A tough matchup
5–0
behind in the head-to-head
B & C SMOKERS ahead in 100% of their meetings
B & C SMOKERS has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
We Like Big Butts BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1477
peak 1502 · rated over 5 contests ⓘ
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
2014-10-02
latest 2017-09-01
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 70%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
635.78
last 5 Master vs avg 635.78 (+0.00)
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±14.97
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 162.05 · weakest Pork Ribs (157.79)
Road miles
138
mi across 5 mapped stops · furthest 33 mi
Schedule strength
48%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1562)
Master avg
635.78 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (3 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.
The weak link
−4.3
points behind their best meat
Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 4.26 points below their pork, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 0%.
- Pork Ribs avg 157.79
- Pork avg 162.05
- 0 calls in 5 entries
A strong matchup
4–0
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 100% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of Q-CHIPS in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
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.
135 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4265 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1477
2–1 in 3 shared contests (67% to We Like Big Butts BBQ)
These two have cooked 3 of the same contests — We Like Big Butts BBQ ahead 2–1 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.
⚔ Head-to-head#4247 of the rated field
- Contests
- 62
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 6%
- Peak
- 1521
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to We Like Big Butts BBQ)
They've been 1521 at their best, 43 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-head#4251 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1477
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#4257 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1477
No shared contest yet.
Level with We Like Big Butts BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#4274 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1503
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#4245 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1477
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MEL'S BBQ | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| Lazy Butt BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| PARK AVENUE PORK | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| CHIP ON OUR SHOULDER | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| B & C SMOKERS | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Three Brothers Different Mothers | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| CLARK CREW BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| GETTIN' SAUCED | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Four Men and A Pig | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| JAESTAR BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| PORK ME PURPLE | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164.5372 | 153.0628 | 157.79 | top 75% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.2628 | 151.3600 | 157.79 | top 69% |
| Pork | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.8572 | 154.2628 | 162.05 | top 57% |
| Brisket | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.1428 | 147.4060 | 158.15 | top 61% |
“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.
The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
2.9 yrs
2014-10-02 → 2017-09-01
Busiest season
2015
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 4 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
KS
3 of 5 contests · 2 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
5
0 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
5 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Pork
averages 162.05 · weakest Pork Ribs (157.79)
Walk rate
0%
a top-10 call in 0 of 5 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 5 contests
Master average
635.78
out of 720 · 5 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
1,205
627–1,553 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
138
5 mapped stops · furthest 33 mi
Schedule strength
1562
average field rating faced — tougher than 48% of rated contests
Longest layoff
1.1 yrs
2015-10-03 → 2016-10-29
Power rating
1477
peak 1502 · #4261 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2014
- First tracked contest 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score654.7884 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open
- Career-best overall score654.7884 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)170.2628 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open
- Peak power rating (1502) 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open
- 2017
- Most recent contest 38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +2.1 | 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open | 2014-10-02 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -9.2 | 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue(OPEN) | 2016-10-29 |
| -6.9 | 2015 Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest | 2015-06-05 |
| -5.1 | 38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) | 2017-09-01 |
| -3.7 | 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open | 2015-10-03 |
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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 78% | 88.1% | 88.1% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 89% | 85.1% | 85.1% |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 67% | 90.1% | 88.7% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 49% | 90.9% | 90.9% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-09-01 | 38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS | 318 / 407 (634.1948) | 356 (154.8344) | 303 (158.2744) | 264 (162.2744) | 287 (158.8116) |
| 2016-10-29 | 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue(OPEN) Kansas City, KS | 496 / 557 (613.0288) | 461 (154.8228) | 428 (156.5372) | 474 (154.2628) | 500 (147.4060) |
| 2015-10-03 | 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open Kansas City, MO | 337 / 606 (649.0516) | 286 (164.5372) | 506 (152.5144) | 213 (166.8572) | 232 (165.1428) |
| 2015-06-05 | 2015 Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest Mayetta, KS | 50 / 64 (627.8400) | 59 (153.0628) | 58 (151.3600) | 31 (162.8344) | 31 (160.5828) |
| 2014-10-02 | 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO | 273 / 552 (654.7884) | 354 (161.7028) | 113 (170.2628) | 271 (164.0000) | 332 (158.8228) |