A tough matchup
3–0
behind in the head-to-head
TEXAS WARPIG BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
TEXAS WARPIG BBQ has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
Smoker and The Bandits
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1503
peak 1506 · rated over 5 contests ⓘ
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
2017-02-03
latest 2019-02-01
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 54%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
571.05
last 5 Master vs avg 571.05 (+0.00)
Walk rate
40%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±132.65
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 168.74 · weakest Brisket (153.70)
Road miles
1,765
mi across 5 mapped stops · furthest 441 mi
Schedule strength
35%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1546)
Purse competed for
$15K
listed at 1 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 1 state-championship entries
Master avg
571.05 / 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
−15.0
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 15.04 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 50%.
- Brisket avg 153.70
- Chicken avg 168.74
- 0 calls in 5 entries
A strong matchup
3–0
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 100% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of THE REPUBLIC OF 'QUE in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
A February team
Top 27%
average finish in February
Something about February: average finish in the top 27% across 3 contests, versus top 54% the rest of the year.
- 3 February contests
- top 54% the rest of the year
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.
110 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3085 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1506
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to Smoker and The Bandits)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Smoker and The Bandits has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#3103 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1505
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#3084 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1514
No shared contest yet.
Level with Smoker and The Bandits on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#3091 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 40%
- Peak
- 1511
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#3096 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1515
No shared contest yet.
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2017.
⚔ Head-to-head#3081 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1512
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-headBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 175.4400 | 157.7716 | 168.74 | top 24% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.4516 | 137.0972 | 153.97 | top 57% |
| Pork | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.8228 | 149.6684 | 159.18 | top 54% |
| Brisket | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164.6172 | 142.8456 | 153.70 | top 61% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| TX | 3 | 0 | top 27% |
| AR | 2 | 0 | top 95% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 95% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 44% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Humble Rodeo and BBQ | 2 | 25 | 0 | top 23% | 2019-02-01 |
| *Bikes, Blues and BBQ | 2 | 36 | 0 | top 95% | 2018-09-28 |
The story so far (16 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
2 yrs
2017-02-03 → 2019-02-01
Busiest season
2018
2 contests
Contests a season
1.7
across 3 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
TX
3 of 5 contests · 2 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
3
2 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Pork
5 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 168.74 · weakest Brisket (153.70)
Walk rate
40%
a top-10 call in 2 of 5 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 5 contests
Master average
571.05
out of 720 · 5 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
411
300–189 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
1,765
5 mapped stops · furthest 441 mi
Schedule strength
1546
average field rating faced — tougher than 35% of rated contests
Purse competed for
$15,000
listed at 1 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0
from 1 state-championship entries
Power rating
1503
peak 1506 · #3101 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2017
- First tracked contest *Humble Rodeo & BBQ ( WFC Qualifier)
- Peak power rating (1506) *Humble Rodeo & BBQ ( WFC Qualifier)
- 2018
- First call *Humble Rodeo and BBQ
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score652.5256 *Humble Rodeo and BBQ
- Career-best single call (Chicken)175.4400 *Humble Rodeo and BBQ
- 2019
- Career-best overall score660.5600 Humble Rodeo and BBQ
- Most recent contest Humble Rodeo and BBQ
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +11.1 | Humble Rodeo and BBQ | 2019-02-01 |
| +8.9 | *Humble Rodeo and BBQ | 2018-02-02 |
| +5.6 | *Humble Rodeo & BBQ ( WFC Qualifier) | 2017-02-03 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12.1 | Bikes, Blues and BBQ | 2017-09-22 |
| -10.9 | *Bikes, Blues and BBQ | 2018-09-28 |
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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 20% | 91.7% | 91.7% |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 61% | 90.6% | 86.1% |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 65% | 89.4% | 66.3% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-02-01 | Humble Rodeo and BBQ 🏅 Humble, TX | 25 / 126 (660.5600) | 9 (169.7600) | 33 (165.7028) | 49 (161.6912) | 40 (163.4060) |
| 2018-09-28 | *Bikes, Blues and BBQ Fayetteville, AR | 47 / 49 (587.3828) | 38 (157.7716) | 47 (137.0972) | 45 (149.6684) | 49 (142.8456) |
| 2018-02-02 | *Humble Rodeo and BBQ Humble, TX | 38 / 145 (652.5256) | 2 (175.4400) | 119 (145.6456) | 39 (166.8228) | 40 (164.6172) |
| 2017-09-22 | Bikes, Blues and BBQ Fayetteville, AR | 36 / 38 (310.7768) | — | — | 24 (159.4056) | 26 (151.3712) |
| 2017-02-03 | *Humble Rodeo & BBQ ( WFC Qualifier) Humble, TX | 48 / 136 (644.0228) | 11 (172.0000) | 33 (167.4516) | 65 (158.3084) | 107 (146.2628) |