A tough matchup
5–0
behind in the head-to-head
SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
Sochies BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1462
peak 1501 · rated over 5 contests ⓘ
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
2014-08-15
latest 2018-08-17
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 83%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
583.92
last 5 Master vs avg 583.92 (+0.00)
Walk rate
20%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±63.46
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 155.07 · weakest Brisket (122.83)
Road miles
1
mi across 5 mapped stops
Schedule strength
45%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1558)
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 4 state-championship entries
Master avg
583.92 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (3 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
−32.2
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 32.24 points below their pork, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 20%.
- Brisket avg 122.83
- Pork avg 155.07
- 0 calls in 5 entries
A standing appointment
4
years running at one contest
They've cooked Pepsi WY State Championship BBQ & Bluegrass Festival every year from 2015 to 2018 — the contest they never miss.
- 4 visits in all
- best finish 23rd
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.
124 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5017 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1462
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#4988 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1462
No shared contest yet.
Level with Sochies BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#5013 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1462
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#4999 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1462
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#4986 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1463
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 6 years after Sochies BBQ did, first appearing in 2020.
⚔ Head-to-head#4992 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1462
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| BURNIN BOBS BUTTS N BONES | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 165.1888 | 139.9544 | 152.22 | top 76% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164.5716 | 145.6800 | 153.81 | top 74% |
| Pork | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 163.4400 | 146.2628 | 155.07 | top 75% |
| Brisket | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 155.4288 | 20.0000 | 122.83 | top 85% |
“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.
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pepsi WY State Championship BBQ & Bluegrass Festival | 4 | 23 | 0 | top 90% | 2018-08-17 |
The story so far (16 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
4 yrs
2014-08-15 → 2018-08-17
Busiest season
2018
1 contest
Contests a season
1
across 5 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
WY
5 of 5 contests
Contests visited
2
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
5 entries · 0 wins · 1 calls
Strongest meat
Pork
averages 155.07 · weakest Brisket (122.83)
Walk rate
20%
a top-10 call in 1 of 5 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 5 contests
Master average
583.92
out of 720 · 5 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
76
22–108 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
1
5 mapped stops
Schedule strength
1558
average field rating faced — tougher than 45% of rated contests
State championships
0
from 4 state-championship entries
Longest layoff
1 yrs
2015-08-14 → 2016-08-19
Power rating
1462
peak 1501 · #4997 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2014
- First tracked contest Wyoming State BBQ Championship & Bluegrass Festival
- First call Wyoming State BBQ Championship & Bluegrass Festival
- Career-best overall score641.7720 Wyoming State BBQ Championship & Bluegrass Festival
- Career-best single call (Chicken)165.1888 Wyoming State BBQ Championship & Bluegrass Festival
- Peak power rating (1501) Wyoming State BBQ Championship & Bluegrass Festival
- 2018
- Most recent contest Pepsi WY State Championship BBQ & Bluegrass Festival
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +0.6 | Wyoming State BBQ Championship & Bluegrass Festival | 2014-08-15 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12.9 | Pepsi WY State Championship BBQ & Bluegrass Festival | 2016-08-19 |
| -10.4 | Pepsi WY State Championship BBQ & Bluegrass Festival | 2017-08-18 |
| -10 | Pepsi WY State Championship BBQ & Bluegrass Festival | 2015-08-14 |
| -5.1 | Pepsi WY State Championship BBQ & Bluegrass Festival | 2018-08-17 |
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 80% | 84.6% | 84.6% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 93% | 64% | 64% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 100% | 82.3% | 82.3% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 88% | 85.5% | 85.5% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 56% | 89.1% | 89.1% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-08-17 | Pepsi WY State Championship BBQ & Bluegrass Festival 🏅 Worland, WY | 24 / 30 (609.0864) | 27 (139.9544) | 16 (164.5716) | 27 (150.2628) | 22 (154.2976) |
| 2017-08-18 | Pepsi WY State Championship BBQ & Bluegrass Festival 🏅 Worland, WY | 26 / 28 (461.0400) | 23 (149.0972) | 23 (145.6800) | 25 (146.2628) | 28 (20.0000) |
| 2016-08-19 | Pepsi WY State Championship BBQ & Bluegrass Festival 🏅 Worland, WY | 26 / 26 (592.4004) | 26 (146.2632) | 24 (147.9656) | 23 (155.3828) | 25 (142.7888) |
| 2015-08-14 | Pepsi WY State Championship BBQ & Bluegrass Festival 🏅 Worland, WY | 23 / 26 (615.3256) | 18 (160.5944) | 23 (153.1200) | 18 (159.9884) | 23 (141.6228) |
| 2014-08-15 | Wyoming State BBQ Championship & Bluegrass Festival Worland, WY | 14 / 25 (641.7720) | 10 (165.1888) | 14 (157.7144) | 9 (163.4400) | 17 (155.4288) |