A tough matchup
4–0
behind in the head-to-head
SMOKIN BOYS AND HOT GRILLS ahead in 100% of their meetings
SMOKIN BOYS AND HOT GRILLS has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
Aces & Eights
Aces & Eights is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 26th of 61 at the Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off (2019). They are ranked #4284 of 6,485 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1477
peak 1477 · rated over 5 contests
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
Sep 20, 2013
latest Apr 5, 2019 · 5.5 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 69%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
20%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±20.00
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 155.54 · weakest Brisket (152.98)
Road miles
1,368
across 5 mapped stops · furthest 1,367 mi
Schedule strength
12%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1518)
State championships
0 🏅
won from 1 state-championship entry
Master avg
615.99 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Aces & Eights, each with one reason worth a look.
138 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4,279 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1504
1–2 in 3 shared contests (33% to Aces & Eights)
These two have cooked 3 of the same contests — ONE EYED JACKS ahead 2–1 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.
⚔ Head-to-head#4,259 of the rated field
- Contests
- 62
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 6%
- Peak
- 1521
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to Aces & Eights)
They've been 1521 at their best, 44 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-head#4,274 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1477
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,271 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1477
They turned up 9 years after Aces & Eights did, first appearing in 2022.
⚔ Compare careers#4,277 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1477
Level with Aces & Eights on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#4,300 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1503
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careersBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 158.2628 | 147.9656 | 154.48 | top 69% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 159.9888 | 149.1428 | 155.54 | top 56% |
| Pork | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164.5600 | 143.3600 | 152.99 | top 71% |
| Brisket | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 171.4172 | 143.9312 | 152.98 | top 59% |
“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
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oinktoberfest | 3 | 45 | 0 | top 78% | Sep 19, 2015 |
More numbers
Contests a season
1
across 5 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
NY
4 of 5 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
3
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
185
finished ahead 95 times, behind 204
Longest layoff
2.5 yrs
Sep 23, 2016 → Apr 5, 2019
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20195 milestones
- First call Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score652.5488 Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off
- Career-best overall score652.5488 Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off
- Career-best single call (Brisket)171.4172 Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off
- Most recent contest Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off
20132 milestones
- First tracked contest Oinktoberfest
- Peak power rating (1496) Oinktoberfest
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +5.2 | Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off | Apr 5, 2019 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -10.5 | Oinktoberfest | Sep 19, 2015 |
| -10.4 | Oinktoberfest | Sep 20, 2014 |
| -3.9 | Oinktoberfest | Sep 20, 2013 |
| -3.5 | Ointoberfest BBQ Cookoff | Sep 23, 2016 |
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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 43% | 90.6% | 90.6% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 69% | 86% | 86% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 87% | 82.8% | 82.8% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 85% | 83.5% | 83.5% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 63% | 84.9% | 84.9% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 5, 2019 | Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Cedar Park, TX | 26 / 61 (652.5488) | 38 (158.2628) | 40 (158.3088) | 28 (164.5600) | 8 (171.4172) |
| Sep 23, 2016 | Ointoberfest BBQ Cookoff Clarence, NY | 37 / 54 (619.2908) | 33 (158.2284) | 36 (151.4056) | 34 (156.5712) | 31 (153.0856) |
| Sep 19, 2015 | Oinktoberfest Clarence, NY | 45 / 52 (595.8284) | 42 (151.3828) | 42 (149.1428) | 47 (143.3600) | 29 (151.9428) |
| Sep 20, 2014 | Oinktoberfest Clarence, NY | 56 / 66 (601.0056) | 59 (147.9656) | 25 (159.9888) | 55 (148.5484) | 56 (144.5028) |
| Sep 20, 2013 | Oinktoberfest Clarence, NY | 45 / 71 (611.2568) | 38 (156.5600) | 22 (158.8456) | 53 (151.9200) | 61 (143.9312) |