On the rise
+30
rating points in a year
Their power rating has climbed 30 points across 6 contests since 2015-09-18 — from 1508 up to 1538.
- 6 contests since 2015-09-18
- now 1538
Skinny's BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1538
peak 1538 · rated over 12 contests ⓘ
Contests
12
in the data
First seen
2013-05-03
latest 2016-09-16
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
3 podiums
Overall top-10s
2
of 12 contests
Avg finish
top 50%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
669.65 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 650.88 (+18.76)
Walk rate
67%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±40.61
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 168.37 · weakest Brisket (152.32)
Road miles
2,059
mi across 12 mapped stops · furthest 576 mi
Schedule strength
61%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1576)
Master avg
650.88 / 720
12 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (10 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.
They almost always walk
67%
of contests with a top-10 call
A call in 8 of 12 contests
A top-10 category call in 67% of their 12 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.
High-water mark
693.7256
career-best overall
96.4% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 693.7256 at Firelake BBQ Cook Off — 96.4% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2016-03-25
Their season
2016
their best year
2016 was the year it came together: 3 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 30%.
- 3 contests
- 1 overall top-10s
- 0 category wins
- average top 30%
A tough matchup
8–1
behind in the head-to-head
BUTCHER BBQ ahead in 89% of their meetings
BUTCHER BBQ has come out ahead in 8 of their 9 shared contests.
The weak link
−16.1
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 16.05 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 33% of the time against 33%.
- Brisket avg 152.32
- Chicken avg 168.37
- 4 calls in 12 entries
A strong matchup
3–1
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 75% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of DIVINE SWINE in 3 of their 4 shared contests.
Chicken nemesis
6 of 9
shared chicken entries lost
BUTCHER BBQ ahead 67% of the time
Even in their strongest meat, BUTCHER BBQ has out-cooked them in 6 of 9 shared chicken entries.
Looking over their shoulder
2×
one call behind them
MOOCHEWSOOEY has landed one call behind them 2 times.
A May team
Top 41%
average finish in May
Something about May: average finish in the top 41% across 3 contests, versus top 50% the rest of the year.
- 3 May contests
- top 50% the rest of the year
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.
75 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2020 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 44%
- Peak
- 1537
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to Skinny's BBQ)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Skinny's BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#2022 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1537
1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to Skinny's BBQ)
Fewer contests behind them than Skinny's BBQ has cooked, 6 to 12, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.
⚔ Head-to-head#2003 of the rated field
- Contests
- 12
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1546
No shared contest yet.
Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 12 contests, alongside a 17% overall top-10 rate.
⚔ Head-to-head#2002 of the rated field
- Contests
- 12
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 42%
- Peak
- 1538
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#2012 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 18%
- Peak
- 1538
No shared contest yet.
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Head-to-head#2006 of the rated field
- Contests
- 14
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 7%
- Peak
- 1538
No shared contest yet.
Level with Skinny's BBQ 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MOOCHEWSOOEY | 9 | 6 | 3 | 67% | ⚔ compare |
| BUTCHER BBQ | 9 | 1 | 8 | 11% | ⚔ compare |
| BUFFALO'S BBQ | 9 | 1 | 8 | 11% | ⚔ compare |
| Three Hog Night Smokers | 8 | 1 | 7 | 13% | ⚔ compare |
| OKIEQ | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SPICY SPITFIRE | 7 | 3 | 4 | 43% | ⚔ compare |
| Rise N Swine | 7 | 2 | 5 | 29% | ⚔ compare |
| BIG BUTTS NEED RUBBIN TOO | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14% | ⚔ compare |
| INDIAN TERRITORY SMOKE | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| Bonemaker Outdoors | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| CLARK CREW BBQ | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| LITTLE PIG TOWN BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| TNK BBQ | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| UNCLE BC'S | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 12 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 177.7028 | 154.2744 | 168.37 | top 40% |
