A tough matchup
6–0
behind in the head-to-head
SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA ahead in 100% of their meetings
SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA has come out ahead in 6 of their 6 shared contests.
I Smell Smoke!!!
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1518
peak 1518 · rated over 6 contests ⓘ
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
2013-05-18
latest 2018-07-28
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
2
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 48%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
644.31
last 5 Master vs avg 644.07 (+0.24)
Walk rate
83%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±6.18
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 163.61 · weakest Brisket (157.41)
Road miles
298
mi across 6 mapped stops · furthest 100 mi
Schedule strength
41%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1553)
Master avg
644.07 / 720
6 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.
The weak link
−6.2
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 6.20 points below their pork, and turns into a call 17% of the time against 50%.
- Brisket avg 157.41
- Pork avg 163.61
- 1 calls in 6 entries
A strong matchup
3–0
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 100% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of BIG BONED BBQ in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
The comeback
2 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 2 years, then back at The Harpoon Brewery BBQ Festival (2018-07-28).
- last seen 2016-07-16
- back 2018-07-28
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.
88 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2541 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1519
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#2560 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1524
No shared contest yet.
Level with I Smell Smoke!!! on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#2555 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1526
No shared contest yet.
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Head-to-head#2548 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 25%
- Peak
- 1532
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2015, 3 years before I Smell Smoke!!!'s most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-head#2562 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1527
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#2561 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1518
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 6, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rogue Hog BBQ | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| QUE AND A HALF MEN | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| THE BASIC BBQ TEAM | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 169.7372 | 156.5600 | 162.58 | top 50% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 170.8572 | 152.5600 | 160.47 | top 56% |
| Pork | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 173.7144 | 151.4284 | 163.61 | top 35% |
| Brisket | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 165.6800 | 131.9428 | 157.41 | top 47% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| VT | 3 | 0 | top 61% |
| MA | 2 | 0 | top 29% |
| ME | 1 | 0 | top 46% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 5 | 0 | top 54% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 19% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harpoon Championships of New England BBQ | 2 | 16 | 0 | top 65% | 2015-07-25 |
The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
5.2 yrs
2013-05-18 → 2018-07-28
Busiest season
2013
2 contests
Contests a season
1.2
across 5 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
VT
3 of 6 contests · 3 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
5
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
6 entries · 1 win · 1 calls
Strongest meat
Pork
averages 163.61 · weakest Brisket (157.41)
Walk rate
83%
a top-10 call in 5 of 6 contests
Overall top-10 rate
17%
1 of 6 contests
Master average
644.07
out of 720 · 6 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
113
106–89 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
298
6 mapped stops · furthest 100 mi
Schedule strength
1553
average field rating faced — tougher than 41% of rated contests
Longest layoff
2 yrs
2016-07-16 → 2018-07-28
Power rating
1518
peak 1518 · #2554 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest The Lexington Battle-Green BBQ Festival
- First call The Lexington Battle-Green BBQ Festival
- First category win (Chicken) Harvard Fall Festival BBQ Contest
- First overall top-10 Harvard Fall Festival BBQ Contest
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score650.2632 Harvard Fall Festival BBQ Contest
- 2016
- Career-best overall score652.0120 *Smokin at the Ballpark BBQ Fest
- Career-best single call (Pork)173.7144 *Smokin at the Ballpark BBQ Fest
- 2018
- Peak power rating (1518) The Harpoon Brewery BBQ Festival
- Most recent contest The Harpoon Brewery BBQ Festival
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +10.9 | Harvard Fall Festival BBQ Contest | 2013-09-14 |
| +5.2 | *Smokin at the Ballpark BBQ Fest | 2016-07-16 |
| +4 | The Lexington Battle-Green BBQ Festival | 2013-05-18 |
| +3 | Harpoon Championships of New England BBQ | 2014-07-25 |
| +2.8 | The Harpoon Brewery BBQ Festival | 2018-07-28 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -7.9 | Harpoon Championships of New England BBQ | 2015-07-25 |
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 | 100% | top 53% | 89.5% | 89.5% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 100% | top 46% | 90.6% | 90.6% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 83% | 87.9% | 87.9% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 47% | 89.1% | 89.1% |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 100% | top 29% | 90.3% | 89.8% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-07-28 | The Harpoon Brewery BBQ Festival WINDSOR, VT | 18 / 34 (644.5372) | 23 (161.1428) | 28 (152.5600) | 5 (169.1428) | 13 (161.6916) |
| 2016-07-16 | *Smokin at the Ballpark BBQ Fest Old Orchard Beach, ME | 12 / 26 (652.0120) | 19 (156.5600) | 19 (160.0004) | 1 (173.7144) | 14 (161.7372) |
| 2015-07-25 | Harpoon Championships of New England BBQ Windsor, VT | 29 / 35 (633.1200) | 25 (163.4628) | 12 (166.8572) | 4 (170.8572) | 35 (131.9428) |
| 2014-07-25 | Harpoon Championships of New England BBQ Windsor, VT | 16 / 34 (641.6344) | 14 (162.8800) | 24 (155.4172) | 18 (157.6572) | 11 (165.6800) |
| 2013-09-14 | Harvard Fall Festival BBQ Contest Harvard, MA | 8 / 42 (650.2632) | 1 (169.7372) | 25 (157.1432) | 22 (158.8456) | 7 (164.5372) |
| 2013-05-18 | The Lexington Battle-Green BBQ Festival Lexington, MA | 12 / 31 (642.8568) | 13 (161.7140) | 5 (170.8572) | 23 (151.4284) | 12 (158.8572) |