CHOKIN ON SMOKE

At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)

Power ranking

#2644

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1515

peak 1529 · rated over 12 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2017-03-31

latest 2019-07-26

Best ToY finish

#794

Master 2018

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 13 contests

Avg finish

top 56%

overall standings

Best overall

665.0628 / 720

Master · Boo-B-Que

Perfect 180s

Current form

644.70 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 641.40 (+3.30)

Walk rate

46%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

173.7256

Chicken · *Smoke in the Grove(JUDGES FULL)

Consistency

±18.05

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 164.08 · weakest Brisket (157.25)

Road miles

1,254

mi across 13 mapped stops · furthest 123 mi

Schedule strength

62%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1578)

Purse competed for

$13K

listed at 1 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

GCs in 1 state-championship entries

Master avg

641.40 / 720

12 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (6 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

665.0628 career-best overall

92.4% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 665.0628 at Boo-B-Que — 92.4% of a perfect 720.

Master
2018-10-19

Their season

2018 their best year

2018 was the year it came together: 5 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 46%.

5 contests
0 overall top-10s
0 category wins
average top 46%

A tough matchup

10–0 behind in the head-to-head

DRILLING & GRILLING ahead in 100% of their meetings

DRILLING & GRILLING has come out ahead in 10 of their 10 shared contests.

The weak link

−6.8 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 6.83 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 8% of the time against 33%.

Brisket avg 157.25
Chicken avg 164.08
1 calls in 12 entries

A strong matchup

5–2 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 71% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of 50 Shades of Pork in 5 of their 7 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

8 of 10 shared chicken entries lost

DRILLING & GRILLING ahead 80% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, DRILLING & GRILLING has out-cooked them in 8 of 10 shared chicken entries.

Teams like this (closest power rating)

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82 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.

Last Minute BBQ

#2638 of the rated field

1515 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 8%
Peak: 1515

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 12 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 12 contests
last seen 2020-06-19

⚔ Head-to-head

HAWG COUNTY COOKERS

#2649 of the rated field

1515 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1518

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 11 contests to 13, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 11 contests
last seen 2024-08-16

⚔ Head-to-head

MAUS-Q-TEERS

#2636 of the rated field

1515 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 27%
Peak: 1524

No shared contest yet.

Their last contest in the data was back in 2015, 4 years before CHOKIN ON SMOKE's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 11 contests

⚔ Head-to-head

Evans Ranch BBQ

#2639 of the rated field

1515 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 22%
Peak: 1515

No shared contest yet.

Level with CHOKIN ON SMOKE on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 9 contests
last seen 2024-11-22

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Smokin X

#2650 of the rated field

1515 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 25%
Peak: 1531

No shared contest yet.

Fewer contests behind them than CHOKIN ON SMOKE has cooked, 8 to 13, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

rated over 8 contests
last seen 2024-10-30

⚔ Head-to-head

D&D BBQ

#2643 of the rated field

1515 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 25%
Peak: 1515

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 8 contests
last seen 2024-06-21

⚔ Head-to-head

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ	10	2	8	20%	⚔ compare
Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit	10	1	9	10%	⚔ compare
DRILLING & GRILLING	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
3 EYZ BBQ	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
LO' -N- SLO' BBQ	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
Piggin' Whiskey	8	2	6	25%	⚔ compare
ROCKIN ROBYNS BBQ	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
50 Shades of Pork	7	5	2	71%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN' TEX BBQ	7	5	2	71%	⚔ compare
PIGHEADED BBQ	7	4	3	57%	⚔ compare
SIR-PORK'S-ALOT BBQ	7	3	4	43%	⚔ compare
DANTE'S INFERNO	7	2	5	29%	⚔ compare
Team Meat Coma	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
ASTRO PIGS BBQ	6	3	3	50%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN GNOME BBQ	6	3	3	50%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	12	4	173.7256	150.8228	164.08	top 48%
Pork Ribs	12	0	166.8572	142.2516	158.61	top 57%
Pork	12	1	167.4172	155.4400	161.46	top 51%
Brisket	12	1	169.7144	139.9772	157.25	top 63%

“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	Avg finish
PA	8	top 55%
DE	2	top 40%
NJ	1	top 78%
MD	1	top 72%

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	1	0	top 58%
Large (40+)	11	0	top 55%

Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Smoke in the Grove	3	14	top 56%	2019-07-26
Boo-B-Que	2	20	top 40%	2018-10-19
Smoke in the Park	2	18	top 63%	2018-09-28
Que for the Troops	2	14	top 41%	2018-06-01

The story so far (16 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 2.3 yrs 2017-03-31 → 2019-07-26

Busiest season 2017 6 contests

Contests a season 3.3 across 4 seasons in the data

Cooks most in PA 8 of 13 contests · 4 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 7 4 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 12 entries · 0 wins · 4 calls

