A tough matchup
4–1
behind in the head-to-head
SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA ahead in 80% of their meetings
SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA has come out ahead in 4 of their 5 shared contests.
SMOKE-U
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1469
peak 1469 · rated over 6 contests ⓘ
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
2014-10-10
latest 2018-10-05
Best ToY finish
#1844
Master 2018
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
2
of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 66%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
598.54 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 603.90 (-5.36)
Walk rate
33%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
2
best run (overall)
Consistency
±63.30
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 158.51 · weakest Chicken (150.71)
Road miles
1,595
mi across 6 mapped stops · furthest 798 mi
Schedule strength
41%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1554)
Master avg
603.90 / 720
6 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
−7.8
points behind their best meat
Chicken is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 7.80 points below their pork, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 0%.
- Chicken avg 150.71
- Pork avg 158.51
- 0 calls in 6 entries
A standing appointment
4
years running at one contest
They've cooked Riverside Blues, Brews & BBQ Festival every year from 2015 to 2018 — the contest they never miss.
- 4 visits in all
- best finish 7th
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.
149 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4676 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 9%
- Peak
- 1512
2–1 in 3 shared contests (67% to SMOKE-U)
These two have cooked 3 of the same contests — SMOKE-U ahead 2–1 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.
⚔ Head-to-head#4679 of the rated field
- Contests
- 35
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 9%
- Peak
- 1505
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to SMOKE-U)
They've been 1505 at their best, 36 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-head#4655 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1469
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#4677 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1469
No shared contest yet.
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2014.
⚔ Head-to-head#4647 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1469
No shared contest yet.
Level with SMOKE-U on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#4682 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1469
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOAR-N-Q | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| FOUR SMOKING GUYS | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| FIRE DOWN BELOW | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Smokin Aces | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 157.6572 | 140.5028 | 150.71 | top 90% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 170.8916 | 131.3716 | 155.22 | top 68% |
| Pork | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.1200 | 149.7144 | 158.51 | top 68% |
| Brisket | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 166.2400 | 137.0744 | 153.28 | top 65% |
“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.
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riverside Blues, Brews & BBQ Festival | 4 | 7 | 0 | top 66% | 2018-10-05 |
The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
4 yrs
2014-10-10 → 2018-10-05
Busiest season
2017
2 contests
Contests a season
1.2
across 5 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
MA
5 of 6 contests · 2 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
3
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
6 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Pork
averages 158.51 · weakest Chicken (150.71)
Walk rate
33%
a top-10 call in 2 of 6 contests
Overall top-10 rate
33%
2 of 6 contests
Best top-10 run
2
straight contests
Master average
603.90
out of 720 · 6 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
110
43–127 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
1,595
6 mapped stops · furthest 798 mi
Schedule strength
1554
average field rating faced — tougher than 41% of rated contests
Power rating
1469
peak 1469 · #4654 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2014
- First tracked contest Riverside Blues & BBQ Festival
- First overall top-10 Riverside Blues & BBQ Festival
- 2015
- First call Riverside Blues, Brews & BBQ Festival
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score653.6684 Riverside Blues, Brews & BBQ Festival
- Career-best overall score653.6684 Riverside Blues, Brews & BBQ Festival
- Peak power rating (1498) Riverside Blues, Brews & BBQ Festival
- 2016
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)170.8916 Riverside Blues, Brews & BBQ Festival
- 2018
- Most recent contest Riverside Blues, Brews & BBQ Festival
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +0.6 | Riverside Blues, Brews & BBQ Festival | 2015-10-09 |
| +0.4 | Riverside Blues, Brews & BBQ Festival | 2018-10-05 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12.7 | *McHenry Rotary Blues Brews & BBQ | 2017-08-19 |
| -12.2 | Riverside Blues, Brews & BBQ Festival | 2017-10-06 |
| -4 | Riverside Blues, Brews & BBQ Festival | 2016-10-07 |
| -3 | Riverside Blues & BBQ Festival | 2014-10-10 |
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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 65% | 90% | 90% |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 99% | 85.7% | 74% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 70% | 87% | 87% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 28% | 90.8% | 90.8% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% | top 37% | 87.5% | 87.5% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-10-05 | Riverside Blues, Brews & BBQ Festival Greenfield, MA | 20 / 31 (647.8512) | 24 (156.5256) | 23 (157.1200) | 13 (169.1200) | 13 (165.0856) |
| 2017-10-06 | Riverside Blues, Brews & BBQ Festival Greenfield, MA | 25 / 25 (617.1200) | 25 (149.1312) | 24 (152.5716) | 17 (160.6172) | 21 (154.8000) |
| 2017-08-19 | *McHenry Rotary Blues Brews & BBQ McHenry, IL | 35 / 36 (447.8972) | 28 (153.6800) | 21 (157.1428) | — | 31 (137.0744) |
| 2016-10-07 | Riverside Blues, Brews & BBQ Festival Greenfield, MA | 23 / 33 (626.1604) | 33 (140.5028) | 6 (170.8916) | 13 (161.6916) | 21 (153.0744) |
| 2015-10-09 | Riverside Blues, Brews & BBQ Festival Greenfield, MA | 7 / 25 (653.6684) | 23 (157.6572) | 15 (162.2400) | 24 (149.7144) | 6 (166.2400) |
| 2014-10-10 | Riverside Blues & BBQ Festival Greenfield, MA | 10 / 27 (629.6684) | 25 (146.7884) | 27 (131.3716) | 25 (151.4056) | 24 (143.3944) |
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 | #1844 (81 pts) | #2008 (61 pts) | #1973 (66 pts) | #1746 (116 pts) | #1721 (116 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #2212 (60 pts) | #2286 (60 pts) | #2190 (80 pts) | — | #2266 (60 pts) |