A tough matchup
5–0
behind in the head-to-head
B & C SMOKERS ahead in 100% of their meetings
B & C SMOKERS has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
Full Metal Brisket
Full Metal Brisket is a competition barbecue team with 6 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2015 and 2017. Their best overall finish is 18th of 25 at the Truman Heritage Festival BBQ Championship (2016). They are ranked #4510 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1473
peak 1473 · rated over 6 contests
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
Aug 28, 2015
latest Apr 21, 2017 · 1.6 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 74%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
629.51 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 630.48 (-0.96)
Walk rate
17%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±10.68
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 164.65 · weakest Brisket (152.75)
Road miles
274
across 6 mapped stops · furthest 37 mi
Schedule strength
48%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1562)
Master avg
630.48 / 720
6 Master contests · 0 GCs
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Full Metal Brisket, each with one reason worth a look.
153 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4,526 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1518
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to Full Metal Brisket)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Full Metal Brisket has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#4,500 of the rated field
- Contests
- 13
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1473
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to Full Metal Brisket)
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 13 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-head#4,518 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1473
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,506 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1503
Level with Full Metal Brisket on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#4,515 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1473
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,494 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1500
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theslabs.com | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| B & C SMOKERS | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Four Men and A Pig | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Sublime BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 177.7372 | 151.9200 | 164.65 | top 50% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.7256 | 133.6456 | 153.21 | top 74% |
| Pork | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.8344 | 152.5028 | 159.87 | top 71% |
| Brisket | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.1428 | 146.8572 | 152.75 | top 76% |
“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 field size and state
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 72% |
| Large (40+) | 5 | 0 | top 74% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke in the Spring (WFC Quilfyer) | 2 | 70 | 0 | top 77% | Apr 7, 2017 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2016
3 contests
Contests a season
2
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
KS
5 of 6 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
5
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
738
finished ahead 255 times, behind 657
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20171 milestone
- Most recent contest 9th Annual VFW Post 846 BBQ Challenge
20163 milestones
- Career-best overall score638.8228 Smoke in the Spring
- First call 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)
- Career-best single call (Chicken)177.7372 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)
20152 milestones
- First tracked contest East Central State BBQ Cook Off Paola Roots Festival
- Peak power rating (1496) East Central State BBQ Cook Off Paola Roots Festival
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -9.5 | Smoke in the Spring (WFC Quilfyer) | Apr 7, 2017 |
| -4.7 | 9th Annual VFW Post 846 BBQ Challenge | Apr 21, 2017 |
| -4.1 | Truman Heritage Festival BBQ Championship | May 6, 2016 |
| -3.9 | East Central State BBQ Cook Off Paola Roots Festival | Aug 28, 2015 |
| -3.2 | 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) | Oct 29, 2016 |
Scores over time (% of a perfect score — tap a meat to add it)
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 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 84% | 87.9% | 86.1% |
| 2016 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33% | top 69% | 88.7% | 88.3% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 66% | 88.2% | 88.2% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 21, 2017 | 9th Annual VFW Post 846 BBQ Challenge Overland Park, KS | 50 / 64 (633.1088) | 30 (166.2972) | 52 (153.1200) | 35 (166.8344) | 60 (146.8572) |
| Apr 7, 2017 | Smoke in the Spring (WFC Quilfyer) Osage City, KS | 90 / 100 (607.2456) | 65 (163.9884) | 99 (133.6456) | 86 (155.9200) | 79 (153.6916) |
| Oct 29, 2016 | 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS | 393 / 557 (637.1084) | 8 (177.7372) | 512 (147.4056) | 290 (164) | 499 (147.9656) |
| May 6, 2016 | Truman Heritage Festival BBQ Championship Grandview, MO | 18 / 25 (631.2800) | 13 (162.8460) | 19 (159.3828) | 24 (152.5028) | 17 (156.5484) |
| Apr 8, 2016 | Smoke in the Spring Osage City, KS | 70 / 109 (638.8228) | 55 (165.1084) | 64 (159.9772) | 61 (163.4400) | 85 (150.2972) |
| Aug 28, 2015 | East Central State BBQ Cook Off Paola Roots Festival Paola, KS | 43 / 65 (635.2912) | 54 (151.9200) | 23 (165.7256) | 53 (156.5028) | 30 (161.1428) |