SMOKEY JOB

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

Power ranking

#2959

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1506

peak 1518 · rated over 8 contests ⓘ

Best runs

straight top-10s

Contests

in the data

First seen

2015-06-20

latest 2019-03-23

Best ToY finish

#790

Master 2018

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

5 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 8 contests

Avg finish

top 54%

overall standings

Best overall

680.5484 / 720

Master · Italian Barbecue Championship 2016

Perfect 180s

Current form

664.79 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 661.68 (+3.11)

Walk rate

88%

contests with a top-10 call

Top-10 streak

best run (overall)

Best single call

173.1772

Pork · *Italian Barbecue Championship 2017

Consistency

±19.94

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 166.64 · weakest Pork Ribs (164.56)

Road miles

947

mi across 8 mapped stops · furthest 313 mi

Schedule strength

18%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1526)

Master avg

661.68 / 720

8 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (5 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.

They almost always walk

88% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 7 of 8 contests

A top-10 category call in 88% of their 8 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

680.5484 career-best overall

94.5% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 680.5484 at Italian Barbecue Championship 2016 — 94.5% of a perfect 720.

Master
2016-06-11

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

STICKY FINGERS BARBECUE TEAM has finished one call ahead of SMOKEY JOB 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

A strong matchup

5–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 83% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of SMOKE'N'FIRE BBQ TEAM in 5 of their 6 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

7 of 7 shared chicken entries lost

STICKY FINGERS BARBECUE TEAM ahead 100% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, STICKY FINGERS BARBECUE TEAM has out-cooked them in 7 of 7 shared chicken entries.

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.

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

BARBECUE COMPANION

#2969 of the rated field

1506 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 25%
Peak: 1511

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to SMOKEY JOB)

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

rated over 7 contests
last seen 2015-09-25

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Grillin' & Chillin' Pitmasters

#2957 of the rated field

1506 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 50%
Peak: 1509

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 8 contests
last seen 2026-06-19

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SHELLBACK BBQ

#2960 of the rated field

1506 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 13%
Peak: 1506

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 8 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 8 contests
last seen 2021-10-02

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Westwoodfield BBQ

#2953 of the rated field

1507 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 11%
Peak: 1511

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 9 contests
last seen 2019-02-16

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PIT PASS BBQ

#2958 of the rated field

1506 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 10%
Peak: 1506

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 9 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 9 contests
last seen 2018-11-16

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BACONATERS

#2971 of the rated field

1506 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1506

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 9 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 9 contests
last seen 2018-05-04

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
STICKY FINGERS BARBECUE TEAM	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
SMOKE'N'FIRE BBQ TEAM	6	5	1	83%	⚔ compare
GRILLER INSTINCT	6	3	3	50%	⚔ compare
ITALIAN STYLE BBQ TEAM	6	3	3	50%	⚔ compare
SMOKING BAD BBQ TEAM	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
BURROS BBQ	5	4	1	80%	⚔ compare
Griller Unchained	5	3	2	60%	⚔ compare
TORINO RIBS	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
BROS HOG	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	8	4	0	170.8456	162.3316	166.64	top 57%
Pork Ribs	8	5	1	172.0000	141.6572	164.56	top 52%
Pork	8	4	1	173.1772	152.5712	164.79	top 54%
Brisket	8	6	3	171.9772	154.8344	165.69	top 44%

“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 contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	4	0	top 40%
Medium (20–39)	4	0	top 68%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
*Italian Barbecue Championship 2017	3	3	0	top 51%	2017-09-09

The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 3.8 yrs 2015-06-20 → 2019-03-23

Busiest season 2018 3 contests

Contests a season 1.6 across 5 seasons in the data

Cooks most in IT 1 of 8 contests

Contests visited 6 1 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 8 entries · 0 wins · 4 calls

Strongest meat Chicken averages 166.64 · weakest Pork Ribs (164.56)

Walk rate 88% a top-10 call in 7 of 8 contests

Overall top-10 rate 50% 4 of 8 contests

Best top-10 run 4 straight contests

Master average 661.68 out of 720 · 8 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 76 70–80 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 947 8 mapped stops · furthest 313 mi

