SMOKIN' DOUBLE Z BBQ

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

Power ranking

#3901

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1485

peak 1503 · rated over 8 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2016-08-26

latest 2018-08-24

Best ToY finish

#1040

Master 2017

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 8 contests

Avg finish

top 65%

overall standings

Best overall

659.8856 / 720

Master · Smokin On The Pecos-Doubleheader-Day 2

Perfect 180s

Current form

649.05 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 646.40 (+2.65)

Walk rate

38%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

176.5828

Chicken · Smokin On The Pecos-Doubleheader-Day 2

Consistency

±9.23

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 166.85 · weakest Brisket (157.96)

Road miles

1,563

mi across 8 mapped stops · furthest 284 mi

Schedule strength

47%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1561)

Master avg

646.40 / 720

8 Master contests · 0 GCs

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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.

A tough matchup

7–0 behind in the head-to-head

BOOMERANG BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

BOOMERANG BBQ has come out ahead in 7 of their 7 shared contests.

The weak link

−8.9 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 8.89 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 25%.

Brisket avg 157.96
Chicken avg 166.85
0 calls in 8 entries

Chicken nemesis

5 of 7 shared chicken entries lost

BUTLER'S BACKDRAFT BBQ ahead 71% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, BUTLER'S BACKDRAFT BBQ has out-cooked them in 5 of 7 shared chicken entries.

The metronome

±1.28% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.28% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 89.8% of a perfect score
8 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.

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

Big Back BBQ

#3927 of the rated field

1485 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1505

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 8 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 8 contests
last seen 2026-06-12

⚔ Head-to-head

OPEN FLUE BBQ

#3925 of the rated field

1485 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1485

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 2021-06-04

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CHOWTOWN SMOKERS CALI

#3919 of the rated field

1485 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1485

No shared contest yet.

Level with SMOKIN' DOUBLE Z BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 8 contests
last seen 2020-01-24

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JPIG Picture Perfect BBQ

#3918 of the rated field

1485 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1485

No shared contest yet.

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2016.

rated over 9 contests
last seen 2026-06-26

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TEAM HOLY SMOKES

#3895 of the rated field

1485 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1505

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 9 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 9 contests
last seen 2019-05-03

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Dead End BBQ

#3892 of the rated field

1485 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 14%
Peak: 1513

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 7 contests
last seen 2025-08-22

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
BOOMERANG BBQ	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
BUTLER'S BACKDRAFT BBQ	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
KISS MY RACK	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
SMOKE EM UP BBQ	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
LA PASADITA	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
BarrelHead Cookers	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
GOLDEN SMOKE BBQ	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
Lolli Q	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN' DOGS	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
Texas-car-b-que	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
Fishing Eagles	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
4 LEGS UP BBQ	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	8	2	176.5828	159.3828	166.85	top 45%
Pork Ribs	8	0	168.5484	146.2056	160.68	top 63%
Pork	8	1	173.1656	147.9312	160.90	top 59%
Brisket	8	0	169.7028	146.8116	157.96	top 65%

“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
TX	4	top 55%
NM	2	top 59%
OK	2	top 92%

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	1	0	top 65%
Large (40+)	7	0	top 65%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
*Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship	3	26	0	top 57%	2018-08-24
Firelake BBQ Cook Off(Day 2)	2	74	0	top 92%	2017-03-25

The story so far (14 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 2 yrs 2016-08-26 → 2018-08-24

Busiest season 2017 5 contests

Contests a season 2.7 across 3 seasons in the data

Cooks most in TX 4 of 8 contests · 3 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 5 2 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 8 entries · 0 wins · 2 calls

Strongest meat Chicken averages 166.85 · weakest Brisket (157.96)

Walk rate 38% a top-10 call in 3 of 8 contests

Overall top-10 rate 0% 0 of 8 contests

Master average 646.40 out of 720 · 8 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 286 158–317 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 1,563 8 mapped stops · furthest 284 mi

Schedule strength 1561 average field rating faced — tougher than 47% of rated contests

Power rating 1485 peak 1503 · #3901 of 6,413 rated

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

2016
Aug 26 First tracked contest Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship
Aug 26 First overall past 90% of a perfect score657.6340 Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship
Aug 26 Peak power rating (1503) Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship
2017
Jun 24 First call Smokin On The Pecos-Doubleheader-Day 2
Jun 24 Career-best overall score659.8856 Smokin On The Pecos-Doubleheader-Day 2
Jun 24 Career-best single call (Chicken)176.5828 Smokin On The Pecos-Doubleheader-Day 2
2018
Aug 24 Most recent contest *Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+3	Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship	2016-08-26
+2.7	*Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off	2018-04-06
+2.3	Smokin On The Pecos-Doubleheader-Day 1	2017-06-23

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-9.4	Firelake BBQ Cook Off(Day 2)	2017-03-25
-7.9	Firelake BBQ Cook Off (Day 1)	2017-03-24
-3.4	*Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship	2018-08-24
-1.4	Smokin On The Pecos-Doubleheader-Day 2	2017-06-24
-1.1	*Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship	2017-08-25

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)
2018	2	100%	top 57%	90.5%	89.7%
2017	5	20%	top 72%	91.7%	89.5%
2016	1	0%	top 44%	91.3%	91.3%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2018-08-24	*Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship Lubbock, TX	37 / 54 (639.9200)	9 (173.1656)	39 (161.1200)	45 (150.8116)	41 (154.8228)
2018-04-06	*Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off Cedar Park, TX	32 / 69 (651.3824)	40 (159.3828)	32 (163.4056)	10 (173.1656)	43 (155.4284)
2017-08-25	*Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship Lubbock, TX	26 / 44 (646.7316)	22 (166.2628)	18 (166.8344)	25 (158.2628)	34 (155.3716)
2017-06-24	Smokin On The Pecos-Doubleheader-Day 2 Artesia, NM	24 / 37 (659.8856)	5 (176.5828)	18 (168.5484)	25 (165.0972)	33 (149.6572)
2017-06-23	Smokin On The Pecos-Doubleheader-Day 1 Artesia, NM	23 / 43 (647.3260)	21 (165.6800)	17 (162.8344)	14 (172.0000)	35 (146.8116)
2017-03-25	Firelake BBQ Cook Off(Day 2) Shawnee, OK	74 / 77 (632.4340)	48 (168.5944)	77 (146.2056)	74 (147.9312)	23 (169.7028)
2017-03-24	Firelake BBQ Cook Off (Day 1) Shawnee, OK	77 / 87 (635.8968)	58 (162.8456)	72 (158.8572)	85 (150.8228)	63 (163.3712)
2016-08-26	Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship Lubbock, TX	32 / 72 (657.6340)	34 (162.2856)	53 (157.6684)	19 (169.1316)	22 (168.5484)

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	#1524 (120 pts)	#1256 (205 pts)	#1614 (120 pts)	#1286 (195 pts)	#1586 (120 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#1040 (315 pts)	#854 (460 pts)	#933 (410 pts)	#1016 (355 pts)	#1090 (310 pts)