A tough matchup
7–0
behind in the head-to-head
LIL' FIDDLER'S ahead in 100% of their meetings
LIL' FIDDLER'S has come out ahead in 7 of their 7 shared contests.
Hillbilly Smoke Club
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1466
peak 1466 · rated over 7 contests ⓘ
Contests
7
in the data
First seen
2013-04-12
latest 2017-04-07
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 7 contests
Avg finish
top 73%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
633.55 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 626.49 (+7.06)
Walk rate
14%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±15.87
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 160.48 · weakest Brisket (152.32)
Road miles
100
mi across 7 mapped stops
Schedule strength
30%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1540)
Master avg
626.49 / 720
7 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (4 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
−8.2
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 8.16 points below their pork ribs, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 14%.
- Brisket avg 152.32
- Pork Ribs avg 160.48
- 0 calls in 7 entries
A strong matchup
5–0
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 100% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of R U Rdy 4 BBQ in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
A standing appointment
5
years running at one contest
They've cooked Smoke in the Spring (WFC Quilfyer) every year from 2013 to 2017 — the contest they never miss.
- 5 visits in all
- best finish 43rd
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.
136 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4811 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1466
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#4833 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1466
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 9 years after Hillbilly Smoke Club did, first appearing in 2022.
⚔ Head-to-head#4831 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1503
No shared contest yet.
They've been 1503 at their best, 37 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-head#4802 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1466
No shared contest yet.
Level with Hillbilly Smoke Club on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#4824 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1466
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#4809 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1466
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RIBS N BIBS | 7 | 2 | 5 | 29% | ⚔ compare |
| Lazy Butt BBQ | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14% | ⚔ compare |
| LIL' FIDDLER'S | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| BLUE BUCKET BBQ | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| THE SMOKING HILLS | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| R BUTTS R SMOKIN | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| FRONT DOOR GANG | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| K.C. CAN CREW | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| R U Rdy 4 BBQ | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| Reckin-Crue Bar B Que | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| Old Old 50 BBQ | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
| Griswold Grillers | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| BLACK EYE BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| QSS SMOKIN | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| Theslabs.com | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.8572 | 140.5712 | 156.89 | top 72% |
| Pork Ribs | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 169.6684 | 137.1200 | 160.48 | top 49% |
| Pork | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168.5256 | 133.7028 | 156.81 | top 62% |
| Brisket | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164.0116 | 141.1200 | 152.32 | top 73% |
“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) | 2 | 0 | top 84% |
| Large (40+) | 5 | 0 | top 69% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke in the Spring (WFC Quilfyer) | 5 | 43 | 0 | top 69% | 2017-04-07 |
The story so far (14 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
4 yrs
2013-04-12 → 2017-04-07
Busiest season
2014
2 contests
Contests a season
1.4
across 5 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
KS
7 of 7 contests
Contests visited
3
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
7 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
averages 160.48 · weakest Brisket (152.32)
Walk rate
14%
a top-10 call in 1 of 7 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 7 contests
Master average
626.49
out of 720 · 7 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
241
147–347 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
100
7 mapped stops
Schedule strength
1540
average field rating faced — tougher than 30% of rated contests
Power rating
1466
peak 1466 · #4819 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Smoke In The Spring
- Peak power rating (1490) Smoke In The Spring
- 2014
- First call Flint Hills Beef Fest BBQ
- 2015
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score649.5428 Smoke in the Spring
- Career-best overall score649.5428 Smoke in the Spring
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)169.6684 Smoke in the Spring
- 2017
- Most recent contest Smoke in the Spring (WFC Quilfyer)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +3.5 | Smoke in the Spring | 2015-04-10 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -14.4 | Flinthills Beef Fest BBQ | 2013-08-23 |
| -10.3 | Smoke In The Spring | 2013-04-12 |
| -6.6 | Smoke in the Spring (WFC Quilfyer) | 2017-04-07 |
| -2.9 | Smoke in the Spring | 2016-04-08 |
| -2.9 | Flint Hills Beef Fest BBQ | 2014-08-22 |
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 83% | 86.4% | 86.4% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 71% | 87.5% | 87.5% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 51% | 90.2% | 90.2% |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 63% | 87.9% | 87.9% |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 92% | 86.7% | 84.6% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-04-07 | Smoke in the Spring (WFC Quilfyer) Osage City, KS | 83 / 100 (622.2404) | 77 (161.1316) | 73 (159.4288) | 91 (153.1428) | 89 (148.5372) |
| 2016-04-08 | Smoke in the Spring Osage City, KS | 77 / 109 (630.2056) | 88 (150.8456) | 45 (164.5372) | 97 (151.9884) | 47 (162.8344) |
| 2015-04-10 | Smoke in the Spring Osage City, KS | 49 / 97 (649.5428) | 52 (163.3944) | 20 (169.6684) | 27 (168.5256) | 84 (147.9544) |
| 2014-08-22 | Flint Hills Beef Fest BBQ Emporia, KS | 17 / 25 (633.1544) | 12 (166.8572) | 6 (166.3200) | 15 (158.8572) | 23 (141.1200) |
| 2014-04-11 | Smoke In The Spring Osage City, KS | 43 / 73 (632.6056) | 47 (157.1200) | 41 (158.8572) | 21 (165.1656) | 54 (151.4628) |
| 2013-08-23 | Flinthills Beef Fest BBQ Emporia, KS | 26 / 26 (593.1200) | 21 (158.2856) | 26 (137.1200) | 26 (133.7028) | 12 (164.0116) |
| 2013-04-12 | Smoke In The Spring Osage City, KS | 59 / 71 (624.5706) | 69 (140.5712) | 20 (167.4284) | 27 (166.2856) | 59 (150.2854) |