A tough matchup
4–0
behind in the head-to-head
SMELLAQUE ahead in 100% of their meetings
SMELLAQUE has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
Smokey Beard BBQ
Smokey Beard BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2016 and 2018. Their best overall finish is 11th of 35 at the BBQ on the Bow (2016).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1504
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 4
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
Sep 3, 2016
latest Sep 1, 2018 · 2 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 49%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
75%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±14.89
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 159.56 · weakest Pork (152.41)
Road miles
364
across 4 mapped stops · furthest 170 mi
Schedule strength
11%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1516)
Master avg
622.10 / 720
4 Master contests · 0 GCs
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.2512 | 142.2744 | 152.72 | top 64% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 165.6684 | 150.2172 | 159.56 | top 33% |
| Pork | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 158.8572 | 145.7028 | 152.41 | top 64% |
| Brisket | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 166.8572 | 149.1088 | 157.41 | top 40% |
“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 31% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 55% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BBQ on the Bow | 2 | 16 | 0 | top 52% | Sep 1, 2018 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2018
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
CA
1 of 4 contests
Contests visited
3
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
107
finished ahead 84 times, behind 83
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20181 milestone
- Most recent contest BBQ on the Bow
20171 milestone
- Peak power rating (1512) BBQ on the Bow
20164 milestones
- First tracked contest BBQ on the Bow
- First call BBQ on the Bow
- Career-best overall score644.5716 BBQ on the Bow
- Career-best single call (Brisket)166.8572 BBQ on the Bow
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +7.2 | BBQ on the Bow | Sep 3, 2016 |
| +4.5 | BBQ on the Bow | Sep 2, 2017 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -3.9 | Porkapalooza BBQ Festival | Jun 16, 2018 |
| -3.7 | BBQ on the Bow | Sep 1, 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 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 64% | 84.7% | 84.5% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 38% | 87% | 87% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 31% | 89.5% | 89.5% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1, 2018 | BBQ on the Bow Calgary | 28 / 43 (607.2800) | 18 (162.2512) | 25 (150.2172) | 35 (145.7028) | 26 (149.1088) |
| Jun 16, 2018 | Porkapalooza BBQ Festival Edmonton | 32 / 51 (610.1252) | 46 (142.2744) | 7 (165.6684) | 36 (149.1084) | 27 (153.0740) |
| Sep 2, 2017 | BBQ on the Bow Calgary | 16 / 42 (626.4120) | 36 (145.1888) | 10 (161.7832) | 18 (158.8572) | 10 (160.5828) |
| Sep 3, 2016 | BBQ on the Bow Calgary, Alberta, CA | 11 / 35 (644.5716) | 14 (161.1544) | 13 (160.5716) | 22 (155.9884) | 8 (166.8572) |