A tough matchup
7–0
behind in the head-to-head
Smokey and the Pirate ahead in 100% of their meetings
Smokey and the Pirate has come out ahead in 7 of their 7 shared contests.
2NQUE
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1481
peak 1506 · rated over 9 contests ⓘ
Contests
9
in the data
First seen
2015-05-01
latest 2018-05-04
Best ToY finish
#1557
Master 2016
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 9 contests
Avg finish
top 64%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
632.67 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 633.58 (-0.91)
Walk rate
56%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±14.51
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 162.08 · weakest Brisket (153.41)
Road miles
4,096
mi across 9 mapped stops · furthest 1790 mi
Schedule strength
36%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1547)
Master avg
633.58 / 720
9 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.
The weak link
−8.7
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 8.67 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 11%.
- Brisket avg 153.41
- Chicken avg 162.08
- 0 calls in 9 entries
A strong matchup
4–0
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 100% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of CHERRY LANE SMOKERS in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
Chicken nemesis
5 of 7
shared chicken entries lost
Smokey and the Pirate ahead 71% of the time
Even in their strongest meat, Smokey and the Pirate has out-cooked them in 5 of 7 shared chicken entries.
The long haul
4,096
road miles between contests
Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 4,096 miles across 9 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 1,790 miles to Grill Games.
- 9 mapped stops
- furthest 1,790 mi
The metronome
±2.01%
swing around their own average
Their overall lands within ±2.01% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.
- averages 88.0% of a perfect score
- 9 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.
123 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4078 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1481
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to 2NQUE)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team 2NQUE has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#4081 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 11%
- Peak
- 1481
No shared contest yet.
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 9 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-head#4063 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 10%
- Peak
- 1481
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 10 contests to 9, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#4076 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 25%
- Peak
- 1503
No shared contest yet.
Level with 2NQUE on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#4080 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 13%
- Peak
- 1506
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 8 contests to 9, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#4082 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1481
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-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PIRATES OF THE PIG | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14% | ⚔ compare |
| Smokey and the Pirate | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| FLAME THROWER BBQ CO. | 6 | 4 | 2 | 67% | ⚔ compare |
| RBQ | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| SON OF SMOKE | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| BAR-B-Q'S-2GO | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| 2 ROLLING BONES | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| The Smoking J's | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKED SEDUCTION | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| NUTIN2IT BUT2QIT | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 173.7600 | 148.5600 | 162.08 | top 54% |
| Pork Ribs | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 170.2744 | 149.6456 | 159.64 | top 56% |
| Pork | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 174.2856 | 141.6684 | 158.45 | top 57% |
| Brisket | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.1084 | 142.7428 | 153.41 | top 68% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| CA | 6 | 0 | top 53% |
| IL | 1 | 0 | top 78% |
| WI | 1 | 0 | top 92% |
| NV | 1 | 0 | top 90% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 7 | 0 | top 70% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 45% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elk Grove Western Festival and BBQ Championship | 2 | 16 | 0 | top 56% | 2018-05-04 |
| Wine Country Big Q Competition and Festival | 2 | 19 | 0 | top 52% | 2017-07-07 |
The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
3 yrs
2015-05-01 → 2018-05-04
Busiest season
2017
5 contests
Contests a season
2.3
across 4 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
CA
6 of 9 contests · 4 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
7
2 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
9 entries · 0 wins · 1 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 162.08 · weakest Brisket (153.41)
Walk rate
56%
a top-10 call in 5 of 9 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 9 contests
Master average
633.58
out of 720 · 9 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
208
133–199 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
4,096
9 mapped stops · furthest 1,790 mi
Schedule strength
1547
average field rating faced — tougher than 36% of rated contests
Longest layoff
1.2 yrs
2015-05-01 → 2016-07-08
Power rating
1481
peak 1506 · #4074 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2015
- First tracked contest Elk Grove Western Festival & BBQ Championship
- First call Elk Grove Western Festival & BBQ Championship
- 2016
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score656.4684 2nd Annual Hot Q's & Cold Brews BBQ Championship
- Career-best overall score656.4684 2nd Annual Hot Q's & Cold Brews BBQ Championship
- Career-best single call (Pork)174.2856 2nd Annual Hot Q's & Cold Brews BBQ Championship
- Peak power rating (1506) 2nd Annual Hot Q's & Cold Brews BBQ Championship
- 2018
- Most recent contest Elk Grove Western Festival and BBQ Championship
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +7.7 | 2nd Annual Hot Q's & Cold Brews BBQ Championship | 2016-09-16 |
| +3.6 | Elk Grove Western Festival and BBQ Championship | 2017-05-05 |
| +1.4 | Wine Country Big Q Competition and Festival | 2016-07-08 |
| +0.8 | Wine Country Big Q Competition and Festival | 2017-07-07 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12.6 | Grill Games | 2017-08-25 |
| -8.5 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | 2017-03-24 |
| -6.6 | *Harbor-Que | 2017-10-06 |
| -3.6 | Elk Grove Western Festival & BBQ Championship | 2015-05-01 |
| -1.5 | Elk Grove Western Festival and BBQ Championship | 2018-05-04 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 63% | 89.3% | 89.3% |
| 2017 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40% | top 73% | 90.1% | 87.5% |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 43% | 91.2% | 89.4% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 66% | 86.3% | 86.3% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-05-04 | Elk Grove Western Festival and BBQ Championship Elk Grove, CA | 22 / 35 (642.7312) | 22 (162.8112) | 28 (153.6688) | 13 (165.1428) | 17 (161.1084) |
| 2017-10-06 | *Harbor-Que Winthrop Harbor, IL | 18 / 23 (615.3604) | 14 (159.4860) | 8 (164.5488) | 23 (141.6684) | 17 (149.6572) |
| 2017-08-25 | Grill Games Kenosha, WI | 36 / 39 (612.3428) | 20 (161.0968) | 30 (154.8004) | 31 (153.7028) | 37 (142.7428) |
| 2017-07-07 | Wine Country Big Q Competition and Festival Petaluma, CA | 27 / 50 (648.4348) | 16 (168.5600) | 28 (163.4288) | 19 (165.1088) | 41 (151.3372) |
| 2017-05-05 | Elk Grove Western Festival and BBQ Championship Elk Grove, CA | 16 / 33 (644.4572) | 14 (163.9772) | 6 (170.2744) | 24 (155.9656) | 24 (154.2400) |
| 2017-03-24 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Reno, NV | 27 / 30 (630.0796) | 26 (156.4912) | 18 (161.0972) | 27 (154.2628) | 22 (158.2284) |
| 2016-09-16 | 2nd Annual Hot Q's & Cold Brews BBQ Championship Oroville, CA | 22 / 61 (656.4684) | 34 (163.9656) | 32 (162.2400) | 6 (174.2856) | 40 (155.9772) |
| 2016-07-08 | Wine Country Big Q Competition and Festival Petaluma, CA | 19 / 38 (630.7540) | 4 (173.7600) | 28 (149.6456) | 26 (151.9312) | 16 (155.4172) |
| 2015-05-01 | Elk Grove Western Festival & BBQ Championship Elk Grove, CA | 21 / 32 (621.5656) | 28 (148.5600) | 18 (157.0856) | 6 (163.9772) | 20 (151.9428) |
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 | #1890 (115 pts) | #1617 (160 pts) | #1662 (150 pts) | #1660 (145 pts) | #1741 (130 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #1557 (165 pts) | #1216 (270 pts) | #1884 (120 pts) | #1345 (235 pts) | #1611 (165 pts) |