The one to beat
2×
one call ahead of them
OFF IN THE PITS SMOKE TEAM has finished one call ahead of Big Stacks BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
Big Stacks BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1509
peak 1509 · rated over 6 contests ⓘ
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
2013-09-27
latest 2016-10-29
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 55%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
649.86
last 5 Master vs avg 649.73 (+0.13)
Walk rate
33%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±10.27
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 168.67 · weakest Brisket (158.83)
Road miles
189
mi across 6 mapped stops · furthest 159 mi
Schedule strength
59%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1575)
Master avg
649.73 / 720
6 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.
A tough matchup
6–0
behind in the head-to-head
PORKY BUTTS BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
PORKY BUTTS BBQ has come out ahead in 6 of their 6 shared contests.
The weak link
−9.8
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 9.83 points below their pork, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 33%.
- Brisket avg 158.83
- Pork avg 168.67
- 0 calls in 6 entries
A strong matchup
5–0
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 100% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of SPICE YOUR LIFE RUB YOUR MEAT in 5 of their 5 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.
94 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2861 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 10%
- Peak
- 1527
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to Big Stacks BBQ)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Big Stacks BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#2868 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1517
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#2852 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1509
No shared contest yet.
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Head-to-head#2854 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1509
No shared contest yet.
Level with Big Stacks BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#2850 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 29%
- Peak
- 1513
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#2869 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 29%
- Peak
- 1521
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 6, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HELPING U BBQ | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| PORKY BUTTS BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SPICE YOUR LIFE RUB YOUR MEAT | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| OMAHA CHAIN SMOKERS | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKEY BEAR'S BBQ | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| PORK PATROL BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| HOT GRILL ON GRILL ACTION | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| WOODWARD BARBEQUE | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168.0000 | 147.3600 | 160.55 | top 65% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.1428 | 153.0856 | 161.68 | top 53% |
| Pork | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 173.1656 | 161.6916 | 168.67 | top 27% |
| Brisket | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 171.9656 | 148.5028 | 158.83 | top 62% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| NE | 5 | 0 | top 57% |
| KS | 1 | 0 | top 45% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 37% |
| Large (40+) | 5 | 0 | top 59% |
The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
3.1 yrs
2013-09-27 → 2016-10-29
Busiest season
2016
3 contests
Contests a season
1.5
across 4 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
NE
5 of 6 contests · 2 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
6
0 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
6 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Pork
averages 168.67 · weakest Brisket (158.83)
Walk rate
33%
a top-10 call in 2 of 6 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 6 contests
Master average
649.73
out of 720 · 6 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
668
404–389 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
189
6 mapped stops · furthest 159 mi
Schedule strength
1575
average field rating faced — tougher than 59% of rated contests
Longest layoff
1.1 yrs
2014-06-27 → 2015-08-14
Power rating
1509
peak 1509 · #2847 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Ak-Sar-Ben's River City Rodeo & Stock Show
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score649.0748 Ak-Sar-Ben's River City Rodeo & Stock Show
- 2014
- First call 2nd Annual Ribstock MBA BBQ Festival
- Career-best overall score658.8112 2nd Annual Ribstock MBA BBQ Festival
- 2016
- Career-best single call (Pork)173.1656 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue(OPEN)
- Peak power rating (1509) 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 |
|---|---|---|
| +6 | 2nd Annual Ribstock MBA BBQ Festival | 2014-06-27 |
| +4.5 | 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue(OPEN) | 2016-10-29 |
| +3.3 | Septemberfest BBQ & Rib-eye Steak Cookoff Challenge | 2016-09-03 |
| +1 | Ak-Sar-Ben's River City Rodeo & Stock Show | 2013-09-27 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -4.5 | 24th Annual State BBQ Championship of Nebraska | 2016-08-05 |
| -1.1 | 23rd Annual State BBQ Championship of Nebraska | 2015-08-14 |
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 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33% | top 59% | 91.3% | 89.9% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 64% | 90.1% | 90.1% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 37% | 91.5% | 91.5% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 52% | 90.1% | 90.1% |
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 | 249 / 557 (657.7024) | 194 (167.4284) | 277 (165.1200) | 51 (173.1656) | 443 (151.9884) |
| 2016-09-03 | Septemberfest BBQ & Rib-eye Steak Cookoff Challenge Omaha, NE | 25 / 45 (655.3944) | 39 (158.2744) | 18 (163.9428) | 5 (172.5828) | 33 (160.5944) |
| 2016-08-05 | 24th Annual State BBQ Championship of Nebraska Omaha, NE | 54 / 70 (628.4224) | 56 (158.2628) | 58 (153.0856) | 18 (168.5712) | 61 (148.5028) |
| 2015-08-14 | 23rd Annual State BBQ Championship of Nebraska Omaha, NE | 27 / 42 (648.9940) | 39 (147.3600) | 20 (162.8228) | 18 (166.8456) | 13 (171.9656) |
| 2014-06-27 | 2nd Annual Ribstock MBA BBQ Festival Omaha, NE | 11 / 30 (658.8112) | 11 (168.0000) | 18 (159.9656) | 5 (169.1544) | 12 (161.6912) |
| 2013-09-27 | Ak-Sar-Ben's River City Rodeo & Stock Show Omaha, NE | 29 / 56 (649.0748) | 33 (163.9772) | 20 (165.1428) | 31 (161.6916) | 33 (158.2632) |