A tough matchup
3–0
behind in the head-to-head
4 LEGS UP BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
4 LEGS UP BBQ has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
SINISTER SMOKE BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1494
peak 1494 · rated over 4 contests ⓘ
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
2015-07-10
latest 2017-05-05
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
646.73
last 4 Master vs avg 646.73 (+0.00)
Walk rate
25%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±12.79
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 162.97 · weakest Pork Ribs (160.55)
Road miles
133
mi across 4 mapped stops · furthest 59 mi
Schedule strength
59%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1574)
Master avg
646.73 / 720
4 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (3 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 strong matchup
3–1
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 75% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of Grandpa Smokeys in 3 of their 4 shared contests.
Looking over their shoulder
2×
one call behind them
BULLETS AND BUTTS has landed one call behind them 2 times.
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.
SINISTER SMOKE 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 129 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.
#3450 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1494
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#3459 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1507
No shared contest yet.
Level with SINISTER SMOKE BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#3480 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1505
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#3467 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1494
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#3466 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 60%
- Peak
- 1502
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#3461 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1501
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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 172.5600 | 155.3712 | 162.97 | top 56% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.1428 | 153.7144 | 160.55 | top 65% |
| Pork | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168.5372 | 156.5028 | 162.11 | top 61% |
| Brisket | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164.5372 | 154.2056 | 161.10 | 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 state / province
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| MO | 3 | 0 | top 59% |
| NE | 1 | 0 | top 87% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 3 | 0 | top 69% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 57% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apple Blossom Bar-B-Q | 2 | 19 | 0 | top 60% | 2017-05-05 |
The story so far (14 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
1.8 yrs
2015-07-10 → 2017-05-05
Busiest season
2015
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 3 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
MO
3 of 4 contests · 2 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
3
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
4 entries · 0 wins · 1 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 162.97 · weakest Pork Ribs (160.55)
Walk rate
25%
a top-10 call in 1 of 4 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 4 contests
Master average
646.73
out of 720 · 4 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
124
61–103 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
133
4 mapped stops · furthest 59 mi
Schedule strength
1574
average field rating faced — tougher than 59% of rated contests
Power rating
1494
peak 1494 · #null of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2015
- First tracked contest Sauce & Cycles
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score657.5768 BBQ and Fly In on the River
- Career-best overall score657.5768 BBQ and Fly In on the River
- 2016
- First call Apple Blossom Bar-B-Q
- Career-best single call (Chicken)172.5600 Apple Blossom Bar-B-Q
- 2017
- Peak power rating (1494) Apple Blossom Bar-B-Q
- Most recent contest Apple Blossom Bar-B-Q
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +1 | BBQ and Fly In on the River | 2015-08-14 |
| +0.6 | Apple Blossom Bar-B-Q | 2017-05-05 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -7.8 | Sauce & Cycles | 2015-07-10 |
| -0.2 | Apple Blossom Bar-B-Q | 2016-05-06 |
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 59% | 90.3% | 90.3% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 61% | 90.9% | 90.9% |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 72% | 91.3% | 89.1% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-05-05 | Apple Blossom Bar-B-Q St. Joseph, MO | 23 / 39 (650.1140) | 30 (155.3712) | 23 (161.6684) | 15 (168.5372) | 17 (164.5372) |
| 2016-05-06 | Apple Blossom Bar-B-Q St. Joseph, MO | 19 / 31 (654.1828) | 6 (172.5600) | 25 (157.6800) | 21 (162.2400) | 18 (161.7028) |
| 2015-08-14 | BBQ and Fly In on the River Excelsior Springs, MO | 38 / 67 (657.5768) | 23 (167.9656) | 21 (169.1428) | 51 (156.5028) | 29 (163.9656) |
| 2015-07-10 | Sauce & Cycles Falls City, NE | 27 / 31 (625.0628) | 29 (156.0000) | 28 (153.7144) | 19 (161.1428) | 23 (154.2056) |