| Pork Ribs | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 176.5600 | 151.9200 | 164.41 | top 46% |
| Pork | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 177.7028 | 154.1940 | 165.78 | top 47% |
| Brisket | 12 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 176.0228 | 20.0000 | 152.32 | top 50% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| OK | 9 | 0 | top 48% |
| KS | 1 | 0 | top 52% |
| AR | 1 | 0 | top 64% |
| CO | 1 | 0 | top 50% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 47% |
| Medium (20–39) | 6 | 0 | top 59% |
| Large (40+) | 5 | 0 | top 41% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smokin' the Fort - BBQ & Bluegrass Festival | 2 | 16 | 0 | top 54% | 2015-10-23 |
The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
3.4 yrs
2013-05-03 → 2016-09-16
Busiest season
2015
7 contests
Contests a season
3
across 4 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
OK
9 of 12 contests · 4 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
11
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
12 entries · 0 wins · 4 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 168.37 · weakest Brisket (152.32)
Walk rate
67%
a top-10 call in 8 of 12 contests
Overall top-10 rate
17%
2 of 12 contests
Master average
650.88
out of 720 · 12 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
337
286–226 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
2,059
12 mapped stops · furthest 576 mi
Schedule strength
1576
average field rating faced — tougher than 61% of rated contests
Longest layoff
1.5 yrs
2013-05-03 → 2014-10-24
Power rating
1538
peak 1538 · #2009 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Bixby BBQ & Blues Festival
- 2014
- First call Smokin' the Fort - BBQ & Bluegrass Festival
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score654.1712 Smokin' the Fort - BBQ & Bluegrass Festival
- 2015
- First category win (Pork) Smokin on Route 66
- First overall top-10 Smokin on Route 66
- 2016
- 10th tracked contest Firelake BBQ Cook Off
- Career-best overall score693.7256 Firelake BBQ Cook Off
- Career-best single call (Pork)177.7028 *Bixby BBQ'N Blues Festival
- Peak power rating (1538) *Bixby BBQ'N Blues Festival
- Most recent contest Cherokee Strip BBQ Cook-Off
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +16.8 | Firelake BBQ Cook Off | 2016-03-25 |
| +8.7 | *Bixby BBQ'N Blues Festival | 2016-05-06 |
| +6.7 | Cherokee Strip BBQ Cookoff | 2015-09-18 |
| +6.6 | Smokin on Route 66 | 2015-07-31 |
| +4.4 | Rock'N Western Rendezvous | 2015-05-30 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -13.2 | Morris Twister Days BBQ Competition | 2015-04-24 |
| -0.6 | Bixby BBQ & Blues Festival | 2013-05-03 |
| -0.3 | Cherokee Strip BBQ Cook-Off | 2016-09-16 |
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 | 1 | 0 | 67% | top 30% | 96.4% | 93.7% |
| 2015 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 71% | top 59% | 92.8% | 89.1% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 47% | 90.9% | 90.9% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 51% | 89.4% | 89.4% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-09-16 | Cherokee Strip BBQ Cook-Off Ponca City, OK | 25 / 43 (655.3368) | 13 (170.2856) | 31 (162.2972) | 31 (159.9312) | 24 (162.8228) |
| 2016-05-06 | *Bixby BBQ'N Blues Festival Bixby, OK | 19 / 83 (674.7312) | 27 (167.9656) | 18 (169.7028) | 4 (177.7028) | 33 (159.3600) |
| 2016-03-25 | Firelake BBQ Cook Off Shawnee, OK | 5 / 66 (693.7256) | 31 (168.0228) | 4 (176.5600) | 17 (173.1200) | 5 (176.0228) |
| 2015-10-23 | Smokin' the Fort - BBQ & Bluegrass Festival Fort Gibson, OK | 16 / 26 (659.9084) | 13 (170.2628) | 13 (166.8572) | 19 (157.6800) | 15 (165.1084) |
| 2015-10-16 | Balloons Bikes Blues and Barbeque Parsons, KS | 13 / 25 (664.5256) | 12 (168.5600) | 10 (166.2628) | 18 (165.1200) | 10 (164.5828) |
| 2015-09-18 | Cherokee Strip BBQ Cookoff Ponca City, OK | 13 / 32 (661.0628) | 3 (175.4516) | 11 (167.3944) | 23 (155.9540) | 17 (162.2628) |
| 2015-07-31 | Smokin on Route 66 Miami, OK | 8 / 17 (668.5144) | 10 (164.5372) | 6 (166.8228) | 1 (176.5944) | 10 (160.5600) |
| 2015-07-10 | 14th Annual Bordertown Bash Fort Smith, AR | 28 / 44 (654.8116) | 23 (165.7144) | 15 (167.4172) | 37 (158.2400) | 24 (163.4400) |
| 2015-05-30 | Rock'N Western Rendezvous Loveland, CO | 19 / 38 (658.1596) | 5 (173.7028) | 33 (151.9200) | 10 (170.8456) | 25 (161.6912) |
| 2015-04-24 | Morris Twister Days BBQ Competition Morris, OK | 31 / 31 (522.2284) | 4 (177.7028) | 25 (154.2628) | 8 (170.2628) | 31 (20.0000) |
| 2014-10-24 | Smokin' the Fort - BBQ & Bluegrass Festival Fort Gibson, OK | 16 / 34 (654.1712) | 29 (154.2744) | 6 (170.2628) | 27 (154.1940) | 2 (175.4400) |
| 2013-05-03 | Bixby BBQ & Blues Festival Bixby, OK | 45 / 88 (643.4284) | 35 (164.0002) | 65 (153.1428) | 15 (169.7144) | 56 (156.5710) |