A tough matchup
5–0
behind in the head-to-head
CIDER BOYS BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
CIDER BOYS BBQ has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
SMOKIN GOOD TIMES ME.
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1468
peak 1468 · rated over 5 contests ⓘ
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
2017-07-15
latest 2018-09-22
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 78%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
613.69
last 5 Master vs avg 613.79 (-0.10)
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±12.80
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 156.69 · weakest Brisket (148.10)
Road miles
548
mi across 5 mapped stops · furthest 150 mi
Schedule strength
61%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1576)
Master avg
613.79 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (2 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
−8.6
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 8.59 points below their pork, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 0%.
- Brisket avg 148.10
- Pork avg 156.69
- 0 calls in 5 entries
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.
156 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4764 of the rated field
- Contests
- 18
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 6%
- Peak
- 1467
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to SMOKIN GOOD TIMES ME.)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team SMOKIN GOOD TIMES ME. has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#4755 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1467
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#4724 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1468
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 6 years after SMOKIN GOOD TIMES ME. did, first appearing in 2023.
⚔ Head-to-head#4734 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1468
No shared contest yet.
Level with SMOKIN GOOD TIMES ME. on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#4743 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1468
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#4714 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1468
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CIDER BOYS BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| PADDY MCQ'S | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| FIRE DOWN BELOW | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.4628 | 144.5600 | 155.43 | top 74% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.7256 | 139.4060 | 152.68 | top 76% |
| Pork | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164.6056 | 153.1200 | 156.69 | top 71% |
| Brisket | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 150.8576 | 145.0856 | 148.10 | top 86% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ME | 4 | 0 | top 77% |
| NH | 1 | 0 | top 83% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 4 | 0 | top 77% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 83% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| *Great Maine BBQ Challenge | 2 | 13 | 0 | top 63% | 2018-09-22 |
The story so far (14 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
1.2 yrs
2017-07-15 → 2018-09-22
Busiest season
2018
3 contests
Contests a season
2.5
across 2 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
ME
4 of 5 contests · 2 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
4
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
5 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Pork
averages 156.69 · weakest Brisket (148.10)
Walk rate
0%
a top-10 call in 0 of 5 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 5 contests
Master average
613.79
out of 720 · 5 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
82
28–125 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
548
5 mapped stops · furthest 150 mi
Schedule strength
1576
average field rating faced — tougher than 61% of rated contests
Power rating
1468
peak 1468 · #4741 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2017
- First tracked contest *Smokin at the Ballpark BBQ Fest
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)165.7256 *Smokin at the Ballpark BBQ Fest
- Peak power rating (1491) *Smokin at the Ballpark BBQ Fest
- 2018
- Career-best overall score638.3088 Granite State BBQ Championship
- Most recent contest *Great Maine BBQ Challenge
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -9.7 | *Thrillin & Grillin at Aquaboggan Water park | 2018-08-11 |
| -8.9 | *Smokin at the Ballpark BBQ Fest | 2017-07-15 |
| -6.4 | Granite State BBQ Championship | 2018-06-09 |
| -5.7 | *Great Maine BBQ Challenge | 2018-09-22 |
| -1.7 | *Great Maine BBQ Challenge | 2017-09-22 |
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 | 0% | top 86% | 88.7% | 85.7% |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 67% | 85.9% | 85.6% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-09-22 | *Great Maine BBQ Challenge Bangor, ME | 22 / 27 (610.7660) | 22 (154.2628) | 20 (153.6916) | 18 (153.1200) | 24 (149.6916) |
| 2018-08-11 | *Thrillin & Grillin at Aquaboggan Water park Saco, ME | 28 / 30 (601.1204) | 23 (156.0000) | 27 (145.1776) | 26 (154.8572) | 28 (145.0856) |
| 2018-06-09 | Granite State BBQ Championship Hancock, NH | 34 / 41 (638.3088) | 27 (163.4628) | 27 (159.3828) | 20 (164.6056) | 35 (150.8576) |
| 2017-09-22 | *Great Maine BBQ Challenge Bangor, ME | 13 / 29 (618.2860) | 15 (158.8572) | 28 (139.4060) | 22 (153.1312) | 21 (148.5716) |
| 2017-07-15 | *Smokin at the Ballpark BBQ Fest Old Orchard Beach, ME | 26 / 29 (614.2744) | 28 (144.5600) | 15 (165.7256) | 22 (157.7144) | 26 (146.2744) |