A tough matchup
3–0
behind in the head-to-head
BUNCH OF SWINES ahead in 100% of their meetings
BUNCH OF SWINES has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
SMOKIN YANKEES BBQ BELFAST
SMOKIN YANKEES BBQ BELFAST is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2016 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 5th of 12 at the Q Fest (2017). They are ranked #3783 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “*Smokin Yankees BBQ Belfast”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1488
peak 1488 · rated over 5 contests
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
Oct 21, 2016
latest Jul 13, 2019 · 2.7 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
2
40% of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 71%
overall standings
Best overall
647.3600 / 720
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
60%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±15.96
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 160.34 · weakest Brisket (150.15)
Road miles
5,111
across 5 mapped stops · furthest 4,095 mi
Schedule strength
61%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1577)
Master avg
625.66 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to SMOKIN YANKEES BBQ BELFAST, each with one reason worth a look.
129 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3,759 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 11%
- Peak
- 1488
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to SMOKIN YANKEES BBQ BELFAST)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team SMOKIN YANKEES BBQ BELFAST has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#3,771 of the rated field
- Contests
- 68
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 9%
- Peak
- 1532
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to SMOKIN YANKEES BBQ BELFAST)
They've been 1532 at their best, 44 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-head#3,787 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 60%
- Peak
- 1502
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,793 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1509
They turned up 5 years after SMOKIN YANKEES BBQ BELFAST did, first appearing in 2021.
⚔ Compare careers#3,760 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1504
Level with SMOKIN YANKEES BBQ BELFAST on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#3,778 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1503
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careersBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 165.7256 | 154.8344 | 159.41 | top 65% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 169.1428 | 153.1544 | 160.34 | top 57% |
| Pork | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 161.6916 | 148.5828 | 155.76 | top 74% |
| Brisket | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 157.6572 | 139.4288 | 150.15 | top 79% |
“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 field size and state
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 3 | 0 | top 64% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 80% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q'Fest | 2 | 5 | 0 | top 67% | Jun 16, 2018 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2016
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
KS
1 of 5 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
4
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
632
finished ahead 176 times, behind 504
Longest layoff
1.1 yrs
Apr 29, 2017 → Jun 16, 2018
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20191 milestone
- Most recent contest Celtic Smoke at Dalriana Festival Of Music & Food
20163 milestones
- First tracked contest Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY)
- Career-best overall score647.3600 Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY)
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)169.1428 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +6 | Q Fest | Apr 29, 2017 |
| +1.8 | Celtic Smoke at Dalriana Festival Of Music & Food | Jul 13, 2019 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -10.4 | Q'Fest | Jun 16, 2018 |
| -5.8 | Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) | Oct 21, 2016 |
| -4 | 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) | Oct 29, 2016 |
Scores over time (% of a perfect score — tap a meat to add it)
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
How entries end (by meat)
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 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 60% | 85.8% | 85.8% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 92% | 83.4% | 83.4% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 42% | 87.1% | 87.1% |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 80% | 89.9% | 89.1% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 13, 2019 | Celtic Smoke at Dalriana Festival Of Music & Food Glenarm, Billobo | 6 / 10 (617.6684) | 8 (155.4056) | 6 (160.5600) | 9 (148.5828) | 6 (153.1200) |
| Jun 16, 2018 | Q'Fest Bishopsteignton, Devon | 11 / 12 (600.5264) | 8 (154.8344) | 7 (155.4516) | 9 (150.8116) | 12 (139.4288) |
| Apr 29, 2017 | Q Fest Bishopsteignton, Devon | 5 / 12 (626.8460) | 4 (165.1544) | 8 (153.1544) | 5 (161.6916) | 9 (146.8456) |
| Oct 29, 2016 | 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS | 404 / 557 (635.9200) | 449 (155.9200) | 152 (169.1428) | 438 (157.1428) | 418 (153.7144) |
| Oct 21, 2016 | Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) Lynchburg, TN | 84 / 96 (647.3600) | 62 (165.7256) | 72 (163.3828) | 83 (160.5944) | 82 (157.6572) |