High-water mark
674.2748
career-best overall
93.6% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 674.2748 at Original SD BBQ Championships — 93.6% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2016-06-03
Dakota Smoke BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1503
peak 1522 · rated over 8 contests ⓘ
Contests
8
in the data
First seen
2014-06-06
latest 2018-07-20
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
2
of 8 contests
Avg finish
top 55%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
652.59 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 652.05 (+0.53)
Walk rate
38%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±18.27
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 165.18 · weakest Brisket (160.98)
Road miles
327
mi across 8 mapped stops · furthest 41 mi
Schedule strength
41%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1554)
Master avg
652.05 / 720
8 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (7 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 one to beat
2×
one call ahead of them
Eggspert BBQ has finished one call ahead of Dakota Smoke BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
A tough matchup
8–0
behind in the head-to-head
LAST CALL HEROES BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
LAST CALL HEROES BBQ has come out ahead in 8 of their 8 shared contests.
The weak link
−4.2
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 4.20 points below their pork ribs, and turns into a call 13% of the time against 25%.
- Brisket avg 160.98
- Pork Ribs avg 165.18
- 1 calls in 8 entries
A strong matchup
5–0
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 100% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of SHAGAN PIT in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
Pork Ribs nemesis
6 of 8
shared pork ribs entries lost
SIN CIRCLE BBQ ahead 75% of the time
Even in their strongest meat, SIN CIRCLE BBQ has out-cooked them in 6 of 8 shared pork ribs entries.
Looking over their shoulder
2×
one call behind them
SIN CIRCLE BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.
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.
108 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3084 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1514
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to Dakota Smoke BBQ)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Dakota Smoke BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#3059 of the rated field
- Contests
- 21
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 10%
- Peak
- 1522
1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to Dakota Smoke BBQ)
21 contests to 8: their number has had years to settle where Dakota Smoke BBQ's is still finding its level.
⚔ Head-to-head#3078 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1519
No shared contest yet.
Level with Dakota Smoke BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#3069 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 13%
- Peak
- 1504
No shared contest yet.
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-head#3052 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 25%
- Peak
- 1505
No shared contest yet.
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-head#3058 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 13%
- Peak
- 1514
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 8 contests to 8, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SIN CIRCLE BBQ | 8 | 2 | 6 | 25% | ⚔ compare |
| PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | 8 | 1 | 7 | 13% | ⚔ compare |
| SPITFIRE | 8 | 1 | 7 | 13% | ⚔ compare |
| LAST CALL HEROES BBQ | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| ROLLIN' SMOKE BBQ SD | 7 | 3 | 4 | 43% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKEY AND HIS BANDITS | 7 | 2 | 5 | 29% | ⚔ compare |
| Pigtamer BBQ | 6 | 4 | 2 | 67% | ⚔ compare |
| RICHIE Z's | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| Eggspert BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| MUSTANG SALLY BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SHAGAN PIT | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| BIG J'S SMOKEHOUSE | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| Hogs Breath BBQ SD | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| Backroads BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| LONESTAR SMOKE RANGERS | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 170.2744 | 147.3828 | 164.05 | top 52% |
| Pork Ribs | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 175.4056 | 151.9544 | 165.18 | top 45% |
| Pork | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.2400 | 151.9884 | 161.84 | top 64% |
| Brisket | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 175.4400 | 141.6572 | 160.98 | top 55% |
“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 57% |
| Large (40+) | 5 | 0 | top 54% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| *Original SD BBQ Championships | 3 | 9 | 0 | top 42% | 2017-06-02 |
| *Cookin On Kampeska | 2 | 24 | 0 | top 71% | 2018-07-20 |
The story so far (14 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
4.1 yrs
2014-06-06 → 2018-07-20
Busiest season
2018
2 contests
Contests a season
1.6
across 5 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
SD
8 of 8 contests
Contests visited
5
2 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
8 entries · 0 wins · 1 calls
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
averages 165.18 · weakest Brisket (160.98)
Walk rate
38%
a top-10 call in 3 of 8 contests
Overall top-10 rate
25%
2 of 8 contests
Master average
652.05
out of 720 · 8 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
142
141–167 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
327
8 mapped stops · furthest 41 mi
Schedule strength
1554
average field rating faced — tougher than 41% of rated contests
Power rating
1503
peak 1522 · #3070 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2014
- First tracked contest SD BBQ Championships
- First call Cookin' on Kampeska
- First overall top-10 Cookin' on Kampeska
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score669.6800 Cookin' on Kampeska
- 2016
- Career-best overall score674.2748 Original SD BBQ Championships
- Career-best single call (Brisket)175.4400 Original SD BBQ Championships
- 2017
- Peak power rating (1522) Cookin On Kampeska
- 2018
- Most recent contest *Cookin On Kampeska
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +11.2 | Original SD BBQ Championships | 2016-06-03 |
| +8.6 | Cookin' on Kampeska | 2014-07-18 |
| +3 | Cookin On Kampeska | 2017-07-14 |
| +3 | Original SD BBQ Championships | 2015-06-05 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -10.6 | *Cookin On Kampeska | 2018-07-20 |
| -8.1 | *The Original SD BBQ Championships | 2018-06-01 |
| -2.8 | SD BBQ Championships | 2014-06-06 |
| -0.9 | *Original SD BBQ Championships | 2017-06-02 |
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 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 86% | 87.5% | 87.2% |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 55% | 93.4% | 92.5% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 20% | 93.6% | 93.6% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 46% | 89.7% | 89.7% |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50% | top 47% | 93% | 90.8% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-07-20 | *Cookin On Kampeska Watertown, SD | 41 / 45 (626.1600) | 23 (166.8572) | 43 (151.9544) | 40 (156.5256) | 39 (150.8228) |
| 2018-06-01 | *The Original SD BBQ Championships Huron, SD | 27 / 33 (630.1028) | 17 (164.5600) | 20 (161.6456) | 22 (162.2400) | 32 (141.6572) |
| 2017-07-14 | Cookin On Kampeska Watertown, SD | 24 / 48 (672.4800) | 24 (168.5600) | 18 (169.1428) | 25 (166.2400) | 22 (168.5372) |
| 2017-06-02 | *Original SD BBQ Championships Huron, SD | 19 / 32 (659.9204) | 19 (163.9772) | 11 (168.5372) | 20 (164.5488) | 21 (162.8572) |
| 2016-06-03 | Original SD BBQ Championships Huron, SD | 9 / 44 (674.2748) | 9 (170.2744) | 25 (165.6916) | 23 (162.8688) | 3 (175.4400) |
| 2015-06-05 | Original SD BBQ Championships Huron, SD | 19 / 41 (645.6112) | 38 (147.3828) | 10 (169.7028) | 15 (164.5828) | 15 (163.9428) |
| 2014-07-18 | Cookin' on Kampeska Watertown, SD | 9 / 31 (669.6800) | 11 (167.4172) | 2 (175.4056) | 19 (165.7144) | 22 (161.1428) |
| 2014-06-06 | SD BBQ Championships Huron, SD | 27 / 42 (638.2056) | 23 (163.3828) | 20 (159.3828) | 38 (151.9884) | 13 (163.4516) |