A tough matchup
3–0
behind in the head-to-head
SON OF SMOKE ahead in 100% of their meetings
SON OF SMOKE has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
BBQR916 SMOKEHOUSE AND BREWPUB
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1467
peak 1467 · rated over 3 contests ⓘ
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
2017-05-05
latest 2018-05-04
Best ToY finish
#1524
Master 2018
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 3 contests
Avg finish
top 92%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
586.21
last 3 Master vs avg 586.21 (+0.00)
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±11.44
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 153.30 · weakest Brisket (135.58)
Road miles
37
mi across 3 mapped stops
Schedule strength
39%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1552)
Master avg
586.21 / 720
3 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.
Looking over their shoulder
2×
one call behind them
CHERRY LANE SMOKERS has landed one call behind them 2 times.
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.
BBQR916 SMOKEHOUSE AND BREWPUB has 3 rated contests — short of the five it takes to earn a power ranking — so this rating has barely moved off the 1500 every team starts on and 145 rated teams sit within a point of it. Read the list as the nearest company at a number nobody here has moved far from, not as a verdict on who this team belongs with.
#4755 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1467
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 5 contests to 3.
⚔ Head-to-head#4734 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1468
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 5 years after BBQR916 SMOKEHOUSE AND BREWPUB did, first appearing in 2022.
⚔ Head-to-head#4774 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1510
No shared contest yet.
They've been 1510 at their best, 43 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-head#4743 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1468
No shared contest yet.
Level with BBQR916 SMOKEHOUSE AND BREWPUB on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#4771 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1467
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 6 contests to 3.
⚔ Head-to-head#4729 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1468
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 6 contests to 3.
⚔ Head-to-headBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 156.0000 | 132.5712 | 148.18 | top 87% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 157.6684 | 145.6800 | 153.30 | top 80% |
| Pork | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 159.4400 | 138.8344 | 149.15 | top 87% |
| Brisket | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 146.2172 | 127.9772 | 135.58 | top 91% |
“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 93% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 92% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elk Grove Western Festival and BBQ Championship | 2 | 30 | 0 | top 93% | 2018-05-04 |
The story so far (14 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
1 yrs
2017-05-05 → 2018-05-04
Busiest season
2018
2 contests
Contests a season
1.5
across 2 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
CA
3 of 3 contests
Contests visited
2
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
3 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
averages 153.30 · weakest Brisket (135.58)
Walk rate
0%
a top-10 call in 0 of 3 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 3 contests
Master average
586.21
out of 720 · 3 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
73
9–104 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
37
3 mapped stops
Schedule strength
1552
average field rating faced — tougher than 39% of rated contests
Power rating
1467
peak 1467 · #null of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2017
- First tracked contest Elk Grove Western Festival and BBQ Championship
- Peak power rating (1490) Elk Grove Western Festival and BBQ Championship
- 2018
- Career-best overall score599.9772 Lodi Beerfest & BBQ Championship
- Career-best single call (Pork)159.4400 Lodi Beerfest & BBQ Championship
- Most recent contest Elk Grove Western Festival and BBQ Championship
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11.7 | Elk Grove Western Festival and BBQ Championship | 2018-05-04 |
| -10.5 | Lodi Beerfest & BBQ Championship | 2018-04-20 |
| -10.5 | Elk Grove Western Festival and BBQ Championship | 2017-05-05 |
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)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 93% | 83.3% | 81.4% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 91% | 81.5% | 81.5% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-05-04 | Elk Grove Western Festival and BBQ Championship Elk Grove, CA | 33 / 35 (571.9656) | 34 (132.5712) | 23 (157.6684) | 32 (149.1772) | 33 (132.5488) |
| 2018-04-20 | Lodi Beerfest & BBQ Championship Lodi, CA | 44 / 48 (599.9772) | 42 (156.0000) | 39 (156.5600) | 33 (159.4400) | 47 (127.9772) |
| 2017-05-05 | Elk Grove Western Festival and BBQ Championship Elk Grove, CA | 30 / 33 (586.6856) | 25 (155.9540) | 31 (145.6800) | 33 (138.8344) | 27 (146.2172) |
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) | #1598 (120 pts) | #1555 (130 pts) | #1610 (120 pts) | #1586 (120 pts) |