600)	1 (175.4628)

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	#714 (469 pts)	#643 (579 pts)	#841 (414 pts)	#723 (499 pts)	#752 (469 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#473 (798 pts)	#497 (788 pts)	#425 (913 pts)	#472 (828 pts)	#440 (893 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#1301 (218 pts)	#1680 (158 pts)	#1724 (148 pts)	#2130 (98 pts)	#1197 (268 pts)