A tough matchup
4–0
behind in the head-to-head
IRON BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
IRON BBQ has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
Smoking Cowboys
Smoking Cowboys is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2015 and 2018. Their best overall finish is 11th of 67 at the 2nd Ruhrpott BBQ 2015 (2015).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1485
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 4
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
Sep 25, 2015
latest Jan 13, 2018 · 2.3 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podium
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 65%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
25%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±26.51
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 162.16 · weakest Brisket (151.71)
Road miles
396
across 4 mapped stops · furthest 391 mi
Schedule strength
13%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1520)
Master avg
630.73 / 720
4 Master contests · 0 GCs
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168.6628 | 153.6912 | 162.16 | top 57% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 169.7600 | 150.8344 | 160.58 | top 51% |
| Pork | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.6800 | 150.8344 | 156.28 | top 69% |
| Brisket | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 169.1544 | 131.9772 | 151.71 | top 68% |
“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 field size and state
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 75% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 56% |
By state / province (where the contests were held)
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| BZ | 2 | 0 | top 75% |
| DE | 1 | 0 | top 96% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W.E.S.T. Winter extreme South Tyrol BBQ Contest | 2 | 21 | 0 | top 75% | Jan 13, 2018 |
More numbers
Contests a season
1
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
BZ
2 of 4 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
3
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
134
finished ahead 74 times, behind 116
Longest layoff
1 yrs
Sep 25, 2015 → Sep 24, 2016
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20181 milestone
- Most recent contest W.E.S.T. Winter extreme South Tyrol BBQ Contest
20156 milestones
- First tracked contest 2nd Ruhrpott BBQ 2015
- First call 2nd Ruhrpott BBQ 2015
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score658.4116 2nd Ruhrpott BBQ 2015
- Career-best overall score658.4116 2nd Ruhrpott BBQ 2015
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)169.7600 2nd Ruhrpott BBQ 2015
- Peak power rating (1512) 2nd Ruhrpott BBQ 2015
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +11.7 | 2nd Ruhrpott BBQ 2015 | Sep 25, 2015 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -14 | 3rd Ruhrpott BBQ 2016 | Sep 24, 2016 |
| -7.6 | W.E.S.T. Winter extreme South Tyrol BBQ Contest | Jan 13, 2018 |
| -5.6 | W.E.S.T.Winter Extreme South Tyrol BBQ Contest | Jan 14, 2017 |
Scores over time (% of a perfect score — tap a meat to add it)
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 80% | 87.4% | 87.4% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 70% | 89.8% | 89.8% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 96% | 81.7% | 81.7% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 16% | 91.4% | 91.4% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 13, 2018 | W.E.S.T. Winter extreme South Tyrol BBQ Contest Rein in Taufers, BZ | 24 / 30 (629.2576) | 17 (165.2116) | 25 (152.0116) | 22 (156.6172) | 21 (155.4172) |
| Jan 14, 2017 | W.E.S.T.Winter Extreme South Tyrol BBQ Contest Rein in Taufers, BZ | 21 / 30 (646.7544) | 21 (161.0856) | 11 (169.7144) | 13 (165.6800) | 26 (150.2744) |
| Sep 24, 2016 | 3rd Ruhrpott BBQ 2016 Waltrop NRW, DE | 64 / 67 (588.4800) | 56 (153.6912) | 55 (150.8344) | 52 (151.9772) | 67 (131.9772) |
| Sep 25, 2015 | 2nd Ruhrpott BBQ 2015 Herten, NRW | 11 / 67 (658.4116) | 11 (168.6628) | 2 (169.7600) | 55 (150.8344) | 10 (169.1544) |