A tough matchup
4–0
behind in the head-to-head
BUNCH OF SWINES ahead in 100% of their meetings
BUNCH OF SWINES has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
Joker Smokers
Joker Smokers is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2015 and 2022. Their best overall finish is 5th of 13 at the Smoke on the Quiet Waters (2018).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1492
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 4
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
Sep 5, 2015
latest Sep 24, 2022 · 7.1 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
2
50% of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 65%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
100%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±18.67
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 164.85 · weakest Pork Ribs (150.13)
Road miles
172
across 4 mapped stops
Schedule strength
36%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1548)
Master avg
628.99 / 720
4 Master contests · 0 GCs
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 163.5204 | 146.8456 | 158.17 | top 72% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 156.0116 | 136.5484 | 150.13 | top 76% |
| Pork | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 173.1428 | 157.7028 | 164.85 | top 34% |
| Brisket | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 165.7028 | 140.5372 | 155.83 | top 61% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 3 | 0 | top 67% |
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 58% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke on the Waters (Day 2) | 2 | 9 | 0 | top 82% | Sep 24, 2022 |
More numbers
Contests a season
1
across 4 seasons in the data
Contests visited
3
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
46
finished ahead 24 times, behind 36
Longest layoff
3 yrs
Sep 7, 2019 → Sep 24, 2022
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20221 milestone
- Most recent contest Smoke on the Waters (Day 2)
20185 milestones
- First overall top-10 Smoke on the Quiet Waters
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score656.6288 Smoke on the Quiet Waters
- Career-best overall score656.6288 Smoke on the Quiet Waters
- Career-best single call (Pork)173.1428 Smoke on the Quiet Waters
- Peak power rating (1506) Smoke on the Quiet Waters
20152 milestones
- First tracked contest Grillstock
- First call Grillstock
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +7.6 | Smoke on the Quiet Waters | Sep 8, 2018 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -9.4 | Smoke on the Waters (Day 2) | Sep 24, 2022 |
| -4.6 | Smoke on the Waters | Sep 7, 2019 |
| -1.7 | Grillstock | Sep 5, 2015 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 90% | 86.3% | 86.3% |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 73% | 87.8% | 87.8% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 38% | 91.2% | 91.2% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 58% | 84.1% | 84.1% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 24, 2022 | Smoke on the Waters (Day 2) Devon | 9 / 10 (621.7028) | 10 (146.8456) | 6 (156) | 7 (157.7028) | 5 (161.1544) |
| Sep 7, 2019 | Smoke on the Waters Devon | 11 / 15 (632.4344) | 12 (160.5372) | 13 (151.9772) | 3 (163.9772) | 11 (155.9428) |
| Sep 8, 2018 | Smoke on the Quiet Waters Devon | 5 / 13 (656.6288) | 10 (161.7716) | 9 (156.0116) | 3 (173.1428) | 5 (165.7028) |
| Sep 5, 2015 | Grillstock London | 15 / 26 (605.2004) | 8 (163.5204) | 23 (136.5484) | 6 (164.5944) | 21 (140.5372) |