A tough matchup
3–0
behind in the head-to-head
ARROWHEAD NORTH BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
ARROWHEAD NORTH BBQ has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
Smokin Squealers
Smokin Squealers is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2016. Their best overall finish is 7th of 26 at the Winnipeg Barbeque and Blues Festival (2014). They are ranked #3475 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1494
peak 1502 · rated over 5 contests
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
Jun 13, 2014
latest Aug 19, 2016 · 2.2 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
3
60% of 5 contests
Best top-10 run
2
straight overall top-10s
Avg finish
top 57%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
80%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±13.00
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 161.70 · weakest Brisket (160.08)
Road miles
4,689
across 5 mapped stops · furthest 1,788 mi
Schedule strength
6%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1508)
Master avg
642.77 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Smokin Squealers, each with one reason worth a look.
129 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3,453 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1494
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,457 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1494
They turned up 7 years after Smokin Squealers did, first appearing in 2021.
⚔ Compare careers#3,461 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1507
Level with Smokin Squealers on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#3,487 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1505
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,474 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1494
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,470 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1501
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careersBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 169.1200 | 151.3600 | 160.44 | top 61% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 167.9888 | 151.4056 | 160.56 | top 56% |
| Pork | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 166.2856 | 158.2400 | 161.70 | top 56% |
| Brisket | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 164.5600 | 157.0856 | 160.08 | top 50% |
“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 71% |
| Medium (20–39) | 3 | 0 | top 47% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 75% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winnipeg Barbeque and Blues Festival | 2 | 10 | 0 | top 57% | Aug 19, 2016 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2014
3 contests
Contests a season
1.7
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
MB
1 of 5 contests · 2 states and provinces in all
Contests visited
4
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
94
finished ahead 53 times, behind 69
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20161 milestone
- Most recent contest Winnipeg Barbeque and Blues Festival
20147 milestones
- First tracked contest Grill Billies BBQ Show Down
- First call Grill Billies BBQ Show Down
- First overall top-10 Grill Billies BBQ Show Down
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score660.4800 Winnipeg Barbeque and Blues Festival
- Career-best overall score660.4800 Winnipeg Barbeque and Blues Festival
- Career-best single call (Chicken)169.1200 Winnipeg Barbeque and Blues Festival
- Peak power rating (1502) Winnipeg Barbeque and Blues Festival
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +8.6 | Winnipeg Barbeque and Blues Festival | Aug 16, 2014 |
| +2.8 | Winnipeg Barbeque and Blues Festival | Aug 21, 2015 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -7 | Great Southern Tailgate Cook-off | Aug 22, 2014 |
| -6.2 | Grill Billies BBQ Show Down | Jun 13, 2014 |
| -4.5 | 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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 68% | 88.2% | 88.2% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 45% | 88.6% | 88.6% |
| 2014 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 67% | top 58% | 91.7% | 89.8% |
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 | 17 / 25 (635.2800) | 24 (151.3600) | 12 (161.1200) | 19 (158.2400) | 4 (164.5600) |
| Aug 21, 2015 | Winnipeg Barbeque and Blues Festival Winnipeg, MB | 10 / 22 (638.1944) | 5 (163.9772) | 12 (156.5944) | 12 (160.5372) | 12 (157.0856) |
| Aug 22, 2014 | Great Southern Tailgate Cook-off Amelia Island, FL | 30 / 40 (654.7544) | 28 (164) | 19 (165.6800) | 32 (161.0972) | 26 (163.9772) |
| Aug 16, 2014 | Winnipeg Barbeque and Blues Festival Winnipeg Manitoba Canada | 7 / 26 (660.4800) | 6 (169.1200) | 10 (167.9888) | 7 (166.2856) | 17 (157.0856) |
| Jun 13, 2014 | Grill Billies BBQ Show Down Niverville Manitoba Canada | 10 / 14 (625.1312) | 13 (153.7256) | 13 (151.4056) | 6 (162.3200) | 7 (157.6800) |