A tough matchup
8–0
behind in the head-to-head
SHIGGIN & GRINNIN ahead in 100% of their meetings
SHIGGIN & GRINNIN has come out ahead in 8 of their 8 shared contests.
Smokin Fat Racks
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1437
peak 1437 · rated over 8 contests ⓘ
Contests
8
in the data
First seen
2013-05-31
latest 2018-06-01
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 8 contests
Avg finish
top 84%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
619.44 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 603.28 (+16.16)
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±51.33
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 160.49 · weakest Brisket (148.11)
Road miles
290
mi across 8 mapped stops · furthest 44 mi
Schedule strength
30%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1540)
Master avg
603.28 / 720
8 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
−12.4
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 12.38 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 0%.
- Brisket avg 148.11
- Chicken avg 160.49
- 0 calls in 8 entries
A strong matchup
5–1
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 83% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of OLD BOY'S BBQ in 5 of their 6 shared contests.
Boom or bust
±7.13%
swing around their own average
Their overall swings ±7.13% of a perfect score around its own average — when it lands they're dangerous, and when it doesn't the weekend is gone by lunch.
- averages 83.8% of a perfect score
- best 90.4%
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.
72 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5888 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1437
1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to Smokin Fat Racks)
2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Smokin Fat Racks has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#5909 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1437
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#5898 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1437
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#5904 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1437
No shared contest yet.
Level with Smokin Fat Racks on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#5894 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1506
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 9 years after Smokin Fat Racks did, first appearing in 2022.
⚔ Head-to-head#5912 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1437
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 7 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| GRUMPY OLD MEN BBQ | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14% | ⚔ compare |
| CASE OF RIBS | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14% | ⚔ compare |
| DRY 2 DA BONE | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| CITY SLICKERS BBQ | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| GRILLS GONE WILD IOWA | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| OLD BOY'S BBQ | 6 | 5 | 1 | 83% | ⚔ compare |
| PIG APPROVED BBQ | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| LUCKY BRISKET | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| Hogline | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| LUCKY'S Q | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| C R BUTTS SMOKE | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| The Q Crew | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| FARMBOY BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| FULL BOAR BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 171.4400 | 149.1428 | 160.49 | top 63% |
| Pork Ribs | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.6800 | 149.0856 | 156.61 | top 74% |
| Pork | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.2856 | 154.2744 | 158.13 | top 76% |
| Brisket | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 158.2628 | 133.6344 | 148.11 | top 85% |
“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) | 1 | 0 | top 79% |
| Large (40+) | 7 | 0 | top 84% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smokin In Steele | 5 | 29 | 0 | top 79% | 2018-06-01 |
The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
5 yrs
2013-05-31 → 2018-06-01
Busiest season
2016
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 6 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
MN
8 of 8 contests
Contests visited
4
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Pork Ribs
8 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 160.49 · weakest Brisket (148.11)
Walk rate
0%
a top-10 call in 0 of 8 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 8 contests
Master average
603.28
out of 720 · 8 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
197
64–351 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
290
8 mapped stops · furthest 44 mi
Schedule strength
1540
average field rating faced — tougher than 30% of rated contests
Longest layoff
1.1 yrs
2015-05-15 → 2016-06-03
Power rating
1437
peak 1437 · #5902 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Smokin' in Steele
- Peak power rating (1494) Smokin' in Steele
- 2014
- Career-best single call (Chicken)171.4400 Smokin in Steele
- 2016
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score650.8112 Smokin in Steele
- Career-best overall score650.8112 Smokin in Steele
- 2018
- Most recent contest Smokin In Steele
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +3 | Smokin in Steele | 2016-06-03 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -14.1 | Treasure Island International BBQ Championship | 2013-06-15 |
| -12.4 | Minnesota in May | 2015-05-15 |
| -10 | Smokin In Steele | 2017-06-02 |
| -9.9 | Smokin in Steele | 2014-05-30 |
| -7.2 | Smokin In Steele | 2018-06-01 |
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 89% | 85.1% | 85.1% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 93% | 84.7% | 84.7% |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 67% | 90.4% | 87.9% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 97% | 84.5% | 84.5% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 90% | 87.1% | 87.1% |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 84% | 87.5% | 76.5% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-06-01 | Smokin In Steele Owatonna, MN | 40 / 45 (613.0056) | 41 (152.5256) | 32 (161.6684) | 38 (155.4172) | 42 (143.3944) |
| 2017-06-02 | Smokin In Steele Owatonna, MN | 43 / 46 (609.5884) | 33 (161.7256) | 39 (154.2284) | 36 (160.0000) | 45 (133.6344) |
| 2016-06-17 | Treasure Island BBQ/ Steak Food Fest Red Wing, MN | 27 / 34 (615.3028) | 32 (149.1428) | 28 (154.2400) | 21 (159.4172) | 23 (152.5028) |
| 2016-06-03 | Smokin in Steele Owatonna, MN | 29 / 53 (650.8112) | 26 (164.5828) | 20 (165.6800) | 29 (162.2856) | 35 (158.2628) |
| 2015-05-15 | Minnesota in May St. Paul, MN | 58 / 60 (608.4800) | 44 (158.2972) | 55 (149.6800) | 55 (154.8000) | 60 (145.7028) |
| 2014-05-30 | Smokin in Steele Owatonna, MN | 60 / 67 (626.7772) | 15 (171.4400) | 62 (149.0856) | 63 (154.2744) | 59 (151.9772) |
| 2013-06-15 | Treasure Island International BBQ Championship Welch, MN | 66 / 68 (471.9998) | — | 55 (158.2856) | 59 (158.2856) | 50 (155.4286) |
| 2013-05-31 | Smokin' in Steele Owatonna, MN | 36 / 51 (630.2854) | 21 (165.7142) | 28 (160.0000) | 27 (160.5714) | 47 (143.9998) |