A tough matchup
3–0
behind in the head-to-head
SMOKIN SKULLIES ahead in 100% of their meetings
SMOKIN SKULLIES has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
Shhmoking Neckbones
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1493
peak 1493 · rated over 4 contests ⓘ
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
2013-11-01
latest 2016-11-04
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 64%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
646.30
last 4 Master vs avg 646.30 (+0.00)
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±5.55
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 166.13 · weakest Pork Ribs (158.39)
Road miles
309
mi across 4 mapped stops · furthest 155 mi
Schedule strength
40%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1553)
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 1 state-championship entries
Master avg
646.30 / 720
4 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (2 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 strong matchup
3–0
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 100% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of Shelby Smokers in 3 of their 3 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.
Shhmoking Neckbones has 4 rated contests — short of the five it takes to earn a power ranking — so this rating has barely moved off the 1500 every team starts on and 129 rated teams sit within a point of it. Read the list as the nearest company at a number nobody here has moved far from, not as a verdict on who this team belongs with.
#3538 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1492
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 4, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#3506 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1493
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 10 years after Shhmoking Neckbones did, first appearing in 2023.
⚔ Head-to-head#3522 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1507
No shared contest yet.
Level with Shhmoking Neckbones on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#3537 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1507
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 4, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#3527 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1492
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 4, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#3542 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1510
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 4, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-headBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.1200 | 157.6912 | 162.69 | top 61% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.1428 | 151.9200 | 158.39 | top 74% |
| Pork | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.0740 | 151.9544 | 159.09 | top 74% |
| Brisket | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 173.1428 | 159.9656 | 166.13 | top 46% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| NC | 3 | 0 | top 72% |
| GA | 1 | 0 | top 38% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 38% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 72% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hog Happnin' | 3 | 44 | 0 | top 72% | 2016-11-04 |
The story so far (16 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
3 yrs
2013-11-01 → 2016-11-04
Busiest season
2016
1 contest
Contests a season
1
across 4 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
NC
3 of 4 contests · 2 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
2
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
4 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Brisket
averages 166.13 · weakest Pork Ribs (158.39)
Walk rate
0%
a top-10 call in 0 of 4 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 4 contests
Master average
646.30
out of 720 · 4 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
162
79–148 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
309
4 mapped stops · furthest 155 mi
Schedule strength
1553
average field rating faced — tougher than 40% of rated contests
State championships
0
from 1 state-championship entries
Longest layoff
1.5 yrs
2015-05-08 → 2016-11-04
Power rating
1493
peak 1493 · #null of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Hog Happnin'
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score654.7772 Hog Happnin'
- Career-best overall score654.7772 Hog Happnin'
- Career-best single call (Brisket)173.1428 Hog Happnin'
- 2015
- Peak power rating (1498) Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off (GBC Qualifier)
- 2016
- Most recent contest Hog Happnin'
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +5.9 | Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off (GBC Qualifier) | 2015-05-08 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -5.7 | Hog Happnin' | 2014-10-31 |
| -5.7 | Hog Happnin' | 2016-11-04 |
| -2 | Hog Happnin' | 2013-11-01 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 79% | 89.4% | 89.4% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 38% | 89.9% | 89.9% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 77% | 88.9% | 88.9% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 61% | 90.9% | 90.9% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-11-04 | Hog Happnin' Shelby, NC | 44 / 56 (643.3600) | 42 (159.9888) | 40 (161.1428) | 45 (162.2628) | 42 (159.9656) |
| 2015-05-08 | Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off (GBC Qualifier) 🏅 Waynesboro, GA | 15 / 39 (647.2340) | 19 (163.9656) | 33 (151.9200) | 13 (165.0740) | 13 (166.2744) |
| 2014-10-31 | Hog Happnin' Shelby, NC | 47 / 61 (639.8284) | 52 (157.6912) | 44 (159.9544) | 53 (157.0628) | 35 (165.1200) |
| 2013-11-01 | Hog Happnin' Shelby, NC | 46 / 75 (654.7772) | 27 (169.1200) | 51 (160.5600) | 73 (151.9544) | 14 (173.1428) |