A tough matchup
6–0
behind in the head-to-head
HOT WACHULA'S ahead in 100% of their meetings
HOT WACHULA'S has come out ahead in 6 of their 6 shared contests.
Smoke Shack
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1387
peak 1387 · rated over 10 contests ⓘ
Contests
10
in the data
First seen
2013-11-15
latest 2019-11-22
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 10 contests
Avg finish
top 98%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
491.12 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 518.95 (-27.83)
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±71.88
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 147.76 · weakest Brisket (136.24)
Road miles
4,243
mi across 10 mapped stops · furthest 1069 mi
Schedule strength
35%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1546)
Purse competed for
$22K
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 2 state-championship entries
Master avg
518.95 / 720
10 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (6 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
−11.5
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 11.52 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 0%.
- Brisket avg 136.24
- Chicken avg 147.76
- 0 calls in 10 entries
The comeback
1.6 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 1.6 years, then back at Smokin On The Buffalo (2019-06-14).
- last seen 2017-11-17
- back 2019-06-14
Chicken nemesis
5 of 5
shared chicken entries lost
HOT WACHULA'S ahead 100% of the time
Even in their strongest meat, HOT WACHULA'S has out-cooked them in 5 of 5 shared chicken entries.
Boom or bust
±9.98%
swing around their own average
Their overall swings ±9.98% of a perfect score around its own average — when it lands they're dangerous, and when it doesn't the weekend is gone by lunch.
- averages 72.1% of a perfect score
- best 84.9%
The long haul
4,243
road miles between contests
Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 4,243 miles across 10 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 1,069 miles to Oinktoberfest.
- 10 mapped stops
- furthest 1,069 mi
Teams like this (closest power rating)
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.
#6343 of the rated field
- Contests
- 18
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1387
No shared contest yet.
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 18 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-head#6340 of the rated field
- Contests
- 18
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1387
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 18 contests to 10.
⚔ Head-to-head#6341 of the rated field
- Contests
- 23
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 4%
- Peak
- 1387
No shared contest yet.
23 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 4% top-10 finishes rather than wins.
⚔ Head-to-head#6344 of the rated field
- Contests
- 23
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 9%
- Peak
- 1509
No shared contest yet.
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Head-to-head#6345 of the rated field
- Contests
- 26
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 8%
- Peak
- 1387
No shared contest yet.
Level with Smoke Shack on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#6347 of the rated field
- Contests
- 13
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1386
No shared contest yet.
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 13 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOT WACHULA'S | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SWAMP BOYS | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SWINOS | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| MIDNIGHT BURN | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN BLUE Q FL | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.8572 | 130.8228 | 147.76 | top 91% |
| Pork Ribs | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 158.9028 | 121.1312 | 137.38 | top 93% |
| Pork | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.9144 | 116.5484 | 140.09 | top 95% |
| Brisket | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 157.1772 | 113.6916 | 136.24 | 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 state / province
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| FL | 6 | 0 | top 98% |
| GA | 2 | 0 | top 100% |
| WV | 1 | 0 | top 100% |
| NY | 1 | 0 | top 98% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 100% |
| Medium (20–39) | 3 | 0 | top 96% |
| Large (40+) | 6 | 0 | top 99% |
The story so far (17 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
6 yrs
2013-11-15 → 2019-11-22
Busiest season
2017
3 contests
Contests a season
1.7
across 6 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
FL
6 of 10 contests · 4 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
10
0 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Brisket
10 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 147.76 · weakest Brisket (136.24)
Walk rate
0%
a top-10 call in 0 of 10 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 10 contests
Master average
518.95
out of 720 · 10 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
355
6–461 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
4,243
10 mapped stops · furthest 1,069 mi
Schedule strength
1546
average field rating faced — tougher than 35% of rated contests
Purse competed for
$21,800
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0
from 2 state-championship entries
Longest layoff
1.6 yrs
2017-11-17 → 2019-06-14
Power rating
1387
peak 1387 · #6342 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest When Pigs Fly South
- Peak power rating (1485) When Pigs Fly South
- 2015
- Career-best overall score610.9488 Flames on the Flint
- Career-best single call (Chicken)166.8572 Flames on the Flint
- 2019
- 10th tracked contest Plant City Pig Jam
- Most recent contest Plant City Pig Jam
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -15.4 | When Pigs Fly South | 2013-11-15 |
| -13.3 | Fire Ant Festival BBQ Bash (SBBQA) | 2014-03-28 |
| -13.1 | Oinktoberfest | 2015-09-19 |
| -11.6 | Flames on the Flint | 2015-03-13 |
| -11.3 | Lakeland Pig Festival | 2016-01-29 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 97% | 77.8% | 69.3% |
| 2017 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 97% | 77% | 67.5% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 98% | 75.9% | 75.9% |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 99% | 84.9% | 81.6% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 100% | 80.2% | 80.2% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 100% | 60.3% | 60.3% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-11-22 | Plant City Pig Jam 🏅 Plant City, FL | 37 / 39 (560.0912) | 35 (147.9884) | 39 (128.0228) | 35 (152.0800) | 37 (132.0000) |
| 2019-06-14 | Smokin On The Buffalo 🏅 Mannington, WV | 16 / 16 (437.7596) | 15 (148.0228) | — | 15 (146.3084) | 14 (143.4284) |
| 2017-11-17 | Suncoast Credit Union Plant City Pig Jam Plant City, FL | 42 / 42 (377.0968) | — | 42 (121.1312) | 42 (131.4400) | 42 (124.5256) |
| 2017-02-17 | Downtown BBQ Throwdown Boca Raton, FL | 24 / 26 (526.3768) | 21 (147.4856) | 24 (127.9884) | 25 (116.5484) | 21 (134.3544) |
| 2017-01-27 | Lakeland Pig Festival Lakeland, FL | 60 / 60 (554.2512) | 60 (130.8228) | 57 (144.5600) | 60 (134.8684) | 55 (144.0000) |
| 2016-01-29 | Lakeland Pig Festival Lakeland, FL | 57 / 58 (546.3884) | 56 (146.9028) | 54 (149.1772) | 58 (118.2744) | 57 (132.0340) |
| 2015-09-19 | Oinktoberfest Clarence, NY | 51 / 52 (564.6856) | 51 (140.5828) | 37 (150.3200) | 48 (142.9028) | 52 (130.8800) |
| 2015-03-13 | Flames on the Flint Bainbridge, GA | 72 / 72 (610.9488) | 52 (166.8572) | 72 (130.8572) | 62 (162.9144) | 72 (150.3200) |
| 2014-03-28 | Fire Ant Festival BBQ Bash (SBBQA) Ashburn, GA | 35 / 35 (577.7600) | 34 (149.7028) | 31 (158.9028) | 34 (155.4628) | 35 (113.6916) |
| 2013-11-15 | When Pigs Fly South Lakeland, FL | 49 / 49 (434.1144) | 43 (151.4400) | 48 (125.4972) | — | 29 (157.1772) |