A tough matchup
5–0
behind in the head-to-head
BLUE ISLAND BBQ CO. ahead in 100% of their meetings
BLUE ISLAND BBQ CO. has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
SMOKIN ON THE WEEKENDS
SMOKIN ON THE WEEKENDS is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2016 and 2020. Their best overall finish is 24th of 28 at the Harbor-Que (2018). They are ranked #5669 of 6,485 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1447
peak 1447 · rated over 5 contests
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
Aug 26, 2016
latest Oct 16, 2020 · 4.1 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 92%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±14.87
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 154.28 · weakest Brisket (143.14)
Road miles
26
across 5 mapped stops
Schedule strength
33%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1544)
State championships
0 🏅
won from 1 state-championship entry
Master avg
594.72 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to SMOKIN ON THE WEEKENDS, each with one reason worth a look.
104 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5,672 of the rated field
- Contests
- 33
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 9%
- Peak
- 1517
0–3 in 3 shared contests (0% to SMOKIN ON THE WEEKENDS)
These two have cooked 3 of the same contests — BURNITA BAR-B-QUE ahead 3–0 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.
⚔ Head-to-head#5,656 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1447
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#5,676 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1447
Level with SMOKIN ON THE WEEKENDS on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#5,678 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1447
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#5,662 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1447
They turned up 5 years after SMOKIN ON THE WEEKENDS did, first appearing in 2021.
⚔ Compare careers#5,683 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1446
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BLUE ISLAND BBQ CO. | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| ROLL THE BONES BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| CHANNABILLY BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| D.F.G.'S BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.7028 | 146.2628 | 154.28 | top 77% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 157.0972 | 139.4516 | 148.78 | top 83% |
| Pork | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.6916 | 141.0628 | 148.52 | top 86% |
| Brisket | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 155.9428 | 132.5260 | 143.14 | top 89% |
“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 field size and state
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 3 | 0 | top 91% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 93% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grill Games | 3 | 34 | 0 | top 93% | Aug 24, 2018 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2018
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
WI
4 of 5 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
3
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
118
finished ahead 15 times, behind 185
Longest layoff
2 yrs
Oct 5, 2018 → Oct 16, 2020
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20201 milestone
- Most recent contest Best of the Midwest BBQ
20172 milestones
- Career-best overall score620.4116 Grill Games
- Career-best single call (Chicken)161.7028 Grill Games
20162 milestones
- First tracked contest Grill Games
- Peak power rating (1485) Grill Games
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -15.1 | Grill Games | Aug 26, 2016 |
| -10.2 | Grill Games | Aug 24, 2018 |
| -10.1 | Grill Games | Aug 25, 2017 |
| -10 | Best of the Midwest BBQ | Oct 16, 2020 |
| -7.8 | Harbor-Que | Oct 5, 2018 |
Scores over time (% of a perfect score — tap a meat to add it)
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 94% | 81.1% | 81.1% |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 89% | 83.1% | 82.8% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 87% | 86.2% | 86.2% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 100% | 80.1% | 80.1% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 16, 2020 | Best of the Midwest BBQ 🏅 Union Grove, WI | 47 / 50 (583.8744) | 37 (159.4516) | 46 (142.8116) | 49 (144.5256) | 49 (137.0856) |
| Oct 5, 2018 | Harbor-Que Winthrop Harbor, IL | 24 / 28 (598.1028) | 23 (148.5372) | 23 (149.1200) | 28 (144.5028) | 18 (155.9428) |
| Aug 24, 2018 | Grill Games Kenosha, WI | 39 / 42 (594.2520) | 36 (155.4288) | 42 (139.4516) | 37 (150.8228) | 38 (148.5488) |
| Aug 25, 2017 | Grill Games Kenosha, WI | 34 / 39 (620.4116) | 19 (161.7028) | 29 (155.4056) | 18 (161.6916) | 38 (141.6116) |
| Aug 26, 2016 | Grill Games Kenosha, WI | 37 / 37 (576.9488) | 35 (146.2628) | 25 (157.0972) | 37 (141.0628) | 35 (132.5260) |