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
Belly Of The Beast is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2016. Their best overall finish is 6th of 22 at the Winnipeg Barbeque and Blues Festival (2015).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1493
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 4
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
Jun 7, 2013
latest Aug 19, 2016 · 3.2 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
2
50% of 4 contests
Best top-10 run
2
straight overall top-10s
Avg finish
top 61%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
75%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±43.64
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 157.01 · weakest Brisket (152.27)
Road miles
970
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
By 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 | 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 field size and state
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% |
Repeat visits (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% | Aug 19, 2016 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2016
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
ON
1 of 4 contests · 3 states and provinces in all
Contests visited
3
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
108
finished ahead 34 times, behind 94
Longest layoff
2.2 yrs
Jun 7, 2013 → Aug 21, 2015
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20164 milestones
- 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
20153 milestones
- 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
20131 milestone
- First tracked contest Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +9.4 | Winnipeg Barbeque and Blues Festival | Aug 21, 2015 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -15.5 | Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest | Jun 7, 2013 |
| -1 | Triple B Festival | May 21, 2016 |
| -0.3 | Winnipeg Barbeque and Blues Festival | Aug 19, 2016 |
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 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 19, 2016 | Winnipeg Barbeque and Blues Festival Winnipeg | 14 / 25 (639.9656) | 9 (167.4516) | 15 (159.4628) | 11 (162.2512) | 21 (150.8000) |
| May 21, 2016 | Triple B Festival Kenora, ON | 10 / 17 (650.9032) | 11 (162.2972) | 10 (161.1544) | 9 (162.8800) | 8 (164.5716) |
| Aug 21, 2015 | Winnipeg Barbeque and Blues Festival Winnipeg, MB | 6 / 22 (645.7256) | 11 (158.8456) | 5 (163.4400) | 14 (160) | 6 (163.4400) |
| Jun 7, 2013 | Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest Mayetta, KS | 69 / 69 (545.1424) | 69 (135.9998) | 65 (144) | 69 (134.8570) | 69 (130.2856) |