LIGHTTOWN SMOKERS

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

Power ranking

#4245

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1477

peak 1477 · rated over 5 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2017-09-09

latest 2019-08-31

Best ToY finish

#1456

Master 2018

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 5 contests

Avg finish

top 71%

overall standings

Best overall

645.0404 / 720

Master · 2nd International Suydersee BBQ Contest

Perfect 180s

Current form

626.32

last 5 Master vs avg 626.32 (-0.00)

Walk rate

20%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

171.4172

Pork Ribs · 2nd International Suydersee BBQ Contest

Consistency

±11.86

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 161.24 · weakest Brisket (151.64)

Road miles

192

mi across 5 mapped stops

Schedule strength

27%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1536)

Master avg

626.32 / 720

5 Master contests · 0 GCs

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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.

A tough matchup

5–0 behind in the head-to-head

BUGHOUSE SMOKERS ahead in 100% of their meetings

BUGHOUSE SMOKERS has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.

The weak link

−9.6 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 9.59 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 0%.

Brisket avg 151.64
Chicken avg 161.24
0 calls in 5 entries

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

LOW AND SLOW MEISTER

#4266 of the rated field

1477 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 22
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1477

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to LIGHTTOWN SMOKERS)

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team LIGHTTOWN SMOKERS has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 22 contests
last seen 2018-05-19

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Bleed Blue BBQ

#4234 of the rated field

1478 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1478

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 2026-08-15

⚔ Head-to-head

Smokin Paws BBQ

#4251 of the rated field

1477 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1477

No shared contest yet.

They turned up 5 years after LIGHTTOWN SMOKERS did, first appearing in 2022.

rated over 5 contests
last seen 2024-04-20

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Herkys Hot Box BBQ

#4257 of the rated field

1477 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1477

No shared contest yet.

Level with LIGHTTOWN SMOKERS on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 5 contests
last seen 2022-07-29

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Midwest Meat Masters

#4229 of the rated field

1478 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1478

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 2018-09-15

⚔ Head-to-head

ABUNDANT BBQ

#4232 of the rated field

1478 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1478

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 2017-09-22

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
BUGHOUSE SMOKERS	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
IQ - NETHERLANDS	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	5	0	165.7028	155.4284	161.24	top 58%
Pork Ribs	5	1	171.4172	141.6688	154.83	top 68%
Pork	5	0	165.0972	151.9884	158.61	top 62%
Brisket	5	0	157.1428	145.1088	151.64	top 71%

“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)	2	0	top 84%
Large (40+)	3	0	top 63%

The story so far (13 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 2 yrs 2017-09-09 → 2019-08-31

Busiest season 2018 3 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 · 0 calls

Strongest meat Chicken averages 161.24 · weakest Brisket (151.64)

Walk rate 20% a top-10 call in 1 of 5 contests

Overall top-10 rate 0% 0 of 5 contests

Master average 626.32 out of 720 · 5 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 134 61–147 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 192 5 mapped stops

Schedule strength 1536 average field rating faced — tougher than 27% of rated contests

Power rating 1477 peak 1477 · #4245 of 6,413 rated

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

2017
Sep 9 First tracked contest Farm Meat
Sep 9 Peak power rating (1487) Farm Meat
2018
Sep 1 First call 2nd International Suydersee BBQ Contest
Sep 1 Career-best overall score645.0404 2nd International Suydersee BBQ Contest
Sep 1 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)171.4172 2nd International Suydersee BBQ Contest
2019
Aug 31 Most recent contest 3rd International Suydersee BBQ Contest

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+2.2	2nd International Suydersee BBQ Contest	2018-09-01

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-13.2	Farm Meat	2017-09-09
-7.3	Tony Stone Low & Slow BBQ Competition	2018-05-19
-3.3	3rd International Suydersee BBQ Contest	2019-08-31
-1	Farm Meat De Vaartse Hoeve BBQ Contest	2018-09-08

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	1	0%	top 74%	85.5%	85.5%
2018	3	33%	top 63%	89.6%	88%
2017	1	0%	top 95%	85.5%	85.5%

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	23 / 31 (615.2576)	23 (155.9656)	25 (149.0860)	12 (165.0972)	27 (145.1088)
2018-09-08	Farm Meat De Vaartse Hoeve BBQ Contest Dongen, 5106NC	24 / 40 (635.3828)	15 (165.7028)	32 (156.5372)	28 (156.0000)	21 (157.1428)
2018-09-01	2nd International Suydersee BBQ Contest Zeewolde Flevoland, 3891 DM	22 / 44 (645.0404)	26 (163.3828)	4 (171.4172)	20 (163.4288)	35 (146.8116)
2018-05-19	Tony Stone Low & Slow BBQ Competition Hoofddorp , 2314CG	47 / 60 (619.9544)	20 (165.7028)	59 (141.6688)	42 (156.5484)	31 (156.0344)
2017-09-09	Farm Meat Dongen, 5106NC	36 / 38 (615.9540)	33 (155.4284)	28 (155.4172)	33 (151.9884)	32 (153.1200)

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	#1916 (66 pts)	#2006 (66 pts)	#2522 (56 pts)	#1573 (121 pts)	#2509 (56 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#1456 (135 pts)	#1495 (145 pts)	#1091 (270 pts)	#1492 (145 pts)	#1586 (120 pts)