High-water mark
674.2400
career-best overall
93.6% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 674.2400 at Battle of the Brisket — 93.6% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Sep 19, 2014
GOIN' FOR SMOKE
GOIN' FOR SMOKE is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2016. Their best overall finish is 3rd of 46 at the Battle of the Brisket (2014). They are ranked #2760 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1512
peak 1512 · rated over 5 contests
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
Sep 13, 2013
latest Oct 29, 2016 · 3.1 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podium
Overall top-10s
1
20% of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 47%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
40%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±22.04
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 163.97 · weakest Brisket (159.86)
Road miles
33
across 5 mapped stops
Schedule strength
25%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1534)
Master avg
647.12 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to GOIN' FOR SMOKE, each with one reason worth a look.
128 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2,761 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1522
1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to GOIN' FOR SMOKE)
2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team GOIN' FOR SMOKE has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#2,746 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1526
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to GOIN' FOR SMOKE)
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 11 contests to 5.
⚔ Head-to-head#2,769 of the rated field
- Contests
- 13
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 8%
- Peak
- 1525
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to GOIN' FOR SMOKE)
13 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 8% top-10 finishes rather than wins.
⚔ Head-to-head#2,744 of the rated field
- Contests
- 13
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1513
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to GOIN' FOR SMOKE)
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 13 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-head#2,751 of the rated field
- Contests
- 13
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 8%
- Peak
- 1517
0–2 in 2 shared contests (0% to GOIN' FOR SMOKE)
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Head-to-head#2,765 of the rated field
- Contests
- 20
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1549
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to GOIN' FOR SMOKE)
Level with GOIN' FOR SMOKE on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theslabs.com | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 174.2744 | 151.4056 | 160.79 | top 55% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168.5372 | 157.6912 | 163.97 | top 44% |
| Pork | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 173.1428 | 154.8116 | 162.50 | top 49% |
| Brisket | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 169.6800 | 134.7772 | 159.86 | top 40% |
“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
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Battle of the Brisket | 2 | 3 | 0 | top 27% | Sep 19, 2014 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2014
2 contests
Contests a season
1.7
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
KS
3 of 5 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
4
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
1,096
finished ahead 719 times, behind 1,016
Longest layoff
2.1 yrs
Oct 2, 2014 → Oct 29, 2016
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20162 milestones
- Peak power rating (1512) 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)
- Most recent contest 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)
20145 milestones
- First overall top-10 Battle of the Brisket
- First overall podium Battle of the Brisket
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score674.2400 Battle of the Brisket
- Career-best overall score674.2400 Battle of the Brisket
- Career-best single call (Chicken)174.2744 Battle of the Brisket
20132 milestones
- First tracked contest Battle of the Brisket
- First call Battle of the Brisket
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +15.6 | Battle of the Brisket | Sep 19, 2014 |
| +6.2 | 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) | Oct 29, 2016 |
| +1.7 | Battle of the Brisket | Sep 13, 2013 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -8.5 | 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open | Oct 3, 2013 |
| -2.8 | 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open | Oct 2, 2014 |
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 39% | 92% | 92% |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50% | top 35% | 93.6% | 91.5% |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 63% | 89.8% | 87.2% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 29, 2016 | 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS | 217 / 557 (662.2288) | 271 (164.5716) | 270 (165.1428) | 319 (162.8344) | 123 (169.6800) |
| Oct 2, 2014 | 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO | 350 / 552 (643.8736) | 492 (151.4056) | 393 (157.6912) | 65 (173.1428) | 291 (161.6340) |
| Sep 19, 2014 | Battle of the Brisket Mission, KS | 3 / 46 (674.2400) | 2 (174.2744) | 12 (168.5372) | 14 (166.8228) | 8 (164.6056) |
| Oct 3, 2013 | 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO | 426 / 535 (608.9828) | 412 (153.1312) | 122 (166.2628) | 387 (154.8116) | 507 (134.7772) |
| Sep 13, 2013 | Battle of the Brisket Mission, KS | 25 / 53 (646.2744) | 29 (160.5828) | 27 (162.2400) | 40 (154.8688) | 6 (168.5828) |