A tough matchup
6–0
behind in the head-to-head
SMOKECRAFT - MD ahead in 100% of their meetings
SMOKECRAFT - MD has come out ahead in 6 of their 6 shared contests.
LOST WHISKEY BBQ
LOST WHISKEY BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 6 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2019 and 2023. Their best overall finish is 23rd of 31 at the Giant National Capital BBQ Battle (2019). They are ranked #4795 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1467
peak 1467 · rated over 6 contests
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
Mar 22, 2019
latest Jun 24, 2023 · 4.3 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 84%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
638.36 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 632.87 (+5.49)
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±19.89
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 162.91 · weakest Chicken (151.00)
Road miles
240
across 6 mapped stops · furthest 89 mi
Schedule strength
90%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1626)
Purse competed for
$90K
listed at 6 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 6 state-championship entries
Master avg
632.87 / 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #1597 (54 pts) | #1625 (54 pts) | #1186 (119 pts) | #1596 (54 pts) | #1231 (74 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #1627 (57 pts) | #1283 (77 pts) | #1675 (57 pts) | #1636 (57 pts) | #1156 (107 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #1037 (246 pts) | #1112 (236 pts) | #879 (351 pts) | #957 (306 pts) | #1063 (261 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to LOST WHISKEY BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
138 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4,787 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 25%
- Peak
- 1467
Careers of much the same size, 8 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,785 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1504
They've been 1504 at their best, 37 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Compare careers#4,780 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1510
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2019.
⚔ Compare careers#4,767 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1468
Level with LOST WHISKEY BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#4,805 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1467
Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 4 years before LOST WHISKEY BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#4,798 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1467
Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 5 years before LOST WHISKEY BBQ'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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SMOKECRAFT - MD | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| 3 EYZ BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SWEET BELLY'S BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.4056 | 134.8000 | 151.00 | top 89% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.2628 | 151.3372 | 162.91 | top 59% |
| Pork | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.3828 | 150.8000 | 159.31 | top 71% |
| Brisket | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.9656 | 147.3484 | 159.66 | top 68% |
“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) | 4 | 0 | top 80% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 91% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle | 2 | 25 | 0 | top 84% | Jun 24, 2023 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2019
4 contests
Contests a season
2
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
DC
3 of 6 contests · 3 states in all
Contests visited
5
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
176
finished ahead 36 times, behind 234
Longest layoff
3 yrs
Jun 22, 2019 → Jun 25, 2022
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20232 milestones
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)170.2628 Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle
- Most recent contest Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle
20222 milestones
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score657.6340 Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle
- Career-best overall score657.6340 Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle
20192 milestones
- First tracked contest BBQ Gives Back-III (Day 1)
- Peak power rating (1491) BBQ Gives Back-III (Day 1)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -10 | Interstate BBQ Festival | Apr 19, 2019 |
| -9.4 | BBQ Gives Back-III (Day 1) | Mar 22, 2019 |
| -5.1 | Beltway BBQ Showdown | Jun 8, 2019 |
| -4.7 | Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle | Jun 24, 2023 |
| -2.5 | Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle | Jun 25, 2022 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 90% | 91% | 91% |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 78% | 91.3% | 91.3% |
| 2019 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 84% | 88.3% | 86.3% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 24, 2023 | Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle 🏅 Washington, DC | 26 / 29 (655.2912) | 27 (157.1084) | 12 (170.2628) | 25 (163.9772) | 21 (163.9428) |
| Jun 25, 2022 | Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle 🏅 Washington, DC | 25 / 32 (657.6340) | 21 (167.4056) | 26 (162.2628) | 26 (160) | 15 (167.9656) |
| Jun 22, 2019 | Giant National Capital BBQ Battle 🏅 Washington, DC | 23 / 31 (632.4228) | 28 (151.3944) | 16 (167.4056) | 27 (150.8000) | 20 (162.8228) |
| Jun 8, 2019 | Beltway BBQ Showdown 🏅 Upper Marlboro, MD | 29 / 37 (610.5828) | 34 (143.8856) | 25 (157.0972) | 19 (162.2516) | 27 (147.3484) |
| Apr 19, 2019 | Interstate BBQ Festival 🏅 Hagerstown, MD | 47 / 54 (635.8740) | 51 (151.3828) | 11 (169.1200) | 49 (151.4400) | 34 (163.9312) |
| Mar 22, 2019 | BBQ Gives Back-III (Day 1) 🏅 Urbanna, VA | 60 / 63 (605.4400) | 63 (134.8000) | 59 (151.3372) | 17 (167.3828) | 54 (151.9200) |