The one to beat
2×
one call ahead of them
Subtle Smoke has finished one call ahead of Smokin Bros BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
Smokin Bros BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1425
peak 1425 · rated over 11 contests ⓘ
Contests
11
in the data
First seen
2013-05-02
latest 2017-08-25
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 11 contests
Avg finish
top 82%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
633.27 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 607.06 (+26.21)
Walk rate
9%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±59.36
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 156.14 · weakest Pork (144.56)
Road miles
5,698
mi across 11 mapped stops · furthest 1286 mi
Schedule strength
24%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1533)
Master avg
607.06 / 720
11 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (7 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.
A tough matchup
7–0
behind in the head-to-head
SHIGGIN & GRINNIN ahead in 100% of their meetings
SHIGGIN & GRINNIN has come out ahead in 7 of their 7 shared contests.
The weak link
−11.6
points behind their best meat
Pork is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 11.58 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 0%.
- Pork avg 144.56
- Chicken avg 156.14
- 0 calls in 11 entries
A strong matchup
3–1
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 75% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of PIGS IN PERIL in 3 of their 4 shared contests.
Chicken nemesis
7 of 7
shared chicken entries lost
SHIGGIN & GRINNIN ahead 100% of the time
Even in their strongest meat, SHIGGIN & GRINNIN has out-cooked them in 7 of 7 shared chicken entries.
Boom or bust
±8.24%
swing around their own average
Their overall swings ±8.24% of a perfect score around its own average — when it lands they're dangerous, and when it doesn't the weekend is gone by lunch.
- averages 84.3% of a perfect score
- best 90.2%
The long haul
5,698
road miles between contests
Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 5,698 miles across 11 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 1,286 miles to Smoke on the Water NEVADA BBQ Championship.
- 11 mapped stops
- furthest 1,286 mi
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.
35 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#6103 of the rated field
- Contests
- 19
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 5%
- Peak
- 1425
1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to Smokin Bros BBQ)
2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Smokin Bros BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#6111 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1424
No shared contest yet.
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 11 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-head#6105 of the rated field
- Contests
- 13
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 8%
- Peak
- 1425
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 13 contests to 11, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#6106 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1425
No shared contest yet.
Level with Smokin Bros BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#6100 of the rated field
- Contests
- 15
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1425
No shared contest yet.
15 contests and no Grand Championship yet.
⚔ Head-to-head#6108 of the rated field
- Contests
- 15
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 7%
- Peak
- 1425
No shared contest yet.
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FULL BOAR BBQ | 7 | 2 | 5 | 29% | ⚔ compare |
| GRUMPY OLD MEN BBQ | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14% | ⚔ compare |
| SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| CASE OF RIBS | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| PIT 9 BBQ | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| DRY 2 DA BONE | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SPITFIRE | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| GRILLS GONE WILD IOWA | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| MYASSIS SMOKIN | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| BLACK DOG BBQ IA | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| FARMBOY BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| THE SMOKING HILLS | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| F n G BBQ | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| Subtle Smoke | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| NECTAR OF THE HOGS | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.7372 | 130.8580 | 156.14 | top 72% |
