Happy hunting ground
Top 20%
average finish here
Lakeland Pig Festival is their spot: an average finish in the top 20% across 2 visits.
- 2 visits
- best finish 7th
- average top 20%
Smokin' Slimz
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1554
peak 1554 · rated over 8 contests ⓘ
Contests
8
in the data
First seen
2013-11-15
latest 2018-01-26
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
3 podiums
Overall top-10s
3
of 8 contests
Avg finish
top 33%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
668.71 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 662.18 (+6.53)
Walk rate
75%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
2
best run (overall)
Consistency
±17.19
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 168.34 · weakest Brisket (162.75)
Road miles
34
mi across 8 mapped stops
Schedule strength
34%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1546)
Master avg
662.18 / 720
8 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (10 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.
They almost always walk
75%
of contests with a top-10 call
A call in 6 of 8 contests
A top-10 category call in 75% of their 8 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.
High-water mark
680.5144
career-best overall
94.5% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 680.5144 at When Pigs Fly South — 94.5% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2013-11-15
A tough matchup
4–1
behind in the head-to-head
Team Unknown BBQ ahead in 80% of their meetings
Team Unknown BBQ has come out ahead in 4 of their 5 shared contests.
The weak link
−5.6
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 5.58 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 13% of the time against 38%.
- Brisket avg 162.75
- Chicken avg 168.34
- 1 calls in 8 entries
A strong matchup
7–0
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 100% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of Two Crackers Cooking in 7 of their 7 shared contests.
Chicken nemesis
5 of 5
shared chicken entries lost
WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS ahead 100% of the time
Even in their strongest meat, WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS has out-cooked them in 5 of 5 shared chicken entries.
Announced themselves early
5th
at their very first contest
Finished 5 of 49 at their very first tracked contest, When Pigs Fly South (2013-11-15).
- 2013-11-15
- 49-team field
Looking over their shoulder
2×
one call behind them
WHISKEY BENT BBQ - FL has landed one call behind them 2 times.
The metronome
±2.39%
swing around their own average
Their overall lands within ±2.39% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.
- averages 92.0% of a perfect score
- 8 contests
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.
45 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#1656 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1554
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#1659 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 50%
- Peak
- 1571
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 10 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#1651 of the rated field
- Contests
- 12
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 8%
- Peak
- 1554
No shared contest yet.
12 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 8% top-10 finishes rather than wins.
⚔ Head-to-head#1660 of the rated field
- Contests
- 13
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 46%
- Peak
- 1554
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 8 years after Smokin' Slimz did, first appearing in 2021.
⚔ Head-to-head#1655 of the rated field
- Contests
- 15
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 27%
- Peak
- 1556
No shared contest yet.
Level with Smokin' Slimz on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#1657 of the rated field
- Contests
- 25
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 12%
- Peak
- 1570
No shared contest yet.
