The one to beat
2×
one call ahead of them
CHOPLICKERS BBQ has finished one call ahead of Smoke This!! 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
Smoke This!!
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1479
peak 1479 · rated over 5 contests ⓘ
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
2013-09-20
latest 2018-09-22
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 67%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
612.85
last 5 Master vs avg 612.85 (+0.00)
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±9.16
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 157.62 · weakest Pork Ribs (148.90)
Road miles
1
mi across 5 mapped stops
Schedule strength
13%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1519)
Master avg
612.85 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (6 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.
A tough matchup
5–0
behind in the head-to-head
Sweet Heat BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
Sweet Heat BBQ has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
The weak link
−8.7
points behind their best meat
Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 8.72 points below their pork, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 0%.
- Pork Ribs avg 148.90
- Pork avg 157.62
- 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 Misfits of Meat in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
The comeback
2 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 2 years, then back at Ointoberfest BBQ Cookoff (2016-09-23).
- last seen 2014-09-20
- back 2016-09-23
Looking over their shoulder
2×
one call behind them
HAWKEYEBBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.
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.
148 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4160 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1479
2–2 in 4 shared contests (50% to Smoke This!!)
These two have cooked 4 of the same contests — honours even — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.
⚔ Head-to-head#4166 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1479
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#4143 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1479
No shared contest yet.
Level with Smoke This!! on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#4169 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1479
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 6 years after Smoke This!! did, first appearing in 2019.
⚔ Head-to-head#4151 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1503
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#4144 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1479
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-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUTTS & LINKS BBQ | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| TRANQUIL CARNIVORES | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| BEHIND BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| THE GOOD CUE CREW | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| BIG BELLY BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| Sweet Heat BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| GOOD SMOKE BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Nickel City Smokers | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| RED VALLEY BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SHORTSVILLE SMOKERS | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| KISS MY BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 159.4172 | 151.3944 | 155.87 | top 63% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164.5828 | 137.1544 | 148.90 | top 68% |
| Pork | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164.6172 | 150.8228 | 157.62 | top 49% |
| Brisket | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 159.3944 | 141.6576 | 150.47 | top 66% |
“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.
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oinktoberfest | 4 | 32 | 0 | top 64% | 2018-09-22 |
The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
5 yrs
2013-09-20 → 2018-09-22
Busiest season
2018
1 contest
Contests a season
1
across 5 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
NY
5 of 5 contests
Contests visited
2
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
5 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Pork
averages 157.62 · weakest Pork Ribs (148.90)
Walk rate
0%
a top-10 call in 0 of 5 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 5 contests
Master average
612.85
out of 720 · 5 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
144
102–188 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
1
5 mapped stops
Schedule strength
1519
average field rating faced — tougher than 13% of rated contests
Longest layoff
2 yrs
2014-09-20 → 2016-09-23
Power rating
1479
peak 1479 · #4146 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Oinktoberfest
- Career-best single call (Pork)164.6172 Oinktoberfest
- 2014
- Career-best overall score627.4056 Oinktoberfest
- Peak power rating (1499) Oinktoberfest
- 2018
- Most recent contest Oinktoberfest
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +1.2 | Oinktoberfest | 2014-09-20 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -7.2 | Ointoberfest BBQ Cookoff | 2016-09-23 |
| -7.2 | Oinktoberfest | 2017-09-22 |
| -4.9 | Oinktoberfest | 2018-09-22 |
| -2.6 | Oinktoberfest | 2013-09-20 |
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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 73% | 83.2% | 83.2% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 77% | 85.2% | 85.2% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 76% | 84.7% | 84.7% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 48% | 87.1% | 87.1% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 59% | 85.3% | 85.3% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-09-22 | Oinktoberfest Clarence, NY | 37 / 51 (598.8004) | 31 (154.2972) | 44 (142.8112) | 19 (160.0344) | 42 (141.6576) |
| 2017-09-22 | Oinktoberfest Clarence, NY | 41 / 53 (613.5316) | 44 (155.3600) | 48 (147.9544) | 41 (150.8228) | 22 (159.3944) |
| 2016-09-23 | Ointoberfest BBQ Cookoff Clarence, NY | 41 / 54 (610.1716) | 45 (151.3944) | 34 (151.9772) | 26 (160.5828) | 47 (146.2172) |
| 2014-09-20 | Oinktoberfest Clarence, NY | 32 / 66 (627.4056) | 30 (158.8572) | 11 (164.5828) | 44 (152.0228) | 37 (151.9428) |
| 2013-09-20 | Oinktoberfest Clarence, NY | 42 / 71 (614.3432) | 30 (159.4172) | 60 (137.1544) | 12 (164.6172) | 44 (153.1544) |