High-water mark
669.0512
career-best overall
92.9% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 669.0512 at Smoke on the Waterfall — 92.9% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2016-06-24
Pinch N Pull BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1507
peak 1512 · rated over 5 contests ⓘ
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
2016-06-24
latest 2018-08-17
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 56%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
658.96
last 5 Master vs avg 658.96 (+0.00)
Walk rate
60%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±9.73
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 170.05 · weakest Brisket (158.45)
Road miles
149
mi across 5 mapped stops · furthest 47 mi
Schedule strength
65%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1581)
Master avg
658.96 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (4 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
Hogline ahead in 100% of their meetings
Hogline has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
The weak link
−11.6
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 11.59 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 40%.
- Brisket avg 158.45
- Chicken avg 170.05
- 0 calls in 5 entries
A strong matchup
3–1
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 75% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of 3 BRATS AND A COCKTAIL WEENIE in 3 of their 4 shared contests.
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.
115 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2901 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1515
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#2919 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1516
No shared contest yet.
Level with Pinch N Pull BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#2903 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1513
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#2906 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 50%
- Peak
- 1527
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#2924 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1519
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#2930 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1507
No shared contest yet.
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2016.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SPITFIRE | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| Hogline | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SONS OF BUTCHERS | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 175.4400 | 163.9884 | 170.05 | top 42% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 176.0000 | 159.9544 | 167.18 | top 44% |
| Pork | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 167.4172 | 159.3600 | 163.28 | top 65% |
| Brisket | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.2628 | 144.9828 | 158.45 | top 64% |
“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 contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 3 | 0 | top 54% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 59% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SMSU Smokefest | 3 | 18 | 0 | top 62% | 2018-08-17 |
The story so far (14 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
2.1 yrs
2016-06-24 → 2018-08-17
Busiest season
2017
2 contests
Contests a season
1.7
across 3 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
MN
5 of 5 contests
Contests visited
3
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
5 entries · 0 wins · 2 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 170.05 · weakest Brisket (158.45)
Walk rate
60%
a top-10 call in 3 of 5 contests
Overall top-10 rate
20%
1 of 5 contests
Master average
658.96
out of 720 · 5 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
78
73–93 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
149
5 mapped stops · furthest 47 mi
Schedule strength
1581
average field rating faced — tougher than 65% of rated contests
Power rating
1507
peak 1512 · #2915 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2016
- First tracked contest Smoke on the Waterfall
- First call Smoke on the Waterfall
- First overall top-10 Smoke on the Waterfall
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score669.0512 Smoke on the Waterfall
- Career-best overall score669.0512 Smoke on the Waterfall
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)176.0000 Smoke on the Waterfall
- 2017
- Peak power rating (1512) KTD Smokin ' Gobbler Cook-Off
- 2018
- Most recent contest SMSU Smokefest
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +6.9 | Smoke on the Waterfall | 2016-06-24 |
| +5.6 | SMSU Smokefest | 2017-08-18 |
| +2.5 | KTD Smokin ' Gobbler Cook-Off | 2017-09-15 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -4.8 | SMSU Smokefest | 2018-08-17 |
| -2.8 | SMSU Smokefest | 2016-08-19 |
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 75% | 90.2% | 90.2% |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 50% | 92.8% | 92.4% |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50% | top 53% | 92.9% | 91.3% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-08-17 | SMSU Smokefest Marshall, MN | 30 / 40 (649.5540) | 23 (166.8456) | 17 (167.3944) | 32 (161.6684) | 34 (153.6456) |
| 2017-09-15 | KTD Smokin ' Gobbler Cook-Off Worthington, MN | 15 / 27 (662.2172) | 4 (175.4400) | 23 (159.9544) | 20 (160.5600) | 12 (166.2628) |
| 2017-08-18 | SMSU Smokefest Marshall, MN | 18 / 41 (668.4912) | 3 (175.4400) | 11 (167.9884) | 35 (159.3600) | 17 (165.7028) |
| 2016-08-19 | SMSU Smokefest Marshall, MN | 25 / 37 (645.4972) | 20 (168.5256) | 21 (164.5716) | 17 (167.4172) | 34 (144.9828) |
| 2016-06-24 | Smoke on the Waterfall Redwoodfalls, MN | 10 / 26 (669.0512) | 20 (163.9884) | 2 (176.0000) | 10 (167.3828) | 15 (161.6800) |