A tough matchup
4–0
behind in the head-to-head
3 EYZ BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
3 EYZ BBQ has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
SMOKE-N-SHINE
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1495
peak 1495 · rated over 4 contests ⓘ
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
2015-05-08
latest 2016-06-25
Best ToY finish
#1674
Master 2016
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 62%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
631.82
last 4 Master vs avg 631.82 (+0.00)
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±14.42
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 159.39 · weakest Pork (156.08)
Road miles
175
mi across 4 mapped stops · furthest 58 mi
Schedule strength
39%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1551)
Master avg
631.82 / 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
3–0
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 100% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of RIBS BY ANDY in 3 of their 3 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.
SMOKE-N-SHINE 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 125 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.
#3424 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 40%
- Peak
- 1510
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#3406 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 40%
- Peak
- 1495
No shared contest yet.
Level with SMOKE-N-SHINE on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#3404 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 40%
- 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#3402 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1495
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#3415 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1495
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#3414 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1504
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-headBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.6684 | 148.5372 | 158.96 | top 59% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.9772 | 147.9656 | 159.39 | top 63% |
| Pork | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 159.9428 | 153.6912 | 156.08 | top 70% |
| Brisket | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 160.5144 | 152.5372 | 157.39 | top 57% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| DC | 2 | 0 | top 67% |
| VA | 2 | 0 | top 57% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 60% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 62% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BBQ Jamboree | 2 | 34 | 0 | top 57% | 2016-05-13 |
The story so far (14 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
1.1 yrs
2015-05-08 → 2016-06-25
Busiest season
2016
2 contests
Contests a season
2
across 2 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
DC
2 of 4 contests · 2 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
3
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
4 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
averages 159.39 · weakest Pork (156.08)
Walk rate
0%
a top-10 call in 0 of 4 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 4 contests
Master average
631.82
out of 720 · 4 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
144
85–125 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
175
4 mapped stops · furthest 58 mi
Schedule strength
1551
average field rating faced — tougher than 39% of rated contests
Power rating
1495
peak 1495 · #null of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2015
- First tracked contest BBQ Jamboree
- Peak power rating (1496) BBQ Jamboree
- 2016
- Career-best single call (Chicken)169.6684 BBQ Jamboree
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score648.3772 Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle
- Career-best overall score648.3772 Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle
- Most recent contest Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +3.3 | BBQ Jamboree | 2016-05-13 |
| +1 | Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle | 2016-06-25 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -5.7 | National Capital Barbecue Battle | 2015-06-27 |
| -3.6 | BBQ Jamboree | 2015-05-08 |
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)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 54% | 90.1% | 89.7% |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 70% | 86.1% | 85.8% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-06-25 | Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle Washington, DC | 21 / 35 (648.3772) | 21 (161.6456) | 16 (167.9772) | 25 (159.9428) | 26 (158.8116) |
| 2016-05-13 | BBQ Jamboree Fredericksburg, VA | 34 / 72 (643.7368) | 19 (169.6684) | 47 (158.2056) | 53 (155.3484) | 32 (160.5144) |
| 2015-06-27 | National Capital Barbecue Battle Washington, DC | 31 / 42 (619.8284) | 34 (148.5372) | 21 (163.4056) | 31 (155.3484) | 29 (152.5372) |
| 2015-05-08 | BBQ Jamboree Fredericksburg, VA | 43 / 65 (615.3480) | 44 (155.9884) | 58 (147.9656) | 39 (153.6912) | 27 (157.7028) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #1674 (140 pts) | #1632 (170 pts) | #1649 (165 pts) | #1872 (120 pts) | #1839 (120 pts) |