#3,319 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1506
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careersHeavy D Smokers
Heavy D Smokers is a competition barbecue team with 6 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record in 2015. Their best overall finish is 19th of 31 at the International Goat Days Championship BBQ (2015).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1497
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 1
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
Sep 11, 2015
latest Sep 11, 2015
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 61%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
17%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 176 · weakest Brisket (141.69)
Road miles
427
across 6 mapped stops · furthest 275 mi
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The teams rated closest to Heavy D Smokers, each with one reason worth a look.
Heavy D Smokers has 1 rated contest, short of the five a power ranking needs, so its rating is still close to the 1500 every team starts on and 113 rated teams sit within a point of it.
#3,334 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1502
They turned up 8 years after Heavy D Smokers did, first appearing in 2023.
⚔ Compare careers#3,307 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1507
Level with Heavy D Smokers on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#3,335 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1497
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,311 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1506
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,310 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1506
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 6, 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 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 176 | 176 | 176 | top 16% |
| Pork Ribs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168 | 168 | 168 | top 39% |
| Pork | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 153.6800 | 153.6800 | 153.68 | top 84% |
| Brisket | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 141.6916 | 141.6916 | 141.69 | top 90% |
“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.
More numbers
Busiest season
2015
2 contests
Contests a season
1.2
across 5 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
TN
6 of 6 contests
Contests visited
1
a different one every time
Opponents faced
30
finished ahead 12 times, behind 18
Longest layoff
1 yrs
Jul 22, 2016 → Jul 28, 2017
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20181 milestone
- Most recent contest BBQ-Fest Cooking Contest
20153 milestones
- First call International Goat Days Championship BBQ
- Career-best overall score639.3716 International Goat Days Championship BBQ
- Career-best single call (Chicken)176 International Goat Days Championship BBQ
20141 milestone
- First tracked contest BBQ Fest Cooking Contest
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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 61% | 88.8% | 88.8% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 20, 2018 | BBQ-Fest Cooking Contest Dyersburg, TN | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul 28, 2017 | BBQ-Fest Cooking Contest Dyersburg, TN | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul 22, 2016 | BBQ Fest Cooking Contest Dyersburg, TN | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sep 11, 2015 | International Goat Days Championship BBQ Millington, TN | 19 / 31 (639.3716) | 5 (176) | 12 (168) | 26 (153.6800) | 28 (141.6916) |
| Jul 24, 2015 | BBQ-Fest Cooking Contest Dyersburg, TN | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul 25, 2014 | BBQ Fest Cooking Contest Dyersburg, TN | — | — | — | — | — |