The one to beat
2×
one call ahead of them
CAROLINA SMOKE has finished one call ahead of BAD MOTHER SMOKERS 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
BAD MOTHER SMOKERS
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1446
peak 1446 · rated over 10 contests ⓘ
Contests
11
in the data
First seen
2013-05-10
latest 2017-05-05
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 11 contests
Avg finish
top 76%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
631.54 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 618.30 (+13.24)
Walk rate
36%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±46.88
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 159.63 · weakest Brisket (149.63)
Road miles
452
mi across 11 mapped stops · furthest 57 mi
Schedule strength
29%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1539)
Master avg
618.30 / 720
10 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.
Their season
2013
their best year
2013 was the year it came together: 3 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 55%.
- 3 contests
- 0 overall top-10s
- 0 category wins
- average top 55%
A tough matchup
8–0
behind in the head-to-head
PICKIN' PORKERS ahead in 100% of their meetings
PICKIN' PORKERS has come out ahead in 8 of their 8 shared contests.
The weak link
−10.0
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 10.01 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 10%.
- Brisket avg 149.63
- Chicken avg 159.63
- 0 calls in 10 entries
A strong matchup
4–0
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 100% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of Two Men and a Pig in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
Chicken nemesis
8 of 8
shared chicken entries lost
BAYOU POKER SMOKERS ahead 100% of the time
Even in their strongest meat, BAYOU POKER SMOKERS has out-cooked them in 8 of 8 shared chicken entries.
An October team
Top 63%
average finish in October
Something about October: average finish in the top 63% across 4 contests, versus top 76% the rest of the year.
- 4 October contests
- top 76% the rest of the year
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.
103 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5658 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 18%
- Peak
- 1446
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#5653 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1446
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 11 contests to 11, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#5647 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1446
No shared contest yet.
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Head-to-head#5646 of the rated field
- Contests
- 12
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1446
No shared contest yet.
12 contests and no Grand Championship yet.
⚔ Head-to-head#5663 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1446
No shared contest yet.
Level with BAD MOTHER SMOKERS on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#5669 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 13%
- Peak
- 1446
No shared contest yet.
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PICKIN' PORKERS | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| BAYOU POKER SMOKERS | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| CHECKERED PIG | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| REDNECK SCIENTIFIC | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| BUTTS R US | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| PORKYLICIOUS | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| RECYCLED SMOKE | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| TOO SAUCED | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SAUCED! BBQ TEAM | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| CAROLINA SMOKIN JOHN'S BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| BALONEY JOE'S BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Q & STEW BEST EVER BBQ | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| BANJOMAN'S BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 170.8456 | 150.2400 | 159.63 | top 74% |
| Pork Ribs | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 175.4400 | 147.9432 | 159.19 | top 63% |
| Pork | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 171.4172 | 20.0000 | 151.52 | top 55% |
| Brisket | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 159.4286 | 142.3200 | 149.63 | top 83% |
“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) | 5 | 0 | top 70% |
| Large (40+) | 5 | 0 | top 81% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jiggy With the Piggy | 2 | 66 | 0 | top 90% | 2017-05-05 |
| Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge | 2 | 38 | 0 | top 71% | 2015-05-08 |
The story so far (14 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
4 yrs
2013-05-10 → 2017-05-05
Busiest season
2015
3 contests
Contests a season
2.2
across 5 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
NC
10 of 11 contests · 2 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
8
2 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Pork Ribs
11 entries · 0 wins · 3 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 159.63 · weakest Brisket (149.63)
Walk rate
36%
a top-10 call in 4 of 11 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 11 contests
Master average
618.30
out of 720 · 10 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
215
101–366 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
452
11 mapped stops · furthest 57 mi
Schedule strength
1539
average field rating faced — tougher than 29% of rated contests
Power rating
1446
peak 1446 · #5659 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge
- First call Anne Springs Close Greenway BBQ & Bluegrass Festival (Competitor's Series)
- Peak power rating (1499) Waxhaw Grill'n and Chill'n BBQ Cook-off
- 2015
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score650.7892 Waxhaw Grill'n & Chill'n
- Career-best overall score650.7892 Waxhaw Grill'n & Chill'n
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)175.4400 Waxhaw Grill'n & Chill'n
- 2016
- 10th tracked contest Grillin & Chillin BBQ cook-off
- 2017
- Most recent contest Jiggy With the Piggy
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +3.4 | Waxhaw Grill'n and Chill'n BBQ Cook-off | 2013-10-11 |
| +1.6 | Waxhaw Grill'n & Chill'n | 2015-10-09 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -14.6 | Jammin' Pig BBQ Musice Festival | 2014-04-11 |
| -9.4 | Jiggy With the Piggy | 2017-05-05 |
| -8.1 | Jiggy With the Piggy | 2016-05-06 |
| -8 | Grill'n & Chill'n BBQ Cook-Off | 2014-10-10 |
| -7.2 | Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic | 2015-09-18 |
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 93% | 85.2% | 85.2% |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 79% | 89.4% | 87.8% |
| 2015 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33% | top 71% | 90.4% | 88.9% |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 91% | 86.3% | 76.7% |
| 2013 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67% | top 55% | 90% | 89% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-05-05 | Jiggy With the Piggy Kannapolis, NC | 70 / 75 (613.6116) | 70 (154.2172) | 71 (150.2172) | 22 (166.8572) | 74 (142.3200) |
| 2016-10-07 | Grillin & Chillin BBQ cook-off Waxhaw, NC | 18 / 25 (643.9316) | 8 (170.8456) | 21 (157.1316) | 15 (166.8228) | 22 (149.1316) |
| 2016-05-06 | Jiggy With the Piggy Kannapolis, NC | 66 / 76 (619.7716) | 71 (150.2400) | 56 (159.3716) | 51 (160.5028) | 68 (149.6572) |
| 2015-10-09 | Waxhaw Grill'n & Chill'n Waxhaw, NC | 15 / 28 (650.7892) | 22 (161.1316) | 3 (175.4400) | 6 (171.4172) | 28 (142.8004) |
| 2015-09-18 | Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic Salisbury, NC | 50 / 59 (629.5772) | 45 (162.8228) | 47 (154.2744) | 38 (162.8228) | 49 (149.6572) |
| 2015-05-08 | Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge Kannapolis, NC | 56 / 74 (640.5032) | 46 (164.5716) | 42 (163.9544) | 40 (164.5828) | 66 (147.3944) |
| 2014-10-10 | Grill'n & Chill'n BBQ Cook-Off Waxhaw, NC | 22 / 27 (621.5544) | 24 (155.3940) | 26 (147.9432) | 11 (165.7028) | 22 (152.5144) |
| 2014-04-11 | Jammin' Pig BBQ Musice Festival Winston-Salem, NC | 30 / 30 (482.2404) | 24 (158.8344) | 26 (151.9772) | 30 (20.0000) | 26 (151.4288) |
| 2013-10-11 | Waxhaw Grill'n and Chill'n BBQ Cook-off Waxhaw, NC | 11 / 25 (647.8740) | 15 (161.1084) | 7 (167.4056) | 10 (167.4400) | 17 (151.9200) |
| 2013-09-20 | Anne Springs Close Greenway BBQ & Bluegrass Festival (Competitor's Series) Fort Mills, SC | — | — | 4 (168.5600) | 15 (158.8456) | — |
| 2013-05-10 | Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge Kannapolis, NC | 38 / 58 (633.1428) | 44 (157.1426) | 37 (154.8574) | 32 (161.7142) | 27 (159.4286) |