High-water mark
662.8228
career-best overall
92.1% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 662.8228 at City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival — 92.1% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Sep 4, 2015
CLOUDSMOKER
CLOUDSMOKER is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2016. Their best overall finish is 17th of 70 at the City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival (2015).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1506
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 4
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
Aug 31, 2013
latest Sep 3, 2016 · 3 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 50%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
25%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±21.28
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 165.28 · weakest Chicken (157.56)
Road miles
1
across 4 mapped stops
Schedule strength
17%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1524)
Master avg
642.21 / 720
4 Master contests · 0 GCs
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164.6172 | 153.6456 | 157.56 | top 67% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.9772 | 150.8572 | 161.11 | top 50% |
| Pork | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.8228 | 138.8456 | 158.25 | top 57% |
| Brisket | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 171.4172 | 160.0116 | 165.28 | top 24% |
“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.
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival | 4 | 17 | 0 | top 50% | Sep 3, 2016 |
More numbers
Contests a season
1
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
TX
4 of 4 contests
Contests visited
1
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
197
finished ahead 141 times, behind 148
Longest layoff
1 yrs
Aug 30, 2014 → Sep 4, 2015
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20162 milestones
- Peak power rating (1506) City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival
- Most recent contest City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival
20154 milestones
- First call City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score662.8228 City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival
- Career-best overall score662.8228 City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival
- Career-best single call (Brisket)171.4172 City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival
20131 milestone
- First tracked contest City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +10.2 | City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival | Sep 4, 2015 |
| +4.6 | City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival | Sep 3, 2016 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -5.4 | City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival | Aug 31, 2013 |
| -3.8 | City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival | Aug 30, 2014 |
Scores over time (% of a perfect score — tap a meat to add it)
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 41% | 91.9% | 91.9% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 24% | 92.1% | 92.1% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 66% | 87.9% | 87.9% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 69% | 85% | 85% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3, 2016 | City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival Bedford, TX | 24 / 58 (661.5656) | 53 (153.6456) | 21 (167.9772) | 17 (170.8228) | 13 (169.1200) |
| Sep 4, 2015 | City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival Bedford, TX | 17 / 70 (662.8228) | 33 (164.6172) | 28 (166.2400) | 44 (160.5484) | 8 (171.4172) |
| Aug 30, 2014 | City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival Bedford, TX | 50 / 76 (632.5256) | 46 (158.2972) | 60 (150.8572) | 34 (162.8000) | 27 (160.5712) |
| Aug 31, 2013 | City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival Bedford, TX | 61 / 89 (611.9200) | 62 (153.6800) | 41 (159.3828) | 82 (138.8456) | 25 (160.0116) |