A tough matchup
7–0
behind in the head-to-head
SON OF SMOKE ahead in 100% of their meetings
SON OF SMOKE has come out ahead in 7 of their 7 shared contests.
LORD OF THE RIBS
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1433
peak 1433 · rated over 8 contests ⓘ
Contests
8
in the data
First seen
2013-06-28
latest 2018-07-13
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 8 contests
Avg finish
top 85%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
590.25 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 586.24 (+4.01)
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±9.94
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 151.50 · weakest Pork (144.22)
Road miles
356
mi across 8 mapped stops · furthest 67 mi
Schedule strength
21%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1529)
Master avg
586.24 / 720
8 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (5 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
−7.3
points behind their best meat
Pork is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 7.29 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 0%.
- Pork avg 144.22
- Chicken avg 151.50
- 0 calls in 8 entries
The comeback
2 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 2 years, then back at *2018 Clayton BBQ Cook-off (2018-07-13).
- last seen 2016-07-29
- back 2018-07-13
Chicken nemesis
8 of 8
shared chicken entries lost
Smokey and the Pirate ahead 100% of the time
Even in their strongest meat, Smokey and the Pirate has out-cooked them in 8 of 8 shared chicken entries.
The metronome
±1.38%
swing around their own average
Their overall lands within ±1.38% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.
- averages 81.4% of a perfect score
- 8 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.
59 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5999 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1432
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to LORD OF THE RIBS)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team LORD OF THE RIBS has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#5994 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1432
No shared contest yet.
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 9 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-head#6000 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1432
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 9 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#5997 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1432
No shared contest yet.
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Head-to-head#5993 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1433
No shared contest yet.
Level with LORD OF THE RIBS on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#5983 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1433
No shared contest yet.
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 10 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smokey and the Pirate | 8 | 1 | 7 | 13% | ⚔ compare |
| SON OF SMOKE | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| PIRATES OF THE PIG | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| BIG B'S DOWN-N-DIRTY BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| TOO ASHAMED TO NAME | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Ric's Righteous Ribs | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| PORKTERA BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| MACBBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKE SHOW | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 157.7028 | 139.3940 | 151.50 | top 73% |
| Pork Ribs | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 159.3712 | 126.6516 | 145.81 | top 80% |
| Pork | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 150.8112 | 128.0000 | 144.22 | top 87% |
| Brisket | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 151.9656 | 129.6800 | 144.71 | top 77% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 95% |
| Medium (20–39) | 4 | 0 | top 85% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 81% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Silicon Valley BBQ Championships | 3 | 38 | 0 | top 81% | 2015-06-26 |
The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
5 yrs
2013-06-28 → 2018-07-13
Busiest season
2015
3 contests
Contests a season
1.6
across 5 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
CA
8 of 8 contests
Contests visited
6
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
8 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 151.50 · weakest Pork (144.22)
Walk rate
0%
a top-10 call in 0 of 8 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 8 contests
Master average
586.24
out of 720 · 8 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
167
48–227 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
356
8 mapped stops · furthest 67 mi
Schedule strength
1529
average field rating faced — tougher than 21% of rated contests
Longest layoff
2 yrs
2016-07-29 → 2018-07-13
Power rating
1433
peak 1433 · #5989 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Silicon Valley BBQ Championships
- Peak power rating (1492) Silicon Valley BBQ Championships
- 2015
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)159.3712 Silicon Valley BBQ Championships
- 2018
- Career-best overall score605.7716 *2018 Clayton BBQ Cook-off
- Most recent contest *2018 Clayton BBQ Cook-off
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11.6 | 2016 Gilroy Garli-Que BBQ Challenge | 2016-07-29 |
| -10.4 | *2018 Clayton BBQ Cook-off | 2018-07-13 |
| -9.6 | Silicon Valley BBQ Championships | 2014-06-27 |
| -9.2 | Wine Country Big Q | 2015-07-10 |
| -8.4 | Silicon Valley BBQ Championships | 2013-06-28 |
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 95% | 84.1% | 84.1% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 100% | 81.1% | 81.1% |
| 2015 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 82% | 82.4% | 81.6% |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 79% | 81.4% | 80.7% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 79% | 80% | 80% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-07-13 | *2018 Clayton BBQ Cook-off Clayton, CA | 18 / 19 (605.7716) | 15 (157.7028) | 15 (156.0344) | 19 (142.2972) | 19 (149.7372) |
| 2016-07-29 | 2016 Gilroy Garli-Que BBQ Challenge Gilroy, CA | 20 / 20 (583.9316) | 16 (153.7256) | 20 (142.8344) | 18 (150.8112) | 20 (136.5604) |
| 2015-07-31 | Oaktown Throwdown Oakland, CA | 22 / 27 (575.3940) | 23 (149.7256) | 22 (145.7028) | 21 (150.2856) | 24 (129.6800) |
| 2015-07-10 | Wine Country Big Q Rohnert Park, CA | 33 / 38 (593.1084) | 31 (150.3084) | 30 (151.9428) | 37 (138.8916) | 26 (151.9656) |
| 2015-06-26 | Silicon Valley BBQ Championships Santa Clara, CA | 38 / 49 (593.0624) | 42 (139.3940) | 22 (159.3712) | 45 (144.5600) | 32 (149.7372) |
| 2014-08-08 | Brentwood Cook Off & Car Show Brentwood, CA | 19 / 26 (585.7260) | 18 (149.7372) | 19 (141.6572) | 16 (150.2972) | 19 (144.0344) |
| 2014-06-27 | Silicon Valley BBQ Championships Santa Clara, CA | 41 / 48 (576.9372) | 23 (154.8572) | 48 (126.6516) | 38 (148.5828) | 31 (146.8456) |
| 2013-06-28 | Silicon Valley BBQ Championships Santa Clara, CA | 44 / 56 (576.0002) | 30 (156.5716) | 47 (142.2858) | 55 (128.0000) | 33 (149.1428) |