| Pork Ribs | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 166.2972 | 138.8570 | 153.92 | top 78% |
| Pork | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.2856 | 20.0000 | 144.56 | top 76% |
| Brisket | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.7144 | 123.4284 | 152.44 | top 72% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| MN | 8 | 0 | top 76% |
| NV | 2 | 0 | top 100% |
| VA | 1 | 0 | top 100% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 4 | 0 | top 92% |
| Large (40+) | 7 | 0 | top 77% |
The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
4.3 yrs
2013-05-02 → 2017-08-25
Busiest season
2013
5 contests
Contests a season
2.2
across 5 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
MN
8 of 11 contests · 3 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
11
0 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
11 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 156.14 · weakest Pork (144.56)
Walk rate
9%
a top-10 call in 1 of 11 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 11 contests
Master average
607.06
out of 720 · 11 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
304
100–389 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
5,698
11 mapped stops · furthest 1,286 mi
Schedule strength
1533
average field rating faced — tougher than 24% of rated contests
Longest layoff
1 yrs
2014-08-22 → 2015-08-28
Power rating
1425
peak 1425 · #6107 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Smoke on the Water NEVADA BBQ Championship
- Peak power rating (1484) Smoke on the Water NEVADA BBQ Championship
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score649.7142 Treasure Island International BBQ Championship
- Career-best overall score649.7142 Treasure Island International BBQ Championship
- Career-best single call (Chicken)169.7372 6th Annual Big Island BBQ
- 2016
- First call Treasure Island BBQ/ Steak Food Fest
- 10th tracked contest 9th Annual Big Island BBQ
- 2017
- Most recent contest 10th Annual Big Island BBQ
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -15.7 | Smoke on the Water NEVADA BBQ Championship | 2013-05-02 |
| -14.3 | 9th Annual Best Dam Barbecue Challenge | 2013-05-24 |
| -11.5 | Minnesota in May | 2013-05-17 |
| -11.3 | Covington Cork & Pork Festival | 2014-06-27 |
| -6.7 | 8th Annual Big Island BBQ | 2015-08-28 |
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 77% | 87.8% | 87.8% |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 70% | 87.8% | 87.7% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 85% | 86.6% | 86.6% |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 85% | 89.9% | 87.1% |
| 2013 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 86% | 90.2% | 80.7% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-08-25 | 10th Annual Big Island BBQ Albert Lea, MN | 43 / 56 (631.9316) | 37 (163.3944) | 51 (149.1200) | 35 (160.5828) | 34 (158.8344) |
| 2016-08-26 | 9th Annual Big Island BBQ Albert Lea, MN | 35 / 48 (631.3368) | 41 (157.6684) | 20 (166.2972) | 44 (149.1084) | 32 (158.2628) |
| 2016-06-17 | Treasure Island BBQ/ Steak Food Fest Red Wing, MN | 23 / 34 (631.9316) | 24 (162.2628) | 9 (165.1888) | 23 (158.8228) | 27 (145.6572) |
| 2015-08-28 | 8th Annual Big Island BBQ Albert Lea, MN | 47 / 55 (623.8516) | 34 (162.2744) | 43 (156.5372) | 50 (153.0856) | 42 (151.9544) |
| 2014-08-22 | Big Island BBQ Albert Lea, MN | 38 / 54 (647.2912) | 38 (162.2628) | 42 (161.1200) | 40 (159.9656) | 25 (163.9428) |
| 2014-06-27 | Covington Cork & Pork Festival Covington, VA | 26 / 26 (607.3368) | 26 (139.9428) | 22 (152.5828) | 15 (160.5828) | 24 (154.2284) |
| 2013-08-23 | 6th Annual Big Island BBQ Albert Lea, MN | 36 / 50 (633.6684) | 12 (169.7372) | 48 (147.9544) | 37 (158.2628) | 28 (157.7140) |
| 2013-06-15 | Treasure Island International BBQ Championship Welch, MN | 48 / 68 (649.7142) | 56 (156.5714) | 49 (161.1428) | 30 (166.2856) | 36 (165.7144) |
| 2013-05-24 | 9th Annual Best Dam Barbecue Challenge Boulder City, NV | 35 / 35 (433.1434) | 33 (130.8580) | 32 (143.9998) | 35 (20.0000) | 32 (138.2856) |
| 2013-05-17 | Minnesota in May Faribault, MN | 44 / 49 (624.5708) | 44 (153.1428) | 46 (150.2854) | 36 (162.2856) | 36 (158.8570) |
| 2013-05-02 | Smoke on the Water NEVADA BBQ Championship Laughlin, NV | 25 / 25 (562.8568) | 12 (159.4286) | 25 (138.8570) | 25 (141.1428) | 25 (123.4284) |