A tough matchup
5–0
behind in the head-to-head
SMOKE MONSTER BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
SMOKE MONSTER BBQ has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
CAROLINA BLUE SMOKE BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1490
peak 1490 · rated over 5 contests ⓘ
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
2018-10-12
latest 2019-10-11
Best ToY finish
#1000
Master 2019
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 68%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
644.67
last 5 Master vs avg 644.67 (+0.00)
Walk rate
40%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±9.38
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 162.48 · weakest Brisket (157.79)
Road miles
256
mi across 5 mapped stops · furthest 72 mi
Schedule strength
64%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1581)
Purse competed for
$45K
listed at 4 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 4 state-championship entries
Master avg
644.67 / 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
−4.7
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 4.68 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 0%.
- Brisket avg 157.79
- Chicken avg 162.48
- 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.
161 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3636 of the rated field
- Contests
- 16
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 6%
- Peak
- 1512
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to CAROLINA BLUE SMOKE BBQ)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team CAROLINA BLUE SMOKE BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#3620 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 40%
- Peak
- 1507
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#3651 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1502
No shared contest yet.
Level with CAROLINA BLUE SMOKE BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#3654 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1503
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#3661 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1506
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#3639 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1490
No shared contest yet.
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2018.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SMOKE N BREW | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKE MONSTER BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.9772 | 157.0628 | 162.48 | top 65% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 167.9888 | 151.3828 | 162.26 | top 58% |
| Pork | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 169.1428 | 156.5140 | 162.14 | top 61% |
| Brisket | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.7372 | 143.3716 | 157.79 | top 64% |
“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) | 3 | 0 | top 72% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 60% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waxhaw Grillin & Chillin BBQ cook-off | 2 | 19 | 0 | top 72% | 2019-10-11 |
The story so far (16 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
1 yrs
2018-10-12 → 2019-10-11
Busiest season
2019
4 contests
Contests a season
2.5
across 2 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
NC
5 of 5 contests
Contests visited
4
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
5 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 162.48 · weakest Brisket (157.79)
Walk rate
40%
a top-10 call in 2 of 5 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 5 contests
Master average
644.67
out of 720 · 5 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
109
65–117 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
256
5 mapped stops · furthest 72 mi
Schedule strength
1581
average field rating faced — tougher than 64% of rated contests
Purse competed for
$44,625
listed at 4 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0
from 4 state-championship entries
Power rating
1490
peak 1490 · #3641 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2018
- First tracked contest Waxhaw Grillin & Chillin BBQ cook-off
- First call Waxhaw Grillin & Chillin BBQ cook-off
- Peak power rating (1496) Waxhaw Grillin & Chillin BBQ cook-off
- 2019
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score662.2172 Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic
- Career-best overall score662.2172 Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic
- Career-best single call (Brisket)169.7372 Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic
- Most recent contest Waxhaw Grillin & Chillin BBQ cook-off
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +4.3 | Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic | 2019-09-20 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -4.4 | Waxhaw Grillin & Chillin BBQ cook-off | 2019-10-11 |
| -4.2 | Waxhaw Grillin & Chillin BBQ cook-off | 2018-10-12 |
| -3.6 | Bone Suckin Sauce Peak City Pig Fest | 2019-06-14 |
| -2.2 | Pigs & Pedals | 2019-08-02 |
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 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25% | top 66% | 92% | 89.9% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 73% | 88.2% | 88.2% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-10-11 | Waxhaw Grillin & Chillin BBQ cook-off 🏅 Waxhaw, NC | 19 / 27 (639.8056) | 22 (158.2400) | 12 (166.2284) | 21 (159.3828) | 19 (155.9544) |
| 2019-09-20 | Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic 🏅 Salisbury, NC | 27 / 56 (662.2172) | 25 (167.9772) | 24 (167.9888) | 47 (156.5140) | 16 (169.7372) |
| 2019-08-02 | Pigs & Pedals 🏅 Asheboro, NC | 29 / 40 (644.9828) | 34 (157.0628) | 34 (158.2744) | 16 (167.9656) | 26 (161.6800) |
| 2019-06-14 | Bone Suckin Sauce Peak City Pig Fest 🏅 Apex, NC | 28 / 38 (641.6000) | 25 (162.8460) | 33 (151.3828) | 9 (169.1428) | 23 (158.2284) |
| 2018-10-12 | Waxhaw Grillin & Chillin BBQ cook-off Waxhaw, NC | 19 / 26 (634.7200) | 12 (166.2628) | 8 (167.4056) | 21 (157.6800) | 25 (143.3716) |
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 | #1000 (262 pts) | #1074 (247 pts) | #975 (302 pts) | #826 (382 pts) | #937 (317 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #1846 (80 pts) | #1742 (115 pts) | #1498 (145 pts) | #1970 (70 pts) | #2575 (50 pts) |