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
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1485
peak 1512 · rated over 4 contests ⓘ
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
2015-09-25
latest 2018-01-13
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 65%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
630.73
last 4 Master vs avg 630.73 (+0.00)
Walk rate
25%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±26.51
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 162.16 · weakest Brisket (151.71)
Road miles
396
mi across 4 mapped stops · furthest 391 mi
Schedule strength
14%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1520)
Master avg
630.73 / 720
4 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (1 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.
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.
Smoking Cowboys has 4 rated contests — short of the five it takes to earn a power ranking — so this rating has barely moved off the 1500 every team starts on and 149 rated teams sit within a point of it. Read the list as the nearest company at a number nobody here has moved far from, not as a verdict on who this team belongs with.
#3934 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1484
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to Smoking Cowboys)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Smoking Cowboys has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#3911 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1502
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 4, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#3902 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1485
No shared contest yet.
Level with Smoking Cowboys on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#3935 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1484
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 4, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#3916 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1485
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 4, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#3932 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1509
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 4, 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 | 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 state / province
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| BZ | 2 | 0 | top 75% |
| DE | 1 | 0 | top 96% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 75% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 56% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring 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% | 2018-01-13 |
The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
2.3 yrs
2015-09-25 → 2018-01-13
Busiest season
2018
1 contest
Contests a season
1
across 4 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
BZ
2 of 4 contests · 2 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
3
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
4 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 162.16 · weakest Brisket (151.71)
Walk rate
25%
a top-10 call in 1 of 4 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 4 contests
Master average
630.73
out of 720 · 4 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
135
74–116 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
396
4 mapped stops · furthest 391 mi
Schedule strength
1520
average field rating faced — tougher than 14% of rated contests
Longest layoff
1 yrs
2015-09-25 → 2016-09-24
Power rating
1485
peak 1512 · #null of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2015
- 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
- 2018
- Most recent contest W.E.S.T. Winter extreme South Tyrol BBQ Contest
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +11.7 | 2nd Ruhrpott BBQ 2015 | 2015-09-25 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -13.9 | 3rd Ruhrpott BBQ 2016 | 2016-09-24 |
| -7.6 | W.E.S.T. Winter extreme South Tyrol BBQ Contest | 2018-01-13 |
| -5.6 | W.E.S.T.Winter Extreme South Tyrol BBQ Contest | 2017-01-14 |
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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-01-13 | 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) |
| 2017-01-14 | 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) |
| 2016-09-24 | 3rd Ruhrpott BBQ 2016 Waltrop NRW, DE | 64 / 67 (588.4800) | 56 (153.6912) | 55 (150.8344) | 52 (151.9772) | 67 (131.9772) |
| 2015-09-25 | 2nd Ruhrpott BBQ 2015 Herten, NRW, | 11 / 67 (658.4116) | 11 (168.6628) | 2 (169.7600) | 55 (150.8344) | 10 (169.1544) |