A tough matchup
3–0
behind in the head-to-head
SMOKEY AND HIS BANDITS ahead in 100% of their meetings
SMOKEY AND HIS BANDITS has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
GUARDIANS OF THE GRILLAXY
GUARDIANS OF THE GRILLAXY is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2015 and 2016. Their best overall finish is 14th of 16 at the Smoke on the Waterfall (2015). They finished #2159 in the 2016 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1470
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 4
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
Jul 10, 2015
latest Aug 19, 2016 · 1.1 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podium
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 82%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±10.94
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 163.83 · weakest Brisket (150.53)
Road miles
285
across 4 mapped stops · furthest 103 mi
Schedule strength
37%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1549)
Master avg
628.46 / 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 | #2159 (79 pts) | #2859 (59 pts) | #2304 (69 pts) | #2076 (109 pts) | #2158 (94 pts) |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 160.5256 | 154.8116 | 157.97 | top 87% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 160.0228 | 151.3484 | 156.13 | top 80% |
| Pork | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 171.4400 | 157.1084 | 163.83 | top 48% |
| Brisket | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 158.2744 | 146.7888 | 150.53 | top 78% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 88% |
| Medium (20–39) | 3 | 0 | top 80% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke on the Waterfall | 2 | 14 | 0 | top 86% | Jun 24, 2016 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2016
3 contests
Contests a season
2
across 2 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
MN
4 of 4 contests
Contests visited
3
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
78
finished ahead 21 times, behind 88
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20163 milestones
- Career-best overall score643.3828 Treasure Island BBQ/ Steak Food Fest
- Career-best single call (Pork)171.4400 Smoke on the Waterfall
- Most recent contest SMSU Smokefest
20153 milestones
- First tracked contest Smoke on the Waterfall
- First call Smoke on the Waterfall
- Peak power rating (1490) Smoke on the Waterfall
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -10.5 | SMSU Smokefest | Aug 19, 2016 |
| -10.3 | Smoke on the Waterfall | Jul 10, 2015 |
| -7.9 | Smoke on the Waterfall | Jun 24, 2016 |
| -1.7 | Treasure Island BBQ/ Steak Food Fest | Jun 17, 2016 |
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 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33% | top 80% | 89.4% | 87.5% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 88% | 86.7% | 86.7% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 19, 2016 | SMSU Smokefest Marshall, MN | 35 / 37 (613.5084) | 34 (154.8116) | 32 (151.3484) | 31 (157.1084) | 30 (150.2400) |
| Jun 24, 2016 | Smoke on the Waterfall Redwoodfalls, MN | 22 / 26 (632.4916) | 26 (157.0856) | 22 (157.1432) | 2 (171.4400) | 22 (146.8228) |
| Jun 17, 2016 | Treasure Island BBQ/ Steak Food Fest Red Wing, MN | 21 / 34 (643.3828) | 25 (160.5256) | 23 (160.0228) | 15 (164.5600) | 18 (158.2744) |
| Jul 10, 2015 | Smoke on the Waterfall Redwood Falls, MN | 14 / 16 (624.4456) | 13 (159.4400) | 13 (155.9884) | 9 (162.2284) | 15 (146.7888) |