The one to beat
2×
one call ahead of them
LOADED-N-ROLLIN BBQ has finished one call ahead of BAJA SMOKIN' COMPANY 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
BAJA SMOKIN' COMPANY
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1445
peak 1445 · rated over 7 contests ⓘ
Contests
7
in the data
First seen
2017-06-02
latest 2018-09-07
Best ToY finish
#1008
Master 2018
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 7 contests
Avg finish
top 89%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
622.92 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 616.06 (+6.86)
Walk rate
14%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±22.49
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 158.48 · weakest Pork Ribs (150.22)
Road miles
794
mi across 7 mapped stops · furthest 144 mi
Schedule strength
63%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1579)
Master avg
616.06 / 720
7 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.
A tough matchup
6–0
behind in the head-to-head
SCUFFLETOWN SMOKERS ahead in 100% of their meetings
SCUFFLETOWN SMOKERS has come out ahead in 6 of their 6 shared contests.
The weak link
−8.3
points behind their best meat
Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 8.26 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 0%.
- Pork Ribs avg 150.22
- Chicken avg 158.48
- 0 calls in 7 entries
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.
83 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5694 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1445
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#5696 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1445
No shared contest yet.
Level with BAJA SMOKIN' COMPANY on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#5712 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1444
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#5704 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1445
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#5689 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1445
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#5708 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1508
No shared contest yet.
They've been 1508 at their best, 64 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SCUFFLETOWN SMOKERS | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| LOCAL YOKELS BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| THUNDER HOG BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SON SEEKERS BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SQUEALERS AWARD WINNING BARBEQUE | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| BLUE CHIP BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| WeQ4U | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Extra Mile BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.9656 | 145.6000 | 158.48 | top 84% |
| Pork Ribs | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 158.2516 | 144.4916 | 150.22 | top 92% |
| Pork | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.8916 | 147.9084 | 154.75 | top 86% |
| Brisket | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 169.7256 | 135.9428 | 152.61 | top 77% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| IN | 6 | 0 | top 88% |
| TN | 1 | 0 | top 94% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 4 | 0 | top 87% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 91% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| *Smoke On The Ohio(JUDGES FULL) | 2 | 16 | 0 | top 75% | 2018-09-07 |
The story so far (14 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
1.3 yrs
2017-06-02 → 2018-09-07
Busiest season
2018
4 contests
Contests a season
3.5
across 2 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
IN
6 of 7 contests · 2 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
6
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
7 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 158.48 · weakest Pork Ribs (150.22)
Walk rate
14%
a top-10 call in 1 of 7 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 7 contests
Master average
616.06
out of 720 · 7 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
190
31–284 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
794
7 mapped stops · furthest 144 mi
Schedule strength
1579
average field rating faced — tougher than 63% of rated contests
Power rating
1445
peak 1445 · #5701 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2017
- First tracked contest *Smokin For Garrett
- Peak power rating (1488) *Smokin For Garrett
- 2018
- First call *Smoke On The Ohio(JUDGES FULL)
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score653.0972 *Smoke On The Ohio(JUDGES FULL)
- Career-best overall score653.0972 *Smoke On The Ohio(JUDGES FULL)
- Career-best single call (Brisket)169.7256 *Smoke On The Ohio(JUDGES FULL)
- Most recent contest *Smoke On The Ohio(JUDGES FULL)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +3.5 | *Smoke On The Ohio(JUDGES FULL) | 2018-09-07 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11.6 | *Smokin For Garrett | 2017-06-02 |
| -11.5 | Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival | 2017-08-18 |
| -11 | *Smokin For Garrett | 2018-04-27 |
| -10.6 | *Smoke On The Ohio(JUDGES FULL) | 2017-09-08 |
| -9 | Smoke on the Shores | 2018-03-09 |
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 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25% | top 84% | 90.7% | 87% |
| 2017 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 95% | 85.1% | 83.6% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-09-07 | *Smoke On The Ohio(JUDGES FULL) Mt.Vernon, IN | 16 / 28 (653.0972) | 19 (163.3828) | 22 (157.0972) | 19 (162.8916) | 7 (169.7256) |
| 2018-08-17 | Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival Madison, IN | 45 / 54 (636.4000) | 42 (163.4172) | 52 (153.6456) | 41 (159.9772) | 42 (159.3600) |
| 2018-04-27 | *Smokin For Garrett Boonville, IN | 38 / 38 (590.6512) | 35 (157.0740) | 37 (144.4916) | 36 (148.5484) | 37 (140.5372) |
| 2018-03-09 | Smoke on the Shores Nashville, TN | 82 / 87 (626.0228) | 63 (163.9656) | 84 (149.0284) | 75 (160.5028) | 81 (152.5260) |
| 2017-09-08 | *Smoke On The Ohio(JUDGES FULL) Mt.Vernon, IN | 27 / 29 (608.4344) | 23 (158.8000) | 23 (158.2516) | 26 (155.4400) | 28 (135.9428) |
| 2017-08-18 | Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival Madison, IN | 53 / 55 (585.4284) | 55 (145.6000) | 51 (144.5256) | 50 (147.9084) | 49 (147.3944) |
| 2017-06-02 | *Smokin For Garrett Boonville, IN | 30 / 31 (612.3996) | 30 (157.1200) | 31 (144.5028) | 31 (147.9656) | 19 (162.8112) |
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 | #1008 (278 pts) | #1097 (263 pts) | #1145 (248 pts) | #1096 (263 pts) | #942 (338 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #1499 (170 pts) | #1493 (180 pts) | #1506 (180 pts) | #1561 (170 pts) | #1409 (200 pts) |