SMOKIN CHEESE HEADS

At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)

Power ranking

#5899

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1437

peak 1437 · rated over 12 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2018-05-04

latest 2019-07-13

Best ToY finish

#802

Master 2019

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

1 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 12 contests

Avg finish

top 87%

overall standings

Best overall

659.4176 / 720

Master · Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay-Heat 2

Perfect 180s

Current form

632.80 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 628.03 (+4.77)

Walk rate

25%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

175.4516

Brisket · Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay-Heat 2

Consistency

±14.96

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork Ribs

avg 160.18 · weakest Pork (152.72)

Road miles

660

mi across 12 mapped stops · furthest 171 mi

Schedule strength

93%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1638)

Purse competed for

$48K

listed at 5 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

GCs in 5 state-championship entries

Master avg

628.03 / 720

12 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (9 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 one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

DEAD MONEY BBQ has finished one call ahead of SMOKIN CHEESE HEADS 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

11–0 behind in the head-to-head

T-MAC SMOKIN ahead in 100% of their meetings

T-MAC SMOKIN has come out ahead in 11 of their 11 shared contests.

The weak link

−7.5 points behind their best meat

Pork is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 7.45 points below their pork ribs, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 8%.

Pork avg 152.72
Pork Ribs avg 160.18
0 calls in 12 entries

A strong matchup

3–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 75% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Red Line BBQ in 3 of their 4 shared contests.

Pork Ribs nemesis

11 of 12 shared pork ribs entries lost

Second Hand Smoke SLV ahead 92% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, Second Hand Smoke SLV has out-cooked them in 11 of 12 shared pork ribs entries.

They cook the hard rooms

1638 average field rating faced

A tougher draw than 93% of rated fields

The fields they enter average a 1638 power rating — a tougher draw than 93% of every rated contest in the data.

12 rated contests

Going the wrong way

-40 rating points in a year

The rating has slipped 40 points across 9 contests since 2018-07-13 — from 1477 down to 1437.

9 contests since 2018-07-13
now 1437

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

Pig In or Pig Out has landed one call behind them 2 times.

The metronome

±2.08% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.08% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 87.2% of a perfect score
12 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.

70 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.

Chubby Cheeks BBQ

#5887 of the rated field

1437 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1437

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 12 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 12 contests
last seen 2026-08-14

⚔ Head-to-head

Gettin' Piggy With It!

#5900 of the rated field

1437 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1437

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 12 contests to 12, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 12 contests
last seen 2026-06-12

⚔ Head-to-head

Hickswood BBQ

#5890 of the rated field

1437 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1437

No shared contest yet.

12 contests and no Grand Championship yet.

rated over 12 contests
last seen 2024-05-04

⚔ Head-to-head

KING COAL AND THE SOUL SMOKERS

#5895 of the rated field

1437 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1437

No shared contest yet.

They were already cooking in 2013, 5 years before SMOKIN CHEESE HEADS's first contest.

rated over 13 contests
last seen 2020-10-17

⚔ Head-to-head

HERE COME THE JUDGE BBQ TEAM

#5891 of the rated field

1437 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1437

No shared contest yet.

Level with SMOKIN CHEESE HEADS on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 13 contests
last seen 2018-10-05

⚔ Head-to-head

BUTTS & LINKS BBQ

#5903 of the rated field

1437 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1437

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 11 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 11 contests
last seen 2019-09-21

⚔ Head-to-head

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
Second Hand Smoke SLV	12	2	10	17%	⚔ compare
Smokin Highwaymen	11	1	10	9%	⚔ compare
LEGENDS OF SMOKE - TEAM RED ARROW	11	1	10	9%	⚔ compare
T-MAC SMOKIN	11	0	11	0%	⚔ compare
Littles BBQ Co	11	0	11	0%	⚔ compare
CRASH TEST SMOKERS	10	1	9	10%	⚔ compare
CHEFS GONE GRILLIN	10	1	9	10%	⚔ compare
IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
BIG "E" BBQ	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
43RD PARALLEL BBQ	9	1	8	11%	⚔ compare
WICKED SMOKE BBQ	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
Smokey Woods	8	3	5	38%	⚔ compare
LUCKY 19 SAUCE COMPANY	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
B-S BBQ OUTLAWS	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	12	0	0	167.9888	146.8228	156.49	top 79%
Pork Ribs	12	1	0	168.5716	145.1088	160.18	top 68%
Pork	12	0	0	163.9544	141.0744	152.72	top 90%
Brisket	12	2	1	175.4516	140.5372	158.64	top 66%

“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 contest size

Field	Contests	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	1	top 79%
Medium (20–39)	5	top 85%
Large (40+)	6	top 90%

Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay-Heat 2	2	19	top 75%	2019-07-13
*7th Annual Death Door Barbeque(DAY 2)	2	25	top 96%	2018-08-24
*The Masters In May (DAY 2)	2	41	top 84%	2018-05-05

The story so far (16 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 1.2 yrs 2018-05-04 → 2019-07-13

Busiest season 2018 7 contests

Contests a season 6 across 2 seasons in the data

Cooks most in WI 12 of 12 contests

Contests visited 9 3 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 12 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls

Strongest meat Pork Ribs averages 160.18 · weakest Pork (152.72)

Walk rate 25% a top-10 call in 3 of 12 contests

Overall top-10 rate 0% 0 of 12 contests

Master average 628.03 out of 720 · 12 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 115 62–391 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 660 12 mapped stops · furthest 171 mi

Schedule strength 1638 average field rating faced — tougher than 93% of rated contests

Purse competed for $48,250 listed at 5 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships 0 from 5 state-championship entries

Power rating 1437 peak 1437 · #5899 of 6,413 rated

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

2018
May 4 First tracked contest *The Masters In May ( DAY 1)
May 4 Peak power rating (1498) *The Masters In May ( DAY 1)
2019
May 3 First call Masters In May Day 1
May 31 10th tracked contest Blue Hills Bar-B-Q Fest
Jul 13 First overall past 90% of a perfect score659.4176 Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay-Heat 2
Jul 13 Career-best overall score659.4176 Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay-Heat 2
Jul 13 Career-best single call (Brisket)175.4516 Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay-Heat 2
Jul 13 Most recent contest Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay-Heat 2

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+7.5	Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay-Heat 2	2019-07-13

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-10.1	BBQ 4 ASTOP	2018-05-18
-8.7	*7th Annual Death Door Barbeque(DAY 1)	2018-08-23
-8.6	*7th Annual Death Door Barbeque(DAY 2)	2018-08-24
-8.4	*Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay-Heat 2	2018-07-14
-7.7	Masters In May Day 1	2019-05-03

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)
2019	5	0	0	0	60%	top 82%	91.6%	87.9%
2018	7	0	0	0	0%	top 90%	89.4%	86.8%

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2019-07-13	Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay-Heat 2 🏅 Green Bay, WI	19 / 36 (659.4176)	15 (167.9772)	31 (156.0116)	28 (159.9772)	2 (175.4516)
2019-07-12	Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay-Heat 1 🏅 Green Bay, WI	32 / 37 (622.6860)	34 (148.5144)	31 (158.2516)	31 (156.5144)	24 (159.4056)
2019-05-31	Blue Hills Bar-B-Q Fest 🏅 Rice Lake, WI	15 / 19 (631.8400)	15 (158.8228)	6 (167.4056)	18 (146.8000)	13 (158.8116)
2019-05-04	Masters in May Day 2 🏅 Bancroft, WI	38 / 40 (633.6004)	16 (167.9888)	34 (161.1544)	40 (141.0744)	26 (163.3828)
2019-05-03	Masters In May Day 1 🏅 Bancroft, WI	40 / 42 (616.4576)	42 (146.8228)	42 (145.1088)	42 (149.6688)	6 (174.8572)
2018-08-24	*7th Annual Death Door Barbeque(DAY 2) Washington Island, WI	26 / 27 (615.7368)	25 (152.5140)	21 (161.6572)	25 (155.3600)	26 (146.2056)
2018-08-23	*7th Annual Death Door Barbeque(DAY 1) Washington Island, WI	25 / 26 (639.2916)	25 (153.0972)	13 (168.5716)	19 (163.9544)	23 (153.6684)
2018-07-14	*Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay-Heat 2 Green Bay, WI	48 / 49 (613.6000)	49 (148.5256)	27 (165.1544)	49 (146.2172)	44 (153.7028)
2018-07-13	*Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay-Heat1 Green Bay, WI	44 / 54 (630.2288)	45 (156.0000)	48 (151.3716)	43 (156.5828)	23 (166.2744)
2018-05-18	BBQ 4 ASTOP Fond du Lac, WI	25 / 27 (600.4344)	25 (150.7772)	16 (159.4056)	25 (149.7144)	26 (140.5372)
2018-05-05	*The Masters In May (DAY 2) Appleton, WI	50 / 54 (629.6116)	46 (161.1316)	42 (159.9772)	52 (152.5256)	45 (155.9772)
2018-05-04	*The Masters In May ( DAY 1) Appleton, WI	41 / 54 (643.4632)	27 (165.7260)	11 (168.0344)	46 (154.2628)	44 (155.4400)

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
2019 ↗	Master	#802 (364 pts)	#765 (429 pts)	#806 (399 pts)	#927 (319 pts)	#505 (664 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#822 (395 pts)	#842 (395 pts)	#624 (590 pts)	#809 (425 pts)	#813 (415 pts)