HOCUS SMOKUS NY
Rating
1477
peak 1477
Contests
2
in the data
First seen
2019-04-05
latest 2019-07-05
Best ToY finish
#1599
Master 2016
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 2 contests
Avg finish
top 90%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 162.25 · weakest Brisket (145.09)
Road miles
257
mi across 2 mapped stops · furthest 128 mi
Teams like this (closest power rating, NY first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 159.4172 | 149.7028 | 154.56 | top 80% |
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 154.8228 | 135.9544 | 145.39 | top 87% |
| Pork | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 171.9656 | 152.5372 | 162.25 | top 46% |
| Brisket | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 146.7884 | 143.3944 | 145.09 | top 91% |
“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.
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2019 (2 contests)
- Cooks mostly in NY (2 of 2 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (2 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 607.29
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 619.8856 | 607.29 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-07-05 | I Love Barbecue & Music Festival Lake Placid, NY | 29 / 32 (619.8856) | 30 (149.7028) | 25 (154.8228) | 1 (171.9656) | 31 (143.3944) |
| 2019-04-05 | NYC BBQ Cookoff Staten Island, NY | 23 / 26 (594.6972) | 17 (159.4172) | 25 (135.9544) | 23 (152.5372) | 22 (146.7884) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #2495 (57 pts) | #2509 (57 pts) | #2509 (57 pts) | #1015 (282 pts) | #2496 (57 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #2212 (60 pts) | #2286 (60 pts) | #2304 (60 pts) | #2260 (60 pts) | #2266 (60 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #1599 (155 pts) | #2353 (60 pts) | #1330 (235 pts) | #1492 (200 pts) | #1839 (120 pts) |