A tough matchup
5–0
behind in the head-to-head
FOUR SMOKING GUYS ahead in 100% of their meetings
FOUR SMOKING GUYS has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
SMOKIN' CATTLE DOG BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1447
peak 1447 · rated over 6 contests ⓘ
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
2013-09-28
latest 2017-06-03
Best ToY finish
#1716
Master 2016
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 88%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
603.74 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 600.64 (+3.10)
Walk rate
33%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±23.09
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 154.85 · weakest Brisket (147.78)
Road miles
199
mi across 6 mapped stops · furthest 40 mi
Schedule strength
32%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1543)
Master avg
600.64 / 720
6 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (3 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 weak link
−7.1
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 7.07 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 17% of the time against 33%.
- Brisket avg 147.78
- Chicken avg 154.85
- 1 calls in 6 entries
The comeback
1.7 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 1.7 years, then back at Sun BBQ Fest (2016-06-11).
- last seen 2014-10-10
- back 2016-06-11
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.
106 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5645 of the rated field
- Contests
- 15
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1446
2–0 in 2 shared contests (100% to SMOKIN' CATTLE DOG BBQ)
2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team SMOKIN' CATTLE DOG BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#5623 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1447
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#5618 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1447
No shared contest yet.
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Head-to-head#5629 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1447
No shared contest yet.
Level with SMOKIN' CATTLE DOG BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#5643 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1446
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#5640 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1447
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FOUR SMOKING GUYS | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Rogue Hog BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Q HAVEN BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 158.8456 | 145.6916 | 154.85 | top 78% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 166.2972 | 126.2856 | 148.86 | top 76% |
| Pork | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 156.6056 | 137.1428 | 149.14 | top 86% |
| Brisket | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 162.2972 | 129.6804 | 147.78 | top 76% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| CT | 5 | 0 | top 88% |
| RI | 1 | 0 | top 88% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 2 | 0 | top 94% |
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 85% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 85% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun BBQ Fest | 2 | 58 | 0 | top 85% | 2017-06-03 |
The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
3.7 yrs
2013-09-28 → 2017-06-03
Busiest season
2016
2 contests
Contests a season
1.5
across 4 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
CT
5 of 6 contests · 2 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
5
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
6 entries · 0 wins · 2 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 154.85 · weakest Brisket (147.78)
Walk rate
33%
a top-10 call in 2 of 6 contests
Overall top-10 rate
17%
1 of 6 contests
Master average
600.64
out of 720 · 6 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
134
31–180 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
199
6 mapped stops · furthest 40 mi
Schedule strength
1543
average field rating faced — tougher than 32% of rated contests
Longest layoff
1.7 yrs
2014-10-10 → 2016-06-11
Power rating
1447
peak 1447 · #5632 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest The Best BBQ Chef Competition
- Peak power rating (1488) The Best BBQ Chef Competition
- 2014
- First call BBQ Masters in the Woods
- First overall top-10 BBQ Masters in the Woods
- Career-best overall score628.6056 BBQ Masters in the Woods
- 2016
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)166.2972 Sun BBQ Fest
- 2017
- Most recent contest Sun BBQ Fest
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -13.2 | Indigenous Peoples Day BBQ Cook Off | 2014-10-10 |
| -11.6 | The Best BBQ Chef Competition | 2013-09-28 |
| -10.3 | BBQ Masters in the Woods | 2014-09-06 |
| -8.2 | Sun BBQ Fest | 2016-06-11 |
| -5.2 | Sun BBQ Fest | 2017-06-03 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 79% | 84.5% | 84.5% |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 85% | 86.5% | 84.8% |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 94% | 87.3% | 82.6% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 88% | 81.3% | 81.3% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-06-03 | Sun BBQ Fest Uncasville, CT | 58 / 73 (608.5832) | 70 (145.6916) | 63 (144.5600) | 51 (156.0344) | 34 (162.2972) |
| 2016-08-19 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour South Windsor, CT | 21 / 26 (622.8340) | 20 (158.8456) | 21 (154.3200) | 23 (156.5484) | 19 (153.1200) |
| 2016-06-11 | Sun BBQ Fest Uncasville, CT | 62 / 69 (598.1940) | 50 (158.8340) | 19 (166.2972) | 64 (142.2628) | 67 (130.8000) |
| 2014-10-10 | Indigenous Peoples Day BBQ Cook Off Middletown, CT | 15 / 15 (560.4688) | 9 (155.3828) | 15 (138.2628) | 14 (137.1428) | 14 (129.6804) |
| 2014-09-06 | BBQ Masters in the Woods Foster, RI | 7 / 8 (628.6056) | 8 (154.2972) | 5 (163.4628) | 6 (156.6056) | 8 (154.2400) |
| 2013-09-28 | The Best BBQ Chef Competition New London, CT | 23 / 26 (585.1312) | 17 (156.0572) | 26 (126.2856) | 25 (146.2512) | 12 (156.5372) |
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 | #2212 (60 pts) | #2286 (60 pts) | #2304 (60 pts) | #2260 (60 pts) | #2266 (60 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #1716 (131 pts) | #1787 (136 pts) | #1668 (161 pts) | #1868 (121 pts) | #1724 (141 pts) |