A tough matchup
5–0
behind in the head-to-head
GOOD SMOKE BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
GOOD SMOKE BBQ has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
WING-A-LINGS BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1442
peak 1442 · rated over 5 contests ⓘ
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
2016-08-26
latest 2018-07-21
Best ToY finish
#1599
Master 2016
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 96%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
463.14
last 5 Master vs avg 463.14 (+0.00)
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±147.25
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 147.25 · weakest Brisket (139.79)
Road miles
350
mi across 5 mapped stops · furthest 88 mi
Schedule strength
35%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1546)
Master avg
463.14 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (1 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.
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.
68 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5777 of the rated field
- Contests
- 22
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 9%
- Peak
- 1442
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to WING-A-LINGS BBQ)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team WING-A-LINGS BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#5764 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1442
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#5785 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1441
No shared contest yet.
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2016.
⚔ Head-to-head#5786 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1441
No shared contest yet.
Level with WING-A-LINGS BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#5768 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1442
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#5783 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1442
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GOOD SMOKE BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| BLACK HART BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 158.8916 | 129.1544 | 144.45 | top 90% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 153.1200 | 132.5256 | 146.47 | top 83% |
| Pork | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 148.5828 | 144.5712 | 147.25 | top 85% |
| Brisket | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 149.7028 | 134.2404 | 139.79 | top 90% |
“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 contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 93% |
| Medium (20–39) | 4 | 0 | top 97% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rotary Ribs and Rhythm & Blues | 2 | 25 | 0 | top 100% | 2018-07-21 |
The story so far (14 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
1.9 yrs
2016-08-26 → 2018-07-21
Busiest season
2017
2 contests
Contests a season
1.7
across 3 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
NY
5 of 5 contests
Contests visited
4
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
5 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Pork
averages 147.25 · weakest Brisket (139.79)
Walk rate
0%
a top-10 call in 0 of 5 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 5 contests
Master average
463.14
out of 720 · 5 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
84
5–126 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
350
5 mapped stops · furthest 88 mi
Schedule strength
1546
average field rating faced — tougher than 35% of rated contests
Power rating
1442
peak 1442 · #5773 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2016
- First tracked contest The Great Catskill Mountain BBQ Fest
- Peak power rating (1489) The Great Catskill Mountain BBQ Fest
- Career-best overall score598.2400 Finger Lakes Fire & Smoke
- 2018
- Career-best single call (Chicken)158.8916 Rotary Ribs and Rhythm & Blues
- Most recent contest Rotary Ribs and Rhythm & Blues
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -13.8 | *Rotary Ribs and Rhythm & Blues | 2017-07-15 |
| -12.6 | Finger Lakes Fire & Smoke | 2016-09-03 |
| -11.5 | The Great Catskill Mountain BBQ Fest | 2016-08-26 |
| -11.4 | Rotary Ribs and Rhythm & Blues | 2018-07-21 |
| -8.8 | *The Great Adirondack BBQ | 2017-07-28 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 100% | 42.5% | 42.5% |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 95% | 79.1% | 57.7% |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 95% | 83.1% | 81.8% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-07-21 | Rotary Ribs and Rhythm & Blues Auburn, NY | 31 / 31 (306.2860) | 21 (158.8916) | 27 (147.3944) | — | — |
| 2017-07-28 | *The Great Adirondack BBQ Old Forge, NY | 27 / 30 (569.5428) | 29 (138.2400) | 21 (152.4912) | 28 (144.5712) | 28 (134.2404) |
| 2017-07-15 | *Rotary Ribs and Rhythm & Blues Auburn, NY | 25 / 25 (261.6800) | 24 (129.1544) | 23 (132.5256) | — | — |
| 2016-09-03 | Finger Lakes Fire & Smoke Geneva, NY | 34 / 35 (598.2400) | 34 (146.8344) | 25 (153.1200) | 29 (148.5828) | 29 (149.7028) |
| 2016-08-26 | The Great Catskill Mountain BBQ Fest Fleischmanns, NY | 14 / 15 (579.9656) | 14 (149.1428) | 14 (146.8228) | 12 (148.5828) | 14 (135.4172) |
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 | #2524 (56 pts) | #1921 (76 pts) | #2515 (56 pts) | — | — |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #1951 (105 pts) | #1988 (110 pts) | #1732 (135 pts) | #2851 (55 pts) | #2840 (55 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #1599 (155 pts) | #1693 (155 pts) | #1692 (155 pts) | #1664 (165 pts) | #1655 (155 pts) |