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
- 2017-06-02
CAPTAIN BBQ & HOT POKERS
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1479
peak 1479 · rated over 5 contests ⓘ
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
2014-05-17
latest 2019-05-31
Best ToY finish
#1716
Master 2019
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 72%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
647.59
last 5 Master vs avg 647.59 (-0.00)
Walk rate
80%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±10.34
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 166.39 · weakest Brisket (155.16)
Road miles
22
mi across 5 mapped stops
Schedule strength
34%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1545)
Purse competed for
$2K
listed at 1 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 1 state-championship entries
Master avg
647.59 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
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.
A tough matchup
4–1
behind in the head-to-head
SMOKIN' BUTTS ahead in 80% of their meetings
SMOKIN' BUTTS has come out ahead in 4 of their 5 shared contests.
The weak link
−11.2
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 11.22 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 40%.
- Brisket avg 155.16
- Chicken avg 166.39
- 0 calls in 5 entries
A strong matchup
3–1
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 75% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of 3G'S BAR-B-Q TEAM in 3 of their 4 shared contests.
The comeback
2 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 2 years, then back at 5th Annual Smokin on the Lake (2016-06-03).
- last seen 2014-05-17
- back 2016-06-03
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.
145 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4166 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1479
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#4143 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1479
No shared contest yet.
Level with CAPTAIN BBQ & HOT POKERS on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#4169 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1479
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 5 years after CAPTAIN BBQ & HOT POKERS did, first appearing in 2019.
⚔ Head-to-head#4151 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1503
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#4144 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1479
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#4146 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1479
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.
The story so far (17 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
5 yrs
2014-05-17 → 2019-05-31
Busiest season
2019
1 contest
Contests a season
1
across 5 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
MO
5 of 5 contests
Contests visited
5
0 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
5 entries · 0 wins · 2 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 166.39 · weakest Brisket (155.16)
Walk rate
80%
a top-10 call in 4 of 5 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 5 contests
Master average
647.59
out of 720 · 5 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
80
37–86 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
22
5 mapped stops
Schedule strength
1545
average field rating faced — tougher than 34% of rated contests
Purse competed for
$2,425
listed at 1 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0
from 1 state-championship entries
Longest layoff
2 yrs
2014-05-17 → 2016-06-03
Power rating
1479
peak 1479 · #4159 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2014
- First tracked contest Smokin on the Lake
- Peak power rating (1487) Smokin on the Lake
- 2016
- First call 5th Annual Smokin on the Lake
- 2017
- 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
- 2019
- Most recent contest 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 | 2017-06-02 |
| +0.8 | Smokin on the Lake | 2019-05-31 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -13.4 | Smokin on the Lake | 2014-05-17 |
| -9.7 | 5th Annual Smokin on the Lake | 2016-06-03 |
| -3.3 | *7th Annual Smokin on the Lake | 2018-06-01 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-05-31 | Smokin on the Lake 🏅 Monroe City, MO | 15 / 25 (649.0744) | 8 (170.8456) | 10 (164.5716) | 20 (153.7028) | 18 (159.9544) |
| 2018-06-01 | *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) |
| 2017-06-02 | 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) |
| 2016-06-03 | 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) |
| 2014-05-17 | Smokin on the Lake Monroe City, MO | 24 / 25 (630.2400) | 23 (159.3944) | 23 (160.5712) | 24 (159.4284) | 25 (150.8460) |
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 | #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) |