A tough matchup
5–0
behind in the head-to-head
THE SMOKING HILLS ahead in 100% of their meetings
THE SMOKING HILLS has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
Reckin-Crue Bar B Que
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1453
peak 1453 · rated over 5 contests ⓘ
Contests
5
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 5 contests
Avg finish
top 88%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
602.30
last 5 Master vs avg 602.30 (+0.00)
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±8.39
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 157.58 · weakest Brisket (141.34)
Road miles
1
mi across 5 mapped stops
Schedule strength
34%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1545)
Master avg
602.30 / 720
5 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
−16.2
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 16.24 points below their pork, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 0%.
- Brisket avg 141.34
- Pork avg 157.58
- 0 calls in 5 entries
A strong matchup
4–0
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 100% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of Old Old 50 BBQ in 4 of their 4 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 58th
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.
120 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5393 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1453
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#5403 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1453
No shared contest yet.
Level with Reckin-Crue Bar B Que on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#5385 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1453
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#5387 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1453
No shared contest yet.
Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 6 contests, alongside a 17% overall top-10 rate.
⚔ Head-to-head#5390 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1453
No shared contest yet.
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Head-to-head#5395 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1453
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-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R U Rdy 4 BBQ | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| Griswold Grillers | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| THE SMOKING HILLS | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Lazy Butt BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Theslabs.com | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Four Men and A Pig | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| DAWGHOUSE BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| GRILLIN' BEAVERS | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| LIL' FIDDLER'S | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKERS WILD | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| BLACK EYE BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| BLUE BUCKET BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| PORK ME PURPLE | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| QSS SMOKIN | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| RIBS N BIBS | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 160.5028 | 117.0740 | 147.04 | top 82% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.2860 | 145.7488 | 156.34 | top 68% |
| Pork | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.8456 | 146.8112 | 157.58 | top 70% |
| Brisket | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 151.9428 | 129.6572 | 141.34 | top 90% |
“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.
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 | 58 | 0 | top 88% | 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
2017
1 contest
Contests a season
1
across 5 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
KS
5 of 5 contests
Contests visited
1
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
5 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Pork
averages 157.58 · weakest Brisket (141.34)
Walk rate
0%
a top-10 call in 0 of 5 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 5 contests
Master average
602.30
out of 720 · 5 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
216
52–393 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
1
5 mapped stops
Schedule strength
1545
average field rating faced — tougher than 34% of rated contests
Power rating
1453
peak 1453 · #5397 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 (1489) Smoke In The Spring
- 2016
- Career-best overall score611.2800 Smoke in the Spring
- Career-best single call (Pork)166.8456 Smoke in the Spring
- 2017
- Most recent contest Smoke in the Spring (WFC Quilfyer)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11.6 | Smoke in the Spring | 2015-04-10 |
| -11.2 | Smoke In The Spring | 2013-04-12 |
| -9.8 | Smoke in the Spring (WFC Quilfyer) | 2017-04-07 |
| -7.6 | Smoke In The Spring | 2014-04-11 |
| -7.1 | Smoke in the Spring | 2016-04-08 |
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 94% | 81.9% | 81.9% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 84% | 84.9% | 84.9% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 96% | 82.8% | 82.8% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 79% | 84% | 84% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 86% | 84.8% | 84.8% |
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 | 94 / 100 (589.5652) | 99 (117.0740) | 75 (156.5484) | 58 (164.0000) | 84 (151.9428) |
| 2016-04-08 | Smoke in the Spring Osage City, KS | 92 / 109 (611.2800) | 87 (153.0972) | 56 (161.6800) | 41 (166.8456) | 109 (129.6572) |
| 2015-04-10 | Smoke in the Spring Osage City, KS | 93 / 97 (595.9084) | 67 (160.5028) | 94 (145.7488) | 71 (157.1084) | 95 (132.5484) |
| 2014-04-11 | Smoke In The Spring Osage City, KS | 58 / 73 (604.4572) | 55 (153.0744) | 48 (155.4516) | 71 (146.8112) | 57 (149.1200) |
| 2013-04-12 | Smoke In The Spring Osage City, KS | 61 / 71 (610.2864) | 60 (151.4288) | 36 (162.2860) | 60 (153.1428) | 64 (143.4288) |