They almost always walk
78%
of contests with a top-10 call
A call in 7 of 9 contests
A top-10 category call in 78% of their 9 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.
GOT SMOKE BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1525
peak 1525 · rated over 9 contests ⓘ
Contests
9
in the data
First seen
2016-07-29
latest 2018-10-12
Best ToY finish
#922
Master 2017
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
4 podiums
Overall top-10s
2
of 9 contests
Avg finish
top 51%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
657.21 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 651.20 (+6.01)
Walk rate
78%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±13.03
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 166.29 · weakest Brisket (159.68)
Road miles
825
mi across 9 mapped stops · furthest 137 mi
Schedule strength
56%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1572)
Master avg
651.20 / 720
9 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (8 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.
High-water mark
676.7544
career-best overall
94.0% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 676.7544 at *Silver Lake Apple BBQ Festival — 94.0% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2017-09-08
A tough matchup
8–0
behind in the head-to-head
FIREHOUSE SMOKE ahead in 100% of their meetings
FIREHOUSE SMOKE has come out ahead in 8 of their 8 shared contests.
The weak link
−6.6
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 6.61 points below their pork ribs, and turns into a call 11% of the time against 56%.
- Brisket avg 159.68
- Pork Ribs avg 166.29
- 1 calls in 9 entries
A strong matchup
5–2
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 71% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of S & G BBQ in 5 of their 7 shared contests.
Pork Ribs nemesis
5 of 8
shared pork ribs entries lost
iBQ'n ahead 63% of the time
Even in their strongest meat, iBQ'n has out-cooked them in 5 of 8 shared pork ribs entries.
Looking over their shoulder
3×
one call behind them
SWEET RACKS & SMOKIN' BUTTS BBQ has landed one call behind them 3 times.
The metronome
±1.81%
swing around their own average
Their overall lands within ±1.81% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.
- averages 90.4% of a perfect score
- 9 contests
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.
81 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2335 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1530
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 9 contests to 9, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#2320 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 44%
- Peak
- 1526
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.
⚔ Head-to-head#2331 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 38%
- Peak
- 1535
No shared contest yet.
Level with GOT SMOKE BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#2337 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 18%
- Peak
- 1525
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 7 years after GOT SMOKE BBQ did, first appearing in 2023.
⚔ Head-to-head#2338 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 29%
- Peak
- 1525
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 9, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#2326 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 43%
- Peak
- 1543
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 9, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KEVLAR BBQ | 8 | 3 | 5 | 38% | ⚔ compare |
| BAD HABIT BBQ | 8 | 2 | 6 | 25% | ⚔ compare |
| iBQ'n | 8 | 1 | 7 | 13% | ⚔ compare |
| FIREHOUSE SMOKE | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| S & G BBQ | 7 | 5 | 2 | 71% | ⚔ compare |
| BAVARIAN SMOKE BBQ | 7 | 4 | 3 | 57% | ⚔ compare |
| PapaDads BBQ | 7 | 2 | 5 | 29% | ⚔ compare |
| 40 CALIBER BBQ | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14% | ⚔ compare |
| PB&J'S BBQ TEAM | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14% | ⚔ compare |
| THE REAL SMOKIN ACES | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SLIPPERY PETE'S BBQ | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| RUBBED, SMOKED, AND SAUCED BBQ | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SWEET RACKS & SMOKIN' BUTTS BBQ | 6 | 5 | 1 | 83% | ⚔ compare |
| RAMSHACKLE BBQ | 6 | 4 | 2 | 67% | ⚔ compare |
| BAD WOLF BBQ | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 171.4400 | 151.9428 | 164.10 | top 51% |
