SMOKIN' ROAMERS MN
Rating
1486
peak 1486
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
latest 2021-08-22
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
2
of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 55%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
324.19 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 321.66 (+2.52)
Walk rate
67%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
2
and counting
Consistency
±10.52
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 161.90 · weakest Pork Ribs (159.77)
Road miles
386
mi across 5 mapped stops · furthest 99 mi
Storylines
👀 Looking over their shoulder
Unknown Smokers has landed one call behind them 2 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
Porket About It has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
🐣 Announced themselves early
Finished 4 of 15 at their very first tracked contest, Bourbon, Brews & BBQ(BACKYARD ONLY) ().
Teams like this (closest power rating, MN first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 167.4172 | 155.4172 | 161.90 | top 52% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 173.7028 | 147.8968 | 159.77 | top 50% |
| Pork | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Brisket | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| MN | 4 | 0 | top 62% |
| WI | 1 | 0 | top 53% |
| IA | 1 | 0 | top 27% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 3 | 0 | top 47% |
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 71% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 58% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2021 (4 contests)
- Cooks mostly in MN (4 of 6 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (6 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 321.66
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 338.2512 | 338.25 |
| 2021 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 329.0856 | 320.67 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 309.0512 | 309.05 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-08-22 | Big Island BBQ Backyard Albert Lea, MN | 8 / 15 (329.0856) | 12 (162.2744) | 7 (166.8112) | — | — |
| 2021-08-21 | Boomer Backyard BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) Canton, MN | 11 / 18 (323.4060) | 14 (160.5716) | 8 (162.8344) | — | — |
| 2021-08-07 | B-Dale BBQ Contest (BACKYARD ONLY) Roseville, MN | 15 / 21 (321.6456) | 4 (167.4172) | 17 (154.2284) | — | — |
| 2021-05-07 | Minnesota in May Cambridge, MN | 38 / 60 (308.5372) | 36 (155.4172) | 36 (153.1200) | — | — |
| 2020-10-16 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 West Salem, WI | 21 / 40 (309.0512) | 14 (161.1544) | 23 (147.8968) | — | — |
| Bourbon, Brews & BBQ(BACKYARD ONLY) Bancroft, IA | 4 / 15 (338.2512) | 6 (164.5484) | 2 (173.7028) | — | — |
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 ↗ | Backyard | — | #63 (614 pts) | #56 (669 pts) | — | — |
| 2020 ↗ | Backyard | — | #86 (105 pts) | #107 (60 pts) | — | — |