High-water mark
663.3256
career-best overall
92.1% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 663.3256 at Smokin' in the Junction — 92.1% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2014-05-24
Down Home Cookin' & BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1490
peak 1502 · rated over 4 contests ⓘ
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
2013-05-10
latest 2017-06-02
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 66%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
637.61
last 4 Master vs avg 637.61 (+0.00)
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±17.33
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 164.84 · weakest Brisket (153.97)
Road miles
520
mi across 4 mapped stops · furthest 200 mi
Schedule strength
39%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1551)
Master avg
637.61 / 720
4 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (2 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 comeback
2.2 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 2.2 years, then back at Smokin' Trackside BBQ & Brew Bash (2016-08-12).
- last seen 2014-05-24
- back 2016-08-12
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.
Down Home Cookin' & BBQ has 4 rated contests — short of the five it takes to earn a power ranking — so this rating has barely moved off the 1500 every team starts on and 153 rated teams sit within a point of it. Read the list as the nearest company at a number nobody here has moved far from, not as a verdict on who this team belongs with.
#3620 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 40%
- Peak
- 1507
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 4, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#3610 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1516
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 10 years after Down Home Cookin' & BBQ did, first appearing in 2023.
⚔ Head-to-head#3609 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1491
No shared contest yet.
Level with Down Home Cookin' & BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#3618 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1491
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 4, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#3641 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1490
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 4, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#3639 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1490
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 4, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-headBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.8228 | 153.7144 | 163.41 | top 64% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.8572 | 140.4572 | 155.38 | top 69% |
| Pork | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 173.1316 | 158.2628 | 164.84 | top 51% |
| Brisket | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 169.6684 | 141.1088 | 153.97 | top 67% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| IA | 2 | 0 | top 52% |
| MN | 1 | 0 | top 70% |
| MO | 1 | 0 | top 88% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 88% |
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 52% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 70% |
The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
4.1 yrs
2013-05-10 → 2017-06-02
Busiest season
2017
1 contest
Contests a season
1
across 4 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
IA
2 of 4 contests · 3 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
4
0 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
4 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Pork
averages 164.84 · weakest Brisket (153.97)
Walk rate
50%
a top-10 call in 2 of 4 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 4 contests
Master average
637.61
out of 720 · 4 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
112
46–76 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
520
4 mapped stops · furthest 200 mi
Schedule strength
1551
average field rating faced — tougher than 39% of rated contests
Longest layoff
2.2 yrs
2014-05-24 → 2016-08-12
Power rating
1490
peak 1502 · #null of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest BBQ in the Bluffs
- 2014
- First call Smokin' in the Junction
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score663.3256 Smokin' in the Junction
- Career-best overall score663.3256 Smokin' in the Junction
- Peak power rating (1502) Smokin' in the Junction
- 2017
- Career-best single call (Pork)173.1316 Smokin In Steele
- Most recent contest Smokin In Steele
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +4.8 | Smokin' in the Junction | 2014-05-24 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -7.6 | Smokin' Trackside BBQ & Brew Bash | 2016-08-12 |
| -3.8 | Smokin In Steele | 2017-06-02 |
| -3.1 | BBQ in the Bluffs | 2013-05-10 |
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 | 100% | top 70% | 89% | 89% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 88% | 85.5% | 85.5% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 42% | 92.1% | 92.1% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 63% | 87.5% | 87.5% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-06-02 | Smokin In Steele Owatonna, MN | 32 / 46 (641.0176) | 24 (166.8228) | 30 (159.9544) | 6 (173.1316) | 44 (141.1088) |
| 2016-08-12 | Smokin' Trackside BBQ & Brew Bash Winston, MO | 15 / 17 (615.8056) | 11 (166.8228) | 17 (140.4572) | 16 (158.2628) | 15 (150.2628) |
| 2014-05-24 | Smokin' in the Junction West Des Moines, IA | 13 / 31 (663.3256) | 17 (166.2972) | 22 (158.2400) | 11 (169.1200) | 8 (169.6684) |
| 2013-05-10 | BBQ in the Bluffs Council Bluffs, IA | 20 / 32 (630.2858) | 27 (153.7144) | 13 (162.8572) | 19 (158.8570) | 19 (154.8572) |