A tough matchup
5–0
behind in the head-to-head
Theslabs.com ahead in 100% of their meetings
Theslabs.com has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
A & S Up In Smoke
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
2014-05-02
latest 2018-05-04
Best ToY finish
#2268
Master 2016
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 74%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
634.20
last 5 Master vs avg 634.20 (+0.00)
Walk rate
80%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±13.61
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 165.82 · weakest Brisket (150.24)
Road miles
0
mi across 5 mapped stops
Schedule strength
53%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1568)
Master avg
634.20 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (4 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
−15.6
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 15.59 points below their pork, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 60%.
- Brisket avg 150.24
- Pork avg 165.82
- 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 SWEETFIRE QUE in 3 of their 4 shared contests.
Looking over their shoulder
2×
one call behind them
UTB BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.
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.
144 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#4205 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1511
No shared contest yet.
They've been 1511 at their best, 33 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-head#4209 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1507
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 9 years after A & S Up In Smoke did, first appearing in 2023.
⚔ Head-to-head#4169 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1479
No shared contest yet.
Level with A & S Up In Smoke on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#4186 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#4199 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theslabs.com | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| S&S BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| R BUTTS R SMOKIN | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 169.7144 | 158.2400 | 164.91 | top 48% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.7144 | 142.8000 | 153.23 | top 82% |
| Pork | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 173.7256 | 157.6800 | 165.82 | top 46% |
| Brisket | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.6800 | 138.2400 | 150.24 | top 81% |
“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.
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apple Blossom Bar-B-Q | 3 | 24 | 0 | top 77% | 2018-05-04 |
The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
4 yrs
2014-05-02 → 2018-05-04
Busiest season
2018
1 contest
Contests a season
1
across 5 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
MO
5 of 5 contests
Contests visited
3
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
5 entries · 0 wins · 1 calls
Strongest meat
Pork
averages 165.82 · weakest Brisket (150.24)
Walk rate
80%
a top-10 call in 4 of 5 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 5 contests
Master average
634.20
out of 720 · 5 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
98
46–125 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
0
5 mapped stops
Schedule strength
1568
average field rating faced — tougher than 53% of rated contests
Longest layoff
1 yrs
2015-05-01 → 2016-05-06
Power rating
1479
peak 1479 · #4190 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2014
- First tracked contest Apple Blossom Barbecue Contest
- First call Apple Blossom Barbecue Contest
- Peak power rating (1495) Apple Blossom Barbecue Contest
- 2015
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score649.6460 Apple Blossom BBQ Contest
- Career-best overall score649.6460 Apple Blossom BBQ Contest
- 2017
- Career-best single call (Pork)173.7256 Apple Blossom Bar-B-Q
- 2018
- Most recent contest Apple Blossom Bar-B-Q
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -5.9 | Apple Blossom Bar-B-Q | 2017-05-05 |
| -5.5 | Apple Blossom Bar-B-Q | 2016-05-06 |
| -4.8 | Apple Blossom Barbecue Contest | 2014-05-02 |
| -3.2 | Apple Blossom Bar-B-Q | 2018-05-04 |
| -1.9 | Apple Blossom BBQ Contest | 2015-05-01 |
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)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 73% | 89.8% | 89.8% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 79% | 86.9% | 86.9% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 77% | 88.3% | 88.3% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 67% | 90.2% | 90.2% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 73% | 85.1% | 85.1% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-05-04 | Apple Blossom Bar-B-Q St. Joseph, MO | 27 / 37 (646.8460) | 23 (162.8572) | 28 (160.6288) | 32 (157.6800) | 18 (165.6800) |
| 2017-05-05 | Apple Blossom Bar-B-Q St. Joseph, MO | 31 / 39 (625.5656) | 17 (165.6912) | 36 (142.8000) | 6 (173.7256) | 37 (143.3488) |
| 2016-05-06 | Apple Blossom Bar-B-Q St. Joseph, MO | 24 / 31 (635.9312) | 10 (168.0228) | 20 (161.7144) | 27 (158.2400) | 28 (147.9540) |
| 2015-05-01 | Apple Blossom BBQ Contest St. Joseph, MO | 24 / 36 (649.6460) | 14 (169.7144) | 32 (156.5028) | 10 (167.4744) | 28 (155.9544) |
| 2014-05-02 | Apple Blossom Barbecue Contest St. Joseph, MO | 24 / 33 (612.9944) | 21 (158.2400) | 30 (144.5144) | 4 (172.0000) | 30 (138.2400) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #2268 (61 pts) | #1816 (131 pts) | #2235 (81 pts) | #2908 (56 pts) | #2904 (56 pts) |