A tough matchup
3–0
behind in the head-to-head
BIGG SMOAK BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
BIGG SMOAK BBQ has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
Belly Of The Beast
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1493
peak 1493 · rated over 4 contests ⓘ
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
2013-06-07
latest 2016-08-19
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
2
of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 61%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
620.43
last 4 Master vs avg 620.43 (+0.00)
Walk rate
75%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
2
best run (overall)
Consistency
±43.64
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 157.01 · weakest Brisket (152.27)
Road miles
970
mi across 4 mapped stops · furthest 733 mi
Schedule strength
8%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1512)
Master avg
620.43 / 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 strong matchup
3–0
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 100% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of CAPERSQ in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
The comeback
2.2 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 2.2 years, then back at Winnipeg Barbeque and Blues Festival (2015-08-21).
- last seen 2013-06-07
- back 2015-08-21
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.
Belly Of The Beast 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 125 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.
#3506 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1493
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#3491 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1503
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 7 years after Belly Of The Beast did, first appearing in 2020.
⚔ Head-to-head#3496 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1504
No shared contest yet.
Level with Belly Of The Beast on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#3522 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1507
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 6 contests to 4.
⚔ Head-to-head#3494 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1513
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#3527 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1492
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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 167.4516 | 135.9998 | 156.15 | top 63% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 163.4400 | 144.0000 | 157.01 | top 59% |
| Pork | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 162.8800 | 134.8570 | 155.00 | top 65% |
| Brisket | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 164.5716 | 130.2856 | 152.27 | top 65% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ON | 1 | 0 | top 59% |
| MB | 1 | 0 | top 27% |
| KS | 1 | 0 | top 100% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 59% |
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 42% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 100% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winnipeg Barbeque and Blues Festival | 2 | 6 | 0 | top 42% | 2016-08-19 |
The story so far (16 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
3.2 yrs
2013-06-07 → 2016-08-19
Busiest season
2016
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 3 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
ON
1 of 4 contests · 3 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
3
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
4 entries · 0 wins · 1 calls
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
averages 157.01 · weakest Brisket (152.27)
Walk rate
75%
a top-10 call in 3 of 4 contests
Overall top-10 rate
50%
2 of 4 contests
Best top-10 run
2
straight contests
Master average
620.43
out of 720 · 4 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
108
34–94 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
970
4 mapped stops · furthest 733 mi
Schedule strength
1512
average field rating faced — tougher than 8% of rated contests
Longest layoff
2.2 yrs
2013-06-07 → 2015-08-21
Power rating
1493
peak 1493 · #null of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest
- 2015
- First call Winnipeg Barbeque and Blues Festival
- First overall top-10 Winnipeg Barbeque and Blues Festival
- Peak power rating (1494) Winnipeg Barbeque and Blues Festival
- 2016
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score650.9032 Triple B Festival
- Career-best overall score650.9032 Triple B Festival
- Career-best single call (Chicken)167.4516 Winnipeg Barbeque and Blues Festival
- Most recent contest Winnipeg Barbeque and Blues Festival
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +9.4 | Winnipeg Barbeque and Blues Festival | 2015-08-21 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -15.5 | Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest | 2013-06-07 |
| -1 | Triple B Festival | 2016-05-21 |
| -0.3 | Winnipeg Barbeque and Blues Festival | 2016-08-19 |
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 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 57% | 90.4% | 89.6% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 27% | 89.7% | 89.7% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 100% | 75.7% | 75.7% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-08-19 | Winnipeg Barbeque and Blues Festival Winnipeg, R3C5S5 | 14 / 25 (639.9656) | 9 (167.4516) | 15 (159.4628) | 11 (162.2512) | 21 (150.8000) |
| 2016-05-21 | Triple B Festival Kenora, ON | 10 / 17 (650.9032) | 11 (162.2972) | 10 (161.1544) | 9 (162.8800) | 8 (164.5716) |
| 2015-08-21 | Winnipeg Barbeque and Blues Festival Winnipeg, MB | 6 / 22 (645.7256) | 11 (158.8456) | 5 (163.4400) | 14 (160.0000) | 6 (163.4400) |
| 2013-06-07 | Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest Mayetta, KS | 69 / 69 (545.1424) | 69 (135.9998) | 65 (144.0000) | 69 (134.8570) | 69 (130.2856) |