High-water mark
685.7028
career-best overall
95.2% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 685.7028 at Western Legends Heritage and Music Festival — 95.2% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2020-08-14
Smokin Hot Babe Bbq
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1525
peak 1526 · rated over 7 contests ⓘ
Contests
7
in the data
First seen
2019-07-05
latest 2021-04-17
Best ToY finish
#276
Master 2020
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
of 7 contests
Avg finish
top 51%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
669.87 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 670.71 (-0.84)
Walk rate
71%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±11.74
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 169.61 · weakest Chicken (163.49)
Road miles
1,715
mi across 7 mapped stops · furthest 441 mi
Schedule strength
83%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1609)
Purse competed for
$52K
listed at 6 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 7 state-championship entries
Master avg
670.71 / 720
7 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (6 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 one to beat
2×
one call ahead of them
BAR-B-CUDA BBQ has finished one call ahead of Smokin Hot Babe Bbq 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
A tough matchup
6–1
behind in the head-to-head
Burnin and Lootin ahead in 86% of their meetings
Burnin and Lootin has come out ahead in 6 of their 7 shared contests.
The weak link
−6.1
points behind their best meat
Chicken is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 6.12 points below their pork, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 29%.
- Chicken avg 163.49
- Pork avg 169.61
- 0 calls in 7 entries
A strong matchup
4–0
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 100% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of SMOKIN' AXE BBQ in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
They cook the hard rooms
1609
average field rating faced
A tougher draw than 83% of rated fields
The fields they enter average a 1609 power rating — a tougher draw than 83% of every rated contest in the data.
- 7 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.
83 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2340 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 43%
- Peak
- 1525
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#2341 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 29%
- Peak
- 1525
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2015, 6 years before Smokin Hot Babe Bbq's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-head#2353 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 25%
- Peak
- 1524
No shared contest yet.
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-head#2356 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 10%
- Peak
- 1535
No shared contest yet.
Level with Smokin Hot Babe Bbq on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#2360 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1530
No shared contest yet.
They were already cooking in 2013, 6 years before Smokin Hot Babe Bbq's first contest.
⚔ Head-to-head#2344 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 13%
- Peak
- 1525
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 8 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PORKCHOP & BUBBAS | 7 | 3 | 4 | 43% | ⚔ compare |
| Burnin and Lootin | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14% | ⚔ compare |
| B' Mackin BBQ | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| BIG POPPA SMOKERS | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| 7 SINS BBQ | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| TEAM WOODSHED | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| MUDVILLE BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| BULL MARKET BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 172.5944 | 150.2512 | 163.49 | top 70% |
| Pork Ribs | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 177.1544 | 162.2516 | 168.65 | top 40% |
| Pork | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 172.5600 | 164.5256 | 169.61 | top 45% |
| Brisket | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 176.0000 | 163.3828 | 168.95 | top 43% |
“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 state / province
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| CA | 5 | 0 | top 57% |
| UT | 1 | 0 | top 17% |
| AZ | 1 | 0 | top 55% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 60% |
| Large (40+) | 5 | 0 | top 47% |
The story so far (16 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
1.8 yrs
2019-07-05 → 2021-04-17
Busiest season
2020
3 contests
Contests a season
2.3
across 3 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
CA
5 of 7 contests · 3 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
7
0 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
7 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Pork
averages 169.61 · weakest Chicken (163.49)
Walk rate
71%
a top-10 call in 5 of 7 contests
Overall top-10 rate
14%
1 of 7 contests
Master average
670.71
out of 720 · 7 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
151
137–139 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
1,715
7 mapped stops · furthest 441 mi
Schedule strength
1609
average field rating faced — tougher than 83% of rated contests
Purse competed for
$51,750
listed at 6 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0
from 7 state-championship entries
Power rating
1525
peak 1526 · #2346 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2019
- First tracked contest Smoke & Hops
- First call Smoke & Hops
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score675.9888 Smoke & Hops
- First category win (Pork Ribs) Arizona National BBQ Stampede
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)177.1544 Arizona National BBQ Stampede
- 2020
- First overall top-10 Western Legends Heritage and Music Festival
- Career-best overall score685.7028 Western Legends Heritage and Music Festival
- 2021
- Peak power rating (1526) The Golden State Battle III - Day 1
- Most recent contest The Golden State Battle III - Day 2
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +15.2 | Western Legends Heritage and Music Festival | 2020-08-14 |
| +7.3 | The Golden State Battle II | 2020-01-24 |
| +3.5 | Smoke & Hops | 2019-07-05 |
| +3.3 | Arizona National BBQ Stampede | 2019-12-27 |
| +1.5 | The Golden State Battle III - Day 1 | 2021-04-16 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -5.1 | The Tyson Guinea Pig, Matt Dalton Memorial | 2020-02-21 |
| -1.2 | The Golden State Battle III - Day 2 | 2021-04-17 |
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 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 60% | 94% | 92.8% |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 67% | top 42% | 95.2% | 93.2% |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 100% | top 54% | 93.9% | 93.4% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-04-17 | The Golden State Battle III - Day 2 🏅 Hollister, CA | 17 / 26 (676.4800) | 25 (162.8344) | 9 (172.5600) | 10 (172.5600) | 17 (168.5256) |
| 2021-04-16 | The Golden State Battle III - Day 1 🏅 Hollister, CA | 22 / 41 (659.8968) | 25 (161.1200) | 24 (164.5600) | 27 (167.4056) | 23 (166.8112) |
| 2020-08-14 | Western Legends Heritage and Music Festival 🏅 Kanab, UT | 7 / 42 (685.7028) | 30 (165.7028) | 7 (173.1428) | 17 (170.8572) | 2 (176.0000) |
| 2020-02-21 | The Tyson Guinea Pig, Matt Dalton Memorial 🏅 Coachella, CA | 41 / 50 (648.4456) | 50 (150.2512) | 35 (162.2516) | 6 (172.5600) | 28 (163.3828) |
| 2020-01-24 | The Golden State Battle II 🏅 Hollister, CA | 13 / 46 (678.8116) | 12 (172.5944) | 20 (165.7260) | 15 (170.8228) | 18 (169.6684) |
| 2019-12-27 | Arizona National BBQ Stampede 🏅 Phoenix, AZ | 24 / 44 (669.6112) | 35 (163.9656) | 1 (177.1544) | 30 (164.5256) | 26 (163.9656) |
| 2019-07-05 | Smoke & Hops 🏅 Harmony, CA | 14 / 26 (675.9888) | 14 (167.9884) | 14 (165.1544) | 15 (168.5716) | 5 (174.2744) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #794 (166 pts) | #1075 (111 pts) | #791 (201 pts) | #762 (186 pts) | #849 (161 pts) |
| 2020 ↗ | Master | #276 (410 pts) | #389 (305 pts) | #202 (595 pts) | #279 (445 pts) | #251 (475 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #1684 (106 pts) | #1759 (106 pts) | #1758 (106 pts) | #1781 (101 pts) | #1317 (176 pts) |