A tough matchup
3–0
behind in the head-to-head
SMOKIN DINGER - THE PROFESSOR OF HOGOLOGY ahead in 100% of their meetings
SMOKIN DINGER - THE PROFESSOR OF HOGOLOGY has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
HALF-LIT BBQ
HALF-LIT BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2017. Their best overall finish is 14th of 18 at the Tri-City BBQ Fest (2015). Also listed in KCBS results as “Half Lit BBQ”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1478
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 4
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
Jun 6, 2014
latest Sep 8, 2017 · 3.3 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
3 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 78%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
80%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±64.68
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 165.01 · weakest Pork (126.40)
Road miles
442
across 5 mapped stops · furthest 237 mi
Schedule strength
49%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1564)
Master avg
601.84 / 720
4 Master contests · 0 GCs
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HALF-LIT BBQ has 4 rated contests, short of the five a power ranking needs, so its rating is still close to the 1500 every team starts on and 142 rated teams sit within a point of it.
#4,246 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1478
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,240 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1478
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2014.
⚔ Compare careers#4,257 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1478
Level with HALF-LIT BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#4,270 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1477
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,256 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1478
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,271 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1477
Their last contest in the data was back in 2014, 3 years before HALF-LIT BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careersBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 175.4172 | 155.9656 | 165.01 | top 38% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 172.0228 | 144.9944 | 159.37 | top 56% |
| Pork | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.9544 | 20 | 126.40 | top 72% |
| Brisket | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.8460 | 147.4056 | 153.39 | top 77% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 78% |
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 79% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 75% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tri City BBQ Fest | 2 | 14 | 0 | top 89% | Sep 16, 2016 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2016
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
IA
3 of 5 contests · 3 states in all
Contests visited
3
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
145
finished ahead 37 times, behind 121
Longest layoff
1.3 yrs
Jun 6, 2014 → Sep 18, 2015
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20174 milestones
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score658.1604 Ribs, Rod & Rock'n Roll
- Career-best overall score658.1604 Ribs, Rod & Rock'n Roll
- Career-best single call (Chicken)175.4172 Ribs, Rod & Rock'n Roll
- Most recent contest Ribs, Rod & Rock'n Roll
20161 milestone
- First category win (Pork Ribs) Ribfest (BACKYARD)
20151 milestone
- First call Tri-City BBQ Fest
20142 milestones
- First tracked contest Smokin on the Summit
- Peak power rating (1493) Smokin on the Summit
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +3.3 | Ribs, Rod & Rock'n Roll | Sep 8, 2017 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12.6 | Tri City BBQ Fest | Sep 16, 2016 |
| -7.2 | Smokin on the Summit | Jun 6, 2014 |
| -5.7 | Tri-City BBQ Fest | Sep 18, 2015 |
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 | 100% | top 58% | 91.4% | 91.4% |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 100% | top 100% | 68.5% | 68.5% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 78% | 89.4% | 89.4% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 75% | 85% | 85% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 8, 2017 | Ribs, Rod & Rock'n Roll Vermillion, SD | 18 / 31 (658.1604) | 4 (175.4172) | 23 (161.0856) | 25 (158.8116) | 18 (162.8460) |
| Sep 16, 2016 | Tri City BBQ Fest Denison, IA | 34 / 34 (493.5312) | 8 (169.6800) | 30 (149.0628) | 34 (20) | 25 (154.7884) |
| Jun 24, 2016 | Ribfest (BACKYARD) Sioux City, IA | — | 3 (161.7028) | 1 (172.0228) | — | — |
| Sep 18, 2015 | Tri-City BBQ Fest Denison, IA | 14 / 18 (643.3600) | 13 (162.2972) | 3 (169.7028) | 12 (163.9544) | 17 (147.4056) |
| Jun 6, 2014 | Smokin on the Summit Lee's Summit, MO | 59 / 79 (612.2968) | 50 (155.9656) | 74 (144.9944) | 32 (162.8228) | 64 (148.5140) |