The one to beat
2×
one call ahead of them
SMOKEY JOE'S has finished one call ahead of Hans Schwein 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
Hans Schwein
Hans Schwein is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2017 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 27th of 31 at the Our Lady of Victory Holy Smokes BBQ Competition (2019).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1465
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 4
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
Aug 4, 2017
latest Sep 20, 2019 · 2.1 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 86%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±13.30
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 162.99 · weakest Brisket (150.79)
Road miles
64
across 4 mapped stops · furthest 64 mi
Schedule strength
39%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1551)
Purse competed for
$16K
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 2 state-championship entries
Master avg
626.72 / 720
4 Master contests · 0 GCs
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.9772 | 154.2172 | 162.10 | top 70% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.2628 | 139.3828 | 150.85 | top 86% |
| Pork | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.2972 | 159.9772 | 162.99 | top 66% |
| Brisket | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 155.3944 | 145.6228 | 150.79 | top 87% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Our Lady of Victory Holy Smokes BBQ Competition | 3 | 27 | 0 | top 89% | Aug 2, 2019 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2019
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
OH
3 of 4 contests
Contests visited
2
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
80
finished ahead 19 times, behind 113
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20193 milestones
- Career-best overall score646.2632 Smokin in The Hills
- Career-best single call (Chicken)167.9772 Smokin in The Hills
- Most recent contest Smokin in The Hills
20172 milestones
- First tracked contest Our Lady of Victory Holy Smokes BBQ Competition
- Peak power rating (1491) Our Lady of Victory Holy Smokes BBQ Competition
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12 | Our Lady of Victory Holy Smokes BBQ Competition | Aug 3, 2018 |
| -9 | Our Lady of Victory Holy Smokes BBQ Competition | Aug 4, 2017 |
| -8.2 | Our Lady of Victory Holy Smokes BBQ Competition | Aug 2, 2019 |
| -5.7 | Smokin in The Hills | Sep 20, 2019 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 83% | 89.8% | 88.6% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 94% | 84.7% | 84.7% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 84% | 86.2% | 86.2% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 20, 2019 | Smokin in The Hills 🏅 | 30 / 38 (646.2632) | 22 (167.9772) | 32 (156.5944) | 21 (166.2972) | 30 (155.3944) |
| Aug 2, 2019 | Our Lady of Victory Holy Smokes BBQ Competition 🏅 Cincinnati, OH | 27 / 31 (630.0800) | 30 (154.2172) | 18 (162.2628) | 19 (165.6800) | 30 (147.9200) |
| Aug 3, 2018 | Our Lady of Victory Holy Smokes BBQ Competition Cincinnati, OH | 33 / 35 (610.1484) | 26 (159.3944) | 35 (145.1428) | 26 (159.9884) | 34 (145.6228) |
| Aug 4, 2017 | Our Lady of Victory Holy Smokes BBQ Competition Cincinnati, OH | 27 / 32 (620.4000) | 16 (166.8228) | 32 (139.3828) | 24 (159.9772) | 24 (154.2172) |