The one to beat
2×
one call ahead of them
BOAR-N-Q has finished one call ahead of Smokin Barrels BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
Smokin Barrels BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1495
peak 1507 · rated over 4 contests ⓘ
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
2013-06-14
latest 2016-10-07
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
3 podiums
Overall top-10s
2
of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 52%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
644.05
last 4 Master vs avg 644.05 (+0.00)
Walk rate
75%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
2
best run (overall)
Consistency
±18.03
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 164.43 · weakest Pork Ribs (157.56)
Road miles
158
mi across 4 mapped stops · furthest 59 mi
Schedule strength
24%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1533)
Master avg
644.05 / 720
4 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (3 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
4–0
behind in the head-to-head
SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA ahead in 100% of their meetings
SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
The comeback
2.2 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 2.2 years, then back at Bear's Smokehouse New England BBQ Championships (2015-09-05).
- last seen 2013-06-14
- back 2015-09-05
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.
Smokin Barrels BBQ has 4 rated contests — short of the five it takes to earn a power ranking — so this rating has barely moved off the 1500 every team starts on and 128 rated teams sit within a point of it. Read the list as the nearest company at a number nobody here has moved far from, not as a verdict on who this team belongs with.
#3388 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1496
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 6 contests to 4.
⚔ Head-to-head#3424 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 40%
- Peak
- 1510
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 10 years after Smokin Barrels BBQ did, first appearing in 2023.
⚔ Head-to-head#3406 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 40%
- Peak
- 1495
No shared contest yet.
Level with Smokin Barrels BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#3404 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 40%
- Peak
- 1516
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 4, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#3402 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1495
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 4, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#3415 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1495
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 4, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-headBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 170.2856 | 161.7144 | 164.43 | top 48% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 168.0000 | 147.9660 | 157.56 | top 62% |
| Pork | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 171.4172 | 153.0628 | 162.97 | top 48% |
| Brisket | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 168.5256 | 143.8972 | 159.09 | top 45% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| MA | 2 | 0 | top 59% |
| CT | 1 | 0 | top 53% |
| NH | 1 | 0 | top 37% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 53% |
| Medium (20–39) | 3 | 0 | top 52% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riverside Blues, Brews & BBQ Festival | 2 | 9 | 0 | top 59% | 2016-10-07 |
The story so far (16 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
3.3 yrs
2013-06-14 → 2016-10-07
Busiest season
2015
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 3 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
MA
2 of 4 contests · 3 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
3
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
4 entries · 0 wins · 2 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 164.43 · weakest Pork Ribs (157.56)
Walk rate
75%
a top-10 call in 3 of 4 contests
Overall top-10 rate
50%
2 of 4 contests
Best top-10 run
2
straight contests
Master average
644.05
out of 720 · 4 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
82
44–62 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
158
4 mapped stops · furthest 59 mi
Schedule strength
1533
average field rating faced — tougher than 24% of rated contests
Longest layoff
2.2 yrs
2013-06-14 → 2015-09-05
Power rating
1495
peak 1507 · #null of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Rock'n Ribfest NH State BBQ Competition
- First call Rock'n Ribfest NH State BBQ Competition
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score655.4284 Rock'n Ribfest NH State BBQ Competition
- 2015
- First overall top-10 Bear's Smokehouse New England BBQ Championships
- Peak power rating (1507) Bear's Smokehouse New England BBQ Championships
- Career-best overall score661.6228 Riverside Blues, Brews & BBQ Festival
- Career-best single call (Pork)171.4172 Riverside Blues, Brews & BBQ Festival
- 2016
- Most recent contest Riverside Blues, Brews & BBQ Festival
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +4.9 | Rock'n Ribfest NH State BBQ Competition | 2013-06-14 |
| +2.3 | Bear's Smokehouse New England BBQ Championships | 2015-09-05 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -8.3 | Riverside Blues, Brews & BBQ Festival | 2016-10-07 |
| -3.7 | Riverside Blues, Brews & BBQ Festival | 2015-10-09 |
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 82% | 85.4% | 85.4% |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 100% | top 44% | 91.9% | 90.7% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 37% | 91% | 91% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-10-07 | Riverside Blues, Brews & BBQ Festival Greenfield, MA | 27 / 33 (614.6972) | 16 (163.4172) | 28 (154.3200) | 24 (153.0628) | 29 (143.8972) |
| 2015-10-09 | Riverside Blues, Brews & BBQ Festival Greenfield, MA | 9 / 25 (661.6228) | 8 (170.2856) | 18 (159.9656) | 3 (171.4172) | 10 (159.9544) |
| 2015-09-05 | Bear's Smokehouse New England BBQ Championships Hartford, CT | 9 / 17 (644.4460) | 10 (161.7144) | 14 (147.9660) | 8 (166.2400) | 3 (168.5256) |
| 2013-06-14 | Rock'n Ribfest NH State BBQ Competition Merrimack, NH | 13 / 35 (655.4284) | 19 (162.2856) | 3 (168.0000) | 21 (161.1428) | 12 (164.0000) |