A tough matchup
5–0
behind in the head-to-head
SHORTSVILLE SMOKERS ahead in 100% of their meetings
SHORTSVILLE SMOKERS has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
PORK NINJAS
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1504
peak 1511 · rated over 5 contests ⓘ
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
2016-07-08
latest 2017-08-05
Best ToY finish
#1890
Master 2017
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 48%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
630.56
last 5 Master vs avg 630.56 (+0.00)
Walk rate
60%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±10.11
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 161.05 · weakest Brisket (153.71)
Road miles
744
mi across 5 mapped stops · furthest 337 mi
Schedule strength
17%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1524)
Master avg
630.56 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (2 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
−7.3
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 7.35 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 20% of the time against 20%.
- Brisket avg 153.71
- Chicken avg 161.05
- 1 calls in 5 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.
108 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3055 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1522
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#3046 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1504
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2014, 3 years before PORK NINJAS's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-head#3057 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1504
No shared contest yet.
Level with PORK NINJAS on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#3036 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 50%
- Peak
- 1511
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#3026 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1509
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2013, 4 years before PORK NINJAS's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-head#3060 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1505
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 9 years after PORK NINJAS did, first appearing in 2025.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MEAN MOE'S BBQ | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| Cousin's Catering and BBQ | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| SHORTSVILLE SMOKERS | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 164.0344 | 156.0228 | 161.05 | top 45% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 162.9144 | 153.1772 | 158.20 | top 47% |
| Pork | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 165.1772 | 144.5372 | 157.60 | top 49% |
| Brisket | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 167.4516 | 138.2400 | 153.71 | top 54% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ON | 2 | 0 | top 52% |
| NY | 1 | 0 | top 33% |
| CA | 1 | 0 | top 27% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 71% |
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 77% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 31% |
The story so far (14 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
1.1 yrs
2016-07-08 → 2017-08-05
Busiest season
2016
3 contests
Contests a season
2.5
across 2 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
ON
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 · 1 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 161.05 · weakest Brisket (153.71)
Walk rate
60%
a top-10 call in 3 of 5 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 5 contests
Master average
630.56
out of 720 · 5 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
108
97–75 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
744
5 mapped stops · furthest 337 mi
Schedule strength
1524
average field rating faced — tougher than 17% of rated contests
Power rating
1504
peak 1511 · #3042 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2016
- First tracked contest Drayton Kinsmen Smoke and Sound Festival
- First call Drayton Kinsmen Smoke and Sound Festival
- Career-best overall score644.6860 Ointoberfest BBQ Cookoff
- Peak power rating (1511) Ointoberfest BBQ Cookoff
- 2017
- Career-best single call (Brisket)167.4516 *Drayton Kinsmen Smoke and Sounds Festival
- Most recent contest Capital BBQ Festival
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +9.1 | Fatboys Classic-Canadian BBQ Championship | 2016-08-06 |
| +6.4 | Ointoberfest BBQ Cookoff | 2016-09-23 |
| +1.1 | Capital BBQ Festival | 2017-08-05 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -7.8 | *Drayton Kinsmen Smoke and Sounds Festival | 2017-06-09 |
| -4.8 | Drayton Kinsmen Smoke and Sound Festival | 2016-07-08 |
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)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 55% | 88.5% | 87.7% |
| 2016 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67% | top 44% | 89.5% | 87.5% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-08-05 | Capital BBQ Festival Ottawa, ON | 14 / 42 (637.1088) | 19 (160.5828) | 16 (157.7488) | 16 (161.0856) | 17 (157.6916) |
| 2017-06-09 | *Drayton Kinsmen Smoke and Sounds Festival Drayton Ontario, N4B 2W4 | 17 / 22 (625.8060) | 16 (160.6400) | 18 (153.1772) | 20 (144.5372) | 5 (167.4516) |
| 2016-09-23 | Ointoberfest BBQ Cookoff Clarence, NY | 18 / 54 (644.6860) | 16 (164.0344) | 15 (162.9144) | 40 (152.5828) | 12 (165.1544) |
| 2016-08-06 | Fatboys Classic-Canadian BBQ Championship Ottawa, CA | 11 / 41 (614.8688) | 14 (156.0228) | 12 (156.0116) | 3 (164.5944) | 34 (138.2400) |
| 2016-07-08 | Drayton Kinsmen Smoke and Sound Festival Drayton, ON | 12 / 17 (630.3088) | 7 (163.9884) | 10 (161.1544) | 6 (165.1772) | 17 (139.9888) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #1890 (115 pts) | #2088 (90 pts) | #2032 (105 pts) | #2008 (105 pts) | #2030 (100 pts) |