The one to beat
2×
one call ahead of them
TENNESSEE DAWG HOUSE BBQ has finished one call ahead of EAT MY SMOKE 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
EAT MY SMOKE
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1457
peak 1457 · rated over 5 contests ⓘ
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
2013-07-19
latest 2017-07-21
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 85%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
611.09
last 5 Master vs avg 611.09 (+0.00)
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±14.25
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 155.98 · weakest Brisket (148.64)
Road miles
0
mi across 5 mapped stops
Schedule strength
33%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1543)
Master avg
611.09 / 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
SMOKIN' LEFTY'S BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
SMOKIN' LEFTY'S BBQ has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
The weak link
−7.3
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 7.34 points below their pork, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 0%.
- Brisket avg 148.64
- Pork avg 155.98
- 0 calls in 5 entries
A standing appointment
4
years running at one contest
They've cooked RiverFest Red White and Que every year from 2013 to 2016 — the contest they never miss.
- 4 visits in all
- best finish 29th
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.
127 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5212 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1457
1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to EAT MY SMOKE)
2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team EAT MY SMOKE has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#5224 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1457
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#5204 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1457
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 10 years after EAT MY SMOKE did, first appearing in 2023.
⚔ Head-to-head#5203 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1457
No shared contest yet.
Level with EAT MY SMOKE on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#5201 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1457
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#5231 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1457
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SMOKIN' LEFTY'S BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| HELPING U BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| HIDDEN BOOGER BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| BIG STACKS BARBEQUE | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.2628 | 140.0112 | 151.98 | top 80% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 160.5600 | 147.9428 | 154.48 | top 77% |
| Pork | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.2628 | 145.6800 | 155.98 | top 71% |
| Brisket | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.2284 | 127.9428 | 148.64 | 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 contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 92% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 81% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RiverFest Red White and Que | 4 | 29 | 0 | top 85% | 2016-07-15 |
The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
4 yrs
2013-07-19 → 2017-07-21
Busiest season
2017
1 contest
Contests a season
1
across 5 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
NE
5 of 5 contests
Contests visited
2
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
5 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Pork
averages 155.98 · weakest Brisket (148.64)
Walk rate
0%
a top-10 call in 0 of 5 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 5 contests
Master average
611.09
out of 720 · 5 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
109
31–167 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
0
5 mapped stops
Schedule strength
1543
average field rating faced — tougher than 33% of rated contests
Longest layoff
1 yrs
2016-07-15 → 2017-07-21
Power rating
1457
peak 1457 · #5219 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest RiverFest Red White and Que
- Peak power rating (1488) RiverFest Red White and Que
- 2016
- Career-best overall score633.6344 RiverFest Red White and Que
- Career-best single call (Pork)166.2628 RiverFest Red White and Que
- 2017
- Most recent contest Riverfest Community Festival
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12.3 | RiverFest Red White and Que | 2013-07-19 |
| -12.2 | RiverFest Red White and Que | 2014-07-18 |
| -8.8 | RiverFest Red White and Que | 2015-07-17 |
| -7.4 | Riverfest Community Festival | 2017-07-21 |
| -2.3 | RiverFest Red White and Que | 2016-07-15 |
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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 87% | 84.7% | 84.7% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 69% | 88% | 88% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 87% | 85.7% | 85.7% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 94% | 82% | 82% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 91% | 83.9% | 83.9% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-07-21 | Riverfest Community Festival Bellevue, NE | 40 / 46 (610.1712) | 28 (162.2628) | 35 (157.0972) | 43 (150.2856) | 39 (140.5256) |
| 2016-07-15 | RiverFest Red White and Que Bellevue, NE | 31 / 45 (633.6344) | 34 (156.5716) | 40 (148.5716) | 13 (166.2628) | 25 (162.2284) |
| 2015-07-17 | RiverFest Red White and Que Bellevue, NE | 39 / 45 (617.1312) | 44 (140.0112) | 28 (160.5600) | 31 (157.7144) | 26 (158.8456) |
| 2014-07-18 | RiverFest Red White and Que Bellevue, NE | 33 / 35 (590.6628) | 23 (158.8228) | 24 (158.2172) | 35 (145.6800) | 34 (127.9428) |
| 2013-07-19 | RiverFest Red White and Que Bellevue, NE | 29 / 32 (603.8396) | 32 (142.2512) | 28 (147.9428) | 21 (159.9656) | 20 (153.6800) |