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
Smoker and The Bandits is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2017 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 25th of 126 at the Humble Rodeo and BBQ (2019). They are ranked #3118 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1503
peak 1506 · rated over 5 contests
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
Feb 3, 2017
latest Feb 1, 2019 · 2 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podium
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 54%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
40%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±132.65
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 168.74 · weakest Brisket (153.70)
Road miles
1,765
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 contest — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 1 state-championship entry
Master avg
571.05 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Smoker and The Bandits, each with one reason worth a look.
121 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3,098 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#3,108 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1503
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,100 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1514
Level with Smoker and The Bandits on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#3,107 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 40%
- Peak
- 1511
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,102 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 40%
- Peak
- 1507
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,137 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1502
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 | 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 field size and state
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 95% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 44% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Humble Rodeo and BBQ | 2 | 25 | 0 | top 23% | Feb 1, 2019 |
| Bikes, Blues and BBQ | 2 | 36 | 0 | top 95% | Sep 28, 2018 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2018
2 contests
Contests a season
1.7
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
TX
3 of 5 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
3
2 of them more than once
Opponents faced
408
finished ahead 300 times, behind 189
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20192 milestones
- Career-best overall score660.5600 Humble Rodeo and BBQ
- Most recent contest Humble Rodeo and BBQ
20183 milestones
- 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
20172 milestones
- First tracked contest Humble Rodeo & BBQ ( WFC Qualifier)
- Peak power rating (1506) Humble Rodeo & BBQ ( WFC Qualifier)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +11.1 | Humble Rodeo and BBQ | Feb 1, 2019 |
| +9 | Humble Rodeo and BBQ | Feb 2, 2018 |
| +5.6 | Humble Rodeo & BBQ ( WFC Qualifier) | Feb 3, 2017 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12.1 | Bikes, Blues and BBQ | Sep 22, 2017 |
| -10.9 | Bikes, Blues and BBQ | Sep 28, 2018 |
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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 1, 2019 | Humble Rodeo and BBQ 🏅 Humble, TX | 25 / 126 (660.5600) | 9 (169.7600) | 33 (165.7028) | 49 (161.6912) | 40 (163.4060) |
| Sep 28, 2018 | Bikes, Blues and BBQ Fayetteville, AR | 47 / 49 (587.3828) | 38 (157.7716) | 47 (137.0972) | 45 (149.6684) | 49 (142.8456) |
| Feb 2, 2018 | Humble Rodeo and BBQ Humble, TX | 38 / 145 (652.5256) | 2 (175.4400) | 119 (145.6456) | 39 (166.8228) | 40 (164.6172) |
| Sep 22, 2017 | Bikes, Blues and BBQ Fayetteville, AR | 36 / 38 (310.7768) | — | — | 24 (159.4056) | 26 (151.3712) |
| Feb 3, 2017 | Humble Rodeo & BBQ ( WFC Qualifier) Humble, TX | 48 / 136 (644.0228) | 11 (172) | 33 (167.4516) | 65 (158.3084) | 107 (146.2628) |