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
- 2014-09-19
GOIN' FOR SMOKE
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1512
peak 1512 · rated over 5 contests ⓘ
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
2013-09-13
latest 2016-10-29
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 47%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
647.12
last 5 Master vs avg 647.12 (-0.00)
Walk rate
40%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±22.04
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 163.97 · weakest Brisket (159.86)
Road miles
33
mi 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
Storylines (5 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 tough matchup
5–0
behind in the head-to-head
BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE ahead in 100% of their meetings
BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
The weak link
−4.1
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 4.12 points below their pork ribs, and turns into a call 40% of the time against 0%.
- Brisket avg 159.86
- Pork Ribs avg 163.97
- 2 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 WOODSHED BBQ in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
The comeback
2.1 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 2.1 years, then back at 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue(OPEN) (2016-10-29).
- last seen 2014-10-02
- back 2016-10-29
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.
119 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2748 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#2724 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#2744 of the rated field
- Contests
- 19
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1533
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to GOIN' FOR SMOKE)
19 contests to 5: their number has had years to settle where GOIN' FOR SMOKE's is still finding its level.
⚔ Head-to-head#2743 of the rated field
- Contests
- 38
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 29%
- Peak
- 1609
0–2 in 2 shared contests (0% to GOIN' FOR SMOKE)
38 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 29% top-10 finishes rather than wins.
⚔ Head-to-head#2756 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1521
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 9 years after GOIN' FOR SMOKE did, first appearing in 2022.
⚔ Head-to-head#2749 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1515
No shared contest yet.
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.
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Battle of the Brisket | 2 | 3 | 0 | top 27% | 2014-09-19 |
The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
3.1 yrs
2013-09-13 → 2016-10-29
Busiest season
2014
2 contests
Contests a season
1.7
across 3 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
KS
3 of 5 contests · 2 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
4
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
5 entries · 0 wins · 1 calls
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
averages 163.97 · weakest Brisket (159.86)
Walk rate
40%
a top-10 call in 2 of 5 contests
Overall top-10 rate
20%
1 of 5 contests
Master average
647.12
out of 720 · 5 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
1,104
720–1,016 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
33
5 mapped stops
Schedule strength
1534
average field rating faced — tougher than 25% of rated contests
Longest layoff
2.1 yrs
2014-10-02 → 2016-10-29
Power rating
1512
peak 1512 · #2745 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Battle of the Brisket
- First call Battle of the Brisket
- 2014
- 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
- 2016
- 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)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +15.6 | Battle of the Brisket | 2014-09-19 |
| +6.2 | 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue(OPEN) | 2016-10-29 |
| +1.7 | Battle of the Brisket | 2013-09-13 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -8.5 | 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open | 2013-10-03 |
| -2.8 | 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open | 2014-10-02 |
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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-10-29 | 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) |
| 2014-10-02 | 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) |
| 2014-09-19 | Battle of the Brisket Mission, KS | 3 / 46 (674.2400) | 2 (174.2744) | 12 (168.5372) | 14 (166.8228) | 8 (164.6056) |
| 2013-10-03 | 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) |
| 2013-09-13 | Battle of the Brisket Mission, KS | 25 / 53 (646.2744) | 29 (160.5828) | 27 (162.2400) | 40 (154.8688) | 6 (168.5828) |