A tough matchup
3–0
behind in the head-to-head
SMELLAQUE ahead in 100% of their meetings
SMELLAQUE has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
BARE STEEL BAR-B-KEW
BARE STEEL BAR-B-KEW is a competition barbecue team with 3 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record in 2017. Their best overall finish is 15th of 39 at the Porkapalooza BBQ Festival (2017). They finished #1624 in the 2017 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1479
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 3
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
Jun 10, 2017
latest Sep 2, 2017
Avg finish
top 75%
overall standings
Walk rate
67%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±17.20
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 154.82 · weakest Brisket (147.39)
Road miles
496
across 3 mapped stops · furthest 277 mi
Schedule strength
12%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1517)
Master avg
606.17 / 720
3 Master contests · 0 GCs
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #1624 (143 pts) | #1587 (168 pts) | #1707 (143 pts) | #1402 (203 pts) | #1524 (178 pts) |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 158.2628 | 149.0744 | 154.82 | top 66% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 169.7028 | 133.1316 | 150.45 | top 67% |
| Pork | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.8228 | 143.9884 | 153.50 | top 62% |
| Brisket | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 152.5600 | 141.6344 | 147.39 | top 74% |
“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.
More numbers
Most contests held in
SK
1 of 3 contests
Contests visited
3
a different one every time
Opponents faced
71
finished ahead 28 times, behind 68
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20176 milestones
- First tracked contest Porkapalooza BBQ Festival
- First call Porkapalooza BBQ Festival
- Career-best overall score628.5028 Porkapalooza BBQ Festival
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)169.7028 Porkapalooza BBQ Festival
- Peak power rating (1505) Porkapalooza BBQ Festival
- Most recent contest BBQ on the Bow
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2, 2017 | BBQ on the Bow Calgary | 39 / 42 (586.6632) | 33 (149.0744) | 41 (133.1316) | 12 (162.8228) | 37 (141.6344) |
| Aug 12, 2017 | Those Were The Days BBQ Showdown North Battleford, SK | 17 / 18 (603.3372) | 12 (158.2628) | 17 (148.5260) | 18 (143.9884) | 10 (152.5600) |
| Jun 10, 2017 | Porkapalooza BBQ Festival Edmonton | 15 / 39 (628.5028) | 20 (157.1200) | 4 (169.7028) | 22 (153.6912) | 30 (147.9888) |