A tough matchup
3–0
behind in the head-to-head
SAUCE THIS BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
SAUCE THIS BBQ has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
SMOKIN' UP SUMPIN
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1515
peak 1522 · rated over 4 contests ⓘ
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
2016-09-23
latest 2017-06-09
Best ToY finish
#1342
Master 2016
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 47%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
643.16
last 4 Master vs avg 643.16 (+0.00)
Walk rate
75%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±15.10
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 168.56 · weakest Pork Ribs (154.12)
Road miles
206
mi across 4 mapped stops · furthest 57 mi
Schedule strength
50%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1564)
Master avg
643.16 / 720
4 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.
A strong matchup
3–1
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 75% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of TRIBAL SMOKERS in 3 of their 4 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.
SMOKIN' UP SUMPIN has 4 rated contests — short of the five it takes to earn a power ranking — so this rating has barely moved off the 1500 every team starts on and 90 rated teams sit within a point of it. Read the list as the nearest company at a number nobody here has moved far from, not as a verdict on who this team belongs with.
#2648 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1515
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 4, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#2653 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 40%
- Peak
- 1519
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 7 years after SMOKIN' UP SUMPIN did, first appearing in 2023.
⚔ Head-to-head#2658 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1514
No shared contest yet.
Level with SMOKIN' UP SUMPIN on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#2642 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1516
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 4, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#2646 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1518
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 4, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#2645 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1515
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2014, 3 years before SMOKIN' UP SUMPIN's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-headBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 177.1544 | 162.8572 | 168.56 | top 27% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.2972 | 149.0972 | 154.12 | top 65% |
| Pork | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 167.3828 | 158.2512 | 161.97 | top 51% |
| Brisket | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 171.9772 | 139.3372 | 158.51 | top 48% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| DE | 2 | 0 | top 53% |
| MD | 1 | 0 | top 31% |
| VA | 1 | 0 | top 50% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 50% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 46% |
The story so far (14 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
0.7 yrs
2016-09-23 → 2017-06-09
Busiest season
2017
2 contests
Contests a season
2
across 2 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
DE
2 of 4 contests · 3 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
4
0 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
4 entries · 0 wins · 3 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 168.56 · weakest Pork Ribs (154.12)
Walk rate
75%
a top-10 call in 3 of 4 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 4 contests
Master average
643.16
out of 720 · 4 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
128
100–76 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
206
4 mapped stops · furthest 57 mi
Schedule strength
1564
average field rating faced — tougher than 50% of rated contests
Power rating
1515
peak 1522 · #null of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2016
- First tracked contest Brew, Barbecue & Oysters Too!
- First call Brew, Barbecue & Oysters Too!
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score655.3140 Boo-B-Que
- 2017
- Career-best overall score657.6232 Boss Frogs BBQ
- Career-best single call (Chicken)177.1544 Boss Frogs BBQ
- Peak power rating (1522) Boss Frogs BBQ
- Most recent contest Historic New Castle Colonial BBQ Competition
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +10.5 | Boss Frogs BBQ | 2017-04-07 |
| +9 | Boo-B-Que | 2016-10-21 |
| +2.6 | Brew, Barbecue & Oysters Too! | 2016-09-23 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -7.5 | Historic New Castle Colonial BBQ Competition | 2017-06-09 |
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 | 0 | 100% | top 55% | 91.3% | 88.7% |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 39% | 91% | 89.9% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-06-09 | Historic New Castle Colonial BBQ Competition New Castle, DE | 36 / 46 (619.8172) | 9 (170.2628) | 35 (149.0972) | 28 (161.1200) | 44 (139.3372) |
| 2017-04-07 | Boss Frogs BBQ Hurlock, MD | 14 / 45 (657.6232) | 2 (177.1544) | 40 (150.2404) | 33 (158.2512) | 5 (171.9772) |
| 2016-10-21 | Boo-B-Que Rehobeth Beach, DE | 19 / 67 (655.3140) | 29 (163.9772) | 15 (166.2972) | 26 (161.1084) | 18 (163.9312) |
| 2016-09-23 | Brew, Barbecue & Oysters Too! Cape Charles, VA | 11 / 22 (639.8860) | 9 (162.8572) | 16 (150.8344) | 7 (167.3828) | 13 (158.8116) |
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) | #946 (405 pts) | #1822 (120 pts) | #1799 (120 pts) | #1246 (245 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #1342 (207 pts) | #1480 (192 pts) | #1456 (202 pts) | #1446 (212 pts) | #1432 (202 pts) |