They almost always walk
75%
of contests with a top-10 call
A call in 9 of 12 contests
A top-10 category call in 75% of their 12 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.
Turnpike Smokers
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1489
peak 1489 · rated over 12 contests ⓘ
Contests
12
in the data
First seen
2015-05-23
latest 2016-10-08
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
4 podiums
Overall top-10s
3
of 12 contests
Avg finish
top 60%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
655.78 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 635.75 (+20.03)
Walk rate
75%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±43.13
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 163.60 · weakest Brisket (149.35)
Road miles
938
mi across 12 mapped stops · furthest 82 mi
Schedule strength
16%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1523)
Master avg
635.75 / 720
12 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (6 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.
High-water mark
677.7372
career-best overall
94.1% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 677.7372 at 4th Annual BBQ Society Cook-off — 94.1% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2016-10-08
A tough matchup
10–0
behind in the head-to-head
BUNCH OF SWINES ahead in 100% of their meetings
BUNCH OF SWINES has come out ahead in 10 of their 10 shared contests.
The weak link
−14.3
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 14.25 points below their pork, and turns into a call 25% of the time against 42%.
- Brisket avg 149.35
- Pork avg 163.60
- 3 calls in 12 entries
A strong matchup
5–1
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 83% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of BBQ TEAM EXTREME in 5 of their 6 shared contests.
Pork nemesis
9 of 10
shared pork entries lost
BBQ+ ahead 90% of the time
Even in their strongest meat, BBQ+ has out-cooked them in 9 of 10 shared pork entries.
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.
156 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3668 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1507
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to Turnpike Smokers)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Turnpike Smokers has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#3686 of the rated field
- Contests
- 12
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 42%
- Peak
- 1489
No shared contest yet.
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 12 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-head#3653 of the rated field
- Contests
- 12
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1509
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 12 contests to 12, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#3701 of the rated field
- Contests
- 13
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 8%
- Peak
- 1489
No shared contest yet.
13 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 8% top-10 finishes rather than wins.
⚔ Head-to-head#3674 of the rated field
- Contests
- 12
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 8%
- Peak
- 1489
No shared contest yet.
Level with Turnpike Smokers on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#3692 of the rated field
- Contests
- 13
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1489
No shared contest yet.
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 13 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PUREBBQ | 11 | 3 | 8 | 27% | ⚔ compare |
| BBQ+ | 10 | 1 | 9 | 10% | ⚔ compare |
| DE VLIEGENDE HOLLANDER BBQ-TEAM | 10 | 1 | 9 | 10% | ⚔ compare |
| BUNCH OF SWINES | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| BBQ LONGHORN RANCH HANDS | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| LOW AND SLOW MEISTER | 9 | 4 | 5 | 44% | ⚔ compare |
| ROKENDE REGAHS | 9 | 3 | 6 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| SEA SIDE SMOKERS | 9 | 2 | 7 | 22% | ⚔ compare |
| DE FILOUS | 9 | 1 | 8 | 11% | ⚔ compare |
| LOWLAND SMOKERS | 8 | 4 | 4 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| RIDDLEQ'S | 8 | 3 | 5 | 38% | ⚔ compare |
| Serial Grillaz | 7 | 3 | 4 | 43% | ⚔ compare |
| IRON BBQ | 7 | 2 | 5 | 29% | ⚔ compare |
| BR.BQ | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14% | ⚔ compare |
| SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 171.9884 | 154.2744 | 162.37 | top 60% |
| Pork Ribs | 12 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 174.8456 | 148.5716 | 160.42 | top 58% |
| Pork | 12 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 173.7028 | 149.6912 | 163.60 | top 50% |
