They almost always walk
67%
of contests with a top-10 call
A call in 6 of 9 contests
A top-10 category call in 67% of their 9 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.
302SMOKE
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1539
peak 1539 · rated over 9 contests ⓘ
Contests
9
in the data
First seen
2015-05-01
latest 2018-10-19
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 9 contests
Avg finish
top 44%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
651.12 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 647.87 (+3.25)
Walk rate
67%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±14.14
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 166.01 · weakest Brisket (160.23)
Road miles
532
mi across 9 mapped stops · furthest 77 mi
Schedule strength
57%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1572)
Master avg
647.87 / 720
9 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (8 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.
High-water mark
667.4632
career-best overall
92.7% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 667.4632 at Historic New Castle Colonial BBQ Competition — 92.7% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2017-06-09
The one to beat
2×
one call ahead of them
PAVONE BROTHERS BBQ has finished one call ahead of 302SMOKE 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
A tough matchup
8–0
behind in the head-to-head
SAUCE THIS BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
SAUCE THIS BBQ has come out ahead in 8 of their 8 shared contests.
The weak link
−5.8
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 5.78 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 22% of the time against 44%.
- Brisket avg 160.23
- Chicken avg 166.01
- 2 calls in 9 entries
A strong matchup
6–0
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 100% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of BLIND CHERRY BBQ in 6 of their 6 shared contests.
Chicken nemesis
5 of 8
shared chicken entries lost
Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit ahead 63% of the time
Even in their strongest meat, Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit has out-cooked them in 5 of 8 shared chicken entries.
The metronome
±1.96%
swing around their own average
Their overall lands within ±1.96% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.
- averages 90.0% of a perfect score
- 9 contests
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.
77 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#1970 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 44%
- Peak
- 1542
No shared contest yet.
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 9 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-head#1989 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1539
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 9 contests to 9, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#1972 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 2
- Top-10s
- 64%
- Peak
- 1539
No shared contest yet.
Their rating is built on 2 Grand Championships in 11 contests, alongside a 64% overall top-10 rate.
⚔ Head-to-head#1992 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 45%
- Peak
- 1539
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 8 years after 302SMOKE did, first appearing in 2023.
⚔ Head-to-head#1964 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 45%
- Peak
- 1550
No shared contest yet.
Level with 302SMOKE on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#1975 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1539
No shared contest yet.
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 10 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DON'T KNOW JACK BBQ | 8 | 5 | 3 | 63% | ⚔ compare |
| GUZZY-Q | 8 | 4 | 4 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit | 8 | 3 | 5 | 38% | ⚔ compare |
| PIGHEADED BBQ | 8 | 3 | 5 | 38% | ⚔ compare |
| SAUCE THIS BBQ | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| BIG UGLY'S BBQ - MD | 7 | 4 | 3 | 57% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN' TEX BBQ | 7 | 4 | 3 | 57% | ⚔ compare |
| SLOWER LOWER BBQ | 7 | 4 | 3 | 57% | ⚔ compare |
| HOG STREET BULLIES | 7 | 4 | 3 | 57% | ⚔ compare |
| CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ | 7 | 2 | 5 | 29% | ⚔ compare |
| 3 EYZ BBQ | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14% | ⚔ compare |
| DRILLING & GRILLING | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14% | ⚔ compare |
