A tough matchup
5–0
behind in the head-to-head
GOOD SMOKE BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
GOOD SMOKE BBQ has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
V-LICIOUS BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1462
peak 1462 · rated over 5 contests ⓘ
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
2013-07-04
latest 2018-07-06
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 78%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
596.06
last 5 Master vs avg 596.06 (+0.00)
Walk rate
20%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±19.79
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 152.23 · weakest Pork Ribs (143.99)
Road miles
0
mi across 5 mapped stops
Schedule strength
35%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1547)
Master avg
596.06 / 720
5 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
−8.2
points behind their best meat
Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 8.24 points below their brisket, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 20%.
- Pork Ribs avg 143.99
- Brisket avg 152.23
- 0 calls in 5 entries
The comeback
2 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 2 years, then back at I Love Barbecue & Music Festival (2018-07-06).
- last seen 2016-07-02
- back 2018-07-06
A standing appointment
4
years running at one contest
They've cooked I Love Barbecue & Music Festival every year from 2013 to 2016 — the contest they never miss.
- 5 visits in all
- best finish 18th
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.
122 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#5013 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1462
No shared contest yet.
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Head-to-head#4999 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1462
No shared contest yet.
Level with V-LICIOUS BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#5024 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 40%
- 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#4997 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1501
No shared contest yet.
They've been 1501 at their best, 38 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-head#5006 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOAR-N-Q | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| BUCKNER BROTHERS BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| GOOD SMOKE BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| MILLER'S BACKYARD BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 156.5140 | 145.1426 | 149.21 | top 79% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 156.5484 | 120.5372 | 143.99 | top 73% |
| Pork | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 159.4512 | 138.8800 | 150.62 | top 61% |
| Brisket | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 160.0228 | 142.8800 | 152.23 | top 51% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I Love Barbecue & Music Festival | 5 | 18 | 0 | top 78% | 2018-07-06 |
The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
5 yrs
2013-07-04 → 2018-07-06
Busiest season
2018
1 contest
Contests a season
1
across 5 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
NY
5 of 5 contests
Contests visited
1
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
5 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Brisket
averages 152.23 · weakest Pork Ribs (143.99)
Walk rate
20%
a top-10 call in 1 of 5 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 5 contests
Master average
596.06
out of 720 · 5 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
84
26–121 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
0
5 mapped stops
Schedule strength
1547
average field rating faced — tougher than 35% of rated contests
Longest layoff
2 yrs
2016-07-02 → 2018-07-06
Power rating
1462
peak 1462 · #5014 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest I Love Barbecue & Music Festival
- Peak power rating (1493) I Love Barbecue & Music Festival
- 2015
- Career-best overall score611.3368 I Love Barbecue & Music Festival
- 2016
- First call I love Barbecue & Music Festival
- Career-best single call (Brisket)160.0228 I love Barbecue & Music Festival
- 2018
- Most recent contest I Love Barbecue & Music Festival
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -14.5 | I Love Barbecue & Music Festival | 2014-07-04 |
| -8.8 | I love Barbecue & Music Festival | 2016-07-02 |
| -7.3 | I Love Barbecue & Music Festival | 2013-07-04 |
| -4.1 | I Love Barbecue & Music Festival | 2018-07-06 |
| -3.4 | I Love Barbecue & Music Festival | 2015-07-03 |
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 79% | 84.7% | 84.7% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 64% | 84.4% | 84.4% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 71% | 84.9% | 84.9% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 100% | 77.6% | 77.6% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 75% | 82.3% | 82.3% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-07-06 | I Love Barbecue & Music Festival Lake Placid, NY | 31 / 39 (609.6000) | 32 (150.2056) | 36 (144.0000) | 15 (158.2400) | 13 (157.1544) |
| 2016-07-02 | I love Barbecue & Music Festival Lake Placid, NY | 18 / 28 (607.9884) | 21 (148.5484) | 21 (149.1544) | 18 (150.2628) | 7 (160.0228) |
| 2015-07-03 | I Love Barbecue & Music Festival Lake Placid, NY | 22 / 31 (611.3368) | 30 (145.6572) | 15 (156.5484) | 11 (159.4512) | 22 (149.6800) |
| 2014-07-04 | I Love Barbecue & Music Festival Lake Placid, NY | 27 / 27 (558.8112) | 16 (156.5140) | 27 (120.5372) | 27 (138.8800) | 22 (142.8800) |
| 2013-07-04 | I Love Barbecue & Music Festival Lake Placid, NY | 21 / 28 (592.5710) | 23 (145.1426) | 14 (149.7144) | 19 (146.2854) | 13 (151.4286) |