A tough matchup
4–0
behind in the head-to-head
DRILLING & GRILLING ahead in 100% of their meetings
DRILLING & GRILLING has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
PORKSMITH
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1461
peak 1461 · rated over 5 contests ⓘ
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
2017-05-05
latest 2018-08-10
Best ToY finish
#1524
Master 2018
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 87%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
601.52
last 5 Master vs avg 601.52 (+0.00)
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±23.75
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 156.30 · weakest Brisket (141.64)
Road miles
1,552
mi across 5 mapped stops · furthest 738 mi
Schedule strength
48%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1562)
Master avg
601.52 / 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
−14.7
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 14.66 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 0%.
- Brisket avg 141.64
- Chicken avg 156.30
- 0 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.
128 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5044 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1461
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#5063 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1461
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 5 years after PORKSMITH did, first appearing in 2022.
⚔ Head-to-head#5048 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1461
No shared contest yet.
Level with PORKSMITH on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#5068 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1461
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#5055 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1461
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#5060 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1461
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2015, 3 years before PORKSMITH's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-headBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.9656 | 150.2400 | 156.30 | top 79% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.8112 | 139.3944 | 147.84 | top 84% |
| Pork | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.3944 | 149.1084 | 155.74 | top 83% |
| Brisket | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 150.1828 | 127.9200 | 141.64 | top 90% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| MD | 4 | 0 | top 88% |
| TN | 1 | 0 | top 84% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 4 | 0 | top 85% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 96% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maryland State BBQ Bash | 2 | 25 | 0 | top 81% | 2018-08-10 |
| *Naptown barBAYq Cooking Contest | 2 | 34 | 0 | top 95% | 2018-05-05 |
The story so far (14 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
1.3 yrs
2017-05-05 → 2018-08-10
Busiest season
2018
3 contests
Contests a season
2.5
across 2 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
MD
4 of 5 contests · 2 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
3
2 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
5 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 156.30 · weakest Brisket (141.64)
Walk rate
0%
a top-10 call in 0 of 5 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 5 contests
Master average
601.52
out of 720 · 5 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
186
46–224 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
1,552
5 mapped stops · furthest 738 mi
Schedule strength
1562
average field rating faced — tougher than 48% of rated contests
Power rating
1461
peak 1461 · #5056 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2017
- First tracked contest Naptown barBAYq Cooking Contest
- Peak power rating (1488) Naptown barBAYq Cooking Contest
- 2018
- Career-best overall score638.0796 *BBQ-Fest Cooking Contest
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)166.8112 *BBQ-Fest Cooking Contest
- Most recent contest Maryland State BBQ Bash
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +0.3 | Maryland State BBQ Bash | 2018-08-10 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11.9 | Maryland State BBQ Bash | 2017-08-11 |
| -11.7 | Naptown barBAYq Cooking Contest | 2017-05-05 |
| -9 | *Naptown barBAYq Cooking Contest | 2018-05-05 |
| -6.9 | *BBQ-Fest Cooking Contest | 2018-07-20 |
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 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 81% | 88.6% | 85.8% |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 97% | 80.3% | 80.2% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-08-10 | Maryland State BBQ Bash Bel Air, MD | 25 / 38 (618.7540) | 21 (163.9656) | 35 (147.4172) | 24 (158.2628) | 30 (149.1084) |
| 2018-07-20 | *BBQ-Fest Cooking Contest Dyersburg, TN | 21 / 25 (638.0796) | 20 (157.6912) | 13 (166.8112) | 22 (163.3944) | 22 (150.1828) |
| 2018-05-05 | *Naptown barBAYq Cooking Contest Crownsville, MD | 34 / 37 (595.7256) | 30 (158.8000) | 35 (140.4572) | 35 (149.1084) | 33 (147.3600) |
| 2017-08-11 | Maryland State BBQ Bash Bel Air, MD | 45 / 47 (576.9372) | 42 (150.2400) | 42 (145.0972) | 42 (153.6800) | 46 (127.9200) |
| 2017-05-05 | Naptown barBAYq Cooking Contest Crownsville, MD | 36 / 37 (578.1144) | 33 (150.8112) | 34 (139.3944) | 29 (154.2628) | 36 (133.6460) |
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 | #1524 (120 pts) | #1518 (140 pts) | #1614 (120 pts) | #1569 (125 pts) | #1586 (120 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #2212 (60 pts) | #2286 (60 pts) | #2304 (60 pts) | #2260 (60 pts) | #2266 (60 pts) |