The Smokey Bandits (NL)

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

Power ranking

#2735

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1512

peak 1512 · rated over 5 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2015-04-11

latest 2019-08-31

Best ToY finish

#1175

Master 2018

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

2 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 5 contests

Avg finish

top 50%

overall standings

Best overall

661.6460 / 720

Master · 2nd International Suydersee BBQ Contest

Perfect 180s

Current form

644.28

last 5 Master vs avg 644.28 (+0.00)

Walk rate

80%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

170.8800

Chicken · 3rd International Suydersee BBQ Contest

Consistency

±14.87

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 166.86 · weakest Pork Ribs (157.92)

Road miles

183

mi across 5 mapped stops

Schedule strength

37%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1549)

Master avg

644.28 / 720

5 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (4 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.

A tough matchup

4–0 behind in the head-to-head

BBQ+ ahead in 100% of their meetings

BBQ+ has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.

The weak link

−8.9 points behind their best meat

Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 8.94 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 60%.

Pork Ribs avg 157.92
Chicken avg 166.86
0 calls in 5 entries

A strong matchup

3–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 75% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of THE BLAZIN' BARRELS NL in 3 of their 4 shared contests.

The comeback

3.4 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 3.4 years, then back at Regahfest 2018 Green (2018-08-25).

last seen 2015-04-11
back 2018-08-25

Teams like this (closest power rating)

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

MILL'S COUNTRY BACKYARD BBQ

#2737 of the rated field

1512 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1512

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to The Smokey Bandits (NL))

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team The Smokey Bandits (NL) has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 10 contests
last seen 2019-09-21

⚔ Head-to-head

Rubmaster BBQ-Team

#2727 of the rated field

1513 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 21%
Peak: 1537

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to The Smokey Bandits (NL))

14 contests to 5: their number has had years to settle where The Smokey Bandits (NL)'s is still finding its level.

rated over 13 contests
last seen 2019-07-06

⚔ Head-to-head

Ashley Construction 3

#2756 of the rated field

1512 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 20%
Peak: 1521

No shared contest yet.

They turned up 7 years after The Smokey Bandits (NL) did, first appearing in 2022.

rated over 5 contests
last seen 2026-08-28

⚔ Head-to-head

Ruthless Hogs BBQ

#2720 of the rated field

1513 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 40%
Peak: 1524

No shared contest yet.

Level with The Smokey Bandits (NL) on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 5 contests
last seen 2026-08-15

⚔ Head-to-head

Aurell's Brew-BQ

#2719 of the rated field

1513 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 20%
Peak: 1513

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.

rated over 5 contests
last seen 2026-06-12

⚔ Head-to-head

SmokeEaters BarBQ

#2749 of the rated field

1512 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1515

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.

rated over 5 contests
last seen 2025-11-05

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
IQ - NETHERLANDS	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	5	3	1	170.8800	157.7372	166.86	top 37%
Pork Ribs	5	0	0	164.5716	150.8228	157.92	top 62%
Pork	5	1	0	169.7028	150.2284	158.84	top 58%
Brisket	5	2	1	170.2744	146.8344	160.66	top 41%

“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	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	3	0	top 56%
Large (40+)	2	0	top 40%

The story so far (14 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 4.4 yrs 2015-04-11 → 2019-08-31

Busiest season 2019 2 contests

Contests a season 1.7 across 3 seasons in the data

Contests visited 5 0 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 5 entries · 0 wins · 3 calls

Strongest meat Chicken averages 166.86 · weakest Pork Ribs (157.92)

Walk rate 80% a top-10 call in 4 of 5 contests

Overall top-10 rate 0% 0 of 5 contests

Master average 644.28 out of 720 · 5 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 119 94–85 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 183 5 mapped stops

Schedule strength 1549 average field rating faced — tougher than 37% of rated contests

Longest layoff 3.4 yrs 2015-04-11 → 2018-08-25

Power rating 1512 peak 1512 · #2735 of 6,413 rated

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

2015
Apr 11 First tracked contest Baseball & BBQ Cookoff
Apr 11 First call Baseball & BBQ Cookoff
2018
Sep 1 First overall past 90% of a perfect score661.6460 2nd International Suydersee BBQ Contest
Sep 1 Career-best overall score661.6460 2nd International Suydersee BBQ Contest
2019
Aug 31 Career-best single call (Chicken)170.8800 3rd International Suydersee BBQ Contest
Aug 31 Peak power rating (1512) 3rd International Suydersee BBQ Contest
Aug 31 Most recent contest 3rd International Suydersee BBQ Contest

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+8.9	2nd International Suydersee BBQ Contest	2018-09-01
+6.3	3rd International Suydersee BBQ Contest	2019-08-31
+2.2	Regahfest 2018 Green	2018-08-25
+0.8	Meat the East	2019-04-13

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-5.7	Baseball & BBQ Cookoff	2015-04-11

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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2019	2	50%	top 48%	90.6%	90.1%
2018	2	100%	top 42%	91.9%	90.7%
2015	1	100%	top 70%	85.7%	85.7%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2019-08-31	3rd International Suydersee BBQ Contest Zeewolde Flevoland, 3891 DM	13 / 31 (652.0004)	7 (170.8800)	20 (152.5488)	15 (158.2972)	3 (170.2744)
2019-04-13	Meat the East Hengelo, 7534 MK	22 / 41 (645.6228)	36 (157.7372)	14 (164.5256)	25 (159.4172)	18 (163.9428)
2018-09-01	2nd International Suydersee BBQ Contest Zeewolde Flevoland, 3891 DM	12 / 44 (661.6460)	10 (169.7028)	17 (164.5716)	5 (169.7028)	22 (157.6688)
2018-08-25	Regahfest 2018 Green The Hague, 2266HA	20 / 35 (645.0972)	16 (166.8228)	27 (157.1544)	27 (156.5372)	8 (164.5828)
2015-04-11	Baseball & BBQ Cookoff Hoofddorp Netherlands,	23 / 33 (617.0512)	2 (169.1656)	31 (150.8228)	30 (150.2284)	26 (146.8344)

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	#1192 (191 pts)	#1166 (221 pts)	#1237 (196 pts)	#1374 (166 pts)	#916 (326 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#1175 (210 pts)	#1152 (240 pts)	#1453 (160 pts)	#1140 (245 pts)	#1195 (230 pts)