TRIBAL SMOKERS

At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)

Power ranking

#5256

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1456

peak 1519 · rated over 11 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2015-07-31

latest 2019-10-18

Best ToY finish

#1202

Master 2017

Grand champs

1 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 19 contests

Avg finish

top 72%

overall standings

Best overall

639.3944 / 720

Master · Saltwater Brew 'N' Que

Perfect 180s

Current form

617.55 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 590.51 (+27.04)

Walk rate

11%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

169.7600

Pork · Historic New Castle Colonial BBQ Competition

Consistency

±80.64

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 159.12 · weakest Brisket (144.81)

Road miles

1,394

mi across 19 mapped stops · furthest 145 mi

Schedule strength

50%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1564)

Purse competed for

$9K

listed at 1 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

GCs in 1 state-championship entries

Master avg

590.51 / 720

11 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (7 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 heartbreaker

2.9260 points from the title

Came within 2.9260 points of the Grand Championship at Southern Maryland Brew & BBQ (2015-07-31).

Their season

2015 their best year

2015 was the year it came together: 5 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 4%.

5 contests
1 overall top-10s
0 category wins
average top 4%

A tough matchup

9–0 behind in the head-to-head

PIGHEADED BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

PIGHEADED BBQ has come out ahead in 9 of their 9 shared contests.

The weak link

−14.3 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 14.31 points below their pork, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 20%.

Brisket avg 144.81
Pork avg 159.12
0 calls in 10 entries

A strong matchup

4–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 80% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of JUST Q IT in 4 of their 5 shared contests.

Pork nemesis

7 of 9 shared pork entries lost

PIGHEADED BBQ ahead 78% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, PIGHEADED BBQ has out-cooked them in 7 of 9 shared pork entries.

Boom or bust

±11.20% swing around their own average

Their overall swings ±11.20% of a perfect score around its own average — when it lands they're dangerous, and when it doesn't the weekend is gone by lunch.

averages 82.0% of a perfect score
best 88.8%

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.

124 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.

HOOKED ON ONYX COOK TEAM

#5259 of the rated field

1456 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1456

1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to TRIBAL SMOKERS)

2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team TRIBAL SMOKERS has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 10 contests
last seen 2018-04-28

⚔ Head-to-head

HERM'S HOGS

#5276 of the rated field

1456 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1456

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to TRIBAL SMOKERS)

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 14 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 14 contests
last seen 2018-05-18

⚔ Head-to-head

Hay Hoss

#5280 of the rated field

1456 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1456

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to TRIBAL SMOKERS)

Fewer contests behind them than TRIBAL SMOKERS has cooked, 5 to 19, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

rated over 5 contests
last seen 2024-03-23

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The Moose is Loose BBQ

#5244 of the rated field

1456 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1456

2–0 in 2 shared contests (100% to TRIBAL SMOKERS)

Level with TRIBAL SMOKERS on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 5 contests
last seen 2019-10-18

⚔ Head-to-head

WE RIB U LONG TIME

#5271 of the rated field

1456 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 25
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1505

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to TRIBAL SMOKERS)

25 contests and no Grand Championship yet.

rated over 25 contests
last seen 2019-07-12

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CHOCK FULL OF BARBEQUE

#5281 of the rated field

1456 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 43
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 7%
Peak: 1508

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to TRIBAL SMOKERS)

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team TRIBAL SMOKERS has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 43 contests
last seen 2026-03-27

⚔ Head-to-head

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
SAUCE THIS BBQ	9	1	8	11%	⚔ compare
DON'T KNOW JACK BBQ	9	1	8	11%	⚔ compare
PIGHEADED BBQ	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
GUZZY-Q	7	2	5	29%	⚔ compare
CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
BIG UGLY'S BBQ - MD	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
PAVONE BROTHERS BBQ	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
FINN'S FINEST BBQ	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN' TEX BBQ	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
PORKS & REC	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
HOG STREET BULLIES	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
302SMOKE	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
3 EYZ BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
DRILLING & GRILLING	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	10	1	166.2856	154.7772	158.07	top 70%
Pork Ribs	10	0	161.1428	145.6460	153.33	top 70%
Pork	10	2	169.7600	142.1944	159.12	top 57%
Brisket	10	0	158.2744	125.0860	144.81	top 86%

“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	Avg finish
DE	5	top 78%
MD	3	top 58%
VA	2	top 69%
PA	1	top 87%

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	3	0	top 74%
Large (40+)	8	0	top 71%

Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Historic New Castle Colonial BBQ Competition	2	29	0	top 76%	2018-06-08
Boo-B-Que	2	49	0	top 80%	2017-10-20

The story so far (17 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 4.2 yrs 2015-07-31 → 2019-10-18

Busiest season 2015 5 contests

Contests a season 3.2 across 6 seasons in the data

Cooks most in DE 9 of 19 contests · 4 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 9 2 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 10 entries · 0 wins · 1 calls

Strongest meat Pork averages 159.12 · weakest Brisket (144.81)

Walk rate 11% a top-10 call in 2 of 19 contests

Overall top-10 rate 5% 1 of 19 contests

Master average 590.51 out of 720 · 11 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 288 165–380 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 1,394 19 mapped stops · furthest 145 mi

