A tough matchup
4–0
behind in the head-to-head
PELLET ENVY ahead in 100% of their meetings
PELLET ENVY has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
Smokin' Porky BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1495
peak 1503 · rated over 5 contests ⓘ
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
2013-05-17
latest 2018-04-06
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 61%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
647.17
last 5 Master vs avg 647.17 (-0.00)
Walk rate
40%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±9.62
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 170.04 · weakest Brisket (151.13)
Road miles
78
mi across 5 mapped stops · furthest 62 mi
Schedule strength
47%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1561)
Master avg
647.17 / 720
5 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
−18.9
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 18.91 points below their pork, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 20%.
- Brisket avg 151.13
- Pork avg 170.04
- 0 calls in 5 entries
A strong matchup
4–0
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 100% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of SMOKIN SOMETHING OR OTHER in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
The comeback
1.9 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 1.9 years, then back at Smoke in the Spring (2015-04-10).
- last seen 2013-05-17
- back 2015-04-10
A standing appointment
4
years running at one contest
They've cooked Smoke in the Spring every year from 2015 to 2018 — the contest they never miss.
- 4 visits in all
- best finish 34th
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.
126 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3424 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 40%
- Peak
- 1510
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#3406 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 40%
- Peak
- 1495
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 6 years after Smokin' Porky BBQ did, first appearing in 2019.
⚔ Head-to-head#3404 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 40%
- Peak
- 1516
No shared contest yet.
Level with Smokin' Porky BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#3402 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1495
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#3415 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1495
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#3414 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1504
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAWGHOUSE BBQ | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 172.5716 | 148.5028 | 160.54 | top 61% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 173.7028 | 157.1088 | 165.46 | top 42% |
| Pork | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 172.5600 | 167.4172 | 170.04 | top 26% |
| Brisket | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 155.9316 | 148.4800 | 151.13 | top 81% |
“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 64% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 60% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke in the Spring | 4 | 34 | 0 | top 60% | 2018-04-06 |
The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
4.9 yrs
2013-05-17 → 2018-04-06
Busiest season
2018
1 contest
Contests a season
1
across 5 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
KS
5 of 5 contests
Contests visited
2
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
5 entries · 0 wins · 1 calls
Strongest meat
Pork
averages 170.04 · weakest Brisket (151.13)
Walk rate
40%
a top-10 call in 2 of 5 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 5 contests
Master average
647.17
out of 720 · 5 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
222
169–259 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
78
5 mapped stops · furthest 62 mi
Schedule strength
1561
average field rating faced — tougher than 47% of rated contests
Longest layoff
1.9 yrs
2013-05-17 → 2015-04-10
Power rating
1495
peak 1503 · #3413 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Taste of Wheatstock
- First call Taste of Wheatstock
- 2015
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score660.9828 Smoke in the Spring
- Career-best overall score660.9828 Smoke in the Spring
- Peak power rating (1503) Smoke in the Spring
- 2018
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)173.7028 Smoke in the Spring
- Most recent contest Smoke in the Spring
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +7.5 | Smoke in the Spring | 2015-04-10 |
| +0.6 | Smoke in the Spring | 2018-04-06 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -6.1 | Smoke in the Spring (WFC Quilfyer) | 2017-04-07 |
| -4.1 | Taste of Wheatstock | 2013-05-17 |
| -2.9 | Smoke in the Spring | 2016-04-08 |
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 61% | 90.8% | 90.8% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 78% | 88.6% | 88.6% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 67% | 88.2% | 88.2% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 35% | 91.8% | 91.8% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 64% | 89.9% | 89.9% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-04-06 | Smoke in the Spring Osage City, KS | 63 / 103 (654.0916) | 75 (161.6572) | 17 (173.7028) | 36 (168.5372) | 92 (150.1944) |
| 2017-04-07 | Smoke in the Spring (WFC Quilfyer) Osage City, KS | 78 / 100 (638.0800) | 94 (148.5028) | 65 (162.2400) | 27 (171.4056) | 72 (155.9316) |
| 2016-04-08 | Smoke in the Spring Osage City, KS | 73 / 109 (635.2688) | 65 (162.2628) | 76 (157.1088) | 36 (167.4172) | 93 (148.4800) |
| 2015-04-10 | Smoke in the Spring Osage City, KS | 34 / 97 (660.9828) | 5 (172.5716) | 31 (166.8228) | 12 (172.5600) | 82 (149.0284) |
| 2013-05-17 | Taste of Wheatstock Abilene, KS | 16 / 25 (647.4288) | 18 (157.7142) | 7 (167.4286) | 6 (170.2860) | 19 (152.0000) |