A tough matchup
5–0
behind in the head-to-head
SMOKE THIS ahead in 100% of their meetings
SMOKE THIS has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
CHARNOBLE
CHARNOBLE is a competition barbecue team with 6 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2018. Their best overall finish is 29th of 31 at the Perimeter Community BBQ & Festival (2018). They are ranked #5812 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1442
peak 1442 · rated over 6 contests
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
Aug 1, 2014
latest Sep 7, 2018 · 4.1 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 95%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
627.47 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 598.04 (+29.43)
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±66.76
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 161.32 · weakest Brisket (149.11)
Road miles
114
across 6 mapped stops · furthest 72 mi
Schedule strength
74%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1594)
Master avg
598.04 / 720
6 Master contests · 0 GCs
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #1693 (116 pts) | #1736 (116 pts) | #1741 (116 pts) | #1338 (181 pts) | #1721 (116 pts) |
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to CHARNOBLE, each with one reason worth a look.
77 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5,818 of the rated field
- Contests
- 16
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1442
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to CHARNOBLE)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team CHARNOBLE has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#5,805 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 29%
- Peak
- 1442
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#5,806 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1442
They turned up 5 years after CHARNOBLE did, first appearing in 2019.
⚔ Compare careers#5,810 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1442
Level with CHARNOBLE on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#5,807 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1442
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#5,813 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1442
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PORK-N-BONES | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKE THIS | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| HOT WACHULA'S | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| TENACIOUS Q | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SUE E PIGG | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 173.7028 | 152.5256 | 161.32 | top 74% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 159.3944 | 141.7260 | 151.32 | top 94% |
| Pork | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.1428 | 153.1316 | 161.14 | top 71% |
| Brisket | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 159.4056 | 130.8344 | 149.11 | top 92% |
“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) | 1 | 0 | top 94% |
| Large (40+) | 5 | 0 | top 96% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dillard Bluegrass & Barbeque Festival | 4 | 49 | 0 | top 97% | Aug 4, 2017 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2018
2 contests
Contests a season
1.2
across 5 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
GA
5 of 6 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
3
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
157
finished ahead 14 times, behind 286
Longest layoff
1 yrs
Jul 31, 2015 → Aug 5, 2016
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20181 milestone
- Most recent contest Perimeter Community BBQ & Festival
20162 milestones
- Career-best overall score644.4800 Dillard Bluegrass & Barbeque Festival (GBC Qualifier)
- Career-best single call (Chicken)173.7028 Dillard Bluegrass & Barbeque Festival (GBC Qualifier)
20142 milestones
- First tracked contest Dillard Bluegrass & Barbeque Festival (GBC Qualifier)
- Peak power rating (1487) Dillard Bluegrass & Barbeque Festival (GBC Qualifier)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -13.4 | Dillard Bluegrass & Barbeque Festival (GBC Qualifier) | Aug 1, 2014 |
| -12.1 | Dillard Bluegrass & Barbeque Festival (GBC Qualifier) | Jul 31, 2015 |
| -11.2 | Dillard Bluegrass & Barbeque Festival | Aug 4, 2017 |
| -7.5 | Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show | Aug 10, 2018 |
| -7 | Dillard Bluegrass & Barbeque Festival (GBC Qualifier) | Aug 5, 2016 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 92% | 88.6% | 87.3% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 100% | 86.9% | 86.9% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 88% | 89.5% | 89.5% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 100% | 84.8% | 84.8% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 100% | 62.6% | 62.6% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 7, 2018 | Perimeter Community BBQ & Festival Atlanta, GA | 29 / 31 (618.7312) | 30 (152.5256) | 26 (159.3944) | 29 (155.9884) | 28 (150.8228) |
| Aug 10, 2018 | Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show Franklin, NC | 46 / 51 (637.7028) | 49 (155.4400) | 48 (154.2744) | 12 (168.5828) | 38 (159.4056) |
| Aug 4, 2017 | Dillard Bluegrass & Barbeque Festival Dillard, GA | 57 / 57 (625.6456) | 18 (172) | 57 (146.8228) | 54 (156.5600) | 56 (150.2628) |
| Aug 5, 2016 | Dillard Bluegrass & Barbeque Festival (GBC Qualifier) Dillard, GA | 49 / 56 (644.4800) | 23 (173.7028) | 56 (147.3944) | 26 (169.1428) | 53 (154.2400) |
| Jul 31, 2015 | Dillard Bluegrass & Barbeque Festival (GBC Qualifier) Dillard, GA | 55 / 55 (610.8116) | 50 (158.2628) | 47 (158.2972) | 43 (163.4172) | 55 (130.8344) |
| Aug 1, 2014 | Dillard Bluegrass & Barbeque Festival (GBC Qualifier) Dillard, GA | 56 / 56 (450.8688) | 49 (156.0112) | 56 (141.7260) | 51 (153.1316) | — |