25 contests to 8: their number has had years to settle where Smokin' Slimz's is still finding its level.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SWAMP BOYS | 8 | 3 | 5 | 38% | ⚔ compare |
| Two Crackers Cooking | 7 | 7 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| BIG JOHN'S TEXAS BAR-B-QUE | 7 | 6 | 1 | 86% | ⚔ compare |
| SWINOS | 7 | 5 | 2 | 71% | ⚔ compare |
| Shanty Town BBQ | 7 | 5 | 2 | 71% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN BLUE Q FL | 7 | 3 | 4 | 43% | ⚔ compare |
| THE REAL SMOKING BUTTS | 6 | 5 | 1 | 83% | ⚔ compare |
| The BBQ Shack | 6 | 5 | 1 | 83% | ⚔ compare |
| United Pork Smokers | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| HOT WACHULA'S | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| Pig In or Pig Out | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKE SHACK BBQ | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| J-MACK COOKERS | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| WHISKEY BENT BBQ - FL | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
| MIDNIGHT BURN | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 174.8456 | 161.6800 | 168.34 | top 34% |
| Pork Ribs | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 174.3088 | 146.7772 | 163.91 | top 44% |
| Pork | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 177.7028 | 157.6456 | 167.18 | top 38% |
| Brisket | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 178.8572 | 148.5028 | 162.75 | top 48% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lakeland Pig Festival | 2 | 8 | 0 | top 25% | 2018-01-26 |
| Lakeland Pig Festival | 2 | 7 | 0 | top 20% | 2016-01-29 |
The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
4.2 yrs
2013-11-15 → 2018-01-26
Busiest season
2014
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 6 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
FL
8 of 8 contests
Contests visited
6
2 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
8 entries · 0 wins · 3 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 168.34 · weakest Brisket (162.75)
Walk rate
75%
a top-10 call in 6 of 8 contests
Overall top-10 rate
38%
3 of 8 contests
Best top-10 run
2
straight contests
Master average
662.18
out of 720 · 8 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
246
300–145 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
34
8 mapped stops
Schedule strength
1546
average field rating faced — tougher than 34% of rated contests
Power rating
1554
peak 1554 · #1653 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest When Pigs Fly South
- First call When Pigs Fly South
- First overall top-10 When Pigs Fly South
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score680.5144 When Pigs Fly South
- Career-best overall score680.5144 When Pigs Fly South
- Career-best single call (Brisket)178.8572 When Pigs Fly South
- 2017
- First category win (Pork Ribs) Lakeland Pig Festival
- 2018
- Peak power rating (1554) Lakeland Pig Festival
- Most recent contest Lakeland Pig Festival
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +13.9 | When Pigs Fly South | 2013-11-15 |
| +13.6 | Lakeland Pig Festival | 2017-01-27 |
| +13.6 | Lakeland Pig Festival | 2016-01-29 |
| +8.7 | Lakeland Pig Festival | 2015-01-30 |
| +6 | Lakeland Pig Festival | 2018-01-26 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -6.2 | The Tiger Town Pig Festival | 2014-01-23 |
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 | 100% | top 37% | 92.7% | 92.7% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 100% | top 13% | 93.8% | 93.8% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 12% | 93.8% | 93.8% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 27% | 93.2% | 93.2% |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 59% | 90.9% | 88.9% |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50% | top 29% | 94.5% | 92.2% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-01-26 | Lakeland Pig Festival Lakeland, FL | 22 / 60 (667.3944) | 7 (173.7144) | 45 (159.4172) | 13 (171.4172) | 31 (162.8456) |
| 2017-01-27 | Lakeland Pig Festival Lakeland, FL | 8 / 60 (675.3828) | 29 (167.9772) | 1 (174.3088) | 9 (170.2628) | 27 (162.8340) |
| 2016-01-29 | Lakeland Pig Festival Lakeland, FL | 7 / 58 (675.3256) | 24 (167.9772) | 13 (170.2628) | 2 (177.7028) | 36 (159.3828) |
| 2015-01-30 | Lakeland Pig Festival Lakeland, FL | 17 / 62 (670.7200) | 6 (174.8456) | 8 (170.8344) | 44 (161.0972) | 32 (163.9428) |
| 2014-11-07 | When Pigs Fly South Lakeland, FL | 20 / 42 (654.7428) | 10 (170.2972) | 25 (160.5484) | 37 (157.6456) | 15 (166.2516) |
| 2014-01-23 | The Tiger Town Pig Festival Lakeland, FL | 49 / 69 (626.0572) | 22 (166.8228) | 57 (146.7772) | 29 (163.9544) | 55 (148.5028) |
| 2013-11-22 | Plant City Pig Jam Plant City, FL | 25 / 53 (647.3256) | 29 (163.3828) | 35 (160.5600) | 23 (163.9656) | 28 (159.4172) |
| 2013-11-15 | When Pigs Fly South Lakeland, FL | 5 / 49 (680.5144) | 23 (161.6800) | 14 (168.5716) | 10 (171.4056) | 2 (178.8572) |