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
Shhmoking Neckbones is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2016. Their best overall finish is 15th of 39 at the Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off (GBC Qualifier) (2015).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1493
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 4
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
Nov 1, 2013
latest Nov 4, 2016 · 3 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 64%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±5.55
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 166.13 · weakest Pork Ribs (158.39)
Road miles
309
across 4 mapped stops · furthest 155 mi
Schedule strength
40%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1553)
State championships
0 🏅
won from 1 state-championship entry
Master avg
646.30 / 720
4 Master contests · 0 GCs
By 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 field size and state
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 38% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 72% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hog Happnin' | 3 | 44 | 0 | top 72% | Nov 4, 2016 |
More numbers
Contests a season
1
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
NC
3 of 4 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
2
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
162
finished ahead 79 times, behind 148
Longest layoff
1.5 yrs
May 8, 2015 → Nov 4, 2016
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20161 milestone
- Most recent contest Hog Happnin'
20151 milestone
- Peak power rating (1498) Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off (GBC Qualifier)
20134 milestones
- 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'
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +5.9 | Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off (GBC Qualifier) | May 8, 2015 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -5.7 | Hog Happnin' | Oct 31, 2014 |
| -5.7 | Hog Happnin' | Nov 4, 2016 |
| -2 | Hog Happnin' | Nov 1, 2013 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 4, 2016 | Hog Happnin' Shelby, NC | 44 / 56 (643.3600) | 42 (159.9888) | 40 (161.1428) | 45 (162.2628) | 42 (159.9656) |
| May 8, 2015 | 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) |
| Oct 31, 2014 | Hog Happnin' Shelby, NC | 47 / 61 (639.8284) | 52 (157.6912) | 44 (159.9544) | 53 (157.0628) | 35 (165.1200) |
| Nov 1, 2013 | Hog Happnin' Shelby, NC | 46 / 75 (654.7772) | 27 (169.1200) | 51 (160.5600) | 73 (151.9544) | 14 (173.1428) |