| BLIND CHERRY BBQ | 6 | 6 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| TRIBAL SMOKERS | 6 | 5 | 1 | 83% | ⚔ compare |
| WEEKEND SMOKERS | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 173.1200 | 153.6228 | 166.01 | top 34% |
| Pork Ribs | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 170.2972 | 146.8116 | 161.06 | top 44% |
| Pork | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 171.4400 | 154.2856 | 160.57 | top 51% |
| Brisket | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 172.0228 | 142.8000 | 160.23 | top 50% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| DE | 6 | 0 | top 51% |
| MD | 3 | 0 | top 31% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 38% |
| Large (40+) | 8 | 0 | top 45% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boo-B-Que | 3 | 30 | 0 | top 56% | 2018-10-19 |
| Historic New Castle Colonial BBQ Competition | 2 | 11 | 0 | top 36% | 2018-06-08 |
The story so far (14 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
3.5 yrs
2015-05-01 → 2018-10-19
Busiest season
2018
3 contests
Contests a season
2.3
across 4 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
DE
6 of 9 contests · 2 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
6
2 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
9 entries · 0 wins · 4 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 166.01 · weakest Brisket (160.23)
Walk rate
67%
a top-10 call in 6 of 9 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 9 contests
Master average
647.87
out of 720 · 9 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
231
268–220 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
532
9 mapped stops · furthest 77 mi
Schedule strength
1572
average field rating faced — tougher than 57% of rated contests
Power rating
1539
peak 1539 · #1976 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2015
- First tracked contest Naptown barBAYq Contest and Music Festival
- First call Naptown barBAYq Contest and Music Festival
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score656.5596 Naptown barBAYq Contest and Music Festival
- 2017
- Career-best overall score667.4632 Historic New Castle Colonial BBQ Competition
- 2018
- Career-best single call (Chicken)173.1200 Historic New Castle Colonial BBQ Competition
- Peak power rating (1539) Boo-B-Que
- Most recent contest Boo-B-Que
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +11.3 | Boss Frogs BBQ | 2017-04-07 |
| +10.3 | Historic New Castle Colonial BBQ Competition | 2017-06-09 |
| +9.6 | Naptown barBAYq Contest and Music Festival | 2015-05-01 |
| +7.4 | Smokin on The Dock of the Bay | 2018-08-17 |
| +4 | Historic New Castle Colonial BBQ Competition | 2018-06-08 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -7.3 | Boo-B-Que | 2017-10-20 |
| -3.5 | Boo B Que By the Sea | 2015-10-30 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67% | top 43% | 91.3% | 90.8% |
| 2017 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67% | top 43% | 92.7% | 90.4% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 45% | 88.6% | 88.6% |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 47% | 91.2% | 88.8% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-10-19 | Boo-B-Que Rehoboth Beach, DE | 33 / 73 (651.3944) | 34 (164.5372) | 28 (164.5716) | 53 (154.2856) | 22 (168.0000) |
| 2018-08-17 | Smokin on The Dock of the Bay Crisfield, MD | 12 / 32 (657.0744) | 6 (169.1544) | 18 (157.1084) | 14 (163.4288) | 10 (167.3828) |
| 2018-06-08 | Historic New Castle Colonial BBQ Competition New Castle, DE | 20 / 42 (651.9316) | 3 (173.1200) | 38 (146.8116) | 25 (159.9772) | 4 (172.0228) |
| 2017-10-20 | Boo-B-Que Rehobeth Beach, DE | 53 / 69 (627.7140) | 61 (153.6228) | 42 (160.5256) | 39 (159.3600) | 50 (154.2056) |
| 2017-06-09 | Historic New Castle Colonial BBQ Competition New Castle, DE | 11 / 46 (667.4632) | 7 (170.8916) | 6 (167.4172) | 13 (166.8572) | 24 (162.2972) |
| 2017-04-07 | Boss Frogs BBQ Hurlock, MD | 13 / 45 (657.6912) | 17 (166.8228) | 6 (170.2972) | 40 (154.2856) | 16 (166.2856) |
| 2016-10-21 | Boo-B-Que Rehobeth Beach, DE | 30 / 67 (638.2516) | 7 (171.4172) | 26 (161.1544) | 28 (160.5828) | 60 (145.0972) |
| 2015-10-30 | Boo B Que By the Sea Rehobeth Beach, DE | 40 / 59 (622.7540) | 22 (162.8228) | 20 (162.2628) | 37 (154.8684) | 52 (142.8000) |
| 2015-05-01 | Naptown barBAYq Contest and Music Festival Annapolis, MD | 17 / 64 (656.5596) | 30 (161.7256) | 32 (159.4056) | 2 (171.4400) | 25 (163.9884) |