A tough matchup
4–0
behind in the head-to-head
IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
* Polish BBQ Kings
* Polish BBQ Kings is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2017. Their best overall finish is 87th of 93 at the Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) (2015). Also listed in KCBS results as “Polish BBQ Kings *”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1465
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 4
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
Oct 24, 2014
latest Oct 27, 2017 · 3 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 97%
overall standings
Best overall
633.1540 / 720
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Best single call
166.2628
Consistency
±25.59
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 158.14 · weakest Brisket (140.68)
Road miles
0
across 4 mapped stops
Schedule strength
95%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1651)
Master avg
604.44 / 720
4 Master contests · 0 GCs
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.1084 | 143.8284 | 155.50 | top 87% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 158.8228 | 138.8000 | 150.11 | top 96% |
| Pork | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.2628 | 143.9768 | 158.14 | top 79% |
| Brisket | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 152.5828 | 133.0744 | 140.68 | top 97% |
“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.
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) | 4 | 87 | 0 | top 97% | Oct 27, 2017 |
More numbers
Contests a season
1
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
TN
4 of 4 contests
Contests visited
1
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
281
finished ahead 12 times, behind 360
Longest layoff
1 yrs
Oct 21, 2016 → Oct 27, 2017
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20171 milestone
- Most recent contest Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY)
20161 milestone
- Career-best overall score633.1540 Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY)
20151 milestone
- Career-best single call (Pork)166.2628 Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY)
20142 milestones
- First tracked contest Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY)
- Peak power rating (1489) Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11.2 | Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) | Oct 24, 2014 |
| -8.4 | Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) | Oct 27, 2017 |
| -7.8 | Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) | Oct 23, 2015 |
| -7.1 | Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) | Oct 21, 2016 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 100% | 81.5% | 81.5% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 94% | 87.9% | 87.9% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 94% | 86.9% | 86.9% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 100% | 79.5% | 79.5% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 27, 2017 | Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) Lynchburg, TN | 95 / 95 (586.6056) | 95 (143.8284) | 94 (150.8344) | 85 (158.8684) | 95 (133.0744) |
| Oct 21, 2016 | Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) Lynchburg, TN | 90 / 96 (633.1540) | 67 (165.1084) | 93 (152) | 73 (163.4628) | 88 (152.5828) |
| Oct 23, 2015 | Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) Lynchburg, TN | 87 / 93 (625.6112) | 75 (162.8456) | 81 (158.8228) | 48 (166.2628) | 92 (137.6800) |
| Oct 24, 2014 | Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) Lynchburg, TN | 92 / 92 (572.3768) | 88 (150.2284) | 92 (138.8000) | 90 (143.9768) | 91 (139.3716) |