A tough matchup
3–0
behind in the head-to-head
SON OF SMOKE ahead in 100% of their meetings
SON OF SMOKE has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
DAD'S DOING WHAT THEY LOVE
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1503
peak 1503 · rated over 3 contests ⓘ
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
2013-07-12
latest 2016-06-24
Best ToY finish
#2274
Master 2016
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 3 contests
Avg finish
top 51%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
636.46
last 3 Master vs avg 636.46 (+0.00)
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±7.97
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 161.69 · weakest Brisket (155.21)
Road miles
803
mi across 3 mapped stops · furthest 269 mi
Schedule strength
21%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1529)
Master avg
636.46 / 720
3 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (2 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 comeback
2.7 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 2.7 years, then back at Silicon Valley Barbeque Championships (2016-06-24).
- last seen 2013-10-04
- back 2016-06-24
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.
DAD'S DOING WHAT THEY LOVE has 3 rated contests — short of the five it takes to earn a power ranking — so this rating has barely moved off the 1500 every team starts on and 108 rated teams sit within a point of it. Read the list as the nearest company at a number nobody here has moved far from, not as a verdict on who this team belongs with.
#3084 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1514
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 5 contests to 3.
⚔ Head-to-head#3071 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1521
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 11 years after DAD'S DOING WHAT THEY LOVE did, first appearing in 2024.
⚔ Head-to-head#3091 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 40%
- Peak
- 1511
No shared contest yet.
Level with DAD'S DOING WHAT THEY LOVE on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#3096 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1515
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 5 contests to 3.
⚔ Head-to-head#3081 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1512
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 5 contests to 3.
⚔ Head-to-head#3064 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1505
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 5 contests to 3.
⚔ Head-to-headBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.3828 | 159.3828 | 161.69 | top 54% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.6916 | 157.1200 | 160.74 | top 44% |
| Pork | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164.5484 | 150.8228 | 158.83 | top 50% |
| Brisket | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 158.8572 | 151.9772 | 155.21 | top 58% |
“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 (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
3 yrs
2013-07-12 → 2016-06-24
Busiest season
2013
2 contests
Contests a season
1.5
across 2 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
CA
3 of 3 contests
Contests visited
3
0 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
3 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 161.69 · weakest Brisket (155.21)
Walk rate
0%
a top-10 call in 0 of 3 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 3 contests
Master average
636.46
out of 720 · 3 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
168
98–96 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
803
3 mapped stops · furthest 269 mi
Schedule strength
1529
average field rating faced — tougher than 21% of rated contests
Longest layoff
2.7 yrs
2013-10-04 → 2016-06-24
Power rating
1503
peak 1503 · #null of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Wine Country Big Q
- Career-best overall score647.3256 Dana Point State BBQ Championship
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)165.6916 Dana Point State BBQ Championship
- Peak power rating (1503) Dana Point State BBQ Championship
- 2016
- Most recent contest Silicon Valley Barbeque Championships
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +2.2 | Dana Point State BBQ Championship | 2013-10-04 |
| +1.2 | Wine Country Big Q | 2013-07-12 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -0.2 | Silicon Valley Barbeque Championships | 2016-06-24 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 57% | 88% | 88% |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 48% | 89.9% | 88.6% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-06-24 | Silicon Valley Barbeque Championships Santa Clara, CA | 31 / 54 (633.5884) | 25 (163.3828) | 34 (157.1200) | 31 (161.1084) | 37 (151.9772) |
| 2013-10-04 | Dana Point State BBQ Championship Dana Point, CA | 46 / 99 (647.3256) | 55 (162.2972) | 25 (165.6916) | 30 (164.5484) | 67 (154.7884) |
| 2013-07-12 | Wine Country Big Q Santa Rosa, CA | 22 / 44 (628.4572) | 26 (159.3828) | 19 (159.3944) | 28 (150.8228) | 17 (158.8572) |
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 | #2274 (60 pts) | #2353 (60 pts) | #2349 (60 pts) | #2326 (60 pts) | #2345 (60 pts) |