High-water mark
662.7544
career-best overall
92.0% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 662.7544 at 6th Annual Smokin On The Lake — 92.0% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Jun 2, 2017
CAPTAIN BBQ & HOT POKERS
CAPTAIN BBQ & HOT POKERS is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 12th of 27 at the 6th Annual Smokin On The Lake (2017). They are ranked #4189 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1479
peak 1479 · rated over 5 contests
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
May 17, 2014
latest May 31, 2019 · 5 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 72%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
80%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±10.34
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 166.39 · weakest Brisket (155.16)
Road miles
22
across 5 mapped stops
Schedule strength
34%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1545)
Purse competed for
$2,425
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 1 state-championship entry
Master avg
647.59 / 720
5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #1716 (100 pts) | #1459 (145 pts) | #1542 (125 pts) | #1933 (75 pts) | #1836 (85 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #1884 (74 pts) | #1791 (109 pts) | #1877 (89 pts) | #1420 (169 pts) | #2540 (54 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #1876 (117 pts) | #1591 (167 pts) | #2179 (82 pts) | #1657 (147 pts) | #2103 (87 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #2163 (77 pts) | #2010 (117 pts) | #2285 (72 pts) | #1813 (132 pts) | #2283 (72 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to CAPTAIN BBQ & HOT POKERS, each with one reason worth a look.
138 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4,177 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1479
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,191 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1503
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2014.
⚔ Compare careers#4,176 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1479
Level with CAPTAIN BBQ & HOT POKERS on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#4,182 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1479
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,211 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1479
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,173 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 40%
- Peak
- 1480
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bone 'N BBQ | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN' BUTTS | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| RIBS N BIBS | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 170.8572 | 159.3944 | 166.39 | top 49% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 164.5716 | 158.8572 | 161.36 | top 71% |
| Pork | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 170.3200 | 153.7028 | 164.68 | top 53% |
| Brisket | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 159.9544 | 150.8460 | 155.16 | top 83% |
“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.
More numbers
Contests a season
1
across 5 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
MO
5 of 5 contests
Contests visited
5
a different one every time
Opponents faced
79
finished ahead 37 times, behind 86
Longest layoff
2 yrs
May 17, 2014 → Jun 3, 2016
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20191 milestone
- Most recent contest Smokin on the Lake
20173 milestones
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score662.7544 6th Annual Smokin On The Lake
- Career-best overall score662.7544 6th Annual Smokin On The Lake
- Career-best single call (Chicken)170.8572 6th Annual Smokin On The Lake
20161 milestone
- First call 5th Annual Smokin on the Lake
20142 milestones
- First tracked contest Smokin on the Lake
- Peak power rating (1487) Smokin on the Lake
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +4.8 | 6th Annual Smokin On The Lake | Jun 2, 2017 |
| +0.7 | Smokin on the Lake | May 31, 2019 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -13.3 | Smokin on the Lake | May 17, 2014 |
| -9.7 | 5th Annual Smokin on the Lake | Jun 3, 2016 |
| -3.3 | 7th Annual Smokin on the Lake | Jun 1, 2018 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 60% | 90.1% | 90.1% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 72% | 90.1% | 90.1% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 44% | 92% | 92% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 86% | 89.9% | 89.9% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 96% | 87.5% | 87.5% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 31, 2019 | Smokin on the Lake 🏅 Monroe City, MO | 15 / 25 (649.0744) | 8 (170.8456) | 10 (164.5716) | 20 (153.7028) | 18 (159.9544) |
| Jun 1, 2018 | 7th Annual Smokin on the Lake Monroe City, MO | 21 / 29 (648.5488) | 14 (164.0116) | 18 (160.5372) | 6 (170.3200) | 25 (153.6800) |
| Jun 2, 2017 | 6th Annual Smokin On The Lake Monroe City, MO | 12 / 27 (662.7544) | 6 (170.8572) | 19 (162.2744) | 8 (170.2628) | 18 (159.3600) |
| Jun 3, 2016 | 5th Annual Smokin on the Lake Monroe City, MO | 19 / 22 (647.3372) | 11 (166.8228) | 20 (158.8572) | 9 (169.6800) | 20 (151.9772) |
| May 17, 2014 | Smokin on the Lake Monroe City, MO | 24 / 25 (630.2400) | 23 (159.3944) | 23 (160.5712) | 24 (159.4284) | 25 (150.8460) |