The heartbreaker
2.3088
points from the title
Came within 2.3088 points of the Grand Championship at Dillard Bluegrass & Barbeque Festival (Aug 4, 2017).
SMOKE & SPICE
SMOKE & SPICE is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2018. Their best overall finish is 2nd of 57 at the Dillard Bluegrass & Barbeque Festival (2017), and they have finished Reserve Grand Champion once. They are ranked #2707 of 6,477 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1513
peak 1524 · rated over 5 contests
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
Aug 2, 2013
latest Aug 10, 2018 · 5 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
1 reserve
Category wins
0
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
20% of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 51%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
40%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±20.94
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 168.77 · weakest Pork Ribs (161.34)
Road miles
13
across 5 mapped stops
Schedule strength
59%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1574)
Master avg
666.86 / 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)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #1954 (60 pts) | #2012 (60 pts) | #1996 (60 pts) | #2030 (60 pts) | #1990 (60 pts) |
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to SMOKE & SPICE, each with one reason worth a look.
130 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2,699 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1513
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#2,722 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1513
They turned up 6 years after SMOKE & SPICE did, first appearing in 2019.
⚔ Compare careers#2,694 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1513
Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 7 contests, alongside a 14% overall top-10 rate.
⚔ Compare careers#2,714 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 40%
- Peak
- 1513
Level with SMOKE & SPICE on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#2,721 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1513
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#2,726 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1514
Their last contest in the data was back in 2014, 4 years before SMOKE & SPICE's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PORK-N-BONES | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| GRILLIN' GANGSTERS | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKE THIS | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| SUE E PIGG | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 174.2628 | 158.8000 | 168.54 | top 51% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.1200 | 154.2400 | 161.34 | top 68% |
| Pork | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 178.8800 | 155.4056 | 168.21 | top 44% |
| Brisket | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 176 | 155.3828 | 168.77 | top 39% |
“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
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dillard Bluegrass & Barbeque Festival | 4 | 2 | 0 | top 41% | Aug 4, 2017 |
More numbers
Contests a season
1
across 5 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
GA
4 of 5 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
2
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
151
finished ahead 140 times, behind 136
Longest layoff
2 yrs
Aug 1, 2014 → Aug 5, 2016
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20181 milestone
- Most recent contest Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show
20176 milestones
- First overall top-10 Dillard Bluegrass & Barbeque Festival
- First overall podium Dillard Bluegrass & Barbeque Festival
- First Reserve Championship Dillard Bluegrass & Barbeque Festival
- Career-best overall score695.3712 Dillard Bluegrass & Barbeque Festival
- Career-best single call (Pork)178.8800 Dillard Bluegrass & Barbeque Festival
- Peak power rating (1524) Dillard Bluegrass & Barbeque Festival
20141 milestone
20132 milestones
- First tracked contest Dillard Bluegrass & Barbeque Festival (GBC Qualifier)
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score671.3260 Dillard Bluegrass & Barbeque Festival (GBC Qualifier)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +18.7 | Dillard Bluegrass & Barbeque Festival | Aug 4, 2017 |
| +4.1 | Dillard Bluegrass & Barbeque Festival (GBC Qualifier) | Aug 5, 2016 |
| +3.5 | Dillard Bluegrass & Barbeque Festival (GBC Qualifier) | Aug 2, 2013 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -10.8 | Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show | Aug 10, 2018 |
| -2.5 | Dillard Bluegrass & Barbeque Festival (GBC Qualifier) | Aug 1, 2014 |
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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 92% | 88% | 88% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 4% | 96.6% | 96.6% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 50% | 94.2% | 94.2% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 66% | 91.1% | 91.1% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 44% | 93.2% | 93.2% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 10, 2018 | Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show Franklin, NC | 47 / 51 (633.5316) | 45 (158.8000) | 44 (157.1088) | 42 (162.2400) | 45 (155.3828) |
| Aug 4, 2017 | Dillard Bluegrass & Barbeque Festival Dillard, GA | 2 / 57 (695.3712) | 13 (174.2628) | 31 (167.9656) | 2 (178.8800) | 7 (174.2628) |
| Aug 5, 2016 | Dillard Bluegrass & Barbeque Festival (GBC Qualifier) Dillard, GA | 28 / 56 (678.1828) | 26 (172) | 23 (169.1200) | 11 (173.1200) | 41 (163.9428) |
| Aug 1, 2014 | Dillard Bluegrass & Barbeque Festival (GBC Qualifier) Dillard, GA | 37 / 56 (655.9084) | 25 (170.2628) | 47 (154.2400) | 48 (155.4056) | 3 (176) |
| Aug 2, 2013 | Dillard Bluegrass & Barbeque Festival (GBC Qualifier) Dillard, GA | 27 / 61 (671.3260) | 33 (167.3944) | 46 (158.2516) | 17 (171.4172) | 11 (174.2628) |