A tough matchup
4–0
behind in the head-to-head
SMOOTH SMOKE ahead in 100% of their meetings
SMOOTH SMOKE has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
Four Way Test BBQ
Four Way Test BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2017 and 2021. Their best overall finish is 25th of 27 at the Smokin Hot Cars & BBQ (2018).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1465
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 4
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
Jul 28, 2017
latest Jul 23, 2021 · 4 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 95%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±15.85
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 158.56 · weakest Brisket (143.55)
Road miles
0
across 4 mapped stops
Schedule strength
91%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1631)
Purse competed for
$12K
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 2 state-championship entries
Master avg
605.49 / 720
4 Master contests · 0 GCs
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.4284 | 150.8572 | 158.56 | top 86% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 155.9428 | 145.7028 | 152.40 | top 93% |
| Pork | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 156 | 138.2512 | 150.97 | top 89% |
| Brisket | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 158.8572 | 134.7772 | 143.55 | top 91% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 3 | 0 | top 94% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 98% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smokin' Hot Cars & BBQ | 4 | 25 | 0 | top 95% | Jul 23, 2021 |
More numbers
Contests a season
1
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
KS
4 of 4 contests
Contests visited
1
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
79
finished ahead 6 times, behind 113
Longest layoff
2 yrs
Jul 26, 2019 → Jul 23, 2021
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20211 milestone
- Most recent contest Smokin' Hot Cars & BBQ
20182 milestones
- Career-best overall score631.9884 Smokin Hot Cars & BBQ
- Career-best single call (Chicken)163.4284 Smokin Hot Cars & BBQ
20172 milestones
- First tracked contest Smokin Hot Cars & BBQ
- Peak power rating (1492) Smokin Hot Cars & BBQ
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -9.2 | Smokin Hot Cars & BBQ | Jul 27, 2018 |
| -8.8 | Smokin' Hot Cars & BBQ | Jul 23, 2021 |
| -8.8 | Smokin Hot Cars & BBQ | Jul 26, 2019 |
| -8.1 | Smokin Hot Cars & BBQ | Jul 28, 2017 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 96% | 83.6% | 83.6% |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 98% | 82% | 82% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 93% | 87.8% | 87.8% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 93% | 83.1% | 83.1% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 23, 2021 | Smokin' Hot Cars & BBQ 🏅 Iola, KS | 27 / 28 (601.6116) | 28 (150.8572) | 28 (154.2516) | 26 (153.6456) | 27 (142.8572) |
| Jul 26, 2019 | Smokin Hot Cars & BBQ 🏅 Iola, KS | 40 / 41 (590.1708) | 36 (158.2512) | 39 (155.9428) | 41 (138.2512) | 39 (137.7256) |
| Jul 27, 2018 | Smokin Hot Cars & BBQ Iola, KS | 25 / 27 (631.9884) | 21 (163.4284) | 24 (153.7144) | 24 (155.9884) | 20 (158.8572) |
| Jul 28, 2017 | Smokin Hot Cars & BBQ Iola, KS | 25 / 27 (598.1944) | 21 (161.7144) | 24 (145.7028) | 20 (156) | 27 (134.7772) |