A tough matchup
5–0
behind in the head-to-head
SMELLAQUE ahead in 100% of their meetings
SMELLAQUE has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
HILLSIDE SMOKE 'N QUE
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1446
peak 1446 · rated over 5 contests ⓘ
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
2017-05-13
latest 2019-06-08
Best ToY finish
#1115
Master 2017
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 92%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
600.38
last 5 Master vs avg 600.38 (+0.00)
Walk rate
20%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±7.66
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 155.19 · weakest Pork (145.92)
Road miles
1,722
mi across 5 mapped stops · furthest 861 mi
Schedule strength
29%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1539)
Master avg
600.38 / 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
−9.3
points behind their best meat
Pork is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 9.28 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 0%.
- Pork avg 145.92
- Chicken avg 155.19
- 0 calls in 5 entries
The comeback
1.8 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 1.8 years, then back at Bare Bones BBQ Cookoff (2019-06-08).
- last seen 2017-08-12
- back 2019-06-08
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.
102 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5641 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1447
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#5637 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1447
No shared contest yet.
Level with HILLSIDE SMOKE 'N QUE on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#5634 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1447
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#5655 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1446
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#5650 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1446
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#5633 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1447
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SMELLAQUE | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| ARROWHEAD NORTH BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| FROZEN TOQUE BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.4628 | 143.9772 | 155.19 | top 72% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 157.7484 | 150.2628 | 153.01 | top 69% |
| Pork | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 155.4288 | 134.8116 | 145.92 | top 91% |
| Brisket | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 156.6172 | 134.2744 | 146.27 | top 82% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| SK | 2 | 0 | top 89% |
| ON | 2 | 0 | top 95% |
| AB | 1 | 0 | top 91% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 2 | 0 | top 89% |
| Medium (20–39) | 3 | 0 | top 94% |
The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
2.1 yrs
2017-05-13 → 2019-06-08
Busiest season
2017
4 contests
Contests a season
2.5
across 2 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
SK
2 of 5 contests · 3 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
5
0 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
5 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 155.19 · weakest Pork (145.92)
Walk rate
20%
a top-10 call in 1 of 5 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 5 contests
Master average
600.38
out of 720 · 5 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
68
9–100 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
1,722
5 mapped stops · furthest 861 mi
Schedule strength
1539
average field rating faced — tougher than 29% of rated contests
Longest layoff
1.8 yrs
2017-08-12 → 2019-06-08
Power rating
1446
peak 1446 · #5642 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2017
- First tracked contest Smokin Q at Lynnwood Ranch
- Career-best single call (Chicken)163.4628 Smokin Q at Lynnwood Ranch
- Peak power rating (1488) Smokin Q at Lynnwood Ranch
- Career-best overall score614.1256 Triple B Festival Day 2
- 2019
- First call Bare Bones BBQ Cookoff
- Most recent contest Bare Bones BBQ Cookoff
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -13 | Those Were The Days BBQ Showdown | 2017-08-12 |
| -13 | Triple B Festival Day 2 | 2017-06-24 |
| -12.5 | Smokin Q at Lynnwood Ranch | 2017-05-13 |
| -10.4 | Triple B Festival Day 1 | 2017-06-23 |
| -4.7 | Bare Bones BBQ Cookoff | 2019-06-08 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 79% | 83.1% | 83.1% |
| 2017 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 96% | 85.3% | 83.5% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-06-08 | Bare Bones BBQ Cookoff Pilot Butte, SK | 15 / 19 (598.2628) | 16 (149.0856) | 6 (157.7484) | 17 (134.8116) | 9 (156.6172) |
| 2017-08-12 | Those Were The Days BBQ Showdown North Battleford, SK | 18 / 18 (595.4288) | 11 (158.3200) | 13 (153.1316) | 16 (149.7028) | 18 (134.2744) |
| 2017-06-24 | Triple B Festival Day 2 Kenora, ON | 21 / 21 (614.1256) | 15 (161.1200) | 18 (153.0856) | 21 (147.3828) | 18 (152.5372) |
| 2017-06-23 | Triple B Festival Day 1 Kenora, ON | 20 / 22 (602.1944) | 22 (143.9772) | 18 (150.2628) | 19 (155.4288) | 18 (152.5256) |
| 2017-05-13 | Smokin Q at Lynnwood Ranch Okotoks, AB | 31 / 34 (591.9084) | 14 (163.4628) | 25 (150.8228) | 31 (142.2512) | 33 (135.3716) |
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 | #1743 (94 pts) | #1868 (89 pts) | #1388 (159 pts) | #1885 (84 pts) | #1501 (129 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #1115 (275 pts) | #986 (385 pts) | #1076 (325 pts) | #1160 (290 pts) | #1103 (300 pts) |