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.
MP BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1473
peak 1473 · rated over 5 contests ⓘ
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
2013-06-28
latest 2018-05-18
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 73%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
604.28
last 5 Master vs avg 604.28 (+0.00)
Walk rate
40%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±10.30
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 155.63 · weakest Chicken (145.01)
Road miles
141
mi across 5 mapped stops · furthest 110 mi
Schedule strength
16%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1523)
Master avg
604.28 / 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
−10.6
points behind their best meat
Chicken is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 10.62 points below their pork, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 20%.
- Chicken avg 145.01
- Pork avg 155.63
- 0 calls in 5 entries
The comeback
1.9 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 1.9 years, then back at Salt City BBQ Festival (2015-05-15).
- last seen 2013-06-28
- back 2015-05-15
A standing appointment
4
years running at one contest
They've cooked *Salt City BBQ Festival every year from 2015 to 2018 — the contest they never miss.
- 4 visits in all
- best finish 14th
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.
147 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4469 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1473
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#4475 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1509
No shared contest yet.
They've been 1509 at their best, 36 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-head#4497 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1473
No shared contest yet.
Level with MP BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#4462 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1473
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 7 years after MP BBQ did, first appearing in 2020.
⚔ Head-to-head#4482 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1473
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#4468 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1503
No shared contest yet.
They've been 1503 at their best, 30 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KISS MY BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| THREE DOGS BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| GOOD SMOKE BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 158.2512 | 137.7140 | 145.01 | top 87% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 153.7488 | 143.3828 | 150.51 | top 67% |
| Pork | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 167.4056 | 147.3596 | 155.63 | top 50% |
| Brisket | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 164.0572 | 143.3716 | 153.14 | top 60% |
“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 69% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 80% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| *Salt City BBQ Festival | 4 | 14 | 0 | top 68% | 2018-05-18 |
The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
4.9 yrs
2013-06-28 → 2018-05-18
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
2
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
5 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Pork
averages 155.63 · weakest Chicken (145.01)
Walk rate
40%
a top-10 call in 2 of 5 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 5 contests
Master average
604.28
out of 720 · 5 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
107
46–126 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
141
5 mapped stops · furthest 110 mi
Schedule strength
1523
average field rating faced — tougher than 16% of rated contests
Longest layoff
1.9 yrs
2013-06-28 → 2015-05-15
Power rating
1473
peak 1473 · #4474 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Boston Hill BBQ Fest
- Peak power rating (1486) Boston Hill BBQ Fest
- 2015
- First call Salt City BBQ Festival
- First category win (Pork) Salt City BBQ Festival
- Career-best single call (Pork)167.4056 Salt City BBQ Festival
- 2017
- Career-best overall score614.1020 *Salt City BBQ Festival
- 2018
- Most recent contest *Salt City BBQ Festival
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +5 | Salt City BBQ Festival | 2016-05-20 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -13.8 | Boston Hill BBQ Fest | 2013-06-28 |
| -10 | Salt City BBQ Festival | 2015-05-15 |
| -6 | *Salt City BBQ Festival | 2018-05-18 |
| -2.2 | *Salt City BBQ Festival | 2017-05-19 |
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 76% | 84.7% | 84.7% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 66% | 85.3% | 85.3% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 44% | 85.2% | 85.2% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 100% | top 86% | 82.5% | 82.5% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 94% | 81.9% | 81.9% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-05-18 | *Salt City BBQ Festival Syracuse, NY | 26 / 34 (609.6572) | 30 (149.0856) | 21 (153.7488) | 15 (158.2284) | 30 (148.5944) |
| 2017-05-19 | *Salt City BBQ Festival Syracuse, NY | 27 / 41 (614.1020) | 25 (158.2512) | 24 (151.3828) | 35 (147.3596) | 14 (157.1084) |
| 2016-05-20 | Salt City BBQ Festival Syracuse, NY | 14 / 32 (613.7832) | 30 (140.0116) | 19 (152.0116) | 11 (157.7028) | 7 (164.0572) |
| 2015-05-15 | Salt City BBQ Festival Syracuse, NY | 18 / 21 (594.1372) | 20 (139.9772) | 17 (143.3828) | 1 (167.4056) | 19 (143.3716) |
| 2013-06-28 | Boston Hill BBQ Fest Hamburg, NY | 46 / 49 (589.7142) | 48 (137.7140) | 36 (152.0002) | 40 (147.4286) | 31 (152.5714) |