High-water mark
670.1256
career-best overall
93.1% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 670.1256 at Delta Smoke BBQ Contest — 93.1% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2016-06-10
Smooth Southern Smokers
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1481
peak 1481 · rated over 5 contests ⓘ
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
2013-06-07
latest 2017-06-09
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
655.31
last 5 Master vs avg 655.31 (+0.00)
Walk rate
20%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±10.94
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 167.18 · weakest Pork Ribs (162.13)
Road miles
0
mi across 5 mapped stops
Schedule strength
34%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1545)
Master avg
655.31 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (5 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
KILLER HOGS ahead in 100% of their meetings
KILLER HOGS has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
The weak link
−5.1
points behind their best meat
Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 5.05 points below their brisket, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 20%.
- Pork Ribs avg 162.13
- Brisket avg 167.18
- 0 calls in 5 entries
A strong matchup
3–1
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 75% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of Greenway Equipment in 3 of their 4 shared contests.
A standing appointment
5
years running at one contest
They've cooked Delta Smoke BBQ Contest every year from 2013 to 2017 — the contest they never miss.
- 5 visits in all
- best finish 25th
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.
123 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4072 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#4089 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1481
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 7 years after Smooth Southern Smokers did, first appearing in 2020.
⚔ Head-to-head#4067 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1501
No shared contest yet.
Level with Smooth Southern Smokers on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#4077 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1481
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#4061 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1481
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#4065 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1502
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Backdraft Smokers | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| Hillbilly Hoggers | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| L" If I Know | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| KILLER HOGS | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| HEAVENLY MANNA BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| BBQR'S DELIGHT | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.6800 | 155.9544 | 163.17 | top 75% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.2628 | 150.7772 | 162.13 | top 72% |
| Pork | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 171.9656 | 151.4284 | 162.82 | top 69% |
| Brisket | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 175.4172 | 162.8568 | 167.18 | top 55% |
“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) | 1 | 0 | top 67% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 71% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delta Smoke BBQ Contest | 5 | 25 | 0 | top 70% | 2017-06-09 |
The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
4 yrs
2013-06-07 → 2017-06-09
Busiest season
2017
1 contest
Contests a season
1
across 5 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
AR
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
Brisket
averages 167.18 · weakest Pork Ribs (162.13)
Walk rate
20%
a top-10 call in 1 of 5 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 5 contests
Master average
655.31
out of 720 · 5 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
120
68–149 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
0
5 mapped stops
Schedule strength
1545
average field rating faced — tougher than 34% of rated contests
Longest layoff
1 yrs
2013-06-07 → 2014-06-13
Power rating
1481
peak 1481 · #4071 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Delta Smoke BBQ Contest (JUDGES FULL)
- Peak power rating (1490) Delta Smoke BBQ Contest (JUDGES FULL)
- 2014
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score651.8628 Delta Smoke BBQ Contest
- 2016
- First call Delta Smoke BBQ Contest
- Career-best overall score670.1256 Delta Smoke BBQ Contest
- Career-best single call (Brisket)175.4172 Delta Smoke BBQ Contest
- 2017
- Most recent contest Delta Smoke BBQ Contest
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +2.5 | Delta Smoke BBQ Contest (JUDGE LIST IS FULL) | 2015-06-12 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -10.5 | Delta Smoke BBQ Contest (JUDGES FULL) | 2013-06-07 |
| -5.5 | Delta Smoke BBQ Contest | 2014-06-13 |
| -3.8 | Delta Smoke BBQ Contest | 2017-06-09 |
| -1.8 | Delta Smoke BBQ Contest | 2016-06-10 |
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 73% | 89.6% | 89.6% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 67% | 93.1% | 93.1% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 51% | 92.5% | 92.5% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 73% | 90.5% | 90.5% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 85% | 89.4% | 89.4% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-06-09 | Delta Smoke BBQ Contest Wynne, AR | 33 / 45 (644.9488) | 32 (163.9660) | 41 (150.7772) | 32 (161.6456) | 21 (168.5600) |
| 2016-06-10 | Delta Smoke BBQ Contest Wynne, AR | 26 / 39 (670.1256) | 30 (165.6800) | 31 (161.6456) | 30 (167.3828) | 6 (175.4172) |
| 2015-06-12 | Delta Smoke BBQ Contest (JUDGE LIST IS FULL) Wynne, AR | 25 / 49 (666.1828) | 31 (165.1200) | 33 (163.9772) | 12 (171.9656) | 31 (165.1200) |
| 2014-06-13 | Delta Smoke BBQ Contest Wynne, AR | 36 / 49 (651.8628) | 46 (155.9544) | 22 (170.2628) | 36 (161.6800) | 30 (163.9656) |
| 2013-06-07 | Delta Smoke BBQ Contest (JUDGES FULL) Wynne, AR | 34 / 40 (643.4278) | 28 (165.1428) | 30 (163.9998) | 40 (151.4284) | 35 (162.8568) |