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
SMOKE-N-SHINE is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2015 and 2016. Their best overall finish is 21st of 35 at the Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle (2016). They finished #1674 in the 2016 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1495
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 4
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
May 8, 2015
latest Jun 25, 2016 · 1.1 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 62%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±14.42
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 159.39 · weakest Pork (156.08)
Road miles
175
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
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the 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) |
By 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 field size and state
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 60% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 62% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BBQ Jamboree | 2 | 34 | 0 | top 57% | May 13, 2016 |
More numbers
Contests a season
2
across 2 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
DC
2 of 4 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
3
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
144
finished ahead 85 times, behind 125
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20164 milestones
- 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
20152 milestones
- First tracked contest BBQ Jamboree
- Peak power rating (1496) BBQ Jamboree
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +3.3 | BBQ Jamboree | May 13, 2016 |
| +1 | Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle | Jun 25, 2016 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -5.7 | National Capital Barbecue Battle | Jun 27, 2015 |
| -3.6 | BBQ Jamboree | May 8, 2015 |
Scores over time (% of a perfect score — tap a meat to add it)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 25, 2016 | Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle Washington, DC | 21 / 35 (648.3772) | 21 (161.6456) | 16 (167.9772) | 25 (159.9428) | 26 (158.8116) |
| May 13, 2016 | BBQ Jamboree Fredericksburg, VA | 34 / 72 (643.7368) | 19 (169.6684) | 47 (158.2056) | 53 (155.3484) | 32 (160.5144) |
| Jun 27, 2015 | National Capital Barbecue Battle Washington, DC | 31 / 42 (619.8284) | 34 (148.5372) | 21 (163.4056) | 31 (155.3484) | 29 (152.5372) |
| May 8, 2015 | BBQ Jamboree Fredericksburg, VA | 43 / 65 (615.3480) | 44 (155.9884) | 58 (147.9656) | 39 (153.6912) | 27 (157.7028) |