A tough matchup
5–0
behind in the head-to-head
PROUD SOULS BARBECUE ahead in 100% of their meetings
PROUD SOULS BARBECUE has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
THE ORIGINAL SMOKE TROTTERS
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1491
peak 1491 · rated over 5 contests ⓘ
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
2016-06-17
latest 2022-06-16
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 66%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
627.74
last 5 Master vs avg 627.74 (+0.00)
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±15.07
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 162.71 · weakest Brisket (150.13)
Road miles
0
mi across 5 mapped stops
Schedule strength
60%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1576)
Purse competed for
$29K
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 2 state-championship entries
Master avg
627.74 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (4 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 weak link
−12.6
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 12.58 points below their pork, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 0%.
- Brisket avg 150.13
- Pork avg 162.71
- 0 calls in 5 entries
A strong matchup
5–0
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 100% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of CARNIVORES in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
The comeback
3 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 3 years, then back at Frisco BBQ Challenge (2022-06-16).
- last seen 2019-06-14
- back 2022-06-16
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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.
144 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3627 of the rated field
- Contests
- 12
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1490
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to THE ORIGINAL SMOKE TROTTERS)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team THE ORIGINAL SMOKE TROTTERS has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#3583 of the rated field
- Contests
- 14
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1506
0–4 in 4 shared contests (0% to THE ORIGINAL SMOKE TROTTERS)
Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 3 years before THE ORIGINAL SMOKE TROTTERS's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-head#3620 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 40%
- Peak
- 1507
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#3610 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1516
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 7 years after THE ORIGINAL SMOKE TROTTERS did, first appearing in 2023.
⚔ Head-to-head#3618 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1491
No shared contest yet.
Level with THE ORIGINAL SMOKE TROTTERS on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#3590 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1491
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CARNIVORES | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| DOUBLE J SMOKERS | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
| 1 2 BBQ | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| PROUD SOULS BARBECUE | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| 303 BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| 3 LIL' MACS BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.2400 | 149.7144 | 155.86 | top 75% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.0972 | 149.6228 | 159.04 | top 58% |
| Pork | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.4056 | 157.6456 | 162.71 | top 56% |
| Brisket | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 157.0972 | 138.1828 | 150.13 | top 70% |
“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 contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 59% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 67% |
The story so far (17 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
6 yrs
2016-06-17 → 2022-06-16
Busiest season
2022
1 contest
Contests a season
1
across 5 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
CO
5 of 5 contests
Contests visited
5
0 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
5 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Pork
averages 162.71 · weakest Brisket (150.13)
Walk rate
0%
a top-10 call in 0 of 5 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 5 contests
Master average
627.74
out of 720 · 5 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
137
93–173 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
0
5 mapped stops
Schedule strength
1576
average field rating faced — tougher than 60% of rated contests
Purse competed for
$28,800
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0
from 2 state-championship entries
Longest layoff
3 yrs
2019-06-14 → 2022-06-16
Power rating
1491
peak 1491 · #3609 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2016
- First tracked contest 23rd Annual Colorado BBQ Challenge
- Career-best overall score642.0912 23rd Annual Colorado BBQ Challenge
- Career-best single call (Pork)167.4056 23rd Annual Colorado BBQ Challenge
- Peak power rating (1498) 23rd Annual Colorado BBQ Challenge
- 2022
- Most recent contest Frisco BBQ Challenge
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +0.5 | 25th Annual Colorado BBQ Challenge | 2018-06-15 |
| +0.3 | Frisco BBQ Challenge | 2022-06-16 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -7.1 | 26th Annual Colorado BBQ Challenge | 2019-06-14 |
| -1.8 | 23rd Annual Colorado BBQ Challenge | 2016-06-17 |
| -1.2 | 24th Annual Colorado BBQ Challenge | 2017-06-16 |
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)
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 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 59% | 88.6% | 88.6% |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 84% | 83.2% | 83.2% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 58% | 87.1% | 87.1% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 63% | 87.8% | 87.8% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 64% | 89.2% | 89.2% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-06-16 | Frisco BBQ Challenge 🏅 Frisco, CO | 22 / 37 (637.7032) | 30 (160.5944) | 19 (164.5488) | 18 (166.8228) | 30 (145.7372) |
| 2019-06-14 | 26th Annual Colorado BBQ Challenge 🏅 Frisco, CO | 46 / 55 (599.3028) | 45 (149.7144) | 44 (150.8456) | 33 (160.5600) | 51 (138.1828) |
| 2018-06-15 | 25th Annual Colorado BBQ Challenge Frisco, CO | 36 / 62 (627.2456) | 33 (162.2400) | 51 (149.6228) | 36 (161.1200) | 37 (154.2628) |
| 2017-06-16 | 24th Annual Colorado BBQ Challenge Frisco, CO | 37 / 59 (632.3428) | 44 (154.2400) | 19 (165.0972) | 41 (157.6456) | 35 (155.3600) |
| 2016-06-17 | 23rd Annual Colorado BBQ Challenge Frisco, CO | 37 / 58 (642.0912) | 50 (152.5028) | 26 (165.0856) | 25 (167.4056) | 33 (157.0972) |