Schedule strength 1526 average field rating faced — tougher than 18% of rated contests

Power rating 1506 peak 1518 · #2959 of 6,413 rated

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

2015
Jun 20 First tracked contest Italian Barbecue Championship 2015
Jun 20 First call Italian Barbecue Championship 2015
2016
Jun 11 First overall past 90% of a perfect score680.5484 Italian Barbecue Championship 2016
Jun 11 Career-best overall score680.5484 Italian Barbecue Championship 2016
2017
May 27 First overall top-10 Italian Hardcore Barbcue
Sep 9 First overall podium *Italian Barbecue Championship 2017
Sep 9 Career-best single call (Pork)173.1772 *Italian Barbecue Championship 2017
2018
Mar 24 Peak power rating (1518) The War of Barbeque
2019
Mar 23 Most recent contest Country Road & BBQ Contest -Day2

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+13.5	*Italian Barbecue Championship 2017	2017-09-09
+10.9	The War of Barbeque	2018-03-24
+4.4	Italian Barbecue Championship 2016	2016-06-11
+2.3	Italian Hardcore Barbcue	2017-05-27

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-12.9	Italian Barbecue Championship 2015	2015-06-20
-4.8	Country Road & BBQ Contest -Day2	2019-03-23
-3.9	Bardo-Q BBQ Competition	2018-04-21
-3	Italian Hardcore Barbecue (Day 2)	2018-06-09

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 72%	91%	91%
2018	3	2	100%	top 51%	94%	92.4%
2017	2	2	100%	top 35%	93.7%	93.6%
2016	1	0	100%	top 41%	94.5%	94.5%
2015	1	0	100%	top 92%	85.3%	85.3%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2019-03-23	Country Road & BBQ Contest -Day2 Torreglia, Pa 30027	18 / 25 (655.4060)	11 (170.2628)	14 (163.4172)	12 (166.8916)	22 (154.8344)
2018-06-09	Italian Hardcore Barbecue (Day 2) Milano, 20090	13 / 20 (661.7944)	18 (162.3316)	8 (168.5944)	17 (160.0000)	3 (170.8684)
2018-04-21	Bardo-Q BBQ Competition Bardonecchia, 10098	10 / 15 (657.6340)	12 (164.5600)	5 (169.1428)	9 (162.8456)	10 (161.0856)
2018-03-24	The War of Barbeque Noventa di Piave, 30020	4 / 18 (676.5828)	8 (169.1888)	3 (170.2856)	13 (165.1312)	3 (171.9772)
2017-09-09	*Italian Barbecue Championship 2017 Perugia, 06129	3 / 15 (672.5488)	10 (163.9656)	9 (163.4288)	2 (173.1772)	2 (171.9772)
2017-05-27	Italian Hardcore Barbcue Anzola dell'Emilia, Italy, 20015	6 / 12 (674.7884)	4 (170.8456)	5 (172.0000)	6 (166.2628)	8 (165.6800)
2016-06-11	Italian Barbecue Championship 2016 Perugia, IT	12 / 29 (680.5484)	16 (169.1656)	19 (167.9772)	7 (171.4400)	6 (171.9656)
2015-06-20	Italian Barbecue Championship 2015 Percorso Verde, Perugia,	22 / 24 (614.1712)	10 (162.8228)	24 (141.6572)	19 (152.5712)	15 (157.1200)

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
2019 ↗	Master	#1782 (85 pts)	#1593 (120 pts)	#1765 (105 pts)	#1689 (115 pts)	#1973 (65 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#790 (413 pts)	#970 (323 pts)	#688 (523 pts)	#996 (313 pts)	#664 (553 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#1262 (215 pts)	#1945 (115 pts)	#1785 (125 pts)	#1281 (240 pts)	#1261 (240 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#1932 (119 pts)	#2146 (99 pts)	#2228 (84 pts)	#1708 (159 pts)	#1599 (169 pts)