A tough matchup
4–0
behind in the head-to-head
SMELLAQUE ahead in 100% of their meetings
SMELLAQUE has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
Buzz Saw BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1497
peak 1509 · rated over 5 contests ⓘ
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
2015-03-21
latest 2017-04-08
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
2
of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 56%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
634.40
last 5 Master vs avg 634.40 (+0.00)
Walk rate
80%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
2
best run (overall)
Consistency
±16.02
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 161.70 · weakest Brisket (154.37)
Road miles
113
mi across 5 mapped stops
Schedule strength
11%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1516)
Master avg
634.40 / 720
5 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.
The weak link
−7.3
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 7.33 points below their pork ribs, and turns into a call 40% of the time against 40%.
- Brisket avg 154.37
- Pork Ribs avg 161.70
- 2 calls in 5 entries
A strong matchup
4–1
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 80% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of HELLUVA 'Q in 4 of their 5 shared contests.
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.
118 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3340 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1500
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#3321 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1502
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 8 years after Buzz Saw BBQ did, first appearing in 2023.
⚔ Head-to-head#3323 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1497
No shared contest yet.
Level with Buzz Saw BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#3342 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1506
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#3343 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1501
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2014, 3 years before Buzz Saw BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-head#3347 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1507
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 8 contests to 5.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HELLUVA 'Q | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
| THE SMOKIN' GRILL NEXT DOOR | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| ROCKY MOUNTAIN SMOKERS | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| FAT WALLY'S FIREHOUSE BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 161.6916 | 154.2400 | 157.12 | top 66% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 167.4172 | 154.8572 | 161.70 | top 52% |
| Pork | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 170.8228 | 155.3944 | 161.22 | top 50% |
| Brisket | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 169.1428 | 139.3828 | 154.37 | top 60% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| BC | 4 | 0 | top 64% |
| CA | 1 | 0 | top 27% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 3 | 0 | top 63% |
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 47% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barn Burner BBQ | 2 | 6 | 0 | top 50% | 2017-04-08 |
The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
2.1 yrs
2015-03-21 → 2017-04-08
Busiest season
2016
2 contests
Contests a season
1.7
across 3 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
BC
4 of 5 contests · 2 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
4
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
5 entries · 0 wins · 2 calls
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
averages 161.70 · weakest Brisket (154.37)
Walk rate
80%
a top-10 call in 4 of 5 contests
Overall top-10 rate
40%
2 of 5 contests
Best top-10 run
2
straight contests
Master average
634.40
out of 720 · 5 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
51
44–50 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
113
5 mapped stops
Schedule strength
1516
average field rating faced — tougher than 11% of rated contests
Power rating
1497
peak 1509 · #3329 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2015
- First tracked contest Barn Burner BBQ
- First call Barn Burner BBQ
- First overall top-10 BBQ On the Bypass
- 2016
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score660.4688 Barn Burner BBQ
- Career-best overall score660.4688 Barn Burner BBQ
- Career-best single call (Pork)170.8228 Barn Burner BBQ
- Peak power rating (1509) Barn Burner BBQ
- 2017
- Most recent contest Barn Burner BBQ
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +9.3 | Barn Burner BBQ | 2016-03-19 |
| +4.4 | BBQ On the Bypass | 2015-09-12 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -6.5 | Barn Burner BBQ | 2017-04-08 |
| -6 | BBQ off the Bypass | 2016-09-10 |
| -4.3 | Barn Burner BBQ | 2015-03-21 |
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 74% | 87.4% | 87.4% |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 50% | 91.7% | 88.9% |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 54% | 89.5% | 87.7% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-04-08 | Barn Burner BBQ Chilliwack, BC | 14 / 19 (628.9600) | 15 (154.2400) | 11 (162.2400) | 13 (158.2284) | 15 (154.2516) |
| 2016-09-10 | BBQ off the Bypass Langley, British of Columbia, BC | 13 / 18 (619.3032) | 9 (160.5372) | 7 (163.9888) | 15 (155.3944) | 17 (139.3828) |
| 2016-03-19 | Barn Burner BBQ Chilliwack, British of Columbi, CA | 6 / 22 (660.4688) | 9 (161.6916) | 8 (167.4172) | 3 (170.8228) | 10 (160.5372) |
| 2015-09-12 | BBQ On the Bypass Langley, BC | 8 / 19 (644.4916) | 15 (154.8344) | 11 (159.9772) | 11 (160.5372) | 3 (169.1428) |
| 2015-03-21 | Barn Burner BBQ Yarrow, BC | 14 / 21 (618.7888) | 17 (154.2744) | 14 (154.8572) | 6 (161.1200) | 14 (148.5372) |