The one to beat
2×
one call ahead of them
Royal Smoke has finished one call ahead of Laurie & The 4 Pigs 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
Laurie & The 4 Pigs
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1450
peak 1450 · rated over 5 contests ⓘ
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
2013-08-23
latest 2017-08-25
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 88%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
609.29
last 5 Master vs avg 609.29 (+0.00)
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±10.03
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 161.24 · weakest Brisket (143.83)
Road miles
0
mi across 5 mapped stops
Schedule strength
19%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1526)
Master avg
609.29 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (4 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
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.
The weak link
−17.4
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 17.41 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 0%.
- Brisket avg 143.83
- Chicken avg 161.24
- 0 calls in 5 entries
A standing appointment
5
years running at one contest
They've cooked *East Central State BBQ Cook-Off, Paola Roots Festival every year from 2013 to 2017 — the contest they never miss.
- 5 visits in all
- best finish 50th
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.
116 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5541 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1449
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#5533 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1450
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 10 years after Laurie & The 4 Pigs did, first appearing in 2023.
⚔ Head-to-head#5539 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1449
No shared contest yet.
Level with Laurie & The 4 Pigs on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#5510 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1450
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#5518 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1450
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#5529 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1450
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 6 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Two Fat Guys Burning Meat | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN' ASS BBQ | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| Royal Smoke | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| B & C SMOKERS | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| DUNN UP BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Knights of the Holy Grill | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| BEAUX HAWG BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Big Wigs BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Double Stack BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| BLACK EYE BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| FUNNY FARM BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| BALDIN' SMOKIN' BANDITOS | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| BEWILDERED BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.1544 | 148.5028 | 161.24 | top 48% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 157.1312 | 138.8228 | 149.83 | top 83% |
| Pork | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 159.4172 | 146.8456 | 154.39 | top 76% |
| Brisket | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 156.5716 | 137.6000 | 143.83 | top 87% |
“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.
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| *East Central State BBQ Cook-Off, Paola Roots Festival | 5 | 50 | 0 | top 88% | 2017-08-25 |
The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
4 yrs
2013-08-23 → 2017-08-25
Busiest season
2017
1 contest
Contests a season
1
across 5 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
KS
5 of 5 contests
Contests visited
1
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
5 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 161.24 · weakest Brisket (143.83)
Walk rate
0%
a top-10 call in 0 of 5 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 5 contests
Master average
609.29
out of 720 · 5 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
171
38–277 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
0
5 mapped stops
Schedule strength
1526
average field rating faced — tougher than 19% of rated contests
Longest layoff
1 yrs
2014-08-22 → 2015-08-28
Power rating
1450
peak 1450 · #5530 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest East Central State BBQ Cook-Off Paola Roots Festival
- Peak power rating (1488) East Central State BBQ Cook-Off Paola Roots Festival
- 2017
- Career-best overall score616.4572 *East Central State BBQ Cook-Off, Paola Roots Festival
- Career-best single call (Chicken)169.1544 *East Central State BBQ Cook-Off, Paola Roots Festival
- Most recent contest *East Central State BBQ Cook-Off, Paola Roots Festival
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11.6 | East Central State BBQ Cook-Off Paola Roots Festival | 2013-08-23 |
| -11.1 | East Central State BBQ Cook Off Paola Roots Festival | 2014-08-22 |
| -10.3 | East Central State BBQ Cook-Off, Paola Roots Festival | 2016-08-26 |
| -8.9 | East Central State BBQ Cook Off Paola Roots Festival | 2015-08-28 |
| -8.5 | *East Central State BBQ Cook-Off, Paola Roots Festival | 2017-08-25 |
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 88% | 85.6% | 85.6% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 90% | 85.5% | 85.5% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 85% | 85.6% | 85.6% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 90% | 82% | 82% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 88% | 84.5% | 84.5% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-08-25 | *East Central State BBQ Cook-Off, Paola Roots Festival Paola, KS | 50 / 57 (616.4572) | 16 (169.1544) | 55 (150.2628) | 43 (158.8228) | 56 (138.2172) |
| 2016-08-26 | East Central State BBQ Cook-Off, Paola Roots Festival Paola, KS | 55 / 61 (615.3828) | 21 (166.8684) | 60 (138.8228) | 50 (153.1200) | 40 (156.5716) |
| 2015-08-28 | East Central State BBQ Cook Off Paola Roots Festival Paola, KS | 55 / 65 (616.0004) | 29 (161.1084) | 52 (153.2116) | 40 (159.4172) | 62 (142.2632) |
| 2014-08-22 | East Central State BBQ Cook Off Paola Roots Festival Paola, KS | 62 / 69 (590.0796) | 61 (148.5028) | 41 (157.1312) | 60 (146.8456) | 65 (137.6000) |
| 2013-08-23 | East Central State BBQ Cook-Off Paola Roots Festival Paola, KS | 60 / 68 (608.5260) | 31 (160.5716) | 55 (149.7028) | 49 (153.7372) | 57 (144.5144) |