| Brisket | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 172.0000 | 20.0000 | 149.35 | top 56% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| NL | 7 | 0 | top 56% |
| BE | 1 | 0 | top 57% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 83% |
| Medium (20–39) | 5 | 0 | top 66% |
| Large (40+) | 6 | 0 | top 50% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regahfest 2016 | 2 | 24 | 0 | top 79% | 2016-08-27 |
| Tony Stone Low & Slow BBQ Competition | 2 | 34 | 0 | top 56% | 2016-05-14 |
The story so far (14 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
1.4 yrs
2015-05-23 → 2016-10-08
Busiest season
2016
7 contests
Contests a season
6
across 2 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
NL
7 of 12 contests · 2 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
10
2 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
12 entries · 0 wins · 3 calls
Strongest meat
Pork
averages 163.60 · weakest Brisket (149.35)
Walk rate
75%
a top-10 call in 9 of 12 contests
Overall top-10 rate
25%
3 of 12 contests
Master average
635.75
out of 720 · 12 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
200
203–274 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
938
12 mapped stops · furthest 82 mi
Schedule strength
1523
average field rating faced — tougher than 16% of rated contests
Power rating
1489
peak 1489 · #3669 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2015
- First tracked contest Tony Stone Low & Slow BBQ Competition
- Peak power rating (1497) Tony Stone Low & Slow BBQ Competition
- First call Vuur en Vlees (Fire and Meat)
- First overall top-10 Vuur en Vlees (Fire and Meat)
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score657.7600 3rd Annual BBQ Society Cook Off
- 2016
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)174.8456 Vuur en Vlees (Fire and Meat)
- 10th tracked contest Regahfest 2016
- Career-best overall score677.7372 4th Annual BBQ Society Cook-off
- Most recent contest 4th Annual BBQ Society Cook-off
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +13.9 | 4th Annual BBQ Society Cook-off | 2016-10-08 |
| +12.5 | 3rd Annual BBQ Society Cook Off | 2015-10-10 |
| +5.3 | Meat the East | 2016-03-19 |
| +1 | Tony Stone Low & Slow BBQ Competition | 2016-05-14 |
| +0.4 | Farm Meat | 2016-09-10 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12.9 | 2nd Ruhrpott BBQ 2015 | 2015-09-25 |
| -10.9 | Regahfest | 2015-08-29 |
| -9.1 | Vuur en Vlees (Fire and Meat) | 2015-06-06 |
| -4.1 | Vuur en Vlees (Fire and Meat) | 2016-06-04 |
| -3.3 | Regahfest 2016 | 2016-08-27 |
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 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 86% | top 52% | 94.1% | 90.7% |
| 2015 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 60% | top 70% | 91.4% | 85% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-10-08 | 4th Annual BBQ Society Cook-off Hoofddorp. Netherlands, NL | 7 / 46 (677.7372) | 21 (169.1772) | 10 (171.4400) | 5 (173.7028) | 22 (163.4172) |
| 2016-09-10 | Farm Meat Dongen, NL | 16 / 27 (651.2568) | 3 (171.9884) | 10 (165.6800) | 20 (159.3600) | 23 (154.2284) |
| 2016-08-27 | Regahfest 2016 Den Hagg, NL | 24 / 35 (650.7544) | 35 (157.6684) | 30 (157.1316) | 7 (171.9772) | 18 (163.9772) |
| 2016-06-04 | Vuur en Vlees (Fire and Meat) Deurne, The Netherlands, NL | 17 / 24 (650.1944) | 23 (154.2744) | 2 (174.8456) | 20 (162.8344) | 16 (158.2400) |
| 2016-05-14 | Tony Stone Low & Slow BBQ Competition Hoofddorp Netherlands, NL | 34 / 65 (648.9716) | 37 (162.8228) | 36 (160.5488) | 36 (163.9544) | 30 (161.6456) |
| 2016-05-08 | Beers, Fries & BBQ III - The Belgian Championship Low & Slow BBQ Hasselt, Belgium, BE | 23 / 40 (642.7544) | 28 (160.5372) | 36 (149.6800) | 17 (162.8344) | 8 (169.7028) |
| 2016-03-19 | Meat the East Enschede, NL | 14 / 33 (648.4920) | 24 (161.6916) | 12 (165.1544) | 7 (167.4172) | 23 (154.2288) |
| 2015-10-10 | 3rd Annual BBQ Society Cook Off Hoofddorp Netherlands, 61515DE | 9 / 42 (657.7600) | 30 (157.7028) | 29 (155.4516) | 2 (172.6056) | 3 (172.0000) |
| 2015-09-25 | 2nd Ruhrpott BBQ 2015 Herten, NRW, | 64 / 67 (498.3544) | 22 (166.3200) | 39 (156.5944) | 45 (155.4400) | 66 (20.0000) |
| 2015-08-29 | Regahfest Den Haag, Zuid-Holland, | 27 / 30 (628.5256) | 6 (166.9028) | 17 (161.1428) | 29 (149.6912) | 29 (150.7888) |
| 2015-06-06 | Vuur en Vlees (Fire and Meat) Deurne, The Netherlands, NL | 10 / 12 (643.3260) | 10 (158.8344) | 10 (158.8228) | 6 (167.9772) | 8 (157.6916) |
| 2015-05-23 | Tony Stone Low & Slow BBQ Competition Hoofddorp Netherlands, | 41 / 68 (630.8804) | 40 (160.5600) | 63 (148.5716) | 53 (155.4516) | 11 (166.2972) |