A tough matchup
3–0
behind in the head-to-head
The Smoking J's ahead in 100% of their meetings
The Smoking J's has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
Saltworks
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1512
peak 1512 · rated over 3 contests ⓘ
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
2016-10-14
latest 2017-09-15
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 3 contests
Avg finish
top 45%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
650.47
last 3 Master vs avg 650.47 (+0.00)
Walk rate
67%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±13.20
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 167.04 · weakest Pork (156.93)
Road miles
168
mi across 3 mapped stops · furthest 54 mi
Schedule strength
39%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1551)
Master avg
650.47 / 720
3 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.
Saltworks has 3 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 120 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.
#2756 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1521
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 5 contests to 3.
⚔ Head-to-head#2749 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1515
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 5 years after Saltworks did, first appearing in 2021.
⚔ Head-to-head#2759 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1522
No shared contest yet.
Level with Saltworks on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#2768 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1518
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 5 contests to 3.
⚔ Head-to-head#2735 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1512
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 5 contests to 3.
⚔ Head-to-head#2745 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1512
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 5 contests to 3.
⚔ Head-to-headBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.7144 | 156.6288 | 160.02 | top 64% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 173.7144 | 161.1656 | 166.49 | top 42% |
| Pork | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 160.5716 | 153.1088 | 156.93 | top 66% |
| Brisket | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 174.2972 | 161.1316 | 167.04 | top 27% |
“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 contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 47% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 43% |
The story so far (14 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
0.9 yrs
2016-10-14 → 2017-09-15
Busiest season
2017
2 contests
Contests a season
1.5
across 2 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
CA
3 of 3 contests
Contests visited
3
0 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
3 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Brisket
averages 167.04 · weakest Pork (156.93)
Walk rate
67%
a top-10 call in 2 of 3 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 3 contests
Master average
650.47
out of 720 · 3 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
100
76–57 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
168
3 mapped stops · furthest 54 mi
Schedule strength
1551
average field rating faced — tougher than 39% of rated contests
Power rating
1512
peak 1512 · #null of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2016
- First tracked contest Smoke on the River
- 2017
- First call Wine Country Big Q Competition and Festival
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score662.2060 Wine Country Big Q Competition and Festival
- Career-best overall score662.2060 Wine Country Big Q Competition and Festival
- Career-best single call (Brisket)174.2972 3rd Annual Hot Q's & Cold Brews BBQ Championship
- Peak power rating (1512) 3rd Annual Hot Q's & Cold Brews BBQ Championship
- Most recent contest 3rd Annual Hot Q's & Cold Brews BBQ Championship
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +7.9 | Wine Country Big Q Competition and Festival | 2017-07-07 |
| +2.4 | Smoke on the River | 2016-10-14 |
| +1.8 | 3rd Annual Hot Q's & Cold Brews BBQ Championship | 2017-09-15 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 43% | 92% | 91.6% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 47% | 87.8% | 87.8% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-09-15 | 3rd Annual Hot Q's & Cold Brews BBQ Championship Oroville, CA | 26 / 48 (657.1660) | 39 (157.7028) | 29 (164.5944) | 34 (160.5716) | 6 (174.2972) |
| 2017-07-07 | Wine Country Big Q Competition and Festival Petaluma, CA | 16 / 50 (662.2060) | 22 (165.7144) | 5 (173.7144) | 34 (157.0972) | 20 (165.6800) |
| 2016-10-14 | Smoke on the River Sacramento, CA | 18 / 38 (632.0348) | 25 (156.6288) | 21 (161.1656) | 23 (153.1088) | 11 (161.1316) |