Strongest meat Chicken averages 164.08 · weakest Brisket (157.25)

Walk rate 46% a top-10 call in 6 of 13 contests

Overall top-10 rate 0% 0 of 13 contests

Master average 641.40 out of 720 · 12 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 298 302–373 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 1,254 13 mapped stops · furthest 123 mi

Schedule strength 1578 average field rating faced — tougher than 62% of rated contests

Purse competed for $13,000 listed at 1 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships 0 from 1 state-championship entries

Power rating 1515 peak 1529 · #2644 of 6,413 rated

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

2016
Oct 21 First tracked contest Boo-B-Que
2017
Jul 28 First call *Smoke in the Grove(JUDGES FULL)
Jul 28 First overall past 90% of a perfect score659.9200 *Smoke in the Grove(JUDGES FULL)
Jul 28 Career-best single call (Chicken)173.7256 *Smoke in the Grove(JUDGES FULL)
2018
Jul 27 10th tracked contest Smoke in the Grove
Oct 19 Career-best overall score665.0628 Boo-B-Que
Oct 19 Peak power rating (1529) Boo-B-Que
2019
Jul 26 Most recent contest Smoke in the Grove

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+11.6	Que for the Troops	2018-06-01
+10.7	*Smoke in the Grove(JUDGES FULL)	2017-07-28
+9.9	Boo-B-Que	2018-10-19
+5.7	Smoke in the Grove	2018-07-27
+1.9	Boo-B-Que	2017-10-20

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-14.3	Smoke in the Grove	2019-07-26
-5.2	New Jersey KnoQ-out-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES	2018-04-28
-2.9	*Interstate BBQ Festival	2017-04-14
-1.7	The Ironman	2017-03-31
-1.6	Smoke in the Park	2017-09-22

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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2019	1	0%	top 94%	83.1%	83.1%
2018	5	60%	top 46%	92.4%	90.2%
2017	6	50%	top 57%	91.7%	89.1%
2016	1	0%	—	—	—

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2019-07-26	Smoke in the Grove 🏅 Spring Grove, PA	50 / 53 (598.1600)	48 (150.8228)	53 (142.2516)	40 (157.1544)	48 (147.9312)
2018-10-19	Boo-B-Que Rehoboth Beach, DE	20 / 73 (665.0628)	20 (168.0000)	20 (166.8572)	26 (166.2284)	34 (163.9772)
2018-09-28	Smoke in the Park Lemoyne, PA	18 / 31 (651.9316)	8 (171.9772)	24 (155.9888)	22 (157.7028)	16 (166.2628)
2018-07-27	Smoke in the Grove Spring Grove, PA	25 / 54 (651.8284)	8 (170.8456)	33 (161.0972)	26 (162.7884)	40 (157.0972)
2018-06-01	Que for the Troops Levittown, PA	14 / 61 (656.5260)	9 (170.8572)	20 (162.3316)	17 (165.1200)	39 (158.2172)
2018-04-28	New Jersey KnoQ-out-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES Blairstown, NJ	31 / 40 (623.3028)	32 (155.9656)	37 (145.0972)	23 (159.9772)	20 (162.2628)
2017-10-20	Boo-B-Que Rehobeth Beach, DE	36 / 69 (649.7604)	57 (159.4288)	30 (165.1772)	51 (155.4400)	9 (169.7144)
2017-09-22	Smoke in the Park Lemoyne, PA	30 / 44 (642.6856)	33 (159.9428)	12 (166.8228)	9 (167.4172)	39 (148.5028)
2017-07-28	*Smoke in the Grove(JUDGES FULL) Spring Grove, PA	14 / 51 (659.9200)	4 (173.7256)	14 (166.2856)	20 (165.1316)	40 (154.7772)
2017-06-02	Que for the Troops Levittown, PA	37 / 63 (632.5032)	45 (158.2744)	53 (149.6572)	31 (158.8572)	16 (165.7144)
2017-04-14	*Interstate BBQ Festival Hagerstown, MD	42 / 58 (637.7028)	28 (165.7028)	42 (159.4172)	42 (160.0112)	46 (152.5716)
2017-03-31	The Ironman Greencastle, PA	37 / 59 (627.3828)	21 (163.4172)	22 (162.3200)	22 (161.6684)	54 (139.9772)
2016-10-21	Boo-B-Que Rehobeth Beach, DE	—	—	—	—	—

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	#1955 (60 pts)	#2049 (60 pts)	#2026 (60 pts)	#2029 (60 pts)	#2010 (60 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#794 (411 pts)	#621 (596 pts)	#938 (351 pts)	#894 (361 pts)	#886 (366 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#869 (415 pts)	#750 (530 pts)	#808 (495 pts)	#828 (485 pts)	#795 (490 pts)