High-water mark
665.0168
career-best overall
92.4% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 665.0168 at Murphysboro Barbecue Cook-Off — 92.4% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2015-09-25
SMOKIN' SAUCED
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1475
peak 1475 · rated over 6 contests ⓘ
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
2013-09-19
latest 2016-09-23
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 72%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
633.94 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 632.18 (+1.75)
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±15.68
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 162.92 · weakest Chicken (152.83)
Road miles
133
mi across 6 mapped stops · furthest 33 mi
Schedule strength
36%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1548)
Master avg
632.18 / 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
4–0
behind in the head-to-head
IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
The weak link
−10.1
points behind their best meat
Chicken is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 10.08 points below their pork ribs, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 0%.
- Chicken avg 152.83
- Pork Ribs avg 162.92
- 0 calls in 6 entries
A strong matchup
3–1
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 75% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of Party Q in 3 of their 4 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.
147 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4377 of the rated field
- Contests
- 17
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 6%
- Peak
- 1475
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to SMOKIN' SAUCED)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team SMOKIN' SAUCED has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#4351 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1502
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#4378 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1475
No shared contest yet.
Level with SMOKIN' SAUCED on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#4373 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1503
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#4370 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1475
No shared contest yet.
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Head-to-head#4343 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1476
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-headBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168.5600 | 137.6800 | 152.83 | top 79% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.8228 | 151.9544 | 162.92 | top 51% |
| Pork | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168.5600 | 151.9884 | 161.13 | top 63% |
| Brisket | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.4056 | 144.5256 | 155.30 | top 68% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Murphysboro Barbecue Cook-Off | 3 | 25 | 0 | top 76% | 2015-09-25 |
| Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest | 2 | 27 | 0 | top 56% | 2016-08-19 |
The story so far (14 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
3 yrs
2013-09-19 → 2016-09-23
Busiest season
2016
2 contests
Contests a season
1.5
across 4 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
IL
4 of 6 contests · 2 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
3
2 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
6 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
averages 162.92 · weakest Chicken (152.83)
Walk rate
0%
a top-10 call in 0 of 6 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 6 contests
Master average
632.18
out of 720 · 6 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
215
97–258 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
133
6 mapped stops · furthest 33 mi
Schedule strength
1548
average field rating faced — tougher than 36% of rated contests
Power rating
1475
peak 1475 · #4366 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Murphysboro Barbecue Cook-off
- Peak power rating (1490) Murphysboro Barbecue Cook-off
- 2015
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score665.0168 Murphysboro Barbecue Cook-Off
- Career-best overall score665.0168 Murphysboro Barbecue Cook-Off
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)170.8228 Murphysboro Barbecue Cook-Off
- 2016
- Most recent contest Murphysboro BBQ Cookoff
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +5.4 | Murphysboro Barbecue Cook-Off | 2015-09-25 |
| +1.5 | Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest | 2016-08-19 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12.3 | Murphysboro Barbecue Cook-Off | 2014-09-18 |
| -10.3 | Murphysboro Barbecue Cook-off | 2013-09-19 |
| -8.8 | Murphysboro BBQ Cookoff | 2016-09-23 |
| -0.5 | Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest | 2015-08-21 |
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 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 71% | 88% | 87.9% |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 52% | 92.4% | 89.3% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 96% | 85.9% | 85.9% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 87% | 86.6% | 86.6% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-09-23 | Murphysboro BBQ Cookoff Murphysboro, IL | 57 / 64 (631.8400) | 58 (156.5028) | 54 (159.3828) | 52 (161.1428) | 53 (154.8116) |
| 2016-08-19 | Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest Cape Girardeau, MO | 27 / 51 (633.5772) | 32 (156.5600) | 42 (151.9544) | 11 (168.5600) | 23 (156.5028) |
| 2015-09-25 | Murphysboro Barbecue Cook-Off Murphysboro, IL | 25 / 55 (665.0168) | 24 (168.5600) | 12 (170.8228) | 43 (158.2284) | 20 (167.4056) |
| 2015-08-21 | Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest Cape Girardeau, MO | 34 / 58 (620.9712) | 50 (149.0972) | 35 (159.9428) | 15 (167.4056) | 46 (144.5256) |
| 2014-09-18 | Murphysboro Barbecue Cook-Off Murphysboro, IL | 55 / 57 (618.2860) | 56 (137.6800) | 23 (166.8688) | 45 (159.4744) | 51 (154.2628) |
| 2013-09-19 | Murphysboro Barbecue Cook-off Murphysboro, IL | 66 / 76 (623.4168) | 72 (148.6056) | 15 (168.5372) | 69 (151.9884) | 59 (154.2856) |