High-water mark
663.3600
career-best overall
92.1% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 663.3600 at Cookin on the Kaw — 92.1% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2015-10-09
Smokehouse Mafia
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1484
peak 1484 · rated over 4 contests ⓘ
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
2013-08-02
latest 2016-08-26
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 68%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
639.06
last 4 Master vs avg 639.06 (+0.00)
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±14.05
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 165.42 · weakest Chicken (155.24)
Road miles
156
mi across 4 mapped stops · furthest 122 mi
Schedule strength
16%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1522)
Master avg
639.06 / 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
3–0
behind in the head-to-head
PORKERSTARS ahead in 100% of their meetings
PORKERSTARS has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
The comeback
2 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 2 years, then back at Cookin on the Kaw (2015-10-09).
- last seen 2013-10-11
- back 2015-10-09
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.
Smokehouse Mafia 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 138 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.
#3983 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1483
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#3954 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1504
No shared contest yet.
Level with Smokehouse Mafia on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#3972 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1484
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 8 years after Smokehouse Mafia did, first appearing in 2021.
⚔ Head-to-head#3946 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1484
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#3944 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1484
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 6 contests to 4.
⚔ Head-to-head#3942 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1484
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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.9656 | 145.0972 | 155.24 | top 75% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.2628 | 161.7372 | 165.42 | top 48% |
| Pork | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168.5944 | 149.1200 | 159.15 | top 69% |
| Brisket | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164.5256 | 155.4172 | 159.25 | top 56% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| KS | 3 | 0 | top 63% |
| MO | 1 | 0 | top 82% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 56% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 72% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cookin on the Kaw | 2 | 20 | 0 | top 59% | 2015-10-09 |
The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
3.1 yrs
2013-08-02 → 2016-08-26
Busiest season
2013
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 3 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
KS
3 of 4 contests · 2 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
3
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
4 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
averages 165.42 · weakest Chicken (155.24)
Walk rate
0%
a top-10 call in 0 of 4 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 4 contests
Master average
639.06
out of 720 · 4 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
167
59–127 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
156
4 mapped stops · furthest 122 mi
Schedule strength
1522
average field rating faced — tougher than 16% of rated contests
Longest layoff
2 yrs
2013-10-11 → 2015-10-09
Power rating
1484
peak 1484 · #null of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Laurie Hillbilly BBQ
- Peak power rating (1490) Laurie Hillbilly BBQ
- 2015
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score663.3600 Cookin on the Kaw
- Career-best overall score663.3600 Cookin on the Kaw
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)170.2628 Cookin on the Kaw
- 2016
- Most recent contest East Central State BBQ Cook-Off, Paola Roots Festival
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +1 | Cookin on the Kaw | 2015-10-09 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -9.7 | Laurie Hillbilly BBQ | 2013-08-02 |
| -4.8 | East Central State BBQ Cook-Off, Paola Roots Festival | 2016-08-26 |
| -2.9 | Cookin' on the Kaw | 2013-10-11 |
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 70% | 87.7% | 87.7% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 56% | 92.1% | 92.1% |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 72% | 87.8% | 87.6% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-08-26 | East Central State BBQ Cook-Off, Paola Roots Festival Paola, KS | 43 / 61 (631.3372) | 38 (159.9428) | 35 (161.7372) | 56 (149.1200) | 31 (160.5372) |
| 2015-10-09 | Cookin on the Kaw DeSoto, KS | 20 / 36 (663.3600) | 17 (167.9656) | 20 (170.2628) | 21 (168.5944) | 30 (156.5372) |
| 2013-10-11 | Cookin' on the Kaw DeSoto, KS | 26 / 42 (629.6684) | 38 (147.9428) | 18 (162.8228) | 15 (163.4856) | 23 (155.4172) |
| 2013-08-02 | Laurie Hillbilly BBQ Laurie, MO | 42 / 51 (631.8740) | 51 (145.0972) | 19 (166.8456) | 46 (155.4056) | 17 (164.5256) |