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
CASTLE SMOKE BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2017 and 2018. Their best overall finish is 27th of 27 at the Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (2017). They are ranked #5172 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1459
peak 1459 · rated over 5 contests
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
Mar 10, 2017
latest Sep 14, 2018 · 1.5 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 89%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±20.85
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 153.90 · weakest Brisket (143.47)
Road miles
2,825
across 5 mapped stops · furthest 959 mi
Schedule strength
63%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1579)
Master avg
596.03 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to CASTLE SMOKE BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
122 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5,181 of the rated field
- Contests
- 32
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 6%
- Peak
- 1519
0–2 in 2 shared contests (0% to CASTLE SMOKE BBQ)
2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team CASTLE SMOKE BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#5,177 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1459
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#5,186 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1459
Level with CASTLE SMOKE BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#5,174 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1459
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#5,192 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1459
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#5,160 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1459
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 | 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 field size and state
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 100% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 86% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flames on the Flint | 2 | 42 | 0 | top 99% | Mar 9, 2018 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2018
3 contests
Contests a season
2.5
across 2 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
MI
2 of 5 contests · 3 states in all
Contests visited
4
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
173
finished ahead 26 times, behind 193
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20183 milestones
- 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
20172 milestones
- First tracked contest Flames on the Flint
- Peak power rating (1488) Flames on the Flint
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -13 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | Sep 1, 2017 |
| -11.7 | Flames on the Flint | Mar 10, 2017 |
| -10 | Flames on the Flint | Mar 9, 2018 |
| -5.3 | Ohio Veterans Barbecue Cook-Off | Jul 13, 2018 |
| -1.1 | Silver Lake Apple BBQ Festival | Sep 14, 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 14, 2018 | Silver Lake Apple BBQ Festival Mears, MI | 31 / 48 (578.0920) | 32 (133.6228) | 31 (141.1088) | 25 (158.8460) | 30 (144.5144) |
| Jul 13, 2018 | Ohio Veterans Barbecue Cook-Off Kettering, OH | 32 / 40 (635.8856) | 36 (155.3828) | 33 (154.8228) | 20 (167.9772) | 34 (157.7028) |
| Mar 9, 2018 | Flames on the Flint Bainbridge, GA | 42 / 42 (583.6912) | 42 (149.6800) | 41 (150.2056) | 42 (147.9428) | 42 (135.8628) |
| Sep 1, 2017 | 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) |
| Mar 10, 2017 | Flames on the Flint Bainbridge, GA | 66 / 67 (596.9492) | 55 (159.4288) | 65 (152.5144) | 67 (145.0628) | 66 (139.9432) |