A tough matchup
5–0
behind in the head-to-head
FRED VEGAS SMOKERS ahead in 100% of their meetings
FRED VEGAS SMOKERS has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
PUFF PUFF PIG
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1465
peak 1465 · rated over 5 contests ⓘ
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
2017-05-19
latest 2020-11-06
Best ToY finish
#1888
Master 2018
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 86%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
617.35
last 5 Master vs avg 617.35 (+0.00)
Walk rate
40%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±24.22
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 158.49 · weakest Pork (150.33)
Road miles
49
mi across 5 mapped stops · furthest 49 mi
Schedule strength
74%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1594)
Purse competed for
$23K
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 2 state-championship entries
Master avg
617.35 / 720
5 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
−8.2
points behind their best meat
Pork is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 8.16 points below their brisket, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 20%.
- Pork avg 150.33
- Brisket avg 158.49
- 0 calls in 5 entries
A strong matchup
3–0
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 100% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of CAROLINA SHINE in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
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.
134 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4848 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1465
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#4869 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1465
No shared contest yet.
Level with PUFF PUFF PIG on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#4830 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1466
No shared contest yet.
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2017.
⚔ Head-to-head#4862 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1465
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#4857 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1502
No shared contest yet.
They've been 1502 at their best, 36 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-head#4832 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1466
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-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRED VEGAS SMOKERS | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| GRATE SMOKE | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 160.5716 | 150.8116 | 155.30 | top 82% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 168.5944 | 127.3716 | 153.23 | top 76% |
| Pork | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 157.0856 | 134.7428 | 150.33 | top 89% |
| Brisket | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 171.4056 | 149.6800 | 158.49 | top 58% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| *Chesapeake Jubilee BBQ Cook-Off | 2 | 21 | 0 | top 83% | 2018-05-18 |
The story so far (17 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
3.5 yrs
2017-05-19 → 2020-11-06
Busiest season
2018
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 4 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
NC
3 of 5 contests · 2 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
4
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
5 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Brisket
averages 158.49 · weakest Pork (150.33)
Walk rate
40%
a top-10 call in 2 of 5 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 5 contests
Master average
617.35
out of 720 · 5 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
81
20–114 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
49
5 mapped stops · furthest 49 mi
Schedule strength
1594
average field rating faced — tougher than 74% of rated contests
Purse competed for
$23,000
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0
from 2 state-championship entries
Longest layoff
1 yrs
2019-11-01 → 2020-11-06
Power rating
1465
peak 1465 · #4849 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2017
- First tracked contest *Chesapeake Jubilee BBQ Cook-Off
- Peak power rating (1490) *Chesapeake Jubilee BBQ Cook-Off
- 2018
- First call *Chesapeake Jubilee BBQ Cook-Off
- 2019
- Career-best single call (Brisket)171.4056 Currituck Heritage Bulls & BBQ Festival
- 2020
- Career-best overall score642.2176 Currituck Bulls & BBQ
- Most recent contest Currituck Bulls & BBQ
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -10 | *Chesapeake Jubilee BBQ Cook-Off | 2017-05-19 |
| -7 | *Currituck Heritage Festival | 2018-11-02 |
| -5.9 | *Chesapeake Jubilee BBQ Cook-Off | 2018-05-18 |
| -5.9 | Currituck Bulls & BBQ | 2020-11-06 |
| -5.8 | Currituck Heritage Bulls & BBQ Festival | 2019-11-01 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 86% | 89.2% | 89.2% |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 88% | 87.1% | 87.1% |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 83% | 87.4% | 86.5% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 88% | 79.4% | 79.4% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-11-06 | Currituck Bulls & BBQ 🏅 Powells Point, NC | 24 / 28 (642.2176) | 25 (160.5716) | 20 (162.2516) | 26 (151.3828) | 13 (168.0116) |
| 2019-11-01 | Currituck Heritage Bulls & BBQ Festival 🏅 Powells Point, NC | 22 / 25 (627.2684) | 24 (150.8116) | 24 (153.6800) | 25 (151.3712) | 8 (171.4056) |
| 2018-11-02 | *Currituck Heritage Festival Currituck, NC | 22 / 25 (616.4112) | 23 (151.4400) | 22 (154.2284) | 21 (157.0856) | 19 (153.6572) |
| 2018-05-18 | *Chesapeake Jubilee BBQ Cook-Off Chesapeake, VA | 21 / 27 (629.0856) | 23 (153.7256) | 7 (168.5944) | 19 (157.0856) | 20 (149.6800) |
| 2017-05-19 | *Chesapeake Jubilee BBQ Cook-Off Chesapeake, VA | 30 / 34 (571.7600) | 17 (159.9428) | 33 (127.3716) | 33 (134.7428) | 21 (149.7028) |
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 | #1888 (72 pts) | #2005 (62 pts) | #1464 (157 pts) | #1918 (82 pts) | #1906 (77 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #2781 (59 pts) | #2050 (99 pts) | #2809 (59 pts) | #2794 (59 pts) | #2151 (79 pts) |