A tough matchup
5–0
behind in the head-to-head
SMOKIN' LEFTY'S BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
SMOKIN' LEFTY'S BBQ has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
J&J'S WICK'D SMOKE BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1455
peak 1455 · rated over 5 contests ⓘ
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
2016-09-16
latest 2018-05-11
Best ToY finish
#1392
Master 2017
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 90%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
581.32
last 5 Master vs avg 581.32 (-0.00)
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±72.27
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 157.44 · weakest Brisket (148.75)
Road miles
191
mi across 5 mapped stops · furthest 37 mi
Schedule strength
56%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1571)
Master avg
581.32 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (3 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
−8.7
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 8.69 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 0%.
- Brisket avg 148.75
- Chicken avg 157.44
- 0 calls in 5 entries
Going the wrong way
-30
rating points in a year
The rating has slipped 30 points across 4 contests since 2017-05-12 — from 1484 down to 1455.
- 4 contests since 2017-05-12
- now 1455
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.
130 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5331 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1454
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to J&J'S WICK'D SMOKE BBQ)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team J&J'S WICK'D SMOKE BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#5327 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1455
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#5317 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1455
No shared contest yet.
Level with J&J'S WICK'D SMOKE BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#5321 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1455
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#5324 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1455
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#5322 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1455
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' LEFTY'S BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.4400 | 151.3484 | 157.44 | top 80% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 157.6912 | 139.9316 | 150.02 | top 87% |
| Pork | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.2628 | 148.5256 | 156.38 | top 76% |
| Brisket | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 158.2628 | 138.2516 | 148.75 | top 85% |
“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.
By state / province
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| IA | 4 | 0 | top 90% |
| NE | 1 | 0 | top 89% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 4 | 0 | top 90% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 89% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| *BBQ in the Bluffs | 2 | 33 | 0 | top 92% | 2018-05-11 |
| Tri City BBQ Fest | 2 | 29 | 0 | top 87% | 2017-09-22 |
The story so far (14 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
1.6 yrs
2016-09-16 → 2018-05-11
Busiest season
2017
3 contests
Contests a season
1.7
across 3 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
IA
4 of 5 contests · 2 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
3
2 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
5 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 157.44 · weakest Brisket (148.75)
Walk rate
0%
a top-10 call in 0 of 5 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 5 contests
Master average
581.32
out of 720 · 5 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
118
20–170 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
191
5 mapped stops · furthest 37 mi
Schedule strength
1571
average field rating faced — tougher than 56% of rated contests
Power rating
1455
peak 1455 · #5325 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2016
- First tracked contest Tri City BBQ Fest
- Career-best single call (Chicken)163.4400 Tri City BBQ Fest
- Peak power rating (1492) Tri City BBQ Fest
- 2017
- Career-best overall score630.7540 BBQ in the Bluffs
- 2018
- Most recent contest *BBQ in the Bluffs
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11.9 | *BBQ in the Bluffs | 2018-05-11 |
| -9.2 | Tri City BBQ Fest | 2017-09-22 |
| -8.9 | Riverfest Community Festival | 2017-07-21 |
| -8.4 | Tri City BBQ Fest | 2016-09-16 |
| -7.2 | BBQ in the Bluffs | 2017-05-12 |
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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 100% | 60.8% | 60.8% |
| 2017 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 88% | 87.6% | 85.9% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 85% | 85.3% | 85.3% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-05-11 | *BBQ in the Bluffs Council Bluffs, IA | 39 / 39 (437.6004) | 35 (157.6800) | 38 (141.6688) | — | 39 (138.2516) |
| 2017-09-22 | Tri City BBQ Fest Denison, IA | 33 / 37 (616.9596) | 29 (160.5256) | 32 (157.6912) | 34 (148.5256) | 32 (150.2172) |
| 2017-07-21 | Riverfest Community Festival Bellevue, NE | 41 / 46 (607.1312) | 43 (151.3484) | 37 (154.8116) | 38 (154.1940) | 36 (146.7772) |
| 2017-05-12 | BBQ in the Bluffs Council Bluffs, IA | 33 / 39 (630.7540) | 34 (154.2284) | 28 (156.0000) | 25 (162.2628) | 29 (158.2628) |
| 2016-09-16 | Tri City BBQ Fest Denison, IA | 29 / 34 (614.1716) | 18 (163.4400) | 34 (139.9316) | 22 (160.5372) | 29 (150.2628) |
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 | #1954 (60 pts) | #2012 (60 pts) | #1996 (60 pts) | — | #1990 (60 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #1392 (180 pts) | #1493 (180 pts) | #1506 (180 pts) | #1489 (180 pts) | #1476 (180 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #2841 (59 pts) | #2170 (94 pts) | #2866 (59 pts) | #2256 (74 pts) | #2864 (59 pts) |