Schedule strength 1564 average field rating faced — tougher than 50% of rated contests

Purse competed for $9,400 listed at 1 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships 0 from 1 state-championship entries

Longest layoff 1.2 yrs 2018-08-17 → 2019-10-18

Power rating 1456 peak 1519 · #5256 of 6,413 rated

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

2014
Apr 11 First tracked contest Delaware's Triple Threat BBQ Festival at the Fair
2015
Jul 31 First overall top-10 Southern Maryland Brew & BBQ
Jul 31 First overall podium Southern Maryland Brew & BBQ
Jul 31 First Reserve Championship Southern Maryland Brew & BBQ
2016
May 20 First call Saltwater Brew 'N' Que
May 20 10th tracked contest Saltwater Brew 'N' Que
May 20 Career-best overall score639.3944 Saltwater Brew 'N' Que
May 20 Peak power rating (1519) Saltwater Brew 'N' Que
2017
Jun 9 Career-best single call (Pork)169.7600 Historic New Castle Colonial BBQ Competition
2019
Oct 18 Most recent contest Boo-B-Que

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+16.6	Southern Maryland Brew & BBQ	2015-07-31
+2.4	Saltwater Brew 'N' Que	2016-05-20

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-12	Brew, Barbecue & Oysters Too!	2016-09-23
-11	Boo-B-Que	2016-10-21
-8.5	Twin Valley Fire and Smoke	2017-05-19
-7.4	Boo-B-Que	2019-10-18
-7.4	Historic New Castle Colonial BBQ Competition	2018-06-08

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)

Team of the Year rank by season

Season by season

Season	Contests	Top-10s	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2019	1	0	0%	top 78%	86.2%	86.2%
2018	2	0	0%	top 86%	84.7%	83.5%
2017	4	0	25%	top 77%	88.5%	87.3%
2016	4	0	25%	top 76%	88.8%	84.1%
2015	5	1	0%	top 4%	47.5%	47.5%
2014	3	0	0%	—	—	—

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2019-10-18	Boo-B-Que 🏅 Rehoboth Beach, DE	49 / 63 (620.3548)	47 (154.7772)	39 (157.1316)	30 (162.8344)	52 (145.6116)
2018-08-17	Smokin on The Dock of the Bay Crisfield, MD	27 / 32 (591.7720)	24 (155.4060)	27 (145.6460)	23 (154.8344)	30 (135.8856)
2018-06-08	Historic New Castle Colonial BBQ Competition New Castle, DE	37 / 42 (610.0684)	35 (155.3944)	32 (154.2056)	40 (149.6456)	35 (150.8228)
2017-10-20	Boo-B-Que Rehobeth Beach, DE	49 / 69 (628.4344)	43 (165.1200)	48 (153.0628)	38 (160.0000)	55 (150.2516)
2017-06-09	Historic New Castle Colonial BBQ Competition New Castle, DE	29 / 46 (637.0972)	29 (159.3828)	33 (149.6800)	8 (169.7600)	33 (158.2744)
2017-05-19	Twin Valley Fire and Smoke Morgantown, PA	46 / 53 (626.2284)	51 (156.5256)	29 (161.1428)	18 (165.7028)	53 (142.8572)
2017-04-07	Boss Frogs BBQ Hurlock, MD	39 / 45 (623.9084)	38 (155.9772)	29 (157.7028)	17 (165.1200)	43 (145.1084)
2016-10-21	Boo-B-Que Rehobeth Beach, DE	60 / 67 (577.4748)	49 (156.5144)	41 (153.6800)	62 (142.1944)	63 (125.0860)
2016-09-23	Brew, Barbecue & Oysters Too! Cape Charles, VA	20 / 22 (598.6172)	14 (155.3600)	19 (148.5144)	19 (157.0856)	21 (137.6572)
2016-05-20	Saltwater Brew 'N' Que Chincoteague, VA	11 / 23 (639.3944)	6 (166.2856)	16 (152.5488)	7 (164.0000)	14 (156.5600)
2016-04-08	Triple Threat BBQ, Beer and Music Festval Harrington, DE	—	—	—	—	—
2015-10-30	Boo B Que By the Sea Rehobeth Beach, DE	—	—	—	—	—
2015-07-31	Southern Maryland Brew & BBQ Leonardtown, MD	2 / 54 (342.2400)	—	—	—	—
2015-05-29	Pig & A Jig BBQ Festival Snow Hill, MD	—	—	—	—	—
2015-04-24	Saltwater Brew 'N' Que Chincoteague, VA	—	—	—	—	—
2015-04-10	Triple Threat BBQ Beer and Music Festival Harrington, DE	—	—	—	—	—
2014-08-22	VA BBQ Championships Hampton, VA	—	—	—	—	—
2014-08-01	Southern Maryland Brew & BBQ Leonardtown, MD	—	—	—	—	—
2014-04-11	Delaware's Triple Threat BBQ Festival at the Fair Harrington, DE	—	—	—	—	—

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	#1202 (240 pts)	#1287 (240 pts)	#1290 (240 pts)	#924 (410 pts)	#1261 (240 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#1713 (132 pts)	#1670 (162 pts)	#1783 (137 pts)	#1787 (137 pts)	#1793 (127 pts)