A tough matchup
4–0
behind in the head-to-head
CHOOCHOO BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
CHOOCHOO BBQ has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
Cuz it Hurts
Cuz it Hurts is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2020 and 2023. Their best overall finish is 41st of 39 at the Smoke on the Falls (2023).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1455
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 4
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
Sep 18, 2020
latest Apr 7, 2023 · 2.5 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 133%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±3.29
spread of their Backyard overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 158.80 · weakest Chicken (148.82)
Road miles
9
across 4 mapped stops
Schedule strength
45%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1559)
Purse competed for
$34K
listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 4 state-championship entries
Backyard avg
307.62 / 360
4 Backyard contests · 0 GCs
This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 153.7144 | 143.9772 | 148.82 | top 137% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.6684 | 157.1084 | 158.80 | top 106% |
“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.
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke on the Falls | 3 | 41 | 0 | top 138% | Apr 7, 2023 |
More numbers
Contests a season
1
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
AL
4 of 4 contests
Contests visited
2
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
192
finished ahead 18 times, behind 315
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20232 milestones
- Career-best overall score310.8228 Smoke on the Falls
- Most recent contest Smoke on the Falls
20221 milestone
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)161.6684 Smoke on the Falls
20202 milestones
- First tracked contest Smoke on the Falls
- Peak power rating (1487) Smoke on the Falls
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12.9 | Smoke on the Falls | Sep 18, 2020 |
| -12.3 | Smoke on the Falls | Apr 9, 2021 |
| -9.9 | Smoke on the Falls | Apr 7, 2023 |
| -9.7 | Smoke on the Falls | Apr 8, 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 105% | 86.3% | 86.3% |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 144% | 85.5% | 85.5% |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 118% | 83.9% | 83.9% |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 164% | 86% | 86% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 7, 2023 | Smoke on the Falls 🏅 Gadsden, AL | 41 / 39 (310.8228) | 43 (153.7144) | 36 (157.1084) | — | — |
| Apr 8, 2022 | Smoke on the Falls 🏅 Gadsden, AL | 49 / 34 (307.9200) | 56 (146.2516) | 36 (161.6684) | — | — |
| Apr 9, 2021 | Smoke on the Falls 🏅 Gadsden, AL | 45 / 38 (302.2060) | 45 (143.9772) | 35 (158.2288) | — | — |
| Sep 18, 2020 | Smoke on the Falls 🏅 Gadsden, AL | 46 / 28 (309.5312) | 43 (151.3256) | 37 (158.2056) | — | — |