A tough matchup
5–0
behind in the head-to-head
LO' -N- SLO' BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
LO' -N- SLO' BBQ has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
SMOKIN' OUR BUTTS OFF BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1476
peak 1476 · rated over 5 contests ⓘ
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
2014-09-26
latest 2016-08-26
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 73%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
617.70
last 5 Master vs avg 617.70 (+0.00)
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±9.65
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 156.09 · weakest Brisket (151.61)
Road miles
137
mi across 5 mapped stops · furthest 35 mi
Schedule strength
33%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1544)
Master avg
617.70 / 720
5 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.
The weak link
−4.5
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 4.48 points below their pork ribs, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 0%.
- Brisket avg 151.61
- Pork Ribs avg 156.09
- 0 calls in 5 entries
A strong matchup
3–1
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 75% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of Fire Ants BBQ 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.
#4302 of the rated field
- Contests
- 39
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 8%
- Peak
- 1476
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to SMOKIN' OUR BUTTS OFF BBQ)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team SMOKIN' OUR BUTTS OFF BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#4317 of the rated field
- Contests
- 50
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 2%
- Peak
- 1540
1–3 in 4 shared contests (25% to SMOKIN' OUR BUTTS OFF BBQ)
They've been 1540 at their best, 64 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-head#4293 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1477
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#4308 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1476
No shared contest yet.
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2014.
⚔ Head-to-head#4314 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1476
No shared contest yet.
Level with SMOKIN' OUR BUTTS OFF BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#4309 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1476
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palm tree smokehouse | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| WILBUR'S REVENGE | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| LO' -N- SLO' BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| CHRISTMAS CITY BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| PIGHEADED BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.9544 | 135.3600 | 155.52 | top 63% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.4288 | 144.4800 | 156.09 | top 60% |
| Pork | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.6572 | 143.9428 | 154.47 | top 68% |
| Brisket | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 160.5488 | 134.2400 | 151.61 | top 59% |
“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 contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 81% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 71% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Holland Summer Fest | 2 | 36 | 0 | top 62% | 2016-08-26 |
The story so far (14 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
1.9 yrs
2014-09-26 → 2016-08-26
Busiest season
2016
2 contests
Contests a season
1.7
across 3 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
PA
5 of 5 contests
Contests visited
4
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
5 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
averages 156.09 · weakest Brisket (151.61)
Walk rate
0%
a top-10 call in 0 of 5 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 5 contests
Master average
617.70
out of 720 · 5 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
145
77–186 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
137
5 mapped stops · furthest 35 mi
Schedule strength
1544
average field rating faced — tougher than 33% of rated contests
Power rating
1476
peak 1476 · #4307 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2014
- First tracked contest Lehigh Valley QueFest
- Peak power rating (1493) Lehigh Valley QueFest
- 2016
- Career-best overall score635.2348 New Holland Summer Fest
- Career-best single call (Chicken)163.9544 New Holland Summer Fest
- Most recent contest New Holland Summer Fest
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +1 | New Holland Summer Fest | 2016-08-26 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -7.6 | Smoke in the Valley BBQ competition | 2016-05-06 |
| -7.5 | Lehigh Valley QueFest | 2014-09-26 |
| -4.9 | Smoke in the Valley BBQ Competition & Festival | 2015-05-08 |
| -4.6 | New Holland Summer Fest | 2015-08-28 |
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 70% | 88.2% | 86.8% |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 72% | 85.9% | 85.6% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 81% | 84.2% | 84.2% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-08-26 | New Holland Summer Fest New Holland, PA | 36 / 66 (635.2348) | 28 (163.9544) | 28 (163.4288) | 56 (153.0744) | 40 (154.7772) |
| 2016-05-06 | Smoke in the Valley BBQ competition Greenlane, PA | 40 / 47 (614.1372) | 28 (160.5600) | 31 (157.6800) | 23 (161.6572) | 45 (134.2400) |
| 2015-08-28 | New Holland Summer Fest New Holland, PA | 49 / 70 (618.7088) | 43 (156.5828) | 64 (144.4800) | 38 (157.0972) | 26 (160.5488) |
| 2015-05-08 | Smoke in the Valley BBQ Competition & Festival Green Lane, PA | 42 / 57 (614.2172) | 31 (161.1544) | 36 (153.7028) | 50 (143.9428) | 28 (155.4172) |
| 2014-09-26 | Lehigh Valley QueFest Allentown, PA | 26 / 32 (606.1828) | 31 (135.3600) | 12 (161.1772) | 20 (156.5600) | 16 (153.0856) |