A tough matchup
3–0
behind in the head-to-head
HECTOR'S SMOKE HOUSE ahead in 100% of their meetings
HECTOR'S SMOKE HOUSE has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
SMOKEM' IF YOU GOTEM
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1488
peak 1501 · rated over 5 contests ⓘ
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
2013-06-07
latest 2018-02-03
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 61%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
627.25
last 5 Master vs avg 627.25 (+0.00)
Walk rate
40%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±10.23
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 158.74 · weakest Chicken (155.41)
Road miles
27,777
mi across 5 mapped stops · furthest 9280 mi
Schedule strength
13%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1519)
Master avg
627.25 / 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.
A strong matchup
3–0
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 100% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of BATO BROTHERS BBQ in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
The comeback
2.7 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 2.7 years, then back at The Yaks Melbourne BBQ Festival (2016-02-05).
- last seen 2013-06-07
- back 2016-02-05
The long haul
27,777
road miles between contests
Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 27,777 miles across 5 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 9,280 miles to The Yaks Melbourne BBQ Festival.
- 5 mapped stops
- furthest 9,280 mi
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.
136 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3758 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1488
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#3748 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 80%
- Peak
- 1488
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 12 years after SMOKEM' IF YOU GOTEM did, first appearing in 2025.
⚔ Head-to-head#3789 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1502
No shared contest yet.
Level with SMOKEM' IF YOU GOTEM on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#3776 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1509
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 9 contests to 5.
⚔ Head-to-head#3764 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1503
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#3772 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1501
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-headBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164.5600 | 141.7028 | 155.41 | top 67% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 164.0228 | 152.6056 | 158.74 | top 47% |
| Pork | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 170.2628 | 145.0972 | 157.68 | top 60% |
| Brisket | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.1544 | 139.4288 | 155.42 | top 55% |
“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 state / province
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| KS | 1 | 0 | top 67% |
| AU | 1 | 0 | top 26% |
| MO | 1 | 0 | top 74% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 52% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 68% |
The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
4.7 yrs
2013-06-07 → 2018-02-03
Busiest season
2017
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 4 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
KS
1 of 5 contests · 3 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
5
0 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
5 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
averages 158.74 · weakest Chicken (155.41)
Walk rate
40%
a top-10 call in 2 of 5 contests
Overall top-10 rate
20%
1 of 5 contests
Master average
627.25
out of 720 · 5 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
214
89–154 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
27,777
5 mapped stops · furthest 9,280 mi
Schedule strength
1519
average field rating faced — tougher than 13% of rated contests
Longest layoff
2.7 yrs
2013-06-07 → 2016-02-05
Power rating
1488
peak 1501 · #3774 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest SMOKIN on the Summit
- 2016
- First call The Yaks Melbourne BBQ Festival
- First overall top-10 The Yaks Melbourne BBQ Festival
- Career-best single call (Pork)170.2628 The Yaks Melbourne BBQ Festival
- Peak power rating (1501) The Yaks Melbourne BBQ Festival
- 2017
- Career-best overall score643.2456 *Smoke On the Trails
- 2018
- Most recent contest Melbourne Barbecue Festival
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +8.7 | The Yaks Melbourne BBQ Festival | 2016-02-05 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -7.7 | Melbourne Barbecue Festival | 2018-02-03 |
| -7.4 | SMOKIN on the Summit | 2013-06-07 |
| -3.5 | Yak Ales Melbourne Barbecue Festival | 2017-02-04 |
| -2.5 | *Smoke On the Trails | 2017-09-29 |
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 77% | 86% | 86% |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 65% | 89.3% | 88% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 26% | 88.2% | 88.2% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 74% | 85.6% | 85.6% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-02-03 | Melbourne Barbecue Festival Melbourn, 8008 | 20 / 26 (618.8688) | 15 (160.0116) | 20 (152.6056) | 23 (145.0972) | 11 (161.1544) |
| 2017-09-29 | *Smoke On the Trails Gardner, KS | 43 / 64 (643.2456) | 31 (164.5600) | 44 (158.8116) | 47 (159.3368) | 40 (160.5372) |
| 2017-02-04 | Yak Ales Melbourne Barbecue Festival Melbourne, 8008 | 27 / 43 (623.4168) | 42 (141.7028) | 8 (164.0228) | 21 (159.4284) | 18 (158.2628) |
| 2016-02-05 | The Yaks Melbourne BBQ Festival Melbourne, AU | 9 / 34 (634.7428) | 26 (150.2284) | 10 (156.5488) | 4 (170.2628) | 11 (157.7028) |
| 2013-06-07 | SMOKIN on the Summit Lees Summit, MO | 60 / 81 (616.0000) | 44 (160.5712) | 34 (161.7144) | 61 (154.2856) | 76 (139.4288) |