A tough matchup
4–0
behind in the head-to-head
VICTORY SMOKERS ahead in 100% of their meetings
VICTORY SMOKERS has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
CASTLE SMOKE BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1459
peak 1459 · rated over 5 contests ⓘ
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
2017-03-10
latest 2018-09-14
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 89%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
596.03
last 5 Master vs avg 596.03 (+0.00)
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±20.85
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 153.90 · weakest Brisket (143.47)
Road miles
2,825
mi across 5 mapped stops · furthest 959 mi
Schedule strength
62%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1579)
Master avg
596.03 / 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
−10.4
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 10.42 points below their pork, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 0%.
- Brisket avg 143.47
- Pork avg 153.90
- 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.
112 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5138 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1459
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#5146 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1459
No shared contest yet.
Level with CASTLE SMOKE BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#5142 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1459
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#5155 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1459
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#5154 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1459
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#5144 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1459
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2015, 3 years before CASTLE SMOKE BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-headBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 159.4288 | 133.6228 | 148.77 | top 86% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 154.8228 | 141.1088 | 149.89 | top 85% |
| Pork | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.9772 | 145.0628 | 153.90 | top 79% |
| Brisket | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 157.7028 | 135.8628 | 143.47 | top 89% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| MI | 2 | 0 | top 82% |
| GA | 2 | 0 | top 99% |
| OH | 1 | 0 | top 80% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 100% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 86% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flames on the Flint | 2 | 42 | 0 | top 99% | 2018-03-09 |
The story so far (14 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
1.5 yrs
2017-03-10 → 2018-09-14
Busiest season
2018
3 contests
Contests a season
2.5
across 2 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
MI
2 of 5 contests · 3 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 153.90 · weakest Brisket (143.47)
Walk rate
0%
a top-10 call in 0 of 5 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 5 contests
Master average
596.03
out of 720 · 5 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
174
26–193 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
2,825
5 mapped stops · furthest 959 mi
Schedule strength
1579
average field rating faced — tougher than 62% of rated contests
Power rating
1459
peak 1459 · #5139 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2017
- First tracked contest Flames on the Flint
- Peak power rating (1488) Flames on the Flint
- 2018
- Career-best overall score635.8856 *Ohio Veterans Barbecue Cook-Off
- Career-best single call (Pork)167.9772 *Ohio Veterans Barbecue Cook-Off
- Most recent contest *Silver Lake Apple BBQ Festival
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -13.1 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | 2017-09-01 |
| -11.7 | Flames on the Flint | 2017-03-10 |
| -10 | Flames on the Flint | 2018-03-09 |
| -5.3 | *Ohio Veterans Barbecue Cook-Off | 2018-07-13 |
| -1.1 | *Silver Lake Apple BBQ Festival | 2018-09-14 |
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 82% | 88.3% | 83.2% |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 99% | 82.9% | 82.1% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-09-14 | *Silver Lake Apple BBQ Festival Mears, MI | 31 / 48 (578.0920) | 32 (133.6228) | 31 (141.1088) | 25 (158.8460) | 30 (144.5144) |
| 2018-07-13 | *Ohio Veterans Barbecue Cook-Off Kettering, OH | 32 / 40 (635.8856) | 36 (155.3828) | 33 (154.8228) | 20 (167.9772) | 34 (157.7028) |
| 2018-03-09 | Flames on the Flint Bainbridge, GA | 42 / 42 (583.6912) | 42 (149.6800) | 41 (150.2056) | 42 (147.9428) | 42 (135.8628) |
| 2017-09-01 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Traverse City, MI | 27 / 27 (585.5428) | 25 (145.7144) | 23 (150.8228) | 25 (149.6572) | 27 (139.3484) |
| 2017-03-10 | Flames on the Flint Bainbridge, GA | 66 / 67 (596.9492) | 55 (159.4288) | 65 (152.5144) | 67 (145.0628) | 66 (139.9432) |