High-water mark
665.0520
career-best overall
92.4% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 665.0520 at Smoking in the Woods — 92.4% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2016-07-22
Tall Boys and a lil' Smoke
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1494
peak 1494 · rated over 6 contests ⓘ
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
2015-07-24
latest 2017-04-21
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 63%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
650.49 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 649.67 (+0.81)
Walk rate
33%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±13.92
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 166.26 · weakest Brisket (160.25)
Road miles
323
mi across 6 mapped stops · furthest 77 mi
Schedule strength
48%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1562)
Master avg
649.67 / 720
6 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 tough matchup
5–0
behind in the head-to-head
VALLEY OAKS STEAK COMPANY ahead in 100% of their meetings
VALLEY OAKS STEAK COMPANY has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
The weak link
−6.0
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 6.01 points below their pork, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 33%.
- Brisket avg 160.25
- Pork avg 166.26
- 0 calls in 6 entries
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.
#3474 of the rated field
- Contests
- 19
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 16%
- Peak
- 1514
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to Tall Boys and a lil' Smoke)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Tall Boys and a lil' Smoke has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#3464 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1504
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#3478 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1505
No shared contest yet.
Level with Tall Boys and a lil' Smoke on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#3457 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1504
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#3458 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1505
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#3469 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1509
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VALLEY OAKS STEAK COMPANY | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 169.6916 | 153.6344 | 160.82 | top 62% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 168.5488 | 154.8000 | 162.35 | top 57% |
| Pork | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 178.8800 | 158.2172 | 166.26 | top 50% |
| Brisket | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.4172 | 144.5028 | 160.25 | top 62% |
“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 | 4 | 0 | top 69% |
| KS | 2 | 0 | top 51% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 61% |
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 76% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 60% |
The story so far (14 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
1.7 yrs
2015-07-24 → 2017-04-21
Busiest season
2016
3 contests
Contests a season
2
across 3 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
MO
4 of 6 contests · 2 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
6
0 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
6 entries · 0 wins · 1 calls
Strongest meat
Pork
averages 166.26 · weakest Brisket (160.25)
Walk rate
33%
a top-10 call in 2 of 6 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 6 contests
Master average
649.67
out of 720 · 6 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
236
119–190 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
323
6 mapped stops · furthest 77 mi
Schedule strength
1562
average field rating faced — tougher than 48% of rated contests
Power rating
1494
peak 1494 · #3462 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2015
- First tracked contest Racing for the BBQ
- Peak power rating (1496) Racing for the BBQ
- 2016
- First call 8th Annual VFW Post 846 BBQ Challenge
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score661.5888 8th Annual VFW Post 846 BBQ Challenge
- Career-best single call (Pork)178.8800 8th Annual VFW Post 846 BBQ Challenge
- Career-best overall score665.0520 Smoking in the Woods
- 2017
- Most recent contest 9th Annual VFW Post 846 BBQ Challenge
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +3.9 | 9th Annual VFW Post 846 BBQ Challenge | 2017-04-21 |
| +2.8 | 8th Annual VFW Post 846 BBQ Challenge | 2016-04-22 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -4.6 | Anchor City Cook Off | 2016-10-14 |
| -4.4 | Independence Fire & Ice BBQ | 2015-09-11 |
| -3.8 | Racing for the BBQ | 2015-07-24 |
| -0.2 | Smoking in the Woods | 2016-07-22 |
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 50% | 91.7% | 91.7% |
| 2016 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67% | top 63% | 92.4% | 91% |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 69% | 89.7% | 88.4% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-04-21 | 9th Annual VFW Post 846 BBQ Challenge Overland Park, KS | 32 / 64 (660.4692) | 45 (161.1088) | 13 (168.5488) | 15 (170.2744) | 41 (160.5372) |
| 2016-10-14 | Anchor City Cook Off Centralia, MO | 26 / 34 (638.6856) | 29 (154.2400) | 29 (154.8000) | 25 (162.2284) | 16 (167.4172) |
| 2016-07-22 | Smoking in the Woods Kingdom City, MO | 11 / 18 (665.0520) | 4 (169.6916) | 9 (167.9888) | 10 (165.6800) | 13 (161.6916) |
| 2016-04-22 | 8th Annual VFW Post 846 BBQ Challenge Overland Park, KS | 31 / 60 (661.5888) | 53 (153.6344) | 35 (164.5488) | 2 (178.8800) | 26 (164.5256) |
| 2015-09-11 | Independence Fire & Ice BBQ Independence, MO | 54 / 76 (626.6400) | 34 (163.3944) | 41 (160.5256) | 52 (158.2172) | 71 (144.5028) |
| 2015-07-24 | Racing for the BBQ Lees Summit, MO | 42 / 63 (645.6004) | 37 (162.8460) | 46 (157.6688) | 49 (162.2628) | 34 (162.8228) |