A tough matchup
4–0
behind in the head-to-head
SMOKIN HOOSIERS ahead in 100% of their meetings
SMOKIN HOOSIERS has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
Black Swamp BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1459
peak 1459 · rated over 5 contests ⓘ
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
2018-05-18
latest 2019-08-30
Best ToY finish
#1202
Master 2019
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 88%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
620.65
last 5 Master vs avg 620.65 (-0.00)
Walk rate
20%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±21.53
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 159.62 · weakest Brisket (147.38)
Road miles
775
mi across 5 mapped stops · furthest 174 mi
Schedule strength
61%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1576)
Purse competed for
$10K
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 4 state-championship entries
Master avg
620.65 / 720
5 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.
The weak link
−12.2
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 12.24 points below their pork, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 20%.
- Brisket avg 147.38
- Pork avg 159.62
- 0 calls in 5 entries
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.
114 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5138 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1459
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.
⚔ Head-to-head#5146 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1459
No shared contest yet.
Level with Black Swamp BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#5142 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1459
No shared contest yet.
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2018.
⚔ Head-to-head#5139 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1459
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.
⚔ Head-to-head#5154 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1459
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.
⚔ Head-to-head#5167 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1458
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.
⚔ Head-to-headBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.9656 | 151.9656 | 156.88 | top 86% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.7144 | 141.7144 | 156.78 | top 75% |
| Pork | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 169.7256 | 149.6572 | 159.62 | top 68% |
| Brisket | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164.0000 | 129.6000 | 147.38 | top 87% |
“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 state / province
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| OH | 3 | 0 | top 86% |
| IN | 1 | 0 | top 90% |
| MI | 1 | 0 | top 95% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 4 | 0 | top 88% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 90% |
The story so far (16 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
1.3 yrs
2018-05-18 → 2019-08-30
Busiest season
2019
3 contests
Contests a season
2.5
across 2 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
OH
3 of 5 contests · 3 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
5
0 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
5 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Pork
averages 159.62 · weakest Brisket (147.38)
Walk rate
20%
a top-10 call in 1 of 5 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 5 contests
Master average
620.65
out of 720 · 5 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
118
18–143 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
775
5 mapped stops · furthest 174 mi
Schedule strength
1576
average field rating faced — tougher than 61% of rated contests
Purse competed for
$10,100
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0
from 4 state-championship entries
Power rating
1459
peak 1459 · #5155 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2018
- First tracked contest PigMania Lima State Championship BBQ & Music Festival
- Peak power rating (1490) PigMania Lima State Championship BBQ & Music Festival
- 2019
- First call Marietta River City BBQ
- Career-best single call (Pork)169.7256 Marietta River City BBQ
- Career-best overall score640.4112 PigMania Hilliard State Championship BBQ & Music Festival
- Most recent contest PigMania Hilliard State Championship BBQ & Music Festival
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11.8 | *Smoke & Ale Fall Festival | 2018-10-12 |
| -10 | PigMania Lima State Championship BBQ & Music Festival | 2018-05-18 |
| -7.8 | Rockin BBQ | 2019-05-10 |
| -6.3 | PigMania Hilliard State Championship BBQ & Music Festival | 2019-08-30 |
| -5.6 | Marietta River City BBQ | 2019-04-26 |
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 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33% | top 86% | 88.9% | 87.8% |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 93% | 87.3% | 83.9% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-08-30 | PigMania Hilliard State Championship BBQ & Music Festival 🏅 Hilliard, OH | 25 / 28 (640.4112) | 27 (153.6112) | 25 (155.3944) | 15 (167.4056) | 20 (164.0000) |
| 2019-05-10 | Rockin BBQ 🏅 Warsaw, IN | 38 / 42 (622.1372) | 41 (151.9656) | 28 (161.6916) | 40 (150.8000) | 30 (157.6800) |
| 2019-04-26 | Marietta River City BBQ 🏅 Marietta, OH | 20 / 26 (633.0284) | 23 (156.5256) | 11 (165.7144) | 3 (169.7256) | 26 (141.0628) |
| 2018-10-12 | *Smoke & Ale Fall Festival Chelsea, MI | 36 / 38 (579.2804) | 27 (158.3088) | 36 (141.7144) | 34 (149.6572) | 38 (129.6000) |
| 2018-05-18 | PigMania Lima State Championship BBQ & Music Festival 🏅 Lima, OH | 29 / 32 (628.4000) | 24 (163.9656) | 27 (159.3944) | 29 (160.5028) | 30 (144.5372) |
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 | #1202 (189 pts) | #1348 (174 pts) | #1144 (234 pts) | #815 (389 pts) | #1251 (189 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #1686 (117 pts) | #1589 (122 pts) | #1734 (117 pts) | #1741 (117 pts) | #1714 (117 pts) |