| Pork Ribs | 9 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 173.1200 | 159.3944 | 166.29 | top 34% |
| Pork | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 173.7144 | 149.1428 | 161.13 | top 55% |
| Brisket | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 171.4400 | 144.0000 | 159.68 | top 59% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| *Smoke & Ale Fall Festival | 2 | 7 | 0 | top 34% | 2018-10-12 |
The story so far (14 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
2.2 yrs
2016-07-29 → 2018-10-12
Busiest season
2017
5 contests
Contests a season
3
across 3 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
MI
9 of 9 contests
Contests visited
8
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
9 entries · 0 wins · 2 calls
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
averages 166.29 · weakest Brisket (159.68)
Walk rate
78%
a top-10 call in 7 of 9 contests
Overall top-10 rate
22%
2 of 9 contests
Master average
651.20
out of 720 · 9 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
109
144–139 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
825
9 mapped stops · furthest 137 mi
Schedule strength
1572
average field rating faced — tougher than 56% of rated contests
Power rating
1525
peak 1525 · #2332 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2016
- First tracked contest Blues.Brews & Barbecue
- First call Blues.Brews & Barbecue
- 2017
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score648.0572 9th Annual Auburn Hills Barbecue Cook-off
- First overall top-10 *Silver Lake Apple BBQ Festival
- Career-best overall score676.7544 *Silver Lake Apple BBQ Festival
- 2018
- First category win (Pork) *Smoke & Ale Fall Festival
- Career-best single call (Pork)173.7144 *Smoke & Ale Fall Festival
- Peak power rating (1525) *Smoke & Ale Fall Festival
- Most recent contest *Smoke & Ale Fall Festival
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +14.6 | *Silver Lake Apple BBQ Festival | 2017-09-08 |
| +12.3 | *Smoke & Ale Fall Festival | 2018-10-12 |
| +3.5 | 9th Annual Auburn Hills Barbecue Cook-off | 2017-06-23 |
| +3.5 | All American BBQ Throwdown | 2017-08-04 |
| +2.1 | *Smoke & Ale Fall Festival | 2017-10-13 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -7.6 | *The Rumble on the River presented by TheBBQSuperStore.com | 2018-09-21 |
| -2.7 | Blues.Brews & Barbecue | 2016-07-29 |
| -0.4 | Westland Area Jaycee's All American BBQ Throwdown | 2018-08-03 |
| -0.2 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | 2017-09-01 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 33% | top 55% | 92.5% | 90.8% |
| 2017 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 45% | 94% | 90.9% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 69% | 87.1% | 87.1% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-10-12 | *Smoke & Ale Fall Festival Chelsea, MI | 7 / 38 (666.2172) | 25 (161.6684) | 22 (159.3944) | 1 (173.7144) | 3 (171.4400) |
| 2018-09-21 | *The Rumble on the River presented by TheBBQSuperStore.com Grand Haven, MI | 25 / 28 (643.2112) | 17 (167.3712) | 23 (161.6800) | 26 (155.9084) | 21 (158.2516) |
| 2018-08-03 | Westland Area Jaycee's All American BBQ Throwdown Westland, MI | 22 / 39 (650.8228) | 20 (166.2856) | 23 (161.7716) | 22 (159.3712) | 18 (163.3944) |
| 2017-10-13 | *Smoke & Ale Fall Festival Chelsea, MI | 16 / 32 (649.0628) | 13 (163.9656) | 4 (173.1200) | 15 (157.6800) | 21 (154.2972) |
| 2017-09-08 | *Silver Lake Apple BBQ Festival Silver Lake, MI | 5 / 28 (676.7544) | 5 (171.4400) | 2 (172.6628) | 16 (165.1772) | 14 (167.4744) |
| 2017-09-01 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Traverse City, MI | 16 / 27 (649.0628) | 19 (159.9428) | 7 (167.4172) | 17 (162.2628) | 18 (159.4400) |
| 2017-08-04 | All American BBQ Throwdown Westland, MI | 14 / 29 (650.2168) | 8 (166.2856) | 11 (164.5256) | 12 (164.5828) | 21 (154.8228) |
| 2017-06-23 | 9th Annual Auburn Hills Barbecue Cook-off Auburn Hills, MI | 16 / 32 (648.0572) | 11 (168.0000) | 2 (166.8916) | 28 (149.1428) | 15 (164.0228) |
| 2016-07-29 | Blues.Brews & Barbecue Birch Run, MI | 27 / 39 (627.4056) | 34 (151.9428) | 6 (169.1772) | 17 (162.2856) | 38 (144.0000) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #1086 (240 pts) | #1495 (145 pts) | #1498 (145 pts) | #896 (360 pts) | #954 (330 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #922 (377 pts) | #984 (387 pts) | #600 (667 pts) | #1264 (247 pts) | #1101 (302 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #2274 (60 pts) | #2353 (60 pts) | #1593 (175 pts) | #2114 (100 pts) | #2345 (60 pts) |