A tough matchup
4–0
behind in the head-to-head
JD'S SMOKIN MISFITS ahead in 100% of their meetings
JD'S SMOKIN MISFITS has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
CAROLINA SHINE
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1453
peak 1453 · rated over 5 contests ⓘ
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
2017-09-15
latest 2021-11-05
Best ToY finish
#1697
Master 2022
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 96%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
613.46
last 5 Master vs avg 613.46 (+0.00)
Walk rate
20%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±17.11
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 157.90 · weakest Brisket (146.57)
Road miles
0
mi across 5 mapped stops
Schedule strength
86%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1617)
Purse competed for
$35K
listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 3 state-championship entries
Master avg
613.46 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (3 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
−11.3
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 11.33 points below their pork, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 20%.
- Brisket avg 146.57
- Pork avg 157.90
- 0 calls in 5 entries
They cook the hard rooms
1617
average field rating faced
A tougher draw than 86% of rated fields
The fields they enter average a 1617 power rating — a tougher draw than 86% of every rated contest in the data.
- 5 rated contests
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.
115 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5393 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1453
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#5379 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1453
No shared contest yet.
Level with CAROLINA SHINE on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#5387 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1453
No shared contest yet.
Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 6 contests, alongside a 17% overall top-10 rate.
⚔ Head-to-head#5381 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1453
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#5390 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1453
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 3 years before CAROLINA SHINE's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-head#5395 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1453
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2017, 4 years before CAROLINA SHINE's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-headBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 159.9772 | 151.4288 | 155.64 | top 91% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.4172 | 138.7888 | 153.34 | top 88% |
| Pork | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 168.5372 | 146.8000 | 157.90 | top 80% |
| Brisket | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 154.2172 | 138.7656 | 146.57 | top 95% |
“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.
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Currituck Bulls & BBQ | 2 | 25 | 0 | top 96% | 2021-11-05 |
| *Currituck Heritage Festival | 2 | 24 | 0 | top 96% | 2018-11-02 |
The story so far (17 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
4.1 yrs
2017-09-15 → 2021-11-05
Busiest season
2021
1 contest
Contests a season
1
across 5 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
NC
5 of 5 contests
Contests visited
3
2 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
5 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Pork
averages 157.90 · weakest Brisket (146.57)
Walk rate
20%
a top-10 call in 1 of 5 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 5 contests
Master average
613.46
out of 720 · 5 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
69
5–119 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
0
5 mapped stops
Schedule strength
1617
average field rating faced — tougher than 86% of rated contests
Purse competed for
$34,500
listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0
from 3 state-championship entries
Longest layoff
1.1 yrs
2017-09-15 → 2018-11-02
Power rating
1453
peak 1453 · #5385 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2017
- First tracked contest *Currituck Heritage Festival
- Peak power rating (1489) *Currituck Heritage Festival
- 2018
- First call *Currituck Heritage Festival
- Career-best single call (Pork)168.5372 *Currituck Heritage Festival
- 2020
- Career-best overall score631.3148 Currituck Bulls & BBQ
- 2021
- Most recent contest Currituck Bulls & BBQ
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11 | *Currituck Heritage Festival | 2017-09-15 |
| -9.8 | *Currituck Heritage Festival | 2018-11-02 |
| -9.4 | Currituck Bulls & BBQ | 2020-11-06 |
| -8.6 | Currituck Heritage Bulls & BBQ Festival | 2019-11-01 |
| -7.9 | Currituck Bulls & BBQ | 2021-11-05 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 96% | 86.6% | 86.6% |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 96% | 87.7% | 87.7% |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 96% | 86.5% | 86.5% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 96% | 84.3% | 84.3% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 96% | 81% | 81% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-11-05 | Currituck Bulls & BBQ 🏅 Powells Point, NC | 25 / 26 (623.3256) | 25 (154.8456) | 25 (160.0344) | 26 (156.4912) | 25 (151.9544) |
| 2020-11-06 | Currituck Bulls & BBQ 🏅 Powells Point, NC | 27 / 28 (631.3148) | 26 (159.9772) | 27 (155.9888) | 23 (161.1316) | 27 (154.2172) |
| 2019-11-01 | Currituck Heritage Bulls & BBQ Festival 🏅 Powells Point, NC | 24 / 25 (622.7544) | 22 (153.0972) | 12 (167.4172) | 21 (156.5484) | 24 (145.6916) |
| 2018-11-02 | *Currituck Heritage Festival Currituck, NC | 24 / 25 (606.6632) | 24 (151.4288) | 25 (144.4800) | 10 (168.5372) | 22 (142.2172) |
| 2017-09-15 | *Currituck Heritage Festival Powells Point, NC | 24 / 25 (583.2232) | 21 (158.8688) | 25 (138.7888) | 24 (146.8000) | 25 (138.7656) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #1697 (51 pts) | #1694 (51 pts) | #1739 (51 pts) | #1690 (51 pts) | #1691 (51 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #2533 (55 pts) | #2535 (55 pts) | #2575 (50 pts) | #1569 (125 pts) | #1963 (65 pts) |